Top Ten Tuesday {41}: Autobuy Authors
As always, this weekly book blog meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is all about the authors we love so much, that we automatically buy their new books when they...
View ArticleBout of Books 14: Bookish MASH!
I thought Bookish MASH would be a fun BOB14 challenge to do!! I never played where you did the MASH part (Mansion, Apartment, Shack, House… apparently?), in fact, I never knew what MASH stood for...
View ArticleBanned Books Week 2015: Call for Guest Posts!
Hi everyone! If you followed this blog last September, then you will remember that I celebrated Banned Books Week. I think it’s important to bring attention to these books, and so I am intending to...
View ArticleBout of Books 14: Wrap up
The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 17th and runs through...
View ArticleEverything, Everything – Nicola Yoon
If this book has taught me anything, it’s that I should really stop turning my nose up to contemporaries all the time! When I saw it at BEA, I thought the cover was pretty but quickly decided it...
View ArticleThe Martian – Andy Weir
A little backstory on this book: I had the opportunity to read The Martian as an ARC on not only one occasion, but two, and I turned it down both times. One eARC and one physical ARC, and both times I...
View ArticleARC August 2015 Wrap-Up
Today’s the last day of August, which means ARC August is over! If you recall from my mid-month update, I had already read Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon and A Curious Tale of the In-Between by...
View ArticleIt’s Queen of Shadows Release Day!
QUEEN OF SHADOWS by Sarah J. Maas releases today!! I’m super stoked to be a part of sharing the news, as well as let you guys know of an AWESOME giveaway happening! If you haven’t read Throne of...
View ArticleMonthly Round-Up: August 2015
Thank goodness August is over, because frankly I’m ready for some cooler temps! I started half marathon training this month, and the 90 degree weather has just been killer. We had a day where it was...
View ArticleAnticipated Reads {9}: September 2015
It’s time for another round of Anticipated Reads! This is where I pick 1-3 books releasing each month to showcase. These books are ones that sound particularly fantastic and are DEFINITELY on my TBR...
View ArticleThe Aeronaut’s Windlass – Jim Butcher
This was my first Jim Butcher book!! *GASP* I’ve talked before about how I’ve heard great things about the Dresden files, but the series size has just kept me from picking them up. Several friends from...
View ArticleA Curious Tale of the In-Between – Lauren DeStefano
I’ve been venturing into middle grade books more lately, and truthfully, I’m enjoying the foray. There’s something about the age group that’s still simple and innocent, and yet they’re coming to the...
View ArticleTop Ten Tuesday {42}: Completed Series I Have Yet to Finish
As always, this weekly book blog meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is a freebie! Since I read so many book series, I decided to do another TTT about them! You may...
View ArticleJackaby – William Ritter
Jackaby has been described as Doctor Who meets Sherlock. In case you didn’t know, I’m a big Doctor Who fan, and while I don’t watch the show Sherlock, I’ve always liked the retellings (Robert Downey...
View ArticleQuotable Friday {19}: Books Reflect Life, And That Scares People
Today’s quote is reflective of the fact that Banned Books Week is quickly approaching. As I did last year here at Books Are My Thing, this year you can expect different posts each day that discuss...
View ArticleFires of Invention – J. Scott Savage
So I was at BEA, walking around, when I came upon the Shadow Mountain booth. I was instantly drawn to Steampunk! Dragons! and ended up coming back to meet the author, who is very nice by the way. I...
View ArticleTop Ten Tuesday {43}: Books I Just HAD to Have… But Are Still Sitting On My...
As always, this weekly book blog meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is a freebie! I decided I want to talk about the books I just had to have, but that I haven’t...
View ArticleObsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Okay, I must confess… I read this book back in May. I just didn’t get around to the review at the time, and then I put it off, and then I put it off some more, all for really no reason. Because guys,...
View ArticleBeastly Bones – William Ritter
Beastly Bones is the second book of the Jackaby series, you can find my review of the first book here. I wasn’t sure what I was going to get from Beastly Bones. I really enjoyed Jackaby, but I had...
View ArticleTop Ten Tuesday {44} : Fall 2015 TBR List
As always, this weekly book blog meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Fall is finally here!! I’m so over the hot weather of summer, and frankly, Autumn is my favorite time of year....
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