Yay!! I made it through the #TBRTakedown read-a-thon (see my initial post here)!! This is only the third read-a-thon I’ve ever participated in and I’m happy to report I was mostly successful. I did cheat a tiny bit by buying one of my books to read during the challenge… but it was on my Goodreads […]
Title: An Ember in the Ashes Author: Sabaa Tahir Publication Date: April 28, 2015Publisher: RazorbillPages: 446 Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 2 and book 3 Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free. Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to […]
Title: Secret of the Sevens Author: Lynn Lindquist Publication Date: June 8, 2015 Publisher: Flux Pages: 408 Add to Goodreads Amazon | Barnes & Noble Everyone at Singer, a boarding school for underprivileged kids, knows the urban legend of the Society of Seven. Decades ago, the original members of the secret guild for elite students murdered the school’s founder and then perished in […]
My Super Exciting Life Well, vacation is definitely officially really over because this week I have been back to normal, boring life. On Sunday I took the dogs and we visited my parents so they could play with their aunt Chloe (who is a Chihuahua) for the day. I met up with a friend on […]
When I first started blogging last April I was what you might call a moderate reader. I averaged a book a week or less and bought nearly all of them on my Nook (or Kindle – I ended up with both eventually). I made most of my physical book purchases at used bookstores and would […]
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: How would you pitch to the biz to make your favorite book into a movie? Hmm… this is not my favorite […]
Title: The Heir (The Selection #4) Author: Kiera Cass Publication Date: May 5, 2015 Publisher: Harper Teen Pages: 368 Add to Goodreads Review for book 1, book 2, book 3, and book 5 Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won Prince Maxon’s heart. Now the time has come for Princess Eadlyn to hold a […]
Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Six of CrowsLeigh Bardugo Publication Date: September 29, 2015 Game of Thrones meets Ocean’s Eleven in this brand-new book in the world of the Grisha by New York Times-bestselling author Leigh Bardugo. Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten Book Series I’d Love To See As Tv Shows I have been waiting all my life for this topic!! Okay, maybe that’s a little dramatic. But here’s the thing: I love TV. Almost as much as reading, I love getting lost in a new TV show. I also happen to think […]
Title: A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR #1) Author: Sarah J. Maas Publication Date: May 5, 2015 Publisher: Bloomsbury Children Pages: 416 Add to Goodreads A thrilling, seductive new series from New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas, blending Beauty and the Beast with faerie lore. When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf […]
My Super Exciting Life As you can tell, I’m back from vacation! And it was so much fun! Week one was at Disney World where we did the Wild Africa Trek at Animal Kingdom. We spent some time dangling over crocodiles on a rope bridge, which was pretty awesome! Unfortunately, I got pretty sick by […]
So… today when I was pursuing the interwebs I came across a read-a-thon that seems to be picking up a lot of speed in the BookTube community. Even though I’m not going near YouTube with a 10-foot pole, I thought it sounded like a lot of fun and might even help me with these physical […]
I’m talking about those books that you buy and then they just sit on your bookshelf for years, untouched. You know the ones. They’re all at least five years past their publication date and their covers aren’t really what’s “in” right now. You bought them at a yard sale or a library book sale (or […]
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: How many books have you got on your TBR list? Well… this is embarrassing. I think I have more books […]
Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Seraphina and the Black CloakRobert Beatty Publication Date: July 14, 2015 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 of the forest, for there are many dangers […]
Today’s Topic: Ten Books I Plan To Have In My Beach Bag This Summer Fun fact: I don’t go to the beach! So… these are the top ten books I plan to read this summer while I’m taking time off of school life. The Cage by Megan Shepherd Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge Even […]
Title: The Vault of Dreamers Author: Caragh M. O’Brien Publication Date: September 16, 2014 Publisher: Roaring Book Press Pages: 432 Add to Goodreads From the author of the Birthmarked trilogy comes a fast-paced, psychologically thrilling novel about what happens when your dreams are not your own. The Forge School is the most prestigious arts school […]
Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: A Thousand NightsE.K. Johnston Publication Date: October 6, 2015 Lo-Melkhiin killed three hundred girls before he came to her village, looking for a wife. When she sees the dust cloud on the horizon, she knows he has arrived. She knows he will want […]
Title: The Winner’s Curse (Winner’s Trilogy #1) Author: Marie Rutkoski Publication Date: March 4, 2014 Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Pages: 355 Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 2 & book 3 Winning what you want may cost you everything you love. As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those […]
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: How do you organize your books? Either at home on your bookshelves or on your reading-device, or on your bookish platform […]
Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: The Last of the SpiritsChris Priestley Publication Date: June 16, 2015 Sam and Lizzie are freezing and hungry on the streets of Victorian London. When Sam asks a wealthy man for some coins, he is rudely turned away. Months of struggle suddenly find […]
Today’s Topic: Ten Authors I REALLY Want To Meet A.G. Howard Catherine Coulter Dan Brown J.K. Rowling Megan Shepherd Sarah J. Maas Sherrilyn Kenyon Stephen King Stormy Smith Veronica Roth Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish – a fun way to get to know your […]
This book has been out in hardcover since last year, but now it’s coming out in this GORGEOUS paperback! I’m not sure which cover I like more!! Title: The Fever Author: Megan Abbott Publication Date: May 12, 2015 Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Pages: 336 Add to Goodreads The panic unleashed by a mysterious contagion […]
Title: Ugly Love Author: Colleen Hoover Publication Date: August 5, 2014 Publisher: Atria Books Pages: 337 Add to Goodreads When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she knows it isn’t love at first sight. They wouldn’t even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common […]
