Bloggin 'Bout Books Blog

Hello Lovelies!! Once again, the semester has eaten my blog. I have read 17 books this year and haven't blogged about a single one. Sigh. So here's a quick review of what I've been reading lately. The Viscount's Christmas Temptation by Erica Ridley While this was an entertaining short story, it wasn't particularly thrilling or in depth. I finished it in about half an hour, and I think I would have enjoyed it more if it had a little more room to develop. I might be interested in reading Ridley's full length novels in the future. Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee Although this was mostly just marketed as an Oregon Trail historical fiction novel, there was so much more to this book. It has two non-white main characters: Chinese Samantha and Black Annamae. Both girls go undercover as boys while on the run for murder (and in Annamae's case as an escaped slave). The two of them join a group of cowboys heading the same direction...

Hello Lovelies!! As I mentioned in my last post, I have a billion reviews to catch up on. I probably should be doing homework, but I'm at that midsemester slump where everything sounds terrible. So I want to do anything besides homework. So here's more of what I've been reading lately. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Published: 1964 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Received: Bought a kindle edition! I remember doing a unit on this book in the 6th grade. It was so much fun, and I loved it, even though I hated the old movie. And when the newer film came out, I still wasn't a huge fan. There's something about putting this story into a visual tale that changes it.  Charlie Buckett wins a chance to visit Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory -- a place which no one has entered in years. He brings along his grandfather. Together the two of them see amazing things and watch misadventure after misadventure occur.  I still r...

Hello Lovelies!! Whoa nelly it's been ages since I've written a post (almost two months exactly...oops). But my guilt from not writing finally overcame the minimal free time I have to do anything that isn't directly school related. So here I am.  I'm in my second to last semester of grad school, and the courses that I have this semester (plus my part time job at a high school library) have made this blog slide to a back burner for a little bit. But I haven't forgotten you!! Also I've been stacking up all my books to review. Let me tell you guys, there's a million. This is going to be another set of mini-reviews broken down over several posts. And at least for the next seven weeks or so I can about guarantee that's all you'll be getting. So without further ado, let me catch you up on just a couple of the books I've read lately... As you might remember, I was doing a Harry Potter reread this summer. And I did manage to wrap that up...