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How reviewing has made me grow as a reader!
So to those of you who have been reading my blog this last week, you know I am fairly new at this whole book blogging thing. I saw so many amazing blogs around me, discussing books, giving them away, sharing the love, and I decided that I wanted to be a part of that too! I couldn’t believe how many new books I discovered just from following these blogs. (See my journey into YA here if you want to know how that happened.) My two loves, books…and yarn. Right before that, I had set a goal for myself for 2010.…
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Book Review: Tithe
Sixteen-year-old Kaye is a modern nomad. Fierce and independent, she travels from city to city with her mother’s rock band until an ominous attack forces the sixteen-year-old back to her childhood home. There, amid the industrial, blue-collar New Jersey backdrop, Kaye soon finds herself an unwilling pawn in an ancient power struggle between two rival faerie kingdoms — a struggle that could very well mean her death. –From Goodreads Cover Inspection: The wings on this cover are absolutely gorgeous! First Thoughts: Kaye is my kind of girl. *** My Review: Tithe is a very well put together story. From the first…
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In My Mailbox (1)
This has been a great first week of book blogging for me! 🙂 I so appreciate the people that host memes so the new guys (aka me) have a chance to visit some great blogs and get visited as well! *** In My Mailbox is a weekly post created by The Story Siren and inspired by Alea of Pop Culture Junkie. IMM explores the weekly contents of our mailboxes, as well as books we might have bought this week! Miri lives on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simple life. Then word comes…
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Book Review: Thirteen Reasons Why
Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker–his classmate and crush–who committed suicide two weeks earlier. On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he’ll find out how he made the list. Through Hannah and Clay’s dual narratives, debut author Jay Asher weaves an intricate and heartrending story of confusion and desperation that will deeply affect teen readers. –From Goodreads Cover Inspection: Hauntingly appropriate…
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Tech Talk for Book Bloggers!
I didn’t see a meme for this yet, so I decided to test this out and see how people respond. If you’d like to participate at all, please feel free to leave me a link in the comments and I’ll go and visit your post! I hope for Tech Talk to be a way for book bloggers to talk about the technology out there that helps us feed our habit, whenever and wherever! *** This week I am featuring the Light Wedge Book Light! Yes my friends, this is a Light Wedge and recently I was lucky enough to come into…
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Book Review: Wings
Laurel was mesmerized, staring at the pale things with wide eyes. They were terrifyingly beautiful—too beautiful for words. Laurel turned to the mirror again, her eyes on the hovering petals that floated beside her head. They looked almost like wings. In this extraordinary tale of magic and intrigue, romance and danger, everything you thought you knew about faeries will be changed forever. –From Goodreads Cover Inspection: I love this cover so very very much. It’s too gorgeous for words! First Thoughts: Pure magic. *** My Review: Enchanting. That is the first word that comes to mind to describe this book! Aprilynne…
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The Friday 56 (1): Thirteen Reasons Why
Closest Book: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher Page 56, sentence 5: “Or what if the opposite happened and I thought we could become friends but she didn’t? So many things could have gone horribly wrong.” Rules: * Grab the book nearest you. Right now. * Turn to page 56. * Find the fifth sentence. * Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of Storytime with Tonya and Friends. *Post a link along with your post back to Storytime…
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Library Loot (1)
Library Loot is a weekly meme hosted by Eva at A Striped Armchair! Bloggers are encouraged to share the books they’ve checked out at the library and give a little insight into why they chose them :). Looked fun so I decided to participate! Oh and I made my own Library Loot picture too. If you decide to participate, feel free to snag it. I think it came out pretty snazzy! Let’s get to it! *** I picked up Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher today because I have heard really great things about it! I know it is a…
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Waiting On Wednesday (1)
“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where we share upcoming releases that we just cannot wait for! Whisper by Pheobe Kitanidis I’d love a cup of coffee. I wish she knew how pretty she was. I wish I could drop this kid in the dryer sometimes. I just want her to be happy. I hope she didn’t find out what Ben said about her. I wish I knew how many calories were in a bite of muffin… Joy is used to hearing Whispers. She’s used to walking down the street and instantly knowing people’s deepest, darkest…
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Book Review: The Tooth Fairy
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Tooth Fairy Author: Graham Joyce Publisher: Tor Books Pages: Paperback; 320 Release Date: October 15, 1998 Source: Purchased at a thrift store ——————————————- Content Screening: Sexual Content HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are comfortable with sexual situations in a coming of age novel. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N The disquietude in Graham Joyce’s coming-of-age tale is that of having too much power as a child–the kind of power that turns your slightest wishes into mayhem. This power is granted to the rather ordinary…