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 Book Quotes.” This is going to be tough, yo. I often notice quotes in books that I love, but so READ MORE
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BOOK REVIEW | KISSING: A FIELD GUIDE – VIOLET BLUE
Kissing is an art form. A great kiss can stop traffic, start a five-alarm fire, and feel like Times Square on New Year’s Eve. Get your smooch on with all the different tricks and tips in this handy guide. Bestselling author and columnist Violet Blue helps readers choose — and perfect — their very own READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW: DEADFALL – CHRIS RYAN
Zak Darke is sent on what seems like a straightforward surveillance op in South Africa but it soon turns into the toughest, most dangerous mission he has ever faced. An old enemy has teamed up with a terrifying gang of child soldiers and Zak is caught in the middle. Having travelled to the heart of READ MORE
RELEASE DAY REVIEW: LANDLINE – RAINBOW ROWELL
Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble. That it’s been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and Neal still loves her, deeply — but that almost seems besides the point now. Maybe that was always besides the point. Two days before they’re supposed to visit Neal’s family in READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | ALL MY PUNY SORROWS – MIRIAM TOEWS
Miriam Toews is beloved for her irresistible voice, for mingling laughter and heartwrenching poignancy like no other writer. In her most passionate novel yet, she brings us the riveting story of two sisters, and a love that illuminates life. You won’t forget Elf and Yoli, two smart and loving sisters. Elfrieda, a world-renowned pianist, glamorous, READ MORE
MONTHLY WRAP-UP: JUNE 2014
I got through five books in the past month – one of which was a review copy and a couple of which had been on my TBR list for longer than I care to admit! Though I enjoyed all of these, I’d have to say that my favourite, hands-down, was The Opposite of Loneliness. I READ MORE
WWW WEDNESDAY #24
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 | ROOMIES – SARA ZARR & TARA ALTEBRANDO
It’s time to meet your new roomie. When East Coast native Elizabeth receives her freshman-year roommate assignment, she shoots off an e-mail to coordinate the basics: television, microwave, mini-fridge. That first note to San Franciscan Lauren sparks a series of e-mails that alters the landscape of each girl’s summer — and raises questions about READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES #27
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
STACKING THE SHELVES #26
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
THE SUNDAY REVIEW: DRAWING AMANDA – STEPHANIE FEUER
Inky draws his crush for a game–and paints her into real danger.DRAWING AMANDA is set in the under-parented, high-expectation world of a Manhattan international prep school. Fourteen-year-old budding artist Inky Kahn is still smarting from the death of his father. He thinks he’s found his big break when he bonds with the developer of a READ MORE
LIEBSTER BLOG AWARDS – PART 2!
The lovely Karen over at One More Page kindly nominated me for a Liebster Award a little while ago. I decided to wait before doing the requisite post, since I had written one not so long ago and didn’t want to be too boring and repetitive! But I feel like enough time has now passed READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY: BEST BOOKS I’VE READ SO FAR THIS YEAR
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Books I’ve Read So Far This Year. Oh, man. There have been some excellent books so far this year. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry – Gabrielle Zevin The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow – Rita Leganski Thirteen Reasons Why – Jay READ MORE
WWW Wednesdays #22
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 did I recently finish reading? This READ MORE
MONTHLY WRAP-UP: MAY 2014
I only read four books this month. Not quite sure how that happened, but yeah. (And one of them was a kid’s book.) I’m part way into about 5 other books, but I have had trouble settling into them. So there you go, that was my month. I was quite busy on my blog, though. READ MORE
#BOOKQUOTES FEATURING GROUCHO MARX
“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.” Groucho Marx, who is also responsible for one of my other favourite quotes: “I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member.” //<![CDATA[ var sc_project=10144299; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_security="82f610c9"; var READ MORE
In Memory of Maya
Maya Angelou’s books have been on my TBR list for longer than I’d care to admit, and yet I have never read any of them. Today she passed away, and her death has me thinking about what I do know about her. Despite never having read her work (and don’t worry, that is a situation READ MORE
The Sunday Review: THE OUTSIDERS – S.E. Hinton
**Warning: There are some spoilers for the early plot of this book (though nothing more than in the book description on Goodreads), so if you prefer to go into a book with no idea what the major plot points are, don’t read this review!! According to Ponyboy, there are two kinds of people in the READ MORE