Five Reasons Friday: The Allure Of Books

by April (Books&Wine) on January 27, 2012

Five Reasons Friday is a brand new feature I’ve rolled out to shine a spotlight on my favorite book blogs. These are the blogs that don’t necessarily have the most followers, but continually impress me with their content. Please, do not email me asking to be featured as I don’t want to be put in the position of saying no.

This week I am featuring Allison at The Allure Of Books. This really should come as a shock to absolutely no one that I am featuring Allison. She is one of my best blogging friends and favorite people EVER.

The Allure Of Books

The Allure Of Books

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The Host Stephanie Meyer Retro Friday Book Review

by April (Books&Wine) on January 27, 2012

Retro Friday Book Reviews are hosted by Angieville. Basically on Fridays you review an older or underrated book.

You guys, I kind of want to make fun of myself because I read The Host by Stephanie Meyer  and actually enjoyed it. I know, I know. I am very proud of myself for keeping an open mind while reading because The Host was surprisingly good! I mean, yes there is a love triangle. And yes The Host is freakin text book huge and gets a little repetitive, but for a science fiction book, I really genuinely liked it.

The Host, Stephanie Meyer, Book Cover

The Host

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Tuesdays At The Castle Jessica Day George Book Review

by April (Books&Wine) on January 26, 2012

Friends, I LOVE it when setting is a character and Tuesdays At The Castle by Jessica Day George just fuels this love. When King and Queen Glower disappear and are considered to be dead, a few opportunists try to shove out Celie and her siblings Lilah and heir Rolf. Celie, however, turns to Castle Glower in her time of need.

Tuesdays At The Castle, Jessica Day George, Book Cover, Princess Celie

Tuesdays At The Castle

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The Near Witch Victoria Schwab Book Review

January 25, 2012

Bro, I love it when books are creepy on multiple levels and atmospheric and leave me with SOME questions but then also have some kissing. Yes, I totally just described The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab. Because it is ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

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The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner Book Review

January 24, 2012

Yo, potential spoilers for The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner. This post is part of Megan Whalen Turner Week hosted by Chachic who is AWESOME and worth checking out. If you have the attention span of a gnat The Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner is NOT for you. If, however, you are willing to [...]

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Color Your Reading: Top Ten Tuesday

January 24, 2012

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by The Broke and The Bookish and created by Jamie at The Perpetual Page Turner. This week’s topic is PICK YOUR OWN. So of course, I thought I would choose a topic near and dear to my heart: multicultural literature. I feel that we can learn so [...]

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The Fault In Our Stars John Green Audiobook Review

January 23, 2012

When people call YA trite, shallow and mediocre, I think I will hand them The Fault In Our Stars by John Green as it is one of the best young adult offerings. The Fault In Our Stars is filled with meaning, deeper themes and a sense of personal investment. As a reader, I was deeply invested in [...]

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The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot Book Review

January 22, 2012

As someone who doesn’t know jackshit about science or biology – I found The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot riveting (FYI, I notice I say riveting A LOT in my reviews, what of it?). In the 1950s, Henrietta Lacks, a young Black woman died of cervical cancer, yet her cells live on. You see, [...]

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In My Mailbox (51)

January 21, 2012

In My Mailbox is an awesome meme where you let everyone see the awesome books you obtained during the week and then you go and gawk at the books other people got. It is hosted by The Story Siren.

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Five Reasons Friday: Into The Hall Of Books

January 20, 2012

Five Reasons Friday is a brand new feature I’ve rolled out to shine a spotlight on my favorite book blogs. These are the blogs that don’t necessarily have the most followers, but continually impress me with their content. Please, do not email me asking to be featured as I don’t want to be put in [...]

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