Things have been absolutely crazy lately. I was just able to finish my final paper for my Literature Capstone. It’s called “City of Class”: A Marxist Criticism of The Mortal Instruments. I got very excited and nerdy over it. So because Thanksgiving break is just about here I’m happy to say that I should be […]
Allegiant (Divergent #3) by Veronica Roth Release Date: October 22, 2013 Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books 526 Pages Received: Preorder from Amazon Format: Hardcover Rating: *Spoilers* Description: The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered—fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the […]
City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments #2) by Cassandra Clare Release Date: March 25, 2008 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books 453 Pages Received: Borrowed finished copy from a friend, my own copy is in the mail. Format: Paperback Rating: Description: There’s a new normal for Clary Fray and there’s nothing normal about it. Her mother is […]
City of Bones (Mortal Instruments #1) by Cassandra Clare Release Date: March 27, 2007 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books 485 Pages Received: bought finished copy from store. Format: Paperback Description: Clary Fray neither thought that one night would change her life forever. She sees people no one else can see at the Pandemonium Club. A body […]
Slayers: Friends and Traitors by CJ Hill Release Date: October 15, 2013 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends 400 pages Received: ARC copy from Goodreads First Reads giveaways Rating: Format: Paperback ARC Description: Tori thinks she hears the sound of the dragon eggs hatching. She and the other Slayers are well trained but their group is a […]
Even though my life is pretty busy right now I always put aside a little bit of time for pleasure reading. I’m getting towards the end of Slayers #2 so it’s time to decide what I’ll be reading next. Right now I do not have any ARCs queued up, only a small pile of new […]
Every time I spend a weekend at home more books find their way into my hands and onto my shelves. I have no self control, none at all. On the bright side, one of the books in this list was a contest win from Bunny Cates’ blog. This was the book I won from Bunny […]
My friend and fellow blogger Laura and I have started a book club! Yay! While waiting for our first book to show up (oh pre-order, why must you delay our other books?) we decided to start with a book tag video! It was a lot of fun, if a bit long. Check us out!
Summer’s End by Lisa Morton Expected Release Date: October 4, 2013 Publisher: JournalStone 98 Pages Received: ARC from LibraryThing Early Reviewer giveaways. Rating: Format: Paperback ARC Description: Lisa Morton is called in to consult on the recent discovery of a fifteen-hundred-year-old Celtic manuscript, she’s at first excited about the light this monumental find might shed on […]
A pretty silly intro for my new vlog. Still, everyone begins somewhere. Keep your eyes out for book club videos from myself and best friend book blogger Laura (Bibliophile at Best).