My Super Exciting Life This week was a lot of work, a lot of binging Survivor, and a little reading because I’m in the middle of a reading slump after finishing Sleeping Giants last week. Man, I hate slumps! I’m hoping I can pull myself out of it soon. It was an amazing week for […]
Goodreads, we all love it. Like many other book bloggers, I review every single book I read on Goodreads as well as my blog and also rely on it for a lot of my bookish information. (I honestly don’t know what I’d do without it.) Something that sets Goodreads apart from a lot of other […]
Congrats on making it 3/4 of the way through the 2016 Dystopia Challenge! I hope you’re well on your way to meeting your goals for this year! I’m excited to report that I have finally hit 100%! Let me know how you’re doing! If you aren’t familiar with this challenge, check out all the details […]
Title: Captive Prince Trilogy Author: C.S. Pacat Publication Date: 2012 – 2016 Publisher: Berkley Pages: 1045 Add to Goodreads Captive Prince: Damen is a warrior hero to his people, and the rightful heir to the throne of Akielos, but when his half brother seizes power, Damen is captured, stripped of his identity, and sent to serve the […]
Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: The X-Files Origins: Agent of Chaos by Kami Garcia Publication Date: January 3, 2017 How did Fox Mulder become a believer? How did Dana Scully become a skeptic? The X-Files Origins has the answers. The X-Files Origins: Agent of Chaos explores the teen […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten ALL TIME Favorite YA Fantasy Books This week’s topic was actually super easy for me because I literally just had to look at my top shelves! Hurray! Yes, these are mostly recent books (with a couple exceptions) and that’s because I only started reading this genre fairly recently. It has very […]
Title: Kingdom of Ash and Briars Author: Hannah West Publication Date: September 15, 2016 Publisher: Holiday House Pages: 352 Add to Goodreads //I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review// Bristal, an orphaned kitchen maid, lands in a gritty fairy tale gone wrong when she discovers she is an elicromancer […]
My Super Exciting Life The week started at Hollywood Studios where I rode Tower of Terror and Rock n Roller Coaster with a friend! I got to roam around the sad half of the park that’s left and gaze longingly at the rest that’s currently closed off as Star Wars is slowly integrated. I’m so […]
I was going to say there are very few things that get under my skin when it comes to books, but that would be a lie. There are a several things that have the ability to get under my skin from time to time while I’m reading, but today I want to focus on just […]
Title: If I Was Your Girl Author: Meredith Russo Narrator: Samia MountsPublication Date: May 3, 2016Publisher: Flatiron Books Add to Goodreads Amanda Hardy is the new girl in school in Lambertville, Tennessee. Like any other girl, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is keeping a secret. There’s a reason […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten Fifteen Favorite TV Shows By Decade So this was legitimately the hardest top ten post I have ever done and I’m not sure what that says about me… As you can see, I couldn’t narrow it down to 10 so I decided to break it into decades. (Before you jump on me […]
Title: Stalking Jack the Ripper (Stalking Jack the Ripper #1) Author: Kerri Maniscalco Publication Date: September 20th, 2016 Publisher: Little, Brown & Company Pages: 336 Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 2 & book 3 Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord’s daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between […]
My Super Exciting Life This week has been pretty uneventful and that’s totally fine with me! It actually started with some Disney excitement when I visited Magic Kingdom with a friend for a few hours. Other than that I’ve worked, watched old seasons of Survivor, and done a lot of reading. It’s so nice to […]
Happy Saturday, friends! Today I want to talk about a topic that I haven’t discussed here before, but that is near and dear to my heart. (Possibly dramatic, just roll with it.) Comments are actually the best One of the best feelings in the world is waking up to an inbox full of blog comments. […]
Welcome to the ninth month of the 2016 Horror Reading Challenge! I hope everyone is meeting their goals so far! Please share your horror book reviews for the month of September in the link-up below using the format Your Name @ Your Blog (Book Name). If you’re new to the challenge, you can see the […]
Title: Between Shades of Gray Author: Ruta Sepetys Publication Date: March 22, 2011 Publisher: Philomel BooksPages: 344 Add to Goodreads Lina is just like any other fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl in 1941. She paints, she draws, she gets crushes on boys. Until one night when Soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the […]
Welcome to month nine of the 2016 Dystopia Reading Challenge! I hope everyone has met all their goals so far! If you’re new to the challenge, you can see the guidelines and sign up here! Link-up Rules Link up your book reviews under “Review Link-up” as follows: Name of book @ Your blog name, Goodreads, Shelfari, […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten Five Books That School Forced Me To Read Like everyone else, I hated assigned reading in school. I don’t know why most teachers felt the need to force us to read the most boring books ever written, but there were a few times they picked something really interesting (that I thought I […]
Title: The Wolf Road Author: Beth Lewis Narrator: Amy McFadden Publication Date: July 5, 2016 Publisher: Crown Add to Goodreads True Grit meets The Road in this postapocalyptic psychological thriller–narrated by a young girl who has just learned that her adopted father may be a serial killer, and that she may be his next victim. […]
My Super Exciting Life This week has been a little bit hectic, but I’ve also had a little time for fun! The house drama continues, but the good news is we’re over the first hurdle and now we’re to the hurry up and wait portion. My fingers are crossed that everything goes smoothly from here […]
I have been planning to do a post on this topic for a little while now, but had actually been saving it for next Wednesday. I’m sure I’ll wish I had some original content to post when next week gets here, but it seems like now is a very relevant time for this discussion. What […]
Confession: I absolutely pick books based on their covers. Most of the time if a book is gorgeous it is 90% more likely that I will pick it up, even if the title is ridiculous. If the synopsis of a book doesn’t catch my attention, the cover is the saving grace. We all know the […]
Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: As I Descended by Robin Talley Publication Date: September 6, 2016 Maria Lyon and Lily Boiten are their school’s ultimate power couple—even if no one knows it but them. Only one thing stands between them and their perfect future: campus superstar Delilah Dufrey. […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten Books That Have Been On My TBR Since Before I Started Blogging That I STILL Haven’t Read Yet Before I started blogging I read significantly less than I do now. I also didn’t really understand Goodreads and got most of my book recommendations from the library so I often came away with […]
