Poems and Poets

Publication Date: September 26, 2017 Genre: Middle Grade My Goodreads Rating: 4/5 Source: Publisher (Through Edelweiss) Christa loves Christmas. The holiday season is her favorite season of all time- it's just so perfect! Unfortunately, this year, the holidays are stained by her parents separation. She can't imagine spending the vacations without her father, even when her mom tells her she'll be joining her on a trip across Europe for the winter. A cautious, play-it-safe kind of girl, Christa isn't really looking forward to the crowds and new foods. When she gets to her hotel though, there's a package from her father awaiting her. The first of 12, the letter dares to her complete a task she normally wouldn't. As Christa works to finish the dares and make new friends within her mom's acting troop, her father shapes her into a more confident girl, from halfway across the world!

I'm back with my last post about Italy (2012). I know I've said that before- but this time I honestly think that I don't have any other Italian pictures to share with you! Here are some last pictures of Venetian buildings and cathedrals. This meme is hosted by Melinda @ Westmetromommyreads . St Mark's Basilica

This will be the second-to-last post in my series on Italy ( this time for sure)! Today I'm sharing the interiors of some cathedrals in Venice- most likely the St. Mark's Basilica. I'm linking up with Melinda @ Westmetromommyreads for this weekly meme. She writes great book reviews so you should go check her out!

This week I have some pictures of Venetian boats to share with you! Only a few pictures but they are quite bright and vibrant! Thanks to  Melinda  for hosting Saturday Snapshot every week!

Hey everyone! I'm back with more pictures of my family trip to Italy in 2012, as a part of Saturday Snapshot (hosted by westmetromommyreads.com ). Today I'll be sharing some pictures of Piazza della Signoria in Florence. 

Some of you may remember that in last week's Saturday Snapshot post I mentioned that I'd be sharing some more pictures of our family trip to Italy in 2012. I began the series knowing that there were some pictures that I'd probably never find. Luckily- last month, I found those pictures! Today I'll be sharing some pictures of our brief trip to Milan. (You can check out the rest of my series here. ) This meme is hosted by Melinda @ Westmetromommyreads Have a great weekend!

Publication Date: February 17th 2016 Genre: Young-Adult (Contemporary) My Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Source:  Own Copy Maddie has just graduated from high school and she plans on spending the summer before college ticking items off her bucket list- or her "loose ends" list, as she likes to call it- with her best friends. Her socialite grandmother, who's young-at-heart and fiercely passionate- calls a suspicious family gathering at her town house one day which changes the way Maddie looks at life forever. Her amazing grandmother has been diagnosed with cancer- and she doesn't want to be treated for it! To spend as much time with her family as she can, the O'Niell Matriarch books an international family cruise. The up-side? Great food, interesting people, amazing destinations. The down side? Grandma O'Niell may not come home at the end of the trip.

I'm afraid we've run into a slight problem (with an easy solution)! This will be my fifth post about my trip to Italy in 2012. Since it's a much larger "mini-series" than any of my other ones, I am now officially calling this a series. So.... today, in continuation of last week's post, I'll be posting about a trip to the Roman city of Pompeii.  *This meme is hosted by westmetromommyreads.com

Hey everyone-I'm back with more pictures of my trip to Italy. In this post, I'll be focusing on Rome again. If you'd like to see more pictures of Rome, you can check out my last Saturday Snapshot Post. *This meme is hosted by westmetromommyreads.

Hey guys, I'm back with another post about my trip to Italy, this time highlighting a few tourist destinations in Rome. *This meme is hosted by westmetromommyreads.com Colosseum- viewed away from the tourists! Pantheon Inside the Colosseum 

It's that time of week again! I'm back with yet another Saturday Snapshot*. This week I'll be further elaborating on my trip to Italy in 2012. So sit back, relax and soak in as many Mediterranean vibes as you can get from your screen! *This meme is hosted by westmetromommyreads.com

Hey everyone! I'm back with another Saturday Snapshot* post. Today, I'll be starting a new mini-series, about a family trip to Italy back in 2012. This post highlights some of the quaint, small-town expressions of a few places we visited. *This meme is hosted by westmetromommyreads.com

Hey everyone! I finished reading Dan Brown's "Inferno" a few days ago. It was my first "Big Book" of the Summer. If you are unsure about The Big Book Challenge, you can read my blog post here , or check out Bookbybook's description. Publication Date: May 14th 2013 Genre: Thriller, Science-Fiction My Goodreads Rating: 4/5 Source:  Own Copy If you hadn't guessed already, Dan Brown's Inferno revolves around Dante's Inferno. The story is about a Harvard Professor and a young doctor as they run from governments for reasons unknown to them.   The story is a blend between science fiction, action and adventure. Merged with countless tales of European History, Inferno truly is an exciting read.  The book begins in a hospital, and continues through monumental settings. As the characters are introduced to the reader, audiences have a lot of time to speculate about the cause for hospitalization and the events that follow. Nothing is known to the re...