Times I've Taken Fictional Characters' Advice

Hmm... when I was reading City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare, Clary Fray (the main protagonist) suggested that seven-year-old Max Lightwood read Manga. Manga was nothing new to me. At some point in my teenage years, I had taken up reading Manga and watching anime as a hobby. But when Clary told Max …

Monthly Wrap-ups: April 2016

Very Productive
Remember how last month I said that I was nonproductive? Well, April was super productive for me. I was like was machine running on some modified super-efficiency oil. That was my reading and blogging life. Now, my academic life on the other hand, was mostly unchanged in terms of pr…

Fabergé Eggs: A Brief History

I've admired Fabergé eggs for a long while now, but since I've read A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray, I've been obsessed. They were only briefly mentioned in the story, in the dimension set Russia (one of many sets in other places), where Marguerite Caine- the main character- i…

Typography Tuesday

A Thousand Pieces of You | Claudia Gray

A Thousand Pieces of You (Firebird #1) by Claudia Gray

Synopsis:
4.5-5 out of 5 stars
*My thoughts as expressed by Mouse
Hear ye, hear ye! If you enjoy science fiction, specifically parallel/cross-dimensional travel, this is the book for you! This book, God, this book is incredible! This may have been the first multidimensional book I've read. No,…