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Michelle
Arkansas
I am a music-addicted crafter. I garden when it's easy and Homeschool my kids even when it isn't. Most of all, I read. I read when I'm happy, when I'm sad, to hide from things or to find things; I read when I have time, and even when I don't.
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Hello? Hello? Is this thing on?
At first I thought I would simply start posting reviews again, quietly and without fuss - try to sneak into the back of the auditorium mid-play as it were. That somehow felt wrong, though. I also feel like I should have all sorts of neatly plotted excuses and justifications for... Continue reading
Posted Jul 27, 2015 at Chronicles of a Book Evangelist
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Review: And All the Stars by Andrea K. Höst
Posted Feb 11, 2013 at Chronicles of a Book Evangelist
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Truthfully I think I was being a little generous. It is hard to explain: the book is actually very readable, you know? And a reader less versed in or concerned with feminism might not have found it to be problematic at all. But if my description of Natalie screams "no" to you, you probably would do well to pass it on! I was being generous there as well!
Thanks for the return visit and invite. And thank you very much for the compliment! It was a little disconcerting putting my own artwork out there so I still feel a little shy about it. :)
Review: Not That Kind of Girl by Siobhan Vivian
Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: September 1st 2010 Goodreads Description: Natalie Sterling wants to be in control. She wants her friends to be loyal. She wants her classmates to elect her student council president. She wants to find the right guy, not the usual jerk her school has to of...
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Posted Feb 8, 2013 at Chronicles of a Book Evangelist
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Review: Not That Kind of Girl by Siobhan Vivian
Posted Feb 5, 2013 at Chronicles of a Book Evangelist
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Oh, lucky you! Being stranded smack in the middle of the fly-over states means that we seldom, if ever, get authors who are published outside of our University Press. (Come to think of it, we seldom get musicians of any note either!)
Ordinary Magic was one of those sleeper books for me. When I first read it, it was good but I didn't quite realize how good. Then the more I thought about it, the more I loved it.
Top 10 Reads of 2012
I know I'm a little behind on this as well, but I really wanted to revisit my favorite reads of 2012 before moving on to the new year. I already have reviews posted for most of them, but the few I don't are scheduled to appear this month. So, without further ado, my top ten favorite reads of 2...
What beautiful fabrics! I can think of 100 uses for them already. :) Thanks for the giveaway!
SouleMama Sponsor ~ Monaluna ~
Today, we bring you a giveaway from SouleMama Sponsor, Monaluna. In Jennifer's words: "Monaluna is an independent organic fabric company run out of a 100-year-old farmhouse in Walnut Creek, CA. We design and sell GOTS-certified organic cotton fabric for use in quilting, apparel, crafts and...
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Posted Jan 25, 2013 at Chronicles of a Book Evangelist
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Yeah, I basically bought this before my re-emergence into the blogoshpere, and managed to miss ALL reviews before reading it. :) One of those times it may actually have really helped.
Review: Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake
Publisher: Tor Teen Publication Date: August 7th 2012 Series: Anna Goodreads Description: It's been months since the ghost of Anna Korlov opened a door to Hell in her basement and disappeared into it, but ghost-hunter Cas Lowood can't move on. His friends remind him that Anna sacrificed hers...
Review: Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake
Posted Jan 23, 2013 at Chronicles of a Book Evangelist
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Review: Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
Posted Jan 21, 2013 at Chronicles of a Book Evangelist
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Posted Jan 18, 2013 at Chronicles of a Book Evangelist
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Review: Scorch by Gina Damico
Posted Jan 16, 2013 at Chronicles of a Book Evangelist
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Review: The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
Posted Jan 14, 2013 at Chronicles of a Book Evangelist
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Thanks Heidi. :) I really, truly adore Mary Stewart and so would recommend any and all of her books for different reasons. Some, however, get a bit dated. The Gabriel Hounds is my favorite as far as Mary Stewart's ability to bring a place to life. She writes about a Lebanon that was quite real for her time but is only a distant memory for us. Touch Not The Cat brings in some supernatural elements, and has a quirky story and wonderfully snarky British observations of Americans. The Moonspinners has always been my favorite, though I cannot tell you why. Mary Stewart made me fall in love with Greece ~ so much so that I suffered through the two semesters of ancient Greek that my University required so that I could have the two semesters of Modern! Finally, Wildfire at Midnight is my favorite in terms of heroine ~ she's a little older, been through a little more, and I just LOVE what it has to say about marriage and forgiveness. And now I'll stop (because, really, I could talk for AGES about Mary Stewart.) :)
Review: Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Publication Date: September 11, 2012 Goodreads Description: Kami Glass loves someone she’s never met . . . a boy she’s talked to in her head ever since she was born. She wasn’t silent about her imaginary friend during her childhood, and is thus a ...
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Posted Jan 11, 2013 at Chronicles of a Book Evangelist
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Review: Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan
Posted Jan 9, 2013 at Chronicles of a Book Evangelist
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Review: Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier
Posted Jan 7, 2013 at Chronicles of a Book Evangelist
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Top 10 Reads of 2012
Posted Jan 6, 2013 at Chronicles of a Book Evangelist
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Link Trove #16
Good Company by Dana Ray I'm slowly trying to wade back into the blogoshere, and I can't help but thinking over and over again, "WOW, have I missed a lot!" I'm also very surprised at the number of blogs I used to keep up with on bloglines. Here are a... Continue reading
Posted Jan 4, 2013 at Chronicles of a Book Evangelist
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Review: Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier
Posted Jan 2, 2013 at Chronicles of a Book Evangelist
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Bringing YA to You!
Bringing YA to You is a contest being held by five best-selling, award-winning authors: Marie Lu, Marissa Meyer, Beth Revis, Victoria Schwab and Megan Shepherd, and let me tell you, it is awesome! You have two possible ways to win: If your hometown gets the most votes, you win the... Continue reading
Posted Jan 1, 2013 at Chronicles of a Book Evangelist
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Thanks Flannery! I've really been missing you guys. I hope your holiday season is great as well. :)
And Then There Were Five...
Yes, that would be baby number three propping up my Nook. And also the reason for the prolonged silence around here. Unfortunately, I suffer from a relatively unknown condition called Hyperemesis Gravidarum during the early to middle part of my pregnancies*, and must work especially hard to ...
And Then There Were Five...
Posted Dec 28, 2012 at Chronicles of a Book Evangelist
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What an amazing giveaway! And how very generous! Keeping my fingers crossed. :)
A BLEUBIRD GIVEAWAY - CLOSED.
this giveaway is a little different. this one is extra special and something that i have had in the works for quite some time now. this is our very first FAVORITE THINGS giveaway. think oprah, only not nearly as cool. in appreciation of my lovely readers out there, that's YOU, i have teamed up w...
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