Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice Atticus and Scout Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird Gandolf from Lord of the Rings Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter, or any character really from Harry Potter series The Little Prince Watson and Sherlock from Sherlock Holmes mysteries James Bond from any novel by Ian Fleming Don Quixote Huckleberry Finn […]
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My Reading Memories
I was reading an article on Modern Mrs. Darcy’s blog about “Reading Memories.” I thought that I would jump on the bandwagon. I am going to share some of my book memories. Childhood: I loved unicorns as a little girl. There is a movie called “The Last Unicorn” based on the book by Peter Beagle. […]
Books similar to Stranger Things
I like everyone who jumped on the Stranger Things bandwagon. I compiled books that have the same type of vibe. My Best Friend’s Exoricism by Grady Hendrix Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore by Kim Fu User Friendly by Vivian Vande Velde (Dungeons and Dragons) Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand […]
Other Celebrity Book Clubs: August 2022
This will be updated throughout the month of August. Feminist Book Club Roxane Gay: Audacious Book Club Noname Book Club Between Two Books Spivey’s Book Club
Book Journals ideas
Here are some ideas on what do journal about with each book! Character list and analysis Your rating and average ratings Settings (I keep a map and color them in where each book was set) Publisher Page numbers Titles Favorite quotes Themes Comparision to an adaption (TV/Movie) Steam rating (romance) Who you would like see […]
Jenna Bush-Hager- Today Show Book Club pick for June 2022
Blog updates and new posts coming…
I have a new widget that allows my book reviews to be longer, detailed, and organized. My next review will be in this new format! I have gotten a little lazy with my reviews. I just try to get them all together to post. I am going to take a lot more time and energy […]
A new challenge for a cause
I started this challenge on Facebook. It is ONLY for the month of June. 29 minutes of reading a day and submit it. You also have your own Facebook page to customize as you move forward. This is the blurb that you can send to your Facebook friends: I’m taking on the Reading Challenge for […]
Writing a Book
I am sorry that I have not been posting lately. I have been stressed out at work again. I have been having panic attacks again. I have not been reading this month at all. I am NOT ashamed that I am seeking help this time to control my panic attacks, how to handle situations with […]
Tom Felton’s new book
Omg! Tom Felton wrote a book out Oct 2022. Gotta read this. Pre-ordering asap. I couldn’t upload the video. It was on tik tok.
May Book News (TV/Movie adaptions)
Wicked adaption will be 2 movies. The movie will star Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. The movie will release 12/2024 and the 2nd on 12/25. HBO Max will be adapting The Every by Dave Egger. Nicola Yoon will publish adult books soon. Reba McEntire is writing a non-fiction book for 2023. It is not a […]
Steel City Con: I met Matthew Lewis
Matthew Lewis’ line was so long, I wasn’t going to meet him. I noticed his line was short. I ran to the ATM. By the time that I got back, he was packing to leave. His agent said that he needed to catch a flight. He said he would take one more. I bought an […]
Review of “Unmasked: My Life Solving America’s Cold Cases” by Paul Holes
Rating: 4 star review Summary: A memoir about the personal life and career of Paul Holes. He worked on a lot of high-profile cases. One of the most notable cases was the EAR or Golden State Killer. He also talks about how his career affected his personal life. I am labeling this as a memoir […]
New Book Club from NYT (New York Times) and PBS NewsHour
https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/now-read-this Go here for an updated list of Book Clubs by celebrities or public websites! 🙂 I will be updating my celberity book guide. Even though this is not a celebrity book club… it is a public book club! Happy reading, Book Nerds!
Arc alert: Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin
I got this today as book mail! Thanks to celadon books for my arc of Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin! I really enjoyed her other book called Saint X! It says it is a cross between The Lottery by Shirley Jackson and anything by Margaret Atwood! It comes out June 2022!
March Book News (including book to movie adaptions)
I will update this all March long. Memoirs: Claire Foy (Facebook whistleblower) memoir: Deborah Birx (COVID-19 Task Force- former during Trump’s administration) is penning a book Outlander prequel series for Starz Notes for an Execution by Danya Kukafka will be adapted into a TV series Flatshare by Beth O’Leary will be on Paramount + Harold […]
Spoilers March 2022 celebrity book clubs
Taylor Jenkins Reid’s new book!!!!@
I cannot wait! I hope I get an arc!!!!!
Review of “The Christie Affair” by Nina de Gramont
Overall: 3 star review Summary: There were 11 days when Agatha Christie disappeared from her home after her husband announced he was leaving her for another woman. This is the story behind that disappearance. My thoughts: I thought this book was going to be great. But it was slow paced and quite boring. I also […]
Review of “The Roommate” by Rosie Danan
Overall: 3 star review Summary: Clara is from a wealthy family. Clara is an uptight socialite. She moves to CA to be with her crush, but he leaves as soon as she gets there. She has a stranger as a roommate, Josh. Josh is a porn star. Sparks fly after a night of teaching Clara […]
Belletrist. Emma Roberts’ Book Club pick Feb 2022
A full list of her books below
Pick your next book from your TBR list with our free new app for Androids!
Our new TBR (To Be Read) book selection app is available for Android users in the google play store: Here. The app is great for keeping track of your To Be Read list by saving all of your book titles to your phone. When you are ready to read your next book just use the […]
2021 was a great year in books….
I completed 136 books this year. I had a slow period from July to October. I had a lot of stress at work. After taking care of that, I got back on track. But it really slowed me down. My goal was 130 books, so I cannot complain. But I wanted to reach 150 books […]
My 2022 most anticipated books
Book News and adaptions to TV and movies
I am going to keep adding to this. So if you double back to this post, it may have more book news! Last updated 10/19/21. Books: Jennifer Hillier- Things We Do in the Dark Casey MeQuiston- I Kisses Shara Wheeler The 10th Outlander book will be published soon. She has the 9th book coming out […]
2 year anniversary of Book Nerd Alert Blog
I cannot believe that my blog is 2 years old! This blog started when I needed an emotional outlet from stress. I love to talk, read, and research books. So this blog was a natural fit for me! I never really talk on here about myself. I live in a VERY small town. I grew […]
Jimmy Fallon’s summer reads pick 2021
Reese Witherspoon Late Summer YA pick is….
A checklist of all her books will be posted when I return on my vacation. Above is the link for all Reese’s book picks. I just got back from my vacation! It was so nice to get away. Now back to reality and my blog!
Bullying and reading
My co-worker has been bullying me. At first, it started with him bullying me with work-related tasks. (I promise this will talk about books in a second). But he started to call me a rude nickname and will say inappropriate comments to me as well. Needless to say, the other day I was talking to […]
How To Cure A Reading Slump
I am currently at a reading slump. I have been thinking about ways to get me out of this slump. Sometimes during the year, I need motivation to keep reading. What do you do to get yourself out of a reading slump? Here are a few good tips to try to avoid the dreaded slump. […]