Listen, you guys, I love Game of Thrones! It’s one of my absolute favorite shows and I’m as devastated as the next person that season nine isn’t coming out this year. That being said, I absolutely will not read A Song of Ice and Fire. So you may be asking, “Tracy, if you love the […]
Today’s Topic: Ten Five Books I Can’t Believe I Read (and Liked) Okay, so… I had no idea where to go with this week’s topic. I decided to pick out some books I can’t believe I read and liked because they were quite far outside of my reading comfort zone. Looking for books to list actually made […]
Title: The Belles (The Belles #1)Author: Dhonielle Clayton Publication Date: February 6, 2018 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Pages: 448Add to Goodreads //I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review// Camellia Beauregard is a Belle. In the opulent world of Orléans, Belles are revered, for they control Beauty, and Beauty is a commodity […]
TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Happy Sunday! I am happy to report that this week was much more laid back than last week was. We started the week by taking a day trip to Epcot where we got to experience the Festival of the Arts and eat some amazing food! It was awesome, as Disney […]
Hi, everyone! This was a slow week with another not great film picked by my husband and a Netflix shark movie. I didn’t hate everything, so yay for that! Before we get into the movies, I’d like to say a couple words about my favorite movie websites. I used to be an avid IMDB user […]
I love a good series! In fact, I read WAY more series than standalone books. I just love the vast worlds and story arcs that come with a three or four book series and often feel let down when a story only lasts 300 pages total. But sometimes when I browse my shelves I find […]
Title: None of the Above Author: I.W. Gregorio Publication Date: April 7, 2015Publisher: Balzer + BrayPages: 328Add to Goodreads A groundbreaking story about a teenage girl who discovers she was born intersex… and what happens when her secret is revealed to the entire school. Incredibly compelling and sensitively told, None of the Above is a thought-provoking […]
Today’s Topic: Ten Books I Really Liked but Can’t Remember Anything About This week’s topic was so much fun! I got to go back through my Goodreads account and find so many books I’d forgotten about! For today I picked ten books that I know I read and rated 4 or 5 stars on Goodreads, […]
Title: The Hazel Wood Author: Melissa Albert Publication Date: January 30, 2018Publisher: Flatiron BooksPages: 368Add to Goodreads Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice’s life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at their heels. But when Alice’s grandmother, the reclusive author of a cult-classic book […]
TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Happy Sunday, everyone! This week was… a lot. Monday started exciting because my husband and I were getting ready to celebrate our 5th anniversary at Disney World for three nights! We don’t get to go away very often because we have three dogs, but we’d been planning this trip forever […]
Happy Saturday, everyone! This week I got roped into watching two remakes by my husband. One I ended up really liking and the other was even worse than I expected it to be! THIS WEEK IN FILM Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle – This Jumanji remake/sequel had me a little scared to buy a ticket […]
Title: The Crown’s Fate (The Crown’s Game #2) Author: Evelyn Skye Publication Date: May 16, 2017Publisher: Balzer + BrayPages: 415 Add to Goodreads Review for book 1 Russia is on the brink of great change. Pasha’s coronation approaches, and Vika is now the Imperial Enchanter, but the role she once coveted may be more difficult—and dangerous—than […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten Bookish Resolutions/Goals Here we are a few weeks into 2018 and we’re talking about bookish resolutions! I already kind of did this a couple weeks ago, but why not do it again, I guess? Like I’ve mentioned before, 2017 was a rough reading year, so some of my goals just center […]
Title: And the Trees Crept In Author: Dawn Kurtagich Publication Date: September 6, 2016Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPages: 352Add to Goodreads Stay away from the woods… When Silla and Nori arrive at their aunt’s home, it’s immediately clear that the manor is cursed. The endless creaking of the house at night and the eerie […]
TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! I hope everyone’s had a fantastic week! Mine has been a bit busy, but luckily I’ve actually had a bit of time to read! Not much has happened around the blog, but I feel good about the year so far. This week I got a couple new books […]
Title: The Abyss Surrounds Us (The Abyss Surrounds Us #1) Author: Emily Skrutskie Publication Date: February 8, 2016Publisher: FluxPages: 273 Add to Goodreads Cas has fought pirates her entire life. But can she survive living among them? For Cassandra Leung, bossing around sea monsters is just the family business. She’s been a Reckoner trainer-in-training ever […]
Today’s Topic: Ten Books We Meant To Read In 2017 But Didn’t Get To (and totallyyyy plan to get to in 2018!!) You may have noticed that 2017 was a rough reading year for me. As such, there were a lot of books I REALLY wanted to get around to, but just didn’t find the […]
Title: Winter’s Heart (The Wheel of Time #9) Author: Robert Jordan Publication Date: November 7, 2000 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pages: 668 Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 5, book 6, & book 7 Rand is on the run with Min, and in Cairhein, Cadsuane is trying to figure out where he is headed. Rand’s destination […]
TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Happy weekend, everyone! It has been a couple weeks since I’ve done a recap and I’ve missed you guys! This week I made a ton of candles, walked a new dog, saw some new movies, and finally took down my Christmas decorations. This year is off to a good start […]
Happy Saturday, everyone! This week I watched quite the variety of movies, from fish man romance to a cappella. Usually there’s at least one movie on the list that I didn’t really like, but today I’m sharing three movies that I really did enjoy and kind of can’t wait to watch again! THIS WEEK IN FILM […]
Title: The Afterlife of Holly Chase Author: Cynthia Hand Publication Date: October 24, 2017Publisher: Harper TeenPages: 400Add to Goodreads Before I Fall meets “bah, humbug” in this contemporary YA reimagining of A Christmas Carol from New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Hand. On Christmas Eve five years ago, seventeen-year-old Holly Chase was visited by three […]
Welcome to the New Year, everyone! 2017 was quite the rough year for me. My Goodreads challenge was cut in half from the year before, I didn’t complete all of my blog challenges, and the amount of blog posts I wrote also went down. It’s easy to let the world bog you down and feel […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten New-To-Me Authors I Read In 2017 Welcome to 2018, let’s talk about 2017! I didn’t do a ton of reading last year, but I did find some great new authors that I can’t wait to read more from! Peternelle van Arsdale – The Beast is an Animal Lee Kelly – City of Savages […]
