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...
by Leslie Sholly | Oct 8, 2021 | book review, books, Catholicism, Georgetown, linkups
Sometimes it’s hard for me to believe that I have turned into a person who 1) needs to set a reading goal and 2) finds a five-book-a-month goal challenging at times. I was the kid who always had her nose in a book–brushing my teeth, walking down the hall,...
by Leslie Sholly | Aug 7, 2021 | book review, books, Catholicism, linkups, review
Well, this was the first month I failed to meet my five book reading goal. I read parts of several other books that will show up in my August post, but only completed four. It is getting harder and harder to preserve my dedicated reading time, and with school...
by Leslie Sholly | Jul 11, 2021 | book review, books, linkups
I did not read as much in June, but I did meet my goal. Here’s the breakdown: Call Down the Hawk is the first of a trilogy that follows the Raven Boys series, which I loved. My adult daughter loves young adult fantasy and I am grateful for the ones she...