“The book was better.” Any bookish person that has been to the movies has most likely said this at one point or another. But there’s a reason: because it’s true. Rarely does a movie have the ability to fully encapsulate all the characters, stories, and locations a book brings to the table. …
Review: Girl on a Wire
Girl on a Wire by Gwenda Bond | Facebook | Twitter Publisher/Year: Skyscape | October 1, 2014 Pages: 372 Genre: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy, Mystery Format: E-Book Source: ARC via NetGalley (Thanks!) Amazon | Goodreads I recieved this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. That did not sway my …
Top 10 Stories that get me in the Halloween Spirit
This is a meme hosted over at The Broke and the Bookish Goonies: “Sloth love Chunk.” And Shannan love Goonies. Seriously who doesn’t love that band of misfit treasure seekers. Halloween just wouldn’t be the same without them. The Halloween Tree: I’m not sure how long this aired but it was a Halloween special cartoon …
Book Review: Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography
Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris Publisher/Year: Crown Archetype | October 14, 2014 Pages: 304 Series: Stand Alone Genre: Auto-Biography (with a splattering of Fiction) Format: Hardback Source: ARC via Blogging for Books (Thanks!) Amazon | Goodreads I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest …
Five on Friday: Next TBR Books
So my extensive TBR list leaves me with a never ending supply of books, and of course that doesn’t stop me from buying more. So here’s the 5 books I think I’ll read next, pending something I like better doesn’t hit the list: A Grimm Legacy: This is an ebook ARC that I recently got. …
Review: Independent Study
Independent Study (The Testing Series Book 2) by Joelle Charbonneau Publisher/Year: HMH Books for Young Readers | January 7, 2014 Pages: 320 Genre: Young Adult Dystopian Format: E-Book Source: Kindle Unlimited Amazon | Goodreads Shannan’s Summary Independent Study is the second book of The Testing Trilogy. This story picks up a couple months after Cia …
Let’s Talk: I thought Wishbone was the whole story
“What’s the story wishbone?” If you grew up in the 90’s you know how to sing that line. I loved wishbone growing up. I really loved anything on PBS for the most part (and yes that includes the Antiques Roadshow.) For those of you that did not experience the wonder of Wishbone, you can check …
Five on Friday: Never Read Books
I buy a lot of books, more than I can keep up with reading. These are books I’ve had sitting on my selves for a long time, but for some reason have just never read. Rachel’s Tears: I got this for Christmas the year it came out, which was (###). I remember flipping through …
Let’s Talk: I have a disease called BADD
I have a terrible sickness I am dubbing “BADD” It stands for Book ADD and it means I can never be reading just one book. I know it’s super corner, but it’s a serious problem. Rather I have five or more going at once. Currently, I legitimately have six books going. There are 8 books …
Review: The Testing
The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau Publisher/Year: HMH Books for Young Readers | June 4, 2013 Pages: 352 Genre: Young Adult Dystopian Format: E-Book Source: Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited Amazon | Goodreads Summary (From Goodreads) Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Isn’t that what they say? But how close is too close when they …