AWESOME YALL FEST PIC ROUND UP!

20 Nov By Mandee Leave a Comment

My super adorable friend Laura & I set out on an adventure to Charleston, SC for YALL FEST! It was an awesome trip filled with tons of book love! Here are a few of our favorite pics from the weekend. Yay books!

My new YALL FEST shirt

Cassie Clare & Holly Black

My ticket to meet Cassie Clare. Alas, it wasn’t in the cards that day. Sad Panda!

Adam Gidwitz rocks Grimm with tons of sass! Love it!

Trenton Lee Stewart! Love his Mysterious Benedict Society series!!

David Levithan. I love the way he makes the world a better place with every awesome book he writes!

Gayle Forman…OMG! Love her!

Laura & I on a bike taxi! Check out the cool reflection in her glasses! So fun!

Carrie Ryan…then I died! Love her!! Also, LOVE HER!

The coolest YALL FEST volunteer around!

Laura with her fave, Stephanie Perkins

Laura with Carrie Ryan. Did I mention that I love these two?!?!

My new favorite necklace by the amazing www.hebeldesign.com Love her work!

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Follow My Book Blog Friday by @parajunkee & @alisoncanread

23 Dec By Mandee 9 Comments

Last week I had so much fun with this! I read so many great book-loving-blogs!

Yay for Parajunkee & Alison Can Read!

Now I’m back for more Follow Friday fun!

This week’s question is a tough one for me!

Q: If you had to spend eternity inside the pages of a book which book would you choose and why?

Wow! Just one? Boo!

My first two thoughts were Harry Potter & the world of Mortal Instruments! Both are amazing worlds full of endless depth & magic! Oh, how I long to be magical…for as long as I can remember, actually!

But to choose Harry or Jace…hmmmm. Tough call!

Both are magical, mysterious, and super awesome!

I may need to think on this for a while longer!

What book world would you choose?

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What I’ve Been Reading & Loving or The End of My Reading Slump!

1 Sep By Mandee Leave a Comment

I was in a reading slump this summer. I don’t know why–I usually read like crazy all summer. It was hard to book blog when I wasn’t reading (duh!).

Thankfully, that is behind me now! I’ve been reading some amazing books (and a few that were just ok). Here’s a quick pic post of what I’ve been reading and loving lately! Check them out, they are all 5 Bling Books (well, not the WordPress Books).

Quite possibly the reason why I quit reading good books! Not too many Blings here!

5 Bling Book!

More Blings Than Possible to Measure!

5 Bling Series! LOVE!!

5 Bling Stack!

5 Bling Book!

5 Bling Books!

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Finally Reading (Don’t Judge Me!)

16 May By Mandee Leave a Comment

I hate to admit this, but I’ve never read the MORTAL INSTRUMENTS series by Cassandra Clare.

How is this possible? I know, right! I don’t know either!

Well, I’m taking care of that right now. I’ve checked out the audio books from the library (YAY Libraries!) and I’m listening to them in my car. I’m always in need of a reason to look forward to my long commute, so I’m quite picky about the books I listen to in the car. I just started this morning and I’m already so intrigued.