My Bookish Life

Title: Coraline           Author: Neil Gaiman  Genre: Graphic Novel   Pages: 193 Rating : 2 stars Bookie Trials Challenge It Completes: The calligraphy challenge for the Scribes     Synopsis: When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous.       But there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be there little girl. They want to change her and never let her go.      Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life .       My thoughts on the book: While I liked the movie and I like Neil Gaiman as a writer for some reason this book didn't really grab. I can't explain why it just didn't.  I don't quite understand why either.          The premises of the story is very inter...

       Hello readers! I have decided I want to participate in The Bookie Trials this weekend.  I have heard a good bit about it but, I just found out it's starting up this weekend. I will leave a link to a YouTube video below where you can find out more about The Bookie Trials.    I got put on the Scribe team so I have to do their challenges and earn their badges.  My TBR list for this challenge is as follows:  1. Bookbinding: Contains a book within a book: For that I picked Saga by Brian K. Vaughn  There is a fictional book called A Nighttime Smoke mentioned a good bit in this series so I figure that should count for this challenge.  2. Read a book with calligraphy on the cover. I had a hard time finding a book with calligraphy on the cover but, I hope Coraline counts because I think it's pretty close. I love Neil Gaiman he is one of my favorite writers and while I have seen this movie I haven't read the boo...