Book: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Book in a sentence: A super-creepy book illustrated with super-creepy pictures of super-creepy children.
Best thing about this book: It was compelling, well-written, and moved quickly.
Happy reading!
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
July Book #1
Book: The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente
Book in a sentence: The sequel to The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. This is the continuing story of September's adventures in Fairyland.
Best thing about this book: Ms. Valente's writing is beautiful, poetic, and amazing. I used a notecard as a bookmark because I kept wanting to write down lines from the book. It's not a quick read, by any means, but it's well worth it.
Happy reading!
Book in a sentence: The sequel to The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. This is the continuing story of September's adventures in Fairyland.
Best thing about this book: Ms. Valente's writing is beautiful, poetic, and amazing. I used a notecard as a bookmark because I kept wanting to write down lines from the book. It's not a quick read, by any means, but it's well worth it.
Happy reading!
Friday, July 5, 2013
Great Googly Moogly
Okay, so I use this blog to post about every single book I finish reading. Every. Single. One.
If you're doing the math (or, if you're bad at math, but really perceptive) you'll see that the last time I blogged about a book was in April.
April.
That was the last time I finished a book.
You could say I'm in a bit of a dry spell. I'm reading a book now that looks promising, however. Maybe I'll actually be able to finish this one.
In the meantime, got any good book suggestions?
If you're doing the math (or, if you're bad at math, but really perceptive) you'll see that the last time I blogged about a book was in April.
April.
That was the last time I finished a book.
You could say I'm in a bit of a dry spell. I'm reading a book now that looks promising, however. Maybe I'll actually be able to finish this one.
In the meantime, got any good book suggestions?
Friday, April 26, 2013
April Book #3
Book: Life is a Verb: 37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally by Patti Digh
Book in a sentence: Part memoir, part self-help, part guide to making it through when you're having a midlife crisis at 30.
Best thing about this book: I read it all the way through without doing any of the prompts at the end of the chapters. I'm planning on re-reading it this week, this time absorbing everything a little more and actually acting on it. It was the perfect book for me to start with on my quest to figure out what the heck I want to do when I grow up. Stay tuned for more books with similar subjects.
Happy reading!
Book in a sentence: Part memoir, part self-help, part guide to making it through when you're having a midlife crisis at 30.
Best thing about this book: I read it all the way through without doing any of the prompts at the end of the chapters. I'm planning on re-reading it this week, this time absorbing everything a little more and actually acting on it. It was the perfect book for me to start with on my quest to figure out what the heck I want to do when I grow up. Stay tuned for more books with similar subjects.
Happy reading!
Friday, April 12, 2013
April Book #2
Book: Everbound by Brodi Ashton
Book in a sentence: Nikki whines a whole lot while she tries to save her boyfriend Jack with help from the boy who is in love with her, Cole; she does a lot of stupid things and let's herself be taken advantage of.
Best thing about this book: Brodi's writing is amazing. Even though I find Nikki to be a total whingeing baby throughout the entire book, I forgot about it several times because of Brodi's great writing.
Book in a sentence: Nikki whines a whole lot while she tries to save her boyfriend Jack with help from the boy who is in love with her, Cole; she does a lot of stupid things and let's herself be taken advantage of.
Best thing about this book: Brodi's writing is amazing. Even though I find Nikki to be a total whingeing baby throughout the entire book, I forgot about it several times because of Brodi's great writing.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
April Book #1
Book: Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
Book in a sentence: A steam-punk, zombie, WWII, science fiction adventure.
The best thing about this book: The first 2/3 of the book were amazing and fascinating.
Book in a sentence: A steam-punk, zombie, WWII, science fiction adventure.
The best thing about this book: The first 2/3 of the book were amazing and fascinating.
Monday, February 25, 2013
February Book #1
Book: Chapter After Chapter: Discover the dedication and focus you need to write the book of your dreams by Heather Sellers
Book in a sentence: A great writing book for anyone who isn't quite an amateur anymore, but isn't exactly where they want to be as a writer.
The best thing about this book: Sellers prose is so approachable and easy-to-read. She makes you feel like she's a friend who is discussing your writing with you. I especially appreciated the chapter on slowing down. Sometimes I feel so much pressure to get things done NOW, that I forget to slow down and enjoy the journey. Slow down and focus on the things that are important. Just slow down. A must-read for any writer, especially if you're stuck in a funk.
Happy reading!
Book in a sentence: A great writing book for anyone who isn't quite an amateur anymore, but isn't exactly where they want to be as a writer.
The best thing about this book: Sellers prose is so approachable and easy-to-read. She makes you feel like she's a friend who is discussing your writing with you. I especially appreciated the chapter on slowing down. Sometimes I feel so much pressure to get things done NOW, that I forget to slow down and enjoy the journey. Slow down and focus on the things that are important. Just slow down. A must-read for any writer, especially if you're stuck in a funk.
Happy reading!
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