Life of a Random

As you may  notice when you read the book information further down, this is an ARC of a book that was published in May. *cough* I'm catching up on reading. Anyways, I hope you enjoy! But be aware that some things may have changed since the version I read was not the final copy. Tallyhoooo. Publication Date: May 27, 2014 Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: 400 Source: NetGalley Format: ebook ARC Series: Steampunk Chronicles (#4) London's underworld is no place for a young woman, even one who is strong, smart and part-automaton like Mila. But when master criminal Jack Dandy inadvertently breaks her heart, she takes off, determined to find an independent life, one entirely her own. Her search takes her to the spangled shadows of the West End's most dazzling circus. Meanwhile, taken captive in the Aether, Griffin King is trapped in an inescapable prison, and at the mercy of his archenemy, The Machinist. If he breaks under the hellish torment, The Machinist w...

Hooray for long lists of questions! Here's the second half of the Quirky Questions for Readers. Read, laugh, and answer the questions along with me if you feel like it (either in the comments or on a post). Have a beautiful day with much chocolate and books. :D 29. Name a case in which hype ruined your reading experience:  Well, I haven't read Allegiant yet but that's because 1) it's never in at the library and 2) exactly because the hype for the Divergent series made it extremely easy to find spoilers everywhere. Particularly ONE SPOILER. So..yeah. *sigh* Also (don't hate me), I discovered Daughter of Smoke & Bone because of the hype, but I feel like it gave me really high expectations of the book. Soo I was disappointed when it didn't meet those expectations. 30. How often do you agree with the critics about about a book? Psh, critics? I'm a rebel. I'm not about that life. *tosses hair* 31. How do you feel about giving bad/negative rev...

As you've probably guessed, my computer is giving me problems. Problems like: Oh, I've decided not to turn on today problems. Facts are-- I only need it to turn on one more time so I can save all my stuff. Crossed fingers this happens. :/ Aaaanyways, I won't be able to post too much. I'll still post using my mom's computer sometimes but the sad part is she actually uses it quite a bit. I will be getting a new computer but not for a little while yet. In the mean time, hugs and chocolate to you guys and sorry for yet another lull in posts :(

I discovered this questionnaire at Cait and Mime's blog The Notebook Sisters , where I learned that the origin of these questions is most likely here . Thanks for bringing this awesomesauce questionnaire to my attention, Notebook Sisters! You guys need to check out their post . It's hilarious. I'm going to follow their lead because fifty-five questions is WAY too many to post at one time. So here's the first half... *drumroll* 1. Favourite childhood book: Unfortunately, I don't remember childhood reading too well. :/ But probably, all the horse books by Marguerite Henry and the American Girl books, especially the Kit Kittredge ones. :)  2. What are you reading right now? I'm in between books! So nothing right now. Even though I have a Mount Everest of books waiting to be read. 3. What books do you have on request at the library? Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins and Splintered by A.G. Howard. I've heard they're good. ;) 4. Bad book habi...

Hi-ho and away we go....to more shopping... >.< (Actually, I haven't had to do any for a few days. Thank the stars.) On the bright side, I did a review for Kate @The Magic Violinist on . You can visit her blog and check it out if you love books that are dark, twisted, and feature zombies. WEIRD zombies. Not that any kind of zombie isn't weird but--nevermind, you'll find out if you go read the review. ;) I'll be doing reviews on her blog on a regular basis, so take a moment and check it out. :) She's one awesome girl. Also, writing update : I was so encouraged by all of your comments on the post where I talked about writing being hard for me. Thank you so much! I love you guys :) So, along that line, I've been writing almost every day. Not necessarily on my WIPs but also blogging and journaling. They're not huge amounts either. I know most of you are fantabulous, superhero writers ;) but 1,000 words a day is good for me. So a few days ago wh...

    Hello, Life of a Random readers! If I don’t know you already, it’s a pleasure to meet your acquaintance :) When Skylar asked if I would write a guest post, she suggested I write about a specific part of writing, which was good because a) I love writing and b) I know a lot about writing. But then a little problem arose. You see, while I might know a lot about writing, I have yet to master the art of applying these "skills." I'm still floundering, knowing exactly what I need to be doing, but having trouble transferring my perfect, nebulous vision onto paper. Ideas are a different story (was that a pun?) I'm not usually the kind of person who struggles for ideas. I can hear almost anything and start constructing a premise around it. Call it a blessing. Call it a curse. All I know is that it makes math class somewhat bearable. But ideas are fragile. They might be powerful—like, the ideal challenging, oppression opposing, truth ...