Title: The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly Author: Stephanie Oakes Publication Date: June 9, 2015 Publisher: Dial Books Pages: 400 Add to Goodreads A hard-hitting and hopeful story about the dangers of blind faith—and the power of having faith in yourself The Kevinian cult has taken everything from seventeen-year-old Minnow: twelve years of her life, […]
Title: Steam (Legends Saga #3) Author: Stacey Rourke Publication Date: September 14, 2015 Publisher: Anchor Group Publishing Add to Goodreads Time passes, sins forgotten. The bodies of the victims long since rotten. Trapped within the essence of the Headless Horseman by the guilt of slaughtering her best friend, Ireland Crane follows the father of science fiction, HG Wells, in […]
My Super Exciting Life Not too surprisingly, Camp NaNoWriMo is off to a slow start. I got quite a bit done on Sunday and Monday… and then progress slowed. A lot. I felt really icky for part of it and for the other part I was just a little lazy. But I’ll get back to […]
Lately I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about my rating system. It has literally kept me up at night more than once! Currently I employ the same rating system as Goodreads, just because I use it so religiously. But in the last few months I’ve wondered (a lot) whether or not a simple five […]
Title: A Cold Legacy (The Madman’s Daughter #3) Author: Megan Shepherd Publication Date: January 27, 2015 Publisher: Balzer + BrayPages: 390 Add to Goodreads Reviews for books 1 & 2 After killing the men who tried to steal her father’s research, Juliet—along with Montgomery, Lucy, Balthazar, and a deathly ill Edward—has escaped to a remote […]
Happy Friday, fellow book lovers! Feature & Follow is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. The goal of Feature & Follow is to meet new bloggers, make friends, and gain readers. This Week’s Question: You can only eat one cuisine type for the rest of your life. Which would you choose? Holy crap, this […]
Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Hunter by Mercedes Lackey Publication Date: September 1, 2015 Centuries ago, the barriers between our world and the Otherworld were slashed open allowing hideous fantastical monsters to wreak havoc; destroying entire cities in their wake. Now, people must live in enclosed communities, behind […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten Hyped Books I’ve Never Read A few of these I do actually plan to read, but some of them (John Green, for example) are on the no-go list! Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl City of Bones by Cassandra Clare Delirium by Lauren Oliver The Fault in Our […]
Title: Sweet Author: Emmy Laybourne Publication Date: June 2, 2015 Publisher: Feiwel & FriendsPages: 288 Add to Goodreads Emmy Laybourne, author of the Monument 14 trilogy, takes readers on a dream vacation that goes first comically, then tragically, then horrifyingly wrong! The luxurious celebrity cruise launching the trendy new diet sweetener Solu should be the […]
My Super Exciting Life This was basically one of the WORST reading weeks ever. I don’t know what came over me. I signed up for a read-a-thon and failed so miserably I can’t even believe myself. I read pieces of several books, only finishing Sweet at the very last Saturday minute. Next week I’m really […]
Happy Independence Day to my fellow American bookworms! I hope all of you have amazing plans today! To be honest, Independence Day is one of my LEAST favorite holidays for one reason: anxiety puppy. My dog cannot handle fireworks! Luckily, our community doesn’t allow them, but I’m not holding out a lot of hope for […]
Title: Blades of Magic Author: Terah Edun Narrator: Sylvia Roldn Dohi Publication Date: March 31, 2014 Publisher: CreateSpace Add to Goodreads Audible | Amazon | B&N | Kobo | iBooks It is not a peaceful time in the Algardis Empire. War is raging between the mages and seventeen-year-old Sara Fairchild will be right in the middle of it. She just doesn’t know it yet. Sara is the […]
Happy Friday, fellow book lovers! Feature & Follow is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. The goal of Feature & Follow is to meet new bloggers, make friends, and gain readers. This Week’s Question: What is the first book you remember reading? This is definitely the first book I can recall reading. I’m not […]
Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Untamed A.G. Howard Publication Date: December 15, 2015 A post-Ensnared collection of three stories—available in both print and e-versions. Alyssa Gardner went down the rabbit hole and took control of her destiny. She survived the battle for Wonderland and the battle for her […]
Today’s Topic: Top Ten Books I’ve Read So Far In 2015 A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir Angelfall by Susan Ee Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge Her Dark Curiosity by Megan Shepherd Ensnared by A.G. Howard […]
Title: The Program Author: Suzanne Young Publication Date: April 30, 2013 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: 405 Add to Goodreads In Sloane’s world, true feelings are forbidden, teen suicide is an epidemic, and the only solution is The Program. Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic, one […]
I just found out about this today, so I guess I’ll be almost a full day behind, but I’m hopping on board the read-o-rama train anyway! This is so exciting! I’m dubbing this the summer of read-a-thons! The goal: Read 7 books There are goals for each of the six of the seven books: a […]
My Super Exciting Life This week, shockingly, was pretty uneventful… Although a couple of exciting things DID happen! I cemented plans to go to YALLFest in November and booked a cruise for next May, so that’s definitely not nothing! The giveaway for the Horror Reading Challenge also started this week (you can find it in […]
Title: Seed Author: Ania Ahlborn Narrator: Eric G. Dove Publication Date: May 28, 2011 Publisher: 47North Add to Goodreads With nothing but the clothes on his back—and something horrific snapping at his heels—Jack Winter fled his rural Georgia home when he was still just a boy. Watching the world he knew vanish in a trucker’s rearview […]
Yay! I made it halfway through the 2015 Audiobook Challenge and I’m way over my goal! I originally signed up for Weekend Warrior (5-10 books) but since I’ve already listened to 13, I’ve decided to officially raise my goal to Socially Awkward (15-20 books)! Wish me luck!! Here’s my progress so far (click image for […]
Happy Friday, fellow book lovers! Feature & Follow is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. The goal of Feature & Follow is to meet new bloggers, make friends, and gain readers. This Week’s Question: Is there a book that you were required to read in school that you actually loved? YES!! I actually did […]
Welcome to the second quarter update for the Horror Reading Challenge, which happens to be the first challenge I’ve ever hosted! If you’re interested in checking out my other challenge, head over to the 2015 Dystopia Reading Challenge page! But back on topic… how’s everyone doing at the halfway mark? Make sure to link up […]
Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Return to the Dark House Laurie Faria Stolarz Publication Date: July 21, 2015 Ivy Jensen survived the Dark House once, but can she make it out a second time? Two months have passed since Ivy narrowly escaped the Nightmare Elf’s grip, but the […]
Today’s Topic: My Ten Favorite Top Ten Topics We’ve Ever Done In The Past 5 Years I’ve only been participating in Top Ten Tuesday for about a year, but I dug back through past topics and these are ones I would love to do! Favorite covers Books I Just HAD To Buy… But Are Still […]
