About
The Bluestocking Society
A Place for Readers
The Bluestocking Society has two purposes, equal in import:
(1) To interact with other readers, book lovers, authors, literati, etc.
(2) To keep a record of the books I read.
If you’re a fellow book lover, I’d love to connect with you! Subscribe to this blog via RSS or email. Or, contact me at a variety of places.
About Me
My name is Jessica, and I am a book addict. I read and read and read (as much as my career, family, and church will allow). I am a lawyer by trade but a reader by necessity. I have a B.A. in English Literature and a J.D. I live in Utah with my husband and daughter.
I think I was born a voracious reader. As a child, I was happier to receive books than dolls as gifts, and my parents eventually had to inform me that they could no longer finance my book obsession.
My favorite places include bookstores (particularly musty ones with stacks of used books) and libraries. I have ceased trying to cure myself of my book-buying habit.
I belong to two face-to-face book clubs that meet once a month.
I, obviously, love to read and tend toward literary fiction as my genre of choice. That being said, I’ll read almost anything that sounds good (or that has won an award).
I am a voting member of the National Book Critics Circle.
Authors & Publishers – If you would like to send me a book to review, please email me with a synopsis of the book. I’m usually happy to participate in blog tours, post guest posts, conduct author interviews, and/or hold giveaways in conjunction with reading and reviewing the promoted book.
- My Preferred Genres: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Books about Books
- Genres I Generally Will Not Accept: Non-Fiction, Memoirs, Romance/Erotica, Chick Lit, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Self-Published
I have a Kindle and will consider accepting specific review copies in electronic form, particularly via NetGalley.
By accepting a review copy of a book, I do not guarantee that I’ll finish it or that I’ll review it. If I do finish the book, I’ll review it honestly on this site. If I do not finish a book for any reason, I’ll do my best to ensure that it finds its way into the hands of another interested reader, usually through a giveaway on this site. I may or may not read and review unsolicited books.
I do my best to read and review books in a timely manner. However, due to time constraints and other reading interests, it may take several months for a review to be posted. For reviews of books I’ve received from publishers and authors in the past, visit my posts in the category Review Copy.
Disclosure
Every book included in the Review Copy category was sent to me, for free, by the author or publisher. All other books reviewed on this site were received as gifts, loaned to me, or purchased by me.
I rate books based on a five-star scale.
= Genius
= Excellent
= Good
= Mediocre
= Terrible
This is a pretty personal scale that reflects my perception of the book immediately after finishing it, rather than a comparison to other books I’ve read.
Utah is home to many fantastic book blogs. The Utah book bloggers (and all the Utah authors we can get to come) have two socials a year, and we often see each other at book signings and other local book-ish events.
You can track all of your favorite Utah book bloggers by subscribing to the shared RSS feed, following the Utah Book Community Twitter list, and checking out the Utah Book Bloggers group on the Book Bloggers Ning, which also has a list (replete with links) of all the Utah book blogs.
Updated – March 15, 2012
