— ARC review, book review, young adult —

The Alchemists of Loom by Elise Kova [ARC Review]

January 7, 2017

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]

— feature & follow fridays, weekly meme —

Feature & Follow Friday (#10)

January 6, 2017

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)

— blog event, calendar girls —

Calendar Girls (#1 / January 2016): Best Debut Novel of 2016

January 4, 2017

Welcome to my very first Calendar Girls post! I am very excited to start this year off with a brand new blog event which I am co-hosting with my friend Melanie! For those of you who have not heard of Calendar Girls (#CalendarGirlsBooks on Twitter) yet, Calendar Girls is a brand new monthly blog event inspired… Read More Calendar Girls (#1 / January 2016): Best Debut Novel of 2016

— reading challenges —

Beat the Backlist 2017 TBR

January 3, 2017

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

— reading challenges, weekly meme —

Musing Monday (#13)

January 2, 2017

Hello and Happy New Year! I am sad that I had to miss last week’s Musing Monday post due to taking a long road trip to Northern Ontario to visit my in-laws for Christmas! I should have pre-written and scheduled a post, but I’m not usually on the ball, or organized enough, to schedule posts… Read More Musing Monday (#13)

— blog event, calendar girls —

Calendar Girls Example Post

December 30, 2016

As those of you who are participating know, the blog event which Melanie and I will be hosting monthly in 2017 will begin next Wednesday (yay so close!) With this date fast approaching, we thought that it would be a good idea to post up an example post for you all, just so we’re sure… Read More Calendar Girls Example Post

— ARC review, book review —

Ever the Hunted by Erin Summerhill [ARC Review]

December 22, 2016

Title: Ever the Hunted Author: Erin Summerhill Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Romance Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Date published: December 27, 2016 Format: E-book Page Count: 264 Source: NetGalley A digital copy of the book was kindly provided through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: Seventeen year-old Britta Flannery is at ease only in… Read More Ever the Hunted by Erin Summerhill [ARC Review]

— feature & follow fridays, weekly meme —

Feature & Follow Friday (#9)

December 16, 2016

It’s Feature & Follow Friday time and this week’s prompt…prompted and intetesting discovery for me! This weekly meme is hosted by Alison Can Read and Parajunkee.com, and you can find all of the details in her most recent Feature & Follow post! But basically, people post in responses to a prompt every week, and then people vote… Read More Feature & Follow Friday (#9)

— top ten tuesdays, weekly meme —

Top Ten Tuesday (#10): Top Ten Books I’m Looking Forward To For The First Half Of 2017

December 13, 2016

It’s time for another Top Ten Tuesday! This is one of my favourite memes, and judging from your likes and comments, it seems to be one of your favourites too!

— book review, young adult —

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo [Review]

November 28, 2016

Title: Ruin and Rising Author: Leigh Bardugo Type: Fiction Genre: Fantasy, YA Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Date published: June 17, 2014 Format: Hardcover Page Count: 432 Source: Library Summary: The capital has fallen. The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne. Now the nation’s fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered… Read More Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo [Review]