Quick & Dirty Romance Reviews – January 2015

January 30, 2015 by Erin

Introducing Quick & Dirty Romance Reviews, in which Erin rates a few of this month’s steamiest novels to determine what was deliciously swoony or just plain silly.  Last Call by Alice Clayton Series: Cocktails #4 (can be read alone, but more enjoyable if you at least first read #1, Wallbanger) Published: January 6, 2015 Genre: Contemporary romance The couple: This is the final novella in a series, and main characters Caroline (hot interior designer) and Simon (hot photographer) already met-cute […]

Categories: Book Review • Tags: alice clayton, laura lee guhrke, lovey dovey, romance novels, sabrina jeffries

Game of Thrones, Season 5 – First Trailer!

January 30, 2015 by Caitlin

OH MY GOSH. HBO just released the official Game of Thrones Season 5 trailer (following leaks earlier today)… And it’s incredible. Featuring an amazingly chilling, yet surprisingly badass cover of “We Could Be Heroes,” this trailer gives tantalizing glimpses into whats to come for our favorite characters – Tyrion in exile, Cersei in mourning and promising revenge, Jon Snow leading battle. Note the Harpy of Yunkai being torn down and Arya standing in front of the doors of the House […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: game of thrones, HBO, Season 5, Song of Ice and Fire, Winter is Coming

Fifty Shades of Naivete

January 30, 2015 by Ladies On The Shelf

It’s almost here – the movie that every rabid, silly E. L. James fan has been dying to see, “breath hitching” and all. We, too, are eagerly awaiting this film, if only to see how this primo, magnificently ridiculous boner of a series will get its adaptation. We’re definitely hoping that the choicest of quotes make their way onto the screen, because we can barely contain our hilarity seeing them on the page. For the weeks leading up to the film’s release, […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: 50 Shades of Grey, Anastasia Steele, bad texting, E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey, literary quotes

Hades, God of the Garbage Dump

January 29, 2015 by Jessi

Title: Hades Author: Candice Fox Published: January 27, 2015 Genre: Crime thriller Rating: ★★★★☆ I knew I was a fan of the book right from the last line of the book’s prologue. It was one of those lines that gave you the “oh, this is gonna be good” vibe, or, more specifically, the I-hope-I-don’t-need-to-participate-or-even-be-present-in-the-outside-world-so-I-can-read-this-thing kind of good. We first meet Hades Archer, The Lord of of the Underworld/runner of a garbage dump, in a situation that needs his special brand of fixing. […]

Categories: Book Review • Tags: Australian author, book reviews, Candice Fox, crime thriller, four star review

Happy Birthday, Pride and Prejudice!

January 28, 2015 by Ladies On The Shelf

On this day in 1813, Pride and Prejudice was first published, and people the whole world over fell in love with Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth for decades to come. What’s your favorite Pride and Prejudice quote?

Categories: Quotes • Tags: illustrated quotes, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, quotes

Popcorn-Scented Fever Dreams

January 26, 2015 by Caitlin

Title: Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life From an Addiction to Film Author: Patton Oswalt Published: January 6, 2015 Genre: Biography Rating: ★★★★☆ Patton Oswalt gets me. Or rather, I think I get Patton Oswalt. His latest book Silver Screen Fiend is all about his addiction with film – his encompassing obsession that stemmed from “If I can watch it, I can do it!” Never mind school and work and experience – Patton felt that simply absorbing as many films as […]

Categories: Book Review • Tags: biography, book reviews, movies, nonfiction, Patton Oswalt

Fifty Shades of Creepy

January 21, 2015 by Ladies On The Shelf

It’s almost here – the movie that every rabid, silly E. L. James fan has been dying to see, “breath hitching” and all. We, too, are eagerly awaiting this film, if only to see how this primo, magnificently ridiculous boner of a series will get its adaptation. We’re definitely hoping that the choicest of quotes make their way onto the screen, because we can barely contain our hilarity seeing them on the page. For the weeks leading up to the film’s release, […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: christian grey, creeper, dirty talk, Fifty Shades of Grey, literary quotes

Who Wrote It Better?: Winter Edition

January 21, 2015 by Jessi

As embarrassing as it may be for one celebrity to be caught wearing the same thing as another, many of us common folk find true delight in comparing the two and declaring a winner. This fashion face-off of “Who Wore It Better?” has inspired a literary twist in the form of a bookish battle we like to call “Who Wrote It Better?” Like Coco Chanel, Hawthorne accessorizes perfectly, but instead of donning the iconic Chanel 2.55 handbag, Hawthorn uses personification […]

Categories: Literary Style • Tags: game of thrones, George R.R. Martin, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Who Wore It Better, Who Wrote It Better, Winter is Coming

Fifty Shades of Multiple Personalities

January 15, 2015 by Ladies On The Shelf

It’s almost here – the movie that every rabid, silly E. L. James fan has been dying to see, “breath hitching” and all. We, too, are eagerly awaiting this film, if only to see how this primo, magnificently ridiculous boner of a series will get its adaptation. We’re definitely hoping that the choicest of quotes make their way onto the screen, because we can barely contain our hilarity seeing them on the page. For the weeks leading up to the film’s release, we’ve […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: 50 Shades of Grey, Anastasia Steele, Dakota Johnson, E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey, Innner Goddess, Multiple Personality, Subconscious