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Happy Wednesday, my friends! This week is flying by for me. I actually have both kids asleep right now (how did that happen??) so I thought I would catch up on a review! I am excited to share my thoughts on Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley. I …
Continue reading [Beauty]: A Review
Hi everyone! I am excited to post what may be my final review pre-baby! This is such an exciting time for our family. I have scheduled a few posts for these first few weeks postpartum (mostly for the awesome #AnneReadAlong2017!). But otherwise, I will be loving on my newborn and my toddler 🙂 Today I …
Happy weekend, everyone! We are having a blast with my sister in town for the weekend. We are showing her all our favorite Dallas places and eating about 5 meals a day 😉 Today I am here with a review of Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George. This book was recommended to …
Today, I am so excited to review Winter by Marissa Meyer!! The Lunar Chronicles has become one of my favorite series (see reviews of Cinder, Scarlet, Fairest, and Cress) and I anxiously awaited the debut of Winter last November. My sweet husband bought me the entire series for Christmas! I started Winter right away, but I read …
I am back today with a review of the third book in what is quickly becoming one of my favorite series (check out my reviews of Cinder and Scarlet). The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer continues in Cress-- focusing on the fairy tale of Rapunzel. A few thoughts before I delve into this book. This novel was as …
Continue reading It Just Keeps Getting Better [Cress]: A Review
Guys, I just had one of those days where you can hardly do anything but read. Yesterday, I finished the second book in the Lunar Chronicles series, Scarlet. I had to finish it so I could move on with my life. It was fantastic. I laughed. I gasped. I sighed. I wanted to scream. I wanted …
I kept hearing great things about the Lunar Chronicles here in the blogging world. So I finally checked out Cinder from the library and devoured it. It was not what I expected. Cinder by Marissa Meyer is the first book in the Lunar Chronicles. It follows the experiences of Cinder, a teenage cyborg, who is also …
Continue reading Reimagining Cinderella in [Cinder]: A Review
Welcome back to Top 10 Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish! This week I’m sharing some of my favorite fairy tale retellings and favorites. I realized I haven't actually read too many fairy tale retellings so I included several of my favorite fairy tales and a few TV/movie adaptations. Enjoy! Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine // …
Continue reading Top 10 Tuesday: Fairytale Retellings and Favorites