Being stuck home right now during COVID-19, also known as the Coronavirus, is going to be a challenge for so many. Besides it being boring, isolation can be a mental challenge for a lot of people. While you have to take care of yourself, also think about others around you. […]
1984 by George Orwell MLCWO Rating: 5/5 Opinion: An eye-opening masterpiece which will chill you to the bone. This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Summary “Winston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he […]
This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Black Friday is the time for lots of great deals from all of your favorite places – larger chains to smaller independent stores. I generally don’t like to support massive businesses because it can hurt smaller ones, but as a […]
This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Honestly, I had a few minutes to spare and I love little quizzes like this! A great way to waste time. What do you think? I was tempted to make some more fun ones now and then. Tell me down […]
November is rapidly approaching and you know what that means! NaNoWriMo! What is NaNoWriMo you may be asking? It’s National Novel Writing Month which is in November. This is a month dedicated to writing. You don’t have to have any skills or talents when it comes to writing. You just […]
This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Book burning has been something that I’ve been seeing now and then that artists and people on Instagram are taking a part of. Is it beautiful to see? Absolutely. There’s something gorgeous about paper burning in general. But the idea […]
This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Summary “From New York Times bestselling author of The Husband Hunt, The Heiress, and other beloved historical romances, comes Lynsay Sands’s An English Bride in Scotland, the first book in a new series set in the wilds of the Highlands. Annabel had planned to become a […]
*Header from Target Summary From Amanda Lovelace, a poetry collection in four parts: the princess, the damsel, the queen, and you. The first three sections piece together the life of the author while the final section serves as a note to the reader. This moving book explores love, loss, grief, […]
Games of Throne fans are having withdrawal now that the series has ended. Completely. No more. And for readers it is worse, you have invested so many hours with the characters, immersed yourself in the world and now you have to face reality. So what is a GOT reader to […]
While some of us have to go to our local library, in a village in Indonesia, the library comes to you. Called Kudapustaka (Horse Library), three days a week Ridwan Sururi and his horse, Luna, go to visit villages and schools. The best part is, Ridwan is not looking for money […]
With the summer rapidly approaching, a bunch of awesome new movies, and TV shows, are on the horizon! Check out these few that I think will be some fantastic adaptations of a book to a movie, with a few I’m just interested in. 1. We Have Always Lived In The […]
Summary “Taking readers deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the struggle that ensues when a cousin arrives at their estate.” -From Amazon.com Review This book honestly was not even […]
7 This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Summary “A 2014 Michael L. Printz Honor Book A young seamstress and a royal nursemaid find themselves at the center of an epic power struggle in this stunning young-adult debut. On the eve of Princess Sophia’s wedding, the Scandinavian city […]
With the newest budget proposal for the 2020 fiscal year, it looks like libraries are going to be getting a massive cut. This new budget proposal by Trump is looking to permanently eliminate Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This group helps to fund libraries and provide grants. What does […]
Throughout history, women have chosen to write under male names to get more publicity and to be taken seriously. As today is International Women’s Day, I think that some of these lovely ladies should be recognized. I wonder if these’s any male writers who write under female names – such […]
This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Summary “Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. […]
Summary “When a homeless war veteran is beaten to death by the police, stormy protests ensue, engulfing a small New Jersey town. Soon after, three cops are gunned down. A multi-state manhunt is underway for a cop killer on the loose. And Dr. Tessa Thorpe, a veteran’s counselor, is caught […]
Summary “When the unconventional Durrell family can no longer endure the damp, gray English climate, they do what any sensible family would do: sell their house and relocate to the sunny Greek isle of Corfu. My Family and Other Animals was intended to embrace the natural history of the island but ended […]
12 Summary “Deborah Harkness’s sparkling debut, A Discovery of Witches, has brought her into the spotlight and galvanized fans around the world. In this tale of passion and obsession, Diana Bishop, a young scholar and a descendant of witches, discovers a long-lost and enchanted alchemical manuscript, Ashmole 782, deep in Oxford’s Bodleian Library. […]
Illustrations by Bonnie Helen Hawkins This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Summary I am as brown as brown can be,And my eyes as black as sloe;I am as brisk as brisk can be,And wild as forest doe.(The Child Ballads, 295) So begins a beautiful tale of love, loss and revenge. […]
