Confessions of a Bibliovore

NOTE → This is a quick set of reviews on books I read some time ago, in attempts to catch up on reviews. I do not have a star rating for these reviews, but I do try to express how I felt about the book. This is a feature I am bringing back and will be regularly used to share my thoughts on books. Love & Gelato by Jenna E Welch Synopsis: Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn’t in the mood for Italy’s famous sunshine and fairy-tale landscape. She’s only there because it was her mother’s dying wish that she get to know her father. But what kind of father isn’t around for sixteen years? All Lina wants to do is get back home. But then she is given a journal that her mom had kept when she lived in Italy. Suddenly Lina’s uncovering a magical world of secret romances, art, and hidden bakeries. A world that inspires Lina, along with the ever-so-charming Ren, to follow in her mother’s footsteps and unearth a secret that has been kept for far too long. It’s a secret that will c...

Title:  The Girl in 6E  by A.R. Torre Series:  Deanna Madden, #1 Genre:  Adult - Thriller Publication:  January 21st 2014 by Redhook Format:  Paperback Source:  Purchased Rating:  ★★★★ Synopsis: I haven't touched a human in three years. That seems like it would be a difficult task, but it's not. Not anymore, thanks to the internet. I am, quite possibly, the most popular recluse ever. Not many shut-ins have a 200-member fan club, a bank account in the seven-figure range, and hundreds of men lining up to pay for undivided attention. They get satisfaction, I get a distraction. Their secret desires are nothing compared to why I hide... my lust for blood, my love of death. Taking their money is easy. Keeping all these secrets... one is bound to escape. What if you hid yourself away because all you could think of was killing? And what if one girl's life depending on you venturing into society? Thoughts:  This was one of those books that I bough...

This feature was created by Lauren from 365 Days of Reading Title: The Lighthouse Keeper by Daisy Johnson Anthology: Fen: Stories Rating: ★★ One Line Summary: The story of a solitary life by the sea, and a woman’s courage. Thoughts: I probably didn't "get" this one. I mean, I do get that it is about a woman who has a job that normally is only given to men, and works where there is male domination. I appreciated that our protagonist was a woman, and that she was going against the odds, and female empowerment, etc. but the story just felt a little bland for me. I mean I get it but I don't get why other people love it, I guess. This is another story that I listened to on the podcast Levar Burton Reads, and if it wasn't for his narration, I probably wouldn't have finished this story. I am still trying to enjoy short stories, even though they are usually not my cup of tea, but I guess this one was especially not for me.

It's been quite some time since I created some sets over on my Polyvore profile, so with feeling very motivated to blog today, I decided to take advantage of the moment and create some new outfit posts to share too. These are my two most recent reads: It by Stephen King and Love and First Sight by Josh Sundquist. It by Stephen King I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with this cover. I wanted to capture the simplicity but didn't want anything too creepy. I was excited when I found the red 80's style pants before I remembered that the second part of the book took place in the 70's. The remake though does take place in the 80's so it's still appropriate. I wanted to incorporate more colors but really couldn't figure it out without clashing with the rest, so I settled for this.  Love and First Sight by Josh Sundquist I had quite the opposite feelings for this cover because while it also mostly white, the title has so many colors that I wanted to capture the...

Title: It by Stephen King Series: N/A Genre: Horror Publication: January 5th 2016 by Scribner Book Company (first published September 1986) Format: Paperback Source: Gifted Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: To the children, the town was their whole world. To the adults, knowing better, Derry, Maine was just their home town: familiar, well-ordered, a good place to live. It was the children who saw – and felt – what made Derry so horribly different. In the storm drains, in the sewers, It lurked, taking on the shape of every nightmare, each person’s deepest dread. Sometimes It reached up, seizing, tearing, killing… The adults, knowing better, knew nothing. Time passed and the children grew up, moved away. The horror of It was deep-buried, wrapped in forgetfulness. Until the grown-up children were called back, once more to confront It as It stirred and coiled in the sullen depths of their memories, reaching up again to make their past nightmares a terrible present reality. Thoughts: It kills...

NOTE → This is a quick set of reviews on books I read some time ago, in attempts to catch up on reviews. I do not have a star rating for these reviews, but I do try to express how I felt about the book. This is a feature I am bringing back and will be regularly used to share my thoughts on books. Milk & Honey by Rupi Kaur Synopsis: milk and honey is a collection of poetry and prose about survival. It is about the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity. It is split into four chapters, and each chapter serves a different purpose, deals with a different pain, heals a different heartache. milk and honey takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing to look. Quick Thoughts: This book of poetry has been everywhere, especially because this author's poetry is popular on the Instagram. It's split into four parts, and the poems all focus on that specific ...

This feature was created by Lauren from 365 Days of Reading Title:   Head, Scales, Tongue, Tail by Leigh Bardugo Anthology: Summer Days and Summer Nights Rating: ★★★ One Line Summary: A fantasy about two teenagers who form a friendship while trying to find a mysterious lake monster, which blossoms into more as they get older. Thoughts: This was the first story in this anthology and I was a little surprised that it was a fantasy. It is also a romance, but it starts off with two kids who want to find out more about a monster in the lake. They form a really sweet friendship that grows into a little more each year when they hang out for the summer. I wasn't really into the story, to be honest, until they started getting a little older and their friendship was turning into the beginnings of a romance, but once I pushed through that it became a really sweet story. The fantasy aspect kicked in at the very end, and while I was a little confused on why did that just happen?  I wa...