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 […]

Book Review: Dead Beautiful by Yvonne Woon
Paranormal romance books are still flooding the market thanks to the Twilight series. It’s not my genre of choice mostly because of clichés and overdone love triangles with the main character always falling for the […]

Spring has sprung!
The mornings are crisp, the afternoons are warm and smell like freshly cut grass, and the evenings feel soggy like a rain shower is on its way. Pink and white flowers bud on the branches […]