Month: November 2014

Trying to Be Thankful for My Problems

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Happy Thanksgiving friends! I hope everyone has a day of celebration, family, and pie (especially pie) ahead of them today. In thinking about writing a few thoughts for Thanksgiving, in a year that I have had SO MUCH to be thankful for, I remembered that one of my main New Years resolutions was to try and cultivate being a grateful person. I attempted this in a few different ways, but the thing that stuck the most and really changed my perspective was trying to learn to be grateful for my problems.  Continue reading “Trying to Be Thankful for My Problems” →

Top Ten Books On My Winter TBR List

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It’s almost Thanksgiving … which always signals the beginning of Winter to me. Which makes it a great time to sift through my TBR list for the books I know I want to get to in the next few months. Let me know which of my books I should get to first and what books you are definitely going to try reading this Winter in the comments!  Continue reading “Top Ten Books On My Winter TBR List” →

Marry, Date or Dump: Peeta, Gale, & Finnick

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I literally am in disbelief that I haven’t done this match up yet. In light of part one of Mockingjay coming out last week I thought that it was definitely time to see who you would all marry, date, and dump. I’m a Peeta girl through and through … but I also really fell in love with Finnick during this book. I’m excited to see which characters you like the most! Let me know your picks in the comments.  Continue reading “Marry, Date or Dump: Peeta, Gale, & Finnick” →

Marry, Date or Dump: Miles, the Colonel, and Takumi from Looking for Alaska

Posted on by Alison Doherty in Marry Date or Dump

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Pizzamas last week, combined with rereading Looking for Alaska, by John Green, for class recently, made me wonder who you all think is the most crush-worthy character in this book. I personally don’t think it’s Pudge/Miles … but all the characters are pretty flawed as well. I’m super curious to see who you would marry, who you would date, and who you would dump between Miles, the Colonel, and Takumi. Let me know in the comments!

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Review and Giveaway: How We Fall, by Kate Brauning

Posted on by Alison Doherty in Book Reviews

HowWeFallCoverIn case you haven’t noticed, I am a huge fan of YA romance. I especially like books where the couple just has to be together, but there are seemingly insurmountable obstacles in their way. That being said when I started How We Fall, by Kate Brauning, I was a little wary of the romance between main characters Jackie and Marcus.

Why, you ask?

Did I mention Jackie and Marcus were cousins? Continue reading “Review and Giveaway: How We Fall, by Kate Brauning” →