MOCKINGJAY MOCKINGJAY MOCKINGJAY

y’all know that i always post once a week on poshdeluxe. well, this week, something happened. and that something is called MOCKINGJAY, aka the third and final book in the hunger games trilogy by suzanne collins that WILL BLOW YR MIND WITH AWESOME.
i’m actually still reading it, because apparently i have to actually *work* at [...]

poshdeluxe book club: the macabre edition

GOOD AFTERNOON, BOOK CLUB PANTSERS!
let me begin by saying that today’s meeting is not for the faint of heart. so, if you came here to talk about amish romance novels, you might want to skip out on this one (but OMG PLEASE COME BACK so i can hear all about the hot bonnet action).
i just [...]

forever young adult (it’s DOT COM!)

ATTENTION PANTSERS AND PANTSERETTES!!!!
it gives me great pleasure and lots of !!!!! to introduce you to a brand new site that will CHANGE YR LIFE!!
ok, well, maybe “change yr life” is a bit of an exaggeration but i am not lying when i say IT IS AWESOME! especially if you like to read! books for [...]

the poshdeluxe book club: what would you ask yr past selves?

dear book club members:
i have some shocking news for you.
seriously, prepare yrselves. grab a cookie and sit down.
today’s review… IS NOT YOUNG ADULT FICTION.
I KNOW, i know!!!!!! even the library was confused!! it was all, “wait, we only put YA books on hold for sarah… WHAT IS THIS? some kind of MISTAKE?!!”
well, library, i can [...]

poshdeluxe book club: how to max out yr library card

as mentioned previously on le blog, the austin public library has become my own personal crack den this summer. you guys, i’m like a whirling dervish of reading!!! which does not make sense cos reading requires you to sit still!!!! that is how crazy fiendish i have become!!!!! like i can’t even talk about it [...]

the poshdeluxe book club: how to deal with TEABS

WHAT’S UP READING CLUB!!!!!

i know, i know, we haven’t had a real meeting in aaaages. and i didn’t even bring refreshments this time. but don’t worry, levar, i’ve still been reading plenty! and, since i was sick over the weekend, i managed to whiz through three YA (young adult, y’all) books that were all QUITE exceptional. seriously, reading really IS the best medicine (besides painkillers, obvs) cos i’m totally better and REALLY EXCITED TO SHARE THESE BOOKS WITH YR PANTS!

how to talk to girls

yesterday, i read a story that seemed to jump straight out of a romantic comedy into reality:
a nine-year-old named alec greven has written (and published) a book called “how to talk to girls.”
and no, he isn’t the boy from “love actually” (although i wish he was!!!!), but he’s still pretty cute:

he’s from colorado, and according [...]

world’s worst knock knock jokes (and illustrations)

so, i stayed home today cos my throat’s been hurting and i want to put a stop to that before halloween.
i’m feeling a bit better now, so that means it was a good decision. well done, me!
anyway, while i was lounging around my house, i decided to go through some old books from my childhood, [...]

poshdeluxe book club meeting #4 (?): steve martin

attention everyone! i’m starting the meeting!!
WALK AWAY FROM THE REFRESHMENT TABLE!
ok, now that we’re all here, i’d like to tell you about not one but TWO amazing books by steve martin. special props to trish for letting me borrow both of them. trish, if this meeting was happening in real life, i would give you [...]

i miss comics, sans comic sans

i read an article today about how the creator of the “for better or worse” comic has decided to time warp her strip back almost 30 years. which i think is kind of weird. i mean, yeah, “felicity” sort of did it with the whole “but what if she picked noel?!!!” storyline, but only for [...]