Wonderstruck Winner!

Last June Christine sent me a couple boxes full of books and ranted and raved about this ALA conference she’d gone to and pretty much I decided I had to be at the next. And, lo and behold, the next one was where Christine lived, so I could visit with my awesome friend and get free books….

It’s been a while since we’ve done one of these and I figured it was my turn, since my to-be-read pile borders on the obscene. Plus I just bought a new camera, having been so long without one, and I needed to try it out. (BTW, the picture to the left is actually a shot…

I’ll be the first to admit that this is not my typical kind of book. I generally stick to the supernatural romps and if I break into reality, it’s generally only  for John Green (my love for this man knows no bounds). Occasionally though, when I find a road trip book, I do dip my…

Every month, or so it seems, I go on reading binges at the beginning, then slow way down at the end. Despite having an impressive pile of both real and virtual books, I only read one complete book this week. It felt like I read more than that. But I didn’t. Therefore, my eGalleys are…

The book that asks the question, “What would you do if Bella Swan was your best friend?” Just because Mel lives in New Whitby, a city founded by vampires, doesn’t mean she knows any of the blood-drinking undead personally. They stay in their part of town; she says in hers. Until the day a vampire…

Some of you might not know that I’m a NSYA (Not So Young Adult). It’s true and I did it. You know, that thing adults do when they worry about “the kids.” I did it while reading Ashes, by Ilsa J. Bick. I lost myself in reading this story and then somewhere about halfway through, I…