Does this happen to you?

Have you ever bought a book... forgot you bought it... and bought it again? On more than one occasion? I have.
How about...have you ever read a book and forgot if you read it or not? Not because it wasn't a good book but because you read so much. Yep, been there, done that too.

So, that is why I have created my shelf on shelfari. Originally I had made an excel spread sheet, color coded by read or not read. But it didn't do me any good because I never had it with me when I needed it and I often forgot to update it. Shelfari works perfect because I can see it right on my phone! I looked at goodreads but since I have over 200 books on my shelfari site, I really don't want to go through and add them all onto goodreads. So shelfari it is for me. If you have ever had the problems I have had, I suggest trying one of those sites, or an app on your phone (again, I looked into those but I have far too many books to add to it and no time... it would take away from my reading time).

I have another book review coming up for you soon!

Little Lady Agency

One of my goals this summer is to read, for enjoyment, as often as possible. I have wasted no time doing that in my first week of summer vacation. I will admit, I read mostly, if not all, chick lit. I like reading to be my escape and for it to be mindless reading. I like to read and laugh about what I am reading. I try to use this habit of mine to teach my students how to visualize what they are reading. My husband thinks I am crazy because I burst out laughing in the middle of reading, but what can I say, I really can see what I am reading. Anyways... enough rambling. My first book of the summer, and my first written review on this blog is for

I picked this book up (and the two others in the series) a few years ago and they have been on my shelf waiting to be read.

In this book we meet Melissa Romney-Jones aka Honey and her crazy family, her interesting friends, and many clients. Melissa is often put out of her job, and this leads her to starting her own agency (as Honey) after a mishap inadvertently getting into an escort position. Her agency is The Little Lady Agency, meant to help clueless, shy, and socially awkward men with problems that typically a girlfriend could help with. She ends up doing things such as shopping for gifts, posing as a girlfriend, stopping nail biting, etc.

I started reading this book right at the end of the school year and that could have led to my distraction within the first 100 pages. I felt that there was too much being introduced and I often found myself distracted. But being one to never give up on a book, I kept going. And I am so glad that I did! I loved reading about Melissa/Honey's shenanigans and wondering who she would inevitably end up with (because after all, what is chick lit without a love story?). As soon as I finished this book I could not wait to get right into book 2! Overall I give this book 4/5 stars.

What's it all about?

About me: I am a teacher, a wife, a mom, and a person with a lot of hobbies. But I am a reader. A very avid reader. If someone would pay me to read, I would be in heaven. It would be the perfect career for me. But since that is not the career I have, I have decided to start this little blog to write about the books I am reading and give my opinions (not sure how many people will honestly even care). I haven't quite figured out a format for how I will do this, but I wanted to be able to share about what books I am reading without them interfering with my personal blog. I have over 100 books waiting to be read (both in print and on my nook) and over 100 on my wish list. I have just recently (the past couple years ish) started keeping track of books I have read and have over 100 on that list too. That doesn't include books that I may have read before keeping track. Maybe that doesn't sound like a lot to some people, but since I have a very big workload that I bring home with me, that number is pretty big. Anyways, enough with my rambling. I am going to attempt to set up this blog the way I like it and hopefully post my first summary/review soon!

For now, if you are interested in what I have read, am reading, or plan to read, here is my full shelfari shelf... GinaSbooknook

My newest obsession... my nook tablet that I got for my first Mother's Day. Thank you to my amazing husband and daughter :)