Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs Publisher: Quirk Books (very fitting, eh?) Publication Date: June 7th, 2011 Pages: 352 Song I Played While Reading: Disarm You by Kaskade Rating: 3 stars A horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrines...

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Happy Monday!

Last week was not a productive week for me. Besides working, I didn't do squat. And I feel like such a poo head about it. Nothing bugs me more than being in a weird book slump/ tired-from-work haze, which was me all last week, so Ms. Peregrines sat on my desk for five whole days without being touched. SIGH. I really hope this week will be better. I've noticed something like this happening before, and there's really nothing I can do about it. But I do have a legit excuse for two of the days! I got...

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Underhyped Recommendation: The Body Finder series

The Body Finder series by Kimberly Derting Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability. While the sixteen-year-old is confused by her new feelings for her best friend since childhood, she's more disturbed by her "powers" to sense dead bodies- or at least those that have been murdered. Since she was a little girl, she has felt the echoes the...

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Happy Monday!

Hello all! A new week is upon on us. I've got school today (it's an online class, but we have to go in for an orientation) and I'm excited for it. It's a Work Experience class and we learn about the work field and what they look for in applicants and dealing with coworkers and bosses and juggling your work load. I think it'll be pretty useful for the future, plus I get credit for my job I have right now! Definitely an easy A :)  Read Last Week You by Caroline Kepnes Romeo Redeemed by Stacey...

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Romeo Redeemed by Stacey Jay

Romeo Redeemed by Stacey Jay Publisher: Delacorte Press Publication Date: October 9th, 2012 Pages: 363 Song I Played While Reading: Clean by Taylor Swift Rating: 5 stars    Cursed to live out eternity in his rotted corpse, Romeo, known for his ruthless, cutthroat ways, is given the chance to redeem himself by traveling back in time to save the life of Ariel Dragland...

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You by Caroline Kepnes

You by Caroline Kepnes Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books Publication Date: September 30th, 2014 Pages: 422 Song I Played While Reading: Cool For the Summer by Demi Lovato Rating: 3.5 stars    When a beautiful, aspiring writer strides into the East Village bookstore where Joe Goldberg works, he does what anyone would do: he googles her name on her credit card.  ...

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Top Ten Auto-Buy Authors

This meme is hosted by the lovely ladies at The Broke and the Bookish :) 1. Sarah J. Maas Not ONLY can she rip our your heart and smash it to tiny bits with her amazing writing, but she's stunning. Face goals right there. 2. Jandy Nelson I've never loved an authors work so much so than I do this woman's. CONTEMPORARY QUEEN.  3. Lauren Oliver Her writing is amazing and so...

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Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay

Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay Publisher: Delacorte Press Publication Date: September 13th, 2011 Pages: 306 Song I Read While Reading: Clean by Taylor Swift Rating: 4.5 stars Juliet Capulet didn't take her own life. She was murdered by the person she trusted most, her new husband, Romeo Montague, who made the sacrifice to ensure his own immortality. But Romeo didn't anticipate...

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Happy Monday!

Hi guys! The first week in the new house was a success. I'm so incredibly in love with my room and my bookcases, it's not even funny. I finally made a TBR jar and it's seriously the greatest thing ever. Why didn't I make one sooner? I've had my mom pick each time and I can tell she enjoys it, too. So far I've read two books that been sitting on my TBR for awhile, smaller ones that I wouldn't think I would enjoy as much, but I actually have! I've given 4 stars for both of them. Talk about a pleasant...

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Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson

Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK Publication Date: August 5th, 2011 Pages: 306 Song I Played While Reading: Pray to God by Calvin Harris Rating: 4 stars Lila has two secrets she's prepared to take to the grave. The first is that she can move things just by looking at them. The second is that she's been in love with her brother's best friend, Alex, since...

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Book Boyfriends: Daemon Black

Daemon Black The Lux series by Jennifer L. Armentrout  Describe to be tall and muscular, with black hair and piercing green eyes, Daemon Black is the epitome of the snarky bad boy you see in movies and read in books. He's the kind of guy that will piss you off but do so in a way where you also get incredibly turned on, and then you get mad at yourself for feeling that way. He's also an alien with cool powers. DOES THAT NOT SOUND PERFECT OR WHAT? There's so many reasons why I love Daemon. First...

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One Fling to Rule Them All by Deanna Dee

One Fling to Rule Them All by Deanna Dee Publisher: Self-published Publication Date: June 19th, 2015 Pages: 175 Song I Played While Reading: Blue by Marina and the Diamonds Rating: 3 stars It began with the forging of a great friendship.For three months, Lydia Bell has watched Craig, her best friend and the love of her life, be in a happy relationship with someone else. But she’s over it....

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Top Ten Authors I've Read The Most Books From

This meme is hosted by the lovely ladies at The Broke and the Bookish :) 1. Cecily Von Ziegesar- 14  Honestly, if I were to read that name today, I would have no idea who that is. If I had read that name in middle school however... I probably would have fallen to the floor screaming. She wrote The Gossip Girl series, and THE. OBSESSION. WAS. REAL. There's a total of 13 books in that series,...

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Happy Monday!

Hi guys! Wow, it feels like I've been gone for months from this blog! It's been less than a week. I need to chill. My mom and I moved into our new home and I've been unpacking like crazy this week, plus working, so there has been no time for reading or blogging. But we're just about finished and all my books are up in their beautiful bookcases and GOOD GRACIOUS I MISSED THEM. I absolutely adore my...

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Ten Fairytale Retellings I've Read/ Want To Read (TTT)

This meme is hosted by the lovely ladies at The Broke and the Bookish :) Fairtale Retellings I've Read 1. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas This is technically a cinderella retelling, but about as far fetched as it comes. Maas originally got the idea by thinking, what if Cinderella wasn't there to win over the prince's heart? What if she was an assassin and was instead sent to kill him? IT...

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Happy Monday!

Hi guys! As you read this I'll be hiking through Yosemite national park with my friend and her sister. I've never been, so I'm super excited! I'm also just excited to get away from home for a day, my mom and I have been moving our stuff into our new home and my back is screaming. This break is much needed! Read Last Week The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma Currently Reading One Fling to Rule Them All by Deanna Dee To Read Since these next two weeks will...

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Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma

Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: May 7th, 2010 Pages: 454 Song I Played While Reading: Sound of Your Heart by Shawn Hook Rating: 2 stars Lochan and Maya have always felt more like friends than siblings. Together, they have stepped in for their unreliable, alcoholic mother to take care of their three younger siblings. The...

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