Note: There’s going to be spoilers for All These Things I’ve Done, so if you’ve got concerns about being spoiled, click All These Things I’ve Done and read that review instead. Friends WHY DO I WAIT FOREVER TO READ SEQUELS? Seriously, I just don’t let myself read the sequels of books I loved immediately and that is […]
My Book Of Life By Angel Martine Leavitt Book Review
October 8, 2012
Some contemporary books let you drift into complacence before hammering you with the theme and message, if there is one. Others take you right by the throat in a chokehold from the very beginning, not letting go until you turn the very last acknowledgements page. My Book Of Life By Angel by Martine Leavitt is one […]
Catherynne M. Valente on ‘Looking Glass Girls’
October 2, 2012
Friends, in between each bloggiesta task this weekend, I had the pleasure of reading The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland And Led The Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente. I loved the brief moments of whimsy it gave me between moments of hard work. To me, Valente’s books about the intrepid young September have staying power, and […]
Quoted And Noted: ‘Coffee Is A Kind Of Magic’
October 1, 2012
Greetings beautiful readers! I hope your Monday is going swimmingly. I know I’ve been slacking on Quoted And Noted, but I just discovered patterns and Photoshop! Anyways, this weekend I read THE GIRL WHO FELL BENEATH FAIRYLAND AND LED THE REVELS THERE by Catherynne M. Valente, and while the title is a mouthful, there was a […]
Necromancing The Stone Lish McBride Book Review
September 25, 2012
Don’t you just LOVE it when a book ends up exceeding your expectations? Y’all, I was pumped up for Necromancing The Stone by Lish McBride, because I had loved Hold Me Closer, Necromancer. But, we all know how inflated expectations work, usually the book ends up disappointing. Not so, this time. If you like your books filled […]
Before You Go James Preller Book Review
July 2, 2012
Life can change in an instant. There are some people who have dealt with more than their fair share of trauma and so it seems they are shaped by their reaction to the trauma. Before You Go by James Preller opens with a prologue that is real life terrifying and could happen to anyone — […]