July Photo Challenge

Hey readers, I am participating in this awesome challenge, starting tomorrow!!!!!!!

So excited. See my posts here!

Bookish Date this weekend!

Hey readers, My amazing husband told me last night that it is a date weekend. We have to go into the city to do some major grocery shopping because we literally have coffee and some minor sandwich stuff to eat right now! I am in need of some book recommendations! Please no dystopian or Sci Fi
Thanks readers!

New Book Tuesday

Hey everyone. It's another NBT! I just got this in the mail and have been waiting for this book to come out in paperback for well over a year! It is the newest book in the Immortals After Dark series by Kresley Cole and I cannot wait to read it!!!

The Importance of a Library

   Hey Readers, I wanted to write about a topic that many believe is going to change due to technology.

Libraries are changing daily. They are trying new approaches to get people excited to read. That may be a reading program that targets a specific age group or some kind of contest or even just some basic rearranging. Libraries are literally the only thing left that are somewhat free. I say somewhat because you have to pay late fee's and or replacement library cards ect.. However, I have been told that by choosing to major in Library and Information Science, that I will not find a job because they are dying off. I beg to differ! The importance of a library is to provide information, knowledge and entertainment to the masses for little to no money. It is used to engage children to read and provide education as well as the responsibility of handling and borrowing materials. They provide computers and internet use to those who do not have access otherwise. They bring joy and entertainment to those of us that enjoy a good book. Yes, technology is advancing daily if not hourly and that is why we need to make ourselves go into our local libraries. All it takes is some attention to them to get people in the doors. Go and check out a few books and talk about about it with your friends and family. It is because of the "instant gratification" that technology provides that is making our libraries lose their spark and ultimately lose money and jobs. I have applied many times to libraries and they simply are not hiring. That may be because they are at capacity but also because in the last year I have seen the population that used to go to the library dwindle down. This is a travesty to those of us who visit regularly.

   I wholeheartedly believe that if we just take that extra time and drive over to our local branches that we will see an incline in programs provided by staff, new books and more visually appealing displays. So I ask you to please, instead of buying a book and or downloading it online. Check out you local library. Not only will you save money but you are saving your library as well.

   These Images were provided by Pinterest and as you can see these are well taken care of Libraries. They have visually appealing display's and a new and exciting layout, It is because of the hard work of the staff as well as their passion for what they do. These pictures can be replicated just by going in and giving back to your community.
It is important that the children of the future are able to have this resource. I cannot tell you how many papers I have written or projects I have done that were successful because I used my local library as my biggest resource. Our children need to be able to use this when its necessary but also be able to use it for themselves.
    For me, the library is a sanctuary!! I walk in and it is sensory overload and I love it! I love the smell of the old books but I also love to get lost looking through shelf after shelf. I love when I walk out with a stack of books in my hand. It is truly my special place. We need to make sure that it stays around for another millennia!
    I urge all of you reading this to go an visit, I bet you wont leave without something and if possible donate! If you have books you read and want to clear space, give them to your library! I recently saw book bag for sale in mine and I spent $15 dollars on it. It was the best money spent at that! I felt wonderful for purchasing it because I was giving back to a resource that constantly provides for me.
 I hope that in reading this you all are inspired to get in the car and visit a branch. Just enjoy it because we don't want ever want to lose them.

Book Recommendation

Hi readers! I wanted to do a post on a series that I have been reading for a few years.. But first, let me explain why I chose to talk about this series. My sister from another mister, Jamie and I were driving down to Roseville California to go clothes shopping for summer. On the ride down she kept mentioning this author Kresley Cole and how amazing her books were. Jamie has always been a reader and I was still quite picky about what I read. During the conversation she described details about the characters that left me feeling excited. I knew I had to read these books. Little did I know that they would become a beloved favorite of mine!

I know the covers look like something you would see a middle aged single woman read but OH. MY GOSH! This series is spectacular! It follows quite a large group of characters whose lives intertwine with one another. They are all different creatures in what is called "The Lore" and each book follows a particular couple. there are Witches, Vampires, Demons, Berserkers, Valkyrie and so much more. I am currently reading book 12 Lothaire. It is about a Vampire who is centuries old and his bride Saroya is possessing a young and naive southern girl named Ellie. I am about halfway finished and I cannot put it down. Jamie and Ashley can read each of these books in a day, they cannot put them down and I wish I read as fast as them because its a wonderful series, The newest book is not pictures but is called Sweet Ruin and it was released last year and just came out in paperback on June 21st!!! My copy is in the mail shipping via Amazon! I know that my description of these will not do justice to how Jamie and Ashley would describe them however, as you can see I am excited enough about them to share and I hope that you will give them a try!

New book tuesday

Hey everyone it's another NBT!!! I am so excited and ready to read these books!! Has anyone read them?

Coming Soon...

Hey readers, I wanted to do a post on books that are coming out soon. Some will be brand new, some will be new formats but all of these that I share will be books that I am beyond excited about!

First on my list is Sweet Ruin by Kresley Cole.

The Immortals after Dark series is one to be celebrated. My sister Jamie got me hooked on this series. Just listening to her talk about what the series was about, with pieces of information going all over the place, was inspiring. It will FINALLY be released in paperback June 21st!

Cat Winters is a fantastic writer and her book In the Shadow of Blackbirds is one that I am absolutely in love with. I just read the Synopsis of Yesternight and I am beyond excited. Funnily enough it will be released on my wedding anniversary

October 4 2016 cannot get her soon enough!

I loved the first book in this series and I jumped at the chance to buy book 2. I just found out that book 3 will be released September 13 2016!!!

So thats it for now! Hope all of you are as excited as I am!