Bethany's Book Nook

  Before Christmas I went to my favorite secondhand bookstore, where I also got those vintage postcards from an earlier post. On that trip, I got some books for loved ones as gifts. So I haven’t posted them before just in case someone checked this blog.  Degas by Camille Mauclair  A Beachcombers Botany- Essays and comments by Loren C. Petry & Illustrations and Captions by Marcia G. Norman The Poems of Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak Hiroshima by John Hersey Theater & Revolution: The Culture of the French Stage by Frederick Brown Finding of Jasper Holt by Grace Livingston Hill Second Edition A Journal of Faith and Love: Mother’s Memories to Her Child by Thomas Kinkade Mad About Madeline: The Complete Tales by Ludwig Bemelmans. With an introduction by Anna Quindlen.   The Seven Ages of Frank Lloyd Wright by Donald W. Hoppen Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water: The House and Its History by Donald Hoffmann 116 illustrations. With an introduction by Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. Second Rev

On Black Friday I took the short leap from Texas to Tennessee to visit some family. As always it was a magical time, especially when it’s so close to Christmas. My mom and I spent some well needed bonding time and I soaked it up as usual. We went shopping, I got a haircut, and then it was Christmas. My aunt surprised us with tickets to a local Christmas lights drive thru. It was absolutely beautiful, and we took my Christmas loving grandma who sang along with every song and enjoyed herself immensely. The next day we visited Dave and Busters. But not just any Dave and Busters, oh no, the one at the Opry Mills Mall. It was fantastic, not as wonderful as the one in Philadelphia, but it’ll have to do! Across the way, if you’re familiar with the area, is the Gaylord Opryland Resort and this time of year it’s simply breathtaking. We ventured over there, having tickets for the Elf: Mission Save Christmas. Mainly because it looked like the Buzz Lightyear ride in Disney world on the advertisem

Florence Nightingale: The Lady of the Lamp by Basil Miller      This was a very quick read and went into depth about her entire life. The early pages talk heavily how she’s always felt a calling towards nursing and believed that it was God’s plans for her. It’s apparent in her letters she wrote to others but also her demeanor as a child. Even though she had a longing to pursue nursing, she had her doubts about it, and often asked people outside her family their decisions. It was only then that she declared to her parents that she would be studying nursing. During that time almost any woman could become a nurse, it’s said that in the book people in court were often given the choice of going to prison or going to work in the hospital. Therefore her family was against her choice in profession, and tried everything to get the idea out of her mind. Being a determined woman, she decided to pursue it anyway. At 31 she finally began her nursing career, throwing herself completely into her stud

Would have to be listed as my least favorite in the series! Following the loss of one of their own, the entire group is mourning in their own way, but also searching for vengeance. Something has come over Lou, a darkness, which is getting in the way of their journey. Met with characters from previous books they must accomplish what they’ve set out to do, all while finding themselves again and their individual purposes. Hope is a recurring theme in this book. Which is perfect and the only way they’ll be able to rebuild their individual kingdoms and their family. The synopsis for the book is very short because there would be way too many spoilers if I went any deeper in detail. When I reached the middle of the book, I immediately thought that it could have been separated into two books. That the introduction of the major event after the encounter with Morgane on the beach was such an interesting move, but it felt it could have been a cliffhanger that leads into another book. That bei

Holiday Season Bookish Gifts With the holiday season quickly approaching there are several bookish people in my life who would benefit from gifts just as bookish as they are. So, to find the perfect items for my loved ones, I turned to Etsy. There’s nothing better than buying gifts from small creators and shops, you’ll find the most unique items that way. 1.Book Embosser. - For those who lend out books out of their personal libraries and want to make their mark, in a lovely way.  Where I Bought Mine 2. Wooden Book Holder.  -For those who hate hurting the binding of their books and prefer to read one handed and balanced. Where I Bought Mine 3. Mr. Pen Bible Pens. - Perfect pens, not just for making bible notations. These are wonderful for colorful and non-bleed book notations of all types and journaling. Where I Bought Mine 4. Fridge Magnets.  -Now this is the expletive version, but it is a perfect addition to add some fun word play and creativity to your kitchen. They have several di

One of my favorite haunts has boxes and boxes full of postcards, which are my all time favorite things to collect. I have one from almost every place I’ve been and one from every cracker barrel I’ve been in! When I dragged my dad to go to the secondhand bookstore I love, The Book Garden, I bought some of the most interesting ones, even if I haven’t been to the places yet. Here they are.. Yucca in Bloom in Southern California- postmarked March 28th 1933 Redwood empire in San Francisco Ribbon Fall, Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park- pos marked 1929 St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol - a part of the Valentine’s series 5978 Skipton Castle, the courtyard- a part of the Grano series Westminster Abbey, London- there is writing on it but no postmarks

                                                                                   Hands down my favorite book in the series thus far! After narrowly escaping their death at the Chateau le Blanche at the hands of the Dames Blanches. The gang is once again on the run from the coven, entire kingdom of Cesarine, and the church. In order to reach their goal of defeating Morgane, they must acquire alliances with other groups within the magical kingdom. Which means they have to separate into groups in order to accomplish this task, leaving them more vulnerable and Reid and Lou apart. Their separate journeys are not only physical but emotional as well. They’re all trying to run away from things, the death of an actual father and a father figure, Reid’s newfound magic and the ramifications, and Lou almost being murdered by her mother...again. This book was absolutely my favorite in the series! I almost devoured the entire thing at the airport and had to pace myself over thanksgiving break!