I had every intention of staying up til midnight to start the read-a-thon right on time. I fell asleep at 11:30. Oh well. I am going to re-read Shiver and Linger and then Forever when it comes out tomorrow (all by Maggie Stiefvater). And if I have time, The Giver by Lois Lowry, too. I ... Read More »
Archives for July 2011
Book Review: The Woman I Was Born To Be by Susan Boyle
It gets slow in the middle, but when you get to the part about her overnight fame and her incredibly honest reaction to it, it was very inspiring. If you've never heard her audition from Britain's Got Talent, then look it up on YouTube before you read this book. Content Rating: Mild, at the most there ... Read More »
Book Review: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
It's like Harry Potter meets Ancient Greece with a mix of Bruce Coville's "My Teacher is an Alien." It was entertaining, if not a little immature, but the part that was most touching to me was why Rick wrote these stories. His son loved Greek Mythology and when Rick ran out of stories, he made ... Read More »
Flashback Friday: Fizzy Lifting Drinks
This is what happened after my Civil War in 3rd Period English as I remember it. So after my own personal civil war, I decided to avoid a situation like that at all costs by missing school. A lot of it. At the barest rumblings of trouble, I would stay home. It worked for a while ... Read More »
My Reading Journal
Before I started this blog, I kept a reading journal in a black composition notebook. I started it in 2005 and I still use it. It's been my catch-all place for books I've read, stickers, articles, comics, notes on difficult books, reading lists, and favorite quotes. Here's how I have the pages organized: I have 3 columns ... Read More »
My name is Jessica. I love to read Young Adult and classic literature. I’ve been a book blogger for six years and I haven’t gotten tired of it yet. I’m a very curious reader. Writing about all the questions and thoughts I had while reading a book is the best hobby ever.