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Archives for January 2014

My Google Diary for Allegiant

January 23, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Google Diaries, My Reading Diary 4 Comments

  When I read, I ask a LOT of questions. Here’s some stuff I searched or wondered about while reading Allegiant by . From my review: Allegiant explores what true sacrifice really means.  Sacrifice isn’t giving away other people’s lives for the good of everyone.  True sacrifice can only come from within yourself with the desire to truly help ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 23, 2014 4:25 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Google Diaries, My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Google Diary, Research
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Classic Double: The Scarlet Pimpernel and Across The Star-Swept Sea

January 22, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Reading Challenge 4 Comments

This is for the Classic Double Challenge hosted by One Librarian's Book Reviews.  I like to read classic novels and a modern retelling and then compare and contrast them.  I know.  How very Hermione of me but whatever.  I think it's fun :) Read my review of The Scarlet Pimpernel Read my review of Across the Star-Swept ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 22, 2014 7:21 am By Jessica Filed Under: Reading Challenge | Tagged With: Classic Double Challenge
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How To Change Fonts in WordPress

January 21, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: How To 2 Comments

I'm going to walk you through how I changed fonts on my blog.  This only works for WordPress.  Every blog is a little different so I hope that you can use this as a guide to figure out how to do it on your own blog.  Even though the steps might not be exactly the ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 21, 2014 7:16 am By Jessica Filed Under: How To | Tagged With: Font, Wordpress
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Book Review: Life After Theft by Aprilynne Pike

January 20, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 2 Comments

Without it saying so in the summary that Life After Theft was a retelling of The Scarlet Pimpernel, I would have never known.  It was a very loose retelling since instead of saving people's life, the main character Jeff is returning people's stuff.  The setting did a great job of being updated and contemporary, but ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 20, 2014 7:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 3 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eBook, eBook Challenge 2014, Medium Content, Standalone Challenge 2014, Young Adult
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Can Blogging Survive in a Mobile World?

January 16, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 7 Comments

Last month, 25% of the visits to my blog were made from a mobile or tablet device.  Compare that to December of 2012 which was only 12%.  I was surprised when I checked my stats that so many people read my blog from a phone.  I honestly thought it would be lower. This is not another ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 16, 2014 10:18 pm By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Discussion
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