Bunnybean received this delightful holiday package from ModernLove today. It went straight under the tree, with plans to open it on Christmas Eve. Can’t wait!!
Climbing, forever trying/Find your way out of the wild, wild wood.*
As a fairly dedicated Cannonballer, I am embarrassed that it took me so long to read Uprooted. After Hillary M, yesknopemaybe, narfna, alwaysanswerb, Quorren, Caitlin, crystalclear, Malin, and ElCicco all gave this book either 4 or 5 stars, I should have downloaded without hesitation, or gone out to the bookstore and bought it. But I didn’t. I waited around for my library to finally get it, and put my name on the list. And I forgot about it. And then it was my turn. And […]
I can’t really say anything except to go and read these books. You won’t be sorry.
I just finished reading Carry On, literally seconds ago. And just before that, I had the pleasure of reading Stand Off. Not only were these the two best YA books I’ve read in ages, but they were just two of the best books I’ve read. Ever. Full-stop. Nobody out there can touch Cannonball favorite Rainbow Rowell and Andrew “my Cannonball boyfriend” Smith right now, as far as I’m concerned. Many people have touted Carry On before me. And I”ll gladly jump on that bandwagon, waving […]
No. Just no.
You know how sometimes modern adaptations of our favorite classic novels turn out great, and quickly go up on the shelf alongside the original? Bridget Jones. Clueless. For Darkness Shows the Stars. And then there are some that aren’t great, but are ok, and that’s good enough, because it makes us think about how great the original was. Death Comes to Pemberley. Emma: A Modern Retelling. Of course, there are lots that are just lousy. But for some reason, that doesn’t stop me from reading […]