Book Review: The Beast Is an Animal by Peternelle van Arsdale

Title: The Beast Is an Animal  Author: Peternelle van Arsdale Publication Date: February 28, 2017Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry BooksPages: 352Add to Goodreads Alys was seven the first time she saw the soul eaters. Twin sisters, they radiated an energy that excited Alys. Through them she felt the wildness of the forest, and The Beast within […]

Weekly Recap: 4/2 – 4/8

Hi, everyone! This has been another hectic, but overall great week! The rest of our furniture was finally delivered and our house is beginning to look like a home. We still need to put pictures on the walls, but it’s all coming together! We caught up on Shameless this week and have spent the last […]

Audiobook Review: Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer

Title: Belzhar Author: Meg Wolitzer Narrator: Jorjeana Marie Publication Date: January 1, 2014Publisher: Dutton Books for Young ReadersAdd to Goodreads If life were fair, Jam Gallahue would still be  at home in New Jersey with her sweet British  boyfriend, Reeve Maxfield. She’d be watching  old comedy sketches with him. She’d be kissing  him in the […]

Dystopia Reading Challenge: April Link-up

Welcome to April, and the beginning of the second quarter of the 2017 Dystopia Reading Challenge! I hope everyone is on track with meeting their goals! 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 as well as to give […]

Dystopia Reading Challenge: 1st Quarter Update

Welcome to April and the somewhat belated first quarter update for the 2017 Dystopia Reading Challenge! I know, I know, I’m late. If you aren’t a regular reader of the blog, then you might not know that things have been insanely hectic for the last couple months. I hope you’ll forgive me for lagging behind […]

Top Ten Tuesday #142: Fandoms I’m in

Today’s Topic:  Top Ten (TV/Movie) Fandoms I’m In Fandoms!! There’s nothing better in life than coming across another human who has the same obsessions that you do. There are so many amazing shows and movies, but there are a few that deserve extra love and devotion. These are my top ten! Buffy the Vampire Slayer […]

ARC Review: Spindle Fire by Lexa Hillyer

Title: Spindle Fire (Spindle Fire #1)  Author: Lexa Hillyer Publication Date: April 11, 2017 Publisher: Harper Teen Pages: 368 Add to Goodreads Review for book 2 //I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review//  Half sisters Isabelle and Aurora are polar opposites: Isabelle is the king’s headstrong illegitimate daughter, whose […]

Weekly Recap: 3/26 – 4/1

Happy Sunday! This week has thankfully been a little more relaxed. We’ve still had people in and out to do things around the house, but at a much slower rate. We actually had the chance to make TWO visits to Disney World this week! In case you missed it, Cornerfolds turns three this week! MC […]

Cornerfolds Is Turning 3 – A Blogiversary Giveaway!

Another year has passed and holy crap Cornerfolds is turning three! This blog began in April 2014, partly as a way to keep track of what I was reading, but mostly to kill time while I was living in a tiny room in Maryland and waiting for my husband to finish upgrade training for his […]

Guest Post: Book boyfriends & why they’re the BEST

Hello, Cornerfolds readers!! I am so excited for the opportunity to guest post here and hopefully meet some new people! I blog at Sugar Dusted Pages, where I yell excitedly about books and beautiful book covers. I may have an addiction. Anyway, this post is about book boyfriends and why they are the BEST. I […]

Audiobook Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Title: Delirium Author: Lauren Oliver Narrator: Sarah Drew Publication Date: February 3, 2011Publisher: HarperTeenAdd to Goodreads Reviews for book 2 & book 3 In an alternate United States, love has been declared a dangerous disease, and the government forces everyone who reaches eighteen to have a procedure called the Cure. Living with her aunt, uncle, and cousins in […]

A Very ARC-ish Read-a-thon Sign-up Post

Here it is, folks! Yet another attempt at a read-a-thon! Sure, maybe I’ve failed every other one I’ve attempted, but this one is spread out over an entire month! And it’s all about reading ARCs, which I really need to do anyway. I’m specifically going to be trying to get through March and April ARCs, […]

Top Ten Tuesday #141: ten authors I’d love to meet

Today’s Topic:  Top Ten Authors I’m Dying To Meet This topic was surprisingly easy to decide on! When I saw it, I definitely though I’d have to shrink it down to my top five, but I ended up finding ten fairly quickly. The truth is, I’m not a people person at all in real life. […]

ARC Review: Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel

Title: Waking Gods (Themis Files #2) Author: Sylvain Neuvel Publication Date: April 4, 2017 Publisher: Del Rey Pages: 320Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 1 & book 3 //I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review//  When an alien vessel materializes in London, does it mean peace or war? Waking Gods […]

Weekly Recap: 3/19 – 3/25

Happy weekend, everyone! I am happy to report that this week has finally been just a little bit less hectic, although we’ve still had our fair share of people in and out of the house to fix/deliver things. No one told me how insane moving into a new house was! But if this week was […]

ARC Review: The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi

Title: The Gauntlet Author: Karuna Riazi Publication Date: March 28, 2017Publisher: Salaam ReadsPages: 384 Add to Goodreads A trio of friends from New York City find themselves trapped inside a mechanical board game that they must dismantle in order to save themselves and generations of other children in this action-packed debut that’s a steampunk Jumanji […]

Guest Post: How Important are Character Names? (And Why do I Forget them so Often?)

I recently read The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman for school, and if you’ve read that book before, you probably know that the main character doesn’t have a name. Of course that is, unless you’re like me. I didn’t notice the main character’s namelessness until my teacher brought it up. […]

Guest Book Review: Empress of A Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza

Title: Empress of a Thousand Skies Author: Rhoda Belleza Publication Date: February 7, 2017 Publisher: Razorbill Pages: 314Add to Goodreads CROWN PRINCESS RHIANNON TA’AN WANTS VENGEANCE. The only surviving heir to an ancient Kalusian dynasty, RHEE has spent her life training to destroy the people who killed her family. Now, on the eve of her […]

Top Ten Tuesday #140: shortest books I’ve read and enjoyed

Today’s Topic:   Top Ten Shortest Books I’ve Read (And Actually Liked) Happy Top Ten Tuesday everyone! This week I decided to go with the shortest books I’ve read. I weeded out all the ones I didn’t enjoy and kept the ten I rated 4+ stars. I’m excited about this week because I think all our […]

ARC Review: Blood Rose Rebellion by Rosalyn Eves

Title: Blood Rose Rebellion  Author: Rosalyn Eves Publication Date: March 28, 2017 Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Pages: 416 Add to Goodreads The thrilling first book in a YA fantasy trilogy for fans of Red Queen. In a world where social prestige derives from a trifecta of blood, money, and magic, one girl has the […]

Weekly Recap: 3/12 – 3/18

I made it through the week! Good grief, what a whirlwind. We moved into our new house a little over a week ago and ever since then we’ve had people in and out of our house delivering, installing, and fixing things. I am so ready for things to settle down! I haven’t had many spare […]

The Beauty and the Beast Book Tag

GUYS! Beauty and the Beast is in theaters and I feel like I’ve waited my whole life for this! Confession: I probably won’t see it until next week because I prefer to avoid opening weekend crowds. But to help me get into the BatB mood, I’m participating in this glorious tag created by Amber @ Du […]

Audiobook Review: Champion by Marie Lu

Title: Champion (Legend #3)  Author: Marie Lu Narrator: Lise Ravn Publication Date: November 15, 2013Publisher: Putnam Juvenile Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 1 and book 2 He is a Legend. She is a Prodigy. Who will be Champion?  June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic—and each other—and now […]

Guest Book Review: City of Thieves by David Benioff

Hello Cornerfolds readers! I’m overjoyed to be coming to you as a guest blogger today! I’m fairly new to the book blogging community and it didn’t take long to realize that this community is filled with such friendly people! So when I heard that the lovely ladies from Cornerfolds were looking for help during a […]