It is a circus like no other. Magical tents full of impossibilities. Open from dark until dawn with sweet treats and amazing acts. Home of a deadly competition where there can only be one victor. The Night Circus by Erin Moregenstern is the story of Celia and Marco, two people who grow to love each […]
Book Review
Jane Austen, Magic and Chocolate Pots (a book review)
What happens when you mix Jane Austen and a little bit of the wizard world? You get Sorcery and Cecelia. Sorcery and Cecelia by Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer is about two cousins,Cecelia is left behind in the country while Kate, gets to experience her season in London. It starts out as any period piece, […]
Book Review: Graceling by Kristin Cashore
In the Seven Kingdoms, some children are born just a little bit different. Some can swim or juggle better than anybody else and some are blessed with fighting or in the case of Katsa killing. These special abilities are called Graces and although these people are a benefit to many the Graced are shunned and […]
Creepy Books to Read in October
Halloween may be more than a month out, but it’s never too early to start your Halloween book list. After all, you want to make Halloween a month-long affair, not just a one-day frenzy at the end of the month. I’m not much of one to be creeped out, but Halloween just begs to add […]
The Delany Sisters’ Book of Everyday Wisdom by Sarah and Elizabeth Delany
What is the secret to living to be 100? In their book, The Delany Sisters’ Book of Every Day Wisdom, sisters Sarah and Elizabeth, who lived to be 109 and 104 respectively, talk about the things they have done in their life that have helped them live so long. I can’t lie, I often judge […]