Something you guys MIGHT know about me is that I am obsessed with retellings. I love them. I think they’re the greatest genre (is it a genre?) ever to be written. I have very rarely met a retelling I didn’t love and these are the top ten that I’m really hoping I get to in […]
Title: Ever the Hunted (Clash of Kingdoms #1) Author: Erin Summerill Publication Date: December 27, 2016Publisher: HMH Books for Young ReadersPages: 400 Add to Goodreads Seventeen year-old Britta Flannery is at ease only in the woods with her dagger and bow. She spends her days tracking criminals alongside her father, the legendary bounty hunter for […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten Best Books I Read In 2016 Although I thought nothing could beat 2015 in books, this year did it! I definitely had my fair share of disappointment, but overall I had a great reading year! All of these were five star amazing reads that I will most definitely be reading again […]
Title: RoseBlood Author: A.G. Howard Publication Date: January 10, 2017 Publisher: Amulet Books Pages: 432 Add to Goodreads //I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review// In this modern day spin on Leroux’s gothic tale of unrequited love turned to madness, seventeen-year-old Rune Germain has a mysterious affliction linked to […]
What’s this? Not a Weekly Recap? It may be the first I’ve ever missed… But today is Christmas! Since I’m sure a lot of people are spending today with families and not reading blogs (& MC and I are both off the blog today) I thought I’d post a bit of Disney fun instead. Merry […]
Number Of Books You Read: 103 (as of today) Number of Re-Reads: 2 Genre You Read The Most From: YA Fantasy 1. Best Book Top 3 Books You Read In 2016? Shadow and Bone, A Court of Mist and Fury, Caraval 2. Book You Were Excited About & Thought You Were Going To Love More But […]
Title: Replica (Replica #1) Author: Lauren Oliver Publication Date: October 4, 2016Publisher: HarperCollins Pages: 520 Add to Goodreads Lyra From a distance, the Haven Institute, tucked away on a private island off the coast of Florida, looks serene and even beautiful. But up close the locked doors, military guards, and biohazard suits tell a different […]
Congratulations on completing the 2016 Horror Reading Challenge! I hope you had fun this year and met all your goals! My goal for 2016 was Horror Hound and I was able to just make it! This post contains my personal wrap up, challenge badges for your blog, and the end of year giveaway! WHAT I […]
Congratulations on completing the 2016 Dystopia Reading Challenge! In this post you’ll find my personal wrap-up, badges to grab for your blog, and the end of year giveaway! My goal this year was Leader and I was able to meet my goals! I hope you were too! WHAT I READ 4.5 – 5 Star Books […]
Today’s Topic: Ten Books I Wouldn’t Mind Santa Leaving Under My Tree Fun fact: I only tend to buy books I’ve already read. I also really love collecting foreign editions of my favorite books! All but three of these books fit into the “already read” and/or “foreign edition” categories and all were taken directly off […]
Title: Under Rose-Tainted Skies Author: Louise Gornall Publication Date: January 3, 2017 Publisher: Clarion Books Pages: 320 Add to Goodreads Norah has agoraphobia and OCD. When groceries are left on the porch, she can’t step out to get them. Struggling to snag the bags with a stick, she meets Luke. He’s sweet and funny, and he […]
Tracy’s Happenings Off the Blog Can you believe Christmas is in a week?! Just in case you aren’t panicking, I’m doing enough for both of us! I’m trying to finish up last minute shopping and wrapping and general preparations for Christmas with my family… but I’m also excited! Other than preparing for Christmas it has […]
Title: Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas #1) Author: Zoraida Córdova Publication Date: September 6, 2016Publisher: Sourcebooks FirePages: 336Add to Goodreads Nothing says Happy Birthday like summoning the spirits of your dead relatives. I fall to my knees. Shattered glass, melted candles and the outline of scorched feathers are all that surround me. Every single person who was […]
It’s time to wrap up the first annual (because I do believe this is going to become an annual event) #ReadIndie challenge! I hope all of you who participated had as much fun as I did! For those of you who don’t know, #ReadIndie was a challenge to review as many indie books as possible […]
Title: Floor 21 (The Tower Legacy #1) Author: Jason Luthor Publication Date: June 2, 2015 Publisher: Kindle Press Pages: 234Add to Goodreads As humanity lives out the remainder of its existence at the top of an isolated apartment tower, young Jackie dares to question Tower Authority and their ban on traveling into the tower’s depths. […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten Books I’m Looking Forward To For The First Half Of 2017 This week’s topic was soooo hard because I almost couldn’t narrow the list down to just ten books! 2017 is shaping up to be an incredible year! I was lucky enough to get to read some of these early and, […]
Title: Bound by Prophecy (Bound #3) Author: Stormy Smith Publication Date: November 12, 2015 Publisher: Perfect Storm Publishing Pages: 348Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 1 & book 2 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 […]
Tracy’s Happenings Off the Blog This has been a busy week! I spent the week working, posting for #ReadIndie (check out the giveaways in the sidebar!), and meeting up with friends. On Tuesday I went to Disney’s Hollywood Studios to hang out with Amber from Du Livre and her husband! It was so much fun […]
Fun fact: I love Peter Pan retellings. More specifically I LOVE Captain Hook. Not Disney Hook, but the Hook from various other retellings, movies, and TV shows. Most specifically of all, Hook from Never Never by Brianna R. Shrum. INTERVIEW WITH BRIANNA > Describe Never Never in a word. Magical. > Peter Pan retellings have become really […]
Title: Double Life Author: S. Usher Evans Publication Date: June 12, 2014 Publisher: S. Usher Evans Pages: 244Add to Goodreads Piracy is a game. How much are you worth? Since she was a little girl, everyone – from her father to the Great Creator himself – told Lyssa Peate the same thing: she’s worthless. But […]
Title: Recoil (Recoil Trilogy #1) Author: Joanne Macgregor Publication Date: May 14, 2016Publisher: Joanne MacgregorPages: 258 Add to Goodreads When a skilled gamer gets recruited as a sniper in the war against a terrorist-produced pandemic, she discovers there’s more than one enemy and more than one war. The Game is real. Three years after a […]
Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Lost Girl by Chanda Hahn Publication Date: December 13, 2016 Wendy doesn’t remember anything about Neverland—or the experiments done on her there as a child. Seven years later, all she wants is a normal life, but shape-shifting shadows plague her dreams and turn […]
Welcome to the third annual Dystopia Reading Challenge! 2017 will my third year hosting the challenge! There will be giveaways, possible read-a-longs, and badges awarded! Our big addition to the challenge this year is Dystopia Bingo! Check it out further down! THE GUIDELINES This challenge will run from January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017. […]
Today’s Topic: Top Five New-To-Me Indie Authors I Read For The First Time In 2016 (& Five More I’m Excited For) In keeping with the #ReadIndie theme, today I’m sharing new-to-me indie authors that I read this year! All five of these were amazing and highly recommended! I’ve also added five indie authors that I […]
