This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is “Top Ten Gateway Books/Authors In My Reading Journey.” I wish I’d started this one earlier so I would have had a better chance to think about it! I’m sure I’m going to be forgetting all sorts. But here are the most notable ones READ MORE
Month: March 2014
The Sunday Review: GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE – Andrew Smith
Sixteen-year-old Austin Szerba interweaves the story of his Polish legacy with the storyof how he and his best friend , Robby, brought about the end of humanity and the rise of an army of unstoppable, six-foot tall praying mantises in small-town Iowa. To make matters worse, Austin’s hormones are totally oblivious; they don’t care that READ MORE
Stacking the Shelves #13
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks where I don’t buy books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some books I READ MORE
Life of a Blogger: Favourite Animals
I’ve decided to try adding a Thursday link-up, mainly because it’s not about books. I know, this is a book blog, that’s what you’re here for. But I thought maybe you’d like to get to know a little bit about me other than what I’m reading! Life of a Blogger is a weekly meme hosted READ MORE
It’s Veronica Mars Book Day!!!!
So I’m skipping WWW Wednesday this week, because I am way too excited to sit still and write a post. Why, you ask? Because: I watched the show. I watched the movie. And I’ve been waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting for the book – and it finally arrived! Later guys, I’ll READ MORE
Top Ten Tuesday: Things On My Bookish Bucket List
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is “Top Ten Things On My Bookish Bucket List.” I’ve never considered a bucket list, much less a bookish one. So this is possibly going to be a bit odd. But here goes! 1. Try to read more consistently. I generally aim for a READ MORE
The Sunday Review: BEING HENRY DAVID – Cal Armistead
Seventeen-year-old “Hank” has found himself at Penn Station in New York City with no memory of anything –who he is, where he came from, why he’s running away. His only possession is a worn copy of Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. And so he becomes Henry David-or “Hank” and takes first to the streets, and READ MORE
Stacking the Shelves #12
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks where I don’t buy books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some books I READ MORE
WWW Wednesdays #15
It’s time for this week’s WWW Wednesdays, hosted by Should Be Reading blog (head over and check them out!). This link up asks three questions What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll be reading next? Here are my WWW answers! What am I currently reading? I READ MORE
Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Spring 2014 TBR List
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is “Top Ten Books On My Spring 2014 TBR List.” Oh, so many! I’m going to go with books that are being released this Spring, though I’ve got lots already that I want to read! TOMORROW! Mar. 25 Mar. 25 READ MORE
Sunday Review: THIRTEEN REASONS WHY – Jay Asher
You can’t stop the future. You can’t rewind the past. The only way to learn the secret. . . is to press play. Clay Jensen doesn’t want anything to do with the tapes Hannah Baker made. Hannah is dead. Her secrets should be buried with her. Then Hannah’s voice tells Clay that his name is READ MORE
Stacking the Shelves #11
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks where I don’t buy books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some books I READ MORE
WWW Wednesdays #14
It’s time for this week’s WWW Wednesdays, hosted by Should Be Reading blog (head over and check them out!). This link up asks three questions What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll be reading next? Here are my WWW answers! What am I currently reading? I’m READ MORE
Top Ten Tuesday: All-Time Favourite Books in the Children’s Book Genre
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is “Top Ten All-Time Favourite Books in X Genre.” I’m picking Children’s Literature. A friend of mine is having a kid soon, and when I asked what she needed for the baby, she said books. Well, obviously – I mean look who she’s talking READ MORE
The Sunday Review: THESE BROKEN STARS – Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
It’s a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from READ MORE
Stacking the Shelves #10
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks where I don’t buy books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some books I READ MORE
WWW Wednesdays #13
It’s time for this week’s WWW Wednesdays, hosted by Should Be Reading blog (head over and check them out!). This link up asks three questions What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll be reading next? Here are my WWW answers! What am I currently reading? I READ MORE
Top Ten Tuesday: Popular Authors I’ve Never Read
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is “Top Ten Popular Authors I’ve Never Read.” Well, considering how many books there are out there and how relatively few I’ve read, this shouldn’t be too hard. Here are the first ones that come to mind, in no particular order: 1. Michael Chabon READ MORE