What Are You Reading Wednesdays is a weekly book-blogging meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. The concept is simple, answer the following questions: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next? You can join in to! Just leave a comment with your link at Taking On's blog and then go on an adventure to find what other people are reading. What are you currently reading? I’m currently reading Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, a book I did not expect to capture me like a bear trap! The imagery is amazing, the style of writing captivating, and the characters interesting. You care about the characters and want them to overcome the hard
What if, in order to survive, you have to isolate yourself completely in darkness. What are the chances of you going mad before you end up surviving (that is if you make it). How far would you go to survive, what if there is more at stake than you could have ever imagined. Now, to make matters even more complicated, add a few more innocent lives and characters that you care about. BAM! You’ve got Bird box. Now naturally when any chaotic event sweeps over a nation or country, you observe the news channels and notice that people go mad, whether you want to call it mental degeneration or just sheer panic. Human beings have proven (through pop culture and on the news) that no matter what horrors
Synopsis: "A startling, seductive, deliciously dark debut that will shatter your definition of YA fantasy. Sixteen-year-old Twylla lives in the castle. But although she's engaged to the prince, no one speaks to her. No one even looks at her. Because Twylla isn't a member of the court. She's the executioner.As the goddess-embodied, Twylla kills with a single touch. So each week, she's taken to the prison and forced to lay her hands on those accused of treason. No one will ever love her. Who could care for a girl with murder in her veins? Even the prince, whose royal blood supposedly makes him immune to her touch, avoids her.But then a new guard arrives, a boy whose playful smile belies his de
Maybe it was the lack of love triangle, the multi-faceted nature of Chimeras, the beautiful descriptions of Prague and Marrakesh, or the way
What Are You Reading Wednesdays is a weekly book-blogging meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. The concept is simple, answer th
Teaser Trailer Tuesday is a new Book Blog Meme/Tag that we're starting at JAF Ink where one of our illustrious members posts a short and enticing review of a book they've read and recommend, without giving too many details/plot points away. Much like a teaser trailer! Want to participate? Just comment in the post and link back to us in your blog post and we'll share what you've reviewed! J of JAF's Tempting Tease: Spirals appear everywhere, haunting the quaint Japanese town of Kurōzu-cho. The obsession with the spirals and paranoia spreads throughout the town like wildfire. The unsettling imagery and effects that Ito employs in the story stay with you even after putting the manga down. The s
Hosted by Book Shelf Fantasies, "Thursday Quotables" is a weekly feature that highlights a great quote/line/passage that you com across while delved deep into your current read. The quote can be beautiful, funny, surprising, anything that catches your eye and stands out! My current read is one that, honestly, I should have started reading ages ago. Keeping aside the fact that it's been recommended to me time and time again, it's also, technically, my June "Ramadan" Book (of the Month) Club pick. I decided on No god but God by Reza Aslan for several reasons: it was an obvious choice considering the theme F of JAF and several friends and college professors have recommended it to me over the y
Teaser Trailer Tuesday is a new Book Blog Meme/Tag that we're starting at JAF Ink where one of our illustrious members posts a short and
