Book Review: The Program by Suzanne Young

Title: The Program Author: Suzanne Young Publication Date: April 30, 2013 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: 405 Add to Goodreads In Sloane’s world, true feelings are forbidden, teen suicide is an epidemic, and the only solution is The Program. Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic, one […]

Weekly Recap: 6/21 – 6/27

My Super Exciting Life  This week, shockingly, was pretty uneventful… Although a couple of exciting things DID happen! I cemented plans to go to YALLFest in November and booked a cruise for next May, so that’s definitely not nothing! The giveaway for the Horror Reading Challenge also started this week (you can find it in […]

#Read-o-rama read-a-thon TBR

I just found out about this today, so I guess I’ll be almost a full day behind, but I’m hopping on board the read-o-rama train anyway! This is so exciting! I’m dubbing this the summer of read-a-thons! The goal: Read 7 books There are goals for each of the six of the seven books: a […]

Audiobook Review: Seed by Ania Ahlborn

Title: Seed Author: Ania Ahlborn Narrator: Eric G. Dove Publication Date: May 28, 2011 Publisher: 47North Add to Goodreads With nothing but the clothes on his back—and something horrific snapping at his heels—Jack Winter fled his rural Georgia home when he was still just a boy. Watching the world he knew vanish in a trucker’s rearview […]

Audiobook Challenge Half-way Update

Yay! I made it halfway through the 2015 Audiobook Challenge and I’m way over my goal! I originally signed up for Weekend Warrior (5-10 books) but since I’ve already listened to 13, I’ve decided to officially raise my goal to Socially Awkward (15-20 books)! Wish me luck!! Here’s my progress so far (click image for […]

Horror Reading Challenge: Second Quarter Update & Giveaway

Welcome to the second quarter update for the Horror Reading Challenge, which happens to be the first challenge I’ve ever hosted! If you’re interested in checking out my other challenge, head over to the 2015 Dystopia Reading Challenge page! But back on topic… how’s everyone doing at the halfway mark? Make sure to link up […]

Feature & Follow Friday #53: Required reading

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:  Is there a book that you were required to read in school that you actually loved?  YES!! I actually did […]

Waiting on Wednesday #55: Return to the Dark House by Laurie Faria Stolarz

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Return to the Dark House Laurie Faria Stolarz Publication Date: July 21, 2015 Ivy Jensen survived the Dark House once, but can she make it out a second time? Two months have passed since Ivy narrowly escaped the Nightmare Elf’s grip, but the […]

Top Ten Tuesday #49: Favorite Topics Ever

Today’s Topic:  My Ten Favorite Top Ten Topics  We’ve Ever Done In The Past 5 Years I’ve only been participating in Top Ten Tuesday for about a year, but I dug back through past topics and these are ones I would love to do! Favorite covers Books I Just HAD To Buy… But Are Still […]

Audiobook Review: Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch

Title: Snow Like Ashes Author: Sara Raasch  Narrator: Kate Rudd Publication Date: October 14, 2014 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Add to Goodreads A heartbroken girl. A fierce warrior. A hero in the making. Sixteen years ago the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved, leaving them without magic or a monarch. Now, the Winterians’ […]

Weekly Recap: 6/14 – 6/20

My Super Exciting Life  So… another pretty boring week. BUT! But… I saw Jurassic World two more times. Yeah. That’s a total of three times. Because it’s awesome. I also got a new couch and sold my old one so… yay new couch! And tomorrow is Father’s day so I’ll be doing things with my […]

I’m a neurotic, altruistic, introverted, polygamist reader!

A few weeks ago I saw a graphic from Book Likes that lays out different types of readers. I thought it would be fun to break down my reading style so I’ve had it tucked away for a rainy day. Wouldn’t you know it’s been raining for three days straight? Seriously though, what a fun […]

F&F Friday #52: Tattoos!

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:  If you have a tattoo, share a picture and its meaning.  Well, I never thought I’d be showing off tattoos […]

Book Review: Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge

Title: Crimson Bound Author: Rosamund Hodge Publication Date: May 5, 2015 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Pages: 448 Add to Goodreads When Rachelle was fifteen, she was good—apprenticed to her aunt and in training to protect her village from dark magic. But she was also reckless— straying from the forest path in search of a way […]

Waiting on Wednesday #54: Survive the Night by Danielle Vega

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Survive the Night Danielle Vega Publication Date: July 7, 2015 We’re all gonna die down here. . . . Julie lies dead and disemboweled in a dank, black subway tunnel, red-eyed rats nibbling at her fingers. Her friends think she’s just off with […]

Top Ten Tuesday #48: Summer Physical TBR

Today’s Topic:  Top Ten Books On My  (Physical) TBR For Summer 2015 This topic seems really redundant after last week’s Top Ten (and the one two weeks ago) so I’ve decided to change it up and share my list of TBR books that I currently have sitting on my bookshelves!          Daughter of Smoke and […]

Audiobook Review: The Cage by Megan Shepherd

Title: The Cage (The Cage #1) Author: Megan Shepherd Narrator: Barrie Kreinik  Publication Date: May 26, 2015 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 2 & book 3 The Maze Runner meets Scott Westerfeld in this gripping new series about teens held captive in a human zoo by an otherworldly race. From […]

Weekly Recap: 6/7 – 6/13

My Super Exciting Life  This week has been another slow one in real life, but the blog has been crazy!! I’ve had multiple posts a day, which isn’t normal at all, but things should be back to normal next week! I might be a little absent for the next few days. I just found out […]

New Host: Dystopia Reading Challenge 2015

Surprise!! The Dystopia reading challenge is moving (has moved) to Cornerfolds! In the past this challenge was hosted by Blog of Erised. Unfortunately, the challenge was unable to continue at its former home due to personal reasons, but I have been given the go-ahead to take over from here. If anyone is interested in co-hosting […]

F&F Friday #51: Character for a day

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:  If you could step into one characters shoes and  be them for a day who would it be and why?  […]

ARC Review: Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty

Title: Serafina and the Black Cloak Author: Robert Beatty Publication Date: July 14, 2015Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Pages: 304 Add to Goodreads I received this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. A spooky mystery-thriller about an unusual girl who lives secretly in the basement of the grand Biltmore Estate. “Never go into the deep parts […]

Waiting on Wednesday #53: Winter by Marissa Meyer

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Winter Marissa Meyer Publication Date: November 10, 2015 Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of her stepmother, […]

Book blitz & Giveaway: Fabled by Vanessa K. Eccles

Title: Fabled Author: Vanessa K. Eccles Publication Date: May 5, 2015 Publisher: Bound and Brewed Pages: 263 Add to Goodreads Amazon | Barnes & Noble Rowena thinks the Grimm’s infamous podcasts are simply another teen fad until she finds herself trapped in a land of nightmarish storybook characters. She tries desperately to flee Mezzanine and return home, but Dresdem, Mezzanine’s wicked monarch, plans […]

Top Ten Tuesday #47: Anticipated 2015 releases

Today’s Topic:  Top Ten Most Anticipated  Releases For the Rest of 2015           A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis Blood and Salt by Kim Liggett Darkthaw by Kate A. Boorman The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff          Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine Reawakened by Colleen Houck Six of […]