Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel Released: October 2011 Publisher: Del Ray Add to Goodreads ★★★★☆ Synopsis: The year is 2195. The place is New Victoria—a high-tech nation modeled on the manners, mores, and fashions of […]
Author: Jackie A.
Michigander. Bookkeeper by day; blogger by night. Some of my favorite things include: travel, photography, video games, sweater-weather, reading, and tea. The Harry Potter books are my favorite, and I can never have too much peppermint tea.
Book Report: Hollowland by Amanda Hocking
Hollowland by Amanda Hocking (The Hollows #1) Released: October 2010 Publisher: Self Published Add to Goodreads ★★★☆☆ Synopsis: “This is the way the world ends – not with a bang or a whimper, but with […]
Book Report: Wings by Aprilynn Pike
Wings by Aprilynne Pike (Laurel #1) Released: May 2009 Publisher: Harper Teen Add to Goodreads ★★★☆☆ Synopsis: Laurel was mesmerized, staring at the pale things with wide eyes. They were terrifyingly beautiful—too beautiful for words. […]
Top Ten Books I Read in 2011 (er…Top 8)
1. Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel I haven’t posted a review of this book, but expect one soon. I think this book goes down as my favorite book of the year. It’s got so many things […]
Re-reading Harry Potter (again)
It has happened every year since I started college. Somewhere between the start of the school year and the first, really crisp day, I get the urge to re-read the entire Harry Potter series. This […]
Book Review: Never Knowing by Chevy Stevens
I’ve put off writing this review for so long because I haven’t figured out what to say about this book. Still. Really! I went into Never Knowing prepared to dislike it. It’s not my preferred genre, and on […]
Book Report: The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
Let me be honest here. The reason why I picked up this book in the first place is that the book is about Nicholas Flamel, and Nicholas Flamel is mentioned in the first Harry Potter […]
Jackson Coffee Company
First, let me say something about my hometown of Jackson, Michigan. It’s missing somethings, like a job market. Decent malls too, but mostly a job market. The industrial part of town is filled with old, […]
Book Review: The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley
I almost missed work because of this book. I started reading The Fairytale Detectives on a particularly rainy day while sipping on a mug of hot Earl Grey tea. By the first few pages and the […]
Book Review: Lure by Deborah Kerbel
After reading the synopsis for Lure by Deborah Kerbel, I was eager to read this book. I used to read ghost stories often when I was younger, but I haven’t read too many in recent […]
