Month September 2009
One of the topics that escaped my notice during the ever-busy Book Blogger Appreciation Week (BBAW), was “blog about a book you read only because you discovered it on another book blog.” Unfortunately I can’t remember where I learned half… Continue Reading →
Extras is the fourth book in the Uglies series after Uglies, Pretties, and Specials. Extras takes place after the end of the Prettytime, which is called the mind-rain. Cities all over the world are changing, especially Aya Fuse’s which now… Continue Reading →
Specials is the third book in the “Uglies” series by Scott Westerfeld. The first two books, Uglies and Pretties, introduce us to Tally and her friends. The premise of the series is in a post-Rusty world (which was essentially our… Continue Reading →
A recent topic around town has been yarn bombing with the upcoming release of Mandy Moore and Leanne Prain’s new book, Yarn Bombing: The Art of Knit and Crochet Graffiti from Arsenal Pulp Press. Well I was lucky enough to… Continue Reading →
Today is the first day of Book Blogger Appreciation Week! As part of the daily BBAW blogging topics, we’re supposed to write a post thanking and spotlighting your favorite blogs that didn’t make the shortlists. So um, since I’m busy…… Continue Reading →
I read The Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger almost two years ago and absolutely loved it. It’s probably one of my favourite books; fiction, a bit of fantasy, and some romance, what’s not to love? When I read the… Continue Reading →
When I first saw Uglies in the bookstore a couple years ago, I read the back of the novel and immediately rejected it for my then-13-year-old cousin. I was shopping for her birthday gift and didn’t want to give her… Continue Reading →
