(by this-talisman)
soakin up the sun (by kyra ashtin.)
From left to right : “The Art of Being a Woman,” “Learning to Live as a Widow,” “About Women,” “The Unrest of Women,” “In Defense of Women,” and “Live Alone and Like It.” Oh the books you find when you decide to take a study break and walk aimlessly around the library.
(Source: accio-brains)
hannah reading (by h & L metz)
When I was five I learned to read. Books were a miracle to me - white pages, black ink, and new worlds and different friends in each one. To this day, I relish the feeling of cracking a binding for the first time, the anticipation of where I’ll go and whom I’ll meet inside.
(Source: xxsimplicity)
Book Review: Starters by Lissa Price @ Pretty Books
Rating: ★★★★
Sixteen-year-old Callie had to suffer through her parents’ death during the Spore Wars, only a few years ago. She is now a squatter, living with her little brother Tyler and friend Michael, struggling to survive. In an attempt to make her life better she turns to Prime Destinations, a company that ‘rents’ out the bodies of teenagers to over 60s who want to be young again. But a glitch occurs and Callie discovers what her renter really wants to use her body for… Continue to the (spoiler-free) review.
(by Ciel)
(by wendesu)
(by Françoise Rachez)
(by Renata)
BOOK RIOT: The List List #6
Boy does the internet like a list. And boy, does the bookish internet love a book list. Here’s a round-up of recent bookish lists that caught our attention. See previous installments here.
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At Flavorwire, 30 Gorgeous and Innovative Bookshelves
At Accredited Colleges Online, 32 iPad Apps That Writers Just Love
At Terrible Minds, 25 Things Writers Should Know About Creating Mystery
At Rachelle Gardner’s Blog, 9 Ways to Outwit Writer’s Block
At AlterNet, 10 Examples of Literary Nonfiction That Make Facts Compelling
At The Kitchn, 10 Famous Fiction Writers and Their Cocktails
At Cover Browser, 450,000 Comic Book Covers
At Female First, Top 5 Books Brits Lie About Reading
At Terrible Minds, Four Books Chuck Wendig Wants You to Read
At Mental Floss, 19 Amazing Facts About Famous Children’s Stories
And finally…
At Cracked, 8 Books That Prove Cat Lovers Are Insane
I am eternally grateful for my knack of finding in great books, some of them very funny books, reason enough to feel honored to be alive, no matter what else might be going on.
(Source: gostraskhalana)
