The Overstuffed Bookcase

Top Ten Tuesday: Where Are They Now?

May 3, 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 Ten Childhood Characters You’d Love To Revisit As Adults. And I’ve kind of made this list into a hybrid of characters I read when I ...

Memes

Sundays in Bed With…The Girl on the Train

May 1, 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… What is this sticking out of your book, Mom? ...

Reviews

Mini Review: In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce

April 29, 2016

Title: In the Hand of the Goddess Author: Tamora Pierce Series: Song of the Lioness #2 Publisher: Atheneum Books For Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 1984 Pages: 241 Format/Source: Paperback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy Disguised as a boy, Alanna of Trebond becomes a squire, to none other ...

Memes

Waiting on Wednesday (71): Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh

April 27, 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: Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh Release Date: June 7, 2016 Published by HarperTeen A prehistoric fantasy—with allusions to Pride and Prejudice. Hunting, gathering, and ...

Book Events & Blog Events, Challenges

April 2016 Readathon: Finish Line!

April 24, 2016

Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-A-Thon is a bi-annual readathon, hosted at 24hourreadathon.com, where readers and bloggers get together and read for 24 hours, sharing their experience with others. Well, guys, how did everyone do? I really wish I had spent more time reading during the day, because I really don’t feel like I accomplished much. ...

Book Events & Blog Events, Challenges

April 2016 Readathon: Updates & Mini Challenges

April 23, 2016

Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-A-Thon is a bi-annual readathon, hosted at 24hourreadathon.com, where readers and bloggers get together and read for 24 hours, sharing their experience with others. Instead of writing several posts, I thought I’d just keep all my updates and mini challenges on one page, with separate posts for the Opening Meme ...

Book Events & Blog Events, Challenges

April 2016 Readathon: Starting Line

April 23, 2016

Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-A-Thon is a bi-annual readathon, hosted at 24hourreadathon.com, where readers and bloggers get together and read for 24 hours, sharing their experience with others. Hi, everyone! The readathon starts at 5am my time, and I like my sleep, so here it is, 3 and a half hours into readathon and I’m just now ...

Reviews

Review: Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce

April 21, 2016

Title: Alanna: The First Adventure Author: Tamora Pierce Series: Song of the Lioness #1 Publisher: Atheneum Books For Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 1983 Pages: 249 Format/Source: Paperback/Gifted from a friend Age Group/Genre: Middle Grade/Fantasy From now on I’m Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. ...

Memes

Top Ten Tuesday: Made Me Laugh

April 19, 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 Ten Books That Will Make You Laugh (or at least chuckle). This one was a hard one, because there are plenty of books that I’ve read that ...

Memes

Sundays in Bed With…The Walking Dead Compendium One

April 17, 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… The Walking Dead Compendium One by Robert ...