Tag: Lauren Beukes

What’s On My Plate – February 2015

What’s On My Plate – February 2015
Posted February 1, 2015 by Tammy in What's On My Plate / 14 Comments

February? You’ve got to be kidding me. I feel like I just packed up all the Christmas decorations! And yet, time marches on…February has typically been a rough month for me, as three out of four of the people in my little family have birthdays this month (including yours truly). And when I say “rough” […]

Tammy’s Top Ten Adult Books of 2014

Tammy’s Top Ten Adult Books of 2014
Posted December 16, 2014 by Tammy in Top Ten Tuesday / 24 Comments

It’s that time of year, time to make all sorts of “best of” lists! I love making lists anyway, but when I get to look back over a year’s worth of reading and rave about the books that really stood out for me, that’s got to be my favorite sort of list-making. This week I’m […]

It’s All About the Characters: BROKEN MONSTERS by Lauren Beukes – Review

It’s All About the Characters: BROKEN MONSTERS by Lauren Beukes – Review
Posted December 12, 2014 by Tammy in 5 stars, Reviews / 18 Comments

Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes Genre: Adult Thriller/Crime Publisher: Mulholland Books Release date: September 2014 Source: ARC from Comic Con Pages: 435 The nitty-gritty: Top-notch writing and storytelling, a gripping and disturbing thriller, with finely nuanced characters that surprised me in the best possible way. In the end, forgiveness is like letting go of a […]

What’s On My Plate – December 2014

What’s On My Plate – December 2014
Posted December 1, 2014 by Tammy in What's On My Plate / 9 Comments

It’s my last What’s On My Plate post of the year! Can you believe it’s already December? It’s the last month to squeeze in some 2014 books before the 2015 releases come out, and I hope to do just that. Here are the books I’m planning to read, but of course, things may change once I […]

Over-Booked [13] – A Book Haul Post

Over-Booked [13] – A Book Haul Post
Posted November 22, 2014 by Tammy in Over-Booked / 21 Comments

Welcome to Over-Booked, my version of the book haul post! I’m linking up with Stacking the Shelves over at Tynga’s Reviews, as well as The Sunday Post over at The Caffeinated Book Reviewer. Wow, it’s been a month since my last book haul post, mostly because a) My blog was suspended! (if you haven’t heard […]

Over-Booked (12) – A Book Haul Post

Over-Booked (12) – A Book Haul Post
Posted October 18, 2014 by Tammy in Over-Booked / 26 Comments

Over-Booked is my version of the book haul post, where I am linking up with Stacking the Shelves at Tynga’s Reviews and The Sunday Post at the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s been an entire month since I’ve done an Over-Booked! What with my daughter’s choir show taking up most of October so far (and it’s […]

What’s On My Plate – September 2014

What’s On My Plate – September 2014
Posted September 1, 2014 by Tammy in What's On My Plate / 15 Comments

The year is slipping away from us! I can’t believe it’s already September. Although in my neck of the woods, September is typically one of the hottest months of the year, I’m looking forward to the weather changing soon, I hope:-) On my plate this month I have a few leftover books from August that […]

Stacking the Shelves (33)

Stacking the Shelves (33)
Posted June 29, 2013 by Tammy in Giveaways, Stacking the Shelves / 8 Comments

Welcome to Stacking the Shelves, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews, where we share the books we’ve received with the bloggosphere! This was my week for purchasing books, mostly. I’m still in catch-up mode (and will be for quite some time to come), so I only have one new NetGalley and two other books for upcoming blog […]