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We are a book reviewing duo from Gilbert, Arizona. We find the good apples for fellow bookworms.
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Review: WE NEED NEW NAMES by NoViolet Bulawayo
So, it’s been a month since we last posted. WTF?! If you were wondering (as some people have – we’ve even gotten Etsy messages asking us to come back to... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review of THE IMPOSSIBLE KNIFE OF MEMORY by Laurie Halse Anderson, the Tucson...
So all that Justine and I have been talking about for basically the past year is the Tucson Festival of Books coming up next weekend. We got to stay overnight i... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: ALLEGIANT by Veronica Roth
The review is here for the winner of my latest Pick My Next Book poll: Allegiant by Veronica Roth: So if you had asked me my opinion of this series before I rea... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Funny Book Meme Friday: Valentine’s Day Edition
If you’re like me and my friends, you’ve been obsessed with the hilarious Valentine’s Day card memes floating around tumblr the last few weeks. Read more
Posted on 14 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: The Troop by Nick Cutter
I love horror, and almost every horror literature fan knows who Stephen King is. Not just his name, but his living legend status. He has written some of the mos... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Winner of the “Pick My Next Book” Contest Is…
Thanks to all of the voters for my next book, I tried to get a variety in there so that everyone had something to root for. The winner of my “Pick My Next... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: Ignite Me By Tahereh Mafi
So, if you are like me, you have been waiting for the release of Ignite Me, so exciting!! Here is my review, I couldn’t make a review without very small... Read more
Posted on 11 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: “Gilead” by Marilynne Robinson
This was the third selection for the book club Justine and I participate in, you can read about our first meeting for the book Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walters... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Pick My Next Book!
So this is one of those rare times (so rare, in fact, that I’ve only done one of these posts previously) where I don’t have anything that I have to read right... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Bookish Valentine Gifts
So, you have that special someone… and the apple of their eye is reading? Or maybe you want to give some subtle (or not so subtle) hints about what you would... Read more
Posted on 02 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Fault in Our Stars OFFICIAL Trailer!
You read our reactions to the leaked trailer earlier this week but most of you missed the 10 minute window in which you could see it. Read more
Posted on 29 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: “An Abundance of Katherines” by John Green & Various Nerdfighteria
So I’m kind of on a quest of some sort (see how non-committal I am there?) to read all of John Green’s books. Sure, when most people read a great book they get... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Cover Reveal: Evil Red( Aurora Sky Vampire Hunter) by Nikki Jefford
We are so excited about this cover reveal , I love the Aurora SKy Vampire Hunter series, so of course I am all geeked up about this book! I think this might be... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Leaked “The Fault in Our Stars” Trailer: A Series of GIF Reactions
Justine and I were lucky to be on the internet during the seemingly 10 minute window in which the leaked trailer for The Fault in our Stars was on YouTube. Read more
Posted on 27 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Funny Book Meme Friday Vol. 13
This first meme is especially fitting for this season: Tell us in the comments what you’ll be reading on your days off! You May Also Enjoy:Funny Book Meme Frida... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Guest Review by David Alderman: “House of Leaves”
Today we have a special guest blogger, David Alderman! You may remember him as an independent science fiction author whom we’ve reviewed in the past. He... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Odd Thomas Movie Release… FINALLY!
Today we have a special guest blogger, Brandon Engel. He’s a fellow Odd Thomas enthusiast (we’ve maybe written about Odd Thomas a few times… just a few) and whe... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Funny Book Meme Friday Vol. 12
Today is especially special because A) it’s Friday and B) tomorrow is my birthday! So you best believe this weekend will be a party. What are you going to be... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review Take Two: Tick to the Tock by Matthew Turner
So we are clearly Matthew Turner fans around here, so we are both posting reviews today! If you missed Amandas review, you can find it here. Read more
Posted on 08 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Etsy Shop Makeover (Free Shipping!): The Hunger Games, The Fault in Our Stars,...
Sometimes all you need is a little push to create something a whole lot better than what you had before. This is exactly what happened with the Etsy store that... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE