Book Review: Untamed by A.G. Howard

Title: Untamed (Splintered #3.5) Author: A.G. Howard Publication Date: December 15, 2015 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pages: 288 Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 1, book 2, and book 3 A post-Ensnared collection of three stories—available in both print and e-versions. Alyssa Gardner went down the rabbit hole and took control of her destiny. She […]

Waiting on Wednesday #82: The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead Publication Date: April 5, 2016 A dazzling new fantasy series set in a mix of Elizabethan and frontier worlds that’s dripping with romance from Richelle Mead, #1 internationally bestselling author of Vampire Academy. Big and sweeping, spanning […]

Top Ten Tuesday #76: anticipated early-2016 releases

Today’s Topic:  Top Ten Most Anticipated Releases  For The First Half of 2016 2015 was an AMAZING new release year, but there are definitely a lot of books that I’m looking forward to in 2016 as well! A Court of Mist and Fury is my most anticipated release of 2016, but all the others look […]

Wrapping up my 2015 reading challenges

This year was my first full year of reading challenge participation! I took on quite an ambitious number of challenges, but I actually did a pretty decent job of completing them! I’m calling it quits for the year because the challenges I will complete are already complete and the ones that I didn’t quite finish […]

Weekly Recap: 12/20 – 12/26

My Super Exciting Life  First of all, I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday! I’ll tell you a little bit more about mine in a minute, but first I have some other things to discuss. This week I’m going to possibly overshare, not that I’ve ever done that before… As you may have noticed, there […]

Dystopia Reading Challenge: Wrap Up & Giveaway

Welcome to the 2015 Dystopia Reading Challenge wrap up! Congratulations on (hopefully) completing your goals!! I’ve read some AMAZING dystopia this year and I hope you have too! I surpassed my 2015 goal by reading a whopping 26 dystopian books. If you’ve enjoyed this year’s challenge, I hope you’ll check out the 2016 challenge, which […]

Horror Reading Challenge: Wrap Up & Giveaway

Welcome to the 2015 Horror Reading Challenge wrap up! Congratulations on (hopefully) completing your goals!! I’ve read some super creepy books this year and I hope you have too! I surpassed my 2015 goal by reading 18 horror books. If you’ve enjoyed this year’s challenge, I hope you’ll check out the 2016 challenge, which is […]

Waiting on Wednesday #81: Wax by Gina Damico

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Wax by Gina Damico Publication Date: August 2, 2016 Paraffin, Vermont, is known the world over as home to the Grosholtz Candle Factory. But behind the sunny retail space bursting with overwhelming scents and homemade fudge, seventeen-year-old Poppy Palladino discovers something dark and […]

Top Ten Tuesday #75: Christmas wishlist

Today’s Topic:  Top Ten Books I Wouldn’t Mind  Santa Leaving Under My Tree This Year So this was the easiest list I’ve had to write all year! Mostly because I already had a book wishlist for my family to use this Christmas. No, most of them aren’t YA because that’s what I read all the […]

Weekly recap: 12/13 – 12/19

New Books In Case You Missed It Monday I discussed disagreeing without being rude The topic was best books of 2015 for Top Ten Tuesday I featured The Hidden Oracle for Waiting on Wednesday Thursday book review of Their Fractured Light On Friday I talked about the best and worst cover redesigns This Week I Read & Upcoming Review I’m linking up […]

The absolute worst (and best) of cover redesigns

If, by some amazing chance, you’ve missed out on the drama surrounding The Winner’s Kiss cover, allow me to fill you in. Last Friday, a post appeared on Twitter regarding The Winner’s Kiss, the final book in The Winner’s Curse trilogy. On this sad day, Fierce Reads announced that the entire series was being released […]

Book Review: Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner

Title: Their Fractured Light (Starbound #3) Author: Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner Publication Date: December 1, 2015 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Pages: 432 Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 1 & book 2 A year ago, Flynn Cormac and Jubilee Chase made the now infamous Avon Broadcast, calling on the galaxy to witness for their planet, and protect […]

Waiting on Wednesday #80: The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan Publication Date: May 3, 2016 How do you punish an immortal? By making him human. After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disorientated, he lands in New York City […]

Top Ten Tuesday #74: best of 2015

Today’s Topic:  Top Ten Best Books I Read In 2015 Well, there it is. The hardest thing I’ll do all year. This list was PAINFUL to create! There were just so many amazing books in 2015. I don’t know if any other year will ever compare!          A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah […]

Agree to disagree: voicing opinions without being rude

You may not have noticed the slight change in my blogging schedule, but today would usually be the day for reviewing super amazing (or not so amazing) books. I decided this week to switch things up instead and discuss a topic that has recently been brought to my attention. (Your regularly scheduled review will resume […]

Weekly Recap: 12/6 – 12/12

My Super Exciting Life  So this was quite an emotional week. On Monday, my husband and I went to a dermatologist, because my husband discovered he had melanoma. He caught it in time and had it removed, thank goodness, and should now be good to go, but it was still a very emotional experience. We […]

The mystery of the missing parental units in YA fiction

Until fairly recently (recently being the last two years or so, in this case) I did not read much young adult literature. As you may notice, that is basically all I read these days. When I first started reading YA I was keenly aware of the fact that parents very rarely made appearances in any […]

Waiting on Wednesday #79: Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell Publication Date: February 2, 2016 For as long as she can remember, Gwendolyn Allister has never had a place to call home—all because her mother believes that monsters are hunting them. Now these delusions have brought them to London, […]

Top Ten Tuesday #73: favorite new-to-me authors of 2015

Today’s Topic:  Top Ten New-To-Me Favorite Authors  I Read For The First Time In 2015 This was probably the hardest list I’ve had to come up with this year. There were SO many good books this year and many of them by authors I’d never read before! How can any year live up to 2015?! […]

Mini Book Review: Fairest by Marissa Meyer

Title: Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles #3.5) Author: Marissa Meyer Publication Date: January 27, 2015 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Pages: 220 Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 1, book 2, book 3, & book 4 In this stunning bridge book between Cress and Winter in the bestselling Lunar Chronicles, Queen Levana’s story is finally told. Mirror, mirror on […]

Weekly Recap: 11/29 – 12/5

My Super Exciting Life  This week has been yet another slow reading week. I finished up the last few chapters of Winter, read Fairest, and now I’m slowly making my way through Their Fractured Light. My brain just hasn’t been in it! With the holidays quickly approaching I have been very distracted. However, I’ve been […]

Disney for the Weekend: under-appreciated films part 2

Way back in September I did my very first Disney for the Weekend post. The topic was under-appreciated films and I assured you that it was only part one of two. As I promised, I’m back with part two so let’s take this time to reminisce about some of the best (but under-loved) Disney movies […]

Book Review: Winter by Marissa Meyer

Title: Winter (The Lunar Chronicles #4) Author: Marissa Meyer Publication Date: November 10, 2015 Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Pages: 827 Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 1, book 2, book 3, & book 3.5 Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her face, her beauty […]

2016 Horror Reading Challenge

Welcome back to the Horror Reading Challenge!  This year you will find a few changes to the challenge: First of all are the challenge badges, which you will win by completing the highest number of books for that level. For example, to receive the Running Scared badge, you will have to read and review 5 […]