One of the things that I’ve always enjoyed about reading books is the way that they can take you away from reality while often still educating you in a way that is unexpected and rewarding. The Ocean Between Us by Susan Wiggs did just that for me. While on the surface it may seem to be a […]
Fill Your Kindle: TODAY ONLY DEALS!!!!
March 23, 2012
OH MY GOD YOU GUYS! Yeah, yeah I get a little caps lock crazy sometimes, but holy eff mother of God, I am psyched. So today’s Kindle Daily Deal is in honor of The Hunger Games movie release. You can get: 5 YA dystopia books for $1.99 Check them out: If you click those widgets […]
The Wicked And The Just J. Anderson Coats Book Review
March 23, 2012
If you are crazy for the past, The Wicked And The Just by J. Anderson Coats will set your history senses tingling. Taking place in medieval Wales, The Wicked And The Just is a magnificent read about two girls – one a stranger in a strange land, the other is a refugee in her own country after […]
Ready Player One Ernest Cline Book Review
March 22, 2012
I feel like Ernest Cline went through my brain and picked out all of the things I find to be cool and put them in Ready Player One: quests, video games, the 80s, David vs. Goliath, and the list goes on. If you want to read a book where upon closing it you think that […]
Awkward Marni Bates Book Review
March 21, 2012
Often, I think I am an awkward person, but you guys, I am FULL of social grace compared to Mackenzie, main character of Awkward by Marni Bates. Yo, Awkward is just what the doctor ordered. You see, sometimes after a stressful day at work, I want a light Meg Cabot-esque contemporary read with compelling characters. Awkward […]
Rock On Denise Vega Book Review
March 20, 2012
Books with music as their main theme are hard for me to resist. They take me back to a time when I was a teen in choir, marching band and learning to play guitar (mind you I was not good at any of these things). Also, like most people with a pulse, I like music. […]