Perpetual Page Turner is hosting this end of the year review So as I looked back on the year, obviously I looked at my books, and I have a pretty pathetic take on books. Most of the books I read were done after I started my book blog, which makes me realize how terrible my reading …
Top Ten Tuesday: My (mostly) Bookish Goals for 2015
Top Ten Tuesday: This is a meme hosted over at The Broke and The Bookish I’ve never been one to make a bunch of New Years Resolutions, mostly because I anticipate failing them. But this year I’m feeling optimistic, so we’ll see how this goes. I think some of these will be easier than others, …
Tiny Tale Review: Alice in Wonderland Stickfiguratively Speaking
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Jamison Odone | Website Publisher/Year: Publishing Works | February 27, 2010 Pages: 192 Series: Stickfiguratively Speaking Genre: Classic Adaptation, Fiction, Upper Grade Format: Hardback Source: Cincinnati Library Amazon | Goodreads Summary (From Goodreads) Literary nonsense turns to whimsical imagery with a macabre twist in the pen-and-ink drawings of Jamison Odone. …
Stacking the Shelves: December
Stacking the shelves is hosted over at Tanga’s Reviews So I had a pretty big book hull this month and wanted to share: So I did The Broke and The Bookish Secret Santa exchange this year and a bookish Potterhead and Whovian named Anna got me (check out her twitter and website, …
Review: Pen & Ink
Pen & Ink by Isaac Fitzgerald | Website | and Wendy MacNanghton | Website | Twitter | Illustrated by Cheryl Strayed | Website | Publisher/Year: Bloomsbury | October 7th, 2014 Pages: 144 Series: Stand-Alone Genre: Non-Fiction Format: Hardback Source: Cincinnati Library Amazon | Goodreads Summary (From Goodreads) Every tattoo tells a story, whether the ink is meaningful …
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I wouldn’t mind Santa bringing this year
Here are the books that are currently at the top of my want list. We’ll see if any of them wind up on the shelves after Christmas. The Darkest Minds Afterworlds Legend The program Pawn Throne of Glass The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer The Young Elites Snow Like Ash The Calling
Review: Revived
Revived by Cat Patrick | Website | Twitter | Facebook | Read by Tara Sands Publisher/Year: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | May 1, 2012 Pages: 352 Series: Standalone Genre: YA | Sci-Fi Format: Audiobook Source: Overdrive Media Amazon | Goodreads Summery (From Goodreads) It started with a bus crash. Daisy Appleby was …
Soundtrack Saturday: Mockingjay
So as much as I loved the Movie of Mockingjay I was sadly disappointed in the soundtrack, one of the things I look forward to when it comes to books going to the silver screen. So I decided to just make my own soundtrack. I tried to put a small nudge to where I was …
Review: Finding Jesus
Finding Jesus by Winston Rowntree Publisher/Year: Three Rivers Press | October 28, 2014 Pages: 40 Series: Stand Alone Genre: Humor, Seek-and-Find Format: Hardback Source: From Publishers through Bloging for Books (Thanks!) Amazon | Goodreads I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. That did not sway my opinion in …
Check the Shelf Book Review: Spellcaster
Spellcaster by Claudia Gray | Website | Twitter Read by Khristine Hvam Publisher/Year: HarperTeen | March 5, 2013 Pages: 400 Audiobook Publisher: Harper Audio Time: 11 hours 9 min Series: Spellcaster Book 1 Genre: YA Paranormal Format: Audiobook Source: Borrowed from Overdrive Amazon | Goodreads Summary (From Goodreads) When Nadia’s family moves to Captive’s …