City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett Release Date: September 9, 2014 Publisher: Broadway Books (Crown) 464 Pages Received: Blogging for Books Format: Finished Paperback Rating: DNF (For Now) Description: A densely atmospheric and intrigue-filled fantasy novel of living spies, dead gods, buried histories, and a mysterious, ever-changing city-from one of America’s most acclaimed […]
The Book Blogger Memory Challenge Tag This tag was created by Laura @ Laura’s Book Reviews. Here are the rules: You must answer these questions without looking anything up on the internet and without looking at your bookshelves!! Once you’ve completed this tag, tag 5 other book bloggers to answer the questions […]
Firebug (Firebug #1) by Lish McBride Release Date: September 23, 2014 Publisher: Henry Holt. 336 Pages Received: From the Reading Teen Format: Paperback ARC Rating: 5 Nuts Description: Ava is a firebug—she can start fires with her mind. Which would all be well and good if she weren’t […]
The Book Blogger Confessions Tag Hey all, I was in the mood to do some tags and I found tis one over at Laura’s Book Reviews. The rules: Answer these questions truthfully. Once you’ve completed this tag, tag 5 other book bloggers to answer these questions next. 1. Which book, most recently, did you […]
Storytime Sunday is a weekly meme in which I share stories that my friends and I have written. Most of these are just writing practice and not polished. Today’s story was written by my friend Laura. Enjoy! Will You Tell Me a Story? “Will you tell me a story?” Ah, the sound is music to […]
Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme for bloggers to share the books we bought, borrowed, or were sent by publishers this week. This was actually a pretty slow week for me. It’s sort of nice after the monster weeks I’ve been having recently to have a smaller pile. Here’s what I got this week: […]
Let’s talk about what we’re reading today! I’m finally catching up on my September release pile and I may finally be able to pick some unread books from my shelves! Today I’m reading… This book is awesome! I’m only about 100 pages in but this is a difficult book to put down. Think supernatural creatures. […]
Rescuing Damp and Soaked Books Have you ever been walking in the rain and someone bumped into you, knocking your bag from your hands and spilling your book into the mud? Or perhaps you like to read in the bathtub as I do and have been startled into dropping your book in the water? […]
Caring for Your Books If you’re reading book blogs I’m going to assume that you love books as much as I do. So, if you’re anything like me then you want your books to last forever, or last least for many years to come. So I’ve got a few tips to keep your […]
Are you guys excited for the Maze Runner Movie? I know I am! I love this series and I’m really excited to see it become a movie. So, in celebration, I’m giving away part of the series on Twitter. You can win your choice of the Maze Runner sequel, The Scorch Trials or the prequel The Kill […]