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Hello! Last week I participated in the Cram-A-Thon. The goal of this readathon was to complete 7 books in a week. I decided to join last minute (check out my TBR here), so I wasn’t sure how well I was going to do. That being said, I actually did incredible!?! While I didn’t manage to read 7 books, I’m still so proud of how much I accomplished! Here’s what I managed to… Read More
It’s Top Ten Tuesday again! It’s a weekly bookish list hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! This week’s topic is: Books I’m Bringing to the Pool, also known as, My Summer TBR This week’s topic was books to read at the beach or pool, or it could serve as our summer TBR. Being that I pretty much live by the pool in the summer, I decided to use this week’s topic to share which… Read More
Title: Sad Perfect by Stephanie Elliot Pages: 320 Genres: YA, Contemporary Published by: Square Fish (Feb. 28th, 2017) Summary Perfect is only on the surface in this gripping novel about a teen girl who looks normal but struggles with a little known eating disorder. Sixteen-year-old Pea has a secret: she has Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, which means she can’t eat very much because nutritious foods frighten her. Having ARFID is like having a monster inside of her,… Read More
Hey everyone! Earlier this year, I announced that I was doing a 2018 Classics Challenge. You can find out all the info about it in my original post, here! Now, my original plan was to share a post for each classic book I read. Well, so far, I haven’t done that, lol! So, I’ve decided that I will just update you all with how I’ve been doing so far. So far, I’ve… Read More
It’s Top Ten Tuesday again! It’s a weekly bookish list hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! This week’s topic is: Books That Awaken the Travel Bug in Me Because I’m busy with the Cramathon this week, though, today it’s going to just be a top five! Just One Day I have a feeling Just One Day will be on a lot of people’s lists today! From Paris, to London, to Amsterdam, this book involves so many… Read More
Hey everyone! So, this is late and last minute, but yesterday evening I found out that the Cram-a-thon was this week! It started yesterday, June 10th, and runs through June 17th. I don’t think I’ve ever participated in the Cramathon before, but I’ve seen others do it, and it always looks like so much fun. So, even though I’m joining late and last minute, I’ve decided I’m going to do it! The… Read More
Title: My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult Pages: 423 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Published by: Atria Books (May 18th, 2004) Summary Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate — a life… Read More
I feel like I said this every month, but can you even believe how fast this year is flying by?! We’re already halfway through, and I’m kind of freaking out about that. On the plus side, the summer months are finally here, and with them they bring more reading time, no school, and SUNSHINE! Needless to say, I’m just a little excited. 😉 Overall, I had an okay reading and blogging month… Read More
Waiting on Wednesday/Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly feature, started by Breaking the Spine and continued by Wishful Endings, that puts the spotlight on upcoming releases! This week’s pick is: A Thousand Perfect Notes RELEASING JUNE 7TH, 2018 Synopsis An emotionally charged story of music, abuse and, ultimately, hope. Beck hates his life. He hates his violent mother. He hates his home. Most of all, he hates the piano that his mother forces him to… Read More
It’s Top Ten Tuesday again! It’s a weekly bookish list hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! This week’s topic is: Books I DNF’d Too Quickly I am not someone to DNF (did not finish) books too often. So, even though I really enjoyed thinking about this week’s topic, it was a really hard one for me. Because of that, I could only think of 8 books that I’ve DNF’d that I may have given… Read More
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