ARC Review: The Goblins of Bellwater by Molly Ringle

Title: The Goblins of Bellwater Author: Molly Ringle Publication Date: October 1, 2017Publisher: Central Avenue PublishingPages: 288Add to Goodreads //I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review// Most people have no idea goblins live in the woods around the small town of Bellwater, Washington. But some are about to find […]

When your favorite author disappoints

We all have our absolute favorite authors! You can probably list your auto buy authors without even thinking about it. (I know I can!) One of the worst experiences a reader can have is picking up their favorite author’s next series and being totally underwhelmed. It always leaves me wondering what went wrong! And whether […]

Audiobook Review: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Title: Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss #1) Author: Stephanie Perkins Publication Date: December 2, 2010Publisher: SpeakPages: 372Add to Goodreads Can Anna find love in the City of Light? Anna is happy in Atlanta. She has a loyal best friend and a crush on her coworker at the movie theater, who […]

Weekly Recap: 9/17 – 9/23

TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG I am ready to go hooommmeeeee! Today is the day I fly back to the US and I honestly couldn’t be more excited. I’ve had fun on vacation but I’ve concluded that three weeks is just too long to be away! I saw some amazing things in the last week […]

Audiobook Review: Enclave by Ann Aguirre

Title: Enclave (Razorland #1) Author: Ann Aguirre Publication Date: April 12, 2011Publisher: Feiwel & FriendsPages: 259Add to Goodreads New York City has been decimated by war and plague, and most of civilization has migrated to underground enclaves, where life expectancy is no more than the early 20’s. When Deuce turns 15, she takes on her […]

Can’t-Wait Wednesday #12: Whichwood by Tahereh Mafi

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Whichwood by Tahereh Mafi Publication Date: November 14, 2017 A new adventure about a girl who is fated to wash the bodies of the dead in this companion to Furthermore. Our story begins on a frosty night… Laylee can barely remember the happier […]

Anything But Books Tag

I saw this tag over at Read All The Things and immediately knew I had to do it! I don’t often get to talk about non-bookish things so hopefully this is as much fun to read as it was to write! CARTOON(S) YOU LOVE? My favorite cartoons that I currently watch are Family Guy, South […]

Graphic Novel Review: Fresh Romance, Vol. 1

Title: Fresh Romance, Vol. 1 Authors & Illustrators: Sarah Kuhn, Kate Leth, Sarah Vaughn, Marguerite Bennet, Kieron Gillen, Arielle Jovellanos, Sarah Winifred Searle, Sally Jane Thompson, Trungles, Christine Norrie Publication Date: August 3, 2016Publisher: Oni PressPages: 224 Add to Goodreads The critically-acclaimed anthology FRESH ROMANCE is finally available in print! Have you been wondering what the […]

Weekly Recap: 9/10 – 9/16

TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Happy weekend, everyone! I’ve spent the week between Dublin, London, and Paris and it has been an adventure! I’ve seen Dublin Castle, Buckingham Palace, and Versailles. Each one was progressively more impressive! In hindsight I probably should’ve planned less countries to visit because we haven’t had much time to see […]

DNF Audiobook Review: Soundless by Richelle Mead

Title: Soundless Author: Richelle Mead Publication Date: November 10, 2015Publisher: RazorbillPages: 266Add to Goodreads In a village without sound… For as long as Fei can remember, no one in her village has been able to hear. Rocky terrain and frequent avalanches make it impossible to leave the village, so Fei and her people are at […]

Can’t-Wait Wednesday #11: Winter Glass by Lexa Hillyer

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Winter Glass by Lexa Hillyer Publication Date: April 10, 2017 A curse comes undone. A kingdom shatters. But some bonds can’t be broken. Princess Aurora, torn from the dream world, plots to assassinate the faerie queen Malfleur, only to confront temptations she never […]

Top Ten Tuesday #157: Books that are Throwbacks

Today’s Topic:  Top Ten Books that are Throwbacks to Another Time Happy Tuesday, everyone! This week’s topic was a Throwback Freebie, so I decided to list some of my favorite books that pay homage to a time in the past!  Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco The Book Thief by Markus […]

Audiobook review: The Sandcastle Empire by Kayla Olson

Title: The Sandcastle Empire Author: Kayla Olson Publication Date: June 6, 2017Publisher: HarperCollinsPages: 464Add to Goodreads When all hope is gone, how do you survive? Before the war, Eden’s life was easy—air conditioning, ice cream, long days at the beach. Then the revolution happened, and everything changed. Now a powerful group called the Wolfpack controls […]

Weekly Recap: 9/3 – 9/9

TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hello, everyone! This week has been total and complete madness. You may already know this, but I live in central Florida. As I’m sure you’re aware, there’s a category 5 hurricane barreling towards the Florida coast at the moment and it’s currently projected to pass directly over my house. My […]

Dystopia Reading Challenge: September Link-up

Welcome to month nine of the 2017 Dystopia Reading Challenge! I hope everyone is on track with meeting their goals as we close in on the end of our third quarter! Each month we will be posting a link-up for all of your Dystopia Challenge reviews as a way to keep up with your challenge […]

Guest Post: Favorite mother/daughter pairs

Good afternoon dear Cornerfold readers! I’m Lili from Utopia State of Mind and I’m back again for another guest post. I’m not sure if you remember me, but I have been here before. (Thank you again for having me!) Today I’m talking about my favorite mother/daughter books. The whole topic of mothers and daughters is […]

Can’t-Wait Wednesday #10: The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand Publication Date: October 24, 2017 On Christmas Eve five years ago, Holly was visited by three ghosts who showed her how selfish and spoiled she’d become. They tried to convince her to mend her ways. […]

Top Ten Tuesday #156: Books I’ve put down recently

Today’s Topic:  Top Ten Five Books I’ve Most Recently Put Down Happy Tuesday, everyone! Upon first seeing this week’s topic, I’d assumed it would be pretty simple! As it turns out, I don’t DNF nearly as many books as I think I do. These are the last five I’ve put down and I had to dig […]

Audiobook Review: The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

Title: The Iron Trial (Magisterium #1)Author: Holly Black and Cassandra Clare Publication Date: September 9, 2014Publisher: Scholastic PressPages: 295 Add to Goodreads Most kids would do anything to pass the Iron Trial. Not Callum Hunt. He wants to fail. All his life, Call has been warned by his father to stay away from magic. If he […]

Weekly Recap: 8/27 – 9/2

TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Happy weekend! I hope you’re all having a fantastic Sunday full of bookish things! I’ve spent the week with my family and friends, watching movies and going shopping and helping my dad go through bins in the attic. We found lots of old books to trade at the local used […]

ARC Review: The Hummingbird Heart by A.G. Howard

Title: The Hummingbird Heart (Haunted Hearts Legacy #2) Author: A.G. Howard Publication Date: August 15, 2017Publisher: Golden Orb PressPages: 339Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 1 & book 3 //I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review// Set 19 years after The Architect of Song. Shortly after escaping a circus tragedy, young […]

Graphic Novel Mini Review: Afar by Leila del Duca

Title: Afar Author: Leila del Duca Illustrator: Kit Seaton Publication Date: March 29, 2017Publisher: Image ComicsPages: 152Add to Goodreads //I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review// Boetema suddenly develops the ability to astrally project to other worlds, unintentionally possessing the bodies of people light years away. Inotu, her inquisitive […]