Top Ten Book Adaptations on my Radar this Year

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature from The Broke and the Bookish. This week is freebie week, and I thought I’d focus on book adaptations since this is such a big year for books hitting the big screen. These are the Book Adaptations on my radar- in order of release date: 1. The Fault in Our Stars by […]

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Fall Movie Trailers: Gone Girl and If I Stay

Hollywood is still enamored with book adaptations and there are a slew of them to look forward to this fall. This week we got the first look at the trailers for two highly anticipated adaptations: GONE GIRL and IF I STAY. Gone Girl is based on Gillian Flynn’s 2012 runaway bestseller. The film adaptation stars Ben Affleck, Rosalind Pike, […]

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Top Ten Books I Read in 2012

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature from The Broke and the Bookish. This week we are listing our favorite reads of the year! I’ve been reluctant to start counting down my favorites since I still have books to read in these last two weeks, but I’m happy with this list. I included all the […]

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Top Ten Favorite Author Discoveries of 2012

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature from The Broke and the Bookish. This week we are listing our favorite new-to-me authors of the year! I read some debuts I loved and also read some YA powerhouse authors for the first time. 1. Ellen Hopkins  – I just recently read Collateral and was thoroughly impressed.  […]

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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Book Review

Book: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, Crown, On Sale Now Book Info: Mystery, HC 432 pg, borrowed Kindle edition from the library Rating: 4 / 5 Stars More Info: Goodreads | IndieBound | Amazon I found Gone Girl to be a pretty addictive mystery. It’s the first book I’ve read by Gillian Flynn, who’s known for […]

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