tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102714905912191222024-03-05T17:37:29.313-05:00Taylor&KensingtonRachael Frymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275768237484526974noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410271490591219122.post-14325133056165632512017-08-04T22:47:00.003-04:002017-08-06T15:25:30.035-04:00#TheReadingQuest TBR<div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: 'crimson text', serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
When I first saw <a href="http://www.littlebookowl.com/" target="_blank">LittleBookOwl's/Catorina's</a> TBR for #TheReadingQuest, I was interested in how a video game style readathon would work. This amazing reading challenge has been created and will be hosted by <a href="https://readatmidnight.com/2017/07/29/thereadingquest-sign-up/" target="_blank">Read At Midnight</a>. Her website has all the details and rules and the <a href="https://readatmidnight.com/2017/07/29/thereadingquest-sign-up/" target="_blank">SIGN UP</a> to be entered for the grand prize as well as all the adorable art work by <a href="https://readthinkponder.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">ReadThinkPonder</a>!</div>
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#TheReadingQuest runs from August 13th - September 10th. I will be starting on the Rogue path but hope to continue on to the Mage journey as well. I will post updates on my reading during the Quest on my <a href="https://twitter.com/RachaelFryman" target="_blank">Twitter </a>and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rachaelfryman/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. I am hoping to create at least a Wrap Up from this readathon on my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbuLOFL7Ki7P1FAEX1egWJQ" target="_blank">YouTube Channel</a> as well.</div>
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So let's jump into the readathon planning! As I mentioned I am planning to start out on the Rogue path, so I will start on the board where the little green Rogue guy is and work my across the bottom row toward Mage, then up toward Knight, and possibly across the top toward Bard. Also, the blueish squares in the middle are side Quests that you can complete at any time during the Character Quests.</div>
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Just to be fully prepared, I decided to plan out AS MANY BOOKS as possible. There is not debate that I will not be able to finish all of these books, especially as I will be back to work full time by the start of this reading challenge. None the less, here is my very tentative, insanely massive, super ambitious, and absolutely impossible TBR! :)</div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">ROUGE PATH:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">A Banned Book: The Handmade's Tale</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">A Book With a Partially Obscured Face: The Hate U Give</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">A Book With <500 Reviews: This Year I Will</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">A Book with a One Word Title: You</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">MAGE PATH:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">A Book That Contains Magic: Akata Witch</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">A Book Based on Mythology: The Sea of Monsters</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">The First Book in a Series: A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">KNIGHT PATH:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">A Book with a Verb in the Title: Pushing the Limits</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">A Book with a weapon on the Cover: Princess Bride</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">A Book with red on the cover: Don't Get Caught</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">A Book that has a Movie/TV adaptation: Big Little Lies</span></div>
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BONUS QUESTS:</div>
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Potions: Because You Love to Hate Me</div>
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Multiplayer: This Savage Song</div>
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Expansion: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire</div>
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Mini-Game: Saga Vol 7</div>
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Animal Companion: Full Cicada Moon</div>
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So there it is! What a list!! Hope I can get 10-13 of these read at the least, but again, I will be back to work full time during this challenge - so we'll see what I get done! Let me know down below which books you've read from my TBR and if you are going to participate in #TheReadingQuest, what's on your TBR?</div>
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Rachael Frymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275768237484526974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410271490591219122.post-85156806673974230512016-08-24T20:27:00.003-04:002016-08-24T20:29:27.684-04:00A to Z Reading ChallengeI'm challenging myself to read 26 books, a title beginning with each letter of the alphabet this school year. I attempted this challenge last year and almost made it! This year, I'm preparing to win! Below you can see my TBR video and find the two printables I made to keep myself on track if you'd like to join in on the challenge!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDX4xiiJJbaEk3uK3jeW01nkGWkPBlY0eazR3pkhYDazbeesbNPvhYkONU4dsB4vGxzgcjPvdgz4dO-TNF2RtJEsaROhxDLVeQvCwNDhrisTkl0ia9B6g-ud1YFtCKL-TII-ubQ9sRww/s1600/Screen+Shot+2016-08-24+at+8.25.23+PM.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDX4xiiJJbaEk3uK3jeW01nkGWkPBlY0eazR3pkhYDazbeesbNPvhYkONU4dsB4vGxzgcjPvdgz4dO-TNF2RtJEsaROhxDLVeQvCwNDhrisTkl0ia9B6g-ud1YFtCKL-TII-ubQ9sRww/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-08-24+at+8.25.23+PM.png" width="320" /></a>Rachael Frymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275768237484526974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410271490591219122.post-20345431883603025542016-06-24T18:18:00.002-04:002016-06-25T00:33:44.480-04:00REVIEW: BEFORE WE GO EXTINCT BY KAREN RIVERS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPg5ihaSgXDFqAATN69smETc_Jc3kX5_wURhki3-kldTluxJGwNkPMuKntIYi7EuZxRZypAu-ZXQl4Mzbpk6dK5t6kxiB8q7mRWzw25RZuXySzGpBrN-eyjI9mnR59pFqs5o-p4Z1jyI/s1600/25689026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPg5ihaSgXDFqAATN69smETc_Jc3kX5_wURhki3-kldTluxJGwNkPMuKntIYi7EuZxRZypAu-ZXQl4Mzbpk6dK5t6kxiB8q7mRWzw25RZuXySzGpBrN-eyjI9mnR59pFqs5o-p4Z1jyI/s320/25689026.jpg" width="213" /></a><u style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Six Word Summary:</u><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Grieving teen deals with friend's suicide.</span></span><br />
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<u style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Favorite Line:</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> "How far do you have to go to get away from </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">yourself?"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I think this book was just <i>amazing</i>. I think we often forget that young people have to deal with tough issues, too, and this is a perfect, realistic representation of the grieving process. This topic hit close for me, so I'm having trouble putting my thoughts into words at the moment. Suffice to say, I would recommend this book to all those who enjoy YA and I will be adding this book to my school library collection.</span></span><u style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></u><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></span><u style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></u><br />
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<u style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Six Word Summary:</u><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"> Reckless teen searches for lost love.</span></span><br />
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<u style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Kinda-like:</u><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"> The travel and heartache from Eat, Pray, Love meets the stupid decisions and complaining nature of Cheryl Strayed in Wild.</span></span></span><br />
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<u style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Favorite Line:</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif;"> "Stains are even worse when you're the only one who can see them."</span><br />
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<u style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">My Thoughts:</u><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif;">I </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif;">really</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif;"> liked the idea of this story in general with the romance and European travel, but I just couldn't get over her ridiculous attitude and poor decision making and it ended up ruining this book for me. I just keep thinking, "don't do this" and "please don't do that." Her reckless behavior could have, if Allyson were a real teenage girl, gotten her seriously hurt, kidnapped or worse. Her depression/obsession with this boy after returning from France seems to be a horrible representation for teenage girls. Much like in the second Twilight book, it's like these authors are saying, "It's ok to put your whole life on hold and have a mental breakdown with a boy breaks up with you." And while after a YEAR of her depression/obsession she makes more dangerous decisions whilst trekking around Europe alone and several times she can't even make up her mind to stick with her decisions. When we finally maneuver her reckless behavior and flip-flopped </span></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif;">decisions, the ending of the book is such a let down. </span><br />
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<u style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Six Word Summary:</u><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"> Mary's idiot uncle somehow criminal mastermind?</span></span><br />
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<u style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Kinda-like:</u><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"> A really suspenseful story without the suspense.</span></span></span><br />
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<u style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Favorite Line:</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> They would have gone from the shelter of the doorway and found a room in the town somewhere; she would have been beside him, and they would have loved one another.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">I did not enjoy this one. Read it with Mom, who did enjoy it though. I found it to be rather boring and predictable. All of the characters were strange and mostly unlikeable but I found the main character, Mary to be just awful. She did not seem to be a strong character and did the opposite of good designs making! She thinks her horrible Uncle's brother is just as horrible, but she still goes for him. What?? Makes no sense. She did walk around a lot and set several </span></span><span style="font-size: 15px;">different tables though...so she has that going for her.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">While nothing ground-breaking, this </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">was</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"> a fun and easy world to escape into. I found the make character, R.F. Jackaby to be quite delightful if not a little too eccentric at times. His house was full of interesting magical/supernatural elements that I would have loved to explore more. I would love some more back story for Jackaby. I will definitely be picking up the sequel. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<u>Six Word Summary:</u> Pride and Prejudice and Reality TV.<br />
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Not for me. I feel like the characters were really missing the charisma that makes Pride and Prejudice so great. In P&P, the characters are all crazy but lovable. In Eligible, it was a struggle for me to find the lovable parts. I think the success of the book with a reader will lie solely on the readers view of Liz and Darcy, the two main characters. The bar for these two amazing characters was set high to begin with from P&P fame, but the new versions of these characters fall very short of that bar in Eligible for me. <br />
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<br />Rachael Frymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275768237484526974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410271490591219122.post-89806700574304490472016-01-18T18:30:00.003-05:002016-01-18T18:37:33.725-05:00Song of the WeekThis is straight outta the nineties but it came on the radio yesterday and I had an absolute blast singing and dancing along to it in my car. I hope to carry that fun attitude with me through this week!<br />
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-Rachael xoRachael Frymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275768237484526974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410271490591219122.post-92034579912500753772016-01-11T21:56:00.004-05:002016-01-11T21:56:49.721-05:00Song of the WeekIt was clear who should be spotlighted this week - but I had a hard time picking one song. Here are my top four. RIP Bowie.<br />
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<br />Rachael Frymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275768237484526974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410271490591219122.post-58176878634078499542016-01-07T19:43:00.000-05:002016-01-09T10:19:00.034-05:002016 Goals1. Drink more water!<br />
2. Go hiking in the state park.<br />
3. Complete the Spanish lessons in Duolingo.<br />
4. Relax this summer - no classes!<br />
5. Don't say yes to doing things I don't want to do.<br />
6. Met my GoodReads goal of 80 books.<br />
7. Read more short stories. (At least 20)<br />
8. Be more active on social media with T&K.<br />
9. Post twice a week on my blog.<br />
10. Post two videos a week on my Youtube channel.<br />
11. Post or blog 25 book reviews.<br />
12. Buy 25 books or less.<br />
13. Catch up on popular series!<br />
14. Make more vlogs - bookish and otherwise.<br />
15. Go to 4 live performances.<br />
16. Start a Book Club at school.<br />
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-Rachael xoRachael Frymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275768237484526974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410271490591219122.post-28026799921565999702016-01-04T21:40:00.003-05:002016-01-04T21:45:06.748-05:00Song of the WeekNot a Belieber - but I LOVE this song - especially the live version from Jimmy Fallon. <br />
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-Rachael xoRachael Frymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275768237484526974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410271490591219122.post-91242858655596389242015-12-21T10:37:00.000-05:002015-12-22T10:37:29.681-05:00Song of the WeekIt's time for my very favorite Christmas song to take us into Christmas this week!<br />
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-Rachael xoRachael Frymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275768237484526974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410271490591219122.post-20548906816701232542015-10-05T21:23:00.001-04:002015-10-05T21:23:59.635-04:00Song of the WeekThis week is a song that I put of purchasing from iTunes for a while, but I kept finding myself singing it in my head and finally caved this afternoon. Enjoy.<br />
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-Rachael xoRachael Frymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275768237484526974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410271490591219122.post-35013361523333330352015-10-04T21:16:00.000-04:002015-10-05T21:17:08.676-04:00EC Planner Weekly : Woodland Floral from Sunshine PlannerThis week was a first - I ordered my stickers from an Etsy shop! Most of the stickers shown in this weeks spread were from a mini kit from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SunshinePlanner?ref=shop_sugg" target="_blank">Sunshine Planner</a>, the rest I made to go with the theme as needed. Overall, I loved the ease of use with the pre-made stickers, but I found they didn't quite fit my need as well as when I create my whole late myself. I do plan to try other kits in the future. I LOVED the colors this week and used pastel Sharpie pens to match!<br />
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-Rachael xoRachael Frymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275768237484526974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410271490591219122.post-79455939815213667482015-09-28T21:12:00.000-04:002015-10-05T21:13:06.036-04:00EC Planner Weekly: Kate Spade Theme<div>
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Rachael Frymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275768237484526974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410271490591219122.post-11178260084112311242015-09-21T20:27:00.001-04:002015-09-21T20:27:07.394-04:00Song of the WeekFor the past few days I've been using one song in particular to get me pumped up and ready for the day...especially bright and early in the morning. I love the beat and the rhythm of the words but I also love love love the opening line: "I can move mountains, I can work a miracle." Just the inspiration I need as I head into my second week of my new job!<br />
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-<b><i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Rachael xo</span></i></b>Rachael Frymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275768237484526974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410271490591219122.post-38049107647992380952015-09-20T11:12:00.002-04:002015-09-20T11:12:34.165-04:00EC Planner Weekly: Sept 21- 27This week's theme revolves around two fall colors I love together: burnt orange and plum! Besides the red, pink, and orange washi along the bottom and the yellow motivational sticker in the top left corner, I created, modified, printed all this week's stickers myself. Bring on fall!<br />
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Rachael Frymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275768237484526974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410271490591219122.post-77467459875330650902015-09-08T19:42:00.002-04:002015-09-08T19:43:28.520-04:00Top Ten Tuesday: Finished Series I Need to FinishToday's Top Ten Tuesday is my list of series that have been completely published through to the last book, but I haven't caught up yet! I will include only series in which I've at least read the first book to begin the series. In no particular order:<br />
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1. Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling<br />
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I had a difficult time getting into a new show called True Blood several years back, until I discovered Alexander Skarsgard! It wasn't until after I was into the show that I found out it started as a series with weird covers I'd been seeing at the library for years! Regardless, I started collecting the copies at library books sales and now own them all. At this point, I've read the first two books, but have gotten them mixed up with the show. I plan to start from the beginning again and maybe do a year long (one/two book a month) marathon to get through these!<br />
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-<b><i><span style="color: purple;">Rachael xo</span></i></b>Rachael Frymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275768237484526974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410271490591219122.post-69443057553615834942015-09-07T11:45:00.001-04:002015-09-07T11:45:42.006-04:00Song of the Week - Rivers and Roads by The Head and the HeartI went to see a friend and co-worker playing at a local coffee shop last weekend and they closed with this song. Since then, I've not been able to get it out of my head. Enjoy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS WEEK's! First week I departed from the monthly color scheme! 9/7-9/6</td></tr>
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Rachael Frymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275768237484526974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410271490591219122.post-11501366357241841382015-09-06T11:41:00.000-04:002015-09-07T11:41:56.351-04:00Re Readathon TBRI am once again participating in the Re-Readthon! This readathon is about reading all your favorite reads and enjoying them all over again! It runs from Monday Sept 7 to Sunday Sept 20. Check out my TBR video for my list of books to pull from over this readathon! <br />
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-<span style="color: blue;"><i>Rachael xo</i></span>Rachael Frymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275768237484526974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410271490591219122.post-19924604520515868592015-09-04T11:38:00.000-04:002015-09-07T11:42:14.398-04:00August Wrap up and September TBRI read a total of 14 books in August. I'm pretty pleased with this amount because the lead up to school starting and after school started were both hectic times. BookTubeAThon was in August, though and that did help! Check out my Wrap up video to hear about 13 of those books. (Totally left out Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee -- which I gave 2/5 stars). This video also includes my September hopefuls!<br />
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