Celebrating a love of all things reading and writing
“We will never accomplish anything worthwhile in life if we require the guarantee of success at the onset.”― Sherry Thomas, The Burning Sky Goodreads Synopsis: It all began with a ruined elixir and a bolt of lightning. Iolanthe Seabourne is the greatest elemental mage of her generation—or so she's been told. The one prophesied for years to... Continue Reading →
“Reality told us we would fail. But again and again, we fought. We perserved . We rose.”― Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone Title: Children of Blood and Bone Author: Tomi Adeyemi Publisher: Henry Holt Company Publication Date: March 6, 2018 Goodreads Synopsis: They killed my mother.They took our magic.They tried to bury us.Now we rise.... Continue Reading →
Welcome to my weekly post where I look back at some of my four and five star reads before I started Nicole's Nook. Today's book: Cloaked by Alex Flinn Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: February 14, 2012 Date read: August 23, 2015 Goodreads Synopsis: I’m not your average hero. I actually wasn’t your average anything. Just... Continue Reading →
Welcome to my weekly post where I look back at some of my four and five star reads before I started Nicole's Nook. This week's book: The Luxe by Anna Godberson Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: November 20, 2007 Date Read: February 28, 2010 Goodreads Synopsis: Pretty girls in pretty dresses, partying until dawn. Irresistible boys... Continue Reading →
Welcome to my weekly post where I look back at some of my four and five star reads before I started Nicole's Nook. Publishers: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: June 1, 2012 Date Read: December 8, 2013 Favorite Quote: “The act of reading is a partnership. The author builds a house, but the reader makes... Continue Reading →
“Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.”― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass Goodreads Synopsis: In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three... Continue Reading →
Welcome to my stop for the TBR And Beyond Tours for Fox Point's Own Gemma Hopper Book Info: Fox Point’s Own Gemma Hopper by Brie Spangler Genre: Middle Grade Contemporary Publishing Date: April 11, 2023 Synopsis: A heartwarming graphic novel about a baseball-obsessed 7th grader, trying to find her place in the sports world and her family.... Continue Reading →
Welcome to my weekly post where I share some of the great books I read before starting Nicole's Nook. Today's book: The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich Publication Date: May 16, 2017 Date Read: April 15, 2018 My Star Rating: 4 Stars Favorite Quote: “I don't exist to teach her a lesson, and it irks... Continue Reading →
Words matter, in fact. They're not pointless, as you've suggested. If they were pointless, then they couldn't start revolutions and they wouldn't change history. If they were just words, we wouldn't write songs or listen to them. We wouldn't beg to be read to as kids. If they were just words, then stories wouldn't have... Continue Reading →
“All this time, I've been afraid of my ability, when instead I should have been regarding it as a treasured weapon.” Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones Goodreads synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member of her village. Already different from everyone... Continue Reading →
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