Books I got this week From the library: Written in Red by Anne Bishop Solitary by Alexander Gordon Smith Bought: Talon by Julie Kagawa The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken Sanctum by Sarah Fine Chaos by Sarah Fine I got all of these (except Talon) for YALLfest next weekend :D I was supposed to get Fractured as well, but for some reason it didn’t come, even though I ordered it at the same time… […]
Welcome to the second annual Novella November! We changed the name up a bit since last year (Last year it was called “November Novella Knockout Mini Challenge” and that title is a bit long!) Last year it was hosted by myself and Reanna @ Phantasmic Reads, but due to her busy schedule she was unable to host this year (don’t worry, she’ll probably be back next year!). Since Melissa and I are doing the 2014 Prequel & Sequel Challenge together, […]
Wow, this story was delightfully twisted! I noticed going in that this book had some pretty low ratings on Goodreads, which had me worried. In the beginning I wasn’t sure I even wanted to read it, because it’s pretty freaking weird and confusing and I had no idea what the hell was going on. But, as the story went on, I started to get a feel for the creepy isolated town and what was happening there. And I loved it! This book […]
Full list of Life of a Blogger topics. Last week’s topic: Origin of your name This week’s topic: Halloween I’ve always loved Halloween. I love horror and scary things! Growing up, it was always tradition to go out trick-or-treating with my parents. There was always a big event at my campground where everyone sat on the tables with candy and the kids would go through the tables. It was awesome! I really, really miss trick-or-treating. I loved it so much that […]
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs Series: Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children Genre: Horror, Young Adult Published by Quirk (6.7.2011) Hardcover, 352 pages Source: Library A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off […]
Why oh why did I wait so long to pick this one up?! It’s been sitting on my shelf forever, but it was never really one that I was super interested in. While perusing my shelves for something horror that could also count toward the Rewind Challenge, I discovered this one. I’m SO glad I did! This book was pretty freaking awesome! There wasn’t a dull moment in this entire book. EVER. Seriously, it was non-stop, heart-pounding action! The first […]