Film review: Les Miserables (2012)

This review contains unmarked spoilers. Les Mierables, directed by Tom Hooper, is an adaptation of the English-language musical translated from the French musical based on the French book (all of the same name) written by Victor Hugo. It stars Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, a petty criminal who served 19 years hard labour for repeated […]

Project Animorphs: Book #7 The Stranger

Book 7: The Stranger Publishing Date: April 1997 Narrator: Rachel My rating: Rachel’s second go at narrating gives un Anifans (I just made that up, am I cool or what? … *crickets*) a real fight that for the very first time seems likely the Animorphs will lose… except that some interdimensional galactic space god called the […]

Waiting on Furious by Jill Wolfson (24)

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking The Spine. It’s all about spotlighting upcoming releases we’re eagerly anticipating. Share your books and remember to visit Breaking The Spine for more great books! This week I’m eagerly waiting on: Furious by Jill Wolfson Expected publication: April 16th 2013 Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. BYR […]

Top Ten Favourite Romances (24)

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. It’s all about bookish lists! Share your lists and remember to stop by The Broke and the Bookish to see where it all began. Top Ten Favourite Romances 1. Cat & Bones – Night Huntress series – Jeaniene Frost 2. Sam […]

ARC Book Review: The Indigo Spell (Bloodlines #3) by Richelle Mead

Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Publishing Date:  February 12 2013 Genre: YA, Paranormal, Romance Format: e-ARC Page count: 432 (paperback) My rating: Sydney is torn between two major duties in this novel: using her developing magic powers to save young covenless witches from being hunted by a life-sucking witch stealing youth and power, and her need to uncover an Alchemist […]

Let’s Talk: Procrastination (11)

Let’s Talk is a meme originally hosted by I Swim For Oceans and now hosted by the team at Smash Attack Reads and A Book Obsession. It’s guided discussion on anything and everything to do with books and more! Please drop by Smash Attack Reads or A Book Obsession to find other participants in Let’s Talk! This week’s topic: Procrastination: does […]

Project Animorphs: Book #6 The Capture

Book 6: The Capture Publishing Date: February 1997 Narrator: Jake My rating: In Animorphs Book #6: The Capture, Jake and the Animorphs find out that the Yeerks are taking over a local hospital in the hopes of infesting the future President of the United States. They decide to shut the operation (pun HA HA) down but […]

Waiting on Poison by Bridgid Zinn (23)

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking The Spine. It’s all about spotlighting upcoming releases we’re eagerly anticipating. Share your books and remember to visit Breaking The Spine for more great books! This week I’m eagerly waiting on: Poison by Bridgid Zinn Expected publication: March 12th 2013 Publisher: Disney/Hyperion From Goodreads: Sixteen-year-old Kyra, […]

Top Ten Best Bookish Memories (23)

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. It’s all about bookish lists! Share your lists and remember to stop by The Broke and the Bookish to see where it all began. Top Ten Best Bookish Memories 1. Getting to tell my absolute favourite of all time author how […]

Book Blogger Confessions #8

Book Blogger Confessions is a meme every 1st and 2nd Monday hosted by Karen from For What It’s Worth and the Midnyte Reader. It’s where book bloggers “confess” and vent about topics that are unique to us. Feel free to share, vent and offer solutions, and remember to visit For What It’s Worth or the Midnyte Reader for other […]