If you're looking for an amazing book club read that's perfect for October, you should pick up The Night Circus (affiliate link). Here's a few things that we did at our Night Circus Book Club. Decor We were greeted with this chalkboard sign with a quote straight from the book Then we saw a table full of food with ... Read More »
Archives for October 2016
Book Review: The Mermaid’s Sister by Carrie Anne Noble
"If my sister is a mermaid, then what am I?" says the the back of The Mermaid's Sister. And I went "OMG we're going to go into some crazy magic or mythology where they hunt down their parents and find out why their biology is different!!" Yeah, no. That didn't happen. They're adopted sisters. Once ... Read More »
Book Review: The Pirate’s Wish by Cassandra Rose Clarke
I liked The Pirate's Wish better than the first book. The main reason for my love was the manticore. It's deadly and eats humans, but respects human women. It values honor and promises and now I want a pet manticore. Ananna (the main character) helps the manticore and in return the manticore promises not to eat ... Read More »
Book Review: The Assassin’s Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke
A unique setting and a fun plot with humor that reminded me of Princess Bride (sarcastic and a little blunt). We read this for book club and the more we discussed it, the more plot elements we found from things like The Croods (the characters), Aladdin (setting and magic), Bourne Identity (an assassin who can't ... Read More »