LeseLust & LeseLiebe

Happy Holidays, Hungry Readers! Instead of giving you the same-old best-seller list of gift suggestions, I thought I'd make this year's post a little more personal and share which books my family will be giving/receiving. Maybe you'll find one of them to be a good gift for someone you know as well. :) The Guinness World Records 2017 edition is for the boy child, but it always turns into a full-family gift as he reads aloud every. single. record. Mostly interesting for all, but beware this is not for the faint of heart; many of the bug and FOOD records can be quite disgusting! The American Girl Guide is for the girl child because, like any fictional character, even the dolls have extensive back-stories. More history = deeper understanding = more imaginative and intelligent play! Harry Potter #4 is for my husband, the most-behindest reader of all time. ;) We have a family rule that we can't watch a film until we've read the book and he REALLY wants to catch up to t...

Happy Spooky Book Season, Hungry Readers! Instead of just filling you up with the details of what I've devoured this delicious month, I've decided to give you a menu from which you can make your own selections. I can't tell you what foods you will encounter in each title, but rest assured that in every one of these works of horror, someone is eating...or being eaten. ;) Feel free to add any tasting notes below!   Shelley W. TOP 10 HORROR BOOKS OF 2016*  1.   Children of the Dark , Jonathan Janz  2.   The Consultant , Bentley Little  3.   The Doll-Master , Joyce Carol Oates  4.   The Fireman , Joe Hill  5.   The Gods of H.P. Lovecraft , Aaron J. French  6.   Mr. Splitfoot , Samantha Hunt  7.   My Best Friend's Exorcism , Grady Hendrix  8.   Pressure , Brian Keene  9.   Security , Gina Wolsdorf 10. We Eat Our Own , Kea Wilson TOP 10 HORROR CLASSICS**  1.   Haunting of Hill House , Shir...