One Fan's Appreciation

Happy Birthday, Harry James Potter! Happy Birthday, J.K. Rowling! I just wanted to give a shout-out to the protagonist of one of my favorite book series ever, as well as the author who has been one of my biggest inspirations. “It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.”  Words cannot express how much the Harry Potter series have meant to me over the years,...

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Top Ten Characters I’d Like To Switch Places With For 24 Hours

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by the bloggers of The Broke and the Bookish. This week's topic is the top ten characters I'd like to switch places with for twenty-four hours. Hermione Granger from Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling — Does this really need an explanation? I'd want to see what the wizarding world is like. I think even spending 24 hours in Harry's shoes would be pretty...

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Recommend A... First Book in a Series

Recommend A...is a new weekly feature hosted by Chick Loves Lit, where bloggers recommend a book based on a specific prompt. This week's prompt is to recommend a first book in a series. Archangel by Sharon Shinn Samaria series, #1 Archangel is the story of the angel Gabriel and Rachel, the human woman Jovah has chosen for him to marry. Gabriel has known that he would rise to become Archangel of...

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Review: Across the Universe by Beth Revis

Across the Universe by Beth Revis Published: 2011, Razorbill Series: Across the Universe, #1 Genre: Young Adult Science Fiction Source: Library book Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble This is the secret of the stars, I tell myself. In the end, we are alone. No matter how close you seem, no one else can touch you.   By grace of having parents considered to be necessary...

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Top Ten Most Vivid Worlds/Settings in Books

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by the bloggers of The Broke and the Bookish. This week's topic is the top ten most vivid worlds/settings in books. Whenever I think of books with great world-building/settings, my mind inevitably drifts towards fantasy and science fiction books. That is not to say that there aren't some great general fiction or contemporary books with vivid settings, but for me world-building implies creating something new, something distinct from the world in which...

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Recommend A... Book I Read This Year

Recommend A...is a new weekly feature hosted by Chick Loves Lit, where bloggers recommend a book based on a specific prompt. This week's prompt is to recommend a book I read this year.  Huntress by Malinda Lo Goodreads synopsis: Nature is out of balance in the human world. The sun hasn't shone in years, and crops are failing. Worse yet, strange and hostile creatures have begun to appear....

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Review: Starters by Lissa Price

Starters by Lissa Price Published: 2012, Delacorte Press Series: Starters and Enders, #1 Genre: Young Adult Dystopian Fantasy Source: Library book Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble “You’re robbing them of the most precious thing – their lives.” I looked around and spotted my overnight bag against the wall. “When you put it that way…it sounds like kidnapping.” “It’s...

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Review: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Published: 2011, Doubleday Genre: Adult Fiction Source: Personal book Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble “You’re not destined or chosen, I wish I could tell you that you were if that would make it easier, but it’s not true. You’re in the right place at the right time, and you care enough to do what needs to be done. Sometimes that’s...

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Recommend A... Book by a Male Author

Recommend A... is a new weekly feature hosted by Chick Loves Lit, where bloggers recommend a book based on a specific prompt. This week's prompt is to recommend a book by a male author. I had a surprisingly difficult time trying to come up with a response. I guess I need to make sure I read enough books by male authors! Here's my recommendation for this week: A Series of Unfortunate Events...

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Review: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo Published: 2012, Henry Holt and Co. Series: The Grisha, #1 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Source: Personal ebook Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble “I’ve been waiting for you a long time, Alina,” he said. “You and I are going to change the world.” After reading some of the initial reviews and praise for Shadow and Bone, I suspected that it would...

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Top Ten Classic Children's Fantasy/Science Fiction Books

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by the bloggers of The Broke and the Bookish. This week is a freebie week, so I decided to create my own topic.  I chose to share what I consider to be some of the best classic children's fantasy/science fiction books. A lot of these I actually read for school or book clubs, but the fact that I have reread most of them and still think back on...

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Recommend A... Book Published in 2010

Recommend A... is a new weekly feature hosted by Chick Loves Lit, where bloggers recommend a book based on a specific prompt. This sounds like a fantastic new meme and I hope to be able to keep up with it on a fairly regular basis. I think what I'd like most in a meme is the chance to explore older, lesser-known books, and this may provide a great outlet to do so. Because, honestly, I feel...

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