Month: August 2014

Local Flavor Swap Reveal

Posted August 29, 2014 by shooting in Uncategorized / 15 Comments

Local Flavor Swap Reveal Hosts: Chaotic Goddess Swaps My swap partner was Jennifer from J’s and Z: Haas, Party of 3.  I sent her a package of goodies that represented KY and Ohio, since I live on the border, while Jennifer sent me items she felt represented her home state of Oklahoma. All of the […]

Graphic Review: Through the Woods by Emily Carroll

Posted August 26, 2014 by shooting in Uncategorized / 19 Comments

Through the Woods- Stories by Emily Carroll Review by Lauren Source: book sent for review; all opinions are my own Official Summary: Journey through the woods in this sinister, compellingly spooky collection that features four brand-new stories and one phenomenally popular tale in print for the first time. These are fairy tales gone seriously wrong, […]

Bunbury and Buckle Up: Yum, Yum, Food!

Posted August 19, 2014 by shooting in Uncategorized / 11 Comments

You didn’t think I was finished sharing Bunbury and Buckle Up posts, did you? For anyone that’s new, these are two music festivals that took place last month in Cincinnati, Ohio. Today’s post is going to be all about the FOOD that I found at both these festivals and what you can probably expect if […]

Killer Librarian by Mary Lou Kirwin

Posted August 18, 2014 by shooting in Uncategorized / 9 Comments

Killer Librarian by Mary Lou Kirwin Review by Lauren Source: copy from library; all opinions are my own Official Summary: Champion of the mystery section at a small-town Minnesota library, Karen Nash is about to embark on a dream trip to London—a literary tour inspired by every murderous intrigue, wily suspect, and ingenious crime found […]

Maybe This Time by A.M. Arthur

Posted August 15, 2014 by shooting in Uncategorized / 15 Comments

Maybe This Time by A.M. Arthur Review by Lauren Source: copy from Netgalley; all opinions are my own Official Summary: As a regular at gay hotspot Pot O Gold, Ezra Kelley avoids his tangled emotions with the simplicity of one-night stands and attachment-free hookups. Until the night bartender Donner Davis picks him up off the […]

Lola and the Boy Next Door + Make it a Gift

Posted August 13, 2014 by shooting in Uncategorized / 18 Comments

Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins Review by Lauren Source: copy from the library; all opinions are my own Official Summary: Lola Nolan is a budding costume designer, and for her, the more outrageous, sparkly, and fun the outfit, the better. And everything is pretty perfect in her life (right down to […]

Talk Dirty to Me by Dakota Cassidy + Song Picks

Posted August 11, 2014 by shooting in Uncategorized / 12 Comments

Talk Dirty to Me by Dakota Cassidy Review by Lauren Source: bought a copy; all opinions are my own Official Summary: Former mean girl Dixie Davis is back in town and it’s payback time. Literally. Dixie is flat broke and her best—make that only—friend, Landon, is throwing her a lifeline from the Great Beyond. Dixie […]

The Isobel Journal by Isobel Harrop

Posted August 6, 2014 by shooting in Uncategorized / 22 Comments

The Isobel Journal by Isobel Harrop Review by Lauren Source: netgalley, but all opinions are my own Official Summary: The Isobel Journal is no ordinary snapshot of a contemporary teenage life. A charming and vivid narrative scrapbook of the eighteen-year-old author’s sketches, mini-graphic novels, photographs and captions, it captures her wit, her observations and her […]