mary / Book Reviews / 4 Comments
In honor of Anne Hathaway’s Oscar win last night, I could not resist a post about one of my very favorite books ever – and a moment in her career that she very likely would love to forget – Ella Enchanted!!! Backstory here: BOOK RATING = INFINITY. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine was a [...]
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I’ve been meaning to post this for a while, and having been reminded of just how fun The Princess Diaries is last week, I thought it was high time I share. Ha!
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How Excited Was I To Read Also Known As by Robin Benway (aka my favorite YA author!)? Words cannot express the level of excitement. Y’all already know we’re kinda obsessed with Robin Benway around here. She did make us a playlist. Just saying. Also, this book is about a teenage safecracker! Right up my alley. [...]
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In which we learn Meg Cabot is human… So now that we are back, I thought I’d start things out with my trademark bang and do a negative review! And not just any review! Queen Meg, she who created Amelia Mignonette Thermopolis, Princess of Genovia, as well as my future boyfriend-on-the-side Michael Moscovitz, she failed [...]
elizabeth / Book Reviews / 3 Comments
How Excited Was I to Read Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl?:ย Very. I saw the movie trailer was instantly curious. THEN I checked amazon and it had 972 reviews (now it has 1,105 and 7,447 on Good Reads with 69,762 ratings. woah!). It begs the question how did I miss this book??!! It [...]
mary / Book Reviews / 6 Comments
So I’ve been seeing lots of gift guides popping up around the internet. And I invariably click on them. And sometimes I get good ideas and sometimes I’m plain bored. And then generally I give myself a pat on the back because I think I have come up with some pretty great ideas over the [...]
mary / Book Reviews / anne elliot, diana peterfreund, dystopia, for darkness shows the stars, Jane Austen, persuasion, young adult / 0 Comment
How Excited Was I To Read For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund? I was excited because this was my first time borrowing a kindle book from the library – surprisingly easy! Nervous because it was an updated – possibly sci fi – take on one of my favorite books, Persuasion. Book Rating: 4/5. [...]
mary / Book Reviews / Book review, high school, romance, Sarah Strohmeyer, Smart Girls Get What They Want, young adult / 2 Comments
How Excited Was I To Read Smart Girls Get What They Want by Sarah Stromeyer? I liked the title – I mean, who wouldn’t? It sounded cute, so I was moderately excited. Book Rating: 3/5. It was okay. Definitely cute. But it could have been MORE. Book Jacket: Gigi, Bea, and Neerja are best friends [...]
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How Excited Was I To Read Keeping the Castle by Patrice Kindl? I love Jane Austen and I loved I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith. I’ve even seen the movie! (Romola Garai, I love you. Even in ill-conceived Dirty Dancing reboots!) So do I really have to answer this one? Book Rating: I was [...]
elizabeth / Book Reviews / 2 Comments
How Excited Was I to Read Perfect Cover (The Squad, #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes?: 7. I’d read it a few years ago and thought I remembered enjoying it. Book Rating: Solid 8. Good old fashioned escapism with a hilarious cheerleader twist. Book Jacket: Bayport High operates like any other high school–jocks at the top, [...]