I think it is clear that I love books. I also love themes. And, when the weather turns cold I really enjoying cooking again. So, when I picked up The Wizard's Cookbook by Aurelia Beaupommier, it might as well have said, "Property of Molly Mack," on the inside. This FrighteninlyGoodRead has magically recipes inspired by such... Continue Reading →
Frighteningly Good Read #1
Its the first day of October! Hallelujah! So, obviously I'm already picking out pumpkin designs and spending quality time on Pinterest compiling Halloween ideas. But this month is a marathon here. I need to stretch. So, for todays Frighteningly Good Read, I have a great warm up book. Fantastically eccentric and slightly scary, The Cabinet of Curiosities... Continue Reading →
A Month of Frighteningly Good Reads
I have big big plans for this month! Tomorrow is finally October. The weather has become crisp and beautifully cool. The leaves are bursting into color. People have finally stopped saying asinine things like, "Lets go to the __________." (Insert someplace outside, in the heat, with the bugs, where there is no where to read.) October... Continue Reading →
The Ascendance Trilogy by Jennifer A. Nielsen
I read The False Prince when it first came out in 2012. Then, I somehow missed The Runaway King when it was published. Every since then, I keep seeing the trilogy and feeling badly that I didn't finish it. Just the other day I was wandering through my local book store and saw the trilogy and I... Continue Reading →
NY Times by the Book Tag and a Book Tag Journey
I love book blogs. Sometimes, when I don't write for a while that is because I am knee-deep in reading and enjoying the adventures of literature through the eyes of my fellow book bloggers. Recently, I was reading one of my favorite blogs, Thrice Read, and they had featured a tag called, "New York Times... Continue Reading →
Non-Fiction Friday #5: Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
Whenever I come across an author or a concept that I haven't heard before I like to read a book about it. Recently, a group of people were talking about "mansplaining" - which I thought was a very funny way of describing what all women have experienced at least once. Mansplaining is a person (usually... Continue Reading →
Top Five Tuesday: Top 5 Modern Classics
Usually when I participate in a Top Ten Tuesday I follow the Broke and the Bookish. This week their theme is Top Ten Books You Struggled to Get Through (or Didn't get through at all) and for me, this list would be nothing but books I hated. I tried to come up with books that... Continue Reading →
The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
I have been seeing this book everywhere. It is on display at all of my favorite bookstores both major and minor. I didn't pick it up because I was sure it was going to be bad-sad (that sadness that feels foisted upon you by authors). Finally, I requested it from my local library because I... Continue Reading →
Non-Fiction Friday #4
Often I read non-fiction because I am interested in a subject matter and want to delve more deeply into the details. Or, I have come across something that I know nothing about but my curiosity has been piqued. This time, I chose a non-fiction book on a subject that I really didn't care about just... Continue Reading →
The Inquisitor’s Tale by Adam Gidwitz
I picked this book up because the cover caught my eye. And the tag line on the front reads, "The Inquisitor's Tale Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog." I was sold. It took me a fair bit of time to get around to reading it but I just finished it and I... Continue Reading →
