The Magicians by Lev Grossman Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summery Like everyone else, precocious high school senior Quentin Coldwater assumes that magic isn’t real, until he finds himself admitted to a very secretive and exclusive college of magic in upstate New York. There he indulges in joys of college-friendship, love, sex, and booze- and receives …
2015 Challenge Review
So This year I had a bunch of Challenges I signed up for. It was my first full year of blogging and I went into it with pie in the sky dreams of what I would accomplish. Yep. I Lost. Almost all of them. I’m not sure why I signed up for some. Like …
Be Kind Please Rewind: 2015
2015 So I disappeared for a bit at the end of the year, and for good reason. So much happened that you’ll probably see a lot of late posts finishing up 2015, but I thought I could start with a general recap of the last couple months of the year. Bought a house and moved- I …
Check the Shelf Book Review: Alienated
Alienated by Melissa Landers | website | facebook | twitter | instagram | Publisher/Year: Disney Hyperion | February 4, 2014 Pages: 344 Series: Alienated book 1 of 3 Genre: YA Sci-fi Format: Hardback Source: Own Amazon | Goodreads Shannan’s Summary Cara is chosen to be a part of an intergalactic exchange program. First Off… I bought …
bookish belongings: Harry Potter
With the holidays upon us, I thought some bookish lists might be in order. So of course I want to start with Harry Potter. The perfect Potter bookmark If you can’t have a wand, some pencils with spells may work just as well. I’ve been wanting a watch necklace for a while and a Harry …
November New TBR
ircus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summery Do you believe in magic? Micah Tuttle does. Even though his awful Great-Aunt Gertrudis doesn’t approve, Micah believes in the stories his dying Grandpa Ephraim tells him of the magical Circus Mirandus: the invisible tiger guarding the gates, the beautiful flying birdwoman, and the magician …
What I Remember Book Review: Ender’s Game
So I really liked this book. I don’t read many adult books period, but this one was available as an audiobook and I needed a new one, and the movie was coming out, so I decided to listen before the movie. I didn’t expect to love the book as much as I did. I just …
#BookishTalks : Second Books
So I hate second books. I prepare myself anytime I start a second book to just hate it and suffer through so I can continue with a series I know I’m going to love. Don’t get me wrong. I love series. Some of my favorite stories are book series, but second books always seem to …
Check the Shelf Book Review: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs | website | facebook | twitter | instagram | Publisher/Year: Quirk | June 7, 2011 Pages: 352 Series: Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children 1 of 3 Genre: YA Fantasy Format: Hardback Source: Own Amazon | Goodreads Shannan’s Summary Jacob saw his grandfather die, but no one believes …
First Chapter Friday: “When Did You See Her Last?”
When did you see her last by Lemony Snicket| website | Publisher/Year: Little Brown | October 15, 2013 Total Pages: 279 First Chapter pages: 15 Series: All the Wrong Questions Book 2 of 4 Genre: Middle Grade Mystery Summery from Goodreads I should have asked the question “How could someone who was missing be in …