Review: Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson & Lauren Myracle

Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson & Lauren Myracle Published: 2008, Speak Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Format: Paperback Source: Library Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble “Do you think couples all over the world get together on Christmas Eve?” I said, wondering this for the first time. “Because it’s all...Christmasy and magical, only then it’s not, and everything...

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Review: Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley

Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley Published: 2013, First Second Genre: Memoir, Graphic Novel Format: Paperback Source: Library Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble The daughter of a chef and a foodie, Lucy’s life has always revolved around food. So it makes sense, then, as she writes her memoir, that it, too, should revolve around food. As she explains: “My most vivid memories...

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Top Ten Books On My Winter 2014/2015 TBR

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week we're listing the books that have made it to the top of our Winter 2014/2015 TBR piles.    This topic was actually for Tuesday, November 25. I love creating seasonal TBR lists, but unfortunately I was on hiatus for most of November and missed participating for this one. Because...

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Review: The Martian by Andy Weir

The Martian by Andy Weir Published: 2014, Crown (Originally 2012) Genre: Adult Science Fiction Format: Hardcover Source: Library Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble I’m stranded on Mars. I have no way to communicate with Earth. I’m in a Habitat designed to last 31 days. If the Oxygenator breaks down, I’ll suffocate. If the Water Reclaimer breaks down, I’ll die of thirst. If the Hab...

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Top Ten Books I Read In 2014

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week we're listing the top books we've each read in 2014. All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry (My review) Something Real by Heather Demetrios (My review)Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth (My review is upcoming) The Young Elites by Marie Lu (My review is upcoming) The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (My review)Quintana...

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Review: Doll Bones by Holly Black

Doll Bones by Holly Black Published: 2013, Margaret K. McElderry Books Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy Source: Library Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble It made him feel, for a moment, like maybe no stories were lies… Maybe all stories were true ones. Although at twelve years old friends Poppy, Alice, and Zach are now past the age where they should be playing with action figure toys,...

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Top Ten New-To-Me Authors I Read In 2014

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week we're discussing the top ten authors we've discovered this past year, both recently published and not.  Author: Julie Berry Book Read: All the Truth That's in Me Next Book: The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place Why: I've made no secret of my love for All the Truth That's in Me. It is definitely among my favorite books read this year. And if my library hold comes in within the...

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Showcase Sunday #20

Showcase Sunday is a weekly meme hosted by Vicki at Books, Biscuits and Tea. Its aim is to showcase our newest books or book related swag and to see what everyone else received for review, borrowed from libraries, bought in bookshops and downloaded onto eReaders this week. Purchased:   The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds, #1) by Alexandra Bracken So this...

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Featured Blogger for Book and a Beverage

Hello, lovely readers! I apologize for the unexpected hiatus. Life's been a bit crazy recently, and while I've been reading as much as usual, I haven't had time to maintain my own blog or be a dedicated blog reader. That should be changing very soon, however. Expect quite a few science fiction reviews (since I totally missed out on Sci Fi November), as well as a few others. In the meantime, I...

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Showcase Sunday #19

Showcase Sunday is a weekly meme hosted by Vicki at Books, Biscuits and Tea. Its aim is to showcase our newest books or book related swag and to see what everyone else received for review, borrowed from libraries, bought in bookshops and downloaded onto eReaders this week. Birthday presents from the lovely Courtney! Received: Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst   I...

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The Monthly Digest: October 2014

Welcome back to The Monthly Digest here at Late Nights with Good Books. With these posts I hope to recap everything reading- and blogging-related for the past month. The Books Favorite Read from October: I'm actually not sure. I enjoyed a number of these, but nothing really stood out to me. If I had to pick, I'd go with Starglass by Phoebe North. Notable Quote from October:And...

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