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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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Young Adult eBook Deals for August

August 13, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: News 2 Comments

Grab these ebook deals before they expire at the end of the month! This post contains affiliate links and I receive a small percentage of sales made from these links. Thanks for supporting my blog! $1.99 $2.99 Shop for more deals! 100 Kindle books for $3.99 or less. Read More »

 Posted on: August 13, 2013 9:22 am By Jessica Filed Under: News | Tagged With: eBook Deals
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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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Princess Academy Book Discussion

August 8, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 4 Comments

So I want to confess something - waaaay before my time as a book blogger, I would come across discussion questions in the back of books and want to discuss them SO BAD.  I didn't know anyone that liked reading, so I answered the questions in a word document and saved it on my computer. ... Read More »

 Posted on: August 8, 2013 1:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Book Discussion, Discussion, Utah Book Month
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Utah Book Month Blogger Spotlight: Kathy

August 6, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Events 8 Comments

Utah Book Month is a month long event to celebrate Utah bloggers and authors. Today I get to spotlight my fellow blogger Kathy from Read This Instead.  Check out the schedule for more blogger and author spotlights. What are some of your favorite places in Utah? I love BYU, because that's why I came to Utah originally. ... Read More »

 Posted on: August 6, 2013 1:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Events | Tagged With: Utah Book Month
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