The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson Publisher/Year: Greenwillow | September 20, 2011 Pages: 423 Series: Fire and Thorns Book 1 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Format: E-Book Source: Barnes and Noble Amazon | Goodreads Summary (From Goodreads) Elisa is the chosen one. But she is also the younger of two princesses, the one …
Bookish Belongings: Bookmarks
We all need them: Bookmarks. And I’ve been right there with you and used the junk mail, hairband, pencil, or whatever is handy to mark my place. But why not bling out your books while you’re reading. Here’s some bookmarks I wish I had. Lightmark Reading Lamp Bookmark– Seriously, how clever and cute is this …
What I Remember Wednesday: Dealing With Dragons
Today I want to talk about the Enchanted Forest Series. I’ve read this series many times, and I think this is one of the series that really got me hooked on Fantasy book (the other being the Chronicles of Narnia). This series is such a great series that I think anyone that loves true …
Top Ten Tuesday: Quotes
Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted over at The Broke and The Bookish On Top Ten Tuesday this week, it’s favorite quotes. Here are some of my favorites from some of my favorite books. “Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” ~Dumbledore, …
Check the Shelf Review: Cruel Beauty
Summary (From Goodreads) Since birth, Nyx has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom—all because of a reckless bargain her father struck. And since birth, she has been training to kill him. Betrayed by her family yet bound to obey, Nyx rails against her fate. Still, on her seventeenth birthday, she abandons everything …
Soundtrack Saturday: Splintered Trilogy
This is a little bit longer of a soundtrack, but it covers all of the series. I’ve sectioned them out by book, and it’s maybe the most schizoid list I’ve made, but I think that reflects the split personality that the books really are. Hope you enjoy. Let me know if there’s a song you …
Waiting on Wednesday: The Heir
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted over at Breaking the Spine So I don’t know about you, but I was super stoked when “The Heir” was announced, and now it’s less than a month away from the release. It will be at the top of my TBR list, with only the questions of do I want …
Check the Shelf: The Love curse of the Rumbaughs Review
Summary (From Goodreads) On an unseasonably warm Easter Sunday, a young girl named Ivy discovers a chilling secret in the basement of the Rumbaugh pharmacy across the street from the hotel where she lives with her mother. The discovery reveals a disturbing side to the eccentric lives of family friends Abner and Adolph Rumbaugh, known …
Verses: A Wicked Review
Verses is where I put two mediums of the same story against each other IMDB | Goodreads First Off: the spoiler free points So it’s been a couple years since I read then saw Wicked. I was first captivated by the soundtrack, which is also what caused my dad to buy tickets to the Chicago …
Be Kind Please Rewind: March
St. Patty’s Day- My sister and I decided to find a Cincinnati Pub for St. Patty’s Day. And since Claddagh is not what it used to be (the took away all the good desserts,) we decided to try out Molly Malone’s. She really wanted fish and chips, which she loved. I went with the veggie burger and …