So Many Books, So Little Time

Synopsis:  Set during the separation of Norway from Sweden in 1905, this richly detailed novel of love and loss was inspired by the life of the author's great-great-aunts. Oleanna and her sister Elisabeth are the last of their family working their farm deep in the western fjordland. A new century has begun, and the world outside is changing, but in the Sunnfjord their world is as small and secluded as the verdant banks of a high mountain lake. The arrival of Anders, a cotter living just across the farm's border, unsettles Oleanna 's peaceful but isolated existence. Sharing a common bond of loneliness and grief, Anders stirs within her the wildness and wanderlust she has worked so hard to tame. When she is confronted with another crippling loss, Oleanna must decide once and for all how to face her past, claim her future, and find her place in a wide new world. My Thoughts:   I was very surprised by what an absolutely beautiful story Oleanna is.  The ...

March is over and April is here now!  March was such a weird month for me, I felt like I didn't read that much but when I added it up, I actually finished 12 books in March!  That's the most I have read in a month since May 2012.  My goal is to read 75 books this year and I have already finished 31 books.  I am sure it will slow done some once the baby gets here but I'll just keep reading as much as I can now. I have read mostly review books so far this year but am almost completely caught up on those so hopefully I can start reading some books I already own and need to get through. Here is what I read in March: 1.) Children of Liberty by Paullina Simons  2.) The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult 3.) City of Lights by Melika Dannese Lux 4.) Oleanna by Julie K. Rose  5.) Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding by Ina May Gaskin  6.) Margaret Fuller: A New American Life by Megan Marshall  7.) The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead 8.) The Tudor Secret by...

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews . This week I only received one book and I have actually already finished it.  I just couldn't help myself! From the Library: What books did you pick up this week?

  Synopsis:  Matthew Graham committed the mistake of his life when he cut off his brother’s nose.  In revenge, Luke Graham has Matthew abducted and transported to the Colony of Virginia, there to be sold as indentured labour – a death sentence more or less. Matthew arrives in Virginia in May of 1661, and any hope he had of finding someone willing to listen to his tale of unlawful abduction is quickly extinguished. If anything Matthew’s insistence that he is an innocent man leads to him being singled out for the heaviest tasks. Insufficient food, grueling days and the humid heat combine to wear Matthew down. With a sinking feeling he realises no one has ever survived the seven years of service – not on the plantation Suffolk Rose, not under the tender care of the overseer Dominic Jones. Fortunately for Matthew, he has a remarkable wife, a God’s gift who has no intention of letting her husband suffer and die, and so Alex Graham sets off on a perilous...

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish . This week's topic:  Top Ten Books I Recommend the Most 1.) The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons   2.) Outlander by Diana Gabaldon           If you read my blog at all, you know I love these two books so much!  I am not afraid to suggest them to anyone who I think might enjoy them. 3.) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - I was definitely recommending this book left and right when the first movie came out. 4.) The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 5.) A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin           These are two books that I just recently started recommending but they are books that can appeal to anyone so they are easy picks when someone asks for a recommendation. 6.) Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead  - I get a little embarrassed when I recommend this book to peop...

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews . I only received one book this week but I am completely fine with that.  I actually have plenty to read right now.  For Review (from Historical Fiction Book Tours):       The Tudor Conspiracy by C.W. Gortner What books did you receive this week?

From Goodreads:  In the aftermath of a forbidden moment that rocked Sydney to her core, she finds herself struggling to draw the line between her Alchemist teachings and what her heart is urging her to do. Then she meets alluring, rebellious Marcus Finch--a former Alchemist who escaped against all odds, and is now on the run. Marcus wants to teach Sydney the secrets he claims the Alchemists are hiding from her. But as he pushes her to rebel against the people who raised her, Sydney finds that breaking free is harder than she thought. There is an old and mysterious magic rooted deeply within her. And as she searches for an evil magic user targeting powerful young witches, she realizes that her only hope is to embrace her magical blood--or else she might be next. My Thoughts:  I love this series so much!  I just can't get enough of these characters and the worlds of Moroi and Alchemists.  Sydney is as awesome as ever in this installment ...