What a Well-Developed Character Means (To Me)

You've all heard me say "I didn't think the characters were well-developed" in a book review before, and I've gotten a request to tell you just what that means. It entails the character having qualities that Of course I would love to tell you, and if you ever find yourself disagreeing with me over a …

The Chaos of Stars

The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White Synopsis: Isadora's family is seriously screwed up—which comes with the territory when you're the human daughter of the ancient Egyptian gods Isis and Osiris. Isadora is tired of living with crazy relatives who think she's only worthy of a passing glance—so when she gets the chance to move to …

100 Followers & A Twitter Giveaway

Searching the Clouds currently has 107 followers! I can't believe it! I never expected to get 100 followers so quickly! I was sitting down to write my first post in September, and now, 97 posts later, here we are. I can't thank you guys enough. Blogging makes me incredibly happy, and when I read the comments …

These Broken Stars

These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner - DNF Synopsis: It's a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone. Lilac is the daughter of the …

Liebster Award #2

For the second time, I have been nominated for the Liebster Award (click here to see my first nomination)! Had to use that gif again. Anyway, I want to thank Emily at For the Bookish for nominating me and boosting my spirit. I'm just going to jump right in, but first here are the rules: Share …

Aha! My Predictions Were Right! SPOILER ALERT FOR THE ONE BY KIERA CASS

By now, most of you have probably read the One. And, if you haven't, GO SIT IN THAT CORNER AND DON'T COME BACK UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED IT. *Ahem* Sorry. What I meant to say is, this book was as good, if not better, than I expected. And trust me, I had pretty high expectations. …

Random Fridays: Quotes (#2)

Hosted by Awkwordly Emma So this week's Random Friday was a free choice, and I chose quotes because it was one of my favorite topics from last year (you can see my post here). I had to end it with a writing quote. Do you have any favorite quotes? It can be from here or …

In Honor of the One

  The One by Kiera Cass was released yesterday! Okay, I think those express my excitement quite nicely. In honor of the amazingness The One is sure to be, I thought I would predict what is going to be happening with America, Maxon, Aspen, and the crew. I was inspired by this post by the Girls in Plaid …

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Book Covers I’d Frame As Pieces of Art

Hosted by Broke and Bookish This week's topic was tricky. It depends on your idea of art...and, well, I have a very unique idea of it. I also consider photography as wonderful art, so you will see more photography things than actual art (painted, drawn, etc.). 1. The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski I just …

Disney Trip Pictures

The pictures finally worked! Hurrah! Without further ado, the rest of my Walt Disney World trip (read about my first day here) in pictures.