My 2015 Challenges

Happy New Year! Are you making any resolutions this year, or joining in any reading challenges? Last year I only participated in the Goodreads challenge (I rocked my goal, yay!) but I missed participating in other reading challenges, so I’m going all out this year. There are challenges to stretch my mind and body, and […]

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Fave Reads of 2014 Giveaway

Last week I counted down my Fave Reads of 2014. I read about 160 books this year so it was hard to make just one top ten list, so I split the list into categories. It was a pretty good year in books and I can’t wait to see what 2015 brings. I want to […]

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Mailbox Monday (128)

Mailbox Monday is a weekly event where we share our latest book arrivals. Link up and find new mailboxes to stalk at the Mailbox Monday blog! Happy Holidays, friends! Hope you find lots of books under the tree.   Here’s my week in books: Books in the Mail: Swimming to Tokyo by Brenda St. John Brown – […]

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2014 Favorites: Memoirs

I’m continuing my Fave Reads of 2014 series with Non-Fiction (Mostly Memoirs). I like to mix in some memoirs in the reading rotation, and there were some interesting titles this year. 2014 Favorites: Memoirs: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson – This National Book Award winner is powerful, poetic and lovely. Bad Feminist: Essays by Roxane Gay […]

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The Movie Date: Top Ten Offbeat Holiday Movies

The Movie Date is a feature where we discuss movies that may appeal to the YA audience. Andrew is The Reading Date’s resident movie critic and this week he’s sharing Top Ten Offbeat Holiday Movies (That I think Reading Date fans might enjoy). I’m a huge fan of movies that aren’t really about Christmas but take […]

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2014 Favorites: Fiction

I’m continuing my Fave Reads of 2014 series with Fiction. I didn’t get to review all of these, but I wanted to give them a shout out before we ring in the New Year. I’d also say that a lot of these books have crossover appeal too, YA fans! 2014 Favorites: Fiction: Landline by Rainbow Rowell – This relationship dramedy is set […]

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