The Hobbit

The Hobbit (1937) or There and Back Again by J. R. R. Tolkien 5★♥ (The Short Synopsis: a Hobbit's great adventure with a wizard and dwarves. The prequel to Lord of the Rings). Love this fantacy fiction. This was my first fantasy sci-fi book I have read. It had the perfect amount of fantasy to…

Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde 5★♥ "Immersion Reading" with Kindle edition with iTunes audio read by Walter Covell. (The Short Synopsis: 1887 novella. A British ghost tries to scare an American family but finds things difficult.) The Canterville Ghost is quite a short piece. I enjoyed it and even laughed a few times. A…

The Unknown Horrors of October Challenge

I am a moderator for a Shelfari Book Club called “Around the World“. What our group has in common is my Monthly Challenges that I create for the group. So using my blog here, I shall share these challenges with others. The Unknown Horrors of October Challenge We did some searching. We took some vote.…

If I Stay

If I Stay (If I Stay Series, Book 1) by Gayle Forman 4.5★ Read in 2014. This has turned our to be one emotional roller-coaster like story for me. With a tissue box at hand. I think it effected me more because I was in a big car accident in 2003 (car flipped over three…

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

(First Folio reprint) A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (reread) 5★♥ I have seen seen this played numerous times during my time in theatre at high school and community colleges. I did read it once in my teens and it's my favorite of Shakespeare's. I re-read it in August and love it more. My…