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Archives for August 2013

My Mailbox (48)

August 30, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: In My Mailbox 6 Comments

My Mailbox is where I show all the books I’ve gotten by various means throughout the month. I will be linking up with Mailbox Monday and Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews :) Since I LOVE book cover art on my kindle, I took my own pictures of the covers of my ebooks. This post contains affiliate links and I receive a small ... Read More »

 Posted on: August 30, 2013 1:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: In My Mailbox |
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My Pointless Commentary for The Host

August 27, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 9 Comments

https://twitter.com/BooksATrueStory/status/370735672606220288 I thought I'd expand on my tweets I did about The Host a few days ago, add some animated gifs and BOOM I've got a movie review and hopefully something entertaining for you to read :) Before I even turn on the movie, I notice on the DVD menu that it's Jake Abel aka the bad ... Read More »

 Posted on: August 27, 2013 8:25 pm By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Movie Adaption, Movie Review, Movies
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Book Review: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

August 26, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 8 Comments

The Night Circus is storytelling at its best.  Right from page one, the circus is brought to life by talking to you, the reader, as if you were actually there. "What kind of circus is only open at night?" people ask. ... You are amongst them, of course.  Your curiosity got the better of you.... -Erin Morgenstern, The ... Read More »

 Posted on: August 26, 2013 1:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 5 Stars, Adult, Book Review, Content Rating, eBook, Medium Content
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Book Review: After Hello by Lisa Mangum

August 22, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 7 Comments

Book Review After Hello Lisa Mangum

This book gave me a respect for contemporary romance.  After Hello is one of the first newish contemporary romances that I've read.  It takes better writing to keep your interest since the author has to keep the plot and characters grounded in reality.  I really liked the writing.  I thought it was beautiful and the ... Read More »

 Posted on: August 22, 2013 8:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 3 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, Hardcover, Mild Content, Young Adult
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Top Ten Tuesday (13): Things That Make Your Life As A Book Blogger Easier

August 20, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Top Ten Tuesday 14 Comments

 Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish with a different theme every week. 1. Goodreads I can't live without it! Goodreads is more than just a social media platform to me.  It's a powerful database that I don't think gets utilized enough.  You can mass edit books on shelves, select more than one ... Read More »

 Posted on: August 20, 2013 1:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Top Ten Tuesday |
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