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…
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…
Oh, That Pesky Leak! – 4 Stories of Literary Revelations
Ah, the dreaded leak. My boyfriend and I are big fans of the show The Walking Dead. This past week the season finale aired while we were away from home….
Things We Set on Fire by Deborah Reed – Sisters to the end
Today is Thanksgiving here in the United States and the holiday for me brings back lots of memories and traditions. Sitting in front of the TV watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving…
Movie Review: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Remember who the enemy is
I can’t tell you how much I appreciate movies that have been adapted from books. Not only do they give me something to consider reading myself, they also open up…
Killing Kennedy – 50 Years of Conspiracies and Truth
Here in the U.S., you’ll often hear people say “Where were you when… happened?” I can remember exactly where I was on 9/11/01 when the twin towers went down. I…