Diary of a Bookworm

"OMG SHE'S BACK" Yes. Yes I am. BUWAHAHAH! Hey, is it bad to wear a scarf in 90+ degree weather, even if I'm cold? It is? OH WELL!     Hey everyone! Welcome back to Manga Mondays at BNR! I'm so excited to be back and writing to you all. I hope everyone still loves me even though I left for a while... HOWEVER, I will return to you all starting today. /LOVINGASIANHUGS So, I'm gonna try out this new idea I came up with while I was laying on the beach in Florida: Spotlights! Yay!... Like a sir... So, I thought I'd kick off the entire new mini-series (That will either be the first or last Monday of every month) within the feature to spotlight my all-time favorite Director and Animator: Hayao Miyazaki! For those of you who have NO IDEA who this is and call yourself an anime/manga-fan needs to be slapped! (jk) Lemme just list the few movies he's done:    And one more, an all-time favorite full of awesome adventure... Okay, so by now you should know who Hayao ...

(via Ellen Schreiber's Facebook ) Ellen Schreiber just revealed the cover of the third installment in the Full Moon series. I absolutely love it and keeping with her theme of the main character on the covers. Sadly, like any true fan, I scrounged around to find some more info about this upcoming book but Schreiber has always been sneaky about new info about her books. But don't fear Schreiber fans, I will be keeping up with FMK as more comes out! Peace and Fangs, Alisha

Title: Spells Author: Aprilynne Pike Series: Wings     1. Wings     2. Spells     3. Illusions     4. Destined Format: Hardcover (368 pages) Release Date: May 4, 2010 Genre(s): YA, Fantasy, Paranormal Romance Rating:         Summary Six months have passed since Laurel saved the gateway to the faerie realm of Avalon. Now she must spend her summer there, honing her skills as a Fall faerie. But her human family and friends are still in mortal danger--and the gateway to Avalon is more compromised than ever. When it comes time to protect those she loves, will she depend on David, her human boyfriend, for help? Or will she turn to Tamani, the electrifying faerie with whom her connection is undeniable? Source Review Plot: I was so excited to finally be able to continue on in the Wings series. I wanted to know how Laurel would adjust to the fae world and the love triangle between her, Davi...

Today, on BNR, we have Ley Mesina, author of A Goddess of Night series. This past March, Ley released the second installment in the AGN series, Perdition and us here at BNR are ecstatic to see more secrets revealed and Lily's love life bud a little more. Ley stopped by to tell us more about Perdition and her writing style. Here's a little about Ley: Ley Mesina spent most of her childhood and young adult life writing short stories. She planned to teach after she graduated with her Master's in Psychology but, instead, decided to pursue her passion for writing. Ley lives in Southern California with her husband and children and is a frequent visitor of her own imagination. Source BNR: How is Perdition continuing from where Reborn left off? LM: Reborn is an introduction to the characters. I really wanted to explain everyone's story because I felt it was important. Perdition is more fast-paced and really delves into the adventure. Lily is finally beginning to accept that...

Today, we have KC Blake on BNR! This past April, KC Blake has released the second installment in her Witch-Game novel series, Witch Hunt. KC is gracing us with her presence to tell us more about her new series and what she goes through as a writer. Here's a little about her: Born and raised in California, I fell in love with writing while reading The Outsiders. Then I fell in love with Stephen King's writing style. I enjoy reading many types of books, but YA Paranormal is my favorite. I used to write for Harlequin under a different name. So that's my background. Exciting, no? Source BN R: Just for our readers, give us a quick synopsis of the book. KC: Starr is a reporter for the school paper and has her nose in everybody’s business.  When she hears the popular kids known as the It-Squad are about to start a secretive game, she wants to know more.  Their leader, Dylan Winchester, has been her crush for five years.  She wants him, and he seems to like her, too.  But Dy...

For this month, we will be posting upcoming books that we are anxiously waiting for and that the book community is dying to read! This Is Not A Test by Courtney Summers Release Date: June 19, 2012 It’s the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside won’t stop pounding on the doors. One bite is all it takes to kill a person and bring them back as a monstrous version of their former self. To Sloane Price, that doesn’t sound so bad. Six months ago, her world collapsed and since then, she’s failed to find a reason to keep going. Now seems like the perfect time to give up. As Sloane eagerly waits for the barricades to fall, she’s forced to witness the apocalypse through the eyes of five people who actually want to live. But as the days crawl by, the motivations for survival change in startling ways and soon the group’s fate is determined less and less by what’s happening outside and more and more by the unpredictable a...