The Monthly Digest: January 2014

I realize that monthly recaps aren't necessarily the most interesting types of posts, but I've been toying with starting one myself for a while now. I always find similar posts written by others to be interesting, even though I normally don't comment on them. First and foremost, however, these posts are for me. As a way to analyze everything reading and blogging related for the past month....

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Top Ten Types of Worlds I'd Never Want To Live In

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week we're discussing the top ten worlds we'd never want to live in. Rather than simply listing ten specific novel worlds, I'm going to mix it up with some more general types of worlds that I've never, ever want to inhabit. Because that's more fun. First, some specifics: World of Lois Lowry's The Giver — A world without collective memories? Where you're told just how advanced/self-sufficient...

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Review: Restless by William Boyd

Restless by William Boyd Published: 2006, Bloomsbury Genre: Adult Historical Fiction, Thriller Source: Library Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble I stood there in the kitchen, watching her staring across the meadow still searching for her nemesis and I thought, suddenly, that this is all our lives - this is the one fact that applies to us all, that makes us what we are, our common...

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Review: Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor

Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor Series: Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #2 Published: 2013, Little, Brown and Company Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Source: Purchased Contains spoilers for Daughter of Smoke & Bone (my review) Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble Karou’s whole body was rigid. “Yeah? Okay," she said, staring up into the stars. "Let's see. You know how,...

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Review: Everneath by Brodi Ashton

Everneath by Brodi Ashton Series: Everneath, #1 Published: 2012, Balzer + Bray Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Source: Purchased Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble “I’d like you to ask yourself, Who loses hope first? And who never gives up? Because it’s not the supernatural abilities that set mythical creatures apart.” She leaned forward. “It’s the decisions the human characters make,...

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Ready to Become a Fan of...Victoria Schwab

Ready to Become a Fan of... focuses on those authors new and old whose works I have every intention of eventually reading, but haven't been able to devote the time to just yet. By discussing authors and their works that I'm sure I'll love, given the chance, hopefully I can be more easily compelled to take the next step in not simply acquiring one of their books, but actually take the time to...

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