My Ebook Purchasing Rules

I received my Kindle a little over a year ago as a graduation gift. Of course by then I had heard all about the ebook revolution and was excited to have my own ereader, although I will admit that I wasn't quite sure how frequently I would read books on that versus paper copies. And I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to get as much information out of books read digitally compared to their...

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Waiting on The Mist of Bronte Moor by Aviva Orr

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights any upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. The Mist on Bronte Moor by Aviva Orr Publication Date: January 8, 2013 When fifteen-year-old Heather Jane Bell is diagnosed with alopecia and her hair starts falling out in clumps, she wants nothing more than to escape her home in London and...

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Review: Eon by Alison Goodman

Eon by Alison Goodman Published: 2010, Firebird (Originally 2008) Series: Eon, #1 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Source: Personal book Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble     "I found power in accepting the truth of who I am. It may not be a truth that others can accept, but I cannot live any other way."   When I started hearing about this Asian-inspired fantasy series...

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Feature & Follow #2

  Feature and Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee's View and Allison Can Read. This blog hop gives bloggers the opportunity to connect with fellow bloggers and find new blogs to follow, and each week two participants' blogs are featured. For more information on how to participate, please click here. Question: Which blog are you thankful for? This is a hard question...

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Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Published: 2012, Dutton Books Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Source: Hardcover won in contest hosted by Allison Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble   You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world...but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices. I hope she likes hers. After reading An Abundance of Katherines...

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Top Ten Authors I'm Thankful For

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by the bloggers of The Broke and the Bookish. This week's prompt asked us to select either our top ten books or authors we're thankful for. Since I mostly focus on books rather than their authors, here I wanted to highlight some of my favorite authors. Modern authors: J.K. Rowling — Thank you for giving me the experience of growing up with Harry and his friends, and most especially for the creation of Hermione. Megan Whalen Turner —...

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Review: Princess Academy by Shannon Hale

Princess Academy by Shannon Hale Published: 2005, Bloomsbury USA Series: Princess Academy, #1 Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy Source: Personal ebook Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble "Maybe the priests did know what they were doing. Maybe Mount Eskel didn't need a princess, just an academy." After reading Shannon Hale's enchanting take on the Grimm's fairy tale in her novel...

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Feature & Follow #1

 Feature and Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee's View and Allison Can Read. This blog hop gives bloggers the opportunity to connect with fellow bloggers and find new blogs to follow, and each week two participants' blogs are featured. For more information on how to participate, please click here. This is my first Feature & Follow Friday. I've seen a number...

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Waiting on The Beautiful and the Cursed by Page Morgan

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights any upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. The Beautiful and the Cursed (The Dispossessed, #1) by Page Morgan Publication date: May 14, 2013 Fans of Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments series and Libba Bray’s Gemma Doyle trilogy will devour The Beautiful and the Cursed, a wholly original...

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Top Ten Books I'd Want On A Deserted Island

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by the bloggers of The Broke and the Bookish. This week's prompt was to select my top ten books to take on a deserted island.  First some literature:  The Collected Works of Shakespeare — There are volumes that contain all of his works! Though I could make do with simply his plays and not include his poems. Shakespeare had such an influence...

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Review: The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker Published: 2012, Random House Genre: Adult Fiction Source: Library book Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble I guess it never is what you worry over that comes to pass in the end. The real catastrophes are always different — unimagined, unprepared for, unknown. One of my good friends recommended this book to me many months ago...

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Review: The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke

The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke Published: 2012, Strange Chemistry Series: The Assassin's Curse, #1 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Source: Personal ebook Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble You don't realize how much you miss something till it comes back to you, and then you wonder how you went so long without it. Ananna of the Tanaru knows what she wants out of her...

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Waiting on The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights any upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson Publication date: March 1, 2013 A heart-stopping story of love, death, technology, and art set amid the tropics of a futuristic Brazil. The lush city of Palmares Tres shimmers with tech and tradition,...

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Freebie! (Top Ten Hyped Up Books I Have No Desire to Read)

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by the bloggers of The Broke and the Bookish. This is a freebie week, so I decided to showcase my more cynical side here. There are so many books that seem to get really hyped up in the blogosphere, and many times I find myself wondering what makes those books receive so much attention. They're usually books I couldn't imagine wanting to read to begin...

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