The Book Was Better

      “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 …

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 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 …