After watching the movie Soul Surfer, I wanted to read the original biography that the movie was based on. The story line in this book was very similar to the movie but I think I liked the movie better. The movie focused on her struggles and overcoming them. The book focused more on her life before and ... Read More »
Archives for October 2014
Flashback Friday: Welcome to the First Class You Will Ever Fail
Flashback Friday is a feature I did in 2011 when I first started this blog. It was a way to practice my writing by sharing stories of things that happened in my life. This feature is what inspired the name of my blog. This short story is about a class I took in college where I ... Read More »
Book Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Where'd You Go, Bernadette is a literary book that is full of witty, intelligent humor. The voice of the teenage girl, Bee, who narrates this book is delightful and sarcastic especially about some of the crappy things that happen to her. I love the humor of the unpopularity of Bee's dad working at Microsoft where they are "acronym-happy ... Read More »
Book Review: Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch
The fantasy world that Snow Like Ashes is set in is the best and worst thing about this book. The idea of seasons being a kingdom is pretty cool. Some kingdoms have one season all the time and some kingdoms have all four seasons every year. The Season Kingdoms and the "Rhythm" Kingdoms don't like ... Read More »
Laini Taylor Book Signing
came to the Salt Lake City Library on September 27, 2014 for the kick-off of the Utah Humanities Book Festival. Laini's presentation was beautifully written just like her books. It's one of the best author presentations that I've been to. She didn't lecture or even read from her novel. Laini turned what she's learned into an ... 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.