The Magic Finger Roald Dahl Retro Friday Book Review

May 4, 2012

Retro Friday Reviews are hosted by Angieville. Basically you review older and under-appreciated books on Fridays. There’s something about reading Roald Dahl that fills me with joy and nostalgia. I always include a Dahl book in my reading pile for every Dewey 24 Hour Readathon because they are FUN, quick and put me in an [...]

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Waiting Carol Lynch Williams Book Review

May 3, 2012

London has grown up ALL OVER THE WORLD, but now she lives in Florida after her missionary parents decided to settle down. When her brother Zach dies, the family implodes. Waiting by Carol Lynch Williams focuses on the impact the death of a child/sibling can have on a family. Waiting by Carol Lynch Williams is [...]

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Anna Dressed In Blood Kendare Blake Book Review

May 2, 2012

THIS IS AN ALLISON REVIEW <3 “Just your average boy-meets-girl, girl-kills-people story.” This is the tagline for Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake. Maybe it’s because I don’t really have much experience with ‘boy-meets-girl, girl-kills-people’ type of stories but honestly I didn’t find ANYTHING average about it. The prose is exquisitely beautiful and pulled me [...]

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First Day On Earth Cecil Castellucci Book Review

May 1, 2012

As much as I harp on about not liking science fiction, I think I subconsciously love it. Seriously, I tore through First Day On Earth by Cecil Castellucci, which okay, reads more like a contemporary young adult book than hard science fiction. But you know what? For a reader like me that is perfect. Mal [...]

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Fill Your Kindle: Or WOW IT’S ALREADY MAY!

May 1, 2012

Y’all, I cannot believe it’s May which means one month until BEA, but even BETTER? NEW KINDLE DEALS! Whoo-hoo. Seriously, it’s a good thing these are digital files and not actual physical books because I would likely be unable to lift my kindle with all the books on it.   For $0.57: For $0.99: For [...]

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Books Into Movies? YES PLEASE: Top Ten Tuesday

May 1, 2012

Hey everyone, it’s Allison! I’m going to be doing this weeks Top Ten Tuesday for Good Books and Good Wine. I volunteered to do it this week to give April a bit of a break and to actually have the opportunity to do something a little different for a change. As always Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke [...]

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Neversink Barry Wolverton Book Review

April 30, 2012

On the island of Neversink, populated by different sorts of auks (a type of bird), a hummingbird, and a walrus, life is peaceful. Food is plentiful as the inhabitants of Neversink live on a steady diet of fish. There is no threat from natural predators, because none live on the island. Unfortunately, the auks’ relative peace [...]

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Return To The Seven Kingdoms With Bitterblue: Giveaway

April 30, 2012

Return to the Seven Kingdoms with Bitterblue! One  winner will receive: A copy of Bitterblue A Bitterblue tote bag featuring the names of the Seven Kingdoms Generously provided by Penguin, HOLLA. Giveaway open to US addresses only. a Rafflecopter giveaway You need javascript enabled to see this giveaway.  So what is Bitterblue all about?: Bitterblue [...]

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Gilt Katherine Longshore Book Review

April 29, 2012

Not gonna lie, I will read the shit out of most young adult historical fiction books about the Tudors. Seriously, that noise with King Henry VIII is like a reality show with how many wives he goes through. YOU GUYS Gilt by Katherine Longshore fulfilled all my wildest historical fiction dreams AND MORE. I love historical fiction [...]

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List Of Twelve: The Next Books On My TBR List

April 28, 2012

Y’all, I am such a fan of Michelle over at Galleysmith. She writes articulate, intelligent reviews. BUT EVEN BETTER? She has really awesome ideas. You see, Michelle, inspired by a friend, came up with this system for picking the next few books you read called the List Of Ten. I love the idea and asked [...]

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