On my way to FLORIDA tomorrow!

So excited. I get to see so many people I love in one vacation! I'm staying at my Parents' house in Cape Coral Florida, and on Thursday night we're making fajitas and margaritas and having people over on my parents' lanai! My b.f. Stephanie is coming in from Tampa, another of my best friends, Alaina, is bringing her son and daughter over, and my friend Liz from Naples might join us as well! It's a party!!! :) We'll probably put on some Buffett or maybe a little Jack Johnson, enjoy those fajitas and guacamole, and I hear rumors of an amazing grilled banana/hazelnut desert... danger... I bought a cute dress on SUPER sale from Off 5th Avenue - it was less than 1/4 of the original price and it's ADORABLE! Wanna see?

Are you ready for spring? What are you most excited to wear? Post on your blog and link me up! Spring is one of my FAVORITE seasons! Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Quote of the Day

Americans like fat books and thin women. ~Russell Baker

(bummer. looks like I might have to move to that place Oprah showcased last year...)

Quote of the day

"There is no mistaking a real book when one meets it. It is like falling in love." Christopher Morely

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Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. ~Mark Twain

Meet my beautiful niece!!

Word on the street is that she can't wait till she can read so she can get her own BookWorm. ;)

Book Review! In The Woods by Tana French

In The Woods by Tana French - 5



Rating Scale: 1 – Didn’t Finish. 2 – Meh. 3 – Kept my interest, but probably wouln’t read again. 4 – Would Recommend. 5 – LOVED IT! Added it to my list of favorites!

In The Woods kept me captivated from page one. Tana French has a true gift of language. She makes the scene come alive so that you swear you were actually there – tasting the salty air by the sea or hoisting yourself up over a stone wall at the edge of the woods. But let’s face it. Just because an author has a way with words doesn’t mean they can tell an entrancing tale of suspense and domestic horror. French gift wraps her story for us in a quirky wrapping paper and ties it with a bow of surprise.

The story is about a young, confused detective with a dark and stormy past. It’s the stuff of mystery legend. As a child, he was involved in a horrific crime that robbed him of his memory and much of his innocence. The crime remains unsolved, and the trail cold, until a particularly haunting murder occurs in the very same woods of his childhood attack. The rest of the story involves several dead ends, a few twists and turns, and some truly fantastic characters.


One of the things I liked most about French’s writing style was her ability to ensnare the reader into a sense of empathy for her (sometimes not very likeable) characters. Even though Detective Ryan turns out to be a somewhat confused and self-involved character, I was rooting for him the whole way. I always had the sense that at heart, he was a genuinely good person. Cassie, his partner, was a whip-smart, quirky and funny counterpart. Overall, French’s talent for setting a scene, combined with her excellent character development, kept me feeling personally vested in the outcome of this truly mesmerizing story.

Quote of the Day

TV. If kids are entertained by two letters, imagine the fun they'll have with twenty-six. Open your child's imagination. Open a book. ~Author Unknown