For the longest time, didn’t even bother with NetGalley. I had an account because a couple of books I had agreed to review came through there. But I didn’t really request anything, because getting the protected files on my old Kobo (which now resides happily with my mom) was way too much of a hassle.… Continue reading The Problem with NetGalley
Beyond the Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger. The Blood Shrike, Helene Aquilla, is assailed on all sides. Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable, while the Commandant capitalizes on his madness to bolster her own power. As Helene searches for a way to hold back the approaching… Continue reading Book Review: A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted on That Artsy Reader Girl I rather enjoy talking about books that didn’t work out for me, or being critical about books, and disagreeing with things, and if you hang out around here enough, you’ll probably have noticed that already. But you know what is also fun? Talking… Continue reading Books That Totally Lived Up To The Hype
Happy Saturday! This one’s coming to you a little late, because I’ve been busy all day with a course and some end of the week work stuff. And then I dropped my Ice Capp and was sad because I was really excited about that. But anyway, here’s a song. This song was popular when I… Continue reading Saturday Song: Dark Blue by Jack’s Mannequin
Everyone has a breaking point. So begins Jon O’Bergh’s suspenseful novel, The Shatter Point, an intriguing study of contemporary society wrapped inside a ghost story that is wrapped inside in a thriller. The novel confronts issues such as Internet celebrity, social media culture, and extreme thrills. But it also explores timeless issues of love, loss,… Continue reading Book Review: The Shatter Point by Jon O’Bergh
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted on That Artsy Reader Girl. I’ve read a lot of books over the years, in a lot of places, with a lot of people (or because of them), and in a variety of situations. Most of the time, I don’t remember those memories at all, and I just… Continue reading Books and the Memories They Hold
Happy Saturday! This post is going up a bit late, because I spent today working and at a Latin Festival! I’d love to share some of the music I heard there, but unfortunately it was all new to me, and I need to do some research to find out about the bands and songs they… Continue reading Saturday Song: Hold Each Other by A Great Big World
