Audiobook Review: Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

Title: Salt to the Sea Author: Ruta Sepetys Narrators: Jorjeana Marie, Will Damron, Cassandra Morris, & Michael Crouch Publication Date: February 2, 2016Publisher: Philomel Books Add to Goodreads Winter, 1945. Four teenagers. Four secrets. Each one born of a different homeland; each one hunted, and haunted, by tragedy, lies…and war. As thousands of desperate refugees flock […]

Thoughts on J.K. Rowling’s new Harry Potter “books”

Back in February the world lost its mind when J.K. Rowling announced that she would be releasing The Cursed Child (the new Harry Potter sequel being released as a play in two parts later this year in London) as a book. Shortly after the original announcement, Rowling clarified that this was not a separate book, […]

Waiting on Wednesday #98: The Merciless II by Danielle Vega

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: The Merciless II by Danielle Vega Publication Date: July 5, 2016 Danielle Vega—YA’s answer to Stephen King—once again brings major scares in the spine-tingling sequel to horror hit The Merciless, which MTV calls “Mean Girls meets The Exorcist.” Sofia is still processing the […]

Top Ten Tuesday #93: Delightful bookish products

Today’s Topic:   Ten Eight Delightful Bookish Products That I Wouldn’t Mind Owning I’ll admit, this week’s topic stumped me. I didn’t know quite what to do with “book worm delights,” but the first thing that came to mind was some of the amazing bookish products I’ve stumbled across on Etsy. Off to Etsy I went! Today […]

Audiobook Review: The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead

Title: The Glittering Court (The Glittering Court #1)  Author: Richelle Mead Narrator: Kristen Sieh Publication Date: April 5, 2016 Publisher: Razorbill Add to Goodreads Big and sweeping, spanning from the refined palaces of Osfrid to the gold dust and untamed forests of Adoria, The Glittering Court tells the story of Adelaide, an Osfridian countess who […]

Weekly Recap: 4/17 – 4/23

My Super Exciting Life  This week was a little less hectic than last (thank goodness) and I was able to get in a bit more reading thanks to some free time and a great audiobook selection at my library! I started off the week with a re-read of A Court of Thorns and Roses in […]

Book Review: Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis

Title: Not a Drop to Drink (Not a Drop to Drink #1) Author: Mindy McGinnis Publication Date: September 24, 2014 Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Pages: 309 Add to Goodreads Regret was for people with nothing to defend, people who had no water. Lynn knows every threat to her pond: drought, a snowless winter, coyotes, and, […]

Happy two years to me – blogiversary giveaway!

Where has the time gone?? It seems like only yesterday I decided to start a blog so that my reviews could have a place to live. At the time I had absolutely no idea what I was doing (sometimes I still don’t) but I found such an amazing family among the book blogging community that […]

Waiting on Wednesday #97: A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir Publication Date: August 30, 2016 A Torch Against the Night takes readers into the heart of the Empire as Laia and Elias fight their way north to liberate Laia’s brother from the horrors of Kauf […]

Top Ten Tuesday #92: Favorite witty characters

Today’s Topic:   Ten Five Books With Witty Male Characters That Made Me Chuckle I knew I was in trouble when I read today’s topic, but I didn’t realize just how few humorous books I actually read! (Hint: It’s basically none.) Instead, I decided to pick my five favorite witty male characters, which were much easier to […]

Book Review: Alight by Scott Sigler

Title: Alight (The Generations Trilogy #2) Author: Scott Sigler Publication Date: April 5, 2016 Publisher: Del Rey Pages: 448 Add to Goodreads Review for book 1 M. Savage—or Em, as she is called—has made a bewildering and ominous discovery. She and the other young people she was chosen to lead awoke in strange coffins with […]

Weekly Recap: 4/10 – 4/16

My Super Exciting Life  I. Am. Exhausted. Wow. This week has been insane. My brother left on Monday evening and from there things got pretty crazy. I got a couple of new dog walking clients recently and it seemed like everyone was gone at once! I spent the entire week with lots of puppies, which […]

DNF Audiobook Mini Reviews: Truthwitch & The Calling

Title: Truthwitch (Witchlands #1) Author: Susan Dennard Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Publication Date: January 5, 2016 Publisher: Tor Teen Add to Goodreads MC’s Review In a continent on the edge of war, two witches hold its fate in their hands. Young witches Safiya and Iseult have a habit of finding trouble. After clashing with a powerful […]

Do you finish series you don’t love?

The sad truth about being a reader is that sometimes we have to DNF books. Sometimes a book is just so frightfully bad that you just cannot make yourself push through! (At least, that’s how it is for me.) Sometimes you finish the first book in a series and shudder at the thought of picking […]

Top Ten Tuesday #91: Books for every contemporary hater

Today’s Topic:   Ten Nine Books Every  Contemporary Hater Should Read First, let me assure you I am NOT going to try to convince you of why contemporary fiction is the best thing ever. If you know me at all, you know you will not find that here… I’m honestly a contemporary fiction hater, not because […]

#ReRead Review: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Title: Twilight (Twilight #1) Author: Stephenie Meyer  Narrator: Ilyana Kadushin Publication Date: October 5, 2005 Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Add to Goodreads About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him – and I didn’t know how dominant that part might be – that […]

Weekly Recap: 4/3 – 4/9

My Super Exciting Life  This was a very slow reading week for me, but it’s not entirely my fault. I spent most of the week listening to Zero Day on loan from my library and… it disappeared! I don’t know why. It wasn’t due yet, but it just disappeared from my account and by the […]

Book Review: The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkoski

Title: The Winner’s Kiss (The Winner’s Trilogy #3)  Author: Marie Rutkoski Publication Date: March 29, 2016 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Pages: 496Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 1 & book 2 War has begun. Arin is in the thick of it with untrustworthy new allies and the empire as his enemy. Though he has […]

Waiting on Wednesday #96: And I Darken by Kiersten White

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: And I Darken by Kiersten White Publication Date: July 7, 2016 No one expects a princess to be brutal. And Lada Dragwyla likes it that way. Ever since she and her brother were abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman […]

Top Ten Tuesday #90: Favorite bookish Twitter accounts

Today’s Topic:   Ten Eight Bookish People You  Should Follow On Twitter Today I am bringing you my 8 favorite bookish Twitter accounts! This was honestly the HARDEST Top Ten I’ve ever had to put together, but I’ve broken it into bloggers, authors, and other random accounts that I love!  Book Bloggers Jen @bookavid Cait @PaperFury […]

Book Review: Compulsion by Martina Boone

Title: Compulsion (The Heirs of Watson Island #1) Author: Martina Boone Publication Date: October 28, 2014 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: 433 Add to Goodreads Three plantations. Two wishes. One ancient curse. All her life, Barrie Watson has been a virtual prisoner in the house where she lives with her shut-in mother. When her mother dies, […]

Weekly Recap: 3/27 – 4/2

My Super Exciting Life  This has not been an uneventful week and I am all tuckered out. My mom came to visit and was here for the week, which was great! Unfortunately, I also had to work almost every day because Easter is apparently a busy time of year in the dog sitting industry! (The […]

Horror Reading Challenge: April Link-up

Welcome to the fourth month of the 2016 Horror Reading Challenge! I hope everyone is meeting goals so far! Please share your horror book reviews the month of February in the link-up below using the format Your Name @ Your Blog (Book Name). If you’re new to the challenge, you can see the guidelines and […]

Dystopia Reading Challenge: April Link-up

Welcome to the fourth month of the 2016 Dystopia Reading Challenge! I hope everyone has met all their goals so far! If you’re new to the challenge, you can see the guidelines and sign up here! Link-up Rules Link up your April book reviews under “Review Link-up” as follows: Name of book @ Your blog name, […]