I’m a bit late, but this week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish was: Top Ten Underrated Authors or Books In X Genre. I had a LOT of trouble with this one, so I decided to mix this one up a bit and cover a few genres. 1. YA DystopiaMost underrated author: READ MORE
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THE SUNDAY REVIEW | 84, CHARING CROSS ROAD & THE DUCHESS OF BLOOMSBURY STREET – HELENE HANFF
“If you happen to pass by 84 Charing Cross Road, kiss it for me! I owe it so much. In 1949 Helene Hanff, ‘a poor writer with an antiquarian taste in books,’ wrote to Marks & Co. Booksellers of 84 Charing Cross Rd, in search of rare editions she was unable to find in READ MORE
WWW WEDNESDAY | #31
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 did you recently finish reading? What are you currently reading? What do you think you’ll be reading next? Here are my WWW answers! What did I recently finish reading? READ MORE
MONTHLY WRAP-UP | AUGUST 2014
I always think that when I go on vacation I’ll get all this reading done. I’ll read book after book sitting in a quirky coffee shop or a friendly park, and next thing you know, I’ll have caught up on my TBR list as if by magic. But in reality, I only get through the READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES | #36 (& RETURN FROM VACAY!)
I’m back from San Francisco! Before I get started with this week’s Stacking the Shelves, you may remember my pre-vacation post that included some bookish landmarks in San Fran! For those of you who have been anxiously scratching your heads wondering what they were, here are the answers: Kayo Books, a really funky bookstore on READ MORE
55 QUESTIONS ABOUT BOOKS | PART TWO
I came across this on The Notebook Sisters‘ blog (if you don’t know the blog you should devote the rest of your day to reading up – it’s one of the best and funniest blogs out there). Cait and Mime’s answers are much funnier than mine, so please read theirs after you finish this post, READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES | #35
Greetings from San Francisco! 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 READ MORE
55 QUESTIONS ABOUT BOOKS | PART ONE
I wrote the first half of this post once already, and somehow Blogger deleted it. You have no idea how irritated I am right now. So this is the second version, which is bound to be nowhere near as good. Just do me a favour and pretend it’s like 10% funnier than it is as READ MORE
I’M ON VACATION!
As you read this, I’m on a plane somewhere over either the ocean or the continental USA on my way to San Francisco! I’ll be gone for a week or so, but don’t worry, I’ve got plenty of posts scheduled. I just might be a little slower publishing and responding to comments than usual! In READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | WE WERE LIARS – E. LOCKHART
A beautiful and distinguished family.A private island.A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive.A revolution. An accident. A secret.Lies upon lies.True love.The truth. We Were Liars is a modern, sophisticated suspense novel from National Book Award finalist and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart. Read it.And if READ MORE
5 FRIDAY FAVES | FAVOURITE FILMS
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 films.” Seriously – only five? 1. Amelie I love the whimsy in this movie, and the sense that there is READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS – AISHA TYLER
Comedian, actress, co-host of CBS’s daytime hit The Talk, and creator of the top-ranked podcast Girl on Guy, Aisha Tyler offers a collection of hysterical and unflinchingly personal essays about the spectacular mistakes she has made in her life and what those epic fails have taught her. A fun, revealing and savory read, Self-Inflicted Wounds READ MORE
WWW WEDNESDAY | #29
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 did you recently finish reading? What are you currently reading? What do you think you’ll be reading next? Here are my WWW answers! What did I recently finish reading? READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | GONE GIRL – GILLIAN FLYNN
On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES | #27-28
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 did you recently finish reading? What are you currently reading? What do you think you’ll be reading next? Here are my WWW answers! What did I recently finish reading? READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | FOREVER…. – JUDY BLUME
There’s a first for everything. When you build up something in your mind — really imagine it, wish for it — sometimes, when it actually happens, it doesn’t live up to your expectations. True love is nothing like that. Especially not for Katherine and Michael, who can’t get enough of each other. Their relationship READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | CHARACTERS I’D WANT WITH ME ON A DESERT ISLAND
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Characters I’d Want with Me On a Desert Island! Let’s see if I make it to 10… 1. Hermione Granger, because of COURSE. 2. Dumbledore. What? There’s nothing in the rules about one character per book. 3. Gandalf. You know, READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE OPPOSITE OF LONELINESS – MARINA KEEGAN
Marina Keegan’s star was on the rise when she graduated magna cum laude from Yale in May 2012. She had a play that was to be produced at the New York International Fringe Festival and a job waiting for her at the New Yorker. Tragically, five days after graduation, Marina died in a car READ MORE