If you are currently in the market for a fun-filled middle grade read filled with fantastical creatures, The Menagerie by Tui T. Sutherland and Kari Sutherland might just be your ticket. I found this book by the sisters Sutherland engaging and magical. That’s not to mention the humor, appropriate for a 12 year old, yet also […]
Golden | Jessi Kirby | Book Review
April 17, 2013
Readers, you know how sometimes there are books that are absolutely perfect for a certain season? Like, books that just scream I AM SUMMER, READ ME? Well, I thought that Golden by Jessi Kirby is an utterly perfect spring book. Especially as, much like spring in upstate NY, there is snow when there should be sun […]
Of Goals & BEA 2.0
April 16, 2013
Back in 2011, I did a post of 25 books I wanted to read and get rid of by BEA. I thought I might as well do that again this year, so as to eliminate the amount of time I waste looking to select my next read. Seriously, I waste A LOT of time. I […]
The 5th Wave | Rick Yancey | Book Review
April 16, 2013
There is something about alien invasion that I find so utterly terrifying, yet so compelling. When I first heard about The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey, I knew without a doubt that I had to read it. Previously, I had read Yancey’s Monstrumologist books and found myself utterly impressed with his writing style – pacing and plot […]
The Second Empress | Michelle Moran | Book Review
April 15, 2013
Michelle Moran has a gift for making history come alive. She makes people who lived over one hundred years ago seem as though they are living and breathing now. Her latest book The Second Empress: A Novel Of Napoleon’s Court takes on the period of time when Marie-Louise, a Hapsburg princess became the empress of France. […]
Stacking The Shelves (28)
April 14, 2013
I feel like every time I write one of these how’s my life going updates, I sound so whiny and busy. Fact of the matter is that I AM busy and I do feel sort of whiny. The other dayI took the GRE and while I didn’t do quite as great as I had hoped, […]