"I Gave Her My Heart, and She Gave Me A Pen"

When I think of romance, one movie immediately comes to mind, Say Anything. As far as teen-romance film goes, to me, this is the crown jewel. The 80s was a time of great movies, cartoons, and excellent music. It was a time of John Hughes and valley girls. It also brought us Say Anything.John Cusack […]

War and Peace Read-A-Long — any takers?

Personally, I enjoy bragging, especially about what I’ve read. This year, I’d like to take on the doorstopper War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. My goal is not to read War and Peace in a week, or even a month, but rather to savor the experience. I plan to log only 15 minutes of my […]

Diversifying My Reads!

My URL is readingisthespiceoflife, a play on the term variety is the spice of life. I try to post about a variety of genres, although I tend to slant towards the YA reading genre. Well, my reading is about to get more diverse. Last year, I only read 12 books  out of my total of […]

Cover Controversy?!

It would seem the blogosphere, or at least segments of the blogosphere is abuzz with anger over the cover of Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore. I know some of you are thinking what’s the big deal over the cover, it’s very pretty, etc. How would you feel, though, if you heard the main character […]

Friday Finds

Friday Finds is hosted by MiZB at Should Be Reading I feel like there’s SO many books I want to read that unless I spend every waking moment reading, I won’t ever get to them all. I still keep adding books to my TBR though. This week I’ve added/found: A Morbid Taste For Bones: The […]

What Are You Reading Monday

What Are You Reading Mondays are hosted by J. Kaye’s Book Blog! Her blog is pretty neat, so check it out and participate. This week I read:Suite Scarlett by Maureen JohnsonVampire Academy by Richelle MeadFrostbite by Richelle MeadShadow Kiss by Richelle MeadI’m currently reading:Blood Promise by Richelle MeadThe Wives of Henry Oades by Johanna MoranSense […]