This isn’t the first time I’ve read this book, but it might as well have been. It was my first Kingsolver, read at the fervent recommendation of my mother. Over the years, the memory of the book’s specifics faded, but the general feeling that I had loved both the story and characters, and that
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | NEW SERIES I WANT TO START
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten New Series I Want to Start. I’m not that big on series usually, but when I started reading Young Adult fiction more series hit my radar. Here are some of the first that come to mind:
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THE RISING – Kelley Armstrong
Things are getting desperate for Maya and her friends. Hunted by the powerful St. Clouds and now a rival Cabal as well, they’re quickly running out of places to hide. And with the whole world thinking they died in a helicopter crash, it’s not like they can just go to the authorities for help. All
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THE CALLING – Kelley Armstrong
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
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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
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BOOK REVIEW | DIVERGENT – VERONICA ROTH
In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue–Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | SEQUELS I CAN’T WAIT TO GET MY HANDS ON
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is Top Ten Sequels I Can’t Wait to Get My Hands On. As I’ve mentioned before, I don’t really do series all that often. I’m more of a stand-alone book girl. But I have gotten sucked into a few. I’m going to include
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BEST/WORST SERIES ENDERS
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is Top Ten Best/Worst Series Enders. As I mentioned a couple of TTTs ago, series aren’t really my thing. So this is another challenging one for me – but I’ll do my best! Best: 1. Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien. Obvs.
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I WISH HAD SEQUELS
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday with The Broke and the Bookish is up: Books I Wish Had Sequels.This is an excellent topic – I just hope I can do it justice! I warn you there are a few cheats in here. But they’re honest cheats. So bear with me. 1. The Harry Potter Series
