Breathe Deep & Swim ~Book Review~

Breathe Deep & Swim By: Jenna Marcus Cleanliness (See “About” for scale): 4/5 (Moderate cursing, Topics to consider: death, COVID-19, & racism.) 4 Stars Breathe Deep & Swim is the bittersweet tale of loss, forgiveness, adventure, and brotherly love. At 150 pages, it is a fairly short book, yet it still manages to completely capture …

In Cold Blood ~Book Review~

In Cold Blood By: Truman Capote Cleanliness (See "About" for scale): 3/5 (Cursing, Topics to consider: murder, racism, pedophilia, suicide, and capital punishment.) 4 Stars "Of all the people in the world, the Clutters were the least likely to be murdered." In Cold Blood is a well-crafted, intriguing true story of the Clutter family murders …

Breakfast at Bronzefield ~Book Review~

Breakfast at Bronzefield By: Sophie Campbell Cleanliness (See "About" for scale): 3/5 (Content to consider: Cursing, mentions of rape, mentions of sexual assault, and violence) 4 Stars Breakfast at Bronzefield is a nonfiction, autobiographical recounting of Sophie Campbell's experience in the UK's female prison system. All told from her perspective, this book reads a bit …

New Year Book Tag 2022

Happy New Year!!! I can hardly believe it's 2022 already - I'm still struggling with accidentally writing 2020 on things! These last couple of years have been pretty hard on most people considering the pandemic and all the difficulties it has brought. However, I'm hopeful that 2022 will be much, much better, and I'm optimistic …

Beyond the Mirror ~Book Review~

Beyond the Mirror: Seechers By: M.K. Williams and Natalie Kavanagh Cleanliness (See "About" for scale): Yuck (10+ curse words) Stars: 4.5 This book is absolutely amazing! Although the storyline appears to be a fairly basic fantasy book, the scientific/mental aspect of the "magic" and the writing itself takes it to an entirely new level. There …

The Magicians ~Book Review~

The Magicians By: Lev Grossman 2.5 Stars Cleanliness (See "About" for scale): Disgusting (20+ curse words, multiple sexual scenes, descriptions of body parts, violence, blood, and death.) Perhaps my expectations were too high for this book. When it was recommended to me, multiple people said it was an adult version of Narnia and Harry Potter …

Get Outside ~Journal Review~

Get Outside By: Ink & Willow 4 Stars Get Outside is a beautiful journal focused on religion and nature. It features "inspirational quotes, thoughtful journaling prompts, and valuable information to enhance every outdoor adventure." The first time I used this journal, I was sitting outside in the grass on a peaceful summer day. The prompts …

Guest Post: My challenges of writing multi-genre fiction

Hello everyone! Welcome to another guest post on my blog, today we have a guest author, Sheri Chapman. Please give her a warm hello, and enjoy the read! Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us, Sheri! -Audra My Challenges of Writing Multi-genre Fiction Hello, my name is Sheri Chapman, and I write multi-genre fiction.  …

Feelu ~Book Review~

Feelu: Explore Your Feelings By: Niloufar Shafiei 5 Stars Topics to consider: bullying Feelu is a very in-depth book that teaches kids how to deal with emotions as well as bullying. It uses examples, pictures, and colors to explain how to express each emotion and where that emotion fits into life. The illustrations are absolutely …

The Outstanding Blogger Award 2020

Thank you so much to Emily from Frappes and Fiction for nominating me for this award!! That is so sweet and kind of you to think of me. Go check out her post here: Award. The Rules: Provide the link to the creator’s original award post. (very important: see why in step 5)Answer the questions …

Far Beyond the Sun ~Book Review~

Far Beyond the Sun By: Dolev Zaharony 2.5 stars This book is a fun story of a little kid who wants to be the highest kid in the world - specifically taller than the sun. It teaches kids that absolutely anything is possible if you are inventive and use your imagination! The illustrations are fairly …

Tiny Infinities ~Book Review~

Tiny Infinities By: J.H. Diehl Cleanliness (See “About” for scale): Very Clean (Topics to consider: divorce, family troubles, mental illness, drugs, and brain disorders.) 4 Stars Tiny Infinities is a heart-wrenching book that tells the story of a young girl trying to put a broken life together. At first, the book seemed fairly average to …

Claws, Paws, Feathers, and Jaws ~Book Review~

Claws, Paws, Feathers, and Jaws: Impeccable Petunia Part 1 By: Katie Christine Cleanliness (See “About” for scale): Slightly Tainted (Content to consider: Violence) 4.5 Stars What an interesting, interesting book this is! To be honest, the main reason I picked up this book is because it is based around a chicken. I absolutely adore chickens …

F Is for Friday – May 22, 2020

F Is For Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Nomadic Worlds! I'm back, my friends, and I thought the best way to restart my posting for now would be by doing a meme that one of my blogging friends created! I really love this one. Make sure to join in on the fun! 😀 Rules: Credit …

Not Goodbye – Just See You Later

Hi. It's been a while. I'm currently going through a big change in my life and I simply have not had time to read or review books. I miss it so, so much and I miss all of my blogger buddies so much, but I'm just not able to do this right now. I thought …

500 Followers Celebration!!

I am so, so thankful for all of you! ☺️ I honestly can't believe I've made it this far. It's easy to lose motivation when blogging, but you guys make it worth it. Although followers are an awesome part of having a blog, one thing to always remember is that's not what it's all about. …

I Am Malala ~Book Review~

I Am Malala By: Malala Yousafzai Cleanliness (See "About" for scale): Slightly tainted (Topics to consider: terrorism, shootings, bombings, mention of stillbirth, blood, sexism, religion, surgery, and murder.) 5 Stars Wow. Just wow. I Am Malala is the autobiography of a young girl from Pakistan who stood up for women's rights and education and was …

The Raven ~Review~

I have finished my 6th classic on my classical to-be-read list!!! If you haven’t seen my list, check it out here: Classics TBR to see what’s coming! Also, feel free to take a look at my other reviews from the list: The Alchemist, Animal Farm, Candide, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, and Things Fall Apart. The Raven By: Edgar Allan Poe …

Shame Book Tag

  I was tagged by María at Bookgraphy to do the Shame Book Tag! Thanks so much! Check out her post here: tag. This tag is all about bookish things we love that everyone else hates. I honestly don't know how well I'll do answering these since you really need to read "popular" books to …

I Spy With My Little Fly ~Book Review~

I Spy With My Little Fly: Pups! By: M.C. Goldrick 3 stars This book is filled with tons of adorable dog pictures that a young kid will love looking at! It has bunches of pup facts and simple jokes on each page. Also on each photo is a small fly that your children can find. …

Things Fall Apart ~Book Review~

I have finished my 5th book on my classical to-be-read list!!! If you haven’t seen my list, check it out here: Classics TBR to see what’s coming! Also, feel free to take a look at my other reviews from the list: The Alchemist, Animal Farm, Candide, and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. Things Fall ApartBy: Chinua Achebe Cleanliness (See "About" …

Easter Time ~Book Tag~

Happy Easter to you all! This tag was created by The Calico Books and I found it over at Kristen Kraves Books! Be sure to check out their posts, too, and join in on the fun! Rules: Answer the prompts. Tag some friends. Link back to this post, and be sure to mention the creator …

Liebster Award #2

  I have been nominated for the Liebster Award by The Honest Avocado!! Please go check her site out because she definitely deserves an award! Thank you so, so much for thinking of me! And, also, check out my first award here: #1. What is the Liebster Award? It is an award given to bloggers …

The Giving House ~Book Review~

The Giving House By: Madelyn March Cleanliness (See "About" for scale): Disgusting (25+ curse words. Other content to consider: cancer, abuse, religion, stillbirth, implied sex, two descriptive rape scenes, adultery, and death.) 3.5 stars This is a very intriguing book. The whole story is a flashback told by a guilty narrator who is dying of …

Gust of Wind ~Book Review~

Gust of Wind By: R. G. Bisig Cleanliness (See "About" for scale): Disgusting (20+ curse words. Other content: murder, mentions of sex, descriptions of body parts, nakedness, and death.) 4 stars [Side note: I skimmed the last half of this book due to the amount of cursing.] If you like Marvel or DC, you will …

Illuminated Bible ~Review~

ESV Illuminated Bible - Art Journaling Edition Published by: Crossway 4 stars This bible is so, so beautiful! It's perfect for people who love doodling in the margins of their bible. A lot of the pages have at least one golden illustration or fancy verse. There are some random pages with a full verse covering …

The Versatile Blogger Award #2

  Thanks so much to Kay from Hammock of Books for nominating me to do this award!! Check out her post here: Award. And if you haven't see my first award, check it out, too: #1!   Rules: If you are nominated, you’ve been awarded the Versatile Blogger Award Thank the person who gave you …

Loblolly, Loblolly, You’re So Tall ~Book Review~

Loblolly, Loblolly, You're So Tall By: Mommy Moo Moo Ages 4 and under 3 stars This is a very different story. It is full of fairly random descriptive words that tell you about Loblollies. What are Loblollies? I had to look them up because this book never technically tells you (although you will probably figure …

TBR Alphabet Tag

This tag was created by Lily Ann Writes! Thanks for the tag! Check out her original post here: Tag. Rules: Name a book title from your TBR for every letter of the alphabet (can exclude words like ‘the’ if need be) these must be books that you have physical/e-book copies of and not ones you …

F Is For Friday – Jan. 25, 2019

F Is For Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Nomadic Worlds! This is my first one one these in 2019!! (I almost wrote 2018. Haha) I absolutely love doing these, and I think the 4th question is especially good for me to ponder. Make sure to join in on the fun! 😀 Rules: Credit the creator of …

The Mystery Blogger Award #3

Thanks so, so much to Sharla from The Honest Avocado for nominating me! I really appreciate it! If you haven't seen my other two awards, you can see them here: #1 and #2. What is the Mystery Blogger Award? "The Mystery Blogger is an award for amazing bloggers with ingenious posts. Their blog not only …

A Girl’s Best Friend ~Book Review~

A Girl's Best Friend By: Katherine Lindsay Cleanliness (See "About" for scale): Slightly Tainted (7+ Curse Words. Topics to consider: date rape, drinking, and kissing.) 3 stars To all the girls who dream of true love and find it in a dog. A Girl's Best Friend is a short, cute romance about a 24-year-old who …

Happy New Year!!

How can it possibly be 2019 already?! I hope this year will be great for all of you! Here's to new friends, more happiness, tons of pizza, and grand adventures! Thanks for supporting me and my blog! I appreciate all of you. What things are you looking forward to in 2019? ~Audra ✨

24: What Can Happen in a Day ~Book Review~

24: What Can Happen in a Day By: Michael Ford Jr. Cleanliness (See "About" for scale): Disgusting (10+ Curse Words. Topics to consider: suicides, nakedness, descriptions of body parts, mentions of sex, mention of rape, blood, descriptive injuries, and death.) 4 stars Ever wonder what it feels like to be a firefighter? Well, this book …

Merry Christmas ~Book Tag~

"It's the most wonderful time of the year!" It's Christmas!!!!!! I absolutely can't believe how fast time is going for me. I swear, Christmas 2017 happened only a couple months ago! Haha! I hope you all have a very happy holiday. Thanks to Nervous Bookworm for the tag! Rules Link to the person who tagged …

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ~Book Review~

I have finished my fourth book on my classical to-be-read list!!! I'm so proud of myself. Haha. If you haven't seen my list, check it out here: Classics TBR to see what's coming! Also, feel free to take a look at my other reviews from the list: The Alchemist, Animal Farm, and Candide. The Strange …

Disney Princess ~Book Tag~

It's tag time again!! I'm so excited for this one because I absolutely love Disney! Thanks so much to Sanjula and Reet from The Blue Moon Archives for tagging me in this! Sorry it took me so long. I actually completely forget about it until now... 😬 Rules: Mention where you saw the tag/thank whoever …

The Versatile Blogger Award

I've been nominated for another award!!! Yay!! Thanks so much to Bea from The Girl Who Writes for tagging me! Be sure to check out her awesome blog!   Rules: Thank the person who gave you the award and link to their blog. Nominate other bloggers that deserve the Versatile Blogger Award. List 7 facts …

Second-Chance Dogs ~Book Review~

Second-Chance Dogs Edited By: Callie Smith Grant Cleanliness (See "About" for scale): Very Clean (Topics to consider: abuse, still-birth, disease, religion, and death.) 4.5 stars This book really hurt. It really, really hurt, but that's mostly on me for bad timing. I guess hurting is not a bad thing because it can ultimately lead to …

Candide ~Book Review~

Welcome to the third review on my classical to-be-read list!! If you haven’t seen my list, check it out here: Classics TBR. And be sure to take a look at my first two reviews here: The Alchemist & Animal Farm. Candide By: Voltaire Cleanliness (See "About" for scale): Trash (1 Curse Word. Other content: descriptive war, kissing, …

Bare Your Bookshelf ~Book Tag~

  I was tagged by Lily over at Lily Anna Writes to do this tag! Thank you! Check out her post here: Tag. Let's get started!   A Book You Own, But Haven't Read Yet Oh... you mean all of them? HA! But really, I would say that I have around 80+ physical books on …

Animal Farm ~Book Review~

Welcome to the second review on my classical to-be-read list!! If you haven't seen my list, check it out here: Classics TBR. And check out my first review here: The Alchemist. Animal Farm By: George Orwell Cleanliness (See "About" for scale): Slightly Tainted (No curse words. Topics to consider: drinking, blood, suicide, murder, and death.) …

Too Many Books

"Houston, we have a problem." Yes, it is probably the most awesome problem I could possibly have, but... it's still a problem. In a post not too long ago (check it out here: Becoming a Book Reviewer - Pros and Cons), I mentioned how bad of an idea it was to accept too many books …

My Bad Reading Habits ~Book Tag~

Everyone has bad habits, and every reader has bad book habits. Today, I am going to be sharing some of mine! Thanks to Maria at Bookgraphy for the tag! I may be using a few of your answers.... Hehe. Check out her post here: Bookgraphy.   Skimming sections I actually do this A LOT and …

The Crescent Stone ~Book Review~

The Crescent Stone By: Matt Mikalatos Cleanliness (See "About" for scale): Very Clean (No cursing. Topics to consider: terminal illness, blood, war, and death.) 4.5 stars With mystery, magic, humor, and even history, The Crescent Stone is a very fun book to read! In a land where everyone keeps their word (except when they don't...), …

Reading Habits ~Book Tag~

Time for another tag! These questions were created by The Bibliophile Girl, and I first saw it on Book Dragons. Do you have a certain place at home for reading? The couch or my bed are where I normally read. I've always wanted to have a book nook, but I just don't have a place. Bookmark or …

The Alchemist ~Book Review~

Welcome to the first of my classical book reviews! I'm so proud that I have finished my first book! If you haven't seen the list of classics I will be reading and reviewing, check it out here: Classics TBR. The AlchemistBy: Paulo Coelho Cleanliness (See "About" for scale): Slightly Tainted (1 curse word. Topics to …

Crack Yourself Up ~Book Review~

Crack Yourself Up - Jokes for Kids By: Sandy Silverthorne Expected Publication: August 21, 2018 5 Stars Q: What steals your stuff while you're in the bathtub?  A: A robber ducky! What an adorable, little book! This book is filled with hilarious knock-knock jokes, funny stories, and tons of play-on words! Yes, of course there …

Classics TBR

Welcome to my first ever real TBR list! I normally am not a big fan of setting up TBRs for myself because I am most definitely a mood reader, but I decided it's time to push myself. I love classics! ❤ They are just amazing, unique, and beautiful. The only problem is, I hardly ever …

200 Followers!!

Wow! You guys are amazing! Thank you so much for another 100 follows! I can get discouraged easily on things like this, but you all make it worth it! I can't believe I've been blogging for six months! That's crazy! This community is so amazing, and I've met some really sweet people. I wanted to …

Book Blogger Insider ~Book Tag~

I have been tagged by Bookgraphy to do the Book Bloggger Insider Tag! Thanks, lovely! Rules: Answer the questions below Credit the creator: A Little Slice of Jamie Tag at least 5 people Have fun! 1. Where do you typically write your blog posts? Where I'm sitting right now -- the couch! It's super comfy with …

Room ~Book Review~

Room By: Emma Donoghue Cleanliness (See "About" for scale): Yuck (2+ curse words. Other content to consider: birth, stillbirth, abortion, breastfeeding, multiple mentions of private parts, mention of rape, implication of sex, kidnapping, and implied attempted suicide.) 4 Stars "To five-year-old Jack, Room is the world...." This is such a powerful story. It's pure fiction, …

Currently Reading ~Book Tag~

I was tagged by Nomadic Worlds to do the Currently Reading Tag! Thanks so much for tagging me! These are always tons of fun! 1. How many books do you usually read at once? That really depends. I try to read only one at once, but if the book is really boring or slow, I will …

Unique Blogger Award

Thank you so much to Kat (The Art of Feels) for tagging me in this award! I really like being unique and I do hope my personality on this blog shows that! Rules Display the award! Thank the person who nominated you, and post a link to their blog on your blog. Answer the questions …

One Lovely Blog Award

I was so happy to be tagged by Bookgraphy for the One Lovely Blog Award! Thank you! I sure hope my blog is lovely. Haha! Rules: Thank the person who nominated you for the award Display the banner/sticker/logo on your blog. Share 7 facts or things about yourself. Nominate up to 15 bloggers that you …

No Way Out ~Book Review~

No Way Out By: T.E. Mark Cleanliness (See "About" for scale): Trash (40+ curse words. Other content: burglary, murder, talk of sex, and death.) 3 stars This book had a very interesting world where "reality is programmable." At first I was thinking how it seemed to be similar to The Matrix. Then, as I read …

Something About Ann ~Book Review~

Something About Ann By: J. Everett Prewitt Cleanliness (See "About" for scale): Trash (40+ curse words. Other content: war, guns, descriptive deaths, blood, PTSD, adultery, abuse, descriptive sex, and drinking.) 2 stars This book had so, so much potential. It is a collection of short, interconnected stories revolving around soldiers that survived a war together. …

The Phantom Tree ~Book Review~

The Phantom Tree By: Nicola Cornick Cleanliness (See "About" for scale): Disgusting (15+ curse words. 1 descriptive sexual scene, multiple semi-descriptive sexual scenes. Other content: murder, witchcraft, drinking, nakedness, lying, kissing, pregnancy, and death.) 4 stars This is the most well-done time travel book I've ever read. Actually, it is the best multiple-point-of-view books I've …

My Name is Venus Black ~Book Review~

My Name is Venus Black (ARC) By: Heather Lloyd Expected Publication: February 27, 2018 Cleanliness: Trash (50+ curse words. Other topics to consider: mental health, prison, hate, smoking, drugs, mention of sexual abuse, mention of suicide, and death.) 2 stars I have never rated a book as trash before. I was so terribly disappointed. Because of …

8 Ways to Organize Your Books

Bookshelf organization varies from person to person. I've tried many different ways of organizing and finally found one that fits me. First, let's explore the pros and cons (in my opinion) of some of the most popular ways to organize. 1. Color Pros: Absolutely stunning, conversation starter. Cons: Extremely hard to accomplish. None of your series …

Goodreads TBR Monday

Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners. To participate, you simply have to choose a random book from your TBR and show it off! I chose All Rights Reserved by: Gregory Katsoulis. It just looks so interesting and reminds me of another book I really liked: Ella Minnow Pea by: Mark Dunn. (I …

Harry Potter Spells ~Book Tag~

I wasn't tagged by anyone, but I want to do this anyway! If you didn't know, I love Harry Potter! I first saw this tag on Clemi's Bookish World. It was created by KimberlyFayeReads. (She also created the lovely graphics!) I am tagging a few of newfound blogger friends who have already made the start of …

My Top Ten Books

I love books, but I don't normally go straight for the most popular section of the bookstore (more like Goodwill haha). I like unique books that a lot of people may not have read. How else are you going to make a new book a popular book if someone doesn't pick it up for the …

New Year, New Books

Wow! I can't believe it's 2018 already! Happy New Year! I am pretty proud of my reading this past year. I successfully read 55 books on my goal of 35.  And according to Goodreads, I read around 13,000 pages (making my average per book around 250). I'd prefer that number to be slightly higher, so …

A Flash of Red ~Book Review~

A Flash of Red By: Judith Blevins and Carroll Multz 3 Stars This is a very cute, but odd book. One major problem is it has many words and references that children would not quite understand, but it's too boring for older children. Basically, I don't believe it fits an age range. I also completely despise the …

Welcome!

Hello and welcome to my new blog! My name is Audra Watts, and I love books. This site is for reviews, bookish fun, and just random babbling. See my "about" page for cleanliness rating scale and other info. Don't be afraid to contact me about reviewing books! See the guidelines here: Book Submission Guidelines. I …