January 2016 wrap-up!

Sunday, January 31, 2016

CHASING SPRING by R.S. Grey - 4 stars DID I MENTION I LOVE YOU? by Estelle Maskame - 3.5 stars  MAP OF FATES by Maggie Hall - rating to come!  FIRSTS by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn - 4.5 stars THE ORPHAN QUEEN and THE MIRROR KING by Jodi Meadows - both 5 BEAUTIFUL stars I'LL MEET YOU THERE by Heather Demetrios - 4.5 stars  THE NAME OF THE WIND by Patrick...
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CHASING SPRING by R.S. Grey (ARC review)

Thursday, January 28, 2016

CHASING SPRING by R.S. Grey Publication Date: February 1st, 2016 Pages: 249 Song I Played While Reading: All My Friends by Snakehips Rating: 4 stars I thought I’d left Blackwater, Texas behind for good. I didn’t belong in the small town, but my dad wouldn’t listen. He dragged me back home in his beat-up truck and dropped a bomb along the way: Chase Matthews was moving in with us. He was the...
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THE NAME OF THE WIND by Patrick Rothfuss

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

THE NAME OF THE WIND by Patrick Rothfuss Publisher: DAW Books Publication Date: March 27th, 2007 Pages: 662 Song I Played While Reading: Pray 4 Love by Travis Scott Rating: 3 stars My name is Kvothe. I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings, I burned down the town of Trebon, I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life, I was expelled...
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Happy Monday!

Monday, January 25, 2016

Hi guys! This week I plan on persuading my teachers to let me take final exams early so I can go to BEA. It happens to fall on the exact two days I have my exams, so here's to hoping I can persuade them or else I will fall into a depression that will last until BEA 2017. WISH ME LUCK! Read Last Week Firsts by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss To-Read Chasing Spring by R.S. Grey Happy readings!...
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Let's talk The 5th Wave movie!

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Today was the day! The 5th Wave movie has finally come out and I was eagerly anticipating it. The 5th Wave is one of my all time favorite books, and from what I saw of the trailers, I had medium expectations. I always try and aim my expectations pretty low with book-to-movie/tv show adaptations, for many, many reasons. But I was pretty impressed with the trailers, so I raised mine up a little. Overall,...
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The Blood of the Hydra by Michelle Madow cover reveal + giveaway!

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Filled with magic, thrilling adventure, and sweet romance, Elementals: The Blood of the Hydra is the second novel in Michelle Madow’s Elementals series that fans of Percy Jackson and The Secret Circle will love! Title: Elementals: The Blood of the Hydra Author: Michelle Madow Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Release Date: April 18, 2016 Publisher: Dreamscape Publishing Series: Elementals #2 Format:...
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FIRSTS by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn

Friday, January 22, 2016

FIRSTS by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Publication Date: January 5th, 2016 Pages: 320 Song I Played While Reading: Tenerife Sea by Ed Sheeran Rating: 4.5 stars Seventeen-year-old Mercedes Ayres has an open-door policy when it comes to her bedroom, but only if the guy fulfills a specific criterion: he has a to a virgin. Mercedes lets the boys get their awkward fumbling...
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Cover reveal of THE BELTANE ESCAPE by Arielle Moon!

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Hi guys! Today I've got a gorgeous cover reveal for you :) The Beltane Escape Ariella Moon (The Two Realms Trilogy, #1) Publication date: February 2nd 2016 Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Lady Fenella, ever surrounded by guards, knows only responsibility and duty. She believes Merlin and the Lady of the Lake are myths, Gran’s warnings about Fairy are superstition, and Fairy was invented to...
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DID I MENTION I NEED YOU? by Estelle Maskame

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

DID I MENTION I NEED YOU? by Estelle Maskame Publisher: Black & White Publishing Publication Date: October 19th, 2015 (UK edition) Pages: 387 Song I Played While Reading: Lose it (Jerry Folk Remix) by Oh Wonder Rating: 3.5 stars It's been a year since eighteen-year-old Eden Munro last saw Tyler Bruce: her stepbrother... and her secret love. Although they called time on their forbidden relationship...
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Top ten books I've recently added to my TBR!

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

This meme is hosted by the lovely ladies from The Broke and the Bookish :) Shallow Graves by Kali Wallace / The Heir and the Spare by Emily Albright / A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas / Boys of Summer by Jessica Brody / Witchlanders by Lena Coakley / Did I Mention I Miss You? by Estelle Maskame / Rebel Queen by Michelle Moran / Chasing...
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The Weight of Guilt by Jon Ripslinger review + giveaway!

The Weight of Guit by Jon Ripslinger Publisher: Red Adapt Publishing Publication Date: January 2015 Pages: 220 Song I Played While Reading: Drive by Halsey Rating: 3.5 stars Driving home from a bonfire party, eighteen-year-old John Hawk crashes, killing his girlfriend, Riley. Bullied and tormented at school, and crushed by his guilty conscience, John transfers to a school on the banks of the...
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Happy Monday!

Monday, January 18, 2016

Hello all! Another week is upon us, but this one is gonna be a scary one since I start school on Wednesday. *cue sad violin music* I despise school. Always have, always will. It's not my thing, and I've managed to push college back a year and a half. But it's high time I get my ass back on track, so here I am, starting school and planning on actually staying in it. WISH ME LUCK! Read Last Week The Mirror King by Jodi Meadows Air Awakens by Elise Kova Eeny Meeny by M. J. Arlidge Did I Mention...
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Cover reveal of The Society by Jodie Andrefski!

The Society by Jodie Andrefski Release Date: May 3rd 2016 Entangled Teen Summary from Goodreads: Welcome to Trinity Academy’s best-kept secret. The Society. You’ve been handpicked by the elite of the elite to become a member. But first you’ll have to prove your worth by making it through Hell Week. Do you have what it takes? It’s time to find out. Samantha Evans knows she’d never...
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Air Awakens by Elise Kova

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Air Awakens by Elise Kova Publisher: Silver Wing Press Publication Date: August 27th, 2015 Pages: 318 Song I Played While Reading: Faded by Alan Walker Rating: 3.5 stars A library apprentice, a sorcerer prince, and an unbreakable magical bond... The Solaris Empire is one conquest away from uniting the continent, and the rare elemental magic sleeping in seventeen-year-old apprentice...
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