Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: The Becoming of Noah Shaw by Michelle Hodkin Publication Date: November 7, 2017 In the first book of the Shaw Confessions, the companion series to the New York Times bestselling Mara Dyer novels, old skeletons are laid bare and new promises prove deadly. […]
Title: Jane, Unlimited Author: Kristin Cashore Publication Date: September 19. 2017Publisher: Kathy Dawson BooksPages: 464Add to Goodreads If you could change your story, would you? Jane has lived a mostly ordinary life, raised by her recently deceased aunt Magnolia, whom she counted on to turn life into an adventure. Without Aunt Magnolia, Jane is directionless. Then […]
TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hello everyone! Once again I have had a difficult dog week. My oldest puppy started a new (expensive) allergy medication and… she’s allergic to it! We ended up at the vet after she ended up with a puffy face and hives all over. She’s now back to normal and we’re […]
Happy Saturday, everyone! This week was not as slow as it seems in the film world, but I’m saving several movies for a couple weeks from now when I plan to share the Great Marvel Rewatch of 2017. even amidst the never ending Marvel films out there, I still found time to get in a […]
Title: Flame in the Mist Author: Renee Ahdieh Publication Date: May 16, 2017Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Pages: 393Add to Goodreads The only daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has always known she’d been raised for one purpose and one purpose only: to marry. Never mind her cunning, which rivals that of her twin […]
Title: Vengeance Road (Vengeance Road #1) Author: Erin Bowman Publication Date: September 1, 2015Publisher: HMH Books for Young ReadersPages: 327Add to Goodreads Revenge is worth its weight in gold. When her father is murdered for a journal revealing the location of a hidden gold mine, eighteen-year-old Kate Thompson disguises herself as a boy and takes to […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten Six Books With Fall/Autumn Covers Happy Tuesday, everyone! This week’s topic was a little difficult for me. I always have a harder time with these kinds of themes! I decided to go with some of my favorite covers with fall colors! I especially love the cover for Ensnared! Ensnared by A.G. […]
Hi everyone, and welcome to the TENTH month of the 2017 Dystopia Reading Challenge! I hope everyone is on track with meeting their goals because this is the homestretch! (Note: I am not on track, so do as I say, not as I do.) This post will serve as the link hub for both your […]
TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Happy Halloween Month, everyone! Okay, so I actually don’t care a whole lot about Halloween, but I do love that all the horror movies start popping up! This week has been fairly uneventful. We figured out that our puppy has bronchitis and probably has for awhile, but two other vets […]
Welcome to a new feature! For awhile now I’ve been trying to bring more films to my blog. (Yes, I know it says “book blog” in the header.) I love movies and I would love to review them! I’ve attempted this with my supremely unpopular feature, Paper to Popcorn. While I loved writing those posts, […]
Title: Pashmina Author: Nidhi Chanani Publication Date: October 3, 2017 Publisher: First Second Pages: 176Add to Goodreads //I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review// Priyanka Das has so many unanswered questions: Why did her mother abandon her home in India years ago? What was it like there? And most […]
Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Alone by Cyn Balog Publication Date: November 1, 2017 When her mom inherits an old, crumbling mansion, Seda’s almost excited to spend the summer there. The grounds are beautiful and it’s fun to explore the sprawling house with its creepy rooms and secret […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten Seven Book Boyfriends Happy Tuesday, everyone! This week’s topic might be my favorite of all time! We all love an awesome love interest and I am super excited to share mine!! The Darkling – Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo Jest – Heartless by Marissa Meyer Amar – The Star-Touched Queen by […]
TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG I’m finally home and it feels so good! This week has been busy as we’ve worked to get back into the swing of things, especially with all three dogs. We’ve already made a trip to the vet for a coughing puppy in addition to spending several days with a seriously […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
