Ten Books To Read If You Like _____ Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard (or moody princes, apparently) Stolen Songbird by Danielle L. Jensen | There are plenty of magical elements in Stolen Songbird. Trolls, curses, magic, witches, grumpy princes—so wonderful. It’s fast paced and fantastic. My review here. The Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey |Continue reading “Top Ten Tuesday 9/29”
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Top Ten Tuesday 9/22
Top Ten Books On My Fall TBR 1. I really, really want to read some spooky stuff this Fall – so Ten by Gretchen McNeil is at the top of my list! 2. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs – as well as the rest in the series. The movie comes outContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday 9/22”
Top Ten Tuesday 9/15
Top Ten Favorite Book Quotes “We accept the love we think we deserve.” ― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower 2. “If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.” ― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief 3. “Friendship is born at that moment when one man says to another: “What!Continue reading “Top Ten Tuesday 9/15”
Thursday Things 09/10
First of all, I just discovered Feed Your Need To Read and I am in love. I am also in a big survival book kick and they just posted a great list. Also, 18 Times YA Lit Captured Our Feelings Exactly. Buzzfeed Books pretty much just summed up texts that Kiesha and I would definitelyContinue reading “Thursday Things 09/10”
Thursday Things 9/3
So, my husband and I just bought a house and we have two pieces of furniture that we still need to buy: a couch and a bookcase. It is SO ridiculously hard to pick out bookcases! I keep jumping between a HUGE one (to hold ALL of the books) or a small one (so IContinue reading “Thursday Things 9/3”
Thursday Things 8/27
This post from Becca and Books – it’s SO true and it literally made me laugh out loud. Love it and LOVE her blog. I LOVE this article/essay by Mindy Kaling. I think we all have problems with confidence at some point or another, and she is spot on. I was never confident when IContinue reading “Thursday Things 8/27”
TEDx: Imaginary Friends and Real World Consequences
Are there any book characters you’d want to hang out with? Any character on TV? In a movie? Have you ever felt sad when a fictional character gets hurt? Do you root for your favorite characters, even though you know you can’t affect the action of the plot? Have you ever yelled at the TVContinue reading “TEDx: Imaginary Friends and Real World Consequences”
Top Ten Tuesday 8/25
Top Ten Books That Would Be On Our Syllabus If We Taught YA Lit 101 Sarah Dessen – I think if a class is being taught, Dessen has to be on that syllabus. It doesn’t matter which book, and honestly I couldn’t choose, but she is SO classic YA. The Twilight series – as muchContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday 8/25”
Top Ten Tuesday: 5/26
Ten Books I Plan To Have In My Beach Bag This Summer 1. Finniken of the Rock by Melina Marchetta | I’ve heard great things about this book! I love fantasy and summer wouldn’t be complete without a great fantasy series. 2. Thrive by Arianna Huffington | I picture myself sitting on my back porch,Continue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: 5/26”
5 Bookworm Beach Necessities
Because summer is coming and Kiesha left me for Hawaii (don’t worry, folks, it’s only temporary) this week will feature summer/beach themed posts. 1. A hat 2. A tote bag to haul your books (or e-reader and snacks) 3. If the first hat didn’t do it for you, then get an umbrella hat. 4. A bookish chairContinue reading “5 Bookworm Beach Necessities”
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