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My Life Among the Underdogs by Tia Torres
In one particular chapter she talks of a hurricane Katrina dog who makes an impression on one of her friends who has gone to help care for the displaced dogs and reunite them with their families. In this chapter she also talks of how cruel people can be in using the dogs to make a… Read more
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Sabriel by Garth Nix
The story is sad in a way. Because of the goings on and what has happened in the past, Sabriel doesn’t get to see much of her father. And then he is killed before he can teach her more of what she is, and what she can do. Sabriel then must become the Abhorsen, a… Read more
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Hunted by Meagan Spooner
This is a fantastic retelling of Beauty and the Beast. I picked this up remembering seeing it somewhere and hearing good things, but didn’t remember anything that was said about it. It wasn’t until I was probably half-way in, I remembered it was a Beauty and the Beast retelling. Read more
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Sunday Post #46: Reviewing books
I am finding it hard to remember the books I’ve finished enough to review them. I’ve actually skipped a few as of late because I couldn’t remember enough details of the books to review them. I’m also not great at taking notes while listening or reading. I usually get taken in by the story and… Read more
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Winter by Marissa Meyer
With the title being Winter, and Winter being a character, I guess I was expecting a little more of Winter in the story. I mean I knew Cinder was the main character, and would have the most heavy lifting. She is after all the lost lunar princess trying to claim her throne. But, I think… Read more
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Sunday Post #45: Computer Woes
Well, one thing after another. A little over a week ago now, the external hard drive I was using stopped being recognized by my macbook. I have an external hard drive because this hard drive is freaking intsy-bitsy. So for all my photo and video editing, I have an external hard drive hooked to my… Read more