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HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Q: What books would you give to newbies in your favorite genre?

I'd have a harder time picking a favorite genre than a halloween costume. Yikes!

For those YA lovers but uncertain of entering the genre of historical-fiction, I would suggest: Marie-Antoinette Serial Killer. 

Perfect for this spooky season.









What are you dressing up as for Halloween?

Top Ten Tuesday: Halloween Spirit

 

Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

TOP THEMED MOVIES TO GET INTO THE HALLOWEEN SPIRIT 

Can a girl who loves Valentine's Day get into the spirit of Halloween? Oh, yeah!! I love nothing more than to heat up a bucket of popcorn and boil some mummies. Then comes the gore.

For Halloween Giggles

  

You can't go wrong with Mean Girls and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The best part is that both films were adapted from books.                                                                

For Halloween Goosebumps

All containing Halloween Scenes, Hocus Pocus, E.T the Extraterrestrial and Idle Hands are fun to watch and not too gruesome. Although, I'd skip the latter for small children and replace it with Casper. 

For Halloween Sweat

Halloween!! Had to go with a classic

Which Halloween themed movie tops your list?

Caught my arrow #38

Caught my Arrow is a meme similar to Stalking the Shelves featuring books that were purchased, borrowed or received that week.

Had a blast at Comic Con this year (pics on instagram). It's incredible to see how many great artists live here in Montreal. Now, bring on them books!!

Received from Publisher

Une photo publiée par natalia k (@natyuniverse) le Oct. 10, 2014 at 7:07 PDT

We should hang out sometime by Josh Sundquist

Received from Netgalley

The Walled City by Ryan Graudin

Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger

Received from author

The 52nd by Dela

Borrowed from library

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Ashes to Ashes by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian

Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

What are you reading this week?

Review: Revolutionary

Does Revolutionary end with a bang?

The last time we saw Thalli, she was putty in Dr. Loudin's hands. He captured her as collateral in case Alex, her fiance, refused to collaborate in his machiavellian plan to rule the world. Will Loudin ever be stopped? Thalli intends to do so. But upon her return to the State, she uncovers a secret that causes her to lose faith in the Designer. Once faith is lost, can you ever gain it back?

This conclusion to the Anomaly series, wasn't as fast paced as the previous and yet the ending felt extremely rushed. First Loudin captures Thalli and Alex, then he keeps on adding more prisoners such as Rhen and her boyfriend, followed by Berk. No matter how hard they try to escape, none of them want to hurt Loudin in the process. On the plus side, John's great inspirational words are replaced by Rhen's new found faith, who knows just what to say to keep the gang cheered.

Disappointing, after such a great introduction. 

Review: Betti on the High Wire

Babo's parents will come back for her... 

Or so she thinks. Sadly, Babo's reality is another. Her country is being torn by war and her parents are both dead, leaving her in the care of Auntie Moo, a woman who kindly took charge of the orphaned circus children after an attack. Luckily for Babo, an American family filed adoption papers. But will Babo, with her broken eye and missing toes, be able to adjust in her new country?

Railsback didn't hold back on the heartwrenching material. Babo's insistence that her parents are alive brought tears to my eyes, as I understood that adjusting to a new country is one thing, but accepting that your family has changed is entirely other. Not only does she have a new mom and dad, but also a younger sister, Lucy. The way these two adjust to one another is touching and very realistic.

A great story that reminds us not all memories need to fade in order to make new ones.