So Fire is the second book in the Graceling series by Kristin Cashore, but it really is more of a prequel than a sequel. Which is kind of disappointing. I was so excited to pick this book up and learn about different graces and more from Cashore's realm only to be slapped in the face … Continue reading Fire by Kristin Cashore
Wow, I was so enchanted by this realm and these characters. What a fascinating world. It always amazes me how imaginative some authors can be. That's why I have no desire to write. I just don't have the capacity to create worlds like this. Or really anything that people would want to read... Graceling is … Continue reading Graceling by Kristin Cashore
So far, I have learned one thing about myself from blogging book reviews: I tend to read similar books back to back. (See Exile for Dreamers and A Murder in Time) I'm not sure how this phenomenon occurs because I certainly don't plan these things out. I just read based off of what mood I'm … Continue reading The Eighth Guardian by Meredith McCardle
I went with three flames for this one because despite all of the negatives I found in this book, the concept and plot of the story was hypnotic and I found myself under Smith's spell. A little background because I think it helps illustrate my confusion. If you've never heard the story of Daedalus and … Continue reading ARC Review of Children of Daedala by Caighlan Smith
So this was another of those Goodreads Deals that I bought where the premise sounded super intriguing. Hope Walton, described as "fragile" in the synopsis for this book, left reeling after the death of her mother, decides to spend her summer in Scotland. Here she discovers that her mother was part of a group of … Continue reading Into the Dim by Janet B. Taylor
Okay, so I unintentionally took a hiatus there for a while, but I am happy to be back. 🙂 I picked this book up because I had been talking to some friends about how much I LOVED The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer, and I found my self in a mood to read a book similar to … Continue reading The Witness by Nora Roberts
Alright, so apparently you guys want to know more about me, which is totally fine by me. 🙂 I was nominated by Mojoreb for this award on July 13th and it's only taken me 4 days to get around to it, but my thanks go out all the same. “What is the Liebster Award? (Excerpt from Mojoreb's … Continue reading Liebster Award Nomination
#SPOILERALERT Which means I will be discussing various details that are NOT #SPOILERFREE Okay, so I found this book via Goodreads Deals a couple of months ago and the synopsis sounded vaguely interesting and something akin to "The horror of the serial murders by the Countess Bathory told in her own words...Were the serial murders … Continue reading The Countess by Rebecca Johns
Alright, so for this rotation in Reading Between the Wines (my real-world book club) we decided to do a round of favorites. We said that you should pick a book that falls in to your Top 5 favorites. I know, for us #booknerds it's always so hard to narrow it down. But I pitched … Continue reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Well it finally happened. I got my first tag! Thank you Mojoreb for the nomination. One, I think these are a really great way to break up a continuous stream of reviews (which I've been on a roll lately so this was necessary), and two, I love love love learning about my fellow book-bloggers. There is … Continue reading Versatile Blogger Award
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