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Hello and welcome back to day four for me as host for Bookending Summer 2019. Unfortunately, today’s my last day hosting. That being said, Jeimy @ A Novel Idea is taking over the fun tomorrow! Also, I still plan on participating in some of the other hosts’ prompts throughout July, so really, the fun is just beginning. 🎉 Today’s prompt is all about a bookworm’s pool day essentials. Who doesn’t love a nice,… Read More
It is day 3 of me hosting Bookending Summer 2019, and today’s post is all about summer-y reads! I’m going to be sharing some of my favorite books that remind me of summer and I want you to share some of your favorite books that remind you of and put you in a summer state of mind! Summer is my favorite season, and so I love reading summer themed books. So, as… Read More
Hello! Friday, June 21st, is the official first day of summer. To celebrate, Amy @ A Court of Crowns and Quills, Jen @ Pinot and Pages, Heather @ Bookables, Aimee @ Aimee Reads, and Melanie @ Meltotheany are hosting the ultimate, summer readathon! I’ve been wanting a very relaxed and summery readathon for quite a while now, so when I found out about theirs, I just knew I was going to participate. The readathon runs from June… Read More
Hey everyone! It is summertime again! 🙌🏼 The summer months are my favorite, and it feels so great to be swimming and gardening again. Today I’ll be sharing with you all my bookish related goals for the summer. Typically, I count my summer reading from approximately Memorial Day to Labor Day – late May through early September. So, I’ve already started working towards those goals. Without further ado, here are my 2019 summer… Read More
Hey everyone! Well, summer has officially come to a close, so I thought it was finally time to share with you all how my summer reading plans went. In the beginning of summer, I shared some of my reading goals. You can check out that post here. Well, how did I do? Let’s find out: 1. READ AT LEAST 20 BOOKS | ✔ Between Memorial Day and Labor Day (which is what… Read More
Title: The Summer of Cotton Candy (Sweet Seasons #1) by Debbie Viguié Pages: 219 Genres: YA, Contemporary, Christian Published by: Zondervan (May 11th, 2008) Summary Most people think The Zone is an amusement park, but Candy Thompson knows it’s really a slave labor camp. What else would you call a summer job that requires a sixteen-year-old girl to set aside her whole social life for the privilege of standing out in the hot sun selling cotton candy?… Read More
Title: The Last Summer of the Garrett Girls by Jessica Spotswood Pages: 320 Genres: YA, Contemporary, Romance Published by: Sourcebooks Fire (June 5th, 2018) Summary One summer will challenge everything the Garrett sisters thought they knew about themselves—and each other. Kat lands the lead in the community theater’s summer play, but the drama spills offstage when her ex and his new girlfriend are cast too. Can she get revenge by staging a new romance of her own?… 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
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! Summertime is officially upon us! It has been super hot all week, and I’ve been loving being able to go swimming and taking care of my garden. I just love summer! Today, I’ve decided to share with you all my summer reading goals for 2018. Some of them will be the same from last year, and others will be new. Like always, I count my summer reading from approximately Memorial… Read More
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