Author: Jessica Spotswood

Item: A Tyranny of Petticoats
Rating: 4
Author: Amanda Marie

March 2016 in Review

Posted March 31, 2016 in Faith, Life, Reading / 10 Comments

Things that Happened in March

EASTER! The Easter Vigil is one of my favorite Masses of ever! Seriously, it is gorgeous even if it does get a bit long at times.
My little sister was able to come home for two days for Easter. It was great to see her.
I finally finished my application for graduate school. Now the nail-biting begins…
Things have been absolutely crazy at school. It has been so hectic that one of my co-teachers made the comment she has spent more time in the principal’s office in the last two weeks than she did her entire career as a student. Things definitely need to slow down soon.
I haven’t been feeling great this month. This is probably due to the stress of work and the students sharing their fun diseases with everyone they come in contact with.
My favorite book of the month was The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi. It was utterly amazing and beautiful. I shared some of my favorite quotes from it with my sister and now she wants an Amar. 🙂
My favorite reread of the month was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J K Rowling. In fact, this was the only reread this month.

Tagged as Catholic, Easter, Monthly Wrap-Up, School

{Review} A Tyranny of Petticoats – An Anthology of Girls in American History

Posted March 7, 2016 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments

A Tyranny of Petticoats by Jessica Spotswood
Publisher: Candlewick Press (2016 - March 8)
eARC (368 pages)
Via: NetGalley
Rating:
Reading Challenges: 2016 What's In A Name?, Read 2016

Synopsis

From an impressive sisterhood of YA writers comes an edge-of-your-seat anthology of historical fiction and fantasy featuring a diverse array of daring heroines.
Criss-cross America — on dogsleds and ships, stagecoaches and trains — from pirate ships off the coast of the Carolinas to the peace, love, and protests of 1960s Chicago. Join fifteen of today’s most talented writers of young adult literature on a thrill ride through history with American girls charting their own course. They are monsters and mediums, bodyguards and barkeeps, screenwriters and schoolteachers, heiresses and hobos. They're making their own way in often-hostile lands, using every weapon in their arsenals, facing down murderers and marriage proposals. And they all have a story to tell.
With stories by:
J. Anderson Coats
Andrea Cremer
Y. S. Lee
Katherine Longshore
Marie Lu
Kekla Magoon
Marissa Meyer
Saundra Mitchell
Beth Revis
Caroline Richmond
Lindsay Smith
Jessica Spotswood
Robin Talley
Leslye Walton
Elizabeth Wein

Find the book: Goodreads, Amazon, Book Depository

Tagged as 4 star, Read 2016

January 2016 in Review

Posted January 31, 2016 in Life, Reading / 12 Comments

Things that Happened in January

It has been a stressful month. Apparently my brain needed books to manage the stress because I read quite a few books this month. And by “quite a few,” I mean “a lot.”
On the topic of the above, please pray for my sister. I can’t say more since I don’t want to share her story here, but she does need prayers.
I was able to attend my friend’s wedding in Washington, DC and it was beautiful. It was great to see so many friends that I haven’t seen in two years.
I read 17 books this month which is A LOT! I blame quite a bit of it on the traveling I did to and from Washington, DC. There isn’t much to do on a plane besides read and so I read.
My favorite book of the month (non-reread) was Illuminae and my favorite reread was Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

Books I Read in January

Tagged as Monthly Wrap-Up