Monthly Archives: July 2017

BookTube-A-Thon 2017 TBR!

Hey everyone! So, this is really impromptu on my part, but I’ve decided to participate in the BookTube-A-Thon! I wasn’t going to, just for the fact that I didn’t really know when it was, and I’m not a booktuber, but after seeing so many other bloggers participating, and just the hype about it starting today in general, I decided “why not?!” I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump these past… Read More

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Book Review | Chasing Jupiter

Title: Chasing Jupiter by Rachel Coker Pages: 224 Genres: YA, Historical, Romance, Christian Published by: Zondervan (Dec. 26, 2012) Summary Scarlett Blaine’s life in 1960s Georgia isn’t always easy, especially given her parents’ financial struggles and the fights surrounding her sister Juli’s hippie lifestyle. Then there’s her brother, Cliff. While Scarlett loves him more than anything, there’s no denying his unique behavior leaves Cliff misunderstood and left out. So when he wishes for a rocket to Jupiter,… Read More

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Mid-Year Book Freak Out!

Hey everyone! Today I’m going to be doing the Mid-Year Book “Freak Out” tag! I wasn’t tagged by anyone, but I’ve seen this tag floating around for the past few weeks, and I thought it seemed super fun. So, here we go! 1. Best Book You’ve Read In 2017, So Far? I’ve read 23 books so far this year, and while that number may not be as large as I would like, I can… Read More

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Book Review | The Photo Traveler

Title: The Photo Traveler by Arthur J. Gonzalez Pages: 352 Genres: Young Adult, Science Fiction/Time Travel Published by: Fahrenheit Publishing (Feb. 20, 2013) Summary Seventeen-year-old Gavin Hillstone is resigned to being miserable for the rest of his life. Left alone in the world after his parents died in a fire when he was four, he was placed in foster care, which for him meant ending up in an abusive home with an alcoholic adoptive father. Gavin’s only… Read More

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June Wrap-Up!

It’s 11 days late, but here it is: my June wrap-up! Honestly, I’m a little disappointed in the amount of reading I actually got done. I finished three books in June, which is not terrible for me, but in the summer months I usually read more. So, I had hoped to just finish a few more books, but oh well! At least all the books I read were great ones! BOOKS READ… Read More

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