The Raven Boys – Maggie Stiefvater
The Raven Boys has been lingering in my mind ever since Blue Lily, Lily Blue came out earlier this year. People have RAVED over this series, so when I was looking to supplement my limited reading with...
View ArticleMonthly Round-Up: November 2015
My Professional Soil Scientist exam is OVER!! I won’t know officially how I did until roughly the end of December/beginning of January, but I’m anticipating having to take it again. It was way more...
View ArticleAnticipated Reads {12}: December 2015
It’s time for another round of Anticipated Reads! Anticipated Reads occurs on the first Wednesday of every month. This is where I pick 1-3 books releasing each month to showcase. These books are ones...
View ArticleTop Ten Tuesday {46}: New-To-Me Authors I Read This Year
As always, this weekly book blog meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s TTT are authors that we read for the first time this year! Now some of you will probably laugh at me, as a few...
View ArticleHis Dark Materials Trilogy – Philip Pullman
The His Dark Materials trilogy is often considered a YA fantasy classic. I’ve decided to review this trilogy as one quick post, rather than splitting it between The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife,...
View ArticleTop Ten Tuesday {47}: Best Books of 2015
As always, this weekly book blog meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Wow I can’t believe 2015 is almost over! I read a lot of good books this year you guys, the choices were tough! But,...
View ArticleRed Rising – Pierce Brown
Red Rising was one of my book club’s picks. The categorization of this book is a little strange, because depending on where you go, you might find it in the Young Adult section, or the Adult...
View ArticleTease – Amanda Maciel
I’ve read several books about bullying and slut shaming the past two years (see Positive, Some Girls Are, and Speak), as well as added several more to my to-read list (All The Rage, The Truth About...
View ArticleThe Ring and the Crown – Melissa de la Cruz
The Ring and the Crown flew under the radar for the most part when it came out in 2014, but the few reviews that I did read spoke highly of it. I decided to pick it up as an audiobook, narrated by...
View ArticleHunter – Mercedes Lackey
I became aware of this book at BEA, but it wasn’t until I saw it available for audiobook review that I decided to pick it up. There had been mixed reviews from the bloggers I follow, so I wasn’t sure...
View ArticleSweet Filthy Boy – Christina Lauren
I’d heard a lot of good things about these two authors, and I was in need of some NA romance in my life, so I finally picked this book up. I wasn’t disappointed! I think Sweet Filthy Boy is a...
View ArticleQueen of Shadows – Sarah J. Maas
Make sure you check out Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, Heir of Fire, and ESPECIALLY The Assassin’s Blade first, as there will likely be spoilers for those books in this review! I really, REALLY...
View ArticleMonthly Round-Up: December 2015
Wow, I can’t believe it’s New Year’s Eve – Eve! Anyone have any good plans for celebrating? I’ll be in my room, making no noise and pretending I don’t exist… no, but really, the fiance and I are...
View ArticleYearly Round-up: 2015
Each year, I like to take some time and reflect on what my goals were for the year versus what I accomplished. Check out my initial 2015 goals post, as well as my mid-year check-in post. Goals and...
View ArticleIT’S MY 2-YEAR BLOGIVERSARY!!!!!
Wow! I can’t believe I’ve had this blog for two years already!!! I still feel like a complete newbie in the blogosphere sometimes. Two years ago, sitting in my bedroom on the evening of New Years...
View ArticleTop Ten Tuesday {48}: 2016 Goals and Resolutions
As always, this weekly book blog meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. A new year means new resolutions and goals!! I didn’t do too bad with my 2015 goals, but I wanted to focus on different...
View ArticleAnticipated Reads {13}: January 2015
It’s time for another round of Anticipated Reads! Anticipated Reads occurs on the first Wednesday of every month. This is where I pick 1-3 books releasing each month to showcase. These books are ones...
View ArticleThe Darkest Minds – Alex Bracken
Confession: I’ve had The Darkest Minds on my shelves since early 2014 when I first heard about the series. Then, I went to an author event the week of BEA 2015, and Alex was one of the authors there....
View ArticleTop Ten Tuesday {49}: 2015 Releases I Didn’t Get To
As always, this weekly book blog meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s TTT has made me realize how bad I am about reading new releases! haha I can’t believe I haven’t read ACOTAR...
View ArticleLet’s Chat {12}: When Does A Character/Book/Movie Become More Than Just A...
It’s been quite a while since I wrote a Let’s Chat discussion post. I had an entirely different idea for the post until I heard the news about Alan Rickman passing away. It’s been on my mind all...
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