We’re changing things up today for Saturday Song! I was lucky enough to see this symphony performed last night, and I felt the need to share it with you. It’s by far one of my favourite classical pieces, and definitely appeals to the story-lover in me. Symphonie Fantastique 5th Movement This symphony is by good,… Continue reading Saturday Song: Symphonie Fantastique 5th Movement
Did anyone else find that April went by a little too quick for their liking? April was a pretty good month on my end. I was able to get through a fair few books, acquired probably way more than I should have, went out with a friend with the intent of buying books, and didn’t… Continue reading April Wrap-Up
This post may be the reason that I don’t post when exhausted in future. But we’ll see what this looks like tomorrow when I’ve had more sleep and less coffee. The following is a list of reasons that I may have ended up not reading on a given day. Some are today, and some are… Continue reading Why I Didn’t Read Today: A List of Possible Reasons
Top Ten Tuesday is a fun meme hosted over on The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s list revolves around the guilty pleasures that readers enjoy and the book lovers version of the little things in love. I absolutely love the idea of this list, and I can’t wait to see what everyone includes on theirs.… Continue reading Top 10 Bookworm Delights
The monster showed up after midnight. As they do. But it isn’t the monster Conor’s been expecting. He’s been expecting the one from his nightmare, the one he’s had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments, the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming… This monster is something different, though.… Continue reading A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
…On Sunday. Sorry about that. I was out adventuring all day yesterday, and didn’t get the chance to post at all. But without further ado, here is the song for this week: Leave A Trace – Chvrches I’ve been listening to this song on repeat lately – it’s just so good! I love her voice,… Continue reading Saturday Song: Leave A Trace
I really wanted to love this book. I remembering seeing it around when I was in high school and thinking it looked awesome. And then when I found out that there was a world of books and readers on the internet, it popped up again, and I knew I had to finally read it. There… Continue reading Why I Won’t Be Finishing City of Bones by Cassandra Claire
It was Sloane who yanked Emily out of her shell and made life 100% interesting. But right before what should have been the most epic summer, Sloane just…disappears. All she leaves behind is a to-do list. On it, thirteen Sloane-inspired tasks that Emily would normally never try. But what if they could bring her best… Continue reading Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson
Top Ten Tuesdays is a fun meme that is hosted over on The Broke and the Bookish. I’ve seen these around since I came across book blogs, and I figured that I should get in on this! This week’s topic is: *insert drumroll here* Books that will make you laugh! This one is actually pretty tricky,… Continue reading 5 Books That Made Me Laugh
The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it, no paper notices plastered on lampposts and billboards. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within these nocturnal black-and-white striped tents awaits an utterly unique, a feast for the senses, where one can get lost in a maze of clouds, meander through a lush… Continue reading The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
