DRAWING AMANDA is set in the under-parented, high-expectation world of a Manhattan international prep school. Fourteen-year-old Inky Kahn, smarting from the death of his father, only wants to have his artwork seen and appreciated. When he submits a drawing of his secret crush – Amanda – to an Internet game developer, Inky inadvertently draws her READ MORE
Year: 2014
BOOK REVIEW | HORDE – ANN AGUIRRE
The horde is coming. Salvation is surrounded, monsters at the gates, and this time, they’re not going away. When Deuce, Fade, Stalker and Tegan set out, the odds are against them. But the odds have been stacked against Deuce from the moment she was born. She might not be a Huntress anymore, but she doesn’t READ MORE
Stacking the Shelves #9
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
Monthly Wrap-Up: February 2014
Well, it was a slower month for me, reading wise. Work is ramping up, and I haven’t been reading quite as voraciously! This month’s reads were quite varied. I’d say my top pics were probably the Razorland books and Being Henry David – possibly Thirteen Reasons Why. Razorland surprised me – I didn’t expect READ MORE
WWW Wednesdays #12
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 REWIND! – Books I Just HAD to Buy… But Are Still Sitting On My Bookshelf
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is a REWIND – so I get to pick my own topic from any I’ve missed! Oh, goody! It was tough to pick, but I finally settled on: Books I Just HAD To Buy… But Are Still Sitting On My Bookshelf. Oh, this is READ MORE
BOOK REVIEW | OUTPOST – ANN AGUIRRE
Deuce’s whole world has changed. Down below, she was considered an adult. Now, topside in a town called Salvation, she’s a brat in need of training in the eyes of the townsfolk. She doesn’t fit in with the other girls: Deuce only knows how to fight. To make matters worse, her Hunter partner, Fade, keeps READ MORE
Stacking the Shelves #8
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
WORST. PERSON. EVER. – Douglas Coupland
A razor-sharp portrait of a morally bankrupt and gleefully wicked modern man, Worst. Person. Ever. is Douglas Coupland’s gloriously filthy, side-splittingly funny and unforgettable new novel. Meet Raymond Gunt. A decent chap who tries to do the right thing. Or, to put it another way, the worst person ever: a foul-mouthed, misanthropic cameraman, trailing creditors, READ MORE
WWW Wednesdays #11
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’ve READ MORE
Top Ten Tuesday: Reasons I Love Being A Blogger/Reader
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is “Top Ten Reasons I Love Being A Blogger/Reader.” Here goes! Reasons I Love Being A Blogger: First and foremost, obviously, is you guys. If you’re reading this, then I’m talking to you. Since finishing university and starting a job at a small organization, READ MORE
WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON – John Green & David Levithan
will grayson, meet will grayson One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two strangers cross paths. Two teens with the same name, running in two very different circles, suddenly find their lives going in new and unexpected directions, culminating in heroic turns-of-heart and the most epic musical ever to grace the high READ MORE
Stacking the Shelves #7
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
REALITY BOY – A. S. King
Gerald Faust knows exactly when he started feeling angry: the day his mother invited a reality television crew into his five-year-old life. Twelve years later, he’s still haunted by his rage-filled youth—which the entire world got to watch from every imaginable angle—and his anger issues have resulted in violent outbursts, zero friends, and clueless adults READ MORE
WWW Wednesdays #10
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 That Will Make You Swoon
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is “Top Ten Books That Will Make You Swoon.” I’m not much of a swooner when it comes to books. 1. The Fault In Our Stars by John Green Two words: Augustus Waters. ‘Nuff said. 2. City of Bones books by Cassandra Clare So READ MORE
THE RISING – Kelley Armstrong
Things are getting desperate for Maya and her friends. Hunted by the powerful St. Clouds and now a rival Cabal as well, they’re quickly running out of places to hide. And with the whole world thinking they died in a helicopter crash, it’s not like they can just go to the authorities for help. All READ MORE
Stacking the Shelves #6
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