The Broke and Bookish My top ten literary heroines: 1.  Scout - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 2.  Lucy- The Chronicles of Narnia ...

Nothing by Janne Teller may very well be the most disturbing novel I have ever read. The story begins with a bunch of 7th graders in Denmar...

My college-age daughters and I all reading Mockingjay at the same time. It's been tough.  I practically had to stay away from the com...

The Broke and the Bookish OK, OK, I know it is Saturday not Tuesday but I wanted to participate in this meme. Top Ten Tuesday is an ori...

Persnickety Snarks List of Top 100 YA Novels (2010): based on a reader poll conducted for five weeks between April and May 2010. Over 735  ...

August 26, 2010 Hi!  It is my second time on the Book Blogger Hop.  Please take your time looking around.  Comment on any reviews or join i...

Booking through Thursday If you’re not enjoying a book, will you stop mid-way? Or do you push through to the end? What makes you decide t...

The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafon was originally published as El Príncipe de la Niebla in Spain in 1993 . It was the first novel publ...

The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness suffers a bit my middle-book-syndrome.  Don't get me wrong.  It is a tremendously exciting and u...

Jane Austen Challenge January-December 2010...How could I resist?  Better late than never? Rules: --Anyone can participate.Sign up here : ...