Well, this weekend has been an eventful one so far. Yesterday, my husband and I went to the Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival, which was a lot of fun. Then we went to Artomatic, which is a sort of amateur artists exhibition forum. After that, we went to a Carlos Ruiz Zafon signing (which was great, of course – I’ll write a separate post on that later), tried a new restaurant that turned out to be amazing, and then went stargazing with an amateur astronomers society. Very full day, but a lot of fun!
I announced on Friday that my review database (which can also be accessed through the tabs at the top of the screen) is up. This is a database of all the reviews/posts I’ve done. The book reviews are sorted by rating, by author’s last name, and by genre. Additionally, you can use the Google search box in the top sidebar to find a specific review. I hope it turns out to be useful!
I’m currently giving away autographed copies of The Beach House [review] and Dune Road [review] by Jane Green. This giveaway ends June 28. [entry page]
I leave for Oxford one week from Tuesday – I can’t believe it’s coming up so soon! I have a lot to do to get ready for the trip. I only hope that Blogger gets advance posting fixed before I leave, otherwise I am in trouble!
This week I posted about my review database and participated in Wordless Wednesdays. My Thursday Tunes for this week featured Charlotte Sometimes.
Books I’ve read this week:
No One You Know – Michelle Richmond
The Girl Who Played With Fire – Stieg Larsson
Wishful Drinking – Carrie Fisher
Stupid and Contagious – Caprice Crane
The Castaways – Elin Hilderbrand
Falling Out of Fashion – Karen Yampolsky
Under the Duvet – Marian Keyes
The Calligrapher’s Daughter – Eugenia Kim
Fate – Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Devlin Diary – Christi Phillips
The Late Lamented Molly Marx – Sally Koslow
Other reviews posted this week:
The Chosen One – Carol Lynch Williams [review]
Real Life and Liars – Kristina Riggle [review]
Along for the Ride – Sarah Dessen [review]
Dune Road – Jane Green [review]
Dismantled – Jennifer McMahon [review]
The Only True Genius in the Family – Jennie Nash [review]
Roanoke: Solving the Mystery of the Lost Colony – Lee Miller [review]
6 comments:
It sounds like yesterday was a great day!
I just cannot imagine how fast you must read... I am always shocked to see how much you read in one week. It's just so unbelievable! Congrats!
OMG... making a review database for your blog must have been an eyestrain with as many books as you read! I shudder and cower at the thought of making one on mine.
You are the FASTEST reader!
I hope you have a great trip to Oxford :)
Thanks for the giveaway!
And i really need to read your review of the Steig Larrson book! I am meaning to buy it soon
What database program did you use to build your DB? I can see why you would need one with the number of books you read per month. I have dabbled in MS Access but it's not a fave of mine.
You simply amaze me with ur ability to read all those titles so fast and also review them extensively. Hats Off to u. Waiting for ur next Georgette Heyer review.
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