I received an excellent suggestion from Bree at Coffee Bean Bookshelf for a tutorial: how to make a marquee scrolling sidebar widget for images (also works for text). It’s a lot easier than you think! Here is the general code, which you can paste into […]
Year: 2013
The Perfect Cover (15) – The Chaos of Stars
This cover completely blows my mind! I am a huge sucker for swirly designs, and the intricate designs and swirls on this cover totally win me over. I love how the typography is so integrated into the designs, and of course, anything with outer space/stars/space […]
Going Under by S. Walden
Before reading this review or considering reading the book, take the content warning seriously. This book is heavy. It deals with rape, depression, plotting to be raped, consensual sex, and other illegal activities (underage drinking/drug use). Going Under is an incredible and fabulous book, but […]
Waiting on Wednesday (45) – Reboot
Reboot (Reboot #1) by Amy Tintera Publication date: May 7th 2013 Add it to your shelf on Goodreads Five years ago, Wren Connolly was shot three times in the chest. After 178 minutes she came back as a Reboot: stronger, faster, able to heal, and […]
If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch
I assumed that If You Find Me would be emotionally gripping and different—just from the synopsis—and it certainly delivered! The whole idea behind this book is just so sad and crazy, but the most mind blowing part is that it could easily be real. Carey […]
Why I Have Given Up FeedBurner (and what I now use for e-mail subscriptions)
What I used FeedBurner for Since starting my blog I have been using FeedBurner to send out e-mail updates to my e-mail subscribers, and “burn” my feed, which allows subscribers to easily add my RSS feed to their own RSS reader. However, Google has given […]
Release Day Giveaway: Surrender Your Love by J.C. Reed
Meeting Jett was like lightning. Dangerous. Better left untouched. And better forgotten. But lightning always strikes twice. Brooke Stewart, a realtor in New York, doesn’t do relationships. When she’s sent to a remote estate to finalize a real estate deal, she discovers her new boss […]
That Time I Joined the Circus by J.J. Howard
This book is just adorable. I’m getting all warm and snuggly just thinking about it again. I will say that the cover fits this book PERFECTLY. It’s warm, it’s bubbly, it’s sad at times, it’s fun and games and new experiences. There is just something […]
7 Things I Wish All Book Bloggers Would (or would not) Do
I hope I don’t come off as a bitch with this list. I’m not trying to target certain bloggers or spotlight anyone, I’m just expressing some frustrations I have as a reader of blogs (rather than as a writer for one)! You don’t have to […]
Waiting on Wednesday (44) – The Summer I Became a Nerd
The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller Publication date: May 7th 2013 Add it to your shelf on Goodreads On the outside, seventeen-year-old Madelyne Summers looks like your typical blond cheerleader—perky, popular, and dating the star quarterback. But inside, Maddie spends more […]