Maya Delaney’s paw-print birthmark is the mark of what she truly is -a skin-walker. She can run faster, climb higher, and see better than nearly everyone else. Experiencing intense connections with the animals that roam the woods outside her home, Maya knows it’s only a matter of time before she’s able to Shift and become READ MORE
Year: 2014
WWW Wednesdays #9
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 Cry
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is “Top Ten Books That Will Make You Cry.” This one is a bit easier than last week, though that might just be because I’m a total softy who will cry at a Budweiser commercial if you throw something cute and furry into it. READ MORE
BOOK REVIEW | SHATTER ME – TAHEREH MAFI
Juliette hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days. The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette’s touch is fatal. As long as she doesn’t hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to READ MORE
THE GATHERING – Kelley Armstrong
An ordinary town…full of deadly secrets Strange things have been happening in sixteen-year-old Maya’s small Vancouver Island community – from the mountain lions that have been constantly approaching her to her best friend’s hidden talent for “feeling” out people and situations. There’s also a sexy new bad boy who makes Maya feel . . . READ MORE
Stacking the Shelves #5
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: January 2014
I haven’t done a monthly wrap-up before, but it sounded like fun, so here goes! I’ve had a pretty good start to the year, reading-wise. I not only managed to read a fair amount of books this month, but there were a couple that I really enjoyed and that will be hard to top! Here’s READ MORE
The Fault In Our Stars Trailer!!
I know you’ve probably already seen this, but I am getting excited and wanted to have it on my blog somewhere! Also in case you haven’t seen it yet…. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ItBvH5J6ss?feature=player_detailpage&w=640&h=360] I like the trailer, but I’m still on the fence about the movie. I have given this a lot of thought, and I think READ MORE
THE SUMMONING – Kelley Armstrong
After years of frequent moves following her mother’s death, Chloe Saunders’s life is finally settling down. She is attending art school, pursuing her dreams of becoming a director, making friends, and meeting boys. Her biggest concern is that she’s not developing as fast as her friends are. But when puberty does hit, it brings more READ MORE
WWW Wednesdays #8
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: Worlds I’d Never Want To Live In
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is “Top Ten Worlds I’d Never Want To Live In.” Alternative topic: “Top Ten Characters I’d NEVER Want To Trade Places With.” Wow. TBatB ladies really aren’t pulling any punches topic-wise this year, huh? Worlds I’d Never Want To Live In 1. The Hunger READ MORE
BOOK REVIEW | ENCLAVE – ANN AGUIRRE
New York City has been decimated by war and plague, and most of civilization has migrated to underground enclaves, where life expectancy is no more than the early 20s. When Deuce turns 15, she takes on her role as a Huntress, and is paired with Fade, a teenage Hunter who lived Topside as a READ MORE
Stacking the Shelves #4
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 #7
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: Things On My Bookish Wishlist
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is “Top Ten Things On My Bookish Wishlist.” This, apparently, means thigns I wish I could make authors write about. Could be an issue, a time period, a type of character… whatever. Man, I have NO idea where to start with this one. READ MORE
BOOK REVIEW | THE DIVINERS – LIBBA BRAY
Evie O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City—and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It’s 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her uncle Will and his unhealthy READ MORE
LINK-UP | STACKING THE SHELVES #3
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 READ MORE
LINK-UP | A to Z 2014 READING CHALLENGE HOSTED BY SOCK POPPET AT PLAY
I like the randomness of this challenge. For every letter of the alphabet, a different book element has been picked, and it’s a pretty eclectic mix. Here’s the list: A is for April (the month in which you read the book) – The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow by Rita Leganski B is for Bathing READ MORE