IT’S RUIN AND RISING MONTH! Or, as most people call it, June. I’m incredibly excited about some of this month’s new releases. As always, if you’re interested in one of the books, click on its cover image to be taken to its Goodreads page. June 3 June 10 June 12 June 17 June 24 Which new releases are...
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May: A Month’s Worth of Photos
As you may have noticed, I’ve been fairly absent from the blog for the last couple of weeks. I’ve had such a busy month, and blogging kind of fell on the back-burner as a result of it. So, I’ve decided to show y’all what I’ve been up to! I’m currently working as a front desk assistant at my...
Book Review: Just One Day by Gayle Forman
Allyson Healey’s life is exactly like her suitcase—packed, planned, ordered. Then on the last day of her three-week post-graduation European tour, she meets Willem. A free-spirited, roving actor, Willem is everything she’s not, and when he invites her to abandon her plans and come to Paris with him, Allyson says yes. This uncharacteristic decision leads to a day...
Book Review: The Curiosities by Maggie Stiefvater, Brenna Yovanoff & Tessa Gratton
From acclaimed YA authors Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton, and Brenna Yovanoff comes The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories. – A vampire locked in a cage in the basement, for good luck. – Bad guys, clever girls, and the various reasons why the guys have to stop breathing. – A world where fires never go out (with references to...
Book Review: The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson
For the past five years, Hayley Kincain and her father, Andy, have been on the road, never staying long in one place as he struggles to escape the demons that have tortured him since his return from Iraq. Now they are back in the town where he grew up so Hayley can attend school. Perhaps, for the first...
Waiting On Wednesday (May 21)
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly book meme hosted by Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming releases that are eagerly anticipated. This week, I’m waiting on Top Ten Clues You’re Clueless by Liz Czukas, which has an expected publication date of December 9, 2014. Top Five Things That Are Ruining Chloe’s Day 5) Working the 6:30 a.m. shift...
Top Ten Books About Friendship
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week, she posts an idea relating to books and encourages other book bloggers to respond with their own top ten lists. This week’s topic is “top ten books about friendship.” As always, if you’re interested about learning more about one of the...
Book Review: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling
Mindy Kaling has lived many lives: the obedient child of immigrant professionals, a timid chubster afraid of her own bike, a Ben Affleck–impersonating Off-Broadway performer and playwright, and, finally, a comedy writer and actress prone to starting fights with her friends and coworkers with the sentence “Can I just say one last thing about this, and then I...
Book Review: Born of Illusion by Teri Brown
Anna Van Housen has a secret. A gifted illusionist, Anna assists her mother, the renowned medium Marguerite Van Housen, in her stage show and séances, easily navigating the underground world of magicians, mediums, and mentalists in 1920’s New York. As the illegitimate daughter of Harry Houdini—or so Marguerite claims—sleight of hand illusions have never been a challenge for...
Series Overview: Jessica Darling Series by Megan McCafferty
When her best friend, Hope Weaver, moves away from Pineville, New Jersey, hyperobservant sixteen-year-old Jessica Darling is devastated. A fish out of water at school and a stranger at home, Jessica feels more lost than ever now that the only person with whom she could really communicate has gone. How is she supposed to deal with the boy-...