A few months ago, Sherrey nominated The Book Wheel for a Top 10 Blog for Book Lovers award - and I made it! I am so unbelievably excited and honored to be ranked among such awesome book blogs. Some of the other blogs that won are ones that I already followed before this contest, but I definitely found some new ones, too! Thank you so much to everyone who voted/commented in … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2013
Maya Angelou’s ‘Mom’ is Magnetic
How have I gone through my entire life without having read Maya Angelou yet?! I can't believe that I have been missing out on such greatness all of this time and no one saw fit to tell me this (other than Oprah, that is). But now that I've read her (thanks to NetGalley, who gave it to me for free in exchange for an honest review), I can say with absolute certainty that I am … [Read more...]
Conquering the Classics: ‘The Bell Jar’ Blew Me Away
Considering how much I love the movie 10 Things I Hate About You, I'm pretty surprised by how long it has taken me to finally read The Bell Jar. I think it is because I have heard so much about it's depressing nature that I was wary. How could such a depressing book be so wonderful? But since it is on my 2013 TBR Challenge list, Classics Club challenge and 1001 Books to … [Read more...]
‘Caramel and Magnolias’ Captured Me
I won Caramel and Magnolias by Tess Thompson From Isi, one of my favorite book bloggers who lives across the globe. I had a feeling I would like it because I trust her judgment, and I'm happy to report that I was not disappointed. Told from the viewpoints of three different characters, Caramel and Magnolias is not the simple love story that I expected it to be based on the … [Read more...]
‘City of Thieves’ is Captivating
Some time ago, I picked up City of Thieves by David Benioff at the urging of my sister, who loved it. What I didn't know until I wrote this post is that Benioff is the co-creater of the blockbuster show Game of Thrones, which I don't watch - but I might now that I know he's involved! Anyway, back to the review - I wasn't in the mood for a serious read at the time, though, so I … [Read more...]