Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkoski Publication Date: March 1, 2016 War has begun. Arin is in the thick of it, with the East as his ally and the empire as his enemy. He’s finally managed to dismiss the memory of Kestrel, even […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten Debut Authors Who Have Me Looking Forward To Their Sophomore Novel This was actually kind of a hard topic for me! I guess I haven’t read as many recent debuts as I thought, so here are the debuts I’ve read over the last few years but still haven’t read the “sophomore” book! […]
Title: Slasher Girls & Monster Boys Author: Multiple Publication Date: August 18, 2015Publisher: Dial Books Pages: 385 Add to Goodreads A host of the sharpest young adult authors come together in this collection of terrifying tales and psychological thrillers. Each story draws from a mix of literature, film, television, or even music to offer something […]
My Super Exciting Life Holy crap. You will not believe the weekend I’ve had. Yesterday we woke up on our first morning in Orlando and took our sweet time getting ready, finally deciding to head out for groceries in the afternoon. While we were out, my husband surprised me by taking me to Best Buy […]
Hello. My name is Tracy and I am addicted to horror. As a child, I was incredibly sheltered. I saw my first real horror film, Darkness Falls, at the age of seventeen. My first horror film was about the Tooth Fairy and I was terrified. Don’t judge me. After that first taste of totally safe fear, I […]
Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Sword and Verse by Kathy MacMillan Publication Date: January 19, 2016 Raisa was just a child when she was sold to work as a slave in the kingdom of Qilara. Despite her young age, her father was teaching her to read and write, […]
Today’s Topic: Ten scary Halloween books & movies I really hate giving up on a book before I finish it, but sometimes it just happens. Life is too short to suffer through a book you don’t enjoy! Even more than DNFing a book, I hate giving up on a series, especially several books in. Out […]
Title: The Rig (The Rig #1) Author: Joe Ducie Publication Date: October 6, 2015Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Pages: 320 Add to Goodreads //I received this book through Goodreads First Reads in exchange for an honest review// Fifteen-year-old Will Drake has made a career of breaking out from high-security prisons. His talents have landed […]
My Super Exciting Life I will be SO HAPPY when this move is over. My life is absolutely insane right now with preparing to move to Florida on two week’s notice. It’s madness. Don’t do it. But once it’s over I know it’ll be worth it. It has been a slow reading week (again). There’s […]
Last year, HoHoHoRAT became my first ever read-a-thon. I loved every single second of it, although I didn’t meet my initial goal. This year I’m super excited to get another chance to try my hand at this Christmas read-a-thon! I think I’ll have much better luck this go round (fingers crossed)! Once again, this read-a-thon […]
Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: The Shadow Queen by C.J. Redwine Publication Date: February 23, 2016 Lorelai Diederich, crown princess and fugitive at large, has one mission: kill the wicked queen who took both the Ravenspire throne and the life of her father. To do that, Lorelai needs […]
Today’s Topic: 10 Wishes I’d Ask The Book Genie To Grant Me Ooooh! What a fun topic! I’m splitting today into two categories: general book-related wishes and really amazing, expensive, rare books I’d love to own! Five Book-Related Wishes I’d wish for more time in the day for reading. I’d wish for a super amazing […]
Title: Lost Stars Author: Claudia Gray Narrator: Pierce Cravens Publication Date: September 4, 2015Publisher: Disney Lucasfilm Press Add to Goodreads Star Wars meets Romeo and Juliet in this epic YA novel that follows two best friends who find themselves on opposite sides of the war between the Empire and the Rebellion. This thrilling YA novel […]
My Super Exciting Life This week has been a little better than last week was. I’m still quite fatigued, but overall I definitely feel a little more normal, so that’s something! Towards the end of the week, I was also been able to read on more of a normal level. I spent this week slowly […]
We all have a favorite author – a favorite series – that we just don’t want to ever stop. I totally understand the feels that come when a series is over and a new one begins. Maybe it won’t be as good, you think. And sometimes you’re right! I’ve been really unimpressed by a couple […]
Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Bound by Prophecy by Stormy Smith Publication Date: November 12, 2015 Amelia Bradbury is finally free from Queen Julia and Cresthaven, but she isn’t safe yet. The Keeper power runs rampant inside her and it will take an ultimate act of selflessness to […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten Five Author Duos You’d LOVE To See Write A Book Together So… this is a really hard one. I haven’t read many books written by multiple authors, but the ones I have read have been great! I have no clue what I’m doing, but I’m going to try really hard to […]
Title: Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1) Author: Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff Publication Date: October 20, 2015Publisher: Knopf Books for Young ReadersPages: 608 Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 2 & book 3 //I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review// This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the […]
My Super Exciting Life It has been a hectic two weeks! I was out of town last Friday through Monday, but got stranded in Florida because of flooding and couldn’t come home until this Wednesday. I found an (amazing) apartment in Orlando that I can’t wait to move into and spent a couple unexpected days […]
Welcome back to Disney for the Weekend! This feature is all about Disney and I’ll be posting things from Disney movie reviews to reviews of Disney restaurants. Today I’m sharing a mini-trip report from a partially impromptu Disney trip I ended up taking earlier this week! For those of you who don’t know, I’m getting […]
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: Name a book you hated. How interesting that this fell in the same week as the top ten & series […]
Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Revenge and the Wild by Michelle Modesto Publication Date: February 2, 2016 The two-bit town of Rogue City is a lawless place, full of dark magic and saloon brawls, monsters and six-shooters. But it’s perfect for seventeen-year-old Westie, the notorious adopted daughter of […]
Today’s Topic: Ten Books & Series I’ve Given Up On This Year I really hate giving up on a book before I finish it, but sometimes it just happens. Life is too short to suffer through a book you don’t enjoy! Even more than DNFing a book, I hate giving up on a series, especially […]
Title: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Author: April Genevieve Tucholke Publication Date: August 15, 2013 Publisher: Dial Pages: 360 Add to Goodreads You stop fearing the devil when you’re holding his hand… Nothing much exciting rolls through Violet White’s sleepy, seaside town… until River West comes along. River rents the guest house […]
