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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature started by Breaking the Spine, that puts the spotlight on upcoming releases! Today’s pick is: The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson Releasing May 3rd, 2016! Synopsis: Andie had it all planned out. When you are a politician’s daughter who’s pretty much raised yourself, you learn everything can be planned or spun, or both. Especially your future. Important internship? Check. Amazing friends? Check. Guys? Check (as long as… Read More

  Summary  In a single moment, everything changes. Seventeen-year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she finds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck… A sophisticated, layered, and heart-achingly beautiful story about the power of family and friends, the choices we all make, and the ultimate choice Mia commands…. Read More

March was not a very good reading month for me.  Basically, I’ve been in a reading slump since the end of February!  Because of that, I only read two books this month. BOOKS READ   –  A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall \\⭐️⭐️⭐️ – Wink Poppy Midnight by April Tucholke \\ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – I am almost done with 1984 by George Orwell though (ideally, I’d like to finish it tonight), and I’m about… Read More

Today is Top Ten Tuesday – A weekly bookish list created by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is: Top Ten Books On My Spring TBR First up: I bought Dorothy Must Die forever ago, but I still haven’t read it!  All this talk about Yellow Brick War has made me really want to start this series though. Second, Reached is another book I’ve had in my shelf for awhile that I… Read More

The Rules 1. Mention the creator of the tag (Ayunda @ Tea and Paperbacks). 2. Thank the blogger who tagged you! Thank you so much to the wonderful Wat Da Book for tagging me!! I really appreciate it! 😊🤗 3. Choose one of the options. You don’t have to tell the reasons why you chose that, but you can also do them if you want to. 4. Tag 10 other people to… Read More

Summary Every story needs a hero. Every story needs a villain. Every story needs a secret. Wink is the odd, mysterious neighbor girl, wild red hair and freckles. Poppy is the blond bully and the beautiful, manipulative high school queen bee. Midnight is the sweet, uncertain boy caught between them. Wink. Poppy. Midnight. Two girls. One boy. Three voices that burst onto the page in short, sharp, bewitching chapters, and spiral swiftly… Read More

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature started by Breaking the Spine, that puts the spotlight on upcoming releases!  While I’m not sure if I will be doing this every week, I would like to try and feature an upcoming book that I’m excited for at least once a month. Today’s pick is: Awe by Travis Thrasher Releasing late March 2016 Synopsis: After his best friend disappears and his girlfriend abandons him, Brandon… Read More

   Hey everyone! The lovely people over at Bookidote nominated me for The Infinity Dreams Award!  They have been super nice, and very welcoming to me as I’ve just recently joined the book blogging community. I definitely recommend checking out their blog. 👌 You can check out their answers 👉 here 👈 RULES – Thank and follow the blog that nominated you – Tell us 11 facts about yourself – Answer the questions that were… Read More

   Summary After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth’s… Read More