Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

Title: Fever 1793

Author: Laurie Halse Anderson

Synopsis: It’s late summer 1793, and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever. Down near the docks, many have taken ill, and the fatalities are mounting. Now they include Polly, the serving girl at the Cook Coffeehouse.

But fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook doesn’t get a moment to mourn the passing of her childhood playmate. New customers have overrun her family’s coffee shop, located far from the mosquito-infested river, and Mattie’s concerns of fever are all but overshadowed by dreams of growing her family’s small business into a thriving enterprise. But when the fever begins to strike closer to home, Mattie’s struggle to build a new life must give way to a new fight-the fight to stay alive.

Depression Lies

The basic definition of depression is “a state of feeling sad.” I just want to emphasize this. A state of “feeling sad.” What kind of bullshit are you trying to feed me? Feeling sad? You have no fucking clue, do you?

Book Haul

Online or In Store?

Oh boy, the debate that renders me immobile every time. I try not to make a big deal out of this. Typically. But I’ve been meaning to get myself a couple new books, finish some series, and I always end up at this debate. I’m not even sure why this bothers me as much as it does (but I can’t be the only one). I feel I need a proper pros and cons list to help me. And I thought, why not share it? After all, sharing is caring, right? Right?!

Right. To keep it simple, I’ll only list five for each pros and cons.

The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson

Isn’t this cover adorable!

Title: The Bermudez Triangle

Author: Maureen Johnson

Synopsis: What happens when your two best friends fall in love…with each other?

“Their friendship went so far back, it bordered on the Biblical — in the beginning, there was Nina and Avery and Mel.” So says high school senior Nina Bermudez about herself and her two best friends, nicknamed “The Bermudez Triangle” by a jealous wannabe back on Nina’s eleventh birthday. But the threesome faces their first separation when Nina goes away the summer before their senior year. And in ten short weeks, everything changes.

Happy Holidays!

To those who celebrate, Happy Easter!

To those who don’t, Easter candy will be marked down on Monday.

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

THIS IS BOOK THREE OF SIX

This review may contain spoilers of book one and two if you have not read them.

Title: City of Glass

Author: Cassandra Clare

Synopsis: To save her mother’s life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters – never mind that entering the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death. To make things worse, she learns that Jace does not want her there, and Simon has been thrown in prison by the Shadowhunters, who are deeply suspicious of a vampire who can withstand sunlight.

City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

THIS IS BOOK TWO OF SIX

This review may contain spoilers of book one.

Title: City of Ashes

Author: Cassandra Clare

Synopsis: Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what’s normal when you’re a demon-slaying Shadowhunter, your mother is in a magically induced coma, and you can suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, and faeries? If Clary left the world of the Shadowhunters behind, it would mean more time with her best friend, Simon, who’s becoming more than a friend. But the Shadowhunting world isn’t ready to let her go — especially her handsome, infuriating, newfound brother, Jace. And Clary’s only chance to help her mother is to track down rogue Shadowhunter Valentine, who is probably insane, certainly evil — and also her father.

Blogging vs. Vlogging

I recently fell down the rabbit hole of youtube that carried me away to Booktube. I have to give kudos and thumbs up on these videos because wow, they’re good. I had already been subscribed to a couple of book channels, but like any trip to Wonderland, I found so, much, more! Aaaaand then I got to thinking about what my goal is with this blog. Obviously, it’s to review and recommend books.

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Title: City of Bones

Author: Cassandra Clare

Synopsis: When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder― much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It’s hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing―not even a smear of blood―to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?