Title: A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes #3) Author: Sabaa Tahir Publication Date: June 12, 2018Publisher: RazorbillPages: 464Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 1 and book 2 Beyond the Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger. The Blood Shrike, Helene Aquilla, is assailed on all sides. Emperor […]
Hi everyone! I’m back from the 2018 ALA Annual Conference and here to share a recap with you! This year my husband accompanied me for the first time. We don’t always get to spend a ton of time together, so he wanted to join me in New Orleans! (Don’t worry, I’m not one of THOSE […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten Series I’ve Given Up On This is something I’m really guilty of, but honestly I can’t feel too bad about it! I can’t force myself to continue a series I’m not enjoying. Here are ten that I gave up on before they ended (or maybe before they really got going)! The Becoming […]
TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi everyone! I don’t have much to report this week because I’M AT ALA! I’ve spent the day with Christina from Books & Prejudice and Amber from Du Livre (both are in my sidebar), wandering the exhibit halls, eating lots of food, and doing a Killers & Thrillers Ghost Tour […]
Multiple times a year, usually at the start of each season, I make a TBR list. In fact, I posted one just this Tuesday! That post got me thinking: how often do I actually follow through and read the books I add to these lists? I went back through old posts and randomly selected one […]
Title: The Glittering Court (The Glittering Court #1) Author: Richelle Mead Publication Date: April 5, 2016Publisher: RazorbillPages: 400Add to Goodreads Big and sweeping, spanning from the refined palaces of Osfrid to the gold dust and untamed forests of Adoria, The Glittering Court tells the story of Adelaide, an Osfridian countess who poses as her servant […]
Because I’m in a little bit of a grumpy mood I figured I would discuss some of the things about books that make me mad! Without further ado… NON-MATCHING COVERS I absolutely hate when publishers do this! I don’t care if the series has taken years to come out or if they want to do […]
Title: Paranormalcy (Paranormalcy #1)Author: Kiersten White Narrator: Emily Eiden Publication Date: August 31, 2010Publisher: HarperTeen Length: 8 hours 40 minutesAdd to Goodreads Discover the first book in a sparkling paranormal romance trilogy from Kiersten White, #1 New York Times bestselling author of And I Darken. Evie’s always thought of herself as a normal teenager, even though […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten Books I Hope To Read This Summer Since I’m super lame and never, ever go swimming at the beach or at a pool, I decided to make this week’s post my Summer TBR! These are the top ten summer publications I’m hoping to read soon! A Blade So Black by L.L. […]
TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG ALA IS COMING!! You guys, I am so excited to be heading back to ALA for the 2018 annual conference! I know I’ll be meeting some of you there and I can’t wait! I’m already dreading the traveling part of the trip, but I know it’ll all be worth it. […]
It has been a few weeks since I’ve done a Saturday Screen Time post, so today I’m sharing the films I’ve watched since then! Of course, this doesn’t include rewatches, and there have been a couple of those. I haven’t been to the theater recently, so all of these have depended on Netflix DVD! Honestly, […]
Title: Restore Me (Shatter Me #4) Author: Tahereh Mafi Publication Date: March 6, 2018Publisher: HarperCollinsPages: 435Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 1 and book 2 Juliette Ferrars thought she’d won. She took over Sector 45, was named the new Supreme Commander, and now has Warner by her side. But she’s still the girl with the […]
I haven’t done a book tag in forever on my own blog, nor have I done one here so I thought I would give this one a whirl. WHICH BOOK MOST RECENTLY DID YOU NOT FINISH? That would have to be Midnight Jewel. I was able to read enough to grasp that it wasn’t a […]
Title: Sweet Black Waves (Sweet Black Waves #1) Author: Kristina Perez Publication Date: June 5, 2018 Publisher: ImprintPages: 448Add to Goodreads //I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review// Not you without me, not me without you. Two proud kingdoms stand on opposite shores, with only a bloody history between […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten Fantasy Worlds I Would Love to Travel To It took me about five minutes at staring at my Goodreads lists to realize that I absolutely do not have ten books worth of real life settings I could travel to. I rarely read books that aren’t fantasy, so I decided to tweak […]
TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! This week has been slightly more laid back and actually allowed me the chance to get a little reading done. I also had time to watch Call Me By Your name again (my heart!) and catch up on some favorite shows. I know I’ve talked about my puppy […]
There is nothing better than being able to lie out on the hot sand and bask in the sun while reading a gripping book whose world you get lost in. With summer almost upon us and the height of vacation time approaching, I love getting lost in fantasy worlds. I created this list for those […]
Title: The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth #1) Author: Carrie Ryan Narrator: Vane Millon Publication Date: March 10, 2009 Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young ReadersLength: 9 hours 31 minutesAdd to Goodreads In Mary’s world there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will […]
Hi everyone! Today I’m doing another book tag and no, I wasn’t tagged in this one either! I firmly believe in doing things that you enjoy and I ENJOY BOOK TAGS, OKAY? Something else I very much enjoy is The Greatest Showman, which I find myself singing along to in my head literally every day. […]
Today’s Topic: Five Books I Decided to DNF Extremely Quickly and Five I REALLY Tried to Get Through I didn’t used to DNF books, then I decided life was too short. Sometimes I DNF super fast, when I realize a book just really isn’t for me. Sometimes I try REALLY hard to push through to the end and […]
TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! This week has been HECTIC! So hectic that I couldn’t even finish an audiobook! The one I was almost done with was returned to the library with only a couple chapters left, so now I’m stuck waiting for it to be available again before I can find out […]
We live in one of the best times to get books ever. There are millions of copies printed every day, and of course publishers have to do something to give people the incentive to buy their books. So every once in a while publishers will create a “special” or “collectors” edition of a book. Each […]
Title: Furyborn (Empirium #1) Author: Claire Legrand Publication Date: May 22, 2018 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Pages: 512 Add to Goodreads Follows two fiercely independent young women, centuries apart, who hold the power to save their world…or doom it. When assassins ambush her best friend, the crown prince, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten Dystopian Worlds I’d Never Want to Live In This topic has made me realize how badly I need to get back into dystopian books! I have been on a fantasy kick for the last year and I miss all of these absolutely terrible worlds so much! These are the top ten […]
