Crafty Things

I’ve been working on some arts and crafts today and just wanted to share some pictures with you guys. I can’t show the things I was working on today, since they’re presents for friends, but I do have pictures of cards and bookmarks I’ve made in the past.

I love making cards for my friends and family. My only lament is that I don’t have more friends to make them for. šŸ™ How sad, right? Continue reading →

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In My Mailbox

So I used to do a ‘in my mailbox’ post on my old blog, but I haven’t really been keeping up with this for quite some time. Chelsey recommended that I try it again, so here I am writing to let you know the books I got this week! šŸ™‚

As you might already know, the books that I read are from the library or ones that friends lend me. I don’t buy many books. So unfortunately, the books that will be featured in this post won’t literally be coming in my mailbox. But that I think that’s sort of the point, no? Continue reading →

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Review: The Taker

The Taker (The Taker #1)Alma Katsu’s debut novel tells the story of a young girl, Lanny, who is brought into the hospital of St. Andrew, Maine and this is where she meets Dr. Luke. Dr. Luke is told to keep an eye on her, since she is suspect in a murder case and while Lanny admits to the crime, she pleas Luke to help her escape. In order to get him to help her, she tells him a tale more gripping and captivating than any fairytale.

She tells him about growing up in the town of St. Andrew, Maine in the year 1809, when she was but a young girl who fell in love the Jonathan St. Andrew, the son of the town’s founder. Rich and well-loved, Jonathan is the most beautiful person Lanny has ever seen. An unlikely friendship blooms between them, and then slowly a secret relationship. Lanny is told repeatedly by her parents that nothing will come out of her friendship with him, but Lanny still believes that Jonathan will return the love she has for him. Yet after an unfortunate series of events, Lanny is sent to Boston to get away from Jonathan.

Hungry and friendless, it is on the streets of Boston that she is rescued by a group of well-to-do men and women who take her the home of their master, Adair, who is Hungarian royalty. Before she knows it, Lanny becomes entangled in Adair’s snare and has to struggle to escape with both her life -and her heart- intact.

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Review: Shatter Me

Shatter MeShatter MeĀ tells the tale of seventeen-year old Juliette, who hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days. That’s because when she does, bad things happen. Like death and destruction.

She was given up by her parents about four years ago to The Reestablishment, after she accidentally killed a child in a grocery store. Deemed a threat to the already crumbling society of Earth, Juliette is locked up.

This all changes when Adam, a fellow prisoner, arrives in her cell. Having not spoken to anyone in a long time, Juliette struggles to place Adam, whom she’s sure she knows.

Before she knows it, she’s taken out of prison and preened and prepared as a weapon against the rebels. But Juliette has a choice to make, whether to live as a monster or as someone with a gift. Continue reading →

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Hello

So instead of watching Christmas movies like I said I was going to in my last post, I’ve been watching this new British period drama that I’m in loveĀ with. It was sold to me with the claim that it was perfect for Jane Austen fans. And while it takes place in a completely different time period than Austen’s novels (its the Edwardian period rather than Regency), there’s still the romance of the old world, mixed in with the tensions of the new world.

Its called Downton AbbeyĀ and its so much fun! Here’s a trailer:

Other than that, I’ve made some trips to Indigo. After completing my internship in December, my colleagues gave me an Indigo gift card so I’ve been trying to figure what to get with it. Some of you might know that I don’t buy a lot of books, unless I know I’m going to reread them (and I reread a lotĀ of books) so it was a tough decision. Continue reading →

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