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Book Review: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Media Type: Ebook Title: Throne of Glass * Series: Throne of Glass #1 Author: Sarah J Maas Publisher: Bloomsbury Pages: Paperback; 443 Release Date: August 7, 2012 Source: Purchased —————————————— Content Warning: Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy dark themes and teenage angst. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | In the dark, filthy salt mines of Endovier, an eighteen-year-old girl is serving a life sentence. She is a trained assassin, the best of her kind, but she made a fatal mistake. She got caught. Young Captain Westfall offers her a deal: her freedom in return for one huge sacrifice. Celaena must represent the prince in a…
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Hopelessly Devoted To Books
Ah, friends. The season of love slowly approaches. That V-Day that people either love, or loathe, is on its way, and with that comes a milestone for this little blog. Believe it or not, Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile is celebrating it’s 9th birthday this year. *tears* I’m such a proud momma. It’s been a weird ride to get to this point. The blog has gone through ups and downs, right along with my own roller coaster ride of a life. I was blessed to bring Tina on as a co-blogger a few years ago and, between the two of us, we’ve valiantly…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Meant to Read In 2018 But Didn’t Get To
Good morning ladies and gents! As you can see, I’m getting in the groove of posting more often, and allowing myself more fun posts on here. Not that writing reviews isn’t fun, but trust me sometimes it’s nice to stop thinking of everything so critically and just post. So let’s do this Top Ten Tuesday thing! Books I Meant To Read In 2018 But Didn’t Get To Ah, this list is so long. Here’s the top ten, as far as I can remember them right now! 1. Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson I received a finished copy of this book early in…
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Small Business Spotlight – Bookish Jewelry
It’s time for another small business spotlight post, and this time around we’re celebrating all things shiny and wearable. Jewelry to be exact! Heck, it’s just stuff that I would totally want to buy and now I’m sharing it with you. Let’s get started! ** note that all photos are the property of the store owners ** Realistic Miniature Book Earrings by Silver Fox Craft I had to start with these because the INSTANT I saw them, I wanted them in my life. Not only do these perfect little earrings have the beautiful covers of our favorite books, but they even…
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Gardening Is Good For The Soul
I know I went a bit MIA this week. I promised myself that I’d be kind to my reader brain and, since all I wanted to do was do a re-read of The Bear and the Nightingale, I haven’t had much inspiration to fuel any posts. Work was a bit hectic this week, and so today I woke up and promised myself that I’d go outside. The weather was beautiful, everything was green because of all the rain the past few days, and so I dragged myself outdoors and started to plant. This is my second year of gardening, and…
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Book Review: A Slice of Magic by A.G. Mayes
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: A Slice of Magic Author: A.G. Mayes Publisher: HarperImpulse Pages: Print; 234 Release Date: January 25, 2019 Source: NetGalley / Publisher —————————————- Genre: Cozy Mystery / Magical Realism HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy quick, sweet reads with quirky characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Susanna Daniels has spent over twenty years wondering why her beloved Aunt Erma disappeared from her life. When Aunt Erma leaves a voicemail asking for help at her pie shop, Susanna thinks she’s finally going to get the answers she’s been…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (1/14/19)
Oh, wow. How the heck have 13 days of the year already flown by? It feels like the first two weeks of January barely count at all, because everyone is trying to get back from vacation, get back to real life, and settle back into the work they left behind. It’s been a weird transition for me, because I feel like a new person this year. I’ve been calmly keeping up with my goals, and reading like a mad woman. I think books are my definite solace this year, and it helps that I’m taking breaks when I need it.…
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Book Review: Nine While Nine by Stasia Morineaux
Media Type: Ebook Title: Nine While Nine *Series: Nine While Nine Legacy #1 Author: Stasia Morineaux Publisher: The Parliament House Pages: Print; 396 Release Date: June 2, 2018 Source: Purchased ————————————————— Genre: Paranormal Fantasy HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a dip beyond the veil, and aren’t afraid of some serious smolder on the page! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Isabeau Finne’s perfect world utterly unravels when she meets Death’s right-hand man one fateful night, spiraling her life into a world of chaos and the impossible… Suddenly, she is no…
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Bullet journal journey.
Sit down friends, and let me spin you a tale. A tale of a girl who has been trying to get organized for ages. A tale filled with many purchased planners, calendars, and post-it notes. A tale where there were still many missed appointments, and weeks where no blogging was done. Ah, yes, it’s quite a tale. It’s the tale of me, Jessica, who has never been able to figure out a way to keep all of the things happening in her brain in one place. Until, that is, bullet journals came onto the scene! I’ve only been doing this…
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Book Review: Tomorrow by Merilyn Ruth Liddell
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Tomorrow Author: Merilyn Ruth Liddell Publisher: EDGE-Lite Pages: Paperback; 286 Release Date: December 3, 2018 Source: Publisher —————————————— Genre: Science Fiction / Thriller HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who like gritter science fiction that deals with a dystopian world. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N A misguided experiment. A devastated world. A chance for rebirth. In a world decimated by a killer virus, an isolated mountain community is left more dysfunctional than dystopian. Small town. Big secrets. A place where… neighbors still look out for neighbors, a feisty…