Andrea, Author at The Overstuffed Bookcase

Review: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

July 4, 2016

Even though I am a YA girl at heart, I’ve recently really craved adult thrillers, and I think the blame for that can be placed squarely on The Girl on the Train. I really, really enjoyed it, even though it isn’t one of my favorites, and it didn’t blow me away at all. But it gave me an itch for more books like it, and I really ...

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#FitReaders Check-In: July 1, 2016

July 1, 2016

#FitReaders is a group of book lovers who encourage each other with their fitness goals. It’s hosted by Felicia at The Geeky Blogger’s Book Blog and Jen at That’s What I’m Talking About. Go here or here for more info. Each week, those who are participating in #FitReaders do a check-in where they share how their week ...

Memes

Top Ten Tuesday: 2nd Half of 2016

June 28, 2016

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week there is a new topic. I’m a huge fan of lists, so this meme is right up my alley! This week’s topic is FREEBIE WEEK, and because I was unable to do the Top Ten Tuesday two weeks ago, I’m choosing to do that topic, which was Top Ten Most ...

Memes

Sundays in Bed With…Crown of Midnight

June 26, 2016

Sundays in Bed With… is a meme/feature started by my friend Kate at Midnight Book Girl, where we can highlight the book that we’re spending the day in bed reading (or the one we wish we could be reading all day in bed!). I’m hoping to spend the day in bed with… Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass #2) by Sarah J. Maas I ...

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#FitReaders Check-In: June 24, 2016

June 24, 2016

#FitReaders is a group of book lovers who encourage each other with their fitness goals. It’s hosted by Felicia at The Geeky Blogger’s Book Blog and Jen at That’s What I’m Talking About. Go here or here for more info. Each week, those who are participating in #FitReaders do a check-in where they share how their week ...

Memes

Waiting on Wednesday (75): A Darkly Beating Heart by Lindsay Smith

June 22, 2016

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. My pick this week: A Darkly Beating Heart by Lindsay Smith Release Date: October 25, 2016 Published by Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan A time-travel story that alternates between ...

Reviews

Manga Mini Review: Attack on Titan Vol 2-8 by Hajime Isayama

June 20, 2016

Title: Attack on Titan, Volume 2-8 Author: Hajime Isayama Series: Attack on Titan #2-#8 Publisher: Kodansha Comics Publication Date: 2010-2012 Pages: Varies: 189-208 Format/Source: Paperback Manga/Library Age Group/Genre: Adult/Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic BIRTH OF A MONSTER The Colossal Titan has breached humanity’s first line of ...

Memes

Stacking the Shelves (88)

June 18, 2016

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme, hosted by Tynga at Tynga’s Reviews, where bloggers can share the books and bookish items that we’ve bought, borrowed, or received each week. This StS is for the past two weeks. Purchased I bought myself a Moleskine Dotted Notebook along with some Faber-Castell PITT artist brush pens and ...

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#FitReaders Check-In: June 17, 2016

June 17, 2016

#FitReaders is a group of book lovers who encourage each other with their fitness goals. It’s hosted by Felicia at The Geeky Blogger’s Book Blog and Jen at That’s What I’m Talking About. Go here or here for more info. Each week, those who are participating in #FitReaders do a check-in where they share how their ...