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Hello! Today, I’m wrapping up my reading and blogging for both the months of August and September. I don’t know what I’ve been doing, but I will tell you, that I haven’t been reading very much. I did pretty well in August, but honestly, I’m a little disappointed in how little I’ve been reading the past few months, especially in September. On the plus side, at least I’ve enjoyed all the books… Read More
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature started by Breaking the Spine that puts the spotlight on upcoming releases! Today’s pick is: Ringer (Replica, #2) Releasing October 3rd, 2017! Synopsis Like its ambitious companion novel, Replica, this far-reaching novel by powerhouse bestselling author Lauren Oliver digs deep into questions of how to be a human being in a world where humanity cannot be taken for granted. In the world outside the Haven Institute, Lyra… Read More
It’s Top Ten Tuesday again! It’s a weekly bookish list created by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is: Top Ten Books with ________ Characters I’ll be honest, I was having trouble coming up with ideas for what kind of character I wanted to use. Characters with magical powers? Maybe dancers? Super smart characters? After reading Holly, from the Nut Free Nerd’s, TTT, I really loved her post, and decided to be a… Read More
Hello, and welcome back to another Movie Monday – a [intended to be] semi-monthly feature on my blog where I compare and discuss books and their movie or television adaptations! Today I’m discussing the new (it was released in May 2017) Netflix show, Anne with an ‘E’ (or just Anne, as it’s known in Canada), based off of, you guessed it, Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery.
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature started by Breaking the Spine that puts the spotlight on upcoming releases! It’s been forever since I’ve posted one of these, but I’m super excited for this book, so I thought I’d start doing WoW again, occasionally! 🙂 Today’s pick is: The Midnight Dance Releasing October 17, 2017! Synopsis When the music stops, the dance begins. Seventeen-year-old Penny is a lead dancer at the Grande Teatro, a… Read More
Hello! It’s been almost a month since I’ve posted, and I honestly can’t believe it’s been that long. I hadn’t planned on taking a blogging break, but it just sort of happened, and I went with it. Lately, I haven’t been reading as much, and thus, I haven’t had as much to blog about, so I just decided not to push myself to post, and took a mini, unplanned, unexpected hiatus. The… Read More
Hey everyone! I know I just wrapped up a read-a-thon a few days ago, but I’m already ready to jump into another! I’m so excited to be participating in Wonder Week, a bingo read-a-thon, hosted by Rimpy from rimpysreads. The read-a-thon starts today, August 25th, and goes through September 1st. The goal is simple. Based off the bingo board below, read books that fit the descriptions and get a bingo! I’m going… Read More
Hey everyone! Today I wanted to share with you all what I read for this year’s Hedgeathon. The Hedgeathon is an annual summer read-a-thon hosted by the lovely Natalie from The Hedgie Press. I participated last year, and had such a blast, so I was really excited for The Hedgeathon this year. Unfortunately, I didn’t complete the challenge this year, but that’s okay, because the books I did read, I ended up… Read More
Title: Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson Pages: 468 Genres: YA, Contemporary Published by: Simon & Schuster (May 8, 2012) Summary Taylor Edwards’ family might not be the closest-knit—everyone is a little too busy and overscheduled—but for the most part, they get along just fine. Then Taylor’s dad gets devastating news, and her parents decide that the family will spend one last summer all together at their old lake house in the Pocono Mountains. Crammed into a place much… Read More
Title: Kitty Hawk and the Curse of the Yukon Gold by Iain Reading Pages: 262 Genres: Mystery, Adventure, YA, Middle Grade Published by: Amazon Digital Services (Nov. 30, 2012) Summary Kitty Hawk and the Curse of the Yukon Gold is the thrilling first installment in a new series of adventure mystery stories that are one part travel, one part history and five parts adventure. This first book of the Kitty Hawk Flying Detective Agency Series introduces Kitty… Read More
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