Marching into Middle Earth… again

Marching into Middle Earth... again. "Never laugh at live dragons, Bilbo you fool!" I've been rereading The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien this month. This is my first reread. The last time I read this book and the Lord of the Rings trilogy was over 20 years ago... just about before the time when the Lord…

August Wrap Up

August Wrap Up of 2019 I have been on an amazing reading pace lately. This year I have read 33 books so far. I was reading a lot in June and July because of a reading challenge at my library. I was able to finish 6 books each month. I haven't been making reading to-be-read…

5 Books I tried reading for Summertime

5 Books I tired reading for Summertime It's the end of the Summer holidays, though in Southern California it still feels a little like Summertime still. Last year I was in a very long reading slump. Now I've been reading a little more, but still finding myself in small slumps. It doesn't help that I've…

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 5 Stars out of 5 Short Short Synopsis: A boy finds courage and much much more. My Thoughts: I love Neil Gaiman. Finding a one sentence synopsis for this is hard because this book had so much going on. It's hard to say what…

TBR Tuesday June 7th

TBR Tuesday My reading schedule is still out of yak this month. I am trying to reread the Harry Potter books and the other tbr books, but life is getting in the way. Monday night my Gramps had to be taken to the hospital because his blood sugar level was dangerously low. Very low. He…