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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: Imposters RELEASING SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2018 Synopsis Set in the Uglies future, a decade after Tally’s revolution has changed everything. As she once said, “Freedom has a way of destroying things.” Impostors is about dealing with the consequences of ending the Pretty Regime. The story starts in a… 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: Top Ten Books I’ve Read in 2018 (So Far)! Okay, so it’s not actually Tuesday anymore, but I’ve been busy the past couple of days and haven’t had time to blog. Despite that, I still really wanted to do this week’s topic. So, even though it’s Wednesday, we’re going to pretend it’s still Tuesday…. Read More
Title: Save the Date by Morgan Matson Pages: 432 Genres: YA, Contemporary Published by: Simon & Schuster (June 5th, 2018) Summary Charlie Grant’s older sister is getting married this weekend at their family home, and Charlie can’t wait—for the first time in years, all four of her older siblings will be under one roof. Charlie is desperate for one last perfect weekend, before the house is sold and everything changes. The house will be filled with jokes… Read More
Hey everyone! It’s July now, and summer is in full swing! It’s been super hot lately, which I’ve been loving. I’ve also had quite a bit of reading time, which has been SO appreciated! Altogether, I read eight books in June, which is quite good for me! My arm had quite the work out holding all the books up for the picture, lol! BOOKS READ – Sad Perfect by Stephanie Elliot \\ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ –… 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: Book Series I’m Not Giving Up On So, for today’s Top Ten Tuesday, the original topic was supposed to be about book series that I have given up on. That being said, there are actually very few books that I do not have any plans to read. I do, however, have many book series… 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
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
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