Weekly Recap: 5/24 – 5/30

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Well, this week has been a mess, hasn’t it? Every time it seems like 2020 can’t possibly get worse, it goes and proves us wrong. I’m unable to attend protests at the moment, but there are other ways to help. If you have the means, you can donate to the Minnesota […]

DNF Review: House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

Title: House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City #1)  Author: Sarah J. Maas Publication Date: March 3, 2020Publisher: BloomsburyPages: 816Add to Goodreads Bound by blood. Tempted by desire. Unleashed by destiny. Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life—working hard all day and partying all night—until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and […]

Retellings Read-a-Thon: Guess the Cover

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Welcome to the final challenge of the read-a-thon! This challenge is all bout gorgeous retellings covers. There are six small glimpses of book covers below and all you have to do is guess the book from the sneak peek. Once again, you should be able to find them on retellings lists on […]

Retellings Read-a-Thon: Retellings Crossword

Happy Monday, everyone! Welcome to the second challenge of the read-a-thon! This challenge is a crossword puzzle. There are ten words and each one is the title of a popular retelling. Each clue describes a book title and if you get stuck it might help to take a look at some retellings lists on Goodreads. […]

Weekly Recap: 5/10 – 5/16

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi everyone! Look at me doing two recaps in two weeks! What even is life?? Things have SO thankfully been a bit more calm around our house this week. Unfortunately Kovu now has a sprained ankle and is sick of his prescription food, but is otherwise doing well. He’s still gaining […]

Retellings Read-a-Thon: Fairy tale scramble

Happy Friday, everyone! Welcome to the first challenge of the read-a-thon! This challenge is a word scramble. There are ten words and each one is the name of a fairy tale character. Not all of them are immediately recognizable Disney names, but they are all from fairytales you probably know! You just might have to […]

Book Review: The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski

Title: The Midnight Lie (The Midnight Lie #1) Author: Marie Rutkoski Publication Date: March 3, 2020 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Pages: 358Add to Goodreads Where Nirrim lives, crime abounds, a harsh tribunal rules, and society’s pleasures are reserved for the High Kith. Life in the Ward is grim and punishing. People of her low status […]

The Retellings Challenge Read-a-Thon Begins!

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Today is the first day of the Retellings Challenge Read-a-Thon! Grab your closest retelling and settle in for a week of fairy tales, myths, and historical characters! While the retellings you choose to read this week are totally up to you, it’s recommended that you choose books that are already on your […]

Top Ten Tuesday #278: Books I DNFd

Today’s Topic:  The Last Ten Books I Abandoned Happy Tuesday! It’s no secret that I have no issues whatsoever with dropping a book I’m not enjoying. Whether it’s because I’m bored out of my mind, the story isn’t going anywhere, or the characters are just too stupid, I have a tendency to give up and […]

Weekly (Monthly) Recap: 4/1 – 5/9

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi everyone! It’s been quite awhile since I’ve been around to do one of these. As you may know if you follow me on Twitter, things went absolutely off the rails after my last recap post. On April 6th my dog had surgery to repair a liver shunt, which took me […]

Retellings Challenge Read-a-Thon

Happy Saturday, bookworms! Yes, I’m still alive. Things have been all over the place, but more on that in tomorrow’s recap. Today I want to share that this month I will be hosting a retellings read-a-thon as part of the 2020 Retellings Reading Challenge! If you haven’t already signed up for the challenge, you can […]