by amiemccracken | Nov 17, 2011 | book review, books, reading
Torbrek…and the Dragon Variation by Lexi Revellian is such a refreshing story. The characters are very natural, the idea of dragons living among people is normal, and the dialogue is superb.It’s a story about a girl, raised to fight like a man, and...
by amiemccracken | Nov 14, 2011 | book review, reading
Jessica Bell’s literary novel String Bridge is about everyday life and the things we need to give up to live it. The main character, Melody, is a wife and mother who isn’t sure she wants to be doing that, she wants to be a musician.Being as it’s literary...
by amiemccracken | Nov 12, 2011 | book review, books, reading
Divergent by Veronica Roth is the story of a choice, of identity. It’s dystopian fiction about Tris, a sixteen-year-old who has to make a choice of who she will be the rest of her life. She only has five choices. But by the end of the book she realizes that...
by amiemccracken | Nov 7, 2011 | reading
This is Jessica Bell’s blog tour for her new novel String Bridge. Yay! I’ve interviewed her so you can all get to know her better. This is also a giveaway for a signed copy of String Bridge so make sure you read until the end and fill out the form! The...
by amiemccracken | Oct 27, 2011 | book review, reading
Our book club ended up small for The Book Thief, but we had a good discussion. The only theme we had was some pea soup since it seemed a little morbid to all dress as the grim reaper. Here’s a few things we discussed.A New PerspectiveThe book was depressing....
by amiemccracken | Oct 20, 2011 | reading, writing
Now I have to say that this is the coolest book trailer I have EVER seen. Clever and original this visual story captures the book and your attention. James’ website is wickedly awesome as well. He has illustrations to go with the book to tease you. Check it out...
