Book Blitz & Giveaway: The Apollo Academy by Kimberly P. Chase

Title: The Apollo Academy Author: Kimberly P. Chase Publication Date: February 22, 2015 Publisher: Escape, Harlequin Australia  Pages: 236 Add to Goodreads Take off with this dynamic, thrill-seeking, sexy New Adult Science Fiction series debut. Welcome to the exclusive Apollo Academy, where Aurora is about to discover that achieving her dream is only the first step towards her future. […]

Weekly Recap: 2/15 – 2/21

My Super Exciting Life  Snow days!!!  This week saw two days out of school, one class cut short, and a lot of late assignments due to feeling like crap. In case you aren’t from the south, let me tell you: snow in the forecast = days out of school. It was so nice to have […]

Let’s talk “grown up” books

As you probably know if you’re a regular reader of my blog, I’m a huge fan of most things YA. I love the simplicity of young adult fiction! I love that the romance, while sometimes a little overly dramatic, is usually accompanied by a super awesome story unlike a lot of adult fiction that focuses […]

Feature & Follow Friday #36: Fantasy vs. Reality

Happy Friday, fellow book lovers! Feature & Follow is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. The goal of Feature & Follow is to meet new bloggers, make friends, and gain readers. This Week’s Question:  Do you like fantasy or realistic books? Most definitely fantasy (if everything other than realistic books can be called that…) […]

Book Blitz & Two Giveaways: Sword by Amy Bai

Title: Sword Author: Amy Bai Publication Date: February 10, 2015 Publisher: Candlemark and Gleam Pages: 438 Add to Goodreads Sword shall guide the hands of men . . . For over a thousand years the kingdom of Lardan has been at peace: isolated from the world, safe from the wars of its neighbors, slowly forgetting […]

Waiting on Wednesday #37: End of Days by Susan Ee

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: End of Daysby Susan Ee Publication Date: May 12, 2015 End of Days is the explosive conclusion to Susan Ee’s bestselling Penryn & the End of Days trilogy. After a daring escape from the angels, Penryn and Raffe are on the run. They’re […]

Top Ten Tuesday #33: Book Related Problems

Today’s Topic:   Ten Five Book Related  Problems I Have I never knew I had any problems that were book-related. Not until I started blogging. I was so happy with my reading situation before I knew that people had book blogs. But I did start a blog. And now I have issues. I can’t stop buying […]

Book Review: Cress by Marissa Myer

Title: Cress (The Lunar Chronicles #3) Author: Marissa Meyer Publication Date: February 4, 2014 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Pages: 550 Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 1, book 2, book 3.5, & book 4 In this third book in the Lunar Chronicles, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and Wolf […]

Weekly Recap: 2/8 – 2/14

My Super Exciting Life  This.week.was.madness. I haven’t shared much on the blog about my personal life, so allow me to give you a sneak peak. My husband is a Merchant Marine and works away from home for long stretches of time. This time he’s been gone since December 10th, moseying along the west coast between Oregon, […]

Reads for the anti-Valentine

Happy Valentine’s Day! Oh wait.  Never mind.  If you’re like me, you’re probably trying to avoid all things romance today. Maybe you’re single this year – by choice or perhaps you just got dumped or did the dumping. Maybe you’re in a long-distance relationship (or in my case, marriage). Either way, if you’re like me, […]

Waiting on Wednesday #36: Daughter of Deep Silence by Carrie Ryan

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Daughter of Deep Silenceby Carrie Ryan Publication Date: June 2, 2015 A delicious tale of revenge and identity from Carrie Ryan, the bestselling author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth In the wake of the deadly devastation of luxury yacht Persephone, just […]

Top Ten Tuesday #32: Things I Hate in Romance

Today’s Topic:   Top Ten Things I Dislike When ItComes To Romances In Books Love triangles (rarely do they actually work) Everyone being described as “perfect” Women who are helpless without their man Women who are total bitches to prove they aren’t helpless without a man  Unrealistic sex (you know what I’m talking about) In YA, […]

Book Review: The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd

Title: The Madman’s Daughter Author: Megan Shepherd Publication Date: January 29, 2013 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Pages: 420 Add to Goodreads Reviews for books 2 & 3 Sixteen-year-old Juliet Moreau has built a life for herself in London—working as a maid, attending church on Sundays, and trying not to think about the scandal that ruined […]

Weekly Recap: 2/1 – 2/7

My Super Exciting Life  I don’t have a whole lot to share this week. It was a flurry of homework, projects, and car inspections. I’ve been reading Cress this week and it’s been so interesting! I can’t wait to write my review and share it! Friday was especially interesting. I had plans to spend the […]

Audiobooks are Amazing: The Best and Worst

Yesterday’s Feature & Follow Friday topic was about reading multiple books at once. And, yes, as I said yesterday, I do this all the time. And I do this via audiobooks. Because they’re awesome. Allow me to share my audiobook journey with you and give you my list of the absolute best and worst! A […]

Love for Books Read-a-thon

Well… as you can see, I have a new blog design as of today! I’ve known it was coming and I’m pretty excited that it’s finally here! It combines my love for books with my love for Disney in a super subtle way that I think is just awesome! Actually, this month is bringing a […]

Feature & Follow #35: Multiple Reads

Happy Friday, fellow book lovers! Feature & Follow is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. The goal of Feature & Follow is to meet new bloggers, make friends, and gain readers. This Week’s Question:  Do you read more than 1 book  at a time, and if so, how? Yep! If you will just look over […]

Waiting on Wednesday #35: Rook by Sharon Cameron

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Rookby Sharon Cameron Publication Date: April 28, 2015 History has a way of repeating itself. In the Sunken City that was once Paris, all who oppose the new revolution are being put to the blade. Except for those who disappear from their prison […]

Top Ten Tuesday #31: YA Dystopians I Need To Read

Today’s Topic:   Top Ten Books I Can’t Believe I Haven’t  Read From the YA Dystopian Genre YA dystopian is easily one of my very favorite genres to read! I love, love, LOVE most of the series I’ve read. For example, The Selection, The Hunger Games, and Divergent. Even most of the ones I didn’t love, I […]

Audiobook Review: Fallen by Lauren Kate

Title: Fallen (Fallen #1) Author: Lauren Kate Publication Date: December 8, 2009Publisher: Delacorte Press Pages: 452Add to Goodreads What if the person you were meant to be with could never be yours? 17-year-old Lucinda falls in love with a gorgeous, intelligent boy, Daniel, at her new school, the grim, foreboding Sword & Cross . . […]

Weekly recap: 1/18 – 1/31

My Super Exciting Life  Well, as you might have noticed I didn’t do an update last week. So I guess I’ll fill you in on two weeks worth of excitement. Whoop whoop… So last week… Um… well, my mom came over Thursday night and we had a Lord of the Rings marathon and that was […]

What the heck is a book buying ban?!

This week’s Feature & Follow Friday topic was one that brought out a fun little tidbit about my past: until recently I didn’t really buy books. At least not regularly. I might have bought a book if it was something I was absolutely DYING to have, but mostly I got ebooks or I got my […]

Feature & Follow 34: Hard print vs ebooks

Happy Friday, fellow book lovers! Feature & Follow is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. The goal of Feature & Follow is to meet new bloggers, make friends, and gain readers. This Week’s Question:  Hard print (real thing) or Kindle/Nook, which is your favorite? Okay, so for years I read only on my Nook, […]

Waiting on Wednesday #34: Trollhunters by Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Trollhuntersby Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus Publication Date: June 30, 2015 A new YA horror novel from the mind of acclaimed writer and filmmaker, Guillermo del Toro. This new 320-page horror novel written by Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus is about […]