The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes Publisher: Dial Books Publication Date: June 9th, 2015 Pages: 396 Song I Played While Reading: Hold Me Down by Halsey Rating: 4 stars The Kevinian cult has taken everything from seventeen-year-old Minnow: twelve years of her life, her family, her ability to trust. And when she rebelled, they took away her hands, too. Now their Prophet has been...

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Ten Characters Who Are Fellow Booknerds (TTT)

This meme is hosted by the lovely ladies at The Broke and the Bookish :) 1. Celaena Sardothien from the Throne of Glass series Not only can she kick your ass into next week and look fabulous doing it, she's also an avid reader. When asked if she was lonely, she responded with "I can survive well enough on my own- if given the proper reading material." I also have that memorized, so we can all...

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Happy Monday!

Hi guys! I have a meeting with my school's counselor today to pick my online classes and I'm weirdly excited! I always get like this before school starts, all excited to have a set schedule and to get new supplies and do homework. The idea of school always sounds exciting, but once I'm actually doing it I want to kill myself. School and I haven't had the best relationship in the past, so lets hope this time it actually works out. Read Last Week Started but couldn't finish The Secret History by...

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Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: October 21st, 2014 Pages: 391 Song I Played While Reading: Faith and How Deep Is Your Love by Calvin Harris Rating: 3 stars There is danger in dreaming. But there is even more danger in waking up. Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can...

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The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: September 7th, 2014 Pages: 437 Song I Played While Reading: Faith and How Deep Is Your Love by Calvin Harris Rating: 4.5 stars If you could steal things from your dreams, what would you take? Ronan Lynch has secrets. Some he keeps from others. Some he keeps from himself. One secret: Ronan can bring things...

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Underhyped Recommendation: The Strange Angels series

The Strange Angels series by Lili St. Crow Dru Anderson has what her grandmother called “the touch.” (Comes in handy when you’re traveling from town to town with your dad, hunting ghosts, suckers, wulfen, and the occasional zombie.) Then her dad turns up dead—but still walking—and Dru knows she’s next. Even worse, she’s got two guys hungry for her affections, and they’re not about to let the...

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Ten Books That Celebrate Diversity/ Diverse Characters (TTT)

This meme is hosted by the lovely ladies at The Broke and the Bookish :) Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon / The Wrath and the Dawn Renee Ahdieh / The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie / More Than This by Patrick Ness / The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare / To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han / Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves...

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The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: September 18th, 2012 Pages: 408 Song I Played While Reading: Faith by Calvin Harris Rating: 4 stars "There's only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark's Eve. Either you're his true love... or you killed him." Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead...

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Happy Monday!

Hi guys! A miracle occurred last week; I actually followed, and finished, the TBR books I had posted on my last Happy Monday post. I don't think I've ever done that before, and I gotta admit, it feels so damn satisfying. Let's see if I can follow this weeks TBR too! Also, IT WAS A THREE BOOK WEEK. *happy dances* Finished Last Week All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Into A Million Pieces by Angela V. Cook The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater To Read The Secret History by Donna Tartt The...

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The Reading Habits Tag

Hi guys! Krystianna from Downright Dystopian posted this tag yesterday and tagged anyone that wanted to do it. I thought it sounded super cool so lets get into it!  1. Do you have a certain place for reading at home? Usually on my bed or the couch in the living room.  2. Bookmark or random piece of paper? Neither....? Oh god, don't hate me, but I dog-ear my pages. I've literally...

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Into A Million Pieces by Angela V. Cook

Into A Million Pieces by Angela V. Cook Publisher: Red Adept Publishing Publication Date: January 27th, 2015 Pages: 206 Song I Played While Reading: Under The Shadow by Rae Morris Rating: 4 stars Allison McKready is a succubus. So is her twin sister. But while Allison spends her summer break hiding in the library behind her Goth makeup, Jade fools around as often as she can. Allison can’t...

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All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Publisher: Scribner Publication Date: May 6th, 2014 Pages: 530 Song I Played While Reading: Wasting My Young Years by London Grammar Rating: 4 stars Marie-Laure lives her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature...

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Last Ten Books That Came Into My Possession (TTT)

This meme is hosted by the lovely ladies at The Broke and the Bookish :)  1. All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 2. The Secret History by Donna Tartt 3. The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oaks 4. We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach 5. Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 6. P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han 7....

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Happy Monday!

Hi guys! Sorry this was posted so late, I had work this morning and forgot to do it. This has definitely been a slow reading month for me so far, which I'm trying not to stress too much about. I was sick for almost a week and couldn't read, it was awful! Finished Last Week Nada. Ouch. Currently Reading All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr To Read Into A Million Pieces by Angela Cook The Raven Boys by Maggie Steifvater Happy readings ...

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Underhyped Recommendation: The Unearthly trilogy

So, since I was in a book slump all last week and these last couple of days (it's finally gone, praise the lawd!), I've been severely neglecting my blog with fresh content. So I was trying to think of something to post and finally thought that I would make a list of my favorite underhyped books! Or maybe even do a weekly/ monthly feature of them. Anything to show some love for my favorite not-so-popular...

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Top Ten Hyped Books I've Never Read

This meme is hosted by the lovely ladies at The Broke and the Bookish :) 1. Legend by Marie Lu People literally scream about how the last book in this trilogy ripped their hearts out aND I NEED TO KNOW WHY ARGGHH. 2. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins I'm a huge fan of contemporary, so it hurts my heart to say that I haven't read this book. I've literally heard NO negative...

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Happy Monday!

Hi guys! So I've been pretty sick these past couple of days, something I absolutely hate cause I can't read. So it's tv and staring at the wall for me. I watched season 4 and 5 of Vampire Diaries and the first five episodes of Reign, which I'm really liking. Except for the creepy potato sack girl. Does she creep anybody else out?! She reminds me of the horror movie The Strangers *shudders* Read Last Week Falling into Place by Amy Zhang Currently Reading My Soul Immortal by Jen Printy To...

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Falling into Place by Amy Zhang

Falling into Place by Amy Zhang Publisher: Greenwillow Books Publication Date: September 9th, 2014 Pages: 304 Song I Played While Reading: Roses by The Chainsmokers Rating: 4 stars On the day Liz Emerson tries to die, they had reviewed Newton’s laws of motion in physics class. Then, after school, she put them into practice by running her Mercedes off the road. Why? Why did Liz Emerson decide...

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June 2015 Wrap Up

- The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen - The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh - The Selection, The Elite, The One, The Heir, and the two novellas, The Prince and The Queen by Kiera Cass - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - The Color of Our Sky by Amita Trasi Overall, this was a fantastic reading month! My favorite would have to be The Invasion of the Tearling. What...

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