Happy 2024! We are so happy you’re here. If you have followed along since the beginning, thank you. If you are just joining, welcome! We are happy to be back and sharing with you all. The break was refreshing and allowed us to make some goals, which we will be discussing with you as well….
Category: Book Discussions
Movie and Book Comparison for Doctor Sleep
We all know how Hollywood likes to ruin perfectly good books. They make unnecessary changes to great stories. Recently, I read and watched Doctor Sleep by Stephen King. The movie pleasantly surprised me even though it was vastly different. The movie perfectly blended in elements of the book along with seamlessly flowing with the Kubrick…
Ten Amazing Thriller Reads for Halloween
Are you looking for an exciting book to read this Halloween season, but horror isn’t your favorite genre? Want something different from your average blood, guts, and spooky monsters? Sometimes variation in reading different genres is a nice change of pace. Here, we have gathered some of our favorite thriller books for you to check…
5 of Stephen King’s Best Horror Novels
With spooky season right around the corner, we at Umbra Ex Libris have decided to break out some horror novels. Who doesn’t love a good horror book to keep you up at night. Stephen King is probably the most well known horror author in today’s world. He first introduced me to the horror genre and…
7 Book Series to Spark a Joy of Reading in Middle Schoolers
In today’s world, there are less readers than there used to be. We have more distractions at home or better things to do than read. Why read when you can play on your Playstation or watch your favorite show? Unlike watching television, reading provides many mental benefits such as improved concentration, bigger vocabulary, and overall…
7 Influential Books to Approach Grief
Death is inevitable. Therefore, grief is an experience we all will partake in. Our journeys through grief will all be different, but similar in their existence. We experience grief when we lose someone. Most often, grief is associated with death. Truthfully, grief is experienced for any loss. Loss of a job, loss of a home,…
The Best Ways to Organize Your Bookshelf
Collecting books is fun. Some may say it is a waste of a collection considering the existence of libraries and now eBooks. However, there is something simple and warm about collecting books. Jonas and I both had our own separate collection of books prior to dating. Combining our collections was a feat all on it’s…
The Sea of Monsters Book Review
As we continue on in our Percy Jackson and the Olympians blog series, we are looking at the second book, The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan. Once again, we find Percy Jackson facing the odds in a race to save Camp Half-Blood from destruction. Reading it as an adult, I have noticed interesting lessons…
Similarities of Percy Jackson and the Odyssey
Since I have been rereading the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan, I have decided to do a whole blog series about them. So, welcome to post number two in the series! Today we will talk about the similarities between Homer’s epic poem the Odyssey and the Percy Jackson books. I noticed…
10 Questions About the Bill Hodges Trilogy
We both read the Bill Hodges trilogy, by Stephen King, featuring Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers and End of Watch. After reading this, we had some questions and curiosities. It is always more fun to read a book and discuss it with a friend who has also read the same book. Below you will find a…