The Girl of Fire and Thorns was a beautiful, bittersweet, and refreshing fantasy novel. I found the plot, world, and characters to be far from cliche. The story was bold and I could tell that the author, Rae Carson, didn't shy away from doing what the story needed. I only give five stars to books ... Read More »
Archives for July 2014
Audiobook Review: Proof of Heaven by Eben Alexander
Proof of Heaven is not the kind of book I usually read. I'm not a fan of reading near death experiences since they seem very personal to me and I have a hard time connecting with them. I wasn't a huge fan of the descriptions of Eben Alexander's near death experience because they felt a ... Read More »
July Bookish Events and Wrap-Up
Online Events Utah Book Month What: An annual event held each August to celebrate Utah authors and book bloggers. Where: Utah Book Month Official Site When: August 2014 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge What: Are you up for the biggest summer reading challenge ever? We need to read more than 176,438,473 minutes to set a new reading world record for summer 2014. So ... Read More »
How Do You Deal with Racism in Classic Novels?
I like to read classic novels. Anything that's 100 years old that is still being read is a classic in my mind but I know not everyone labels books that way. I was reading The Scarlet Pimpernel a few months ago and I came across some blatant racism against Jews that made me very uncomfortable. A ... 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.