So October was a busy month for me. One big thing was starting this blog! It’s been alot of fun to have a distraction from work. Not to mention the fact it pushes me to read more and gets me some books in the process. Then my sister and I also ran around town …
Story Staturday: The Mouse and The Willow
This is a feature where I share one of my own stories. It may be a short story, poem, or a snippet of something I’m working on. Hope you enjoy! The Mouse and the Willow Once upon a time there was a willow tree. The Willow tree stood tall and beautiful in the middle …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Books by the Bank
Yesterday my sister and I went to a book Expo in downtown Cincinnati called Books by the Bank. I didn’t have time to fully investigate what was going on before we went, so I was pleasantly surprised at some of the authors that were there. I also realized how terrible I am at taking pictures at …