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 …
Bookish Belongings: Posters
Bookish belongings is back with Posters. If you’ve filled your room with all the books you can manage, why not add some posters to the walls to continue the bookish theme. This site has a bunch of minimalist posters of classic stories. I really love them all and wish I could have a set of …
#BookishTalks | Ain’t no party like a Potter party
So I’ve been binge-listening to Book Riot’s podcasts. If you like keeping up with the world of books, you should put this on your listen list. Recently they were talking about Harry Potter and how only The Deathly Hallows made it on the top 20 best selling books in Amazon’s history. The first reason for …
Story Starters #3
Use these prompts for writing inspiration. For an extra challenge, us all of them in one story. First line A table full of teapots, and all but one was poison. Story Idea A group of creatives (writers, authors, musicians, etc) who can make their creations reality decide to remake the world into the future that …
Pages and Places: New Orleans
So this is the first in my feature Pages and Places. I’ll be talking about bookstores, libraries, bookish places, meet-ups, places I like to write, or anything else that has books and inspires writing. So in the spring I went to New Orleans. And while I was doing a walking tour in the garden district with …