Author: Amie Kaufman

{F56} This Shattered World

Posted January 8, 2016 in Reading / 8 Comments

This Shattered World

I just finished reading This Shattered World and it was really great. I’m now reading Their Fractured Light and, so far, it is also pretty awesome.

From This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner:

“I’m going to have enough problems if you take my face back to your base with you.
I don’t think I’m about to give you a name to go with it.”
~Flynn Cormac~

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2015 in Review (& End of Year and Statistics Surveys)

Posted December 31, 2015 in Life, Reading / 10 Comments

Big Things That Happened in 2015

  • I mentioned the school talent show in which the teachers sang Yellow Submarine.
  • I worked at a Catholic summer camp for the summer and had a blast. I wrote about it and shared some pictures.
  • I survived over a week of blinding smoke due to forest fires. It was insane. I talked about that here.
  • I had my very first ever Blogversary which was exciting.

Analysis of Books I Read in 2015

This was the very first year that I ever kept track of the books that I read. My stats have amazed me.

  • I read 141 books.
  • Almost all of the books I read this year were 4 or 5 stars. I must be pretty good at choosing books I know I’ll enjoy.
  • Over two-thirds of the books I read this year were from the library or books I own.
  • Over half of the books I read this year were hard copied (Paperback or Hardcover) while over a quarter were ebooks. Audiobooks made up the rest.
  • About a quarter of the books I read this year were debuts.

I made some pretty nifty looking pie charts in Excel (you can just pretend they are totally awesome).

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November 2015 in Review

Posted November 30, 2015 in Reading / 8 Comments

Month in Review

Is November really over! It seems like this month has gone by so very fast for me. It is crazy!

Things that Happened in November

  • So much has happened it is hard to get it all in words. One of the students at my school suffered a stroke and is hospitalized for now. A counselor at the district high school died from an unexpected heart attack. My grandmother has been hospitalized yet again. It really hasn’t been a great month.
  • My religious education class (4th grade) was enrolled in the Association of the Miraculous Medal. They are all so excited to have miraculous medals.

Books I Read in November

The Heart of BetrayalThe Painter's DaughterSapphire BlueWinter
Emerald GreenA Court of Thorns and RosesEverneathJesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives
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{Review} These Broken Stars – Survival and Forbidden Love

Posted November 5, 2015 in Reading, Review / 2 Comments

{Review} These Broken Stars – Survival and Forbidden LoveThese Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner
Series: Starbound #1
Publisher: Disney Hyperion (2013)
Hardcover (378 pages)
Via: Library
Rating:
Also by this author: Illuminae, This Shattered World, Their Fractured Light
Also in this series: This Shattered World, Their Fractured Light
Reading Challenges: Read 2015

Synopsis

Luxury spaceliner Icarus suddenly plummets from hyperspace into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive — alone. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a cynical war hero. Both journey across the eerie deserted terrain for help. Everything changes when they uncover the truth.

Find the book: Goodreads, Amazon, Book Depository

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