He is a Legend. She is a Prodigy. Who will be Champion? June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic—and each other—and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. June is back in the good graces of the Republic, working within the government’s elite circles as READ MORE
Author: RAIN CITY READS
Top Ten Tuesday: Books Book Covers I’d Frame as Pieces of Art
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is “Top Ten Books Book Covers I’d Frame as Pieces of Art.” Normally I worry about finding enough to hit 10. Not this time. I’m pooling all the TTTs I’ve missed, all the times I only made it to 7 or 6 or READ MORE
Monthly Wrap-Up: April 2014
I seem to have picked up the pace this month! Which, quite frankly, is a relief. Last Saturday was Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon, so that certainly helped me plow through a few books – a couple of shorter ones, but hey, they count! I’d say the real high point for me this month was The READ MORE
Top Ten Tuesday: Books If You Like X TV Show/Movie
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is “Top Ten Books If You Like X TV Show/Movie/Comic/Play etc.” I get to pick what “X” represents. Because I’m pathologically bad at decisions and because I want EVERYTHING all at once, I’m going to do a few different things with this post. Here READ MORE
Stacking the Shelves #17
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
It’s Readathon Time!
It’s time for the Spring 24 Hour Readathon! This will be my second Readathon – and I’m hopeful that I’ll do slightly better than the first time around! My first Readathon (last fall) was a bit of a gong show. Not only was it my first, but I didn’t find out about it until the READ MORE
Five Friday Faves: Favourite Books I Received As A Gift
Five Friday Favourites is a weekly meme hosted by Amanda over at Book Badger. Every Friday she chooses a new topic – full list of topics can be found here. This week’s topic is “Favourite Books I Received As A Gift.” To be honest, there aren’t a whole ton. People know I love books – READ MORE
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Characters Who Make A Perfect Pair
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is “Top Ten Characters Who X.” I get to pick what “X” represents. So I’ve decided to stretch this topic to breaking point and go with “Top Ten Characters Who Make A Perfect Pair.” So basically it’s my top ten duos in all of READ MORE
Stacking the Shelves #16
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 #17
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? Well READ MORE
The Sunday Review: THE THOUSAND DOLLAR TAN LINE – Rob Thomas & Jennifer Graham
Ten years after graduating from high school in Neptune, California, Veronica Mars is back in the land of sun, sand, crime, and corruption. She’s traded in her law degree for her old private investigating license, struggling to keep Mars Investigations afloat on the scant cash earned by catching cheating spouses until she can score her READ MORE
Top Ten Tuesday: Most Unique Books I’ve Ever Read
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is “Top Ten Most Unique Books I’ve Ever Read.” 1. Will Grayson, Will GraysonNot only is this book written in alternating first person, but each character’s chapters are penned by a different author. John Green writes the story of Will Grayson #1, a teen READ MORE
Stacking the Shelves #14
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
Five Friday Faves: Favourite Books of 2014 So Far
Five Friday Favourites is a weekly meme hosted by Amanda over at Book Badger. Every Friday she chooses a new topic – full list of topics can be found here. I only just discovered this meme (thanks to the lovely and super sweet Stacie from Books Galore), but damn girl picks some good topics! This READ MORE
Monthly Wrap-Up: March 2014
I thought last month was a slow reading month at 6 books…. but what I didn’t realize until just now is that March was even slower. Just three books this month! Eep! In my defence I had quite a busy month at work. And had a bit of a reading slump post-Grasshopper Jungle. If you READ MORE
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
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
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