archive: 2019
Little Darlings is An Eerie, Compelling and Shocking Thriller (Review: Little Darlings by Melanie Golding)
12:04 AM
Make way for book #3 out of 6 that I aimed to read this week.
We've been stuck indoors because it was NEGATIVE 51 Wednesday.
(And below zero the rest of the week. Dangerous cold, guys.)
Hi, my name is Jessica and I have a nasty habit of adding WAY TOO MANY BOOKS to my TBR.
*everyone* HI, JESSICA.
archive: 2019
Monday Chitchat: Rent Live on Fox + Thoughts on Writing and Researching True Crime
2:01 PMI feel like this first month of 2019 has just gone by in a blur. I mean? Yesterday was suddenly a week ago. Another week gone. Only a few more days until February. Wasn't Halloween hours ago? Daang. But "Happy" Monday, everyone! It's time to chitchat and wrap up last week.
archive: 2019
Holly Black Crafts a Violent Splendor in The Cruel Prince (Review: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black)
5:55 PM
It's been a long time since a book captivated and consumed me like The Cruel Prince did. I'm blown away and still recovering weeks after finishing it.
My birthday is coming up (February 15th! Yes, the day after Valentine's Day, which I fondly refer to as Birthday Eve.) and I went on a bit of a haul on ThriftBooks. I ended up buying 10 books and spent around $40 on the orders, which is actually a steal because I got mostly hardcovers.
So, how did I do?
So, how did I do?
Me: *reads well over 100 books in 2018*
Also me: YEAH, GREAT, BUT DID YOU READ *lists 400 more books*
You ready for something new? Happy Monday, everyone! One of my best-friend's is here to chitchat about Hope Solo's book Solo: A Memoir of Hope, and why the athlete inspires her so deeply. And why you should be reading her memoir.
I have 7 or 7½ reasons of MY CONFUSION.
I HAVE A LOT OF THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS BOOK.
And I kind of love it.
It's here! The cover for the second installment of When Stars Come Out!
Wait, what do you mean that's not how the song goes?
Today was unusually warm for January, so I took my books for a walk... like the good book hoarder owner I am. I decided last year that I was going to make an effort to further along my photography. Or at the very least, my book photography. My goal was to start a Booked J photo journal and cross-post the pictures here and to Instagram and what not.
Being home this weekend, and seeing how strangely nice the weather was, I decided to wander over to the local fairgrounds and take pictures of some books once more. I started doing this in November (you probably notice some of the backdrops from my The Dark Artifices shoot) and I have to say, it's become a favourite photography spot aside from the city.
The muse for this particular series/installment is my beloved Splintered trilogy (and the collection of short stories set in the world) by A.G. Howard. I've always wanted to take more pictures of these but I've found them hard to photograph due to the shine of each jacket. But, with weather on my side, and my desire to celebrate Howard's upcoming (unrelated) release of Stain, I just had to take my babies out for a spin.