Happy Saturday, everyone! This week I was in a bit of a weird mood and found myself gravitating towards somewhat obscure and independent films about strong female characters. As it turned out, a lot of the strong women were, you know, psychopaths, but it was still a decent week in movie watching! THIS WEEK IN […]
Title: We Are Okay Author: Nina LaCour Publication Date: February 14, 2017Publisher: Dutton Books for Young ReadersPages: 256Add to Goodreads You go through life thinking there’s so much you need… Until you leave with only your phone, your wallet, and a picture of your mother. Marin hasn’t spoken to anyone from her old life since the […]
Title: The Becoming of Noah Shaw (The Shaw Confessions #1) Author: Michelle Hodkin Publication Date: November 7, 2017 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Pages: 384Add to Goodreads In the first book of the Shaw Confessions, the companion series to the New York Times bestselling Mara Dyer novels, old skeletons are laid bare and […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten Books On My Winter TBR These are my favorite lists because there are always so many great options! This Winter there are a ton of books I’m excited to read, but these ten are my top picks. My most anticipated are Shadowsong and The Hazelwood and I can’t wait get to […]
TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! I hope everyone who celebrated had a great Thanksgiving! I had dinner with friends and then continued the Buffy rewatch. I got a little Black Friday shopping done (online, of course) and came away with a Christmas tree and decorations as well as a few movies that I […]
Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE Marvel movies! I will drop everything and delay my dog’s neuter surgery by a week to see the new Thor movie on opening night. When Thor: Ragnarok tickets went on sale I decided to do a full rewatch of the Marvel (movie) universe. I didn’t make it […]
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who are celebrating! I wanted to do something fun and this tag fit the bill. I found this book tag on The Sassy Geek, but it was originally created by Erin & Becca on Youtube! As always, I tag anyone who would like to participate! BREAD – What book […]
Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Shadowsong by S. Jae-Jones Publication Date: February 6, 2018 Six months after the end of Wintersong, Liesl is working toward furthering both her brother’s and her own musical careers. Although she is determined to look forward and not behind, life in the world […]
TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Happy Sunday, everyone! I hope you’re all enjoying your weekend! My week began with another trip to the vet where it was confirmed that my little guy had a fever after his surgery. He’s spent the week on two antibiotics and has also been put on an allergy medicine to […]
Title: The Bone Witch Author: Rin Chupeco Publication Date: March 17, 2017Publisher: Sourcefire BooksPages: 411Add to Goodreads //I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review// The beast raged; it punctured the air with its spite. But the girl was fiercer. Tea is different from the other witches in her family. […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten Books I Want My Niece to Read I love this week’s topic because I happen to have a 10-year-old niece who actually enjoys reading! I started her on the Magic Treehouse books, but I fear she’s outgrown them. I’ve been slowly buying her the Harry Potter series and I believe she’s […]
Title: Renegades Author: Marissa Meyer Publication Date: November 7, 2017Publisher: Feiwel & FriendsPages: 576 Add to Goodreads //I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review// Secret Identities. Extraordinary Powers. She wants vengeance. He wants justice. The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies—humans with extraordinary abilities—who emerged from the ruins of a […]
TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Happy Sunday, everyone! I hope you all had a better week than I! My week started off fine, but my puppy was neutered on Thursday and it has been quite an experience. He’s not quite a normal puppy as it is, so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that he […]
Title: This Monstrous Thing Author: Mackenzi Lee Publication Date: September 22, 2015Publisher: Katherine Tegen BooksPages: 384 Add to Goodreads In 1818 Geneva, men built with clockwork parts live hidden away from society, cared for only by illegal mechanics called Shadow Boys. Two years ago, Shadow Boy Alasdair Finch’s life shattered to bits. His brother, Oliver—dead. His […]
Welcome to November and the eleventh month of the 2017 Dystopia Reading Challenge! I hope everyone is on track with meeting their goals because we don’t have much time left! I can confidently say I’m pretty far behind! XD Each month we will be posting a link-up for all of your Dystopia Challenge reviews as […]
Today’s Topic: Ten Characters Who Would Make Great Leaders This was such a difficult topic for me! I really couldn’t think of many characters who -could- be great leaders that weren’t already amazing leaders! My list is kind of a mixture of characters who are already great leaders and a couple I think would do […]
Welcome to my stop on the Renegades blog tour! Renegades is the newest book by Marissa Meyer, author of The Lunar Chronicles and Heartless, all of which I adored! This book is completely different, following a rivalry between heroes and anarchists in an unspecified future. Today I’m going to share some info about Renegades along […]
TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! I saw Thor!! And it was amazing! That was the highlight of my week. Other than going to the movies, I did a lot of nothing. I went to the first week of my puppy’s training class and scheduled him to get neutered, finally, at 8 months old. […]
Happy Saturday, everyone! This week I only watched two movies, but both were fantastic! One was a rewatch and the other is one I’ve had tickets for and have been waiting impatiently to see. THIS WEEK IN FILM Get Out – This Halloween I had a hard time deciding on a movie to watch, but […]
Title: Grim Author: Multiple Publication Date: February 25, 2014 Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: 480 Add to Goodreads Inspired by classic fairy tales, but with a dark and sinister twist, Grim contains short stories from some of the best voices in young adult literature today: Ellen Hopkins Amanda Hocking Julie Kagawa Claudia Gray Rachel Hawkins Kimberly […]
Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Unearthed by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner Publication Date: January 9, 2017 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 […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten Horror Books On My TBR Happy Halloween, everyone! Since this week was a Halloween freebie, I decided to share the top ten horror books I really want to read. I love horror, but I don’t read nearly enough of it. You’ll notice that, while I read mostly YA, I love adult […]
TRACY’S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! This week has been (again) fairly uneventful. I mentioned a week or two ago that I was going to do a complete MCU rewatch but, as usually happens, I got a few movies in and got bored. Now I have a stack of movies that I wanted to […]
IN FALL, THE AIR IS CRISP AND CLEAR: NAME A BOOK WITH A VIVID SETTING. This book blew me away with its vivid world! I often have trouble recalling details about books I’ve read (even ones I’ve loved) but I can still remember the world of Caraval. NATURE IS BEAUTIFUL… BUT ALSO DYING: NAME A […]
