What’s your favorite thing to do on a rainy day? Personally, I love curling up on the couch with a good book in hand and watching the hours go by with every page I turn. Here is my list of my favorite rainy day reads. 1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling This will always be one of my favorite reads. Whenever I’m sad, I pick up this book and I instantly feel better. The development of friendship and sense of adventure will always appeal to readers. It’s great for a rainy day because it’s an easy read, and if it makes you happy, it’s a great investment for an…
Top 5 Wednesday: Fictional Items
This weeks Top 5 Wednesday is all about the fictional items I wish I could have. I know this is going to be a hard one to narrow down, so let’s get started! 1. An invisibility cloak from Harry Potter Nothing would be better than being able to disappear from society but still being able to participate in a way. I could people watch without interruption and curl up in my favorite chair for hours without being disturbed — unless people tried to sit on me, now that would be a problem. I could definitely pull some Fred and George Weasley worthy pranks with this thing on. 2. Flying carpet from 1,001 Nights While…
Top 5 Wednesday: Spoiler Alert
This week is all about those books that were completely spoiled for you, but you read anyways! Personally, I don’t care when things are spoiled for me because I love the journey, but I understand people who hate spoilers. Let’s get started! 1. Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle I watched the movie before I read the book (oops)! 2. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien I only saw the third installment of the movie, but it hooked me and actually got me to read the book! 3. Harry Potter and the Half-Prince by J.K. Rowling My brother actually ruined this one for me WHILE I was reading it. Here’s how it went down:…
Top 10 Tuesday: OTPs
Top 10 Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010. It combines what I love most in this world into one—lists, books, and blogging. It couldn’t be any better suited for me! This week, since Valentine’s Day is coming around the corner, I’m talking about my favorite OTPs! I’m going to break the rules a little bit this week and include some TV and movie OTPs as well as book OTPs. 1. Ron Weasley & Hermione Granger — Harry Potter I loved them from way back in the first book when he saved her from a troll, because what’s more romantic than that? First they develop as…
Top 10 Tuesday: Settings
Top 10 Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010. It combines what I love most in this world into one—lists, books, and blogging. It couldn’t be any better suited for me! This week is all about settings — past and future. Let’s get started! 1. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Setting — Dystopian Future Earth 2. Divergent by Veronica Roth Setting — Dystopian Future Earth 3. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Setting — Nazi Germany 4. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Setting — Panem 5. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card Setting — Earth to Space 6. 1984 by George Orwell Setting — Dystopian “Future” Earth 7. Harry Potter by…
Top 10 Tuesday: New TBR
Top 10 Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010. It combines what I love most in this world into one—lists, books, and blogging. It couldn’t be any better suited for me! Today I’m going to focus on the new releases I’ve added to my TBR read list for 2016. I probably won’t get through them all, but it’s always better to have too many books to read than not enough. 1. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr It takes place in World War II and features a blind French girl and a German boy. Their paths cross and they learn how important it is…
Fangirl: A Review
Title: Fangirl Author: Rainbow Rowell Genre: Young Adult Quotation: “In new situations, all the trickiest rules are the ones nobody bothers to explain to you. (And the ones you can’t Google.)” Would recommend to: people who understand the draw of fan-fiction. “Fangirl”, in my opinion, was a huge disappointment. It didn’t live up to the hype and excitement. Everyone that had read the novel had helped me set my expectations WAY too high, unfortunately. The basic premise of the story is that twins, that have been attached at the hip since birth, are going off to college where everything is about to change. Cath (the main character) spends her Friday nights writing fan-fiction about Simon Snow (who…
Top 5 Wednesday: Fandoms
Happy new year! We are starting this year off right with a discussion about our favorite fandoms. I really don’t consider myself as a part of any fandom since I don’t actively participate in them, but I obviously do enjoy a lot of series books. Here are my favorite fandoms in no particular order. 1. Harry Potter I think I’ve talked about it enough that you all know I’m pretty into Harry Potter (I even went to The Wizarding World for my birthday!). I’ve read all the books at least 10 times. I’ve read them in ascending and descending order. I’ve read them on planes and in trains. I’ve owned…
Books of 2015
2015 was a great year for books in my life. Unfortunately, I didn’t reach my goal of reading 50 books, but there’s always next year! For now, here’s what I did manage to read in 365 days… 1. Play the King by Michael Dobbs 2. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum 3. Planet of the Apes By Pierre Boulle 4. The Hot Zone by Richard Preston 5. The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien 6. Yes Please by Amy Poehler 7. The Time Machine by H. G. Wells 8. Unbroken by Laura Hilenbrand 9. The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells 10. Wild by Cheryl Strayed 11.…
Treasure Tuesday
1. I am currently reading “Too Soon Dead” by Michael Kurland. 2. I just spent two days in Universal with my mom visiting The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and I had a blast! Thanks so much Mom & Dad for a great birthday present! 3. I’ve really gotten into non-fiction books this year. Here’s Buzzfeed’s compilation of this years 19 best non-fiction books. 4. 5. Christmas is only three days away! I hope everyone has a lovely holiday and gets all the books on their wish-list and more! Happy reading, Kimberly
