Hi everyone! You may (or may not) have noticed that I’ve been a bit MIA over the past month. Since Covid hit, I have struggled a bit with blogging and keeping up with everyone. A ton has happened over the past two years that has pulled me in different directions and moved my beloved blog […]
Today’s Topic: Authors I Haven’t Read, But Want To Happy Tuesday! I’m back with a top ten this week full of authors I haven’t read yet, but definitely want to! Some are new and some are new to me, but they’re all authors that have been on my TBR for a little while. Isabel Cañas […]
Today’s Topic: 21st Century Books I Think Will Become Classics Happy Tuesday! This is such an interesting topic! Not all of the books I chose this week are ones that I loved (or even liked), but they’re all books I believe will stand the test of time and become classics. Atonement by Ian McEwanThe Lightning […]
Happy Saturday, everyone! I’m back with the first screen time update for 2022 and it’s packed with movies and shows. Last year I started watching horror movies with a friend who lives in Canada so I’m watching those pretty consistently these days. I’ve FINALLY made it to a theater to see two movies in the […]
Title: The Dragon’s Bride (A Deal With A Demon #1)Author: Katee RobertPublication Date: March 29, 2022Publisher: Trinkets and Tales LLCPages: 185Add to Goodreads //I received this ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review// Briar Rose might have a name out of a storybook, but she learned at a very young age that […]
Today’s Topic: Books On My Spring 2022 TBR Happy Tuesday! It’s time for one of my favorite post topics of the year, seasonal TBRs! There are so many gorgeous (red and yellow??) books releasing this spring. I hope I can get to all of them! Survive the Dome by Kosoko Jackson Wicked Beauty by Katee […]
Title: The Lies I TellAuthor: Julie ClarkPublication Date: June 21, 2022Publisher: Sourcebooks LandmarkPages: 320Add to Goodreads //I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review// She’s back. Meg Williams. Maggie Littleton. Melody Wilde. Different names for the same person, depending on the town, depending on the job. She’s a con artist who […]
Today’s Topic: Enemies to LoversFantasy Romance Happy Tuesday! Today I’m sharing some of my favorite enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance books! There are some older and some fairly recent, but all of them were amazing, five star reads for me! Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer The Wrath […]
HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! To no one’s surprise, I’ve barely posted. I haven’t gotten off the struggle bus since 2020, but it’s fine. I’ll just be over here cuddling puppies and reading fanfiction. I did manage to read a couple of actual books in the month of February, but mostly I stuck to […]
Title: GallantAuthor: Victoria SchwabPublication Date: March 1, 2022Publisher: Greenwillow BooksPages: 384Add to Goodreads Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for girls, and all she has of her past is her mother’s journal—which seems to unravel into madness. Then, a letter invites Olivia to come home—to Gallant. Yet when Olivia arrives, no one is expecting […]
HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! I hope you’ve all had a decent January! I’ve spent the month reading quite a bit, and not just fanfition! Yay, me! XD This month I’ve also made a new bookish friend IN PERSON! Can you imagine? We met up for lunch and it went really well. We got […]
Today’s Topic: New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2021 Happy Tuesday! Today I’m sharing new-to-me authors I found (and loved) in 2021. There are no 2021 debuts on this week’s list! These are all authors who’ve published in 2020 or earlier who I’d never read before. So many I’m glad to finally know! Laura Thalassa | […]
Title: Required Reading for the Disenfranchised FreshmenAuthor: Kristen R. LeePublication Date: February 1, 2022Publisher: Crown Books for Young ReadersPages: 336Add to Goodreads //I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review// A striking debut novel about racism on elite college campuses. Fans of Dear White People will embrace this activist-centered contemporary novel […]
Title: There Are No Saints Author: Sophie LarkPublication Date: October 20, 2021Publisher: Self publishedPages: 350Add to Goodreads I loathe Alastor Shaw. The city of San Francisco thinks we’re rival artists. In truth, we’re predators battling for hunting ground. We never chased the same prey. Until the night we both laid eyes on Mara Eldritch. Shaw wants […]
Title: The VacationAuthor: T.M. LoganPublication Date: June 13, 2019Publisher: St. Martin’s PressPages: 374Add to Goodreads Seven days. Three families. One killer. It was supposed to be the perfect holiday – a group of families enjoying a week together in the sun. Four women who have been best friends for as long as they can remember […]
HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! Happy New Year! I hope your 2022 is going well so far. I started off the new year feeling under the weather with what seemed to be Covid symptoms, but two rapid tests came back negative. I’m on the upswing now, but I still have a PCR test scheduled […]
Title: Carry On (Simon Snow #1)Author: Rainbow RowellPublication Date: October 6, 2015Publisher: Wednesday BooksPages: 528Add to Goodreads Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who’s ever been chosen. That’s what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he’s probably right. Half the time, Simon can’t […]
Today’s Topic: Most Anticipated Books Releasing In the First Half of 2022 Happy Tuesday! This week I get to hype the books I’m most excited about for the first half of 2022. From this list, the one that I would read TODAY if I had the chance is Wind Daughter. I’m so sad it isn’t […]
We did it, friends! We made it through 2021. Once again, the year really didn’t go how I thought it would. I really, truly thought we’d be through COVID by now. Meanwhile, we’re steadily logging more cases. At least many of us are vaccinated now, so we probably won’t end up in the hospital if […]
Merry Christmas Eve! I hope all of you are having a wonderful week so far. My brother is visiting and we’ve been watching (not Christmas) movies and eating lots of great food already. I’m so excited for Christmas eve when we’ll go to look at Christmas lights with hot chocolate. I thought I’d do a […]
Title: The Girl Who LivedAuthor: Christopher GreysonPublication Date: November 24, 2017Publisher: Greyson MediaPages: 297Add to Goodreads Ten years ago, four people were brutally murdered. One girl lived. No one believes her story.The police think she’s crazy.Her therapist thinks she’s suicidal.Everyone else thinks she’s a dangerous drunk.They’re all right—but did she see the killer? As the […]
HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! This has been A WEEK! I spent Sunday through Friday getting Christmas candle orders made and ready to ship, then finally got them all in the mail. It was EXHAUSTING, but it’s finished! It also explains why there’s only one new post this week. Also all week, I’ve been […]
2021 READING STATS Number Of Books You Read: 121 (so far) Number of Re-Reads: 4 Genre You Read The Most From: Romance :/ 1. Best Book You Read In 2021?For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten. I didn’t read much fantasy this year, but this one was my favorite! 2. Book You Were Excited About & Thought […]
HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! Yep, still aboard the fanfiction train. It looks like I haven’t read much in the past two weeks, but that’s only because I can’t share most of what I’ve actually been reading. :/ In “real” books, I’m mostly still reading dark romance. Alas. I do have a couple YA […]
