Monthly Review: July 2014
Reviewed: Cress by Marissa Meyer Landing Gear by Kate Pullinger The Fever by Megan Abbott The Fortune Hunter by Daisy Goodwin
Month: July 2014
Review: The Fortune Hunter
Novels that involve famed persons tend to be told through a female’s eye I did not find that to be the case in The Fortune Hunter. Daisy Goodwin’s book is one of a love triangle and is aptly told by all three participant’s point of view. It could very easily be told through the eyes […]
Sunday Post #30
Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer is a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. Off the Blog This week we had three showings, their specific […]
Austen in August 2014
Misty at The Book Rat is hosting her yearly Austen in August and I couldn’t be more thrilled. I’ll be out of town for this event but still plan to read along with The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su and Kate Rorick. As an obvious Jane Austen fan this novel has […]
The Giver Movie Trailer
Last week I saw Transformers. Right when you walked in the theater there was a poster for The Giver. Oh no! It is a Twilight wannabe. Maybe they’re trying to draw teens who didn’t grow up in the 90s. Yeah, that must be it. But then I saw the trailer… Disappointment began. First off there […]
Sidebars Or Lack Thereof
For Bloggiesta I mainly focused on the appearance of my blog. I created a page for my archived posts and labels, fiddled with the background and added social icons to match. I also created title banners for each of my gadgets on my sidebar. I then realized I didn’t like them. For some reason they […]
Weekly Wrap-Up #29
Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer is a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. Off the Blog Last week, I mentioned that we had an […]
Summer Mini-Bloggiesta
It is Mini Bloggiesta this weekend! (July 19 -20) Whenever I find out about this event I think “oh my blog is fine, what do I have to improve on it?” Then I take a closer look and this is what I found. Back up blog Update posts to include: author/publisher/pub date/source/where to buy Add […]
Book Club: the good the bad and the fugly
Throughout the past ten years I have jumped from book club to book club trying to find one that suits me, but to no avail. It was pure accident that I even joined a book club. I ran into someone I knew and they asked if I (and my mom) would like to join their […]
A Walk To Remember Movie Review
Director: Adam Shankman Writers: Nicholas Sparks (novel), Karen Janszen (screenplay) Stars: Mandy Moore, Shane West, Peter Coyote Release Date: January 25, 2002 The story of two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, who are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is made to do community service. I watched A Walk to […]