Books 'n' Bloggers Swap is Now Open!

Books 'n' Bloggers Swap is taking sign ups NOW!



I just happened to find this swap hosted by Chaotic Goddess Swaps!  If you have never heard of them, please go over and check it out.  You can find swaps to participate in and even get your own swap listed.

It sounds like the perfect swap for book lovers.  All you have to do is send out:

One book you read and loved

One book you haven't read yet but think that your partner would enjoy

and

One book from your partner's wishlist!

So - you get 3 books in return!

Sign-ups close on 06/09/13,  so head on over and sign up!

Book Club Friday

I am linking up with Book Club Friday at Blonde, Undercover Blonde and The Nerdy Katie.
This week (and for a few weeks) I read:

Here is the description from Goodreads:
In this stunning first novel, Mary Sutter is a brilliant, head­strong midwife from Albany, New York, who dreams of becoming a surgeon. Determined to overcome the prejudices against women in medicine-and eager to run away from her recent heartbreak- Mary leaves home and travels to Washington, D.C. to help tend the legions of Civil War wounded. Under the guidance of William Stipp and James Blevens-two surgeons who fall unwittingly in love with Mary's courage, will, and stubbornness in the face of suffering-and resisting her mother's pleas to return home to help with the birth of her twin sister's baby, Mary pursues her medical career in the desperately overwhelmed hospitals of the capital.
Like Charles Frazier's Cold Mountain and Robert Hicks's The Widow of the South, My Name Is Mary Sutter powerfully evokes the atmosphere of the period. Rich with historical detail (including marvelous depictions of Lincoln, Dorothea Dix, General McClellan, and John Hay among others), and full of the tragedies and challenges of wartime, My Name Is Mary Sutter is an exceptional novel. And in Mary herself, Robin Oliveira has created a truly unforgettable heroine whose unwavering determination and vulnerability will resonate with readers everywhere.
My thoughts:
It has taken me forever to read this book.  It isn't that it's not good, it's just that my head has not been in the reading mood lately.  I have to make myself sit down and do it.
The character of Mary Sutter is great.  I love her.  She reminds me of a smarter Scarlet O'Hara.  Scarlet knew how to flirt her way through life, Mary wants to be educated and make her way through life.  The history of the book is correct as well as I can tell.  I love the way Lincoln is portrayed.
I feel sorry for Mary a lot, and without giving anything away, I just want her to find love and be happy.  To get into medical school (even though it is only for men), and show the world who she really is.

Just a little reminder - 

This is going on over at All Things Bright and Beautiful and From The Guest Room.

Book Swap

On Friday's, I try to link up with Book Club Friday which is hosted by Heather and Katie.  I was thrilled to see that they were doing a book swap!  How fun is that?  So here is the reveal of what I got and what I sent.
For the Book Swap, I was matched up with the lovely Amy Byrd.  After a little looking on Goodreads, I realized that we seem to both like the same type books and we decided to send each other a book from our To Read lists.  We also sent an additional book that we enjoyed and thought the other would also.
I recieved (from my To Read List):  The Soldier's Wife by Margaret Leroy.  I have been wanting to read it for awhile and can't wait to get into it.

And also (A favorite of Amy's):  The Glass Lake by Maeve Binchy.  I read the summary and it sounds great!  Maeve Binchy is one of her favorite authors.

I am also going to show up the books that I choose for Amy since she doesn't have a blog.  :(

Amercan Heiress by Daisy Goodwin which was on her To Read List

and Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay which was the book that started me reading again after years of not turning a page.

I can't wait to see what everyone got!

Follow my blog with Bloglovin