Because I have the coolest job, I got to attend this event for work! John Green, Rainbow Rowell, and Jacqueline Woodson came to the Plaza branch of the Kansas City Public Library for a talk and signing. Rainbow Rowell is well near the top of my greatest people in the world list, and I’ve only… Continue reading John Green, Rainbow Rowell, and Jacqueline Woodson at KCPL
Category: reading life
Audiobook Review: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer Published: February 5th 2013 by Feiwel and Friends Source: local library (audiobook) Synopsis (Goodreads): Cinder, the cyborg mechanic, returns in the second thrilling installment of the bestselling Lunar Chronicles. She’s trying to break out of prison—even though if she succeeds, she’ll be the Commonwealth’s most wanted fugitive. Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit’s… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Book Breakups (2)
Book Breakups is a feature hosted by Pure Imagination. I thought it was a great way to talk about books that didn’t work for me personally but might be a good fit for other readers, so I decided to join in and occasionally talk about books that had me saying “it’s not you, it’s me.” Carter Finally… Continue reading Book Breakups (2)
Top Ten Sequels I Can’t Wait To Get My Hands On
Top Ten Tuesday is a book blogging prompt hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. I don’t participate every week, but I join in when I find the prompt interesting. This week everyone is discussing sequels they are excited to read. Into the Still Blue (Under the Never Sky #3) by Veronica Rossi I’m actually reading… Continue reading Top Ten Sequels I Can’t Wait To Get My Hands On
Audiobook Review: Sabriel by Garth Nix
Sabriel by Garth Nix Published: 1995 by Harper Collins Source: local library (audiobook) Synopsis: Sent to a boarding school in Ancelstierre as a young child, Sabriel has had little experience with the random power of Free Magic or the Dead who refuse to stay dead in the Old Kingdom. But during her final semester, her father,… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Sabriel by Garth Nix