Desperately Seeking Bookworm

I don't exactly remember how I came to reading this book, but I'm sure it was because of an automated Goodreads recommendation. I couldn't even remember what it was about, but I still planned to read it. On that note, I am so incredibly glad I decided to give this a shot because it was impressive. Please do read the book, if you're into Dateline specials, Lifetime movies, or are just pining for something to read after you've read Gillian Flynn's entire collection! Still Missing by Chevy Stevens will certainly not disappoint you. I want to warn that if you are reading this, it will contain spoilers and I advise you not to read the rest of the post. I realized that my synopsis was extremely choppy and just all around awful, but there is so much into this book you cannot fit it into 1 or 2 paragraphs. It goes so much deeper than my terrible descriptive nature, but TRUST ME this book was AMAHZING! So, to save you the trouble of telling me it was awful (thanks I g...

I've never been all up on book "trends".  I don't automatically see them talking about a book on The Talk and be like "OMGZ I need to read that!", I usually wait until they make it into a movie and then I think about reading it.  I came across this book when I was going through my recommendations on Goodreads. I thought the title alone was hilarious, and immediately knew it had to be some kind of parody, and that is when I realized I needed to read this book. That is when I picked up Fifty Shames of Earl Grey by Fanny Merkin as my next literary adventure. Fifty Shames is exactly what you think it is, a comedy parody of Fifty Shades , the nauseating "must read" all the girls seem to be into. I read most of Fifty Shades , it was okay. I also read the good parts online, it wasn't anything special. It didn't tug at my morality like The Hunger Games did, or make me bawl like a baby like Oprah's book club selections do. It was simply j...

My name is Steph and I am a hoarder. More specifically I hoard makeup/beauty samples. I subscribe to two subscription services, BeautyArmy & Birchbox (Birchbox is eh and BeautyArmy is decent so far). I got my BeautyArmy kit today and as I was putting them away in my sample stash box, I realized that I have a terrible problem. I can barely close the lid on it and these samples are small. A lot of them are just foil packets so you know there's a problem. So since I'm in between books right now (my current selection is The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell, review coming soon) I thought I'd do a little post to keep myself occupied. I'll only review what I've actually tried so far, that way you won't get bored (or I won't get bored). My 3 Favorite Samples Hot Mama theBalm Hot Mama by theBalm ($20)  - A peachy pink with golden shimmer blush and shadow. I was skeptical when I got this because I have oily skin and some blushes tend to look "rus...

I got busy trying to get my life together and I neglected you. I'm sorry sometimes that's what happens in relationships. One of us gets ignored and one of us has the problem being ignored.Which usually leads to a breakup and I'm just saying you better not be! Anyways I have 2 brand new posts coming your way and I'm super excited about it, because I actually enjoyed these books (i.e. I actually read these books not speed read to get to the good parts). So stay tuned later for my review of Fifty Shames of Earl Grey by Fanny Merkin (AKA Andrew Shaffer) and A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard. Laterz!

I finally finished my first book of 2013! Woooo yay snaps! Okay, now that's out of the way, let's talk about my accomplishment and who made it possible. The lucky winner was My Boyfriend Wrote a Book About Me: And Other Stories I Shouldn't Share With Acquaintances, Coworkers, Taxi Drivers, Assistants, Job Interviewers, Bikini Waxers, And Ex/Current Boyfriends but Have by Hilary Winston. Good golly that is a long ass title to type out. So, I finished Hilary's book (there's no way I'm typing any of that out again) and it was okay. I'm not going to knock it too much because obviously she's got her crap together, because I'm sitting here writing a blog and she has a job where someone pays her to write. Hilary 1, Steph BIG 0. Anyways, it was just okay. She talked about her ex-boyfriend Kyle a lot. And "Kyle" if you ever read this you're a DICK! You deserve the inquisition, well no because you weren't that bad. Someone like Chris Brown ...

So it's 2013 and I haven't done much, well just the usual whole bunch of nothing. Besides that though I haven't found a good book to read. That's why I haven't been posting! Its not that I don't love you, I kinda love you, but there are no good books that have caught my eye! If you have any suggestions tweet me, email me, write it in the sky, anything I'm open to suggestions. The last book I read was Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich, and even I have to admit that it wasn't that great.  I re-up'd my book challenge on Goodreads, I didn't make 100 last year, so I decided to try again. I'm excited to get to that goal if I can find a book to actually get through. I have tried to read the four following books:  Where We Belong by Emily Giffin - I absolutely loved Something Borrowed , Something Blue , and Baby Proof , but her other three books ( Love the One You're With , Heart of the Matter , and the above) were awful. I loved that...

Okay book lovers here is part 2 of my faves for the year. So fitting that I'm writing and posting this on New Years Eve. The Mob Doctor is boring me, so I figured I'd get started. I'm going to start this post off with my second Consolation Prize and here we go... First Runner Up: The Wicked Series by Janet Evanovich "You're life isn't out of control, its expanded." In between my Stephanie Plum binge and waiting to get a copy of Smokin' Seventeen from my local libby. Sidenote: Use your library people! The books are free and most library's operate on a network of local libraries so you will almost always be able to find what you're looking for. Did I mention they're free? As I was scanning the shelves I came across Janet Evanovich's Wicked Appetite . Instantly recognizing Evanovich as my new favorite author (she writes the Stephanie Plum series), I decided to give this a shot. I absolutely loved it from the first page. The series ce...