The first thing that caught my attention about Halflings was the beautiful, visual writing. It reminded me of The Mortal Instrument series but more religious since it talked about heaven, hell and God (but not in a preachy way). Peter Pan felt like an inspiration for some aspects of the book, especially the Halfling characters. ... Read More »
Archives for January 2012
In My Mailbox ~18~
In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren where I show all the books I’ve gotten by various means throughout the week. Since I LOVE book cover art on my kindle, I took my own pictures of the covers of my ebooks. Untraceable by S.R. Johannes, FREE from Amazon. Summer's Crossing by Julie Kagawa, FREE from Amazon (and it ... Read More »
The Dusty Bookshelf Goodreads Group
First of all, I'd like to say thanks to everyone who has signed up for this reading challenge so far! There are over 30 people signed up which has gone above and beyond my expectations! So thanks everyone! I will be posting a mini-challenge in February so keep your eyes out for that. It's going ... Read More »
Cinder Signing Recap + GIVEAWAY
was at the King's English last night to sign her debut novel, Cinder. It hit the New York Times Bestseller list yesterday and Marissa got to announce it at the signing! I've already read Cinder and I loved it! Read my review of Cinder here. Here's the recap. Marissa started writing Sailor Moon fan-fiction when she was ... Read More »
Book Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer
When I heard this was a Cinderella re-telling with a cyborg sci-fi twist I thought the idea was weird. However, when I started reading it, I went from scratching my head at the idea of it to being awed by her creativity. It was like Cinderella meets Star Wars (the high-quality originals, not the prequels). ... 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.