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Tuesday, September 02, 2014

Characters We’d Love to Have Sitting At Our Lunch Table!

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Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish where we list top bookish things.
Note that Giselle and Jenni often decide to split it and each do a Top 5.


Back to school in style!!

Jenni


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  • Georgia from the Confessions of Georgia Nicholson Series: Clearly I am going for funny in the beginning here because this is another girl that leaves me laughing my ass off! This series is so adorable and anyone looking for a good giggle should read it and ignore that horrible, horrible cover.
  • Katniss from The Hunger Games: This is where things start to get a bit more serious.  I admit, I don’t think Katniss would be fun but I would just really love to know her!
  • Adam from If I Stay: I just want this guy in my life and if it’s just at my lunch table than so be it!

 

Giselle


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  • Jordan from Catching Jordan: This girl is just funny and down to earth and I cam see her and I becoming BFFs despite my lack of sportish abilities!
  • Lisbeth from The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo: Hey, everybody needs a hacker-slash-genius in their circle of friends! It would have been very convenient to have access to her skills and merciless personality in high school!
  • Darla from Ashfall: This girl is incredibly resourceful and I’m sure she would take any high school queen bee by the balls >.< Plus, I just love her. One of my fav female characters in YA!
  • Harry, Hermione, and Ron: Because if I went back to school, it would be at Hogwarts, so it’s only natural that these guys will be with me, no!?
  • Hanna from Pretty Little Liars: So that I can just sit back and be endlessly entertained by her hilarious dumb blond moments! (I’m referring more to the Hannah from the TV series than the books themselves)

Who would be at your own table? Would you visit ours? >.<


Book Girls Don’t Cry… But They Do Have Potty Mouths!

Book Girls Don’t Cry… But They Do Have Potty Mouths!

Posted by on 08/25/2014 • 10 Comments

Book Girls Don’t Cry is a feature where we will discuss/vent/advise on a bookish topic. This feature is co-hosted with the lovely Amy at Book Loving Mom.

Hey guys! This time around Stella and I got together to chat about swearing in novels. We talk about all sorts, from when there is “too much” to the dreaded made up versions that you sometimes find. Watch and weigh in with what you think about some good ol’ bad words when you read.

 

How do you feel about bad words in novels? We’re looking for topic suggestions for future BGDC posts! What would YOU like to discuss (can be anything from vents to advice)? Leave a topic suggestion via this form!

Books We’d Give To Readers Who Have Never Read Contemporary Novels!

Books We’d Give To Readers Who Have Never Read Contemporary Novels!

Posted by on 08/05/2014 • 26 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish where we list top bookish things. Note that Giselle and Jenni often decide to split it and each do a Top 5.

All of Your Contemporary Needs! Jenni

Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta: Basically I think this novel should be on every bookish list I make from now until eternity.  Just read it. The Fault In Our Stars by John Green: Clearly I believe in starting out with a bang because holy emotion, Batman.  I think the romance between Augustus and Hazel is just so fantastic and I want everyone to have a glimpse of it. Breathe, Annie, Breathe by Miranda Kenneally: Basically what my co-blogger has said down below! I think that…

Book Girls Don’t Cry… Or Like All of the MC’s

Book Girls Don’t Cry… Or Like All of the MC’s

Posted by on 07/23/2014 • 14 Comments

Book Girls Don’t Cry is a feature where we will discuss/vent/advise on a bookish topic. This feature is co-hosted with the lovely Amy at Book Loving Mom.

We are back with yet another collaboration between myself and the lovely Stella from It’s Too Late To Apologize.  This time around we are talking about unlikeable characters in books.  I was reading a book recently and was talking to Stella about how much I hated the MC and how much I was loving the book overall and she was pretty floored by that whole concept so we had to vlog about it! Hope you enjoy!

 

Can you get down with a book even if you don’t like the main character? We’re looking for topic suggestions for future BGDC posts! What would…

Book Girls Don’t Cry… Or Go To BEA

Book Girls Don’t Cry… Or Go To BEA

Posted by on 05/28/2014 • 29 Comments

Book Girls Don’t Cry is a feature where we will discuss/vent/advise on a bookish topic. This feature is co-hosted with the lovely Amy at Book Loving Mom.

It’s finally the week of BEA and after watching everyone who is going get themselves pumped up for the last month or so I am now watching while they are all on their way to New York. I know my co-blogger, Giselle, left just yesterday morning and made the long drive down. As someone who is deathly afraid of flying and doesn’t enjoy travelling I am so thankful for social media so that I can live vicariously through all of my friends. Also, it’s great that Giselle is going because she has strict orders to grab a few of my must-haves for me.

Book Girls Don’t Cry… They Go See Divergent!

Book Girls Don’t Cry… They Go See Divergent!

Posted by on 04/30/2014 • 17 Comments

Book Girls Don’t Cry is a feature where we will discuss/vent/advise on a bookish topic. This feature is co-hosted with the lovely Amy at Book Loving Mom.

Hello there!  A few weekends ago Stella (It’s Too Late To Apologize) and I ventured out of our reading caves to go and see the Divergent movie.  Once it ended we went back to her place and filmed a joint review of it. Now, what is a little unique about this vlog review is that Stella has read the Divergent series and I haven’t read any of the books.  You get the perspectives from each camp and see how it worked without having read the book.  It ran a bit long because we had a lot to say but please let us know…

Book Girls Don’t Cry: A Day of Reading and Things

Book Girls Don’t Cry: A Day of Reading and Things

Posted by on 04/24/2014 • 22 Comments

Book Girls Don’t Cry is a feature where we will discuss/vent/advise on a bookish topic. This feature is co-hosted with the lovely Amy at Book Loving Mom.

 

A Day in the Life of Yours Truly

What is it like to be me? Since my life is super duper interesting I thought I’d make this week’s BGDC a bit more personal and give you a sneak peek into my daily life.

Starting usually around 7-8am, I’m awoken by a little 3 year old devil who doesn’t understand the concept of quiet mornings. Then after an hour of coaxing him to eat, get dressed, put his boots and coat on, then pick 10 toys until he decides which one to bring to daycare, I’m left all by my lonesome for a…

Some of the Most Unique Books I’ve Read!

Some of the Most Unique Books I’ve Read!

Posted by on 04/08/2014 • 37 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish where we list top bookish things. Note that Giselle and Jenni often decide to split it and each do a Top 5.

Originality is not dead yet! Giselle

Now I didn’t go through ALL of the books I read, so these are just the first ones that came to mind for this week’s Top 10 Tuesday. And yep, it’s just me this week! J-dog isn’t feeling her best.

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor: The world inside this novel is insanely creative, but the characters, the twists, the story, are all so unique. I would love to get a glimpse inside this woman’s mind! All the…