Title: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Author: Steig Larson Genre: Fiction Quotation: “Everyone has secrets. It’s just a matter of finding out what they are.” Would recommend to: anyone who enjoys “Gone Girl” or a mystery to unravel Now I see why everyone raves about this book. Larsson did a phenomenal job of combining various plot lines and sub-stories into one novel that intertwined in the end. I really enjoyed how every occurrence in the book connected in some way to the larger plot line, and I thought he did an amazing job of dividing the book to maintain order. “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” isn’t really about a girl with a dragon…
Top 5 Wednesday: Halloween!
Since I just had a whole long list (10 to be exact) or Halloween book recommendation, I’m going to take a different spin on this weeks Top 5 Wednesday. Rather than recommend more books, I’m going to recommend some movies! 1. Silence of the Lambs This is probably the only scary movie I’ve been able to watch by myself. It’s creepy and eerie and has you on the edge of your seat for the majority of the film. It’s definitely worth a watch. 2. Halloweentown It’s a classic! 3. The Nightmare Before Christmas This was my best friends favorite movie in high school. It’s all about a skeleton finding the…
Top 10 Tuesday: Scary Reads for Halloween
Top 10 Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010. It’s a fun way for bloggers all over the Internet to connect and post the things they love about books. Halloween is coming up, and we all know what that means! Breaking out your favorite Halloween read to get you in the mood for the holiday. Here’s my top 10 list of scary books for the season. 1. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn This is one of the creepier books I have read in my adult life. It kept me on the edge of my seat the entire read, and even though it’s not specifically a Halloween book,…
Treasure Tuesday
I am currently still reading “Subliminal” along with a lighter read for before bed “Friday Night Lights” by Buzz Bissinger. 2. 3. This Wednesday I leave for Texas where I will spend three days learning all there is to learn about journalism and yearbook. 4. With Halloween on everyone’s mind, here’s a fun Buzzfeed quiz to get you in the mood. Try and guess the eerie read from just one line. 5. Let this sleeping puppy inspire you to find sleep in all moments of your life. 6. It’s Halloween on Saturday! Leave a comment below about what you’re planning to dress as! (Or if you’re planning to stay in…
Opinions May Vary
Title: Side Effects May Vary Author: Julie Murphy Genre: Young Adult Fiction Quotation: “I don’t want the easy kind of love. I wanted the crazy love, the kind of love that created and destroyed all at the same time.” Would recommend to: people who appreciate a different story. This was my “young adult” choice of the past month, and I don’t have any regrets. The book chronicles a girl’s life before and after she found out she was cancer free. You follow her through her acceptance of her cancer, how she copes with the news that her life may be coming to an end, and finally how all of her actions have shaped her life…
Top 5 Wednesday: Authors
This week is dedicated to those amazing author’s in your life that have changed your world. I’m supposed to stick to author’s I’ve discovered this year, but I’m going to branch out and include some other amazing writers, I hope you don’t mind. 1. George Orwell Have I talked about how I love “1984” yet? Yes? Oops. I read “1984” last Christmas (so almost this year), and as you all know, it’s one of my favorite books and I recently reviewed “Animal Farm” because I also loved that book. I think he’s an amazing writer that writes simply enough for everyone to enjoy it but profoundly enough to inspire his…
Top 10 Tuesday: My Book Wishes
Top 10 Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010. It’s a fun way for bloggers all over the Internet to connect and post the things they love about books. This week’s topic explores my top 10 wishes I would want the book genie to grant me. Let’s get started! 1. Unlimited reading time one day of the week. I would love to be able to just sit down and read for an entire day. Just one day where I have no other commitments other than to enjoy a book that I love. 2. Faster reading abilities. I am the slowest reader known to man…and I hate…
Treasure Tuesday
I am currently reading “Subliminal” by Leonard Mlodinow. 2. Over fall break, I went to Bald Head Island with two of my roommates. I had an amazing time paddle-boarding and riding bikes all over the island. 3. 4. Check out the longest domino chain made out of books. It was made in Seattle in 2013, and it’s really amazing! 5. Ever wondered if you would survive the Chamber of Secrets? Well, thanks to Buzzfeed, now you can find out. Apparently I would have barely made it out alive if it weren’t for my friends. Let me know what you get in the comments below. Happy reading, Kimberly
Top 5 Wednesday: Kimberly Goes Rouge
So here’s the thing… I didn’t really like this weeks topic (favorite graphic novels), so I decided to go with my own. This week I will talk about my favorite movies that are also books. 1. Mazerunner I loved this movie, but guess what…I hated the book. I read it as an adult after seeing the movie, and Dylan O’Brien just doesn’t transfer onto paper. The writing wasn’t that well done to me and it seemed like it was written for a much younger audience. But I love the plot line and really recommend that older readers watch the movie rather than read the book. (This is probably the only time I will ever…
Top 10 Tuesday: Bookish Things I Have QUIT
Top 10 Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010. It’s a fun way for bloggers all over the Internet to connect and post the things they love about books. Today I’m going to explore all things bookish that I want to quit. This will include series I have quit, authors I have quit, habits I have quit, and everything bookish in between. I apologize now for the random assortment of thoughts this post will be. 1. James Patterson This may be unpopular, but I really don’t like James Patterson. I read his “Witch and Wizard” series when I was in middle school, and even then I…
