Literary Friday ya’ll…

 

Ya’ll……. It’s COLD. We had a mixture of sleet/snow here today and I about froze getting myself to the post office to drop off a birthday card.

I was going to get a pedicure tomorrow- but since the highs are only going to be in the 30’s and I hate, hate, hate putting on my real shoes right after a pedi ( you’re just never dry enough for real shoes right after) I’m going to hold off another week (Next Saturday temps are supposed to be in the high 50’s)

I forsee a lot of being curled up in my warm blanket with a good book or watching some DVD’s with the cats this weekend 🙂  Continue reading

#FuturisticFriday Review: Every Breath You Take by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke

Photo Credit: Simon and Schuster

This book was purchased by Traveling With T for her own personal reading.

Every Breath You Take

Summary:  “Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke are back with their fourth book in the New York Times bestselling Under Suspicion series; Every Breath You Take follows television producer’s Laurie Moran investigation of the unsolved Met Gala murder—in which a wealthy widow was pushed to her death from the famous museum’s rooftop.

Laurie Moran’s professional life is a success—her television show Under Suspicion is a hit, both in the ratings and its record of solving cold cases. But her romantic break from former host Alex Buckley has left her with on-air talent she can’t stand—Ryan Nichols—and a sense of loneliness, despite her loving family.

Now Ryan has suggested a new case. Three years ago, Virginia Wakeling, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and one of the museum’s most generous donors, was found in the snow, after being thrown from the museum’s roof on the night of its most celebrated fundraiser, the Met Gala. The leading suspect then and now is her much younger boyfriend and personal trainer, Ivan Gray.

Ivan runs a trendy, successful boutique gym called Punch—a business funded in no small part by the late Virginia—which happens to be the gym Ryan frequents. Laurie’s skepticism about the case is upended by a tip from her father’s NYPD connection, and soon Laurie realizes there are a bevy of suspects—including Virginia’s trusted inner circle.

As the Under Suspicion crew pries into the lives of a super wealthy real estate family with secrets to hide, danger mounts for several witnesses—and for Laurie. Continue reading

#FuturisticFriday Review: Something Like Happy by Eva Woods

Photo Credit: Graydon House

This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.

Something Like Happy

Summary: With wry wit and boundless heart, Eva Woods delivers an unforgettable tale of celebrating triumphs great and small, seizing the day, and always remembering to live in the moment.

“It’s simple, really. You’re just meant to do one thing every day that makes you happy. Could be little things. Could be big. In fact, we’re doing one right now…”

Annie Hebden is stuck. Stuck in her boring job, with her irritating roommate, in a life no thirty-five-year-old would want. But deep down, Annie is still mourning the terrible loss that tore a hole through the perfect existence she’d once taken for granted—and hiding away is safer than remembering what used to be. Until she meets the eccentric Polly Leonard.

Bright, bubbly, intrusive Polly is everything Annie doesn’t want in a friend. But Polly is determined to finally wake Annie up to life. Because if recent events have taught Polly anything, it’s that your time is too short to waste a single day—which is why she wants Annie to join her on a mission…

One hundred days. One hundred new ways to be happy. Annie’s convinced it’s impossible, but so is saying no to Polly. And on an unforgettable journey that will force her to open herself to new experiences—and perhaps even new love with the unlikeliest of men—Annie will slowly begin to realize that maybe, just maybe, there’s still joy to be found in the world. But then it becomes clear that Polly’s about to need her new friend more than ever…and Annie will have to decide once and for all whether letting others in is a risk worth taking. Continue reading

Literary Friday, ya’ll….

 

It’s the first Friday of 2018. We’ve been having frigid temperatures the past few days and I’ve been bundling up and staying warm as much as I can. My kitty cats have been staying in and I’ve been wearing my Ugg knock off slippers (5 bucks at Sam’s Club and they are very comfy!) so my feet are extra toasty and warm.

I’ve been reading The Last Mrs.Parrish (enjoying so far!) and I got back to listening to Up and Vanished podcast (I only have a few episodes left!)

I’m also one of the co-hosts of #InstaWithBooks #NewYearWithBooks- and you should def be participating!

Let’s kick off this first Literary Friday of 2018! Continue reading

#FuturisticFriday Picks: Find Your Next Read Jan-March 2018

 

Is your 2018 off to a great start? Well, it’s about to get started with a great BOOKISH bang as Katie and I share the books publishing between January-March 2018 that we are looking forward to the most.

Some of you may know that Katie and I have pretty different taste in books mainly, but we do over lap from time to time- keep your eyes peeled for the books that we both picked!

Get those gift cards you got for the holidays ready to use!  Continue reading

#AMonthOfFaves: Top Books That Blew Your Mind This Year

 

Talking about books that blew your mind in 2017!

 

Join hosts  Girlxoxo, Traveling with T and Estella’s Revenge for our 4th annual #AMonthofFaves blog event – a fun way to recap the year that was. We have every day of the event (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) planned out for you, so you can join in anytime. There will also be a link-up on all our blogs – put a link to your post so  that we can stop by each and every post to leave comments, high fives, good vibes and well wishes. Here’s what we’ll be blogging about.

 

Today’s prompt: Top 10 Books that Blew Your Mind This Year #AMonthofFaves – squee worthy reads Continue reading

#AMonthOfFaves: Fave Book Covers from 2017

#AMonthOfFaves: Fave Book Covers from 2017

 

Join hosts  Girlxoxo, Traveling with T and Estella’s Revenge for our 4th annual #AMonthofFaves blog event – a fun way to recap the year that was. We have every day of the event (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) planned out for you, so you can join in anytime. There will also be a link-up on all our blogs – put a link to your post so  that we can stop by each and every post to leave comments, high fives, good vibes and well wishes. Here’s what we’ll be blogging about.

 

Today’s prompt:  Favorite Book Covers From Our Reads This Year #AMonthofFaves – what did you like about each one? Continue reading