Weekly Recap: 3/11 – 3/17

TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi everyone! Man, what a week! We started off with some sad news that MC is having to leave us, at least for awhile. She has lots of important things going on in her life that need her attention, but I wish her ALL the best and all the happiness […]

Saturday Screen Time #14: Why did I wait so long?

Happy Saturday! This week was pretty fantastic as far as movies go! I finally watched a couple that I’ve been dying to see and loved both! I also watched one that was fairly new to me. Nothing horrible this week, so hurray for that! THIS WEEK IN FILM Call Me By Your Name – I […]

Audiobook Review: Everless by Sara Holland

Title: Everless (Everless #1)Author: Sara Holland Publication Date: January 2, 2018Publisher: HarperTeenPages: 368Add to Goodreads In the kingdom of Sempera, time is currency—extracted from blood, bound to iron, and consumed to add time to one’s own lifespan. The rich aristocracy, like the Gerlings, tax the poor to the hilt, extending their own lives by centuries. […]

Top Ten Tuesday #178: Books I’m surprised I hated

Today’s Topic:  Books I’m Surprised I Hated Happy Tuesday! Since I’ve already done a list of books I was surprised I liked, today I’m going to share books I was really surprised I DIDN’T like! These are the books I picked up fully expecting to love, but ended up hating or couldn’t even finish.  The […]

I’m searching for a co-blogger!

Hi everyone! Today I’m coming to you with a search for a new co-blogger! MC has been an absolutely incredible co-blogger and she has an open invitation to come back to the blog! She is off doing important life things and I wish her all the best!! That being said, I am now in need […]

Weekly Recap: 3/4 – 3/10

TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi everyone! This has been another exhausting week, but not in a bad way. I ran the Dumbledore’s Army 5k this week and my medal should ship soon! I spent much of my downtime watching The Bachelor and Survivor. Don’t judge me. We all need a little trash TV in […]

Saturday Screen Time #13: Not what I was expecting

Happy Saturday, everyone! This was a slow movie week, since I was offered a Hulu trial. Instead I spent the week watching trash TV, which may or may not have consisted of The Bachelor and Survivor. I did get the chance to watch one anticipated film, but it didn’t go as planned.   THIS WEEK IN […]

The Goodreads Book Tag

I tried SO HARD to track this tag down to its source. After following it to a million blogs and a couple Youtube channels, I finally ended up at a video that had been removed. I have no idea where this tag originated, but I found it at Thoughts on Fantasy and decided to tag […]

Audiobook Review: Reign the Earth by A.C. Gaughen

Title: Reign the Earth (The Elementae #1) Author: A.C. Gaughen Publication Date: January 30, 2018Publisher: BloomsburyPages: 438Add to Goodreads Shalia is a proud daughter of the desert, but after years of devastating war with the adjoining kingdom, her people are desperate for peace. Willing to trade her freedom to ensure the safety of her family, […]

Top Ten Tuesday #177: Favorite quotes

Today’s Topic:  Favorite Book Quotes Ummm. Okay, so I actually am not at all the kind of person who saves quotes or remembers them. Every time this topic comes up I’m stumped. There are a couple I’ve remembered from more recent YA obsessions, so here are those! “‘Fine,’ he said with a weary shrug. ‘Make […]

Weekly Recap: 2/25 – 3/3

TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Man, what a week! Things have been hectic and, wouldn’t you know it, I haven’t had much time to spend around the blogisphere. I didn’t get to review the graphic novels I meant to… I’ll do better this week! But I have gotten some reading done, so yay for that! […]

Saturday Screen Time #12: Going in blind

Happy Saturday, everyone! I only had time to watch a couple movies this week and again, none were five stars. They were both a bit bleak, so I’m looking to find something a little happier next week (maybe)!  THIS WEEK IN FILM Mysterious Skin – Never have I watched a movie that made me more […]

Book Review: Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Title: Every Heart a Doorway Author: Seanan McGuire Publication Date: April 5, 2016Publisher: TorPages: 173Add to Goodreads Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children No Solicitations No Visitors No Quests Children have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes […]

Top Ten Tuesday #176: Books I’d like to reread

Today’s Topic:  Books I (Wish I) Could Re-read Forever Well, here’s a topic I actually had to completely switch up because I couldn’t think of anything. The truth is, I am NOT a re-reader. I wish I was! Alas, I just cannot get into books when I already know what happens in the end. These […]

Weekly Recap: 2/18 – 2/24

TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! It has been another mostly boring week in Florida! Again, I didn’t finish any books, but I did get a bit of reading done. I added the Owlcrate version of The Cruel Prince to my collection so yay for that! I’ve been hard at work preparing the March […]

Saturday Screen Time #11: Mostly mediocre

Hi, everyone! I had the chance to see a few movies this week, but I’m sad to report they were pretty mediocre. Fortunately, nothing was terrible and I even kind of liked some of them! I went to the theater to see The Death Cure, watched a movie on Amazon Prime, and rented two blu […]

Audiobook Review: The Grownup by Gillian Flynn

Title: The Grownup Author: Gillian Flynn Publication Date: November 5, 2015 Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Pages: 79 Add to Goodreads A young woman is making a living, faking it as a cut-price psychic working at Spiritual Palms (with some illegal soft-core sex work on the side). She makes a decent wage – mostly by telling […]

ARC Review: To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo

Title: To Kill a Kingdom Author: Alexandra Christo Publication Date: March 6, 2018 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Pages: 384 Add to Goodreads //I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review// Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, […]

Top Ten Tuesday #175: Books I’m no longer interested in reading

Today’s Topic:  Books I’ve Decided I’m No Longer Interested In Reading Hi everyone! Today’s topic was so much fun! I decided to go through my Goodreads TBR list and pick out ten books that have been on it so long that I’m not even interested in reading them anymore. Whoops! City of a Thousand Dolls […]

Weekly Recap: 2/11 – 2/17

TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! This week has been a little crazy for me, but not in a bad way! Just a lot of running around and doing things. On Tuesday we went to the state fair and walked around A LOT, then on Wednesday we went to Animal Kingdom to get lunch […]

Saturday Screen Time #10: Horror, sci-fi, and King T’Challa

I just realized I haven’t done one of these in February and… this might be a long one. I’ve watched a few things this month, what with all the amazing movies floating around.  THIS WEEK MONTH IN FILM The Cloverfield Paradox – When the trailer for this movie came on during the Super Bowl, I […]

Book Review: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Title: The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air #1) Author: Holly Black Publication Date: January 2, 2018Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPages: 384Add to Goodreads Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the […]

The Valentine’s Day Book Tag

Happy Valentine’s Day (or anti-Valentine’s Day) to everyone! I hope you have some awesome plans (or not?) to make today extra special! No matter how you’re celebrating today, we can all agree that books hold a special place in our hearts. They’re one of my great loves, so it only makes sense that I’m doing […]

Top Ten Tuesday #174: Favorite YA couples

Today’s Topic:  Top Ten Favorite Couples In YA Happy almost Valentine’s Day, everyone! I hope you all have amazing plans, whether it’s a romantic date or cuddling up with your favorite literary couple. For today’s freebie I decided to share ten of my favorite couples from YA books! Feyre & Rhysand | A Court of Mist and […]