Here’s a special post brought to you by Ryan, a guest author often featured here on From Narnia to Neverland. He recently moved to Germany to continue his schooling and found that books are more than just books when you’re in an unfamiliar world. Happy reading, Kimberly An Expatriate’s Life, One Good Book at a Time Until very recently, I had never wasted a minute thinking about how much my books weighed. This didn’t seem very pertinent as long as the book was good and I had a comfy spot to read it in. Unfortunately, the good men and women of the global airline industry thought otherwise. Bottom line…
Top 5 Wednesday: Audiobooks
This Wednesday is all about your favorite audiobooks! Unfortunately, I don’t listen to audiobooks, because that takes the fun out of reading! To be honest, I’m not a very auditory person, so I have a hard time paying attention to someone just talking to me. Maybe in 2016 I’ll try out an audiobook, but for now I’m going to create my own topic and write about my favorite books involving audio (music, bands, instruments, etc.). 1. If I Stay by Gayle Forman The main character, Mia, was musical prodigy before a car accident changes her whole life. She has the choice to follow her parents or return to her boyfriend.…
Top 10 Tuesday: 2016 Novels
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 am going to talk to you all about the book releases in 2016 I am looking forward to most. Let’s get started! 1. Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin A young-adult novels that focuses on the tribulations of being a teenager and figuring yourself out, Garvin’s novel follows a teen who’s not quite sure who is he yet on his journey of discovery. 2. This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp Nijkamp tells…
Treasure Tuesday
1. I turned 21 this past Sunday! The best advice I can give is to just wait. It makes the birthday so much more special. 2. I am currently reading “Me Talk Pretty One Day” by David Sedaris. 3. 4. I finished “The Museum of Intangible Things” by Wendy Wunder and “Stranger in a Strange Land” Robert Heinlein over my Thanksgiving break. Keep your eyes peeled for a review soon! 5. Buzzfeed has compiled a list of the best fiction books of 2015. Unfortunately, I haven’t read ANY of them! But #2, #13, and #24 are definitely on my list now! 6. Look at this cutie! Happy reading, Kimberly
Things to be Thankful For
This Friday, rather than bring you another review, I want to take this time to really reflect on what I’m thankful for. I know Thanksgiving was yesterday, but as I’m sure all of you were, I was spending time with my family and eating delicious food. But I think it’s important that on Thanksgiving, and every other day of the year, we take note of what we are thankful for. Here is a short list of just a few things I am (or try to be) thankful for every day: (Baby Kim from her freshman year of college.) 1. I am thankful to have the opportunity to attend a beautiful…
Top 5 Wednesday: Thanksgiving Round 2
As the trend continues, this weeks topic was to talk about the books you’re thankful for. Since I already did that, I’m going to talk about why I’m thankful to have books and reading in my life. 1. Books help pass the time. Whenever I need to kill five minutes, I pull out a book. My one rule when going shopping for purses is that it must be big enough to hold a a good book in it. Waiting in line at the grocery store? Going to the bathroom? Hiding out from a party that wasn’t as great as you thought it would be? Your book will always be there…
Top 10 Tuesday: Thanksgiving
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 I am dedicating my post to the books and authors I am thankful to have in my life. 1. The Harry Potter Series (of course!) Thank you for spurring my love of reading and showing me what true friendships should be. 2. George Orwell Thank you for writing stories that matter and reminding people that words can pack a powerful punch. 3. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Thank you for showing me that a little crazy can…
Treasure Tuesday
1. I am currently reading “Stranger in a Strange Land” by Robert Heinlein. 2. I just got home for Thanksgiving break last night. I’m so pumped for mashed potatoes and rolls! I hope you guys have lots to be thankful for this year. 3. 4. Here is a definitive list of the most beautiful book covers in 2015 as told by Buzzfeed. I personally really love #3 and #27. 5. Guess who turns 21 this weekend? This girl. And she will be celebrating with some new books! (She hopes.) Happy reading (and happy Thanksgiving), Kimberly
All the Bright Places : A Review
Title: All the Bright Places Author: Jennifer Niven Genre: Young Adult Non-Fiction Quotation:“The great thing about this life of ours is that you can be someone different to everybody.” Would recommend to: anyone who has previously given up on young adult novels but wants to try again. (As you can see, I bought this book from Target. It was a great purchase at a great price!) I was pleasantly surprised (and also emotionally destroyed) by Jennifer Niven’s book. Here are my initial thoughts upon completion: 1. Well that was fast. The story takes off from the moment you crack the cover — and I LOVED it. There was no waiting around for the story…
Top 5 Wednesday: Hunger Games Moments
With the release of the final Hunger Games movie coming out on Friday, there isn’t a more fitting topic than to talk about our favorite Hunger Games moments! As always, I’m going to be honest with you guys — I haven’t seen Mockingjay Part 1 yet, but I did read the book! Let’s get started! 1. “I volunteer as tribute.” Probably the most iconic moment in the whole series. Readers truly understand how much Prim means to Katniss in time between Prim’s name being called and Katniss volunteering to take her place. She knows she is walking to her death, but her sister is worth so much more than that.…
