by amiemccracken | Jan 28, 2013 | books, Jane Austen, reading
The day dawned sunny. Waking with sunshine on my face, tea in my cup, and Pride and Prejudice on my mind, I couldn’t help but sigh. Two hundred years ago today Jane Austen woke and realized her second, and little did she know most famous, novel was officially...
by amiemccracken | Jan 24, 2013 | books, Jane Austen, reading, story
For those of you who don’t know, I’m a bit of a Jane Austen freak. I know that’s pretty typical of girls who read, but I can’t help it. For my 25th birthday my husband surprised me with a trip to Chawton and Bath, UK to visit Jane Austen-y...
by amiemccracken | Jan 22, 2013 | book review, books, reading, story
The Book by Jessica Bell is an account of life through the eyes of a diary. A little girl is born and her parents decide to share their thoughts in a journal. As she ages, the reader sees how the parents grow apart and then the reader hears the girl’s voice. The...
by amiemccracken | Jan 17, 2013 | book review, books, reading
It took me a while to get to The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling. I was so worried. I had seen so many reviews that didn’t particularly shine a very good light. But then I decided to just dive in. I like literary fiction, and I was dying to see if Rowling could...
by amiemccracken | Jan 8, 2013 | book review, books, Jane Austen, reading
Yours Affectionately, Jane Austen by Sally Smith O’Rourke is a fun take on where the character of Mr. Darcy comes from. A modern day Mr. Darcy traveled back in time through a portal to land in Jane Austen’s forest. (This happened in the book before this...
by amiemccracken | Dec 27, 2012 | book review, books, reading
I read quite a few five-star worthy books in 2012. It’s hard to get a five-star out of me. But these eight books will continue to be on my highly recommended list for a while. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is on this list. It’s a reread, but it is my...
