The Eliet by Kira Cass| website| twitter| instagram| Publisher/Year: HarperTeen | April 23, 2013 Pages: 336 Audiobook Publisher/Year: Harper Audio | April 23, 2013 Read By: Amy Rubinate Time: 7 Hours and 42 Minutes Series: The Selection book 2 of 5 Genre: YA Dystopia/Romance Format: Audiobook Source: Overdrive through Cincinnati Library Amazon | Goodreads What …
Writers and their Writing: J.K. Rowling
Somehow Harry Potter flew under the radar for me until College. I remember seeing the first one for sale in a store when I was a kid. I even remember all the hoopla when the movies released. I think the real reason I didn’t latch on was I didn’t know anyone geeking out about them until …
Check the Shelf Review: Looking Glass Wars
Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor| website | facebook | twitter | Publisher/Year: Dial Books | September 1st, 2004 Pages: 364 Read by: Gerard Doyle Audiobook Publisher/Year: Scholastic Audio | March 21, 2007 Time: 8 hours 41 minutes Series: The Looking Glass Wars Book 1 Genre: Fantasy, Retelling, Format: Audiobook Source: Overdrive through Cincinnati Library …
What I Remember Wednesday: Lord of the Flies Review
So I’m convinced the only reason everyone has to read Lord of the Flies in High School is because every teacher was forced to read the book as well. I have never meet anyone that when the topic of Lord of the Flies comes up says “Oh, I Love that Book.” And I remember forcing myself to …
Check the Shelf Book Review: DNF Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler | website | facebook | twitter | Publisher/Year: Dutton | January 1st, 2007 Pages: 304 Audiobook Publisher/Year: Read By: Orlagh Cassidy Time: 7 hours 19 minutes Series: Jane Austen Addict Series Book 1 Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Audiobook Source: Overdrive through Cincinnati Library Amazon | …
Story Starters
Use these prompts for writing inspiration. For an extra challenge, us all of them in one story. First Line: The first person I murdered was the person that taught me how. Story Idea: You see a man finish a 3D chalk drawing and joking with your friends go to jump into it. On doing so …
Check the Shelf Book Review: The Young Elites
The Young Elites by Marie Lu | website | facebook | twitter | Publisher/Year: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers | October 7, 2014 Pages: 368 Audiobook Publisher/Year: Listening Library | October 7, 2014 Read by Caria Corvo and Lannon Killea Time: 10 Hours and 9 minutes Series: The Young Elites Book 1 Genre: …
Be Kind Please Rewind: July
Crazy Dash- So this is an internet based program that has you run all over a city doing crazy things scavenger hunt style. We obviously were in Cincinnati and had a blast dragging my cousin around as part of her high school graduation present. After two hours in downtown, we went for pedi’s, which was …
Check the Shelf Review: The Heir
The Heir by Kiera Cass| website | twitter | Publisher/Year: HarperTeen | May 5, 2015 Pages: 342 Series: The Selection Book 4 Genre: YA Dystopian, Fiction Format: Hardback Source: Borrowed from my Sister Amazon | Goodreads Shannan’s Summary The cast system has been ended. Eadlyn, Maxon and America’s oldest and heir to the throne, …
Stacking The Shelves: July
Stacking the shelves is hosted over at Tanga’s Reviews Paper Books The Magic of Time by Felix J.Palma Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie Ebooks: The Forgotten Ones: Book 1 (the Danaan Trilogy) Laura Howard Desperate Hope: When Faith in God Overcame My Despair by Candi Pearson-Shelton Insanity (Mad in Wonderland) by Cameron …