This week I raided my box of Halloween goodies and found some stickers that I think may have originally belonged to an old Darice sticker book collection (but I've since lost the book and just have the sticker sheets - oops!). I combined those with some old scrapbooking paper scraps and washi tape. I think …
Book Review | The Magicians
synopsis.Like everyone else, precocious high school senior Quentin Coldwater assumes that magic isn't real, until he finds himself admitted to a very secretive and exclusive college of magic in upstate New York. There he indulges in joys of college-friendship, love, sex, and booze- and receives a rigorous education in modern sorcery. But magic doesn't bring …
Book Review | Caraval
synopsis.Before you enter the world of Caraval, you must remember that it’s all a game . . .Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their ruthless father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the legendary, …
Book Review | The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet
synopsis.Somewhere within our crowded sky, a crew of wormhole builders hops from planet to planet, on their way to the job of a lifetime. To the galaxy at large, humanity is a minor species, and one patched-up construction vessel is a mere speck on the starchart. This is an everyday sort of ship, just trying …
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Book Review | The Passage
synopsis.Amy Harper Bellafonte is six years old and her mother thinks she's the most important person in the whole world. She is.Anthony Carter doesn't think he could ever be in a worse place than Death Row. He's wrong.FBI agent Brad Wolgast thinks something beyond imagination is coming. It is.Unaware of each other's existence but bound together in ways …
Plan With Me | Candy Friends
This week I was going through my sticker collection and I found this sticker kit that I bought last year and never used and so of course, I had to use it this year. It's super cute and by STICKWITHME Stickers. I just love the cute little Trick-or-Treating characters!
Plan With Me | October Monthly View
Those of you who've been around for a while will know that I absolutely adore Halloween. Last year I did a whole month worth of Halloween-themed planner pages, and this year is no exception. Halloween is not a huge thing here in Australia, so I take my Halloween celebrations when and where I can.(I may …
Book Review | Fireseed One
synopsis.Fireseed One is a futuristic thriller that can be enjoyed by both teens and adults. The year is 2089. Temperate climate has replaced Arctic ice, and much of what is now the United States is a lethal Hotzone, cut off by an insurmountable border from its northern, luckier neighbors, Ocean and Land Dominion. It is …
Book Review | Hello Me, It’s You
synopsis.“Keep smiling and being you. Don’t let the world change you”Hello Me, it’s You is a collection of letters by young adults aged 17-24 about their experiences with mental health issues. The letters are written to their 16-year-old selves, giving beautifully honest advice, insight and encouragement for all that lays ahead of them.This book was …
Book Review | Untamed
synopsis.A post-Ensnared collection of three stories—available in both print and e-versions.Alyssa Gardner went down the rabbit hole and took control of her destiny. She survived the battle for Wonderland and the battle for her heart. In this collection of three novellas, join Alyssa and her family as they look back at their memories of Wonderland. In Six Impossible …
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