The Undertaking of Lily Chen by Danica Novgorodoff review with gifs (do not own any) Written By Lauren copy from publisher, but all opinions are my own Official Summary: In The Undertaking of Lily Chen, Deshi, a hapless young man living in northern China, is suddenly expelled from ordinary life when his brother dies in an […]
Let’s welcome Katie Cross to the blog to celebrate the release of her YA fantasy, Miss Mabel’s School for Girls, which releases March 27th, 2014! For me, writing a book involved a lot of staring at a computer screen, slapping the delete button, pulling my hair out, and Pinterest. Oh, yes. You heard right. Pinterest. […]
This Tuesday is April 1st, better known as April Fool’s Day. Therefore, I wanted to share some fun ideas I’ve seen online that you can utilize to have fun with your kids, friends, or whoever! I don’t like stupid jokes on April Fool’s Day, but I do think there are plenty of fun, cute things to […]
Top Ten Tuesday is from The Broke and the Bookish and this week’s topic is— Top Ten Things On My Bookish Bucket List (in no particular order) 1. Listen to an audiobook – this should be obvious from my previous post, but I have yet to listen to one and I hope to do so […]
Batgirl/Robin Year One Review by Lauren copy from library; all opinions are my own Official Summary: Robin’s baptism by fire as dons the costume of Robin, the Boy Wonder for the first time and patrols the night by Batman’s side. In his earliest adventures, Robin learns very quickly that what he thought would be fun […]
source Here is one of my book lover confessions…I have never listened to an audiobook. I have wanted to for a long time but I just never thought I’d have the focus to truly listen. Plus, I don’t drive so I can’t stick an audiobook on c.d. into the player or the rest of the […]
Thanks for the great reception last week for my first Theming Thursday. This week I decided to focus on all things Frozen (since I’m super in love with the movie and it was released this week). You can use these for kid parties, play dates, and even adult parties (some of the ideas can be […]
Tune in Tuesday is brought to you by Kate’s Tales of Books and Bands As most of you probably know, today is the DVD release of the movie Frozen. I’m so excited and I must get my hands on a copy ASAP. For today’s Tune in Tuesday, I wanted to honor Idina Menzel who is […]
The Secret Side of Empty by Maria E. Andreu Review by Lauren copy for book tour, but all opinions are my own Official Summary: As a straight-A student with a budding romance and loyal best friend, M.T.’s life seems as apple-pie American as her blondish hair and pale skin. But M.T. hides two facts to […]
Welcome to a new Shooting Stars Magazine feature! I know, the picture isn’t all that great but it’s the most basic design I could do at the moment. If you want to do your own Theming Thursday post, feel free to leave your link in the comments and I’ll add it to this post and […]