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LITERARY JUNKIES HOSTS:
Christine from Life with a Side of Coffee and ME!!

YOUR MARCH CO-HOST: SARA FROM A PLETHORA OF PONDERINGS

This Month’s Questions:
1. What are you reading right now? Tell us about it!
2. What was your favorite series to read when you were a kid?
3. The world is ending: What 3 books do you save from your collection in hopes to contribute to whatever new society forms?
4. What is your favorite genre to read? Why?
5. If you wrote a book about your life, what would the title be?
6. What is next on your “to-read” list? Tell us about it!

Here are my answers:
1. What are you reading right now? Tell us about it!
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
Goodreads.com Synopsis:
In her latest enchanting novel, New York Times bestselling author Sarah Addison Allen invites you to a quirky little Southern town with more magic than a full Carolina moon. Here two very different women discover how to find their place in the world—no matter how out of place they feel.

Emily Benedict came to Mullaby, North Carolina, hoping to solve at least some of the riddles surrounding her mother’s life. Such as, why did Dulcie Shelby leave her hometown so suddenly? And why did she vow never to return? But the moment Emily enters the house where her mother grew up and meets the grandfather she never knew—a reclusive, real-life gentle giant—she realizes that mysteries aren’t solved in Mullaby, they’re a way of life: Here are rooms where the wallpaper changes to suit your mood. Unexplained lights skip across the yard at midnight. And a neighbor bakes hope in the form of cakes.

Everyone in Mullaby adores Julia Winterson’s cakes—which is a good thing, because Julia can’t seem to stop baking them. She offers them to satisfy the town’s sweet tooth but also in the hope of rekindling the love she fears might be lost forever. Flour, eggs, milk, and sugar . . . Baking is the only language the proud but vulnerable Julia has to communicate what is truly in her heart. But is it enough to call back to her those she’s hurt in the past?

Can a hummingbird cake really bring back a lost love? Is there really a ghost dancing in Emily’s backyard? The answers are never what you expect. But in this town of lovable misfits, the unexpected fits right in.

My Review (so far): I recently had the opportunity to read Lost Lake by this same author and I was thoroughly entranced. I absolutely loved that book and thought I’d seek out more work by this amazing writer. So far I have not been disappointed! Definitely recommend it and I’m only about half way through it.

2. What was your favorite series to read when you were a kid?
Hands down, Nancy Drew.

3. The world is ending: What 3 books do you save from your collection in hopes to contribute to whatever new society forms?
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald); The Pioneer Woman Cooks (Ree Drummond); Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)

4. What is your favorite genre to read? Why?
Chick lit because my day job requires me to read a lot of very important documents relating to people’s minerals (for oil and gas). I like to be able to get lost in a book and not have any cares in the world when I’m reading. I like the opportunity to let my brain read some fluff.

5. If you wrote a book about your life, what would the title be?
Pull up your Big Girl Panties and Roll out your OWN Red Carpet.

6. What is next on your “to-read” list? Tell us about it!
The Chase by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg
Goodreads.com Synopsis:
Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg, New York Times bestselling authors of The Heist, return in this action-packed, exciting adventure featuring master con artist Nicolas Fox and die-hard FBI agent Kate O’Hare. And this time around, things go from hot to nuclear when government secrets are on the line. Internationally renowned thief and con artist Nicolas Fox is famous for running elaborate and daring scams. His greatest con of all: convincing the FBI to team him up with the only person who has ever caught him, and the only woman to ever capture his attention, Special Agent Kate O’Hare. Together they’ll go undercover to swindle and catch the world’s most wanted—and untouchable—criminals. Their newest target is Carter Grove, a former White House chief of staff and the ruthless leader of a private security agency. Grove has stolen a rare Chinese artifact from the Smithsonian, a crime that will torpedo U.S. relations with China if it ever becomes public. Nick and Kate must work under the radar—and against the clock—to devise a plan to steal the piece back. Confronting Grove’s elite assassins, Nick and Kate rely on the skills f their ragtag crew, including a flamboyant actor, a Geek Squad techie, and a band of AARP-card-carrying mercenaries led by none other than Kate’s dad. A daring heist and a deadly chase lead Nick and Kate from Washington, D.C., to Shanghai, from the highlands of Scotland to the underbelly of Montreal. But it’ll take more than death threats, trained henchmen, sleepless nights, and the fate of a dynasty’s priceless heirloom to outsmart Fox and O’Hare. From the Hardcover edition.

I’m really looking forward to Book 2 in this series. Book 1 was EXCELLENT!

Okay, now it’s your turn to answer the questions and link up!!