Author: laurathebibliophile

Review: Spellbook of the Los..

Review: Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moïra Fowley-Doyle 

So, let’s just get this out of the way. I’m so serious, friends. I got this arc from Rochester Teen Book Festival, a nd I was just SO excited. So freaking excited. I love Ireland and Irish fairy stories. I love magic and fantasy. I love stories about groups of girls. I’m sure you can […]

September 25, 2017
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Book Review: A Court of Mist..

Book Review: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

I actually picked this book up and read it immediately after finishing A Court of Thorns and Roses, but after finishing the series (as it currently stands at three novels,) I am rereading. This is my review after the second readthrough. CHARACTERS  The characters in this book are amazing! I loved seeing my favorites return, and […]

June 14, 2017
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Book Review: A Court of Thor..

Book Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

I have been hearing Erin go on about Sarah J. Maas’s writing for quite a while now, and I finally decided to listen and pick up this book. I was excited not only because of the hype, but also because it’s a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, which is one of my very favorite […]

May 30, 2017
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Book Review: Carve the Mark ..

Book Review: Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth

Overall, this book gets five nuts! I picked up Carve the Mark when I saw it in the store half because I loved Veronica Roth’s other writing and half because people were saying not to. I don’t like to be told what to do, so naturally I decided I had to read it. Wow. I have no […]

May 28, 2017
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The Road Goes Ever On and On..

The Road Goes Ever On and On, Or Rochester TBF 2017

Hey, all. Sorry this is a bit late, but apparently my WordPress app hates me, so it decided to delete the original post. So. As you may recall from previous years, we like to go to the Rochester Teen Book Festival every May. This year it was me (Laura) and Erin. This was Erin’s fourth […]

May 22, 2017
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Storytime Sunday: Before the..

Note: This short story is actually the original storyline I was going to use for a novel about Gothel. After reading it and realizing that the original story is deeply problematic, I discarded it. So, here you go.   “Helena! Come inside, dear!” Mother is calling you, and judging from the heavenly scent wafting on […]

May 22, 2017
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Review: You

Review: You

This is not a book that I would ever have chosen for myself. I picked it up at a library sale after meeting the author at last year’s Rochester Teen Book Fest. It was an interesting premise, and I had to ask myself: is it really possible to write a convincing and intriguing book entirely in […]

May 19, 2016
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Review: Blood and Salt

I got this book from TBF Live 2016, where some strange combination of fate and alchemy landed it on the arc table just in time for my winning ticket to snap it up. Erin was jealous. (She can borrow it.) First, let me just say, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Okay. Now that’s out of the way. There will […]

May 17, 2016
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A Funny Thing Happened On th..

Day Two in our journey was actually yesterday, but we were exhausted and spacey, so we’re posting now. After finishing up some housekeeping tasks, we got on the road, despite the handicap of our gps refusing to recognize New York as a destination.  The first part of the trip was mostly uneventful, apart from several […]

May 14, 2016
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A Funny Thing Happened On th..

We are gearing up for the Greater Rochester Teen Book Festival! Step One was me driving to pick up Erin so that we could get to our jump-off point (that being Erin’s childhood home, since it’s closer than either of our current homes.) We packed our bags and got on the road, only to find […]

May 12, 2016
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