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title: Clockwork Prince author: Cassandra Clare genre: YA Fiction thoughts: This is the second book in the Infernal Devices series. It’s pretty fast paced. Which is a good thing since I’m trying to fly through it before we leave on Sunday. At 550 pages this thing is a whopper. Totally seemed doable yesterday when I had 4 days to read… Read More
I can’t let November go by without saying Happy Birthday to my number one girl. In the midst of the black plague resulting in my dehydration last week, trying to stay on top of work, and trying to squeeze every last possible moment with my brother before he went home to Japan (without my ending up in the corner in… Read More
Are you really surprised that I’m taking a stack of books to the beach with me? These five are the five that I narrowed down to come with me in all their paperback glory (don’t ask me how many I currently have downloaded on my mini . . .) . . . But this weekend it all changed. And if… Read More
title: Longbourn author: Jo Baker genre: Historical fiction thoughts: This is an interesting book — it’s taking the Bennetts’ (yes the Pride and Prejudice Bennetts) house staff and telling their story. I just started reading it last night so I’m literally only pages in. The verdict is still out on this one. I’ll have a full write up in… Read More
reading: Finishing up Tasha Alexander’s Behind the Shattered Glass, about to start this book. And getting a big stack ready to take with me to Florida at the end of the month. I’ll share more about that stack later this week. doing: Work. Working a lot of hours this week/month — and it feels good! Also, doing a lot of… Read More
Today marks seven years with my best friend. It was a crazy, whirlwind dating experience, fast engagement, magical wedding. I wouldn’t have it any other way. Seven years, four kids (first in heaven, one in belly), two cats, one dog, nine moves, two states, three towns, countless kisses, and many adventures later we are still so in love, and he’s… Read More