I discovered @lailalalami this past year purely through this novel. I had not read her before. “The Moor’s Account” recounts the story of Mustafa who grew up in Morocco, became a merchant and then a slave during The Spanish conquest of the New World. I know very little about this time in history and…
Holy Ground
Originally posted on Song Title Stories:
I walked across the barren wasteland, holding onto the sheath by my side so it didn’t bounce against my leg and disturb the silence. My footfalls were echoless, my breathing non-existent. When I walked I felt no exhaustion, only emptiness. I looked at the ground as I walked, and…
Book Review: “The Invention of Wings” by Sue Monk Kidd
Synopsis from   Before I picked this book, I remembered thinking…Ok, I have been reading some fun things, some things that were down right dirty and way too many Young Adult novels in a too short period of time. This is great if you want reading to be really relaxing, however this time I fancied…
Series Book Review: “The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer” by Michelle Hodkin
Sypnosis from This is book 1 in the Mara Dyer series and I read this back in April 2014 My rating should be more a 3.5. It did not wow me but the ending was great. Throughout the book it fell like being on a roller coaster of great moments and very dull ones. The…
Series Book Review: BDB “Lover Eternal” by J.R Ward
Synopsis from  This is the second installment in “The Black Dagger Brotherhood” series. This is definitely not Twilight!! The vampire/slayer relationship concept has been flipped on its head. This second installment saw the birth of an unlikely relationship between 2 cursed individuals coming out on the other side and victorious. The Zsadist/Bella (yep,…
Short Review: “Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares” by Rachel Cohn
Synopsis from  This was my first read by Rachel Cohn and I understand this novel was written also with David Levithan who is also a new discovered author for me in 2014. This was an entertaining read and is definitely reminiscent of teenage love. The plot of the red moleskin notebook was well thought…