Every year I try to find some new recommendations for my readers and followers. This year, instead of me giving the recommendations, I decided to reach out to Indie authors…
Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth – True Bravery is Being Who You Are
I’m going to let you know one of my secret guilty pleasures – The Secret Life of the American Teenager. I discovered it by accident one day when I was…
Would Hermione be better off a Potter than a Weasley?
Nothing good comes from indecisiveness. When I think of my life, I reflect on all the different opportunities that have been presented to me in the past and imagine what…
Review: Dragon Defender by J.A. Blackburn – Greatness comes in all packages
Do you remember the nerdy kid from your class? Most likely a boy who loves to spend more time with rocks, bugs or robots than other kids and he always…
Review: Oleander Girl by Chitra Divakaruni – Unique in every way
What is lurking in your ancestral background? Where does your dark eyes come from? Your high cheekbones? Or your long legs? I’ve been filling out a lot of applications over…
Movie Review: Saving Mr. Banks – It’s not about the children
My first memories of Mary Poppins in the movie adaptation by Disney starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. I loved how Mary turned the most mundane tasks such as…
2013 Countdown – A Year of Reading in Review
Yesterday was New Year’s Eve – the last day of 2013 and my dating anniversary with my long-time boyfriend. With so much going on over the last year from the…
Movie Review: The Hobbit 2 – Tolkien would be proud
SPOILER ALERT: If you have not seen the movie or read book, you may want to think twice about reading this post because I give a lot of it away and…
Dragon Defender Book Blast & Give-away
Hey Everyone. I was recently introduced into independent author J.A. Blackburn and her recent novel Dragon Defender. I’m half-way through the book now and loving it. While I finish it…
Review: Love & Haight by Tracey Madeley – A social experiment in youth
Do you remember what it was like when you were 18 years old? Just graduated from high school and on my way to college, I’m afraid I was a little…