Title: Jackaby (Jackaby #1) Author: William Ritter Narrator: Nicola Barber Publication Date: September 16, 2014 Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Add to Goodreads “Miss Rook, I am not an occultist,” Jackaby said. “I have a gift that allows me to see truth where others see the illusion–and there are many illusions. All the world’s a stage, […]
Tracy’s Happenings Off the Blog This has not been an awful week, I have to admit! I spent a lot of time working, but I also had a good amount of time to spend doing fun things! Most importantly, this week my husband and I binge watched Poldark. All of Poldark. And now I don’t […]
Title: Your Irresistible Love (The Bennett Family #1) Author: Layla Hagen Publication Date: January 15, 2016 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Pages: 326 Add to Goodreads Sebastian Bennett is a determined man. It’s the secret behind the business empire he built from scratch. Under his rule, Bennett Enterprises dominates the jewelry industry. Despite being ruthless in […]
Title: Empath Author: S. Usher Evans Publication Date: May 12, 2015 Publisher: Sun’s Golden Ray Publishing Pages: 244 Add to Goodreads Lauren Dailey is in break-up hell. Stuck between moving on and letting go, she puts on a brave face while crying herself to sleep at night. But when a mysterious voice promises escape from […]
Welcome to the final month of the 2016 Horror Reading Challenge! The challenge is almost over! I hope everyone has met their goals for the year! Please share your horror book reviews for the month of December in the link-up below using the format Your Name @ Your Blog (Book Name). December Review Link-up ‘);
Welcome to the last month of the 2016 Dystopia Reading Challenge! We’re so close to the end! I hope everyone has met all their goals for the year! Link-up Rules Link up your book reviews under “Review Link-up” as follows: Name of book @ Your blog name, Goodreads, Shelfari, Booklikes, etc. MOST IMPORTANTLY, visit and […]
Welcome to day one of #ReadIndie! This event is all about promoting indie authors and their work! If you haven’t signed up for the challenge and you want to join in sharing your favorite indies, you can still sign up HERE! For the next two weeks this blog is going to be totally taken over […]
Today’s Topic: Books to Buy the awesome Young Readers In Your Life Okay, so no I don’t have kids… BUT I have a niece and nephews galore. My niece is 9 years old and loves to read so I’ve actually had to think about books she might enjoy reading. I’ve already sent her a couple […]
Title: Vampire Academy 10th Anniversary Edition Author: Richelle Mead Publication Date: November 29, 2016 Publisher: Razorbill Pages: 480 Add to Goodreads Richelle Mead celebrates 10 years of Vampire Academy with an exclusive, never-before-seen collection of stories that sheds new light on the world and its players: » The Turn and the Flame takes a deeper look into […]
Title: Dark Matter Author: Blake Crouch Publication Date: July 26, 2016 Publisher: Crown Pages: 342 Add to Goodreads “Are you happy with your life?” Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the masked abductor knocks him unconscious. Before he awakens to find himself strapped to a gurney, surrounded by strangers in hazmat suits. […]
Tracy’s Happenings Off the Blog This week was unusually exciting! The week began with a new co-blogger! In case you missed it, MC is here now and will be posting regularly on the blog! I’m so excited to have her around and I’m looking forward to everything she’s going to bring to Cornerfolds. Later in […]
//Disclaimer: I am not a food critic and I don’t know what I’m talking about// It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Christmas at Disney World! It’s at this time each year that the most magical place on earth gets just a little more magical with the addition of holiday touches everywhere you look. […]
Title: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Author: Becky Albertalli Narrator: Michael Crouch Publication Date: April 7, 2015 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Add to Goodreads Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being […]
Happy almost-Thanksgiving, everyone! Today I have a happy announcement to share! My co-blogger search has come to an early end after a good friend applied and was a perfect fit for the position. I am so excited to welcome MC to the blog! Look out for some changes coming to the blog as we work […]
Today’s Topic: Books that actually make me thankful for 2016 Let’s be honest, 2016 has been a pretty horrible year overall. Still, it could always be worse, so today I wanted to share books that make me thankful for 2016! These are ten post-apocalyptic and dystopian books whose main characters are probably having a worse time […]
Title: The Young Elites (The Young Elites #1) Author: Marie Lu Narrator: Carla Corvo, Lannon Killea Publication Date: October 7, 2014Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young ReadersAdd to Goodreads I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside. Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept […]
Happenings Off the Blog… There goes another uneventful week. Okay, mostly uneventful. I did get to see Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which was incredible! I cannot wait to see it again! Other than that, I got a little Christmas shopping done, although I’m far from being finished. For whatever reason, I was […]
//Spoiler Free Review// Title: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Release Date: November 18, 2016 Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston Director: David Yates Runtime: 133 minutes Rated: PG-13View on IMDB The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York’s secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in […]
Today’s Topic: Favorite (Weird) Movies From Childhood That I Really Want To Rewatch So… this ended up being kind of a weird blast from the past! Of course everyone loved the traditional Disney movies as a kid, but today I wanted to drag up some of the less well-known favorites. Some of these you’re still […]
//Applications are closed// I’m looking for a co-blogger! Blogging is a ton of fun and I LOVE it, but I know I’m going to have a lot on my plate through the next six months and things are going to get overwhelming quickly. I would love to have a partner to help keep things running […]
Title: Flashfall (Flashfall #1) Author: Jenny Moyer Publication Date: November 15, 2016 Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.Pages: 352 Add to Goodreads //I received this book at ALA in exchange for an honest review// Orion is a Subpar, expected to mine the tunnels of Outpost Five, near the deadly flash curtain. For generations, her people have […]
Happenings Off the Blog… This week has been… rough. For obvious reasons, I’m sure. Other than the obvious election stuff, not much happened other than work and my failing miserably at #HoHoHoRAT (yet again). This week I shared some awesome diverse reads, which I’d love to point you to if you haven’t seen them! And […]
I’ll start this post by admitting that I don’t read nearly enough diverse books. Part of that is simply because I don’t see as many that are as hyped as a lot of new releases I end up reading and part of it is just because I don’t take the time to search for them. […]
Okay, so here’s the embarrassing truth: I have signed up for this challenge for the last two years and failed miserable both times. But you know, if at first you don’t succeed… Against my better judgment I’m trying this again this year! However, I’m as bad at sticking to TBR lists as I am at […]
