Library Musings…Marriage Proposals, Literally

Happy Valentines day all! I thought in honor of the official day of love I’d share a few romantic scenes from literature, both classics and YA alike.

Proposal Scenes to be exact.

They’ve been picked randomly…mostly because I was able to remember that a proposal scene happened in these particular books! Some of them surprised [...]



February 14th, 2012 | Tags: , | Category: Library Musings | Leave a comment

The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley

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Carrie McClelland is a bestselling author of historical fiction. She’s made enough off her writing to travel the world, living in the locations where her books are set. Carrie begins her journey at a French Castle. She’s decided to track Nathaniel Hooke, an Irishman deeply involved in the failed Scottish uprising of 1708. But, Carrie is finding [...]



October 3rd, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Adult Lit, Book Club of Two, BookTalks, Review | Leave a comment

The Last Letter From Your Lover by Jojo Moyes

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“”You are a whore,” he said

“With you I was,” she said quietly. “I must have been, because I certainly didn’t do it for love.”” (193, ePub ed.)

Jennifer Stirling wakes up to a world and a life she doesn’t remember. Surviving a car accident that killed other passengers she is unfamiliar with the [...]



September 6th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Adult Lit, BookTalks, Review | Leave a comment

The Wild Rose (Tea Rose #3) by Jennifer Donnelly

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We left our adventurers Willa and Seamie in the middle of their story. Willa tragically disabled after a climbing accident left her without a leg…Seamie forever scarred by making the executive decision to amputate the leg. You see, while the surgery saved Willa’s life it also banished all hope of continuing her climbing dreams. Both [...]



August 16th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Adult Lit, BookTalks, Review | Leave a comment

Forever (Wolves of Mercy Falls #3) by Maggie Stiefvater *Spoilers*

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Review

This was by far my favorite book of the series. I know it ends without resolving the wolf/human problem…but still, it seemed strangely finished to me. Having that last image of a fall leaf as a wedding band around Grace’s finger is [...]



July 20th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Review, YA Lit | Leave a comment

The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen

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Willa Jackson left her hometown, Walls of Water, infamous. Revealing herself as the Jokester after 4 years of pranks. Willa left high school in handcuffs, unwittingly inspiring more than a few of her classmates to take more risks in their lives. Unfortunately, after failing out of college and the death of her father, Willa remembers her prankster [...]



May 19th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Adult Lit, BookTalks, Review | Leave a comment