The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern | website | facebook | twitter | instagram | Publisher/Year: Doubleday | September 13, 2011 Pages: 387 Audiobook Publisher/Year: Random House Audio | September 13, 2011 Read By: Jim Dale Time: 13 hours and 39 minutes Series: Stand-Alone Genre: Fantasy Format: Audiobook Source: Own through Audible Amazon | Goodreads Shannan’s Summary Celia is …
Building a Platform Without Losing Your Mind: Getting Started
Let me say upfront, I’m not exactly an expert as far as Author platforms go. I’ve only had a few short stories published and am currently working on my first novel. But building a platform is daunting, especially if you’re only writing on the side. It feels that every minute you spend with your platform …
Check the Shelf Book Review: Silver in the Blood
Silver in the Blood by Jessica Day George | website | facebook | twitter | Publisher/Year: Bloomsbury | July 7, 2015 Pages: 358 Audiobook Publisher/Year: Recorded Books, Inc | July 22, 2015 Read By: Sandy Rustin Time: 9 hours and 13 minutes Series: Book 1 of ??? Genre: YA Fantasy, Supernatural Format: Audiobook Source: Publishers through LibaryThing (Thanks!) Amazon | Goodreads I received this …
Waiting on Wednesday: The Crown
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted over at Breaking the Spine I wasn’t sure how I felt that Cass was adding onto the original trilogy. I really loved The Selection and was hesitant of anything that might ruin that for me. However, after reading The Heir, I couldn’t wait for The Crown to come out. Not …
Check the Shelf Book Review: Spinster
Spinster: Making a Life of One’s Own by Kate Bolick | website | facebook | twitter | Publisher/Year: Crown | April 21, 2015 Pages: 308 Series: Stand-Alone Genre: Non-Fiction Format: Paperback Source: From Publisher through Library Things (Thanks!) Amazon | Goodreads I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. That did not sway my opinion …
Check the Shelf Book Review: Rejection Proof
Rejection Proof by Jia Jiang | website | facebook | twitter | Publisher/Year: Harmony | January 1, 2015 Pages: 240 Series: Stand-Alone Genre: Non-Fiction Self-Help Format: Hardback Source: Own Amazon | Goodreads I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. That did not sway my opinion in the least. Shannan’s Summary Jiang was finally pushed …
Top of the TBR: January
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 …