An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Published:
2006, Dutton Juvenile
Genre:
Young Adult, Contemporary
Source: Library book
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It rather goes without saying that
Katherine drank her coffee black. Katherines do, generally. They like their
coffee like they like their ex-boyfriends: bitter.
When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's...
May 30, 2012
May 28, 2012
In My Mailbox #3
In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. It's a way for book bloggers to showcase books and other literary things they've received over the past week.
Borrowed from my local library:
Firelight by Sophie Jordan
Amazon synopsis: With her rare ability to breathe fire, Jacinda is special even among the
draki—the descendants of dragons who can shift between human and...
May 23, 2012
Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Delirium by
Lauren Oliver
Published:
2011, HarperTeen
Series: Delirium,
#1
Genre:
Young Adult, Dystopia, Fantasy
Source: Library book
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That’s
what Hana doesn’t understand, has never understood. For some of us,
it’s about more than the deliria. Some of us, the lucky
ones, will get the chance to be reborn: newer, fresher, better.
Healed...
May 21, 2012
Review: Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
Jellicoe Road by Melina
Marchetta
Published: 2008, HarperTeen
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
Source: Library book
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So I go back to the
stories I’ve read about the five and I try to make sense of their lives because
in making sense of theirs, I may understand mine.
Melina Marchetta has done it
again for me. I read Finnikin of the...
May 15, 2012
Review: Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
Just Listen by
Sarah Dessen
Published: 2006, Viking
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
Source: Library book
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Just Listen was recommended to me by my friend as
her favorite Sarah Dessen novel, and the best as a first exposure to Dessen's work.
My feelings towards this novel are complicated. I liked it. Really, I did. I
definitely thought that Dessen...
May 13, 2012
In My Mailbox #2
In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. It's a way for book bloggers to showcase books and other literary things they've received over the past week.
This week I came into possession of quite a few books.
Borrowed from my local library:
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
Goodreads Synopsis: Last year, Annabel was
"the girl who has everything"—at least that's the part...
May 10, 2012
Review: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
Published: 2010, Orbit
Series: The Inheritance Trilogy, #1
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
Source: Library book
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I absolutely love books whose major
conflict is literally a ticking time bomb. Although it's hard for me to read
too many of these in succession, there's something about the immediacy of...
May 8, 2012
Top Ten Favorite Quotes from Books
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created
by the bloggers of The Broke and the Bookish. This week everyone is supposed to post
his/her top ten favorite quotes from books.
This was a hard challenge for me,
in part because I find it hard to determine how I should define a favorite
quote. Is it one that is profound, hitting at some important truth? Or is it
something that’s beautifully written? Or something that makes me smile or tear
up? The quotes I’ve chosen below are some quotes that I...
May 6, 2012
In My Mailbox #1
This is my very first post for In My Mailbox, a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. It's a way for book bloggers to showcase books and other literary things they've received over the past week.
Depending on how
frequently I get new books, I may participate on a biweekly schedule, or
perhaps only monthly. I will only participate when I have new and
exciting things to showcase, and this week...
May 5, 2012
Welcome!
“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most
accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
―
Charles William Eliot
It's no secret to anyone who knows me that I absolutely adore reading books. Always have, always will. Once I first learned how to read, I was hooked. The books I enjoy to read have changed over the years, but I still find myself unable to sleep at night without first reading at least twenty pages of a novel (hence I have...
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