Have you ever felt restless? The house is clean, the kids are in bed, and the bills are paid and on the table waiting to be put in the mailbox…
Gotta Love a good mystery – The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith
I absolutely love a good murder mystery. You already know that I am a fan of the hit TV show Castle. But I’m also fond of watching or listening to…
Book Review: And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini – A Family Affair
If you read my blog posts regularly, you’ll find out that I’m a family girl. I’m close with my siblings, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Even though I now…
Review: The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson – Finding True Freedom
I’m very proud of where I come from – central Ohio. I tell my southern neighbors that I bleed scarlet and grey (I’m an OSU Buckeye fan) and I didn’t…
The Not so Typical Teens of The Prophecy by Melissa Garrett
It’s summer break down here in SW Florida which means that the streets (and beaches) are overflowing with teenagers who are looking for something to do. Some take jobs, some…
Review: Life of Pi by Yann Martel – Genius isn’t always comfortable
“Are we there yet?” Do you remember saying these words as a kid on a road trip with your family? When I was a kid we drove everywhere. I grew…
Passion, Power & Sin by Mike Wells – The newest attraction
It’s summer time and most of my friends and family in Ohio are beginning to plan trips to their favorite theme parks. Whether they be our childhood favorites of Paramount…
It’s all in the storytelling – an eBook review of Peaceful Meadows by Tracey Madeley
Last week was a crazy week for my family. My sister lives in Boston, MA and was two blocks away from the bombing that happened during the Boston Marathon. We…
e-Book Review: The Merlin Chronicles: Revelation by Daniel Diehl
When was the first time you heard about King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table? I was a kid and Disney had just started playing The Sword in…
Happy Birthday Hippie Bookworm
Hard to believe it’s been a year since I invented Hippie Bookworm and started this little blog called hippiebookworm.com. The idea actually grew out of the fact that I couldn’t…