It wasn’t long ago that this unknown author named Stephenie Meyer made her way into the YA fiction scene with the Romeo and Juliet story of Bella Swan and her…
“Anne’s” Words of Wisdom – funny yet profound
Do you remember your college years? Hanging out on campus with your friends, gathering together for a basketball or baseball game, or taking in a movie marathon night with the…
Book Review: And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini – A Family Affair
If you read my blog posts regularly, you’ll find out that I’m a family girl. I’m close with my siblings, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Even though I now…
Review: The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson – Finding True Freedom
I’m very proud of where I come from – central Ohio. I tell my southern neighbors that I bleed scarlet and grey (I’m an OSU Buckeye fan) and I didn’t…
Harry Potter mania is alive and well
I have a friend in Ohio who is just as much a Harry Potter fan as I am. One day she called me up and said she was going to…
Do you have what it takes to be an ebook millionaire?
Being among the working class here in Southwest Florida actually puts me in the minority (or so they say). My neck of the woods is known for its transient, outlandish…
The Not so Typical Teens of The Prophecy by Melissa Garrett
It’s summer break down here in SW Florida which means that the streets (and beaches) are overflowing with teenagers who are looking for something to do. Some take jobs, some…
Review: Life of Pi by Yann Martel – Genius isn’t always comfortable
“Are we there yet?” Do you remember saying these words as a kid on a road trip with your family? When I was a kid we drove everywhere. I grew…
Passion, Power & Sin by Mike Wells – The newest attraction
It’s summer time and most of my friends and family in Ohio are beginning to plan trips to their favorite theme parks. Whether they be our childhood favorites of Paramount…
Skimming the Classics
The other day a friend of mine sent me a comic strip by Dave Kellet in which one of the characters was struggling to get past the 40 pages in…