What’s your favorite thing to do on a rainy day? Personally, I love curling up on the couch with a good book in hand and watching the hours go by with every page I turn. Here is my list of my favorite rainy day reads. 1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling This will always be one of my favorite reads. Whenever I’m sad, I pick up this book and I instantly feel better. The development of friendship and sense of adventure will always appeal to readers. It’s great for a rainy day because it’s an easy read, and if it makes you happy, it’s a great investment for an…
Top 10 Tuesday: Thanksgiving
Top 10 Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010. It’s a fun way for bloggers all over the Internet to connect and post the things they love about books. This week I am dedicating my post to the books and authors I am thankful to have in my life. 1. The Harry Potter Series (of course!) Thank you for spurring my love of reading and showing me what true friendships should be. 2. George Orwell Thank you for writing stories that matter and reminding people that words can pack a powerful punch. 3. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Thank you for showing me that a little crazy can…
Top 5 Wednesday: Authors
This week is dedicated to those amazing author’s in your life that have changed your world. I’m supposed to stick to author’s I’ve discovered this year, but I’m going to branch out and include some other amazing writers, I hope you don’t mind. 1. George Orwell Have I talked about how I love “1984” yet? Yes? Oops. I read “1984” last Christmas (so almost this year), and as you all know, it’s one of my favorite books and I recently reviewed “Animal Farm” because I also loved that book. I think he’s an amazing writer that writes simply enough for everyone to enjoy it but profoundly enough to inspire his…
Top 10 Tuesday: If You Like…
Top 10 Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010. It’s a fun way for bloggers all over the Internet to connect and post the things they love about books. This weeks challenge is to come up with a list of books based off of one book you may have liked. As you may know by now, I’m a pretty big fan of dystopias. So… If you like dystopian novels, you should read… 1. Anthem — Ayn Rand Read my review of “Anthem” and find out why I think it’s such an amazing book. 2. Divergent — Veronica Roth I’ve talked about “Divergent” plenty of times (and…
Human Madness
Title: Animal Farm Author: George Orwell Genre: Fiction Quotation: “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” Would recommend to: anyone who likes a simple story with great meaning. “Animal Farm” is one of those books you probably hated reading when you were high school, but luckily, I didn’t have the misfortunate of encountering this book through required reading. Therefore, I loved it when I read it. Here’s a brief overview: The animals on the farm don’t like being “oppressed” by the humans, therefore they stage a coup and overthrow the humans to gain control of the farm. Things seem to be going well, until someone lets the power get to his…
Top 5 Wednesday: Covers
Today’s topic was supposed to be all about your favorite cover fonts, but I’m going to be honest with you all, I’m much more of a fan of the overall than the minor, therefore, my post will be about my favorite covers. 1. Fahrenheit 451 — Ray Bradbury This is a special edition cover, but I think it is beautiful. First of all, you can light the match on the book, second of all, you can bun the book, which is the whole premise of the story. I think it is amazingly well connected to the story as well as good looking. 2. Me Before You (etc.) — Jojo Moyes…
Top 10 Tuesday: Popular Authors on My Bookshelf
Top 10 Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010. It’s a fun way for bloggers all over the Internet to connect and post the things they love about books. This week is highlighting the authors you’ve read the most books from. I’m not usually a repeat-author offender (I get bored because their plot lines are usually the same), but I’ve read a lot of series, and I’ve made a few exceptions… 1. Sarah Dessen I’ve read Dessen’s books since high school simply because they are easy beach reads that I really connected with, especially when I was younger. They follow my belief that author’s rarely deviate…
