"Art separates the leaders of style from those who want to be perceived as stylish." ~ Sherwood Smith, King's Shield
Review: King’s Shield
Grief, Illness, and Abandoned Dreams in Meg Wolitzer’s The Interestings
"When you looked closely at anything, you could almost faint, Jules thought, although you had to look closely if you wanted to have any knowledge at all in life." ~ Meg Wolitzer, The Interestings
Top Ten Tuesday: Books with My Favorite Color on the Color
A collection of greens and blues on the covers of a few of our favorites.
Review: The Doldrums and the Helmsley Curse
This was such a strong follow up to The Doldrums. Everything from the humor to the whimsical nature of the storyline carried over really well.
Review: The Armored Saint
“Fear is a deadly thing, Heloise. It can drain a person of all their strength, make them weak before their enemies.” ~ Myke Cole, The Armored Saint
May TBR
May TBR Indiana’s April Wrap Up This was not a bad month of reading! Granted, I didn’t actually end up reading the longest book that I had planned to read. But we plan, God laughs. The Doldrums and the Helmsley Curse by Nicholas Gannon - Review to come After Henry by Joan Didion - Review... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’d Slay a Lion to Get Early
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’d Slay a Lion to Get Early This one was easy to put together as there are too many books we’re excited about to begin with. Thanks for the excuse to write about them That Artsy Reader Girl!
Team Review: Elantris
"That's exactly the problem. Everyone's convinced that their lives are over just because their hearts stopped beating." ~Brandon Sanderson, Elantris
Top Ten Tuesday: Frequently Used Words in Fantasy Titles
This list was a lot of fun to put together. Sometimes these words give you a good idea of what a book is about — other times, they seem trite. Either way, the fantasy genre definitely suffers from overused words.
Pyramids: A Meandering Stroll through the Desert
“He was attached to rivers, which he felt were designed to have water lilies on top and crocodiles underneath, and the Ankh always depressed him because if you put a water lily in it, it would dissolve.” ~ Terry Pratchett, Pyramids
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