Tomorrow!!!

Last chance to win our first giveaway! Just comment below! The winner will receive Carla Kelly's Reforming Lord Ragsdale.

Next Clue

Sorry everyone I've been experiencing some difficulty getting posts up the last couple days... I think it's mostly related to the fact that my five children love to try and help me type! But you guys need another clue and way to enter! So here's the next clue (it's a big one!) the book is by Carla Kelly!! I adore her books! So to enter write in the comments your favorite Carla Kelly book, or if you haven't read anything of hers tell me about your favortie historical fiction book! Happy reading and checkibg back in were so close to getting to the fun stuff!

Who knows the History of the paperback novel?

I love reading and I LOVE building up my library. And one thing I'm really interested in as well is history, what could be better than having both in the same place?! Here's a link about the birth of paperback novels enjoy! (Especially because it's by a really great author, Karen Witemeyer) The Birth of the Paperback Novel

Historical Fiction

Time for another way to enter! It's a hint at what book is (and it's the first hint so it's really broad) 😉 anyway it is a historical fiction! To get another entry comment with your favorite historical fiction author!

Read along with us!

The first book we're reading is Elizabeth Camden's Against the Tide. If you are like me and love building up your home library, this is one worth adding. And it's also on sale, on Amazon ($7.98)  at Christianbooks.com ($3.99) Here's the links! To purchase at Christianbooks.com To purchase on Amazon
The book I've chosen was published in 2012 and she has come out with other books since, she even has a kindle book that you can pre-order FREE! (Which of course I've already done!) here's the link to that! FREE Novella (Pre-Order) from Elizabeth Camden  If you've read any of her books and loved them! Share with us in the comments!

Getting to know YOU!

I introduced myself and we have just a short time before we dive into reviews and everything else, but I really want to get to know you guys!  But I want this to be fun (come on guys I'm a stay at home mom, with definitely not enough adult interaction!) SO... Let's make it interesting... Comment below what your favorite book is, and or your favorite way to read a book! Like someone else's comment if you, well, like it and the top comment will get two entries into our first drawing! WHAT?! I didn't tell you about our first drawing? Well, because our first book giveaway is just too far away, we'll be doing one on July 1st! (Hints on what book it is will come throughout the week, as well as more ways to enter, so keep checking back often!)

July's Schedule!

I know it feels like a long way away but I'm still organizing some things so July's schedule looks like this:
1st week (July 6-10)
Against the Tide
Elizabeth Camden
2nd week (July13-17)
After a Fashion
Jen Turano
3rd week (July 20-24)
Miss Burton Unmasks a Prince
Jennifer Moore
4th week (July 27-31)
Irish Meadows
Susan Anne Mason

I'll try to do a book this week and next but my computer is MIA so I'm getting a new one!

The Post in Which I Introduce Myself

I feel like I should start this with; "Hi, my name is Sireena and I'm addicted to books." But this blog has been a long time coming, You see the written world is my haven. It drew me in and I was sucked further and further into it's clutches. It all started back in elementary school when I could finally read the chapter books and not those lousy "See the cat. The cat sat. The cat sat on a mat." (You ALL know what I'm talking about.) It was fueled by the first book given to me by my second grade teacher (I can never thank you enough Mrs. Dunbar) It was "The Stinky Sneakers Mystery" by Beverly Lewis. That book was my treasure, I still have it to this day and in pristine condition despite it's repeated use. I began reading more, going to the public library more often, reading The Babysitters Club, The Boxcar Children, Nancy Drew. Oh! How I loved biographies! I had to read about Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin. History became my favorite subject, because the only way (at least for me) was to read it! I could see pictures and read peoples journals of them doing incredible feats! It was all at my finger tips, the whole world. Then my world took another spectacular turn, Harry Potter and Sorcerers Stone came out and I fell in love, it was read to me by my fifth grade teacher (Mrs. Stallsmith) it was a great book, but the way she read it! The images were alive in my mind and I learned I'm one of those people, I jump into the book and I am transported in my mind to another time, place, world. The words leap off the pages creating beautiful pictures in my mind that I treasure, I connect with the characters and fall in love, felt pain, saddness, triumph, defeat, joy.
I used books as a door to escape when I needed somewhere to go. I also learned something else, I can never read a good book just once, and more importantly I have to share them. I give books for just about all our wedding gifts, birthdays, baby showers, the Easter bunny brings books to our house and the tooth fairy brings one for my kids first lost tooth. (I really have a problem.) Which brings us back to the reason for this blog, I want to share.
I really enjoy historical fiction, and regency, (among many others, which I will review here as well) but can find it difficult to find good ones that have a love story in it without over doing it. I want clean books. I want ones that have history to them. Let's get real honest here, I just want it to be well written, So, each week I will be reviewing one book, twice, once as a general review (at the beginning of the week) and the second time will be in depth and most likely have spoiler alerts or more accurately spoilers and this is the places where I'd really like to hear your feedback to about the book! (kind of like an online book club, at the end of the week) And of course check back often for free books and giveaways! I plan on spotlighting an author every month and giving away one of their books, because I love them, I'm incredibly grateful for their work and I want to support them in anyway I can so that they will continue to write. If you are an author and would like me to spotlight or review your book feel free to contact me at sireenadoty@hotmail.com and if your a reader feel free to write a book suggestion in the comments here!