TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! It’s just me this week, as MC is off doing exciting things! My week has been hectic, although it doesn’t feel like I’ve accomplished much… On Sunday I went to a friend’s house for the Super Bowl, where I was bribed to stay via homemade cookies. Afterwards I […]
As you probably know if you’ve been around the blog for awhile, I ADORE retellings! While I mostly enjoy all of the ones I read, there are some that definitely stand out as the most incredible and others that, well, kind of suck. Today I want to share with you the best and worst of […]
Title: Unearthed (Unearthed #1) Author: Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner Publication Date: January 9, 2018Publisher: Disney-HyperionPages: 284Add to Goodreads When Earth intercepts a message from a long-extinct alien race, it seems like the solution the planet has been waiting for. The Undying’s advanced technology has the potential to undo environmental damage and turn lives around, […]
Today’s Topic: Ten Books That Have Been On My TBR the Longest and I Still Haven’t Read Hurray for an easier topic this week! Although I could’ve gone a couple ways, I decided to list the top ten books that have been on my PHYSICAL TBR for the longest. These are books that have been […]
Title: Shadowsong (Wintersong #2) Author: S. Jae-Jones Publication Date: February 6, 2018 Publisher: Wednesday Books Pages: 384 Add to Goodreads Review for book 1 //I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review// Six months after the end of Wintersong, Liesl is working toward furthering both her brother’s and her own […]
TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! I am super excited to (hesitantly) report that I think I’m finally out of my reading slump! It has been tough going for almost a year now, but this week I finally feel like I can read again! I also got an incredible haul this week between Fierce […]
Title: The Upside of Unrequited Author: Becky Albertalli Publication Date: April 11, 2017Publisher: Balzer + BrayPages: 336Add to Goodreads Seventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love—she’s lived through it twenty-six times. She crushes hard and crushes often, but always in secret. Because no matter how many times her twin sister, Cassie, tells her to woman […]
Listen, you guys, I love Game of Thrones! It’s one of my absolute favorite shows and I’m as devastated as the next person that season nine isn’t coming out this year. That being said, I absolutely will not read A Song of Ice and Fire. So you may be asking, “Tracy, if you love the […]
Today’s Topic: Ten Five Books I Can’t Believe I Read (and Liked) Okay, so… I had no idea where to go with this week’s topic. I decided to pick out some books I can’t believe I read and liked because they were quite far outside of my reading comfort zone. Looking for books to list actually made […]
Title: The Belles (The Belles #1)Author: Dhonielle Clayton Publication Date: February 6, 2018 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Pages: 448Add to Goodreads //I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review// Camellia Beauregard is a Belle. In the opulent world of Orléans, Belles are revered, for they control Beauty, and Beauty is a commodity […]
TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Happy Sunday! I am happy to report that this week was much more laid back than last week was. We started the week by taking a day trip to Epcot where we got to experience the Festival of the Arts and eat some amazing food! It was awesome, as Disney […]
Hi, everyone! This was a slow week with another not great film picked by my husband and a Netflix shark movie. I didn’t hate everything, so yay for that! Before we get into the movies, I’d like to say a couple words about my favorite movie websites. I used to be an avid IMDB user […]
I love a good series! In fact, I read WAY more series than standalone books. I just love the vast worlds and story arcs that come with a three or four book series and often feel let down when a story only lasts 300 pages total. But sometimes when I browse my shelves I find […]
Title: None of the Above Author: I.W. Gregorio Publication Date: April 7, 2015Publisher: Balzer + BrayPages: 328Add to Goodreads A groundbreaking story about a teenage girl who discovers she was born intersex… and what happens when her secret is revealed to the entire school. Incredibly compelling and sensitively told, None of the Above is a thought-provoking […]
Today’s Topic: Ten Books I Really Liked but Can’t Remember Anything About This week’s topic was so much fun! I got to go back through my Goodreads account and find so many books I’d forgotten about! For today I picked ten books that I know I read and rated 4 or 5 stars on Goodreads, […]
Title: The Hazel Wood Author: Melissa Albert Publication Date: January 30, 2018Publisher: Flatiron BooksPages: 368Add to Goodreads Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice’s life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at their heels. But when Alice’s grandmother, the reclusive author of a cult-classic book […]
TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Happy Sunday, everyone! This week was… a lot. Monday started exciting because my husband and I were getting ready to celebrate our 5th anniversary at Disney World for three nights! We don’t get to go away very often because we have three dogs, but we’d been planning this trip forever […]
Happy Saturday, everyone! This week I got roped into watching two remakes by my husband. One I ended up really liking and the other was even worse than I expected it to be! THIS WEEK IN FILM Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle – This Jumanji remake/sequel had me a little scared to buy a ticket […]
Title: The Crown’s Fate (The Crown’s Game #2) Author: Evelyn Skye Publication Date: May 16, 2017Publisher: Balzer + BrayPages: 415 Add to Goodreads Review for book 1 Russia is on the brink of great change. Pasha’s coronation approaches, and Vika is now the Imperial Enchanter, but the role she once coveted may be more difficult—and dangerous—than […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten Bookish Resolutions/Goals Here we are a few weeks into 2018 and we’re talking about bookish resolutions! I already kind of did this a couple weeks ago, but why not do it again, I guess? Like I’ve mentioned before, 2017 was a rough reading year, so some of my goals just center […]
Title: And the Trees Crept In Author: Dawn Kurtagich Publication Date: September 6, 2016Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPages: 352Add to Goodreads Stay away from the woods… When Silla and Nori arrive at their aunt’s home, it’s immediately clear that the manor is cursed. The endless creaking of the house at night and the eerie […]
TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! I hope everyone’s had a fantastic week! Mine has been a bit busy, but luckily I’ve actually had a bit of time to read! Not much has happened around the blog, but I feel good about the year so far. This week I got a couple new books […]
Title: The Abyss Surrounds Us (The Abyss Surrounds Us #1) Author: Emily Skrutskie Publication Date: February 8, 2016Publisher: FluxPages: 273 Add to Goodreads Cas has fought pirates her entire life. But can she survive living among them? For Cassandra Leung, bossing around sea monsters is just the family business. She’s been a Reckoner trainer-in-training ever […]
Today’s Topic: Ten Books We Meant To Read In 2017 But Didn’t Get To (and totallyyyy plan to get to in 2018!!) You may have noticed that 2017 was a rough reading year for me. As such, there were a lot of books I REALLY wanted to get around to, but just didn’t find the […]
