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Archives for February 2015

How My Blog Design Changed Over 4 Years

February 24, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: News 9 Comments

I got a new theme again.  This is the 3rd time in 4 years that I've updated my WordPress theme.  I like blogging about it every time I design it because my blog is like a journal of my life and I like to keep track of things like this.  Here's the post for my redesign ... Read More »

 Posted on: February 24, 2015 8:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: News | Tagged With: Blog
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Book vs. Movie: Northanger Abbey

February 24, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 5 Comments

If you love Austenland, like I did, then you need to see JJ Field in this 2007 adaption of Northanger Abbey. Yay JJ Field! He plays Henry, one of the only funny Jane Austen heroes, and does it marvelously.  I thought this was a great adaption of Northanger Abbey and it was a lot of ... Read More »

 Posted on: February 24, 2015 8:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Movie Adaption, Movie Review, Movies
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Things On My Mind Right Now: Paper vs. Digital, Zombies, and The Little Things

February 18, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: News 6 Comments

No More Zombie Jessica A lot of you were so kind to wish me luck in getting more sleep.  I'm happy to say we bought a new bed and it's amazing! I lost 3 pounds so far just from getting better sleep because I have definitely not been exercising or anything crazy like that.  I can ... Read More »

 Posted on: February 18, 2015 3:50 pm By Jessica Filed Under: News | Tagged With: Online Events, Things on my Mind, Utah Signings, Wrap-up
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Reading Queue for February

February 13, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: Reading Queue 5 Comments

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 »

 Posted on: February 13, 2015 6:03 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Reading Queue |
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Book Review: The Witch of Duva by Leigh Bardugo

February 12, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 2 Comments

The Short Version The Witch of Duva is a beautifully written fairy tale that feels close to our own fairy tales but it messes with your expectations by twisting the story around in new ways.  This prequel novella reminded me of Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling.  The Witch of Duva, like Tales of ... Read More »

 Posted on: February 12, 2015 2:38 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eBook, Medium Content, Novella, Young Adult
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