Title: Across the Universe (Across the Universe #1) Author: Beth Revis Narrators: Lauren Ambrose & Carlos Santos Publication Date: January 11, 2011 Publisher: Razorbill Add to Goodreads A love out of time. A spaceship built of secrets and murder. Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to […]
Today’s Topic: Ten Books I Picked Up On A Whim Most of the time I pick my next book to read based on the recommendations of other book bloggers or Goodreads friends. But every now and then I’ll pick up a book on a whim that I haven’t seen around or don’t know anything about. […]
Title: A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOTAR #2) Author: Sarah J. Maas Publication Date: May 3, 2016 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Pages: 624 Add to Goodreads Review for book 1 Feyre survived Amarantha’s clutches to return to the Spring Court—but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, […]
My Super Exciting Life This was one of the busiest weeks of my life, but not in a bad way. I didn’t have to work a crazy amount, but my husband wanted to do something every day! On Monday I went to see Civil War again with a friend and then we got Ben and […]
I wouldn’t say I’m new to fantasy, but I’m a new fantasy lover, if that makes sense. As an avid reader I have, of course, dabbled in fantasy for years, but in the last year or two I’ve started reading it as one of my favorite genres. Something that I’ve picked up on is that […]
So book tags aren’t something I participate in a lot on the blog (Instagram is another story), but when The Literary Huntress tagged me in a Civil War themed tag (created by Jennifer @ Wonderland Review) I couldn’t say no! I mean, hello? I’ve seen this movie twice already and will probably see it again […]
Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Ever the Hunted by Erin Summerill Publication Date: December 27, 2016 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 the King […]
Today’s Topic: Ten Five Non-Bookish Websites That I Visit Almost Daily Well this topic is… unusual. I honestly had a hard time because most of the time the websites I’m visiting are book-related, whether they’re Goodreads, blogs, etc. So the truth is I don’t often visit non-bookish sites, but these are the ones I spend the […]
Title: The Neverland Wars Author: Audrey Greathouse Publication Date: May 9, 2016 Publisher: Clean Teen Publishing Pages: 302 Add to Goodreads //I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review// Magic can do a lot—give you flight, show you mermaids, help you taste the stars, and… solve the budget crisis? That’s […]
My Super Exciting Life This was the week of CIVIL WAR!! Seriously though, I saw Civil War on opening night and it was incredible. I’m planning to see it again next week and I can hardly wait! I also spent Friday afternoon at Animal Kingdom and got totally soaked on Kali River Rapids. The poncho […]
Title: Wink Poppy Midnight Author: April Genevieve Tucholke Narrators: Michael Crouch, Alicyn Packard, Caitlin Davies Publication Date: March 22, 2016Publisher: Dial Books Add to Goodreads Every story needs a hero. Every story needs a villain. Every story needs a secret. Wink is the odd, mysterious neighbor girl, wild red hair and freckles. Poppy is the […]
It’s going to be a ranty day. Spoilers are the bane of the average geek’s existence. They are potentially lurking around every corner, sometimes making it necessary to avoid entire corners of the internet after a huge reveal in any book, movie, or TV show – and sometimes these formats overlap, which makes it even […]
Today’s Topic: Ten Teenage Characters I’d Love To Revisit In 10 Years or So This week I actually had a hard time narrowing it down to ten, but I worked it out! There are a lot of characters who have already had epilogues and novellas set in the future, but these are ten who I’d […]
Title: Prisoner of Night and Fog (Prisoner of Night and Fog #1) Author: Anne Blankman Publication Date: April 22, 2014Publisher: Balzer + Bray Pages: 401 Add to Goodreads In 1930s Munich, danger lurks behind dark corners, and secrets are buried deep within the city. But Gretchen Müller, who grew up in the National Socialist Party […]
My Super Exciting Life This has been a pretty awesome week! Earlier in the week my husband returned home from a four month trip at sea! Since he’s been home we’ve been to Universal Studios, Disney Springs, and a really nice local mall we hadn’t checked out together yet. We also went to see Deadpool […]
Welcome to the FIFTH month of the 2016 Horror Reading Challenge! I hope everyone is meeting their goals so far! Please share your horror book reviews the month of May 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 […]
Welcome to month FIVE 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 May book reviews under “Review Link-up” as follows: Name of book @ Your blog name, Goodreads, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
