Top Ten Tuesday is a meme run by The Broke and the Bookish Top Ten All Time Favorite Books in New Adult Genre] Rose’s List of Top Ten All Time Favorite Books in New Adult Genre: Easy by: Tamarra Webber The Edge of Never by: J.A. Redmerski Beautiful Disaster by: Jamie McGuire […]
Julie’s Review: In Short: The Diviners was on my TBR for a while now and I bought the ebook when it was a daily deal. I finally got around to reading it when Rose’s book club picked it for February, but since I’m moving I knew I wouldn’t have time to actually read the book, […]
What etiquette do you follow on contacting an author after posting review of their work? Is it different if they gave you a complimentary copy for review? Julie: When I publish a 5 star review of a book I’ll tweet @ the author in case they want to share. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don’t. But for 5 […]
Feature for March 7, 2014 – Question. Recommend some of your favorite back-list books – books that are at least a few years old (I’m thinking 5-10 years old rather than classics). Julie: Here are some of my favorites that were published in the 2000s. The Thirteenth Tale Setterfield, Diane The Forgotten Garden Morton, Kate My Soul […]
Every Thursday we are hosting a brand new meme called: That’s what HE said Thursday. For more info on what this meme is all about click here. Rose’s Quote: You are the one girl that made me risk everything for a future worth having. –Alex to Brittany (Perfect Chemistry by: Simone Elkeles) I like this […]
Author Interview: Michelle Madow What do you do when a new idea jumps out at you while you’re still working on a book? Do you chase the squirrel (aka “UP syndrome”) or do you finish your current project first? I naturally love finishing projects I start, so I’m very focused on completing a book […]
Top Ten Tuesday is a meme run by The Broke and the Bookish Top Ten Popular Authors I’ve Never Read Julie’s List of Top Ten Popular Authors I’ve Never Read: So this is a list of some very famous authors I’ve heard of (and some who’s books I actually *own*) […]
Julie’s Review: I’m not really sure what to make of All The Truth That’s In Me. I definitely did not find it “riveting” as the audiobook cover quote says, and based on the other reviews I see on Goodreads, it might just be me. The narrator did a good job, and the writing was very […]
Do you like when author’s list their musical muses? Do you listen to author’s playlists? Rose: I first realized that authors sometimes had playlists for the books they had written when I visited Stephenie Meyer’s website a number of years back. She included an entire playlist of the songs she had listened to while writing. I […]
Feature for February 28, 2014 – Change the Plot. If you could, what book would you change the ending or a plot thread? Go ahead and do it…change it. Julie: If I could change the plot ending of any book it would be Gone Girl. The book was so crazy and it definitely can give you […]