Review: In Honor – Jessi..

In Honor broke my heart right from the very beginning. Honor and Rusty were so completely broken by Finn’s death that it made me so unbelievably sad for them. Grief and loss is a terrible thing and neither knew what to do with it. Not to mention the fact that there was a lot of resentment between the two of them without either knowing what the other was feeling. The story was real and emotional and completely heart wrenching, but utterly fantastic. In Honor is about the death of Honor’s brother Finn. Well not really his death, but more how […]

Posted June 28, 2013 by Andi / 0 Comments

West Coast Packing

So if you follow me on Twitter you have heard that I’m going away in July for 5 days to the West Coast with some friends. Since the trip is kind of a whirl wind one where we spend a couple of days in one city, a couple of days in another and one in the last I don’t want to pack too much(fat chance of this happening!). And I also have looked at the weather it is going to vary about 20 degrees in each city we go to which makes packing tough. Looking at what I have in […]

Posted June 27, 2013 by Andi / 0 Comments

Waiting on Wednesday: The Dist..

*Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. It is a weekly meme that allows you to share a book you can’t wait to read! The Distance Between Us – Kasie West {purchase} Release Date: July 2, 2013 Seventeen-year-old Caymen Meyers studies the rich like her own personal science experiment, and after years of observation she’s pretty sure they’re only good for one thing—spending money on useless stuff, like the porcelain dolls in her mother’s shop. So when Xander Spence walks into the store to pick up a doll for his grandmother, it only takes one glance […]

Posted June 26, 2013 by Andi / 0 Comments

Review: Wild Awake – Hil..

Title: Wild Awake [Amazon] Author: Hilary T. Smith[website] Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Genre: Contemporary Source/Type: Paperback/ARC Stars: 3 of 5 Publisher Description: Things you earnestly believe will happen while your parents are away: 1. You will remember to water the azaleas. 2. You will take detailed, accurate messages. 3. You will call your older brother, Denny, if even the slightest thing goes wrong. 4. You and your best friend/bandmate Lukas will win Battle of the Bands. 5. Amid the thrill of victory, Lukas will finally realize you are the girl of his dreams. Things that actually happen: 1. A stranger […]

Posted June 26, 2013 by Andi / 0 Comments

Top 10 Tuesday – Top 201..

Top 10 2013 Books Read to Date 1) Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta (review) 2) Pivot Point by Kasie West (review) 3) The Program by Suzanne Young (review) 4) Parallel by Lauren Miller (review) 5) The Elite by Kiera Cass (review) 6) Graceling by Kristin Cashore (review) 7) Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafe (review) 8) Where the Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller (out 9/13) 9) In Honor by Jessi Kirby (review) 10) Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (5th time is the charm!) *Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish **Top Ten Tuesday […]

Posted June 25, 2013 by Andi / 0 Comments