A Look Back at Blog World (4) Interesting Posts of the Week: Learn how to make your own balloon invitation at Nheng’s Wonderland. Somewhat Simple shares how to make your own 2015 Journal Jar Kit – it’s not too late to start now, and the link includes some free printables. Skip to My Lou offers […]
Tear You Apart by Sarah Cross Review by Lauren Source: netgalley copy; all opinions are my own Official Summary: Viv knows there’s no escaping her fairy-tale curse. One day her beautiful stepmother will feed her a poison apple or convince her on-again-off-again boyfriend, Henley, to hunt her down and cut out her heart before she […]
source The Lunar Chronicles (Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress) by Marissa Meyer Review by Lauren source: copies from library; all opinions are my own Review: I assume most of you have at least heard about Cinder. If not, the basic idea is that this is the future, and Cinder lives in New Beijing. She’s also a […]
Shooting Thoughts by Lauren Today’s Topic: Do you go to author events when you haven’t read the book? I haven’t been to that many author events in the past. A lot of times authors that I know and enjoy don’t come near me, and even when some do, I’m not always able to go. However, […]
A Look Back at Blog World (3) I’m afraid I don’t have a ton of links this week, but hopefully you’ll find some of these interesting! Publishers Weekly shares some pictures from the New Illustrated Version of Harry Potter. It will be released on October 6, 2015. I can’t wait! Another Harry Potter post…this time […]
Expiration Date by Duane Swierczynski Review by Lauren Source: personal copy; all opinions are my own Official Summary: Mickey Wade is a recently-unemployed journalist who lucked into a rent-free apartment—his sick grandfather’s place. The only problem: it’s in a lousy neighborhood—the one where Mickey grew up, in fact. The one he was so desperate to […]
Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters by Mallory Ortberg Review by Lauren source: copy for review; all opinions are my own Review: At the top of each new section is the name of an author, character, or book and from there, you are presented with text conversations between various […]
A Look Back at Blog World (2) This is my second Look Back at Blog World and it’s where I share some links I found searching online in the past week or two that I thought were worth sharing. I also answer any comments/questions on my posts that I figured needed a reply. Books I’m […]
Falling by Barbara Elsborg Review by Lauren Source: copy from netgalley; all opinions are my own Official Summary: Harper is no longer behind bars, but it doesn’t feel like it. Ten years serving time fora crime he didn’t commit have left him shut down, numb, and a frozen wreck over the simplest of choices.He’s acutely […]
Lauren here! I’m back to answer all the questions that were left in my Ask Me Anything post. Still check it out if you’re at all interested in earning up to $15 from The Book Depository. You have to do one of two guest posts by this coming Saturday, but believe me, it’s easy! Write […]