A few years back, a group of my friends decided we’d start an online book club. We all met on a now-defunct wedding planning website as youngish brides, and have continued our friendships over the past decade through blogging and other message boards. We picked Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert as our book …
On Thursday, I was sitting on my couch, reading. My kidlet was down for her nap, my cat was snoozing on the couch and my husband had just called. So I knew I was free for at least fifteen minutes! But my phone buzzed – so I checked. (Because that’s …
One year ago this weekend, I wrote a post about the Dreaded TBR Pile! While I was at the library today (after paying my embarrassingly high fines!) I started to think about that post and decided to revisit it! I have a stack of sixteen books that I got for Christmas, from …
I hate reading slumps. Seriously – they depress me. Because something just feels off. Because I’m not getting my normal escape into the world of books. Because nothing keeps my attention. I hate reading slumps. My last slump, I re-read Anna and the French Kiss, then I went hunting for …
Let’s Talk Romance is an original feature/meme hosted by yours truly {Jac @ For Love and Books} and Mary @ The Sweet Bookshelf . We love romance and wanted a place where we could discuss it freely each week! Come along each Thursday and you’ll be able to participate in discussion questions, reviews, …
One of the main reasons for reading romance novels is that warm and fuzzy Happily Ever After at the end! I read so many reviews (mine included) that say “it was predictable”. But to me, that’s the point. Predictability means dependability! If I am in a bit of a funk, …
I want to say a SUPER huge thank you to my friend Kristilyn at Reading In Winter for this awesome guest post! Kristilyn’s blogs is one of my daily stops, she’s got some excellent reviews and her discussion posts are always something to think on! Finding the Time To Read, by Kristilyn …
How often do you come across a news article, a tweet or a blog entry and say “What the heck?!” I do it all the time, and so I started “What The…?!” a new feature here at For Love and Books – basically just a catch-all for my Bookish Thoughts …
How often do you come across a news article, a tweet or a blog entry and say “What the heck?!” I do it all the time, and so I started “What The…?!” a new feature here at For Love and Books – basically just a catch-all for my Bookish Thoughts …
How often do you come across a news article, a tweet or a blog entry and say "What the heck?!" I do it all the time, and so I started “What The…?!” a new feature here at For Love and Books – basically just a catch-all for my Bookish Thoughts …
