Author: Leigh Bardugo

May 2015 in Review

Posted May 31, 2015 in Faith, Reading / 4 Comments

Month in Review

Things that Happened in May

  • The last full week of school has been completed! Really, this is a party worthy event.
  • We celebrated the Ascension, Pentecost, and Trinity Sunday. That is three great Sundays in a row.
  • You can tell that summer is fast approaching. The sun beats me up at 5am and it is still bright when I try to fall asleep after 9pm. It is crazy to think that just a few months ago (like December) it was dark when I was walking to work at 7:30am and dark when I was walking home at 4:30pm.
  • The school talent show was this past Tuesday. The teachers decided to do our own thing this year. We all got a variety of instruments and played Yellow Submarine. I will give you just one word for it: HILARIOUS!

Books I Read in May

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar ChildrenFrostbiteHollow CityRuin and RisingIsland of the Blue DolphinsMagic StudyThe HeirDark TriumphThe Plain ChoiceShadow KissThe Sea of MonstersA Wrinkle in TimeMortal HeartThe Dream ThievesThe Titan's Curse
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Review: Ruin and Rising – The Rescue of Ravka

Posted May 28, 2015 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments

Review: Ruin and Rising – The Rescue of RavkaRuin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
Series: The Grisha Trilogy #3
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (2014)
Hardcover (422 pages)
Via: Library
Rating:
Also by this author: Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm, Six of Crows
Also in this series: Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm
Reading Challenges: 2015 Finishing the Series, Read 2015

Synopsis

The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne.
Now the nation’s fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army.
Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a weakened Alina must submit to the dubious protection of the Apparat and the zealots who worship her as a Saint. Yet her plans lie elsewhere, with the hunt for the elusive firebird and the hope that an outlaw prince still survives.
Alina will have to forge new alliances and put aside old rivalries as she and Mal race to find the last of Morozova’s amplifiers. But as she begins to unravel the Darkling’s secrets, she reveals a past that will forever alter her understanding of the bond they share and the power she wields. The firebird is the one thing that stands between Ravka and destruction—and claiming it could cost Alina the very future she’s fighting for.

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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Authors I’d Love to Meet

Posted May 12, 2015 in Reading / 8 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This week’s list is the Top Ten Authors I’d Love to Meet.

1. Kristen Britain

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Kristen Britain is the author of one of my favorite books of all time, Green Rider. I would absolutely love to meet her.

2. Marissa Meyer

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I love the Lunar Chronicles so much. They are utterly amazing and Marissa Meyer must be awesome to write them.

3. Cassandra Clare

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So I’ve only ever read City of Bones by Cassandra Clare but I loved it and I will be reading the rest of the series soon.

4. Emily Wibberley

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I could take this time to say how much I adore Sacrificed and it would be completely true. Everyone should go read this awesome debut by this awesome author.
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April 2015 in Review

Posted April 30, 2015 in Faith, Reading / 2 Comments

This year is flying by. I can hardly believe that April is over already!

Things that Happened in April

  • My birthday!! I even got books for my birthday which greatly surprised me. Thanks so much, little sister!
  • Easter! I was able to attend one of my most favorite Masses of the entire Church year, the Easter Vigil! (Who doesn’t like candles and a three hour Mass?)
  • Field trips with the school kids! The bus rides are a bit longer than the ones where I grew up but we are in the-middle-of-nowhere, Montana.
  • Yesterday evening one of the sixth grade teachers passed away. It will be a terribly rough day today with the students. Any prayers would be greatly appreciated.

Books I Read in April

Number the StarsSeven RevolutionsStory of a SoulSpelled
The Raven BoysThe Girl Death Left BehindGrave Mercy
The Coldest Girl in ColdtownTortall and Other LandsRebel MechanicsThe Pharaoh's Daughter
The JewelDivergentBeauty
 

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Review: Siege and Storm – A Whole Lot of Waiting

Posted April 16, 2015 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments

Review: Siege and Storm – A Whole Lot of WaitingSiege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Series: The Grisha Trilogy #2
Publisher: Square Fish (2013)
Paperback (432 pages)
Via: Library
Rating:
Also by this author: Shadow and Bone, Ruin and Rising, Six of Crows
Also in this series: Shadow and Bone, Ruin and Rising
Reading Challenges: Read 2015

Synopsis

Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. But she can’t outrun her past or her destiny for long.
The Darkling has emerged from the Shadow Fold with a terrifying new power and a dangerous plan that will test the very boundaries of the natural world. With the help of a notorious privateer, Alina returns to the country she abandoned, determined to fight the forces gathering against Ravka. But as her power grows, Alina slips deeper into the Darkling’s game of forbidden magic, and farther away from Mal. Somehow, she will have to choose between her country, her power, and the love she always thought would guide her–or risk losing everything to the oncoming storm.

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