All The Light We Cannot See Author: Anthony Doerr Publisher: Scribner Genres: Adult, Historical Fiction Pages: 531 Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it...
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle #1) by Maggie Stiefvater Publisher: Scholastic Press Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal Pages: 416 It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive.Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks...
Etsy has been around for awhile now, but I have really been getting in to it lately! There are so many beautiful book related items, and I have discovered so many shops. Here are a few of my favourites so far. 1. Beedoo.TO- I recently discovered magnetic bookmarks and I love them! This shop has some adorable ones, for an affordable price. This...
I first saw the idea to combine these two weekly features on the blog Snow Connections, and I thought it was such a fun idea! Book Beginnings is hosted by Rose City Reader and The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda's Voice. All you have to do is grab the book you are reading (or any book), and post the first line or paragraph, as well as your...
The Ice Dragon by George R. R. Martin Publisher: Harper Collins, 2014 (originally Starscape 2006) Genres: Fantasy, Middle Grade, Children Pages: 128 (large font and illustrations) An enchanting tale of courage and sacrifice for young readers and adults by the wildly popular George R.R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the series that inspired HBO's Emmy Award-winning GAME OF THRONES.Lavish...
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by one of my favourite blogs- The Broke and the Bookish. If you are like me and love creating lists, then this is the meme for you! This week's topic is is a freebie! Since I am a new blogger, I figured I would pick a topic that will give you some more incite in to...
