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. All links go to Goodreads. Bought I was able to ... Read More »
Archives for May 2014
Book Review: Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
Journey to the Center of the Earth was incredibly slow. It took 100 pages for them to get to the volcano, walk around, and run out of water. That is half of this 200 page novel. I struggled through this book because all I could think for the first half of the novel was "Nothing....is...happening." Another thing ... Read More »
Book Review: Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor
Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series. Dreams of Gods & Monsters was an epic and beautiful finale to one of my new favorite fantasy series. The romance made my heart melt. There was a Star Wars joke about using a Tauntaun to keep warm which I loved. There was ... Read More »
Book vs. Movie: The Count of Monte Cristo
When I asked my husband if he wanted to watch The Count of Monte Cristo with me, he groaned and said something about English assignments and high school and "all over again." When I told him it was a recent adaption (2002), he stopped acting like he was being tortured but didn't seem convinced that ... Read More »
Audiobook Review: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Ready Player One was like Willy Wonka meets a virtual reality video game and 1980's culture. It was a blast to read. The dystopian setting in the near future was not something I was expecting. I felt like it was a way to add a little depth to a story that a lot of people ... 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.