New Year's Resolutions Today is the last day of 2015 which means many people will be making resolutions to make 2016 a better year. Rather than make my own resolution to eat healthier or exercise more (because let's face it, those resolutions only last through the month of January), I've decided to invest more of my time in doing what I love: reading...
The Unpopular Opinions Book Tag First off, thank you to Alyssa at The Devil Orders Takeout for the tag! Check out her blog for her answers. Secondly, I found it difficult to find books for some of these "hate" prompts because, usually, if I don't like a book or a character, I won't finish the book. So, I felt it wouldn't be fair to include...
Summary of Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein It's 1943 and a British plane has just crash landed in Nazi occupied France. Both the pilot and the passenger, a female British spy, are best friends. When "Verity" is captured by the Gestapo, she is given two choices: reveal her mission or be executed. As she confesses her mission, Verity starts at the very...
Summary of Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella Lottie knows her boyfriend is going to propose to her. He's been dropping none too subtle hints, and she is so ready to be engaged. When it turns out his "big question" had nothing to do with marriage, Lottie is completely crushed, and her sister, Fliss, is afraid Lottie is going to make one of her...
Hello! Today is December 1st which means a) NaNoWriMo is officially over and b) the holidays will soon be upon us. *cue music* Rocking around the Christmas treeLet the Christmas spirit ringLater we'll have some pumpkin pieand we'll do some caroling You will get a sentimental feelingWhen you hear, voices singing"Let's be jolly; Deck the halls with boughs of holly" I certainly have...
Today is November 1st which means NaNoWriMo has officially begun! *cue dramatic music* This morning I woke up at before 7 AM to begin writing my novel Cursed. (I can't remember the last time I woke up that early on a weekend). My goal each day is to write 2,000 words. Today isn't over and I've already written 3,530 words! Time for a dance...
It's nearing the end of October which means Halloween is almost here! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays because you're encouraged to dress up and pretend to be someone else. If it were socially acceptable to dress up in a different costume each day, I totally would. To celebrate Halloween, I'd thought I'd share this treat with you: The Halloween Book Tag....
Summary of Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Forty years ago, the war between humans and dragons ended with a peace treaty. Now, despite the good intentions behind the treaty, humans and dragons are still wary of each other and human religious zealots are stirring up old hatred of dragons which could drive both humans and dragons back into battle against one another. Seraphina is a...
