Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish! I love the beginning of the year when everyone seems to be energized. I think for book bloggers in particular, we need these times to evaluate our blogs and come up with new strategies to keep the fire going. I always feel burned […]
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Almost Girl by Amalie Howard, hosted by JKS Communications! You can read my review below but first, here’s what The Almost Girl is about: Seventeen-year-old Riven is as tough as they come. Coming from a world ravaged by a devastating android war, she has to […]
Unhinged (Splintered #2) by A.G. Howard Genre: Young adult fantasy Publisher: Amulet Books Release date: January 7 2014 Source: e-ARC from publisher via NetGalley Pages: 384 In a word: An inventive series that just keeps getting better, a fast-paced plot that drags the reader from one magical marvel to the next, complex relationships, secrets, outrageous […]
Welcome to my stop on the Clear Your Shelf Giveaway Hop, hosted by I Am a Reader, Not a Writer! This is my chance to clear a little space on my overcrowded bookshelves and spread some love at the same time:) This time around, the giveaway is for U.S. residents only (sorry to all my […]
It’s time once more for me to give away one of the books I reviewed last month! It was a slow reading month for me, meaning I read too slowly. I only reviewed five books in December, but they all received four stars or higher, so you really can’t go wrong with any of them. […]
Happy 2014 everyone! I love starting the new year, and even if I don’t end it accomplishing everything I set out to do, I love that feeling of hope on January 1st each year, the feeling of possibility, that anything can happen this year. It’s what keeps me going, and I imagine I’m not alone […]
Welcome to Part Two of my favorite books of the year! Yesterday I posted my Top Ten Adult Books of 2013, and today I’m focusing on the Young Adult category. I have to confess I tried my hardest to keep this list to ten books, but I had a short list of eleven and I […]
It’s the end of the year, which means lots of top ten lists! Selecting my top ten favorite books of 2013 is extremely hard, because I read so many amazing books this year. Like many bloggers, I find it nearly impossible to select only ten books that I loved for the entire year! So this […]
The Descent (The Taker #3) by Alma Katsu Genre: Adult Paranormal Publisher: Gallery Books Release date: January 7 2014 Source: ARC from author Pages: 352 In a word: A mysterious island setting, a visit to the Underworld, described in lush prose that made me feel as if I were there, and a worthy finale to […]
Jamie at The Perpetual Page Turner has created this annual book survey, and this year I’m jumping in! At this time of year, I love reflecting on the past year, especially when it comes to all the books I’ve read. Some of these questions were very hard to answer, but I did my best. You […]