The Running Bibliophile

Bait and Witch (Witch Way Librarian Mysteries, #1)  by Angela M. Sanders opens with Josie Way arriving in Wilfred, Oregon to start a new position as the town's librarian, a position she took when she overheard a corruption plan while employed at the Library of Congress and became a target. While working and hiding out on the opposite coast, she hopes she isn't found before the corruption case goes to trial and soon realizes that this small town has a lot of drama surrounding it when she finds a dead body and learns that the library is about to be bulldozed. I first learned of this series when I received an Advanced Readers Copy (ARC) of Witch Upon A Star (Witch Way Librarian Mysteries, #4) from NetGalley and then an Advanced Readers Copy (ARC) of The Witch is Back (Witch Way Librarian Mysteries, #6)  from NetGalley. Since I loved both of these books, I had to go back to the beginning of the series and read Bait and Witch , and I was not disappointed in the least. I absolutel...

When my mom raved about the first book in the Dorothy Must Die series by Danielle Paige, appropriately titled Dorothy Must Die , I was definitely intrigued and added it to my radar. At the time, though, my to be read pile was already out of control, so the book kept getting pushed aside. A few months later, I received one of BookBub’s emails featuring discounted ebooks, and Dorothy Must Die (Dorothy Must Die Series, #1) by Danielle Paige happened to be included. I decided to grab it while it was on sale, and when I finally sat down to read it, I was surprised to find that I wasn’t particularly enthralled with it at all ... at least not at first. Going into Dorothy Must Die , I didn’t have many expectations beyond knowing it was a dark retelling of The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. I’ll start by saying that I’m not easily offended by foul language, but since this series is marketed toward teens, I was caught off guard by how much cursing there was. Yes, I know teenagers swe...

Insurgent (Divergent, #2)  by Veronica Roth explores a world where choices have consequences and loyalty is constantly tested. With the factions in turmoil and war looming over Chicago, Tris, Four, and several others seek temporary refuge with the peaceful Amity faction. But, safety is fleeting. When members of the Erudite and Dauntless factions arrive in search of refugees, whom they view as traitors, Tris and her allies realize they can’t stay hidden for long. Forced to move on, they join forces with the factionless, only to uncover shocking truths that change everything they thought they knew. Insurgent by Veronica Roth took me only six days to read, and while I genuinely loved the sequel, I didn’t enjoy it quite as much as its predecessor, Divergent . That didn’t really surprise me, though, because I tend to feel this way about sequels. I had similar reactions to New Moon by Stephenie Meyer and Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, where the second book just didn’t quite...