Category: Books
6th Annual Christmas Spirit Challenge
I am signed up for the 6th Annual Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge, that starts in the coming week and ends in January. I want to try and read the mistletoe level (2-4 books), and focus on a few books that I might have been given as gifts (:-)) and you can play along, too! Go…
Favorite Star Wars Character (EU)
With an insanely large Extended Universe (EU) that has been disavowed by Disney, I still am loyal to the EU’s finest character, Mara Jade. She is the ultimate redemption story. Raised to kill as a child, she grows up to be the Emperor’s Hand–the one who does his dirty work, that he TRUSTS to do…
The Lure of the Media : Joyce Maynard’s To Die For
I can remember seeing the movie To Die For when I was growing up. Starring Nicole Kidman and Joaquin Phoenix, I liken it to a movie also based on a book called Election. Nicole Kidman stars as newswoman who is drawn into the lure of the media, and though she is at a local newsroom, tries to…
Naga Gonna Get it : C: Roberts-Huth’s Whispers of the Serpent (Zoe Delante Thrillers Book 2)
When I heard a friend of mine had finished her second novel in a series she was working on, I knew I had to snag a copy. CL Roberts-Huth’s Whispers of the Serpent. And, while it proved to be a quick read, it was suspenseful and perfect for the month of October—I love when I…
31 Days of Awesome : Day Twenty-Three
Wow! Happiest of Fridays! How awesome is your Friday? Sushi tonight, followed by the husband putting a preorder down for the new Uncharted game. Oh, and I got an order from Amazon, featuring the Lumberjanes volume 2, The Sleeper and the Spindle, a Disney sticker book and Since you’ve Been Gone. I’m enjoying David’s Jumbo…
eBooks and School Library Month–Celebrate October 2015!
Libraries have been my saving grace for such a long time. And I mean that in all entities—from public to private libraries. I worked at the school libraries during my study periods for almost five years. I met such wonderful, dedicated librarians at my school, and got the inside scoop on some fantastic books. When…