The Secret Garden- We had a girls night at work and went to see The Secret Garden Musical. I really wasn’t sure what to expect, especially since I read the book around 8. But it was great. The actors were fantastic, and I was shocked with I found out the girl playing Mary was a married …
Be Kind Please Rewind: June
Tea- So after a year and a half, my sister and I were finally able to take our Mom and Mamaw to tea. It was supposed to be a Mother’s Day present last year but schedules just never seemed to match until this month. We went to a great place called Unique Celebrations. They had …
Review: Pride and Prejudice Manga Adaptation
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Adapted by Stacy King Illustrators: Morpheus Studios, Shane Law, Po Tse Publisher/Year: Udon Entertainment and Myrick Marketing and Media, LLC | August 19, 2014 Pages: 376 Series: Manga Classics Genre: Manga Format: E-book Source: ARC through Netgalley from UDON Entertainment and Morpheus Publishing (Thanks!) Amazon | Goodreads I received this …
Review: Entwined
Entwined by Heather Dixon Publisher/Year: Greenwillow Books | March 29, 2011 Pages: 480 Series: Stand Alone Genre: Young Adult Fantasy/Fairy Tale Format: Audiobook read by Mandy Williams Source: Overdrive Amazon | Goodreads Shannan’s Summary It’s a retelling of “the twelve dancing princess.” Which is one of my favorite fairytales (vastly underrated in my opinion.) The …
Review: Graduation Day
Graduation Day by Joelle Charbonneau | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Publisher/Year: HMH Books for Young Readers | June 17, 2014 Pages: 304 Series: The Testing Series Book 3 of 3 Genre: Young Adult Dystopian Format: E-Book Source: Overdrive Media Amazon | Goodreads Summary (From Goodreads) In a scarred and brutal future, The United Commonwealth teeters …
The Book Was Better
“The book was better.” Any bookish person that has been to the movies has most likely said this at one point or another. But there’s a reason: because it’s true. Rarely does a movie have the ability to fully encapsulate all the characters, stories, and locations a book brings to the table. …
Top 10 Stories that get me in the Halloween Spirit
This is a meme hosted over at The Broke and the Bookish Goonies: “Sloth love Chunk.” And Shannan love Goonies. Seriously who doesn’t love that band of misfit treasure seekers. Halloween just wouldn’t be the same without them. The Halloween Tree: I’m not sure how long this aired but it was a Halloween special cartoon …
Five on Friday: Next TBR Books
So my extensive TBR list leaves me with a never ending supply of books, and of course that doesn’t stop me from buying more. So here’s the 5 books I think I’ll read next, pending something I like better doesn’t hit the list: A Grimm Legacy: This is an ebook ARC that I recently got. …
Let’s Talk: I have a disease called BADD
I have a terrible sickness I am dubbing “BADD” It stands for Book ADD and it means I can never be reading just one book. I know it’s super corner, but it’s a serious problem. Rather I have five or more going at once. Currently, I legitimately have six books going. There are 8 books …