My Bookish Life

        Hello and how are you guys? I hope you all are having a good afternoon. I have had a pretty calm Sunday myself! We all stayed at home which was peaceful!     So I have a few reading updates for you guys and more than one book review this time! I hope you guys enjoy reading this article because it is going to be a pretty long one. With that being said, let's get started! Title: The Nightmare Before Christmas : The Battle For Pumpkin King Author: Dan Conner Genre: Manga Pages: 128 Rating: 3 stars Synopsis: Years ago, Jack and Oogie Boogie were close friends. Both eager to prove themselves, they poured all of their passion into their fantastical projects to earn their rightful place as the scariest duo in town! But there could only be one Pumpkin King! What could have turned to such great friends into bitter rivals? My thoughts on the book: This book was ok . It's illustrations are really good and the story is decent. It was nice to be reading a manga again because it'

      Hello and how are you guys! I hope you have all been really good! I have been really good but, also really busy! I know I haven't been posting on here much and I wish I could post on here more often. Maybe it will happen when my crazy life slows down!      I am getting in the spooky season mood and because of that I put together a super spooky TBR for the next two months! I have gotten most of these off my own home library shelf so it also counts as me reading from my backlist! I think I have a pretty good mix of books on here and I can't wait to talk about it with all of you! 1. The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Battle For Pumpkin King    I saw this comic at the store recently and just had to get it! It's one of only two new buys in this TBR. I confess I have already read this one, I just haven't had time to get the review up! I will hopefully have the review up in a day or two. 2. Demon Copperhead    This is my library book clubs pick for the month of October!

         Hello and how are you all doing today? I hope all of you are having a good day. My day has been pretty good! I have mostly been resting before the busy week starts back up. So, it's been a pretty good day !    Now, the day is almost over, and I still want to work on my blog some before I go to bed. I have actually been done reading this book for a week or so now. So yeah, it's about time I get this review up! Plus, I have to post my fall TBR soon! So, without farther delay let's do this review! Title: The First Commandment (Scot Harvath #6) Author: Brad Thor Genre: Thriller Pages: 416 Rating: 3 stars Synopsis: Covert counterterrorism agent Scot Harvath awakens to find a sadistic assassin with a personal vendetta who unleashes hoors on the people close to him. Ordered by the president to stay out of the investigation, Harvath mounts his own operation to uncover the conspiracy and enact revenge. When he discovers the connections between the attacks and a group of men

   Hello and how are you guys doing? I hope you all had a good day! I had a pretty good day myself. My husband and I did some more decorating for Halloween. We are almost done we just have a little bit more decorating to do. Then, we went to his parents for dinner which was really nice.     I have to work tomorrow so I want to finish out today by posting a book review that I have been wanting to publish for a minute. I just got me some milk and I'm ready to get into this book review. I hope it turns out to be a really good read because I really like this book! Title: We Sold Our Souls Author: Grady Hendrix Genre: Horror Pages: 337 Rating: 5 stars!!! Synopsis: In the 1990s, heavy metal band Durt Wurk was poised for breakout success-but then lead singer Terry Hunt embarked on a solo career and rocketed to stardom as Koffin, leaving his former bandmates to rot in rural Pennsylvania. Two decades later, former guitarist Kris Pulaski works as the night manager of a Best Western- she is t

    Hello and how are you all doing? I know it's been a while since I have posted on my blog. I still want to do it but, my life is just really crazy right now. I do want to start posting more often though and I do have two (counting this one) book reviews coming up in the next few days.    I have had this last book read for a few days now but, my life has just been so crazy that I haven't been able to review it. I have to say this is a really long book and another reason why it's been a minute since you have heard from me. That and I'm reading another book for a completely different review. So let's get to talking about the book that's the subject of this review though.  Title: Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Heavy Metal Author: Jon Wiederhorn & Katherine Truman Genre: Nonfiction Pages: 736 Rating: 3 stars Synopsis: This book uses hundreds of interviews to tell the definitive history of heavy metal. My thoughts on the book: I like books abo

    Hello friends! I hope all of you are having a good morning. I just made some coffee and I'm starting to wake up. I know I haven't been consistent with my book blog recently but, my life has just been really busy lately. That being said I have put together my TBR for August and I'm excited about it!     I hope this coffee will get me awake soon! It might take two cups this morning! This one isn't being very effective. So anyways let's get on with discussing my TBR for August!  First up we have Louder Than Hell : The Definitive Oral History of Metal by Jon Wiederhorn & Katherine Turman. I have wanted to read this one for a while because I really love music. Since I had to get it from the library I have already started reading it. It's really good so far. It kind of reads like one long interview with a lot of different bands. It starts in the 70s and works it's way up to more modern times.  After that we have The First Commandment by Brad Thor. I'm

       Hello and how are you all doing? I hope you are having a good day. My day has been alright. I have mostly just been at the house cleaning. So yeah nothing has really happened today.    My husband is cooking dinner and while he cooks dinner I want to try to finish my blog work for the weekend. I am going to get a drink and then I will be starting on this. I hope I can make it a good one. Title: Milk & Honey Author: Rupi Kaur Genre: Poetry Pages: 208 Rating: 2 stars Synopsis: Milk & Honey is a collection of poetry and prose about survival. About the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femineity. My thought's on the book: Ok this is probably going to be controversial but, I didn't love this book. I know it gets a lot of good reviews but, this one just didn't grab me. I was disappointed in that too because I really thought it had potential because it sounded good.   To be honest I think her words fell flat. That lead to writing that just wasn't mem

   Hello and how are you all doing today? I hope all of you are having a good day. I am having a pretty good day so far. My husband and I went out and had some fun early this morning. We just spent the morning out in town which I enjoyed!   Now I want to do some blogging. I know it's been a while since I done any and I am hoping I can get it all caught up this weekend. I actually have a couple of book reviews to do. So, it's going to be a jam packed weekend!    With that being said let's get this started! I think this first one will be a good one because the book was really interesting! So, I hope you all enjoy the read! Title: The Radium Girls Author: Kate Moore Genre: Non-fiction Pages: 352 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis: Amidist the excitement of the early 20th century, hundreds of young women spend their days hard at work painting watch dials for troops overseas using glow in the dark paint that contained radium. They were well paid and considered themselves lucky- until they

       Hello and how are you all doing today? I hope everybody is having a good day! I am having a pretty good day so far! We all went and had dinner at my mother-in-law's. So that was really nice!    Now I want to do this book review. I think this will be a quick one too for reasons that you will see. I think it's gonna be fun though because you all aren't to used to me giving this type of review. I got my drink so lets do this! Title: The Great Gatsby Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald  Genre: Fiction Pages: 180 Rating: 1 star Synopsis: The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, and lavish parties in Long Island during the roaring 20s'.  My thoughts on the book: The Great Gatsby = The Great Bore!! I hated it ! I thought it would be a quick read because it's just 180 pages. No those were some of the longest dullest 180 pages ever!  I just couldn't get into it at all. I really wanted to like it because a lot of my favo

   Hello and how are you guys? I hope you all are having a happy 4th of July! My husband is smoking some ribs and a pork shoulder for dinner tonight and we are going to watch some fireworks and have a few drinks so we will be having fun! I guess it's fitting that I'm also reviewing Takedown by Brad Thor today because the 4th of July is also when the story in this Scot Harvath novel takes place.     I'm having a drink and I really want to talk about this book! I hope this review turns out good because I really liked the book. This might be one of the best Scot Harvath novels I've read so far! I'm having fun so lets get to this review! Title: Takedown Author: Brad Thor Genre: Action/Thriller Pages: 416 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis: In the aftermath of a fourth of July terrorist bombing that has destroyed all the bridges and tunnels leading out of Manhattan, an elite cadre of highly trained Middle Eastern soldiers performs a methodical search to locate a man who holds a po

       Hello and how are you guys? I hope you are all doing good! I've had a pretty good weekend so far. My husband and I went on a date yesterday and that was really nice! We went to this new cantina that's in town and they had really good food!         Now this morning I'm relaxing and I want to talk books with you guys! I'm about to make some coffee and then I will be ready to rock this review. Alright I'm back with my coffee so let's do this!  Title: The Maid Author: Nita Prose Pages: 304 Genre: Thriller/Mystery Rating: 3 stars Synopsis: Molly Gray is not like everyone else. She struggles with social skills and has trouble reading other peoples intentions. Her Gran used to interpret the world for her, codifying it into simple rules for Molly to live by. Since Gran died a few months ago 25-year-old Molly has been navigating life's complexities all by herself. She throws herself with gusto into her work as a hotel maid. Her unique character, along with her

   Hello and how are you guys? I hope you all are having a good day. I know it's been awhile since I have talked to you guys but it's been super crazy here. I just haven't had the time to do everything I have been wanting to do I'll be honest.       So I want to try to do this book review and hope it still turns out good because it's been a minute since I've read the book now. I have my coffee and I think this is the only chance I'm going to get to do this today so lets do this. That plus I want to try to have a good time! Title: The Swiss Family Robinson Author: Johann David Wyss Genre: fiction Pages: 328 Rating: 3 stars Synopsis: The Robinson's leave their home in Switzerland planning to settle half a world away. But things don't turn out as they expected. The sole survivors of a terrible shipwreck, they wash ashore to learn that the danger has only just begun. Their new world will test their courage, cleverness, endurance and faith as they struggl

      Hello! I hope you all are having a good day! My day has been pretty good so far! We have had a really fun weekend. My husband and I had a date day yesterday and we went to a new ramen shop. That was an interesting experience because I had never been to a ramen shop before. The food and drinks were good and I had fun! We also did some shopping which was fun!  We are just chilling at the house today. My husband is cooking some ribs on the smoker which will be really good for dinner. While I have some free time I decided I wanted to post my TBR for this month. It's pretty long but, I'm going to try to get it done! The first book I am reading this month is The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss. I'm reading it as part of The Ultimate Reading Challenge. My husband picked it to help me fill a prompt. It's pretty good so far! Next I'm going to be reading The Maid by Nita Prose. It's the book pick for our up-and-coming book club meeting so I really need to

   Hello and how are you guys doing this morning? I just woke up and I'm having a good day so far. It's my grandma's birthday and I am going to be spending some time with her later. It's going to be a fun day!    For right now though I want to blog and talk books with you guys! I have my coffee and I'm ready to do this! I hope you guys enjoy the review!  Title: The Voice of The Night Author: Dean Koontz Genre: Horror Pages: 339 Rating: 3 stars Synopsis: No one could understand why Colin and Roy were best friends. Colin was so shy; Roy was so popular. Colin was nervous around girls; Roy was a ladies man. Colin was fascinated with Roy- and Roy was fascinated with death. Then one day Roy asked his timid friend, "You ever killed anything?" and from that moment on, the two were bound together in a terrifying game.     My thoughts on the book: Ok I don't think this was one of Dean Koontz's best books. It's just kind of in the middle for me. He has wr

       Hello and how are you guys? I hope you all are having a good day! Mine has been pretty good so far. I know it's been a while since I have talked to you guys but, I have just been really busy with a lot of life changes. First off, I passed my exam to become a certified personal trainer! I have found a job doing that that I'm going to start next week. Secondly, my son was officially diagnosed with autism a few days ago. That wasn't really a surprise though because we have suspected that for a while now. So yeah my life has been crazy lately!      I have some quite time now so I'm having coffee and I want to talk about books! I have been meaning to do this review for a minute and I'm just looking forward to blogging again! So here we go lets do this. Title: The Last Thing He Told Me Author: Laura Dave Genre: Thriller Pages: 320 Rating: 1 star Synopsis: Before Owen Michaels disappears, he manages to smuggle a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect Her. Des

        Hello guys! How have you been? I hope you all have been good. I know it's been a minute since I posted but I have been kind of busy. That being said I do have two books to talk about so this is going to be a pretty long post. With that being said let's get started!  Title: The Aviator's Wife Author: Melanie Benjamin Genre: I think it's historical fiction. Pages: 416 Rating: 3 stars Synopsis: When Anne Morrow, a shy college senior with hidden literary aspirations, travels to Mexico City to spend Christmas with her family, she meets Colonel Charles Lindbergh, fresh off his celebrated 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic. Enthralled by Charles's assurance and fame, Anne is certain the aviator has scarcely noticed her. But she is wrong. Charles sees in Anne a kindred  spirit, a fellow adventurer, and her world will be changed forever. My thoughts on the book: I think Melanie Benjamin did a really good job. I liked her writing style in this book and she did a goo