(I read this book as part of the Back to the Classics Challenge.) “First published in 1844, Alexandre Dumas’s swashbuckling epic chronicles the adventures of D’Artagnan, a gallant young nobleman who journeys to Paris in 1625 hoping to join the ranks of musketeers guarding Louis XIII. He soon finds himself fighting alongside three heroic comrades—Athos,…
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Review: The Haunting of Hill House
(I read this book as part of the Pay it Sideways Challenge. Join in anytime, we’d love to have you!) Dr. John Montague is a doctor of philosophy, but his true passion is “the analysis of supernatural manifestations.” He’s been searching many years for a truly haunted location, and believes he has found that location…
2012 Reading Challenge: Pay It Sideways
“So for the past few days I hopped, greedily perusing Top Ten list after Top Ten list, gathering book after stellar book from bloggers’ 2011 favorites and adding them to my ever mounting virtual TBR pile for 2012. Then a lightning bolt struck: What a perfect 2012 challenge to knit our book blogger community closer…
2012 Reading Challenge: Back to the Classics
I so enjoyed my 2011 reading challenges that I’m going to try another one out this year. Check it out: The classics are what inspire authors today, but I haven’t read many of them lately. My TBR has exploded, and it’s definitely leaning toward contemporary authors; I love following blogs, but there’s often a dearth…