The Overstuffed Bookcase

2017 Reading Challenges Attempted

January 2, 2018

Hi everyone! It’s been a while! My 2017 was full of major changes. I came out as gay, got a divorce, fell in love, and even got engaged! Craziness! But my year was also just really busy, and I didn’t get anywhere near as much reading done as I’d have liked. My blog also suffered. I’m not sure how much reading and ...

Book Events & Blog Events, Challenges

Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon: October 2017

October 21, 2017

Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon is a readathon hosted over at 24hourreadathon.com, where readers challenge themselves to read for 24 hours. You can find out more info on their FAQ Page. Hi everyone! My blog has been on hiatus basically all year, but I had to come back for Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon! I love this event so much! I’ve ...

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Life Update & Blog Hiatus

April 6, 2017

Hi everyone! It’s been a while since I posted on my blog and I thought that I should at least make a post explaining my hiatus, and let you know what’s going on with me… At the beginning of the year, my husband and I separated. He moved out, I’ve been looking for a job (since I’ve been a stay-at-home mom for over ...

Memes

Waiting on Wednesday (81): Nemesis by Brendan Reichs

March 1, 2017

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: I just heard of this book about a month ago, and immediately added it to my to-read and must-read shelves on Goodreads. It just sounds really cool. I love Orphan Black (even ...

Reviews

Review: Enclave by Ann Aguirre

February 23, 2017

FTC Disclaimer: I purchased a copy of this book myself. I was in no way compensated for this review. Zombie Obsessed About a year ago, I watched The Walking Dead for the first time. I was so anti-zombie before that, and now I’m OBSESSED. So I’ve been trying to read a lot of zombie books, even if they’re not typical zombies. ...

Reviews

Mini Review: The Prey by Andrew Fukuda

February 21, 2017

FTC Disclaimer: I borrowed a copy of this book from my library. I was in no way compensated for this review. SPOILER WARNING: This review is for the second book in a series. While I hate spoilers, you may find some slight spoilers for book 1 and book 2 in this review. As with all of my mini reviews, I’m just going to share some of my ...

Memes

Sundays in Bed With…The Miseducation of Cameron Post

February 19, 2017

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 Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth ...

Book Events & Blog Events, Challenges

#FitReaders Check-In: February 17, 2017

February 17, 2017

#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 or so, those who are participating in #FitReaders do a check-in where they share how their ...

Reviews

Mini Review: The First Part Last by Angela Johnson

February 9, 2017

FTC Disclaimer: I borrowed a copy of this book from my local library. I was in no way compensated for this review. As with all of my mini reviews, I’m just going to share some of my notes that I wrote while reading The First Part Last: I liked this part where the title comes from, about how we miss some of the easiest parts of our lives, ...

Reviews

Review: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

February 7, 2017

FTC Disclaimer: I borrowed a copy of this book from my local library. I was in no way compensated for this review. A Confession… So, I watched the movie adaptation of Speak first. I know, I know, that’s kind of blasphemy. I do usually try to read books before seeing their adaptations, but I honestly don’t even know why I ...