I came across this question on Delicious Reads. It's a good question to think about for life, the universe and everything but I kept thinking about it in terms of my blog. What do I want my blog to be known for? It's different than asking myself what my focus is. I would tell you ... Read More »
Archives for March 2015
Book Review: Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series. I'm once again left with the task of writing a book review that I took no notes on whatsoever. That's usually a good sign since it means I got sucked into the story and I forgot to take notes. So I'm going to ... Read More »
Book Review: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
The beautiful first line of A Monster Calls drew me into the story. The monster showed up just after midnight. As they do. - Patrcik Ness, A Monster Calls But the best part is that what comes next is not what I expected. It's a bittersweet story about a boy facing something that is scarier than monsters. The ... Read More »
Win a Signed Copy of Rump by Liesl Shurtliff
Last year, the day before I had my baby, we had an awesome book club where the author came and visited. Today I'm finally writing about it! We got to chat over Skype with Liesl Shurtliff, the author of Rump: The True Story of Rumplestiltskin. Our group loved Rump and we were excited to hear that ... Read More »
Tips for Hosting a Book Club
I love our book club. But running a book club is something this introverted girl had never done and I ran into a few challenges that I didn't expect. I wanted to talk about how our book club changed and evolved into the amazing and fun group it is now and share with you ... 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.