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Revies of Spy the movie!

Dear reader, A little summary: A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster. Keywords: -Humor -Romance -Action -friendship Overall opinion: This is movie is fantastic. Not the oscar material fantastic but I really had a good laugh with this one. Ofcourse Melissa McCarthy is a humor legend in the…

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Celebrate National Coming Out Day With Some LGBTQ YA Literature!

October 11th, 2015 marks the 27th annual National Coming Out Day! This day celebrates those who have come out as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and allies. October 11th was chosen as the official day because it also the anniversary of the National March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian rights. Check out the campaign video for this year’s coming out day:…

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Let's Diversify Our Shelves! Hispanic YA Literature

Let’s Diversify Our Shelves! Hispanic YA Literature

September 15th marked the beginning of Hispanic Heritage month! September 15th was chosen because it is the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. The countries of Mexico, Chile and Belize also celebrate their independence days during this period. During this time we recognize the contributions made by Hispanic and…

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Movie review on Paper Towns.

Dear reader, I went to see the book- to- movie adaptation Paper Towns the other day so that is what this post will be all about: A review on Paper Towns the movie. First I will talk about the movie itself and the acting skills and then I will talk about my thoughts about how they made a book in to a movie. A summary on the movie from IMDB: A young man and his friends embark upon the road trip of…

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Book Signing Experience & Book Review: "You're Never Weird on the Internet (almost)" by Felicia Day!

Book Signing Experience & Book Review: “You’re Never Weird on the Internet (almost)” by Felicia Day!

Last week I had the opportunity to attend the book signing for Felicia Day’s new book: “You’re Never Weird on the Internet (almost).” I had wanted to pick up the book a few days before, and when I saw she was coming to Phoenix, I took it as a sign! Background: I have to come clean about something. I am a HUGE Buffy fan. This means that watching season 7 of Buffy was my first introduction to…

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HUGE GIVEAWAY: A Free Year of Oyster!

HUGE GIVEAWAY: A Free Year of @oyster

As many of you know, I am the owner of The Bookish Box, a monthly literary inspired, subscription box. Last month, I had to opportunity to partner with Oyster Books and give all my subscribers a free month to try it out. I thought that was pretty awesome, but they went one step more, and offered a giveaway for an entire free year! If you don’t know what Oyster Books is, let me share a little…

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Let's Diversify Our Shelves: Asian American Literature Book list

Let’s Diversify Our Shelves: Asian American Literature Book list

I am a big fan of the We Need Diverse Campaign, which is an online and social movement that is pushing for a more diverse literary world. While this campaign focuses mainly on children’s and YA literature, it also points to the fact that diverse adult literature is not as wildly visible as other forms of literature. Diversity in this context means all diverse experiences that can range from…

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Review: "Clariel" by Garth Nix

Review: “Clariel” by Garth Nix

One of my favorite literary genres is Fantasy, and it is strange that I haven’t read more books of this type. I plan to remedy this, soon. The reason I mention that Fantasy is one of my favorites in spite of my relative unfamiliarity with series such as Game of Thrones, Sword of Truth, and the like, is because I feel as though I’ve experienced the true essence and beauty of the genre–mainly…

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The Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs Tour & Giveaway

Who else is excited to read The Library of Souls? I’m such a big fan of Ransom Riggs, he writes so well, and is just so damn creative. I was lucky enough to meet himand even give him a shirt Appraising Pages made him. Later, he photographed his babe of wife, Tahereh Mafi wearing it ( okay also, she is smart and talented..) Recently, Ransom announced his tour to promote The Library of Souls. Is…

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I’m so excited that we were asked to take part in the book tour for The Fix, by Natasha Sinel. Here’s a little info about the book and then read on below to a special excerpt. One conversation is all it takes to break a world wide open. Seventeen-year-old Macy Lyons has been through something no one should ever have to experience. And she’s dealt with it entirely alone. On the outside, she’s…

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Review: “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Chrisite Hey guys! My name is CJ, and I am stoked to be a contributor here are Appraising Pages with these lovely ladies!

Review: "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Review: “The Martian” by Andy Weir

I recently devoured “The Martian” by Andy Weir. This is a review of the book, where I will praise it highly and encourage you to read it immediately: First, a summary from Goodreads: Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him & forces his crew to evacuate while…

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My first post on Appraising Pages, And a review on The Heroes of Olympus #1!

Dear Reader, Wow, my fist post on the Appraising Pages blog.. How exciting is that? So let me introduce myself: My name is Demi and I am a 17 year old girl who lives in the Netherlands! Where? you ask? For those who don’t know thats the country where Amsterdam ( You know from the fault in our stars) is. So In every post I will try my best with my English writing skills but you might find some…

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SDCC made me read "The Martian"

SDCC made me read “The Martian”

A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to be able to attend San Diego Comic-Con. While “The Martian” has been on my mental ‘to-read soon’ list, yet I hadn’t picked up a copy before I made the trek out to San Diego. This horror would soon be remedied. Thursday brought along with it the usual excitement and crowds; thousands were eager to jump into the first full day of panels. To my surprise, we were…

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Review: All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

I just finished the book a few hours ago, and my thoughts are a little everywhere, so maybe just bear with me as I try to express all the feelings I’m left with. First, here a a soiler free description, straight from Goodreads. Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him. Violet…

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Some Obvious Changes!

Appraising Pages is getting some major updating! You’ll be seeing more posts from Justine, as well as some new bloggers! Amanda is no longer with Appraising Pages so if you’d like to continue following her reviews, check her out on Goodreads. New content will also include some cross over into movies and T.V. shows. I’m pretty excited for all the changes. As most of you know, I’ve been very busy…

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The lovely @abookishbabe showing off our window clings! Perfect for windows, mirrors, fridges! (at Shop Link in Bio! )

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