On July 12th I was fortunate enough to attend the first event on Maggie Stiefvater’s book tour. The event was held at Barnes & Noble of Tysons Corner in Virginia. First, let me get something of my chest: I have […]
Yesterday, my department hosted ‘Great American Bake Sale.’ It was a great experience, although it was a LOT of work. I was the main baker for the event (I baked over the weekend) and the rest of the office staff […]
Waiting on Wednesday idea from Jill at Breaking the Spine Title: Carrier of the Mark by Leigh FallonPublished by: Harper TeenReleased date: October 4th, 2011 A move to Ireland is about to introduce Megan to her destiny, her real destiny, […]
Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. 1.Richelle Mead – I really enjoyed the ‘Vampire Academy’ series. Her blog and twitter are also very entertaining. We could talk vampires for hours… 2. Julia Quinn […]
Title: Mercy by Rebecca LimPublished: May 17, 2011 by Hyperion BooksSource: LibraryGrade rating: B- A fallen angel haunted by her past. Yearning for her immortal beloved. Forever searching for answers.Who will show her Mercy? Mercy has lost herself. She can’t […]
IMM is a weekly meme inspired by Alea at the Pop Culture Junkie and hosted by the wonderful Kristi at The Story Siren. All links are to Goodreads. Just a couple of books from the library this week. I have something […]
Feature and Follow Friday is blog-hop hosted by Parajunkee’s View This week’s feature is from Lisa at Read.Breathe.Relax and the question is: What is the worst book that you’ve ever read and actually finished? ‘That Was Then, This Is Now’ […]
I don’t know about you but I probably own a good number of bookmarks. I think this might be the case of all bookish people, but the problem is that I can never find one when I need it. I end up using […]
Title: I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore (Pseudonym)Published: August 3rd, 2010 by HarperCollins Source: LibraryGrade Rating: B+In the beginning they were a group of nine. Nine aliens who left their home planet of Lorien when it fell under attack […]
Title: The Last Echo by Kimberly Derting Published by: Harper CollinsRelease date: April 17, 2012 Violet kept her morbid ability to sense dead bodies a secret from everyone except her family and her childhood-best-friend-turned-boyfriend, Jay Heaton. That is until forensic […]
Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Rebels in literature are those people who stood up for what they beleived in despite of the cost of doing so. 1. Katniss from ‘The Hunger […]
Title: Divergent by Veronica RothPublished : May 3rd, by Katherine Tegen Books Source: LibraryGrade Rating: A++++ In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the […]
Today we celebrate the independence of the United States of America, its a day of reflection, a day to be grateful for the liberties and the freedom we enjoy and a reminder of what we fight for. On a personal […]
IMM is a weekly meme inspired by Alea at the Pop Culture Junkie and hosted by the wonderful Kristi at The Story Siren. All links are to Goodreads. Not a big loot this week, since I have a ton of books […]
Title: The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. PearsonPublished: April 29, 2008 by Herny Holt and Co.Source: LibraryGrade Rating: A- Who is Jenna Fox? Seventeen-year-old Jenna has been told that is her name. She has just awoken from a […]
I don’t know about you but I probably own a good number of bookmarks. I think this might be the case of all bookish people, but the problem is that I can never find one when I need it. I end up using […]
Waiting on Wednesday idea from Jill at Breaking the Spine Title: Jessica Rules the Dark Side by Beth FantaskeyPublised by: HartcourtRelease date: January 10, 2012 It’s one thing to find out you’re a vampire princess. It’s a whole other thing to […]
Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. There are probably hundreds of applications and websites out there that I don’t know about, so I am looking forward to read everyone’s post. I will […]