I’ve been wanting to read The Blue Castle for quite a while now, and my mom gave it to me for Valentine’s day. I went into it fully expecting to adore it. I wasn’t disappointed! (Yay!) It’s the best book I have read in a long time, and definitely a new favorite. Once I started reading it, I couldn’t stop. I might even like it more than Anne of Green Gables. *gasp* It’s an adult novel, technically, but I think a lot of young adults would enjoy it. Although I probably wouldn’t recommend it for younger readers simply because I wouldn’t have understood it when I was, say,…
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The Reluctant Godfather // blog tour
I’m so pleased to be a part of the blog tour for The Reluctant Godfather, a newly released novella by the amazing Allison Tebo! It is my first blog tour ever, so let’s all pretend like I know what I’m doing and jump straight in. About the Book A humorous and magical re-telling of Cinderella from a unique perspective. Burndee is a young and cantankerous fairy godfather, who would rather bake cakes than help humans. A disgrace to the fairy order, Burndee has only two wards entrusted to his care… a cinder girl and a charming prince. A royal ball presents Burndee with the brilliant solution of how to make…
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My summer reading list + 6 books that should be on yours
Hello everyone! Today I’m going to share some of the books on my summer reading list (obviously not counting the endless library books) and books that should be on yours. I got this idea from a picture my friend Emma Grace sent me. (She recently started a blog! You can check it out here.) We’ll start off with my reading list.. The Scarlet Pimpernel has been on my to-read list for a little too long, and I’ve heard really good things about it. It sounds fantastic and I can’t wait to read it. I found Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life at our thrift store, brand new and gorgeous. I got it…
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Miniature Book Reviews // Cinderella, Animal Ark, and Return to Harmony
Hi guys! Today I’m just doing a few short reviews. Cinderella, by Brittany Candau I was super excited when I found this book version of the Disney movie Cinderella at the library, but I honestly expected a lot more. I was very disappointed in this one. Things I liked: The cover. Because Ella and Kit. The overall quality of the book. The design was gorgeous, and it felt great. “Lavender’s blue, dilly dilly, lavender’s green…” Things I didn’t like: The entire story paled in comparison to the movie. Without the movie, this book would be just another mediocre Cinderella story. The author told, instead of showed, the entire…
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Book Review // Cinder
Sixteen-year-old Cinder is considered a technological mistake by most of society and a burden by her stepmother. Being cyborg does have its benefits, though: Cinder’s brain interference has given her an uncanny ability to fix things (robots, hovers, her own malfunctioning parts), making her the best mechanic in New Beijing. This reputation brings Prince Kai himself to her weekly market booth, needing her to repair a broken android before the annual ball. He jokingly calls it “a matter of national security,” but Cinder suspects it’s more serious than he’s letting on. Although eager to impress the prince, Cinder’s intentions are derailed when her younger stepsister, and only human friend, is…
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Book Review // Hero
Fourteen-year-old Zach Harriman can feel the changes. The sharpening of his senses. The incredible strength. The speed, as though he can textmessage himself across miles. The confidence and the strange need to patrol Central Park at night. His dad had been a hero, a savior to America and a confidante of the president. Then he died, and the changes began in Zach. What Zach never knew was that his father was no ordinary man-he was a superhero, battling the world’s evil. This is a battle that has been waged for generations and that knows no boundaries. And now it’s Zach’s turn to take on the fight. It’s Zach’s turn to…
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What I Think Of Emma Woodhouse
A poem in the style of Doctor Suess // Expressing my righteous indignation at Emma Woodhouse from Jane Austen’s Emma I do not like her in a book I do not like her in a nook I do not like her personality She would not win Miss Congeniality. I do not like her here and there I do not like her in her lair If people heard the things she said Behind their backs, they’d flush red. Perhaps I’d like her with some kindness Her biggest fault might be her blindness Her prejudice could be much less She’s worse than Miss Elizabeth*. I do not like her…
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Book Review // The Giver Quartet
Yes, I am that weird girl who takes pictures of her books on the back deck… *sighs. I read The Giver back in January, and I loved it! I don’t typically like sad books, but this… this! Everyone should read it. It has a few graphic descriptions and it’s (as aforementioned) very sad, so I would only recommend it to mature readers. But that ending! If you’ve read this book, you know what I’m talking about, and if you haven’t, go read it. (Kidding. Sorta.) I had to read the next ones. Had to. Because that story ended in one of the worst places ever. Five stars. Thus, I checked…
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A Library Haul//What I’ve Been Reading
It totally hasn’t been over a week since I posted. You’re imagining it. Forget what you were thinking and certainly don’t scroll down to look at my previous post. Oh, never mind. Yes, I haven’t posted for eleven days. Sorry. Kind of. The library might just be my favorite place… because where else would you get beauties like these (to follow)? Sarcastic reader: The bookstore, Zane. And I am totally not stealing an idea from Olivia. *Cough cough. A random fact: I can literally feel my heart pounding faster when I come into a library and know I can check out as many as fifty beautiful stories. Although I usually stick…
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Book Review: The Storybook of Legends, by Shannon Hale
“At Ever After High, an enchanting boarding school, the children of fairytale legends prepare themselves to fulfill their destinies as the next generation of Snow Whites, Prince Charmings and Evil Queens…whether they want to or not. Each year on Legacy Day, students sign the Storybook of Legends to seal their scripted fates. For generations, the Village of Book End has whispered that refusing to sign means The End-both for a story and for a life. As the daughter of the Evil Queen, Raven Queen’s destiny is to follow in her mother’s wicked footsteps, but evil is so not Raven’s style. She’s starting to wonder, what if she rewrote her own…
