I didn’t really do much in February, so I skipped a Touring Local feature for that month. However, I had a couple things that I did in March that I thought I would share with you all! One of my local libraries had a lady come in to teach us all about making soy candles. […]
Splintered by A.G. Howard Review by Lauren Source: copy from library; all opinions are my own Official Summary: Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s […]
I Am the Cheese by Robert Cormier Review by Lauren Source: copy from library; all opinions are my own Official Summary: A boy’s search for his father becomes a desperate journey to unlock a secret past. But the past must not be remembered if the boy is to survive. As he searches for the truth […]
The Littlest Bunny in Cincinnati: An Easter Adventure Review by Lauren Source: copy from publisher; all opinions are my own Official Summary: It’s Easter morning, and the littlest bunny has a big secret: he’s actually the Easter Bunny! He has a lot of work to do! Join him as he hides eggs high and low, […]
Bittersweet by Kimberly Loth Review by Lauren Source: copy from publisher/netgalley; all opinions are my own Official Summary: Every Sunday Savannah Ray gets an email from her dead dad. She doesn’t know how the emails work but she’s finally ready to start looking for answers. To find those answers she has to go to the […]
Hope everyone had a great St. Patrick’s Day. Did you try anything out from last week? With Easter coming up in a few weeks, I figured it was time to share some fun ideas! Theming Thursday: Easter Madness Crafts Unleashed shared some cute Sprinkle Easter Egg Ornaments. These would make a great decoration, or as […]
Trust the Focus by Megan Erickson Review by Lauren source: publisher/netgalley; all opinions are my own Official Summary: With his college graduation gown expertly pitched into the trash, Justin Akron is ready for the road trip he planned with his best friend Landry— and ready for one last summer of escape from his mother’s controlling […]
Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley Review by Lauren source: library; all opinions are my own Official Summary: In 1959 Virginia, the lives of two girls on opposite sides of the battle for civil rights will be changed forever. Sarah Dunbar is one of the first black students to attend the previously all-white Jefferson […]
A Look Back at Blog World (7) Happy Pi Day everyone! Hope you’re all having a nice weekend. This Look Back won’t be too long, but enjoy! My So-Called Chaos shared a review of her January Fandom of the Month box – the theme was Star Wars. I’m not a huge fan of jewelry, but […]
Welcome back to Theming Thursday! I haven’t done one of these in awhile, but I figured it was about time to bring it into 2015. For those that are newer to the blog, Theming Thursday is a feature I created where I share a specific theme on Thursday – a lot of the time these […]