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  • ►  2012 (112)
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      • Reading the States: Maryland
      • The Shallows
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      • Mini Reviews on Nonfiction Reads
      • The Year of Great Reading
      • Reading the States: Maine
      • V for Vendetta
      • Wordless Wednesday: My Brother's Wedding!
      • Top Ten Authors I'd like to See on a Reality Show
      • Cold Comfort Farm
      • Reading the States: Louisiana
      • Readers are the best!
      • Wordless Wednesday: NYC Public Library
      • Top Ten Favorite Quotes from Books
      • A Streetcar Named Desire
      • Pinterest
      • Reading the States: Kentucky
      • A Lesson Before Dying
      • Wordless Wednesday: Mockingbird Bird Feeder
      • My Ántonia
    • ►  April (22)
      • The Distant Hours
      • Reading the States: Kansas
      • Mini Reviews: Pairing Books with Movies (or TV) 5
      • Wordless Wednesday: Salisbury Cathedral
      • Nicole Krauss and Jhumpa Lahiri
      • Bleak House
      • Dewey 24 hour Read-a-Thon!
      • Reading the States: Iowa
      • Let’s Pretend This Never Happened
      • Wordless Wednesday: Taliesin Studio
      • Top Ten Tips For New Book Bloggers
      • Book Ratings
      • Reading the States: Indiana
      • Clara and Mr. Tiffany
      • Wordless Wednesday: Budapest Holocaust Memorial
      • Top Ten Books That Were Totally Deceiving
      • The Submission
      • Reading the States: Illinois
      • Rereadings
      • Wordless Wednesday: Dauphin Island
      • Top Ten Books to Read in a Day
      • The Yearling
    • ►  March (23)
      • Cloud Atlas Readalong: Final Post
      • Reading the States: Idaho
      • Rainbow Valley
      • Wordless Wednesday: Civil Rights Memorial Center
      • The Hunger Games
      • Mini Reviews: Pairing Books with Movies 4
      • Reading the States: Hawaii
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  • ▼  2011 (252)
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      • Happy New Year
      • The Paris Wife
      • Perfect Fifths
      • Wordless Wednesday: Golden Gate Bridge
      • Top Ten Favorite Books I Read in 2011
      • Christmas is Awesome
      • Christmas Movies
      • Chaos Walking Series
      • Wordless Wednesday: Merry Christmas!
      • Top Ten Books I Hope Santa Brings
      • Jane Austen Made Me Do It
      • 2011 End Of Year Book Survey
      • Shakespeare and Comapany Bookstore
      • And the Pursuit of Happiness
      • The Great Bridge
      • Wordless Wednesday: Garmisch-Partenkirchen Picnic
      • A Study in Scarlet
      • The Grey King
      • Books Lead to More books
      • Will Grayson, Will Grayson
      • Wordless Wednesday: NYC, old and new
      • Top Ten Childhood Faves
      • I Am Half-Sick of Shadows
      • The House of Mirth
      • The End
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I love books and I'll read just about anything. I tend to read a lot of literary fiction and classics, but I'm always looking for recommendations. I'm in my 20s and have been reading for as long as I can remember. My Rating System (I rate on my personal reaction to the book): ★ = one star ☆ = 1/2 star ★★★★★: A new favorite, a must-read ★★★★: Liked it a lot ★★★: Nothing special, but OK ★★: Not my cup of tea ★: Waste of time
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About Me


I started this blog in January 2010 for my own amusement and to connect with other readers. Blogging about the books I read and bookish things I think and do has given me a chance to “meet” so many amazing fellow readers. You guys are awesome.

A bit about the blogger…
My name is Melissa, I love books (obviously) and tend to read a wide variety of genres. I read a lot of literary fiction and classics, but also enjoy modern fiction and nonfiction, graphic novels and young adult books. I'm always looking for recommendations. I'm in my late 20s and have been reading for as long as I can remember. I live in the Midwest with the Huz (who puts up with my ridiculous library) and the pup (who tries to distract me from reading whenever he can).

I also love to travel and have been to 32 states within the USA and 14 countries. My day job is in the publishing industry. I used to work at a daily newspaper and miss it, but sadly, it’s a dying field. I also review about one theatre performance at week over at my other blog, Stage Write.

You can always reach me, to chat, recommend a book or whatever, at avidreader25 [at] gmail.com

My review policy

If you read this blog and think I will actually enjoy the book you are pitching, you can e-mail me. However, if you send me a dozen e-mails pitching romance novels, kids books, self-help books, supernatural thrillers, etc. I will probably just ignore them. I do not blog for review copies and only accept them if it’s a book I’m truly interested in reading. Thanks.

Photos of the Huz and the pup and then me at the To Kill a Mockingbird museum in Alabama this summer.
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