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Monthly Archives: March 2015
‘We All Looked Up” by Tommy Wallach (An ARC Review)
For the first time in my history of blogging, I have not only read an ARC (Advanced Reading Copy), but I have finished it before the official release date! Go me! Getting this book was a surprise. I remember … Continue reading
Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia
Tagged Andy, Anita, apocalypse, ARC, Ardor, Eliza, end of the world, family, friendship, Peter, relationships, Tommy Wallach, We All Looked Up, YA
9 Comments
“Ed Sheeran: A Visual Journey” by Ed Sheeran and Phillip Butah
I can’t face my resume. I can’t bring myself to edit it, knowing that the last time I remade my resume it took me three hours. And so I will pretend that it doesn’t exist so that I can do … Continue reading
Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia, My Fangirl Life
Tagged art, autobiography, Ed Sheeran, humility, music, Phillip Butah, structure, voice
2 Comments
Sing! Louder!
Last night I saw the best live show of my life. No, this is not an exaggeration. Yes this includes Bon Jovi. Never have I been so impressed by a performance. I have also never said “fuck off” and shaken my … Continue reading
Posted in Events Between Non-Events
Tagged +, atmosphere, Brisbane, concert, Conrad Sewell, Ed Sheeran, Jamie Lawson, live music, Riverstage, X
7 Comments
“The Lost Herondale” by Cassandra Clare and Robin Wasserman
Ahh, the second Simon Lewis story. First off I’ve gotta say that I wish Amazon would get their shit together. For both of the Shadowhunter Academy stories released so far, I’ve received an email from Amazon saying that the release date of … Continue reading
“The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde
So, the past few days have consisted of working, sleeping, gym-ing, and applying for absolutely every job under the sun. And all I have to show for any of it is a laundry basket full of sweaty clothes and towels, … Continue reading
The Best Books To Read If You Want To Start Reading Classics But Are Too Intimidated
So what if it’s not Tuesday, I’m posting anyway! I’ve just spent the past two and a half hours applying for jobs that I’ll never get because all employers see is the word “Subway” on my resume and think … Continue reading
Posted in Events Between Non-Events
Tagged 1984, A Christmas Carol, blogging, Bram Stoker, characters, Charles Dickens, classics, community, Dracula, Emily Brontë, Frankenstein, George Orwell, Hamlet, In Cold Blood, John Williams, Kurt Vonnegut, literary, Literary classics, Literature, Mary Shelley, reading classic novels, Shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Slaughterhouse Five, Stoner, The Broke and the Bookish, Top Ten Tuesday, Truman Capote, Victor Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights
8 Comments
“Last Night at Chateau Marmont” by Lauren Weisberger
I have finally decided to get rid of that list thing I had going on. My TBR list at home was never actually forty-five books high. I just keep adding books to it. One step forward, two steps back. I … Continue reading
Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia
Tagged Alter, Brooke, chick lit, DNF, fame, Julian, Last Night at Chateau Marmont, Lauren Weisberger, music
12 Comments
#45 “Allegiant” by Veronica Roth
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 Allegiant, Caleb, Chicago, Christina, Divergent, dystopia, Eaton, factionless, Four, GD, genetics, GP, Prior, the Bureau, Tobias, Tris, Uriah, Veronica Roth, YA
13 Comments