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Book vs. Movie: Northanger Abbey

February 24, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 5 Comments

If you love Austenland, like I did, then you need to see JJ Field in this 2007 adaption of Northanger Abbey. Yay JJ Field! He plays Henry, one of the only funny Jane Austen heroes, and does it marvelously.  I thought this was a great adaption of Northanger Abbey and it was a lot of ... Read More »

 Posted on: February 24, 2015 8:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Movie Adaption, Movie Review, Movies
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My Google Diary for A Study in Scarlet

February 9, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: Google Diaries, My Reading Diary 3 Comments

  When I read, I ask a LOT of questions. Here’s some stuff I searched or wondered about while reading A Study in Scarlet by . From my review: I loved the writing in A Study in Scarlet.  The dialogue was catchy and natural.  I found the book surprisingly easy to read especially considering how old it is.  The ... Read More »

 Posted on: February 9, 2015 8:17 am By Jessica Filed Under: Google Diaries, My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Google Diary, Research
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Books I Abandoned in 2014

January 14, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 2 Comments

I made a commitment last year to quit books if I wasn't enjoying them. I still wanted to talk about those books a little because even though I didn't like them, you might.  And if you loved a book I abandoned feel free to tell me what I missed out on! The Other Normals by Ned Vizzini Release ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 14, 2015 10:05 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: 2014, DNF
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New Years Resolutions 2015

January 9, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 4 Comments

Kids I want to focus on my kids more this year. They are getting older and I'm starting to feel like they are growing up too fast and I'm missing it! I've been obsessed with cleaning my house because clutter stresses me out, but switching to a new schedule where I only clean at night when ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 9, 2015 2:52 pm By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: 2015, resolutions
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A Year of Reading 2014

January 1, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 5 Comments

The questions for this survey came from The Perpetual Page Turner's blog. I love doing end of year recaps.  I did this same survey for the first time last year.  I also did a post of the best books I read in 2014 and the best books I read in 2013.  You can also check out my ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 1, 2015 2:12 pm By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: 2014
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