“It’s never the tool itself that decides. It’s the hands— and the heart— of the one who wields it,” Kevin Sands
Review: The Blackthorn Key
Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Most Recent Additions to Our To-Read List
Though it always seems like we’re adding to our stack of books on our list to read, this month it seems like we’ve been adding more than usual. Thanks to That Artsy Reader Girl for the TTT prompt!
Review: Aru Shah and the End of Time
“There were so many things I wanted to do!” moaned Mini. “I never even got to shave my legs.” “That’s your life’s biggest regret?”
Following the Yellow Brick Road to The Wizard of Oz
“You have plenty of courage, I am sure," answered Oz. "All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.” - L. Frank Baum
Little Women: the coziest of classics
“Seldom except in books do the dying utter memorable words, see visions, or depart with beatified countenances, and those who have sped many parting souls know that to most the end comes as naturally and simply as sleep,” Louisa May Alcott
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Meant to Read in 2018 But Didn’t Get To
It seems like our to be read list is never ending so this was an easy list to make. Thanks to That Artsy Reader Girl for another great Top Ten Tuesday!
Review: The Labyrinth of the Spirits
“I have a condition that prompts me to want to know the truth at all times. You can imagine the amount of distress this ailment brings to those of us who could otherwise live so content in a state of blissful ignorance,” - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Our Best and Worst of 2018
2018 was filled with ups and downs—as life usually is, but we had an incredible year of reading here at Lit Lens. Here are our top ten favorites from this year and our least favorites.
Review: Paradise
“The visionary language of the doomed reaches heights of linguistic ardor with which language of the blessed and saved cannot compete.” ~ Toni Morrison, Paradise
