ramblings of the perpetual new girl

When we talk about murders that freaked a nation out, especially ones that entire legends are built around — Lizzie Borden tops many lists. A daughter who took an axe to her parents. That’s some freaky behavior and what’s scarier is it has never really been explained. Of course, there’s theories but since going back in time just isn’t possible, people can come up with their own stories by way of explanation. Trisha Leaver and Lindsay Currie did just that with their YA book:  SWEET MADNESS . First up, let them talk about just how their perspective of Lizzie was shaped. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Why Lizzie Borden? Which of you became interested in the legend and what kind of research did you both do for the SWEET MADNESS? Well, Trisha lives on the East coast where the legend of the Borden murders is widely well known, so it naturally became the next subject matter for us to pursue! Plus, we’ve got a fascination with the dark, demented and creepy…and the legend of Lizzie ...

Ramblings of the Perpetual New Girl sort of started haphazardly since well... as the Mother of a Perpetual New Girl and who blogged for a variety of places already and really could not commit to yet another place needing reviews; it seemed a futile task to have my own blog without help. However, the Oldest of my children wanted a place where she could dictate to me her strongly felt views on certain books. So here I am... doing just that! Right now... she wants me to talk about this book! And because the Oldest wandered into a project of epic proportions! She created fanart for Lindsay Currie's - a favorite of ours if you had not noticed - latest novel, THE PECULIAR INCIDENT ON SHADY STREET. This new middle grade mystery-ghost story comes out this October, just in time for Halloween. And with every pre-order , you can now own a slice of Perpetual New Girl -- Gabrielle's artwork. Not only is Currie offering the artsy pre-order pack, one lucky winner gets a whole l...

Oy! It has been a long week -- two weeks for me -- because of hosting a Harry Potter party for a friend. Her daughter was turning 16 and she loves Harry Potter . Unfortunately, my friend is such a muggle and has only half-paid attention to the movies and never read the books despite her daughter's love of this fandom. Check out these photo... because pics or it didn't happen, right? Anyway... there was that party and then my son was sick and out of school for five days! Yay... no. However, he is finally back to school and finished his two day week out ecstatic since he's the most socially-inclined of us all and couldn't wait to see his friends again. However, he is bummed because his team lost the Reading Bowl and he feels that it was his fault since he wasn't there and the only team member who had read all 15 books they were being quizzed on. We've tried to tell him it isn't his fault he got sick but one of his teammates is being really mean abou...

Oh my! My Waiting On Wednesday pick is a novel I wasn't even aware of until doing an exclusive for Fangirlish on the authors. It has a standout cover, for sure, with the muted sepia tone starkly contrasted so that the old time writing and slash in the title font seem vibrant. Isn't it pretty?! DETAILS: Publisher:  Merit Press Publishing date:  September 18, 2015 Author(s):  Trisha Leaver and Lindsay Currie Series: Stand Alone SWEET MADNESS by Trisha Leaver and Lindsay Currie doesn't come out until September of this year, but it definitely pinged my radar. I am such a fan of historical retellings and am creeped out but simultaneously enthralled with murderers who were never truly psychologically deconstructed in their time. Lizzie Borden is her own special kind of unsolved mystery and I am going to revel in this new perspective on her. SUMMARY: Seventeen-year-old Bridget Sullivan is alone in Fall River, a city that sees Irish immigrants as nothing mo...