(Local) Broadway to Books: Sweeney Todd

Happy All Hallows Eve! I've got the perfect Broadway to Books post for such an occasion!

Sweeney Todd is one of the first musicals I saw recorded on stage and I loved it. So, it holds a special place in my heart. Plus you know I love a story with a little twist at the end. In Sweeney, Benjamin Barker returns to Fleet Street after being jailed to find that his wife is dead and his daughter has joined the household of his enemy. He is consumed by rage and revenge. Along with a shop- owner who makes the worst pies in London, he hatches a plan to get close enough to the people who wronged him.

Book Tag - Charlotte's Web (Origin Post)

My first book tag! Though, I did do a theatre tag once before. Anyway. Answer some book questions inspired by Charlotte’s Web, my favorite children’s book about death. Link back to this post, please! Also, if you drop me a comment, I'd love to come check out your answers!

Rules:

Pingback to creator (ReviewsMayVary) ALWAYS!

Link back to the person who tagged you and thank them!

Answer the questions!

Tag 3+ people!

Book Review: All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely

[I have no idea why this post thinks it's new. I wrote it back in 2016]

The authors of this book were at Book Riot Live last year participating in a panel about writing with a co-author, or something like that. Jason Reynolds was already one of my Secret Author Boyfriends ever since he was at the Rochester Teen Book Festival last year, but shhhh, as the name suggests, it's a secret.

If you get the chance to see either of these men on tour, do it. If they are together, it's worth camping out to get in. Top quotes from this Book Riot Live panel:

Ch-Ch-Changes!

I’m in the process of changing over to a new blog name! Also, I added the follow button (to the right). Follow me!

Also, apparently while updating, I deleted all the picture files in the archives. I will add them back in to some of the more recent posts. But let's have a moment of silence for all the posts that will now look stupid without pictures forevermore. ::moment of silence::

Book Review: George by Alex Gino

How about a wee book review for George by Alex Gino. Great for #NationalComingOutDay, which today is!

George is a 4^th grader who knows that she is a girl, despite what her outside body looks like. This year, her class is putting on Charlotte’s Web. You know how I feel about books with theatre references, y'all! George desperately wants to play the title role, even though she knows that some people will say she shouldn’t because they don’t know that she is a girl.

Book Review - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Welp. Here’s another book that left me a blubbering mess. The other one was earlier this week. Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think so.

The Hate U Give has gotten a lot of great book buzz. I knew a bit about the main story line and I honestly wasn’t in the mood for a book about another teen death, with civil rights oriented content or otherwise. Seriously, yall. Make sure you are taking care of your own emotional wellness!

Anyhooo!

Clear A Shelf 3 - Running Post (Probably)

This is going to be one of those running posts for a challenge. Hopefully, it won’t be like most of the other ones that I have had in which you can see the exact moment I stopped tracking whatever the challenge goal was.

This one is for my current Clear A Shelf Challenge

Book Review: A List of Cages by Robin Roe

I’m already cheating at my own challenge. The point of the ClearASHelf challenge is for me to focus on books that I own. However, to make it more inclusive, books that have been on a virtual shelf can count, too. So, I’m not really cheating, I’m just violating The Spirit of the challenge. This confession absolves me from all feelings of guilt.

Let’s talk about this book, shall we? There may be spoilers, alas, so proceed as you dare.