Take the Staples Test!

Take the Staples Test!

Ever wondered how fast you actually read? The Staples test can give you a small idea of your reading speed. For instance, I read and comprehend 880 words per minute, the level of high scoring college students (something I was not while I was in college). What’s yours?  Source: Staples eReader Department Keep Reading, The […]

June 26, 2014
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The Secret Diary of Lizzie B..

The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su

  The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su and Kate Rorick Release Date: June 24, 2014 Publisher: Touchstone 400 Pages Received: NetGalley Format: E-ARC Rating:  Description:  Based on the Emmy Award winning YouTube series The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. Twenty four year old grad student Lizzie Bennet is saddled with student loan debt and […]

June 25, 2014
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Tease by Amanda Maciel

Tease by Amanda Maciel

  Tease by Amanda Maciel Release Date: April 29, 2014 Publisher: Balzer + Bray 328 Pages Received: From Publisher Format: Paperback ARC Rating:  Description:  From debut author Amanda Maciel comes a provocative and unforgettable novel, inspired by real-life incidents, about a teenage girl who faces criminal charges for bullying after a classmate commits suicide. Emma Putnam […]

June 17, 2014
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Book Pet Peeves #2: Stickers

Book Pet Peeves #2: Stickers

It’s once again time to talk about my book pet peeves! So let’s discuss one of the things I really, really hate when it comes to my books: stickers.   So let’s talk. I really hate these things. There is very little that will drive me more insane than a sticker that I can’t get […]

June 17, 2014
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Girl of Fire and Thorns by R..

Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson

  Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns #1) by Rae Carson Release Date: September 20, 2011 Publisher: Greenwillow 423 Pages Received: Bought from Better World Books Format: Hardcover Rating:  Description: Once a century, one person is chosen for greatness. Elisa is the chosen one. But she is also the younger of two princesses, […]

June 17, 2014
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Book Haul: May 2014

Book Haul: May 2014

As I’ve been having a ton of problems with my camera (which is on reason I have been lax on the monthly hauls) I decided to just give you a quick run down of what I got last month the old fashioned way. So let us begin! William Shakespeare’s The Jedi Doth Return by Ian Doescher […]

June 10, 2014
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TFIOS Movie: The Review

TFIOS Movie: The Review

If you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of weeks/months you may be one of the only people who has not heard that John Green’s book, The Fault in Our Stars, is now a movie. And now, as of this past weekend, that movie is officially released into theaters. For a while, […]

June 9, 2014
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Tin Star by Cecil Castellucc..

Tin Star by Cecil Castellucci

  Tin Star by Cecil Castellucci Release Date: February 25, 2014 Publisher: Roaring Brook Press 240 Pages Received: Borrowed Format: ARC Rating:  Description:  On their way to start a new life, Tula and her family travel on the Prairie Rose, a colony ship headed to a planet in the outer reaches of the galaxy. All […]

May 26, 2014
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TBF Part 3: Swag

TBF Part 3: Swag

This is the last TBF focused post for this year. I’ve had a couple people wanting to know about the other bookish non-book things I got at the event so here there be pictures! 🙂 This will be a short picture post, not much to say, so if there’s anything anyone wants to know about […]

May 23, 2014
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Teen Book Festival Part 2: T..

Teen Book Festival Part 2: The Books

One of the best parts of a book festival is, of course, the books. I had quite a few of the books from a good selection of authors but I couldn’t resist buying a couple more while I was there. After all, what is the point of having a spectacular book collection if you can’t […]

May 20, 2014
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