Analyzing Women’s Strength in Fiction: Emotional Strength in Books

1: Jenny Cavanaugh, Jackaby series: Jenny didn't seem like much early in the Jackaby series. Despite being a ghost, she wasn't as colorful as some of the other characters. But that changed with Ghostly Echoes, which focused on Abigail and Jackaby solving her murder, which had become a cold case. Jenny's main struggle isn't just …

The Rest of My End of Year Lists: Book Edition

Well...NOW I'm back! Yes, yes I know I am cutting these lists short, but oh well. I wanted to do these lists. So yeah, I'm finishing these things up pretty fast. If you want some details for what I've done on my break, please go to my post that celebrates my sort of return. This …

Best Book Main Characters of 2017

A reminder on what my lists and challenge is about: As it's December, I have decided to make "best of the year" lists for things I like and am interested in. I will cover books, TV shows, anime, movies, and Webtoons. The challenge part is 100% optional and may not even happen. But the idea …

The Time and Place Book Tag

Thanks Icebreaker for tagging me for this tag! It's a really unique one. This tag was created by Jen Campbell.  Rule: Pick ten books from your shelves that you associate with a specific time and place in your life. Tell us the story behind your choices and what the books are about. Like Icebreaker, I'm a little lost …

The How I Choose my Books Tag

Thanks The Orangutan Librarian for tagging me for this! They have awesome book reviews, which I highly recommend! Find a book on your shelves or ereader with a blue cover. What made you want to pick up this book? I saw a post Icebreaker did on Books for the Fangirl, and this was recommended  for fans of …

Book Review: Ghostly Echoes

So, I was wandering around a library recently, looking for books...when I thought about Ghostly Echoes. I rushed to the "R" section, and found a purple book spine looking at me.  Summary: Jenny Cavanaugh, the ghostly lady of 926 Augur Lane, has enlisted the investigative services of her fellow residents to solve a decade-old murder—her …

Fight Like a YA Girl Tag

Thank you so much Mandy for tagging me for this super awesome, inspiring tag! When I first saw it, I really, really liked it. Different kinds of strength is an interesting topic to me that needs to be explored more (I even have my own Women's Strength in Fiction Series) It's really inspirational, makes you think more …

Book Review: Beastly Bones

I managed to find a copy of the second installment of the Jackaby series!   Summary: In 1892, New Fiddleham, New England, things are never quite what they seem, especially when Abigail Rook and her eccentric employer, R. F. Jackaby, are called upon to investigate the supernatural. First, members of a particularly vicious species of …

Mid Year Book Freakout Tag

Time is of the essence with this one, so here it is! Thanks Mandy for tagging me for this fun tag! Please check out her blog; it has so many books and creative posts, like her Princesses Read posts! The Tag: 1. Best Book You've Read So Far in 2017: Oh gosh....so many... here are just a …

The Seven Deadly Sins Book Tag

I was tagged by Icebreaker for this not as dark as it sounds tag! It was a lot of fun! (I didn't even realize this was based off an anime...oh dear.) Greed  WHAT IS YOUR MOST INEXPENSIVE BOOK? WHAT IS YOUR MOST EXPENSIVE BOOK?: Expensive: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I think it was almost 30$... …