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Well everyone, we did it! How did you all do? Yesterday was chilly and rainy, and so it was perfect readathon weather. While I didn’t read the entire time, I read so much yesterday! I did have to stop reading to go to bed last night, because I had church in the morning and didn’t want to fall asleep then (lol), so I went to bed around midnight. I had hoped to… Read More

How’s everyone doing on the Readathon at this point? It’s 11 PM where I’m at, and being that I have church in the morning, I’m planning on going to bed soon. That being said, I’m really pleased with the progress I’ve made for this readathon! I’ll have a full wrap up post after the readathon is completely done, but I just have to say, for me, I read so much today. I… Read More

Hello everyone! Today is the big day!! It’s about 11:30 AM where I am, and while I took a bit of a break to eat breakfast and get dressed, I am actually doing really well so far. ☺️ I wanted to start by doing the Hour 1 challenge/introduction even though it’s not Hour 1 anymore: 1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? I’m from Ohio, USA! 🇺🇸… Read More

Hey guys! I wanted to let you all know that I’m participating in Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-A-Thon this year!  This is my first time participating, so I’m pretty excited. 😀  To get all the details for this readathon, check it out here!  What I love about this particular readathon is that everyone starts and stops at the exact same time. The readathon starts in my timezone at 8 AM, on Saturday, April… Read More

Title: In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters Pages: 387 Genres: YA, Historical Fiction, Paranormal, Mystery Published by: Amulet Books (Apr. 2, 2013) Summary In 1918, the world seems on the verge of apocalypse. Americans roam the streets in gauze masks to ward off the deadly Spanish influenza, and the government ships young men to the front lines of a brutal war, creating an atmosphere of fear and confusion. Sixteen-year-old Mary Shelley Black watches as desperate… Read More

Title: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell Pages: 328 Genres: YA, Romance, Contemporary Published by: St. Martin’s Press (Feb. 26, 2013) Summary Two misfits. One extraordinary love. Eleanor… Red hair, wrong clothes. Standing behind him until he turns his head. Lying beside him until he wakes up. Making everyone else seem drabber and flatter and never good enough…Eleanor. Park… He knows she’ll love a song before he plays it for her. He laughs at her jokes before… Read More

Hello!  March was a very slow blogging month for me – I think I only wrote 3 posts the entire month.  I sort of went on an unexpected blogging hiatus, but I am happy to say I finally really feel like blogging again!  Luckily, just because my blogging was in a slump, my reading was not.  I still didn’t read a whole lot, but it was better than February, and I thoroughly… Read More

Title: Black: The Birth of Evil (The Circle #1) by Ted Dekker Pages: 432 Genres: Fantasy, Christian, Fiction Published by: Thomas Nelson (Dec. 25, 2003) Summary Enter an adrenaline-laced epic where dreams and reality collide. Fleeing his assailants through deserted alleyways, Thomas Hunter narrowly escapes to the roof of a building. Then a silent bullet from the night clips his head…and his world goes black. From the blackness comes an amazing reality of another world-a world where… Read More

Title: Intermission by Serena Chase Pages: 393 Genres: Contemporary, Christian, YA, Romance Published by: Candent Gate (Nov. 15, 2016) Summary We are starlight on snow. The reflection of something already beautiful—absorbed, reflected, and remade into something . . . more. And this kiss . . . This kiss is everything I’ve needed to say . . . and longed to hear. Sixteen-year-old Faith Prescott eagerly awaits the day she will exchange her small Iowa hometown for the… Read More

Title: Ebo by L. Lombard Pages: 312 Genres: Paranormal Romance, Fantasy, Young Adult, New Adult Published by: Morning Rain Publishing Summary Following a series of brutal attacks at her British Columbia university, and fearful of the strange premonitions that plague her, Josephine abruptly returns to England and the grandmother who raised her. She cannot dismiss the handsome face, the haunting eyes, or the disturbing feelings that are stirring deep inside. So many questions from her past remain… Read More