Oh my goodness, I love that feeling of FINALLY reading a book that I’ve had on my Readathon piles multiple times. The October 24 Hour Dewey 2015 Readathon was the second time that I have had Neil Gaiman’s Fortunately, The Milk in my to be read stack. Finally, this time I got to it, and […]
Insurgent by Veronica Roth | Audiobook Review
October 6, 2015
Why Did I Listen To This Book? I listened to Insurgent by Veronica Roth as a way to re-read the book in anticipation of Allegiant. Straight up, I will admit that I was holding off forever on reading Allegiant because I stumbled on the spoiler on Instagram or something back when the book first came out and so, […]
Juba!: A Novel by Walter Dean Myers | Book Review
October 2, 2015
The thing about Walter Dean Myers’s books is that there is something for everybody. Walter Dean Myers was a prolific writer with books about young adults of color that span a wide variety of genre and situations. Juba!: A Novel is the last book that Myers wrote and for the most part it is a book […]
Twisted Fate by Norah Olson | Book Review
September 23, 2015
I will give chances to books that have been universally panned because what if I am the black sheep and I love that one book everyone hated and it becomes my new favorite book of all time. You guys, usually this is the wrong instinct. However, it is an instinct that caused me to give Twisted Fate by Norah Olson a chance. I’ll admit that the short length and the creepy subject matter really drew me to Olson’s young adult novel.
The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson | Readalong Chapters 29-34 #Reading Rae
September 21, 2015
Did you miss last week? Click here for what happened. Also check out Me, My Shelf And I, Mundie Moms, Fictitious Delicious, and Fiktshun. So, this week begins with quite a bang. The gang is exploring in a cave where there are scorpions, and y’all, I hate scorpions. Mara gets stung and so, Elisa and […]
The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn Anderson | Book Review
September 16, 2015
Review + Summary – The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn Anderson a story that is both contemporary and paranormal about a girl named Maggie who moves.