Monthly Review, My Bookshelf, Recapping Reads

Recapping Reads: February in Review

I wanted February to be a better month for reading than January, but in the end I think it may have actually been worse. I barely finished any of the books I was reading at the start of the month, and I certainly didn't make a dent in my intended reading list for February. Books… Continue reading Recapping Reads: February in Review

Books, My Bookshelf

CJ Reviews Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Title: Daughter of Smoke and Bone Author: Laini Taylor Publication Date: September 27, 2011 Format: Paperback Rating: 3 stars Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth grows dangerously low. And in the tangled lanes… Continue reading CJ Reviews Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday: Outside My Genre Comfort Zone

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's topic is Ten Books I Enjoyed Recently (or in the last year or so) That Weren't My Typical Genre/Type of Book. Reading this blog you may have noticed that my typical genre tends to veer towards anything fantasy or scifi. I occasionally try… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Outside My Genre Comfort Zone

Academy Awards, Movies

Best Picture Nominee: Mad Max Fury Road

Directed by: George Miller Cast: Tom Hardy Charlize Theron Nicholas Hoult When the Oscar nominees were announced I couldn't believe Mad Max had actually made the list of Best Picture Nominees. Now, after watching the film ... I still can't believe Mad Max made the list of Best Picture Nominees. Don't get me wrong, this… Continue reading Best Picture Nominee: Mad Max Fury Road