• RSS
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Goodreads
  • Instagram
  • Bloglovin'
  • Pinterest

Books: A true story

Book reviews and some (mostly funny) true stories of my life.

  • Home
  • Blog
  • About
    • About Jessica
    • About the Blog
    • Contact Me
  • Book Reviews
    • by Title
    • by Author
    • by Star Rating
    • by Series
    • by Genre
    • by Year Reviewed
  • Features
    • Evermore Park
    • Giveaways
    • My Google Diaries >>
      • Browse by Most Recent
      • Browse by Title
    • Links
    • Reading Challenges 2011-2018 >>
    • My Star Wars Reading Challenge
    • 2011-14 Events Archive
  • Reading Lists
  • Policies
    • Review Policy
    • Contests and Privacy
    • FTC Disclaimer
  • Writing
    • About My Writing
    • Writing Archive

New Canon Star Wars Reading List

May 30, 2018 By Jessica Filed Under: Reading Challenge, Reading List 3 Comments

I've been reading Star Wars novels for decades now.  At some point, I got overwhelmed by the sheer number of novels in the Star Wars universe and I simply gave up reading them and moved on to other things.  Then Disney bought Star Wars and things changed.  They scrapped all previously published novels (except the ... Read More »

 Posted on: May 30, 2018 3:51 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Reading Challenge, Reading List |
3 Comments

Kids Summer Reading Bucket List

July 11, 2017 By Jessica Filed Under: Reading List 3 Comments

Kids Summer Reading Bucket List

Summer is here! And that means summer reading! I'm doing something new with my kids.  I have prizes for when they read a book off of my summer reading list.  This list focuses mostly on classics with a few new books in there as well.  These are books that I would still like to read ... Read More »

 Posted on: July 11, 2017 2:16 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Reading List | Tagged With: Kids, Summer Reading
3 Comments

Must-Read Books for Downton Abbey Fans

February 9, 2016 By Jessica Filed Under: Reading List 3 Comments

I still can't believe this is the last season of Downton Abbey! If you're as sad as Mary and I are, I have some books to read that will cheer you up. They should last you a while after the final episode has aired. This reading list consists of officially published books about the series, books that ... Read More »

 Posted on: February 9, 2016 1:59 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Reading List | Tagged With: Downton Abbey
3 Comments

58 YA Novellas To Bump Your Goodreads Challenge

November 11, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: Reading List 5 Comments

Yesterday, I wrote a post about falling behind on my Goodreads reading challenge.  In that post I talked about how I was going to try to read more to finish my yearly reading goal of 50 books.  That's plan A.  In case that doesn't work out, this post is about my plan B: read lots ... Read More »

 Posted on: November 11, 2015 8:07 am By Jessica Filed Under: Reading List | Tagged With: Novella, Reading List
5 Comments

What To Read If You Love Regency Romance

September 29, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: Reading List 8 Comments

My mom loves reading Regency Romance but has a hard time finding new ones to read.  If you like clean, proper romance like my mom does then this is the reading list for you.  If you've never read regency romance and want to know where to start, you're in the right place too! I have over 18 ... Read More »

 Posted on: September 29, 2015 7:29 am By Jessica Filed Under: Reading List |
8 Comments

  • 1
  • 2
  • Next Page »

My Instagram Feed

Follow @booksatruestory

Recent Reviews

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi DaréWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensStar Wars: Aftermath by Chuck WendigWishtree by Katherine ApplegateHarry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey by Bob McCabeNine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart

email newsletter

Categories

  • Author Interview (5)
  • Blog Tour (10)
  • Book Club (5)
  • Book Review (301)
  • Book Signing (18)
  • Events (80)
  • Flashback Friday (20)
  • Giveaways (14)
  • Google Diaries (34)
  • How To (8)
  • In My Mailbox (59)
  • My Fictional Stories (1)
  • My Reading Diary (136)
  • New Releases (55)
  • News (69)
  • Reading Challenge (51)
  • Reading List (6)
  • Reading Queue (24)
  • Series Theories (5)
  • Top Ten Tuesday (25)
  • Waiting on Wednesday (47)

Archives

2021

  • + November (1)

2020

  • + June (1)
  • + April (1)
  • + March (1)
  • + February (1)
  • + January (2)

2019

  • + September (1)
  • + August (1)
  • + May (2)
  • + April (3)
  • + March (4)
  • + February (4)
  • + January (3)

2018

  • + November (2)
  • + September (1)
  • + August (2)
  • + July (2)
  • + June (3)
  • + May (3)
  • + April (1)
  • + March (1)
  • + January (5)

2017

  • + December (1)
  • + November (1)
  • + August (1)
  • + July (4)
  • + June (2)
  • + May (6)
  • + April (3)
  • + January (5)

2016

  • + December (1)
  • + November (4)
  • + October (4)
  • + September (4)
  • + August (6)
  • + July (5)
  • + June (5)
  • + May (3)
  • + March (4)
  • + February (7)
  • + January (8)

2015

  • + December (4)
  • + November (3)
  • + October (6)
  • + September (2)
  • + August (3)
  • + July (4)
  • + June (5)
  • + May (8)
  • + April (10)
  • + March (6)
  • + February (7)
  • + January (8)

2014

  • + December (5)
  • + November (7)
  • + October (13)
  • + September (10)
  • + August (1)
  • + July (9)
  • + June (7)
  • + May (8)
  • + April (11)
  • + March (15)
  • + February (18)
  • + January (20)

2013

  • + December (12)
  • + November (14)
  • + October (17)
  • + September (16)
  • + August (16)
  • + July (16)
  • + June (16)
  • + May (17)
  • + April (18)
  • + March (22)
  • + February (19)
  • + January (19)

2012

  • + December (17)
  • + November (20)
  • + October (25)
  • + September (19)
  • + August (27)
  • + July (22)
  • + June (18)
  • + May (22)
  • + April (21)
  • + March (23)
  • + February (17)
  • + January (25)

2011

  • + December (20)
  • + November (25)
  • + October (22)
  • + September (24)
  • + August (22)
  • + July (26)
  • + June (25)

Books Reviewed This Year

I have reviewed 0/100 books so far this year.

0%

Grab my Button!

My name is Jessica. I love to read Young Adult and classic literature. I’ve been a book blogger for six years and I haven’t gotten tired of it yet. I’m a very curious reader. Writing about all the questions and thoughts I had while reading a book is the best hobby ever.  Read more….

email subscription

rss
twitter
Facebook
instagram
goodreads
youtube
bloglovin
pinterest

Copyright © 2026 ·Swank Theme · Genesis Framework by StudioPress · WordPress · Log in