Oh, Sloppy Firsts, where were you hiding when I was younger? Admittedly, I had never heard of this series or the author, Megan McCafferty, before I started book blogging. How? I honestly am not sure. Especially since it is one of the books that nearly everyone (certain people in particular) were hyping up, and pushing […]
How To Save A Life | Sara Zarr | Book Review
July 8, 2013
You know how it seems like everyone is in love with an author EXCEPT for you and you desperately want that head over heels feeling too? That was sort of my experience with Sweethearts by Sara Zarr, I enjoyed it a lot BUT I was not in love with the audiobook version of it. Of course […]
Reaper | Rachel Vincent | Audiobook Review
July 6, 2013
Why Did I Listen To This Book? One thing that I have learned while participating in the bi-annual Dewey 24 Hour Readathons is that short books are key. For me, this is the one time where I feel it’s totally cool to FINALLY listen to the shorter audiobooks that I’ve scooped up for free on […]
The Nazi Hunters | Neal Bascomb | Book Review
July 5, 2013
Why Did I Read This Book?: I sat in on a panel at Book Blogger Convention and the editors in the panel were really talking up The Nazi Hunters: How A Team Of Spies And Survivors Captured The World’s Most Notorious Nazi by Neal Bascomb and so after the panel, I decided I could not live […]
Templar | Jordan Mechner | Book Review
July 1, 2013
Why Did I Read This Book? Templar by Jordan Mechner appealed to me mainly because it made me nostalgic for my nerdy past. Seriously, the Knights Templar are hella interesting — even without all the conspiracy stuff and I say that as someone who was able to fill a 15 page paper on the subject […]
On Yellowcake
June 27, 2013
I finally read my first Margo Lanagan book, friends! I have to admit it was very, very different. I am okay with that, really I am. However, parts of Yellowcake did not make for the best reading when I was in need of books that are light and do not require too much on my end. On […]