Monthly Archives: February 2015

Of All The Gin Joints In All The World

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Bec Graham

I have been to three Fall Out Boy concerts in my time. One when I was still in high school, one in 2013 (which you can read about here), and then another at the Tivoli, last night. The ticket was … Continue reading →

Posted in Events Between Non-Events | Tagged American Beauty/American Psycho, Andy Hurley, Brisbane, concert, Emily's Army, Fall Out Boy, family, friends, gig, Joe Trohman, moshing, music, Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Sidewave, Sophomore Slump, Swimmers, The Tivoli, Twin Atlantic | Leave a comment

“Welcome to the Shadowhunter Academy” by Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Bec Graham

Guys, guys, it has finally happened. More Simon Lewis! More Shadowhunters to help tie us over until Lady Midnight is released (in 2016? I thought it was this year! No!!!). And to help distract us from the horrifying news that … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia, My Fangirl Life | Tagged Cassandra Clare, Catarina Loss, characters, Downworlders, fantasy, George Lovelace, mundanes, Sarah Rees Brennan, Shadowhunter Academy, Shadowhunters, Simon Lewis, YA | 2 Comments

#44 “Insurgent” by Veronica Roth

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Bec Graham

Divergent – Veronica Roth Insurgent – Veronica Roth Allegiant – Veronica Roth Still Alice – Lisa Genova Not For Glory, Not For Gold – Keith Miles The Mammoth Book of Angels and Demons Last Night at Chateau Marmont – Lauren Weisberger The Green Mile – Stephen King … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Divergent, dystopia, Eaton, Erudite, Four, Insurgent, Prior, relationships, Tobias, Tris, trope, Veronica Roth, YA | 3 Comments

Beautiful People: February Edition

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Bec Graham

Beautiful People is a blogging concept I stumbled upon that was created by the lovely ladies of Paper Fury and Further Up and Further In. Instead of being about characters that already exist in literature, this blog tag is about characters that … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged author, blogging, characters, future, love, relationships, writing | Leave a comment

The Liebster Award

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Bec Graham

Hello my dear blogosphere friends! I was supposed to post this particular post ages ago! In between moving and reading and new movies and new books, I have neglected this post and I feel awful about it! The lovely creator … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged blogging, books, community, reading, The Liebster Award | 2 Comments

The Woes of Being A Book Nerd

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Bec Graham

Well look at this! I’m actually posting my Top Ten Tuesday on Tuesday! It’s a world gone mad. Especially since the ladies of The Broke and the Bookish don’t post until tomorrow, given that they live across the pond and … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged book nerd, bookish problems, books, organising, reading, The Broke and the Bookish, Top Ten Tuesday | 6 Comments

#43 “Divergent” by Veronica Roth

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Bec Graham

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged Abnegation, Amity, Beatrice, Candor, Dauntless, Divergent, dystopian, Erudite, factions, Four, human nature, narration, Prior, relationship, Tris, Veronica Roth, voice, YA | 2 Comments

The Best and the Worst of Literary Love

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Bec Graham

I think I just don’t like being told on which day I need to post a blog! But this particular Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by the awesome The Broke and The Bookish, tickles me. Given that Valentine’s Day is only … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Anastasia Steele, authors, Bella Swan, blogging, Cassandra Clare, characters, Christian Grey, Edward Cullen, list, love, relationships, The Broke and the Bookish, Top Ten Tuesdays, Valentine's Day, writing | 4 Comments

#42 “Still Alice” by Lisa Genova

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Bec Graham

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged Alice Howland, Alzheimer's Disease, early onset, Harvard, linguistics, Lisa Genova, professor, psychology, Still Alice | 4 Comments

#41 “The Mammoth Book of Angels and Demons” edited by Paula Guran. Part Two.

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Bec Graham

Divergent – Veronica Roth Insurgent – Veronica Roth Allegiant – Veronica Roth Not For Glory, Not For Gold – Keith Miles The Mammoth Book of Angels and Demons Last Night at Chateau Marmont – Lauren Weisberger The Green Mile – Stephen King Tiger Men – Judy Nunn … Continue reading →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged angels, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, demons, Genevieve Valentine, George R.R. Martin, Kate Wilhelm, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Lake, Nathan Ballingrud, Neil Gaiman, Paula Guran, Peter M. Ball, Sam Cameron, Sarah Monette, Stellan Thorne, The Mammoth Book of Angels and Demons | Leave a comment

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