Category: Books
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Book Review: Burn by Julianna Baggott
Burn by Julianna Baggott Rating: 4/5 I’ve been sitting on this review since I read the book in December, first because I was too excited and then because I had trouble putting into words my thoughts on the ending. Burn is the third book in the Pure series following siblings Pressia and Partridge. You can…
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Giveaway: The Two Mrs. Abbotts by D.E. Stevenson
Are you looking for your next great read? I have my review coming up later this week but today I have a chance to give a copy of The Two Mrs. Abbotts to one of you. Here’s a summary: Another hilarious tale of misadventure with the beloved Miss Buncle! The third book in D.E.…
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Library of Alexandra Book Awards 2013: Young Adult and New Adult
Check out day one and day two of the Library of Alexandra Book Awards 2013. If there’s one book category that I can read any day, it’s young adult. The novels are so easy to dive into and they usually have truly amazing stories. Here’s a list of the ones that I read this year:
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Library of Alexandra Book Awards 2013: Memoir and Real History
I use Grammarly’s free grammar check online because I’m an honorary member of the grammar police. Yesterday I shared my top reads of this year but there are far more books that deserved recognition. I’ve read close to 100 books this year, naturally developing some favorites. Here’s the initial lists of the books I’ve read, placed into…
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Library of Alexandra Book Awards 2013: The Best of the Best
For weeks I’ve been trying to write about my favorite books of 2013. I have read so many that it seemed like quite an undertaking. Some books have been full of vivid prose, others had loveable characters or interesting story lines. But the more I thought about it one book, or rather a one series…