Maria's Mélange

Welcome to back all those who decided to do a read-along with Batty. Welcome to those who are just stopping by the blog to hear about The Archived. Today’s post is as spoiler free as possible. We are discussing the first chunk of the book. If you haven’t read that section yet, feel free to either read and join in the chat or wait until you’re done and come back. Want to join in the fun? Check out our… Post on Nerdy Book Club explaining how we’re opening up our Batty Duo to everyone this time around! Facebook Page Tumblr Check out the posts about Cover Appeal   Part One  -- Melange       The Brain Lair Part Two -- Melange       The Brain Lair For those of you who are new to our Batty Chats - Maria’s thoughts with Kathy’s responses are hosted here on the Melange. Kathy’s thoughts with Maria’s responses reside on The Brain Lair . Take a peek at both of sides and add your own voice into the mix! End of the Book! I ...

Welcome to all those who decided to do a read-along with Batty. Welcome to those who are just stopping by the blog to hear about The Archived . Today’s post is as spoiler free as possible. We are discussing the second chunk of the book. If you haven’t read that section yet, feel free to either read and join in the chat or wait until you’re done and come back. Want to join in the fun? Check out our… Post on Nerdy Book Club explaining how we’re opening up our Batty Duo to everyone this time around! Facebook Page Tumblr Cover Appeal Post Discussion of Part One For those of you who are new to our Batty Chats - Maria’s thoughts with Kathy’s responses are hosted here on the Melange. Kathy’s thoughts with Maria’s responses reside on The Brain Lair (will go live later today). Take a peek at both of sides and add your own voice into the mix! Section Two - As much as I love the way Schwab writes (and I’ve been really enjoying pulling quotes to p...

Welcome to all those who decided to do a read-along with Batty. Welcome to those who are just stopping by the blog to hear about The Archived. Today’s post is as spoiler free as possible. We are discussing the first chunk of the book. If you haven’t read that section yet, feel free to either read and join in the chat or wait until you’re done and come back. Want to join in the fun? Check out our… Post on Nerdy Book Club explaining how we’re opening up our Batty Duo to everyone this time around! Facebook Page Tumblr For those of you who are new to our Batty Chats - Maria’s thoughts with Kathy’s responses are hosted here on the Melange. Kathy’s thoughts with Maria’s responses reside on The Brain Lair . Take a peek at both of sides and add your own voice into the mix! Now let’s chat about Section One - pages 1-110. Maria: I’ve had a lot of fun picking out quotes from the first section and posting them on our Facebook and Tumblr page. I thought it wa...

Grab the badge if you want it for posting on your own blog! Welcome to all those who decided to do a read-along with Batty. Welcome to those who are just stopping by the blog to hear about The Archived. Today’s post is entirely spoiler free, as we are just chatting about the outside of the book! Want to join in the fun?  Check out our… Post on Nerdy Book Club explaining how we’re opening up our Batty Duo to everyone this time around! Facebook Page Tumblr Now, let’s talk Cover Appeal! Spine: Maria: I’m going to start with the spine. In some bookstores, The Archived may not end up facing out. Would that spine design be enough to pull me in? Between the intriguing title (I admit it, I love books… and the word “archive” sounds fascinating) and the parchment-like quality of the letters themselves, it would absolutely cause me to at least yank the book off the shelf to learn more. The spine seems designed to appeal to a bibliophile. I am curious ...