7.9 Loss, Hope, and Survival: Stay where you are and then leave
byThe day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield’s father promised he wouldn’t go away to fight – but he broke that promise…
Young Adult
7.9 Teaser Tuesdays: Stay Where You Are and Then Leave
byFor this teaser, I am highlighting a small conversation that comes up between 5-year old Alfie (the protagonist of this novel) and his parents….
Mailbox Mondays: January 20, 2014
byWelcome to Mailbox Monday, a meme started by Marcia of To Be Continued. I received the following books over the last couple of weeks….
Top Ten Tuesday – Memorable Secondary Characters in Books
byToday, the bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish have asked us to list Top Ten Most Memorable Secondary Characters in books. I hyper-ventilated…
8.4 Kane Chronicles: The Throne of Fire Review
byThis is the second book in Rick Riordan’s Kane Chronicles series. I reviewed the first book in the series, The Red Pyramid, here. I liked it, but…
Do You Know What Pottermore is All About?
byI know I am more than a little distracted when I have missed blogging about Pottermore. I am a huge fan of J.K.Rowling and…
9 The Red Pyramid
byThe author Rick Riordan is the author behind the extremely popular Percy Jackson Greek mythology series. I read The Lightning Thief (the 1st book…
7 The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
byThe author Stephanie Meyer starts the book off with this brief introduction to Bree Tanner: I hope you end up caring about Bree as…
Fallen by Lauren Kate
byI am probably one of a number of book bloggers who just absolutely fell in love with the book cover, and didn’t even bother…
Playing Hurt
byEarlier this month, I had mentioned being part of the Playing Hurt, and here’s my review of the book. What is the book about?…