Reading Queue is a monthly meme where you share what books you plan to read for the month. You can hop to other blogs and see what others are reading and maybe find someone reading the same thing as you! Or you can ask for people to vote on what you should read next if ... Read More »
Archives for June 2014
Book Review: Elusion by Claudia Gabel and Cheryl Klam
Elusion was a fun adventure but it felt like an introduction to a longer novel instead of the first book in a series. I liked that it took the time to set up the world and characters, but I don't like it when the first book in a series doesn't resolve anything at all. I didn't ... Read More »
Book Review: Messenger by Lois Lowry
Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first books in this series. Messenger is one of those books that I feel like went over my head. Or that I missed something important while reading it. I felt that way mostly because of the end. It was abrupt, strange, and extremely open-ended (Lois Lowry seems to ... Read More »
Audiobook Review: Quiet by Susan Cain
Quiet changed how I view introverts and made me realize how many biases there are against them. Our society values people who are outgoing and people who are shy are considered to have some sort of flaw even though that is their natural personality. I had never thought about or even realized how our society ... Read More »
Book vs. Movie: Flipped
On April 18, my friend Karena from Discovery Writer wanted to watch Flipped and I hadn't read the book yet. I had it sitting on my kindle waiting to be read - I just hadn't gotten around to it. So I was faced with the dilemma that all book lovers have - book or movie first?? I ... 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.