Book Review – Martha Stewart’s Homekeeping Handbook

July 1, 2017

Martha Stewart’s Homekeeping Handbook 744 pages Nonfiction – encyclopedia Published 2006 So first off, this is NOT a read-cover-to-cover kind of book. This is an encyclopedia. This is a you-spilled-red-wine-and-barbecue-sauce-on-Grandma’s-handmade-lace-doily-tablecloth-and-need-to-know-how-to-get-the-stain-out kind of book. And it’s AMAZING. If you have a question about homekeeping, the answer is in here. How to take care of … Continue reading →

#junebookbugs – June 29 – Latest Book Haul

June 29, 2017

My latest Library Haul – I sent the husband to go pick up some holds (I was busy prepping food for his birthday party!) He brought back my two holds, plus a bonus book! Gathering Blue and Son are #2 and #4 in The Giver Quartet – #3 is still making its way to me. … Continue reading →

#junebookbugs – June 28 – Planet in the Title

June 28, 2017

This might be cheating a little – or at least taking the easy way out – but all the planets I could find in my collection were Earth, and the Moon! (Which isn’t technically a planet!) So here is a comedic book by one of my favorite people on the planet. It’s quite brilliant, but … Continue reading →

#junebookbugs – June 27 – Set In The Southern Hemisphere

June 27, 2017

So these are the first two books in a YA series set in Australia. (The first two are on Kindle Unlimited right now!) The series is apparently very popular in Australia, but I’d never heard of it until an internet friend told me I should read them. They’re about Australia getting invaded – by who … Continue reading →

#junebookbugs June 26th – Published in the 80’s

June 26, 2017

I had a moment of “I don’t know what was published in the 80s! I just read!” but then I realized I do know of at least one book I own that was published in the 80s. (I probably could have checked the publishing dates on some of the Heinlein, and then just randomly started … Continue reading →

#junebookbugs June 25th – Sweet

June 25, 2017

I feel like cookbooks are an often overlooked section of books, when it comes to reviews. And that’s a shame, because I love cookbooks! So for “Sweet”, today, I pulled Bittersweet off the shelves. It’s a lovely cookbook for chocolate lovers and those who like the desserts less sweet. Which means it strikes a happy … Continue reading →

Goddess In The Stacks

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