HAUL (#5): JULY 2016

The one with the kick ass assassins, the sarcastic vampires and the fantasy novellas.

CURRENTLY LISTENING TO (#5): LET'S PRETEND THIS NEVER HAPPENED (A MOSTLY TRUE MEMOIR) by JENNY LAWSON

"I am the Wizard of Oz of housewives (in that I am both "Great and Terrible" and because I sometimes hide behind the curtains."

MONTHLY RECOMMENDATIONS (#1): EMPOWERING FEMALE CHARACTERS

"I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass." 

Maya Angelou

BOOKMARK MONDAY (#11): DISNEY

"There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island and best of all, you can enjoy these riches every day of your life." 

Walt Disney

COVER CHARACTERISTIC (#3): BALCONIES

"The rose upon my balcony the morning air perfuming,
Was leafless all the winter time and pining for the spring;
You ask me why her breath is sweet, and why her cheek is blooming,
It is because the sun is out and birds begin to sing."

William Makepeace Thackeray, The Rose Upon my Balcony

CHARACTER DRESS UP (#1): EDWARD SCISSORHANDS

"You know that mansion on top of the hill... Well... A long time ago, an inventor lived in that mansion."

FEATURE & FOLLOW (#3): BOOK COVERS IN MY FAVORITE COLOR

"Red is the first color of spring. It's the real color of rebirth. Of beginning." 

Ally Condie, Matched

TOP 10 TUESDAY (#9): BOOKS UNDER 2000 RATINGS

“Books fall open, you fall in.” 

David T.W. McCord

THE MONDAY MUSTS (#1): HOW TO TALK TO A WIDOWER, GHOST & MY SO-CALLED LIFE

"Even betting against myself, I could always find a way to lose."

COVER CHARACTERISTIC (#2): FEARTHERS

"A heart without dreams is like a bird without feathers." 

Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem