Synopsis: It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. In King City, the young King Nash is clinging to the throne, while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. War is coming. And the mountains and forest are filled with spies and thieves. This is where Fire lives, a […]
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If You Want To Write- Brenda Ueland
Synopsis: In her ninety-three remarkable years, Brenda Ueland published six million words. She said she had two rules she followed absolutely: to tell the truth, and not to do anything she didn’t want to do. Her integrity shines throughout If You Want to Write, her bestselling classic on the process of writing that has already […]
Read the rest of this entry »Blood Red Road- Moira Young
Synopsis: Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. The Wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving only landfills for Saba and her family to scavenge from. That’s fine by her, as long as her beloved twin brother Lugh is around. But when a monster sandstorm arrives, along […]
Read the rest of this entry »Blue Fire- Janice Hardy
Synopsis: Part fugitive, part hero, fifteen-year-old Nya is barely staying ahead of the Duke of Baseers trackers. Wanted for a crime she didnt mean to commit, she risks capture to protect every Taker she can find, determined to prevent the Duke from using them in his fiendish experiments. But resolve isnt enough to protect any […]
Read the rest of this entry »Atlantis Legend- The Lost Code Discussion
Yesterday’s review was all about Kevin Emerson’s The Lost Code a book that re imagines the legend of Atlantis. Fun! What is the legend of Atlantis??? While there are more variations then I can count, the main idea is that was a city called Atlantis, filled with super wisdomy (yup, I said it) people with […]
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ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. Synopsis: The ozone is ravaged, ocean levels have risen, and the sun is a daily enemy. But global climate change is not something new in the Earth’s history. No one will know this better than less-than-ordinary Owen Parker, who is about to […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bout of Books 4.0 Results
So, my first read-a-thon in awhile and I did pretty okay. I completely finished Blood Red Road, Fire, Hunting Ground and The Trouble With Demons so I’ll have reviews up for all of those over the next few weeks. I will probably finish A Touch of Frost tomorrow, but I didn’t even start Spark. I’m […]
Read the rest of this entry »Daughter of Smoke & Bone- Laini Taylor
Synopsis: Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she’s prone to disappearing on mysterious “errands”; she speaks many languages—not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and […]
Read the rest of this entry »Insurgent- Book Discussion
To kick us off… THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS. There. You have been warned. If you are looking for a spoiler free review, you can find mine here. Now let’s get to it. The first thing I’ve been dying to talk about with someone… Caleb. I actually had a moment mid book where I was thinking […]
Read the rest of this entry »Review: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Publisher: HarperTeen Publish Date: May 1st, 2012 Source: Purchased Goodreads Synopsis: One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and […]
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