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October 16, 2017February 27, 2019 Jen Naughton

On The Nightstand

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Just playing with this new Insta feature. I like not having to use another app to create a collage. #bookblogger #bookstagram #ocenchanted

Dark times call for a dark photo with an ominous gnome. So, I strolled into my library intent of dropping off and then picking up my holds. Just minding my own business. When my eye strayed up to the Nonfiction Quick Pick Shelf. I pride myself on keeping current with new release books, especially in this subject matter: Tin Foil Hat subjects. If there is something that could happen, I've probably already mulled it over at 2 am. And so, this lovely tome made it into my tote bag without a second thought. (I'm sneaking in this review in between a towering stack of Cybils Nominees) Mike Pearl works for Vice magazine writing a column titled: How Scared Should I Be? Anything that could happen falls under his purview. In this book, he gathered all the likely and unlikely scenarios that are the usual subjects of clickbait. You'd be surprised how many incredible things actually could happen and, conversely, how many I thought would be a given, and the odds are low for them. Jurassic Park could happen! That supervolcano out west? Not likely. Now, I would have guessed the exact opposite. Mike ranks each event with the questions: Likely in this century? Plausibility Rating Scary? Worth Changing Habits? He then backs up his one line findings with plenty of evidence and interviews with experts. You know I loved it. Buy it for the conspiracy theorist on your shopping list. If you buy from Amazon please use the link in my profile. #bookreview #nonfiction #mybookishlife #bookworm #booksofinstagram #tinfoilhat #readergram

“Maybe the tiny lions were merely ornaments, a display of pride for the victory over a man who defied men, only to be slain by women.” ― Hafsah Faizal, We Hunt the Flame Ah, where to begin? This novel is on the nominee list for the YA Speculative Fiction Cybils Awards, and that is how I found it. Who will love this book? Teens who have an affinity for beautiful language, mixed with an adventure story reminiscent of Mulan, but in an Arabian Nights setting. I just got lost in the word choices. I keep a copybook full of phrases that I want to remember from books, and I filled an entire page with quotes from this story. We Hunt the Flame follows Zafira, a hunter. Zafira is inexplicably the only hunter in the forest, and no one knows that she is a woman. Eventually, Zafira sets out on her most crucial hunt yet; to discover an ancient artifact that will restore the magic to her kingdom as it was once before. The assassin Nasir ( ominously named-the Prince of Death) is ordered to assassinate everyone who gets in the way of his father, who is the leader of Arawiya. When Nasir is told by his father to kill the hunter and retrieve the same artifact, the two characters intersect, and things get tricky in this imaginative ancient kingdom. So much of this book reads like a long-form poem. That plus the atmosphere, and girl power made me love it. #mycybilsawardsjourney #bookblogger #bookreview #bookstagram #readergram

Just realized I could share a tip with suburban Chicago folks. Next time you are in the city you can take your library card to any Chicago Library branch and use it to get a Chicago card. Then you can check out Ebooks on your nook or kindle from your couch. #themoreyouknow

Scored big with the Black Friday Owlcrate Sale and picked up a couple of older boxes for gifts. We've tried a lot of boxes and OwlCrate is by far my favorite for YA books. I've got my referral link in my profile if you are looking for a bookish gift. #owlcrate #mybookishlife

So many books so few #owlcratejr bookplates. I love having a second copy of classic books. This chalkdust wizard of Oz is so cute. #ocjrparallel

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