Title: Wild Author: Cheryl Strayed Genre: Memoir Quotation: “How wild it was, to let it be.” Would recommend to: those who are feeling a little lost in this big world. “Wild” is a book (and now a movie starring Reese Witherspoon) about a woman who decides to make a crazy trip — hiking the Pacific […]
I finished “Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore” this past weekend, and I absolutely loved it! It was the perfect mix of entertainment and suspense. Ryan has already reviewed this amazing book, but I’m going to give you five little thoughts I had while reading it. 1. How would I answer Mr. Penumbra’s questions? There are two questions […]
This weeks Top 5 Wednesday is all about side characters that deserve their own story. This one’s going to be tough. 1. Severus Snape – Harry Potter If anyone deserves a series about their life, I truly believe it is Professor Snape. I would love to read a book from his perspective about being best friends with […]
Top 10 Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010. It’s a fun way for bloggers all over the Internet to connect and post the things they love about books. This week’s topic is books that feature diverse characters or diversity. Here we go… 1. Wicked by Gregory Macguire As I posted […]
Happy Tuesday ya’ll! 1. I just finished “Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore” last night, and let me tell you, it was wonderful! I’ll have a “Little Thoughts” post up later this week. 2. 3. Last week my boyfriend went to return some books (some were about the Yankees) to Barnes and Noble. Sadly, it wouldn’t […]
Title: Divergent Series Author: Veronica Roth Genre: Young Adult Dystopia Would recommend to: readers who like to immerse themselves in a story / fans of “The Hunger Games” I devoured these books. I haven’t been this interested in a series of books since I read “The Hunger Games”. I loved everything this series had to offer: […]
Just as promised earlier, here is my first ever Top Ten Tuesday! TTT was created by “The Broke and the Bookish back in 2010. This is its post about the last ten books they acquired. And here’s mine in order of acquisition…. 1. Anna Karenina I found an old copy of it in a used bookstore in New […]
Happy Tuesday ya’ll! 1. I just got back from vacation where I spent a week in New Jersey and a weekend in New York celebrating my cousin’s wedding. It was my first time above the Mason-Dixon Line, and I absolutely loved it! 2. That being said…I’m sadly still immersed in “Allegiant” but should be done […]
Title: Wicked Author: Gregory Maguire Genre: Fiction Quotation: “Evil is always more easily imagined than good, somehow.” Would recommend to: anyone who understands that there are two sides to every story. Throughout my high school career, I spent a lot of time in the backs of prop closets. I was the typical theater nerd, made even worse by the fact […]
Happy Tuesday! 1. I am currently reading the third book in the Divergent series, “Allegiant”. (I already finished “Insurgent”.) 2. I celebrated the 4th of July watching the Yankees win against the Rays at Yankee Stadium. What did you guys do? 3. 4. I just visited a beautiful Barnes and Nobel in New Jersey and […]