Best Book of January

/ February 1, 2012/ book covers, books, Reviews/ 4 comments

Holy hell, Lurkdom! How did it become February??? I don’t know either, but time needs to learn to slow down. I have things to do, you know? Of course, I’d probably get them done faster if I didn’t read freaking 13 books. Out of all these books, only one stood out as five star material. EVERNIGHT by Claudia Gray. Blurb

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The Question of Knowing Our Future and The Future of Us

/ January 30, 2012/ books, dating myself, facebook, high school alicia, life, musings, questions, reluctant townie/ 5 comments

It’s pretty safe to say that at some point in our life, we would give our baby toes to glimpse into our future or hop into the DeLorean to change some instance in our past. Hell, Bestie Danielle and I usually play the “I should’ve” game once a season. So when I read the premise of THE FUTURE OF US

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A Walk on the Contemp Side

/ January 27, 2012/ books, favorites, Friday Fives/ 11 comments

Funny thing about me and books: though I write YA contemporary*, I don’t find a lot that jazzes me in that category. In fact, I spent many years actively not reading contemporaries. Oftentimes reading is a means of escape, so why the hell do I want to read something that is based in reality? But, Alicia, you write contemporary fiction.

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Best Read Books in 2011

/ December 23, 2011/ books, favorites, Friday Fives/ 5 comments

Back in January, I made it my goal to read a book a week. By the summer I blew that goal out of the water. With so many books read over the year, it’s hard to pick just five. I did it though, Lurkdom, just for you*. What were the best books you’ve read this year? * Though, as with

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