“Buck”-le up for Black Buck! This story is like nothing I’ve ever read before, but WHAT. 👏 A. 👏 RIDE. 👏 (Yes, you’ll be literally clapping your hands in the first few pages.) I went into it pretty blindly, and while it did take awhile for the story to really draw me in, once it … Read more
This was our second buddy read for our ARC-reading Bookstagram book club–lovearctually, and once again, it didn’t disappoint. (You can see my review for our inaugural read here.) I’ve read SO many good YA books that I probably never would have picked up on my own thanks to some buddy read encouragement. View this post … Read more
“Fake it till ya make it!” they say. Well whoever “they” are… they probably don’t have crippling social anxiety like Everly Dean. Find out how she tackles those inner demons in Ten Rules For Faking It. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Darrah (@checkyourshelves) Lots of fakin’ it happening in this photo. … Read more
Is your reading a bit obsessive this year? Um, same. If you’re like me and just can’t stop adding to your already too long TBR, here are six more suggestions for what to read in November 2020. What to Read in November 2020-Book Club Faves Several are buddy reads for my favorite Bookstagram buddy read … Read more
I’m still toying around with how exactly to approach book reviews here. This month I’m going with what I read in October and therefore they’re my book recommendations for November 2020. I’ve been reading like double the amount of books I typically do, so it’s been hard to keep up with actually reviewing all the … Read more
Connecting With Life. Just the book title alone gives you pause to reflect a bit, huh? This Connecting with Life book (Kindle version) is a nonfiction read I received as an ARC from Netgalley. I started into it a few times, but didn’t sit down and finish until this month. (Thanks to a little push … Read more
This week my husband and I broke out a family photobook from five years ago. Our baby recently turned three, so isn’t included in the album, but our five and seven-year-olds are so tiny! It instantly took us down memory lane. We thought about all those feelings we were going through at the time. What … Read more
This is going to be my best reading month EVER! Like 20 books good. I’ll probably never hit that mark again, but dang it feels like to be a book baller this month. That’s why these are shorter in nature, and you get 13 mini book reviews for summer 2020 books! I read everything from … Read more
When I read almost 20 books in July, it was a record. I can’t believe I crushed even that record this month. I’ve been on a reading frenzy. I read 20 books in August 2020. I’ve broken up these summer 2020 book reviews into two parts or mini reviews. I read everything from rom-coms to … Read more
June means summer reading at its finest! June 2020 was a busy reading month for me with some of the BEST audiobooks for summer 2020! I read 11 new books, including the latest in a couple series I’ve read for years, a nonfiction based in my home state, a few mysteries, a couple romances, a … Read more