“There is no such thing as too many books, there’s just not enough time.”
And, of course, there are also not enough shelves to hold all those books for me. With these dilemmas in mind, how do you choose books to read? I read reviews! Sometimes reviews lead to me to pick a different book and sometimes I try them even though the review says not to! Think about that as you check my reviews today!
Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan
Will they make it out?
Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler
“Don’t let the sun set on you in Shaleyville.”
The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig
“There were round rims of shadow on the patch of prairie where the horses we rode to school had eaten the grass down in circles around their picket stakes. Perhaps that pattern drew my eye to what I had viewed every day of my school life but never until then truly registered. The trails in the grass radiated in as many directions as there were homesteads with children, all converging to that schoolyard spot where I stood…. everyone I could think of had something at stake at the school.”
“The mothers dispatched their hearts and souls out the door every morning as they sent waist-high children to saddle up and ride miles to school.”
Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagar
“My friends each buy a messenger bag, so I fork over the money, too. We pose in the store mirrors, our bags slung over our shoulders and I think of the sheep at the ranch, how they would stand so close together they blurred into a single puffball. If one of them stood just a little taller, his head would poke out of the collective wool. Then anyone could see him. A coyote. A hawk. Dare to poke your head up, dare to stand out from the crowd, and you risk being gobbled up.”
Teacher Misery by Jane Morris
“it’s beach weekend and I will be out of town”
Carol,
Thanks for sharing! I agree with you, there's no such thing as too many books.
Stacy
Made with Love
I LOVED this post! I couldn't agree more with you about the Glass Sword. I was so disappointed. I wasted time reading the whole thing. You are smarter than I am. I'm so glad to hear you liked Echo. I've put off reading it because of the length. I will put it off no longer and will add it to my stack of books!
Jenny
Thank you for stopping by! I have been posting a book review at the end of each month so come back in August (or sooner!)
Hi Jenny! Thanks for visiting! Echo was fabulous and actually was not hard to read. The length is deceiving! As for the two I didn't finish- I hate giving up on books, but after 100 pages I toss them! There are too many good books to read!
I loved Teacher Misery…and her IG is hysterical!
Thanks for sharing! I haven't read ANY of those books. I'm planning to save your post so I can find them again!
Jan
Laughter and Consistency