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Lord of the Rings Marathon Day 1: The Hobbit

February 6, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 2 Comments

Movie Marathons are becoming a tradition in my family.  Lord of the Rings was the first one we did a few years ago and when we found out my cousin hadn't seen Star Wars we had a movie marathon for that.  But I've never blogged about our Lord of the Rings marathon even though we've ... Read More »

 Posted on: February 6, 2014 9:55 pm By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Movie Adaption, Movie Marathon, Movies
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Austenland Prize Pack Giveaway!

February 4, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Giveaways 59 Comments

Austenland is coming out on DVD and Blu-ray on February 11 and to celebrate I have a prize pack to give away to one winner!  The prize pack includes: Mini Austenland Poster Pink "I love Mr. Darcy" bag A copy of Austenland signed by author Shannon Hale 1 copy of the film 1 T-shirt (sizes vary) How awesome is that!? I loved ... Read More »

 Posted on: February 4, 2014 1:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Giveaways |
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Book Review: A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

February 3, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 5 Comments

I loved the writing in A Study in Scarlet.  The dialogue was catchy and natural.  I found the book surprisingly easy to read especially considering how old it is.  The thing that really stands out in this book and the thing that has made it last for so long are the characters.  Sherlock is very ... Read More »

 Posted on: February 3, 2014 11:54 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 2 Stars, Adult, Book Review, Content None, Content Rating, eBook, eBook Challenge 2014
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My Mailbox (53)

February 1, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: In My Mailbox 8 Comments

My Mailbox is where I show all the books I’ve gotten by various means throughout the month. I will be linking up with Mailbox Monday and Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews. Since I LOVE book cover art on my kindle, I took my own pictures of the covers of my ebooks. This post contains affiliate links and I receive a small ... Read More »

 Posted on: February 1, 2014 1:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: In My Mailbox |
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February Bookish Events and Wrap-Up

January 31, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: News 2 Comments

Utah Signings Jennifer Nielsen | The Shadow Throne What: Join Jennifer Nielsen for the book launch of The Shadow Throne, the final installment in The New York Times bestselling Ascendance Trilogy. Where: The King's English Bookshop, 1511 South 1500 East, Salt Lake City When:  Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 7:00pm Shannon Hale | Dangerous What: Join local author, Shannon Hale, as she reads from and signs ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 31, 2014 1:30 am By Jessica Filed Under: News | Tagged With: Online Events, Utah Signings, Wrap-up
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