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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
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
February was the first month that I participated in The Pretty Books’ 2016 Classics Challenge, which is where each month you read at least one classic book of your choice. February’s Book: Originally Published: 1678 My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Synopsis: Often rated as important as the Bible as a Christian document, this famous story of man’s progress through life in search of salvation remains one of the most entertaining allegories of faith ever written. Set… 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 If You’re In The Mood For Dancing As a ballet dancer, I love to read books involving dance. This week I’m going to list five books/series involving dance that I’ve read, and five books/series involving dance that are on my TBR. First up, the top 5 ballet… Read More
This month wasn’t a spectacular reading month, but that’s okay, because this month I actually created this blog! Making a book blog is something I’ve wanted to do for quite some time, but I never got around to it before, or I couldn’t think of a name, or I’ve always had some other excuse, but I finally made one. So, I’ll excuse my lack of reading for this month and… Read More
Summary What if you aren’t the Chosen One? The one who’s supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you’re like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again. Because… 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
Today is Top Ten Tuesday – A weekly bookish list created by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is: Top Ten Books Outside of My Usual Reading Type It’s actually going to just be Top 5 this week, because I don’t read outside of my comfort zone enough…lol First up is: On Pointe Lorie Ann Grover I love dance books, so naturally I was interested in this book. What made… Read More
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