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My Google Diary for The Night Circus

September 10, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Google Diaries, My Reading Diary 3 Comments

  When I read, I ask a LOT of questions. Here’s some stuff I searched or wondered about while reading The Night Circus by . From my review:   I loved the twist on magic.  It was mystical, dreamlike, and mysterious but at the same time there was a feeling that magic could be learned by everyone if you ... Read More »

 Posted on: September 10, 2013 12:30 am By Jessica Filed Under: Google Diaries, My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Google Diary, Research
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Austenland: I {heart} Mr Darcy

September 2, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 5 Comments

Here's the blurb for Austenland in case you haven't heard of this movie yet. Socially awkward Jane Hayes (Keri Russell) is obsessed with the works of Jane Austen and fantasizes about the character of Mr. Darcy. She scrapes together as much money as she can and takes off for Austenland, a British theme resort where guests ... Read More »

 Posted on: September 2, 2013 1:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Movie Adaption, Movie Review, Movies
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My Pointless Commentary for The Host

August 27, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 9 Comments

https://twitter.com/BooksATrueStory/status/370735672606220288 I thought I'd expand on my tweets I did about The Host a few days ago, add some animated gifs and BOOM I've got a movie review and hopefully something entertaining for you to read :) Before I even turn on the movie, I notice on the DVD menu that it's Jake Abel aka the bad ... Read More »

 Posted on: August 27, 2013 8:25 pm By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Movie Adaption, Movie Review, Movies
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Why You Should Go See Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

August 14, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 8 Comments

Why I loved Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters It was so much better than the first movie! Kept closer to the book this time (I can't tell you for sure exactly how close it was because it's been a while since I read the book, but it wasn't some dumb quest for pearls that didn't even happen ... Read More »

 Posted on: August 14, 2013 9:41 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Movie Adaption, Movie Review, Movies
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A to Z Bookish Survey

August 9, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 12 Comments

I found this survey today on The Perpetual Page-Turner.  It looks really fun! I want to do more creative posts! She has such good ideas.  I'm noticing that she just takes things from her life about reading and shares them.  I'm going to make it a goal to do that on my blog, too.  My posts ... Read More »

 Posted on: August 9, 2013 9:53 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Survey
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