The Book Shire

Favorite Books

Unforgettable Reads of 2014

If you're looking for new reading material for the New Year, look no further. I've gathered a list of the best books I read in 2014, and there's something for [...]

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

"There was something she was missing. She felt it the way you can feel a word on the tip of your tongue." Holly Black's The Coldest Girl in Coldtown sat on [...]

Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris

There's nothing quite like getting to live take a peek into the life of a complete stranger. For that reason, I enjoy a well-written memoir or biography. [...]

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

"Hello, My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!"  When I was a little girl I thought that Florin was a real place. You see, I grew [...]

Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia

“Though maybe that’s all life ever is. Unimaginable, until it’s happening to you.” Bellweather Rhapsody...  I don't even know where to begin with [...]

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

It's impossible to predict how a book will change you. I've picked up books that I was sure without a doubt I would love, only to make it halfway through and [...]

The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

I couldn’t put this one down. There’s magic, but it’s not overwhelming. See, this story isn’t set in the past, though the medieval setting might [...]

Love is the Drug by Alaya Dawn Johnson

It's no secret that I'm a HUGE Alaya Dawn Johnson fan. Her book, The Summer Prince, tied with John Green's The Fault in Our Stars for the best book I read [...]

The Beka Cooper Trilogy by Tamora Pierce

I know, I know, it's cheating to combine three books into one week. But I've read this trilogy before, and since I read them all in one week, I think it's [...]