by Leslie Sholly | May 4, 2022 | book review, books, Knoxville
Did I meet my reading goal? Yes, I did! Tiny Hot Dogs by Mary Giulani This is a memoir by a Georgetown alumna who wanted to be a star and ended up as caterer to the stars instead. It’s a fun read that unexpectedly turns serious near the end, and it’s...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 7, 2022 | book review, books, Catholicism, linkups
Well, this will be a short post! I completed only four books in March, and if Emily hadn’t made a trip to the library the last week of the month, it would have been two. We visited Boulder this month, which meant four days in the car, but that does not really...
by Leslie Sholly | Mar 5, 2022 | book review, books, Catholicism, Georgetown, linkups
So, I just barely made my six book goal this month, and that’s only because the first book I read was a picture book! But John Ronald’s Dragons by Carolyn McAlister is truly a superior picture book. It’s a great introduction to Tolkien for...
by Leslie Sholly | Feb 3, 2022 | book review, books, Catholicism
What with Christmas Break and snow days and Covid cancellations and William’s semester starting midway through the month, I had another fruitful reading month! The Grey King by Susan Cooper I continued reading this series that I began re-reading in December....
by Leslie Sholly | Dec 13, 2021 | book review, books, Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Notre Dame
Posting late this month because 1) Thanksgiving and 2) End of semester for my kids and 3) Christmas preparations, but even though I am too late for my regular linkup, I wanted to keep up my monthly update–especially as I hit my goal for the month! The Raven in...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 8, 2021 | book review, books, linkups
I made up for last month’s failure to meet my five-book-a-month goal by reading eight books this month, thanks to multiple book clubs. Think Like a Rocket Scientist by Ozan Varol This is a perfectly fine book, which I read for one of my Georgetown book clubs. It...