The Story of Awkward by R.K. Ryals | website | twitter | Publisher/Year: Self-Published | April 10, 2014 Pages: 268 Series: Stand Alone Genre: YA Fantasy Format: EBook Source: Barnes and Noble Amazon | Goodreads Summary (From Goodreads) If you are looking for a happy book about beautiful people, this is the wrong story. If …
L. Frank Baum: Bookish Belongings Birthdays
Today is L. Frank Baum’s Birthday and I thought it would be fun to celebrate with a Bookish Belongings themed to Baum’s literary contributions. If you’re having trouble placing who Baum is, he most famously wrote the The Wizard of Oz and following books known as The Books of Wonder series. Baum is an author …
What I Remember Wednesday Book Review: Patchwork Girl
I haven’t read all of the Oz books, but The Patchwork girl is one I that I have and loved. I still remember buying it in Books and Company when I was a kid; I even remember where it was located in the store. A Pretty hardback associated with two books I loved (Wizard of …
Did Not Finish… Yet
So I thought I’d make a list of books I’ve started but for various reasons have gone back on the TBR shelf after a couple chapters. Most the time its not because I’m not loving the book, I just don’t click with it in the moment. Or sometimes when I get a huge pile of books, I start …
Check the Shelf Book Review: A Thousand Pieces of You
A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Grey |website | twitter | Read By: Tavia Gilbert Publisher/Year: Blackstone Audiobooks | November 4, 2014 Time: 9 Hours and 18 Minutes Series: Firebird #1 Genre: Young Adult/New Adult, Sci-Fi Format: Audiobook Source: Cincinnati Library through Overdrive Amazon | Goodreads Summary (From Goodreads) Marguerite Caine s physicist parents are …
Be Kind Please Rewind: April
Lion King- My sister and I finally got to see The Lion King on Broadway. It was great. I found myself enthralled by how they made all the animals life like, not to mention the amazing singers. There was even a jab at frozen that’s been added in. I would so go see this one again. …
Check the Shelf Book Review: Flunked
Flunked by Jen Calonita website | twitter Read by Kristin Condon Publisher/Year: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky | March 1, 2015 Time: 5 Hours 17 minutes Pages: 256 Series: Fairy Tale Reform School Book 1 Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy Format: Audiobook Source: Audiobook Jukebox Amazon | Goodreads I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an …
Check the Shelf Book Review: The Girl of Fire and Thorns
The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson Publisher/Year: Greenwillow | September 20, 2011 Pages: 423 Series: Fire and Thorns Book 1 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Format: E-Book Source: Barnes and Noble Amazon | Goodreads Summary (From Goodreads) Elisa is the chosen one. But she is also the younger of two princesses, the one …
Bookish Belongings: Bookmarks
We all need them: Bookmarks. And I’ve been right there with you and used the junk mail, hairband, pencil, or whatever is handy to mark my place. But why not bling out your books while you’re reading. Here’s some bookmarks I wish I had. Lightmark Reading Lamp Bookmark– Seriously, how clever and cute is this …
What I Remember Wednesday: Dealing With Dragons
Today I want to talk about the Enchanted Forest Series. I’ve read this series many times, and I think this is one of the series that really got me hooked on Fantasy book (the other being the Chronicles of Narnia). This series is such a great series that I think anyone that loves true …