These last few weeks, I've reflected on my life so far. As expected, there were downs along with the ups. Luckily, the bad doesn't outweigh the good. And that's how everyone should look at life. I graduated from high school, married my sweet heart, worked in a place of books, relearned what my true passion…
Surprise! Yeah, I bet you thought I'd write about Meyer's other books before this one. Well, think again! The Host is amazingly less bad mouthed than The Twilight Saga, but I consider that a relief because I enjoyed this book as well as its siblings. There has been rumors for some time about a sequel…
I've never been religious. As a kid, I remember going to church with my grandparents, but I never paid attention to what was said or going on. I never read the Bible of any religious scripture. I may one day, but I'm in no rush. None of this means I don't believe in anything. I…
People are extremely hard on themselves and possibly worse on other people. For what reason, no one truly knows and I think it's best not to pretend we do. Reading Paulo Coelho's book, The Alchemist, I came to an understanding of myself and of other people. We're always searching for something, meaning specifically, but it's…
Lately, I've been heavily focused on writing and my novels and blogging that I've overworked my brain. Mentally, I feel like I can't function, but I can't stop. I know that if I do, I'll trail off on all my progress and go days or weeks without writing a word. I'll justify that I did…
Good lord this brings me back! I've mentioned I loved vampires during my school years, right? (Yeah, it includes Twilight.) Ellen Schreiber wrote this series for teens and I was definitely in that age range when I read this. Hell, I even have the first two volumes of the manga version. In a small town…
Turning twenty-one should come with a warning label. Whether everyone goes through what I went through, I have no clue, but it was the worst time of my life. The sad thing is there was nothing wrong happening at that time. My last night of being twenty, I went to sleep looking forward to my…
I must have been eleven years old when I read this book and I was surprised to find I still own it. I remember getting it from the Scholastic book fair and wanting desperately to read it. It took me a while because I had to put it down in order to read others things…
Let me tell you about my best friend! My darling Katie is a beauty unlike any other-- and I don't just mean her looks. Nothing I'm about to say will do her any justice, but she truly is a unique and wonderful soul. I'm sure you rolling your eyes and sucking your teeth and saying…
You know you're not suppose to judge a book by its cover, but that's exactly what I did this time around. Ally Condie's novel, Matched, stood out like a diamond among ricks and I doubt you can blame me. I mean have you seen the art for the book? It's friggin' gorgeous! And I can't…
