Thanksgiving Book Tag

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who are celebrating! I wanted to do something fun and this tag fit the bill. I found this book tag on The Sassy Geek, but it was originally created by Erin & Becca on Youtube! As always, I tag anyone who would like to participate! BREAD – What book […]

Can’t-Wait Wednesday #17: Shadowsong by S. Jae-Jones

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Shadowsong by S. Jae-Jones Publication Date: February 6, 2018 Six months after the end of Wintersong, Liesl is working toward furthering both her brother’s and her own musical careers. Although she is determined to look forward and not behind, life in the world […]

Weekly Recap: 11/12 – 11/18

TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Happy Sunday, everyone! I hope you’re all enjoying your weekend! My week began with another trip to the vet where it was confirmed that my little guy had a fever after his surgery. He’s spent the week on two antibiotics and has also been put on an allergy medicine to […]

ARC Review: The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco

Title: The Bone Witch Author: Rin Chupeco Publication Date: March 17, 2017Publisher: Sourcefire BooksPages: 411Add to Goodreads //I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review// The beast raged; it punctured the air with its spite. But the girl was fiercer. Tea is different from the other witches in her family. […]

Top Ten Tuesday #163: Books I want my niece to read

Today’s Topic:  Top Ten Books I Want My Niece to Read I love this week’s topic because I happen to have a 10-year-old niece who actually enjoys reading! I started her on the Magic Treehouse books, but I fear she’s outgrown them. I’ve been slowly buying her the Harry Potter series and I believe she’s […]

ARC Review: Renegades by Marissa Meyer

Title: Renegades Author: Marissa Meyer Publication Date: November 7, 2017Publisher: Feiwel & FriendsPages: 576 Add to Goodreads //I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review// Secret Identities. Extraordinary Powers. She wants vengeance. He wants justice. The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies—humans with extraordinary abilities—who emerged from the ruins of a […]

Weekly Recap: 11/5 – 11/11

TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Happy Sunday, everyone! I hope you all had a better week than I! My week started off fine, but my puppy was neutered on Thursday and it has been quite an experience. He’s not quite a normal puppy as it is, so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that he […]

Book Review: This Monstrous Thing by Mackenzi Lee

Title: This Monstrous Thing Author: Mackenzi Lee Publication Date: September 22, 2015Publisher: Katherine Tegen BooksPages: 384 Add to Goodreads In 1818 Geneva, men built with clockwork parts live hidden away from society, cared for only by illegal mechanics called Shadow Boys. Two years ago, Shadow Boy Alasdair Finch’s life shattered to bits. His brother, Oliver—dead. His […]

Top Ten Tuesday #162: Great Leaders

Today’s Topic:  Ten Characters Who Would Make Great Leaders This was such a difficult topic for me! I really couldn’t think of many characters who -could- be great leaders that weren’t already amazing leaders! My list is kind of a mixture of characters who are already great leaders and a couple I think would do […]

Dystopia Reading Challenge: November Link-up

Welcome to November and the eleventh month of the 2017 Dystopia Reading Challenge! I hope everyone is on track with meeting their goals because we don’t have much time left! I can confidently say I’m pretty far behind! XD Each month we will be posting a link-up for all of your Dystopia Challenge reviews as […]

Weekly Recap: 10/29 – 11/4

TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! I saw Thor!! And it was amazing! That was the highlight of my week. Other than going to the movies, I did a lot of nothing. I went to the first week of my puppy’s training class and scheduled him to get neutered, finally, at 8 months old. […]

Blog Tour: Renegades by Marissa Meyer

Welcome to my stop on the Renegades blog tour! Renegades is the newest book by Marissa Meyer, author of The Lunar Chronicles and Heartless, all of which I adored! This book is completely different, following a rivalry between heroes and anarchists in an unspecified future. Today I’m going to share some info about Renegades along […]

Saturday Screen Time #3: Horror and Gods

Happy Saturday, everyone! This week I only watched two movies, but both were fantastic! One was a rewatch and the other is one I’ve had tickets for and have been waiting impatiently to see.  THIS WEEK IN FILM Get Out – This Halloween I had a hard time deciding on a movie to watch, but […]

Book Review: Grim, Edited by Christine Johnson

Title: Grim Author: Multiple Publication Date: February 25, 2014 Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: 480 Add to Goodreads Inspired by classic fairy tales, but with a dark and sinister twist, Grim contains short stories from some of the best voices in young adult literature today: Ellen Hopkins Amanda Hocking Julie Kagawa Claudia Gray Rachel Hawkins Kimberly […]

Can’t-Wait Wednesday #16: Unearthed by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Unearthed by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner Publication Date: January 9, 2017 When Earth intercepts a message from a long-extinct alien race, it seems like the solution the planet has been waiting for. The Undying’s advanced technology has the potential to undo environmental […]

Top Ten #161: Horror books on my TBR

Today’s Topic:  Top Ten Horror Books On My TBR Happy Halloween, everyone! Since this week was a Halloween freebie, I decided to share the top ten horror books I really want to read. I love horror, but I don’t read nearly enough of it. You’ll notice that, while I read mostly YA, I love adult […]

Weekly Recap: 10/22 – 10/28

TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! This week has been (again) fairly uneventful. I mentioned a week or two ago that I was going to do a complete MCU rewatch but, as usually happens, I got a few movies in and got bored. Now I have a stack of movies that I wanted to […]

Finally Fall Book Tag

IN FALL, THE AIR IS CRISP AND CLEAR: NAME A BOOK WITH A VIVID SETTING. This book blew me away with its vivid world! I often have trouble recalling details about books I’ve read (even ones I’ve loved) but I can still remember the world of Caraval. NATURE IS BEAUTIFUL… BUT ALSO DYING:  NAME A […]

Audiobook Review: Truthwitch by Susan Dennard

Title: Truthwitch (Witchlands #1) Author: Susan Dennard Publication Date: January 5, 2016 Publisher: Tor Teen Pages: 415 Add to Goodreads Tracy’s Review On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a “witchery,” a magical skill that sets them apart from others. In the Witchlands, there are almost as many types of magic […]

Can’t-Wait Wednesday #15: The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty Publication Date: November 14, 2017 Step into The City of Brass, the spellbinding debut from S. A. Chakraborty—an imaginative alchemy of The Golem and the Jinni, The Grace of Kings, and One Thousand and One Nights, […]

Top Ten Tuesday #160: Weird book titles

Today’s Topic:  Top Ten Unique Weird Book Titles Happy Tuesday, everyone! This week’s topic is super open ended. I wasn’t sure where to go with “unique” but I ended up going with weird. Titles that made me stop and think, “what?” I’ll admit these kinds of titles always catch my attention and get me to read, […]

Weekly Recap: 10/15 – 10/21

TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Happy Sunday!! This week has been pretty boring and I’m not necessarily complaining. My oldest puppy is back to normal after her allergic reaction scare! The youngest still has a cough after 20 days on antibiotics so it’s back to the vet next week to see if all is well […]

Anti-haul #1: Fall 2017

A few times a year I share the releases I’m most excited about in a Top Ten Tuesday post, but I feel like I never get to share the books I DON’T want to buy. When I saw this concept on Novel Ink a couple weeks ago I knew I had to get in on […]

Graphic Novel Mini Review: ApocalyptiGirl by Andrew MacLean

Title: ApocalyptiGirl Author: Andrew MacLean Publication Date: June 16, 2015Publisher: Dark Horse OriginalsPages: 96Add to Goodreads The premiere graphic novel from underground sensation Andrew MacLean (Head Lopper), ApocalyptiGirl is an action-packed sci-fi epic! Alone at the end of the world, Aria is woman with a mission! Traipsing through an overgrown city with her only companion, […]