Poems and Poets

Publication Date: July 11th 2017 Genre: Historical Fiction My Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Source : Publisher (Through Edelweiss) Beth Carrington is a sophomore at Whitsitt College, Illinois. She's the only female student attempting to major in medicine and begin her career as a physician- not a nurse. Beth is constantly surrounded by a sea of men, as the sole woman in all her classes.   Beth has discoverd that although society is much more liberal in the 1880's than it was before, women studying male-dominated courses such as law, architecture and medicine are still frowned upon. To establish a closer connection between these isolated women, she sets out to create a women's fraternity. Joined in her mission by three other women, Beth reaches out to a powerful senior who is also the president of the campus' only fraternity- Iota Gamma. Mr. Richardson makes clear his disdain for this "suffrage" movement, but due to his captivation by Beth he agrees to help...

I'm sharing with all of you my Top Ten Reads so far in 2017. I'm linking up with The Broke and The Bookish for this meme- they host Top Ten Tuesday every week. Without further ado, let's get into my list (which is not organized in any way)! This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp Unbecoming by Jenny Downham The Loose Ends List by Carrie Firestone You're Welcome Universe by Whitney Gardener I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson Made You Up by Francesca Zappia Aristotle and Dante discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz We are all Made of Molecules by Susin Nielsen The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater I realize that only one of these books is a 2017 release, but I loved the rest of these books nevertheless!

I actually got a decent amount of reading in this week- because I was travelling by train, which gave me a lot of time to read (12 hours)! I'm linking up with Kathryn @ Book Date for this post- thanks for hosting every week! This week I finished reading " The Raven Boys " by Maggie Stiefvater . It's the first in the trilogy, and counts as one of my "Big Books" for the summer challenge. It's an interesting story, but I'm looking forward to the second book because I've heard that it's the best in the series. I also finished reading " Unbecoming" by Jenny Downham . This was also one of my Big Books this summer. I loved this story- it was written extremely well and presented great points of view. Another book I finished this week was "This is Where it Ends " by Marieke Nijkamp . I've been meaning to read this book for an extremely long time- and I'm so glad I finally did. I was crying by the end of ...

Some of you may remember that in March of this year, I participated in the Winter 2017 Comment Challenge, hosted by Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense and Lonna @ FLYLeF. This July, I'll be participating in the summer version of the challenge (hosted by the same bloggers)!

Hey guys! I've got some more pictures of my trip to the UK (2009) to share with you today! I apologize in advance for the late sign-up and replies to comments, as I'm travelling this weekend. Thanks to Melinda @ Westmetromommyreads for hosting this meme!

Rushed, it speeds downhill, Drowning anything in its way, Wayward and upward, Onward and downward,  Warding off evil as it shines. Gushing, blushing, nervous  It lets out a roar of anxiety Anxious of its intentions, Intently the onlookers, Look on at its velocity. Fluid, it's beautiful motion Moves its watchers, Watching the spectacle, Spectacularly performing Gushed in a rush, Rushing downhill, Wayward and upward, Onward and downward, It rushes forever -Poem Fanatic

Hey guys! Today I'll be sharing with you the Top Ten Series I've been meaning to start- but haven't. (This meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish ). 1. Throne of Glass by Sarah J Mass 2.Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 3. Daughters of Saraqael by Raine Thomas 4. Wild Orchid by Beverly Brenna 5. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard 6. The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater 7. Before the Storm by Diane Chamberlain 8. Firebird by Claudia Gray 9. Heist Society by Ally Carter  10. Soul Charmer by Chelsea Mueller Have you guys read any of these books? Maybe you have some suggestions? Let me know in the comments below!

Hey Guys! I'm back with yet another post about the family trip to UK in 2009. This week, I'll be sharing three pictures of brown, stone buildings we encountered in the UK, thanks to Melinda , the gracious host of Saturday Snapshot. Here goes: Bridge of Sighs, Oxford War memorial, Edinburgh Castle I can't seem to remember what the second picture is. Perhaps one of you can let me know in the comments? Have a great weekend guys!

Publication Date : March 1st 1997 Genre: Adult Fiction, Mystery-Thriller My Goodreads Rating: 4/5 Source:  Own Copy Susanna Miller has just lost custody of her beautiful eleven-month-old son, Tyler, but there is no way she is giving him away. Her ex-husband Jimmy and his new wife, Peggy, may be able to offer Tyler financial stability, but they will never be able to replace her motherly lvoe. Susanna leaves Boulder, Colorado as a fugitive, who has defied the law to stay close to her son. She doesn't say goodbye to anyone, including the man she has always loved.  Linc Sebastian has been her neighbor and confidante since she was a school-girl. She realized her love for him after her divorce. But confiding in him now poses too much of a threat to Tyler's safety. She hides herself in Annapolis, Maryland and finds herself drawn to a troubled artist. When Susanna encounters evidence that could save lives, she debates approaching the police and revealing her identity ove...

Publication Date: January 1st 2015 Genre: Young-Adult and Middle-Grade My Goodreads Rating: 3/5 Source:  Own Copy Stewart is the gifted and talented. He's also geeky and socially awkward. His mom passed away last year and he finds himself missing her quite often. Ashley is gifted and talented. She's popular and stylish. She's also failing 9th grade. Her dad has just come out and divorced her mother.It's a year later, and both her parents have now found themselves boyfriends. Enter the parents- Ashley's mom asks Stewart's dad to move in with them, creating the most awkward living situation for both Ashley and Stewart. Stewart's excited about this new adventure in his life. Ashley... not so much. Stewart doesn't fit in at school and Ashley struggles at home. When both of them attract the attention of Jared, a popular boy at school, things start to go terribly wrong. Do they have a strong enough relationship to confront the problems together? ...

Hey guys! I'm back with an IMWAYR post after who knows how long! I'm linking up with Kathryn @ The Book Date for this post, as she graciously hosts this meme every week. Without further ado, let's get right into it! I finished reading "Back Home " by Michelle Magorian. I picked it up from the school library and enjoyed it much more than I enjoyed another Magorian novel "A Little Love Song" . The novel is about a young girl who was evacuated to the US during WWII who comes back to an unrecognizable Britain. I'm currently reading " Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe " by Benjamin Alire Saenz.   This book has been on my TBR for the longest time so I borrowed it from a friend of mine. I'm really enjoying it so far. I'm also currently reading "The Shock of the Fall" by Nathan Filer . It's not as great as I'd hoped it would be, but my friends and fellow readers tell me that it gets b...

So far, I've shown you the heights, the flora, the castles, some buildings, a museum and the natural beauty of the UK. Today's post will be about our visit to Shakespeare's Birthplace, back in 2009. I'm linking up with Melinda @Westmetromommyreads for this post.  Hope you all enjoyed this post. Have any of you visited Shakespeare's birthplace? Let me know in the comments below and have a great weekend!

Publication Date: February 17th 2016 Genre: Young-Adult (Contemporary) My Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Source:  Own Copy Maddie has just graduated from high school and she plans on spending the summer before college ticking items off her bucket list- or her "loose ends" list, as she likes to call it- with her best friends. Her socialite grandmother, who's young-at-heart and fiercely passionate- calls a suspicious family gathering at her town house one day which changes the way Maddie looks at life forever. Her amazing grandmother has been diagnosed with cancer- and she doesn't want to be treated for it! To spend as much time with her family as she can, the O'Niell Matriarch books an international family cruise. The up-side? Great food, interesting people, amazing destinations. The down side? Grandma O'Niell may not come home at the end of the trip.

Publication Date: March 7th 2017 Genre: Young Adult (Contemporary) My Goodreads Rating: 4/5 Source:  Own Copy Julia finds something nasty written about her best friend on a wall at the Kingston School for the Deaf. As a true best friend, she covers it up with a beautiful graffiti mural. This so-called best friend snitches, and gets her expelled from her school. Julia's two mothers send her to a "mainstream" school in the suburbs, where she's treated like an alien for being the only deaf student. The only thing she has left is her art- and although she promised her mothers she would give up graffiti, Julia finds herself being more and more dependent on her art. Eager to let the world know that she's willing to declare art turf even in the suburbs, Julia paints everywhere. Soon, she realizes that someone is improving her tags, adding their own style to them. Julia has been dragged into a "full-blown graffiti war".

Hey guys! I haven't participated in The Broke and the Bookish's Top Ten Tuesday meme in a while, but I've decided to put up a list this week. The topic this week is "Top Ten Books From X Genre that I've added to my TBR List Recently". My TBR list is honestly a muddle of various different genres, styles and time-periods. So I'm going to colour a little outside the lines and change the topic for my list. Here are the Top Ten Books I've Added to my TBR List: (in no particular order) The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer Lilian Boxfish Takes a Walk  by  Kathleen Rooney The Unlikelies by Carrie Firestone The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck See you in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng  Aristotle and Dante discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Seanz A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp ...