A Series Of (Un)Fortunate Reviews

This week it's time for Miss Cherrie's picks of reads from 2015.  Miss Cherrie has declared 2015 her year of non-fiction books, so this list is heavy on the non-fiction with a few fiction titles thrown in for good measure! In no particular order, Miss Cherrie's picks are... Non-fiction Titles Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson The Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew--Three Women Search for Understanding by Ranya Idliby and Suzanne Oliver The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard The Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Medicine, Madness, and The Murder of a President by Candice Millard Fiction Titles The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant The Storied Life of A. V. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr --Pos...

It's time for part 3 of this year's Staff Picks series.  If you wish to read previous installments from this year or the previous year, you continue scrolling through the blog for those entries and links to the previous year's series.  Keep reading for Timothy's top picks for 2015! Book: The Martian by Andy Weir; Timothy says that he enjoyed the dry humor in this novel. Album: Daoko by Daoko Video game: Splatoon Graphic novel series: Assassination Classroom written and illustrated by Yusei Matsui App:  Neko Atsume

It's time for Part 2 of the second annual Staff Picks series, and this week it's my turn to share my picks from the past year.  All of my selected picks for books and one of my selected movies have been reviewed previously on the blog, so you can click those links to find full reviews of those titles!  Oh, and why don't you leave me a comment about your 'best of' picks from the last year. Books Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry ; at the time of the review post for this book I'd already read this one a couple or three times.  I've since read it again and bought a copy for my cousin's newborn baby because that's how much I love this book.  I don't care that it's a picture book for young children.  I. Love. This. Book. Longbourne by Jo Baker ; this list wouldn't be complete without British period drama and Pride and Prejudice , okay, so deal with it.  I loved this new perspective on the events of Pride and Prejudice told from the poin...

Miss Shayne is starting off the series with her picks for 2015.  Read on to see what she picked for her 'best of' for the year! Books Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi: Miss Shayne says she loved the strong, female lead character who starts with nothing and works to get to a powerful position.  Miss Shayne also liked the journal that the lead character kept throughout this beautifully written book. The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson Miss Shayne recommends this good ghost story that stars a girl who's relatable.  The girl has to make new friends to solve a murder mystery. Movie : Jurassic World Music  1000 Forms of Fear (album) by Sia Sale el Sol (album) by Shakira Minutes to Midnight (album) by Linkin Park What Miss Shayne is looking forward to in 2016 : Sia's new album, This Is Acting Shakira's next new release, rumored to be in 2016