I write because I read. I read because I write.
“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.” ― Robert Frost I am admittedly a dark-writer. Scribbler of tragic incidents, composer of painful heartaches, killer of several lives. It is then I realized, that the books I loved, are those which make me… Continue reading Fave Tearjerker Reads
Books make great gifts because they have whole worlds inside of them. And it's much cheaper to buy somebody a book than it is to buy them the whole world! ― Neil Gaiman It's freebie week today for The Broke and the Bookish's Top Ten Tuesday! 😀 And because I just celebrated by birthday last Sunday,… Continue reading Books I Would Love to Receive on my Birthday
Out of 48 books read last year, only eleven (11) were given five stars. And they are... Mystery/Thrillers The Pelican Brief by John Grisham With twists and turns I have never predicted, this book made me an automatic fan of John Grisham. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold A book I have written a full-length review is surely a… Continue reading Best Read Books of 2015
"Only a person with a Best Seller mind can write Best Sellers." - Aldous Huxley Debuts. First times. Fresh. New. That's The Broke and the Bookish idea of Top Ten Tuesday for this week! November 3: Top Ten Debut Authors Who Have Me Looking Forward To Their Sophomore Novel And because I am not quite sure if… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Debut Authors Who Have Me Looking Forward To Their Sophomore Novel
“So what, ghosts can't hurt you. That's what I thought then.” ― Stephen King, Bag of Bones I am no fan of ghosts or monster novels that is why I am kinda having some hard time with today's The Broke and the Bookish's Halloween-inspired Top Ten Tuesday. October 27: Halloween themed freebie So instead of promising that… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Not Scary but Definitely Creepy Books
“A writer’s brain is like a magician’s hat. If you’re going to get anything out of it, you have to put something in it first.” ― Louis L'Amour It's Top Ten Tuesday again and this week, The Broke and the Bookish put the spotlight on the people behind the words, the authors! October 13: Top Ten Author Duos… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Author Duos You’d LOVE To See Write A Book Together
“Sometimes you have to be apart from people you love, but that doesn't make you love them any less. Sometimes you love them more.” - Nicholas Sparks The Broke and the Bookish’s Top Ten Tuesday for today requires a lot flashbacks! 😀 September 29: Ten Books To Read If You Like This Super Popular Book/Author… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books to Read if you Love Nicholas Sparks
Again, this awesome book challenge is made by beckysblogs! Go check her equally amazing blog! 🙂 DAY 25. – The most surprising plot twist or ending. I would give the top 5 novels that I was not able to predict. Here they are: The Vanishing Point by Val McDermid MY THOUGHTS: This is the kind of… Continue reading 30-Day Book Challenge: The most surprising plot twist or ending
Anniversaries can really make us nostalgic and sentimental. Because I am close to my blog’s first birthday, I would like to finish a book challenge that I have started last year. That is beckysblogs’ 30-Day Book Challenge. I have completed until Day 21 so now I’ll pick this awesome challenge at Day 22. Here it… Continue reading 30-Day Book Challenge: Day 22 – Least favourite plot device
I orginally planned for a two-part super book update until I realized that I reached a milestone in my reading life, thus, here's the third and last part of this super update! To be able to reach the 100th book read is considerably a milestone for someone like me who do not have the leisure… Continue reading Super Book Update 1.2 (plus my 100th read!)
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