I have been away from the blog a bit mostly due to my step-daughter visiting but I'm back and will have new posts soon. Lately, I haven't run into any super interesting words to post about. Leave it to Aussa's blog to step up, well one of her followers (Anonymous) left a comment that had … Continue reading Purloin
Category: Bookish Things
A place for reviews, reading goals and other bookish things that may come up.
Vociferous
This week's word is Vociferous which was used by Farmer Farthing in the form of "vociferously". I like this word, it sounds rather proper and dignified. A nice way to say loud and obnoxious. haha What does it mean? Borrowed from Merriam-Webster Dictionary: vo·cif·er·ous adjective \vō-ˈsi-f(ə-)rəs\ : expressing feelings or opinions in a … Continue reading Vociferous
Wacky Wonderful Words
After reading a blogger I follow Fish Of Gold's post, I have been inspired to start a new section for this blog which will highlight different words I run across that are simply awesome. I love cool words, whether they are cool by meaning or just are fun to say. FOG's blog post gave me … Continue reading Wacky Wonderful Words
Koushun Takami’s “Battle Royale”
Holy Crap! Yes, that ^^ was my first reaction to this book. I read "The Hunger Games" a few months ago and quickly found out the author's story was being criticized as stealing from something called "Battle Royale". Well, of course I had to go get this book and see for myself. First I … Continue reading Koushun Takami’s “Battle Royale”
Karen Miller’s “The Innocent Mage”
I read this out of order and found it rather interesting to read the mage's past and how things began after the second book of the culmination of the meeting of all of the characters in the first. Again, the language and some inconsistencies troubled me a bit but once past those I enjoyed the … Continue reading Karen Miller’s “The Innocent Mage”
Karen Miller’s “The Awakened Mage”
For some reason I got the different books in the three different series mixed up and read this before Innocent Mage which is the first book. The story is interesting, certainly a different take on an isolated society and I enjoyed the magical and medieval-ness of it all. However, there are some inconsistencies in Karen … Continue reading Karen Miller’s “The Awakened Mage”
The Hunger Games – A different perspective
I finally rented the movie after reading all three books a couple of months ago and other than a few variances they did pretty well with having to squeeze it in to under 3 hours for a movie. There's so much detail and activity pumped in to the books, I would have had a hard … Continue reading The Hunger Games – A different perspective
Book Review: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins – Slight Spoiler Alert!
I try not to "spoil" too much, hopefully the following just covers enough not to ruin it for anyone who hasn't read it yet.First I want to say I have heard that this story was rather stolen from an earlier book, I plan to read said earlier novel to see if there truly is a … Continue reading Book Review: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins – Slight Spoiler Alert!
Fifty Shades Trilogy- E.L. James – Review- Spoiler alert!
I suppose I should review each book, then perhaps wrap it up with a summary. There is no way I can come up with to review this trilogy without giving some spoilers so please don't read this if you are picky about knowing anything. Fifty Shades of Grey: I should clarify first that I read … Continue reading Fifty Shades Trilogy- E.L. James – Review- Spoiler alert!
Book Review – Moving Past The Romance Novel Marathon
As you may know I just finished re-reading all of the romance novels that had been in storage for about 20 years and donated them to Goodwill. Though I don't see reading more steamy type romances like Harlequin again, the project did prod my interest in reading again. So, moving forward I intend to continue … Continue reading Book Review – Moving Past The Romance Novel Marathon
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