January felt like such a long month! I don’t know if it’s because it’s the first month of the year or what, but it just seemed to draaag. Anyone else feel that way? Didn’t help that all of our snow melted here, and we had nothing but grey skies. But anyway, it’s over now and… Read More Monthly Wrap-Up (January 2017)
Title: Caraval Author: Stephanie Garber Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Fantasy Imprint: Flatiron Books Publisher: Macmillan Date published: January 31, 2017 Format: Digital Page Count: 407 Source: Publisher A digital copy of the book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: Whatever you’ve heard about Caraval, it doesn’t compare to the reality. It’s more… Read More Caraval by Stephanie Garber (ARC Review)
I was sad to have to miss last week’s Musing Monday question as I didn’t have enough time for any meme posts. But I do have time this week, so hurray! For those of you who don’t know, Musing Mondays is hosted by the awesome Ambrosia every Monday. This is a book blog meme where participants have… Read More Musing Monday (#15)
Happy Tuesday! And I’m so glad that we all survived another Monday! This week’s prompt will cause me to make a top 10 list which is quite embarrassing for me, haha. So I am hoping that you won’t all judge me too harshly! I’m sure that most of us didn’t read as may books as… Read More Top Ten Tuesday (#14): Top Ten 2016 Releases I Meant To Read But Didn’t Get To (But TOTALLY Plan To)
Title: Truthwitch Author: Susan Dennard Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Fantasy Publisher: TOR Teen (Macmillan) Published: January 5, 2016 Source: Personal purchase. In a continent on the edge of war, two witches hold its fate in their hands. Young witches Safiya and Iseult have a habit of finding trouble. After clashing with a powerful Guildmaster and his ruthless… Read More Truthwitch by Susan Dennard (Review)
And it’s time for another Monday! There are not many who are fans of Mondays, including myself, but there is one aspect of Mondays which I do like…and that’s Musing Monday! For those of you who don’t know, Musing Mondays is hosted by the awesome Ambrosia every Monday. This is a book blog meme where participants have to… Read More Musing Monday (#14)
Title: Freeks Author: Amanda Hocking Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Historical, Urban Fantasy Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Date published: January 3, 2017 Format: E-book Page Count: 280 Source: Blog Tour Host, NetGalley A digital copy of the book was kindly provided by the blog tour host, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: Mara has become used to the extraordinary. Roaming from… Read More Freeks by Amanda Hocking (Blog Tour, ARC Review, Excerpt & Giveaway) [CLOSED]
Title: The Alchemists of Loom Author: Elise Kova Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Fantasy, Adventure, Steampunk Publisher: Keymaster Press Date published: January 10, 2017 Format: Paperback Page Count: 380 Source: Publisher A physical copy of the book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: Ari lost everything she once loved when the Five Guilds’ resistance fell to the… Read More The Alchemists of Loom by Elise Kova [ARC Review]
Happy New Year everyone! I am sad that I was unable to participate in the last Feature & Follow Friday of 2016, but I’m back to participating now! Things were just a little too insane at the end of the year…gah. This weekly meme is hosted by Alison Can Read and Parajunkee.com, and you can find all… Read More Feature & Follow Friday (#10)
Those of you who have scrolled through my Home page lately, may have noticed that I have added a reading challenge section at the bottom. I participated in the Goodreads reading challenge last year and did really well (75 out of 60! whut?!), so I decided to participate in a few more this year, and… Read More Beat the Backlist 2017 TBR