What the heck is a book buying ban?!

This week’s Feature & Follow Friday topic was one that brought out a fun little tidbit about my past: until recently I didn’t really buy books. At least not regularly. I might have bought a book if it was something I was absolutely DYING to have, but mostly I got ebooks or I got my […]

Feature & Follow 34: Hard print vs ebooks

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:  Hard print (real thing) or Kindle/Nook, which is your favorite? Okay, so for years I read only on my Nook, […]

Waiting on Wednesday #34: Trollhunters by Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Trollhuntersby Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus Publication Date: June 30, 2015 A new YA horror novel from the mind of acclaimed writer and filmmaker, Guillermo del Toro. This new 320-page horror novel written by Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus is about […]

Top Ten Tuesday #30: Top Ten Book Club Reads

Today’s Topic:   Ten Books I’d Love to Read If I Had A Book Club Since we’re talking about book clubs today I thought I would take this in a different direction. I normally read a lot of YA and when I’m not reading YA I’m reading horror or historical fiction. I don’t read a lot […]

Book Review: Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge

Title: Cruel Beauty Author: Rosamund Hodge Publication Date: January 28, 2014 Publisher: Balzer & Bray Pages: 342Add to Goodreads Graceling meets Beauty and the Beast in this sweeping fantasy about one girl’s journey to fulfill her destiny and the monster who gets in her way-by stealing her heart. Based on the classic fairy tale Beauty […]

Bad boys in YA literature

Disclaimer: the following opinions may not be very popular. This week for Top Ten Tuesday, we were able to pick our own topic. I (along with several others) chose to post my top five book boyfriends: Morpheus, Ignifex, Zarek, Four, and Vincent. All of these guys have something in common – they all have serious […]

Feature & Follow Friday #33: There’s more to reviewing than a blog

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:  Do you post your reviews anywhere besides your blog? Where else do you post reviews? Yes!! When I first started […]

Cover reveal & giveaway: Bound by Spells by Stormy Smith

Title: Bound by Spells (Bound #2) Author: Stormy Smith Publication Date: March 19, 2015 Publisher: Perfect Storm Publishing Add to Goodreads  Aidan Montgomery hadn’t been prepared for Amelia Bradbury to walk in and then out of his life. He also hadn’t expected to find the powerful magic hidden deep within him for the last nineteen […]

Waiting on Wednesday #33: A Cold Legacy by Megan Shepherd

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: A Cold Legacyby Megan Shepherd Publication Date: January 27, 2015 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 estate on the Scottish moors. Owned by the […]

Top Ten Tuesday #29: Book boyfriends

Today’s Topic:   Top Ten Five Book Boyfriends When I saw that this week was a freebie the wheels immediately started turning and I settled on book boyfriends (shocking, I know). Over the years I’ve read a lot of books with a lot of different men who are supposed to be the epitome of hot manliness. But […]

Book Tour Review & Giveaway: Withering Hope by Layla Hagen

Title: Withering Hope Author: Layla Hagen Publication Date: January 19, 2015 Publisher: Self published Pages: N/A (ebook) Add to Goodreads Aimee’s wedding is supposed to turn out perfect. Her dress, her fiancé and the location—the idyllic holiday ranch in Brazil—are perfect. But all Aimee’s plans come crashing down when the private jet that’s taking her […]

Weekly Recap: 1/11 – 1/17

My Super Exciting Life  The second week of school wasn’t as painful as the first, although I’m already exhausted! The assignments are rolling in and I keep reminding myself that there are only fourteen weeks left. Because once those fourteen weeks are over, that’s it! I can sit back and breathe a sigh of relief […]

Audiobook Review: The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson

Title: The Amityville Horror Author: Jay Anson Publication Date: August 1, 1977 Publisher: Pocket Star Books Pages: 256 Add to Goodreads The shocking true story of an American dream that turned into a nightmare beyond imagining… In December 1975, the Lutz family moved into their new home on suburban Long Island. George and Kathleen Lutz […]

Feature & Follow #32: Bookish doubles

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:  Do you own any doubles of your books? What led to getting that second…or third or fourth…copy? There is only […]

Book Tour & Giveaway: Hydro by A.C. Waltower

Title: Hydro Author: A.C. Waltower Publication Date: September 19, 2014 Publisher: Waltower PublishingPages: 302 Add to Goodreads The year is 2091. 75 years ago, a nuclear war desolated Earth. The top 2% of the world fled to Hydro, a compound on the Moon. The rest of the population were left trying to survive on a […]

Waiting on Wednesday #32: Sweet by Emmy Laybourne

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Sweetby Emmy Laybourne Publication Date: June 2015 *People would kill to be thin.* Solu’s luxurious celebrity-filled “Cruise to Lose” is billed as “the biggest cruise since the Titanic,” and if the new diet sweetener works as promised—dropping five percent of a person’s body […]

Top Ten Tuesday #28: 2014 releases I still need to read

Today’s Topic:   Top Ten 2014 Releases I Meant  To Read But Didn’t Get To This topic was by far the hardest to narrow down to ten. While I totally love the blogging world for keeping me up to date with new books, it’s kind of disheartening to see all of the amazing ones you know […]

Book Review: Ensnared by A.G. Howard

Title: Ensnared (Splintered #3) Author: A.G. Howard Publication Date: January 6, 2015 Publisher: Amulet Books Pages: 384 Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 1, book 2, and book 3.5 After surviving a disastrous battle at prom, Alyssa has embraced her madness and gained perspective. She’s determined to rescue her two worlds and the people and netherlings she […]

Weekly Recap: 1/4 – 1/10

My Super Exciting Life  This was the week that I went back to jail… err… school. The new semester (and my last!) began on Wednesday. I got a chance to sample all five of this semester’s classes and I don’t think they’ll be as terrible as some I’ve taken. That being said, most of my […]

Bookish gifts to myself

Christmas 2014 was a good one. I spent it with my parents and brother and I gave and received some awesome gifts (which I shared a couple weeks ago)! Unfortunately though, I didn’t receive any books at all, even with several on my Christmas list. So when I found out about the Book Outlet Boxing […]

Musings on genres and second chances

I have a confession to make, since we’re friends and all. Before I started this blog (since I became a semi-serious reader in high school, really) I read mostly “adult” fiction. When I volunteered at any of several libraries over the years, I never stepped for in the young adult section. Thinking back on it, […]

Feature & Follow #31: Non-bookish collections

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:  Do you have any fun collections (other than books)? Why yes. Yes, I do. I know you’re expecting something Disney-related […]

Waiting on Wednesday #31: Even When You Lie to Me by Jessica Alcott

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week’s “can’t wait to read” is: Even When You Lie to Meby Jessica Alcott Publication Date: June 9, 2015 Charlie, a senior, isn’t looking forward to her last year of high school. Another year of living in the shadow of her best friend, Lila. Another year of hiding behind […]

Top Ten Tuesday #27: 2015 Debuts

Today’s Topic:   Top Ten Most Anticipated  Debut Novels For 2015 There are a lot of books I’m excited about this year! Some of these I’ve even surprised myself with (Even When You Lie to Me)… Either way, these debut novels are definitely at the top of my list for this year!             A Wicked […]