24 Book Challenge: A Book That Was Turned Into a Movie

The following is a book review by The Ameri Brit Mom. This is book #4 from The Ameri Brit Mom 24 Book Challenge in 2016. This post expresses the genuine opinion and experiences of The Ameri Brit Mom and is in no way endorsed by authors, publishers, or outside influences. Title: The Mortal Instruments Book One:Continue reading “24 Book Challenge: A Book That Was Turned Into a Movie”

5 Ways to Survive a Snow Day

Today marks my third consecutive day out of school. My district is buried in nearly a foot of snow with icy conditions due to the subzero windchill factors. I’m not lying when I talk about the unpredictable Ohio weather. Last week I was shopping for rain gear and wearing short sleeves. This week I’ve beenContinue reading “5 Ways to Survive a Snow Day”

Highlighted Monday #3

Highlighted Mondays is a weekly meme hosted by Rebeca at “Books and Messy Buns”. Anyone can join, you just have to do the following: Pick up the book you’re currently reading (be it a physical or electronic copy) Find a sentence you like (because it’s funny or cute or mysterious or whatever  you find interesting) Highlight the sentence MakeContinue reading “Highlighted Monday #3”

24 Book Challenge: A Book You Already Own

The following is a book review by The Ameri Brit Mom. This is book #2 from The Ameri Brit Mom 24 Book Challenge in 2016. This post expresses the genuine opinion and experiences of The Ameri Brit Mom and is in no way endorsed by authors, publishers, or outside influences. Title: Schooled in Revenge Author: Jesse LaskyContinue reading “24 Book Challenge: A Book You Already Own”

Dear Half-Price Books

Dear Half-Price Books, I was introduced to you at such a young age. The prospect of picking out books for myself was something I fell in love with instantly. You taught me that quality books don’t always have to come from the Best Sellers section at Barnes and Noble. And I learned from lingering in yourContinue reading “Dear Half-Price Books”

24 Book Challenge: A Book Set On a Different Continent

The following is a book review by The Ameri Brit Mom. This is book #1 from The Ameri Brit Mom 24 Book Challenge in 2016. This post expresses the genuine opinion and experiences of The Ameri Brit Mom and is in no way endorsed by authors, publishers, and outside influences. Title: My Grandmother Asked Me toContinue reading “24 Book Challenge: A Book Set On a Different Continent”

Prescription for Ratings: The Committee

About six months ago I was asked by a fellow blogger to read and review a short story installment to their anthology based on futuristic society of City-State. The first story was entitled Prescription for Ratings: The Contestants. On January 9th the authors released another segment in this series entitled Prescription for Ratings: The Committee.Continue reading “Prescription for Ratings: The Committee”

Highlighted Monday

This Monday I’ve decided to try something new. I’m a new follower of Rebeca’s blog, Books and Messy Buns. Today she has posted her Highlighted Monday Challenge and I’m going to join in on her literary fun today. The practice of highlighting good pieces of writing is all part of becoming a better writer soContinue reading “Highlighted Monday”

Books I Read in 2015

This is another one of those posts where I reflect on some of the things that I accomplished this year. In my last post I reflected on my top 5 posts of the year and discussed what about each post made it appealing to my readers. Today, I want to take a look back atContinue reading “Books I Read in 2015”

A Book Review: I Am the Messenger

The following is a book review by The Ameri Brit Mom. This post expresses the genuine opinion and experiences of The Ameri Brit Mom and is in no way endorsed by authors, publishers, and outside influences. Title: I Am the Messenger Author: Markus Zusak Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Copyright Date: 2005 One of my favorite books of allContinue reading “A Book Review: I Am the Messenger”