Top Ten Tuesday #259: The SPOOKIEST books (plus a giveaway!)

Today’s Topic:   Top Ten Eight SPOOKIEST  books to read in October Happy (SPOOKY) Tuesday! It’s that time of the year and I’m totally ignoring this week’s TTT topic (it really wasn’t speaking to me) in favor of a topic that’s a bit more creepy. I often see people’s horror recs and wonder why they’re mostly made up […]

ARC Review: The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

Title: The Grace Year Author: Kim Liggett Publication Date: October 8, 2019Publisher: Wednesday BooksPages: 416Add to Goodreads No one speaks of the grace year. It’s forbidden. Girls are told they have the power to lure grown men from their beds, drive women mad with jealousy. They believe their very skin emits a powerful aphrodisiac, the […]

Saturday Screen Time #37: Spooky month is upon us!

Happy Saturday, everyone! This month I got started with the season’s scary movies! I have a ton that I want to watch including some in my to watch list at the bottom (although that doesn’t include rewatches). I also rewatched some old favorites in September! Because I have no patience, I ordered Poldark Season 5 […]

Weekly Recap: 10/29 – 11/5

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi everyone! This week I’ve been back to running around like crazy trying to get things accomplished and I am TIRED. I genuinely can’t wait until I have a day where I don’t do a single thing. Although, am I the only person who feels like I need to be doing […]

Book Review: Capturing the Devil by Kerri Maniscalco

Title: Capturing the Devil (Stalking Jack the Ripper #4) Author: Kerri Maniscalco Publication Date: September 10, 2019 Publisher: JIMMY Patterson Pages: 453 Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 1, book 2, & book 3 In the shocking finale to the bestselling series that began with Stalking Jack the Ripper, Audrey Rose and Thomas are on the […]

Let’s talk about the Grishaverse cast!

Happiest of Thursdays, book nerds! This week Queen Bardugo has blessed us with the cast for her upcoming Shadow and Bone Netflix show! I still have absolutely no clue how this show will work since it’s supposed to combine the original trilogy and Six of Crows into one, but I’m all in on anything Grishaverse […]

Top Ten Tuesday #258: Numbers in the title

Today’s Topic:   Book Titles with Numbers In Them Happy Tuesday! This one was tough, especially since I wanted to go in order and stick to books I’ve read! I had to stretch a couple to make them work and ultimately I had to skip two numbers, but it was still a lot of fun! (One) […]

ARC Review: The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh

Title: The Beautiful Author: Renée Ahdieh  Publication Date: October 8, 2019Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young ReadersPages: 448Add to Goodreads In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans provides her a refuge after she’s forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in […]

Weekly Recap: 9/22 – 9/28

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi everyone! This week has been pretty relaxed and I’m so happy about it after such a super busy week of dog sitting. I was even able to get a bit of running in and some candles made! I didn’t get a ton of reading done because I’ve been in an […]

Fraterfest 2019 TBR

Happy spooky season! I have been waiting for this event all year and it’s ALMOST HERE! Fraterfest is hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer and it’s a creepy read-a-thon that speaks to the horror lover in me! This year I’ve been attempting to participate in more read-a-thons and actually try my hardest to make a dent in my […]

Audiobook Review: Lost Girl by Chanda Hahn

Title: Lost Girl Author: Chanda Hahn Publication Date: December 13, 2016Publisher: Chanda HahnPages: 328Add to Goodreads Wendy doesn’t remember anything about Neverland—or the experiments done on her there as a child. Seven years later, all she wants is a normal life, but shape-shifting shadows plague her dreams and turn her life into a waking nightmare. […]

ARC Review: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Title: Ninth House (Ninth House #1) Author: Leigh Bardugo Publication Date: October 1, 2019Publisher: FlatironPages: 480Add to Goodreads Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug dealer boyfriends, […]

Top Ten Tuesday #257: Fall TBR

Today’s Topic:  Books On My Fall 2019 TBR Happy Tuesday! Yay, this is my favorite kind of topic! I love putting together a seasonal TBR even though I know for a fact I won’t stick to it. This one was actually a bit harder to put together though. Since I was lucky enough to go […]

Weekly Recap: 9/15 – 9/21

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi everyone! This has been a somewhat busy week mostly because I’ve been dog sitting. I have three more dogs to look out for in addition to my three, although I only have to check on them at their house. It has been a lot but they’re such sweet pups! In […]

Book Review: One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

Title: One of Us Is Lying (One of Us Is Lying #1)  Author: Karen M. McManus Publication Date: May 30, 2017Publisher: Delacorte PressPages: 361Add to Goodreads The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars, One of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive. […]

Down the TBR Hole #17

Hi everyone! It’s time for another edition of Down the TBR Hole! My list is sadly getting longer and longer so I desperately need to keep this feature going and probably more often. Today I have books I totally forgot about and books I can’t figure out how they even got there. Let’s see how […]

Audiobook Review: Dreams Come to Life by Adrienne Kress

Title: Dreams Come to Life (Bendy & the Ink Machine #1) Author: Adrienne Kress Publication Date: September 3, 2019Publisher: ScholasticPages: 304Add to Goodreads Seventeen-year-old Buddy has spent most of his life trying to escape the Lower East Side slums of New York City. Working as a delivery boy to support his family, Buddy wants to […]

Top Ten Tuesday #256: Eating & drinking while reading

Today’s Topic:  Favorite Things to  Eat/Drink While Reading Happy Tuesday! So this is a weird one for me because I straight up do not eat while reading. Like, ever. I’m not sure why this is exactly. I never really thought about it until this week’s topic popped up and I started trying to think of […]

What did I just watch? A Carnival Row discussion

Happy Monday! Normally a review of a TV show would be included in my monthly Saturday Screen Time feature, but this one felt like it needed a bit more room for discussion. I recently finished Carnival Row and was… underwhelmed. This post will be split into a non-spoiler review and a spoilery discussion in case […]

Weekly Recap: 9/8 – 9/14

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi everyone! This week has been SO MUCH less stressful than the last few. We had a tiny storm scare that ended up being an off the coast tropical storm, so just another breezy day here in Central Florida. The temperature actually stayed below 90 for a full day and I […]

Fall Book Tag

Happy weekend! This weekend it’s below 90 degrees and I even felt a little breeze. There are pumpkin spice snacks out and Halloween decorations are going up at Target. All of this must mean it’s almost fall! What a wonderful time for a fun new book tag! The Fall Book Tag was created by Bionic […]

ARC Review: Rules For Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall

Title: Rules For Vanishing Author: Kate Alice Marshall Publication Date: September 24, 2019 Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers Pages: 416Add to Goodreads In the faux-documentary style of The Blair Witch Project comes the campfire story of a missing girl, a vengeful ghost, and the girl who is determined to find her sister–at all costs. Once […]

Top Ten Tuesday #255: TBR books I’m avoiding

Today’s Topic:  Books On My TBR I’m  Avoiding Reading and Why  Happy Tuesday! This week’s topic was fun because I was able to figure out exactly why I haven’t read some of the books on my list. Mostly it has to do with being a mood reader, but some I’m also waiting to get audiobooks […]

Book Review: Needing to Love You by Erin Rylie

Title: Needing to Love You (Houston’s Finest #2) Author: Erin Rylie Publication Date: April 12, 2019 Publisher: Independently PublishedPages: 273Add to Goodreads Carlos Ramirez has always prided himself on two things: being damn good at his job on the Houston police force and being able to land any woman he wants. When a devastating car […]