Tag Archives: Jane Austen

Book Review: Persuasion by Jane Austen

Posted on January 7, 2014 by TBM

Happy New Year! I meant to post this yesterday, but nothing went right yesterday. I really hope this isn’t a sign of how the rest of 2014 will go. Fingers crossed for a good year, with only a few bad … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Emma by Jane Austen

Posted on December 9, 2013 by TBM

Before I get to my review I wanted to let you know how my book tour for my latest novel, Marionette, is going. On Saturday, Cindy wrote a wonderful review on her blog. And yesterday, I guest posted on The … Continue reading →

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Review: Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

Posted on October 15, 2013 by TBM

When I think of Jane Austen three books pop into my mind: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Emma. Granted, I haven’t read Emma yet this year, but I’m familiar with the story thanks to movies. Sometimes I remember … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (August 13)

Posted on August 13, 2013 by TBM

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday (August 6)

Posted on August 6, 2013 by TBM

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL … Continue reading →

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I had to do it!

Posted on June 6, 2013 by TBM

Today I woke up and realized that it’s Thursday. Where did this week go? And I still have a few deadlines before I can go to a pub on Friday night. Saying that, here’s a quick post about Malaysia and … Continue reading →

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Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

Posted on February 20, 2013 by TBM

One of my goals this year is to read the remaining five Jane Austen novels on my 1001 list. I already read Pride and Prejudice when I first started the project. Austen is one of my favorite authors. I have … Continue reading →

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Charles Dickens — Check!

Posted on January 16, 2013 by TBM

I did it! I set out to read ten novels my Dickens in 2012. By the end of the year I had finished nine of them. Last week I finished the tenth. As you can see from the photo, there … Continue reading →

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Really? In Bath?

Posted on April 4, 2012 by TBM

Before I visited Bath this past month, I had thought of the town as a quaint English town that would have adorable neighborhoods, beautiful buildings, and wonderful places to stop and enjoy a marvelous cup of tea.  And the town … Continue reading →

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A Classics Challenge

Posted on December 14, 2011 by TBM

This week I have been announcing what reading challenges I intend to join during 2012.  Today is no different.  I will also be participating in a Classics Literature Challenge hosted by November’s Autumn.  I heard of this challenge from Shelley … Continue reading →

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