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-...
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Friday Finds (May 9)
Friday Finds is a weekly event hosted by Should Be Reading, where you discuss books that you’ve discovered and added to your to-read list over the course of the week. These books don’t have to be ones that you’ve purchased – they can be books that you’ve borrowed, found online, heard about from a friend, etc. As always,...
Book Review: Perfect Fifths by Megan McCafferty
Old flames are reignited in the fifth and final book in the New York Times bestselling Jessica Darling series. Captivated readers have followed Jessica through every step and misstep: from her life as a tormented, tart-tongued teenager to her years as a college grad stumbling toward adulthood. Now a young professional in her mid-twenties, Jess is off to...
Waiting On Wednesday (May 7)
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 The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen, which has an expected publication date of July 8, 2014. On her nineteenth birthday, Princess Kelsea Raleigh Glynn, raised in exile, sets out on...
Top Ten Covers I’d Frame as Pieces of Art
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 covers I’d frame as pieces of art.” There are so many gorgeous book covers out...
Blog Tour: Mine To Spell by Janeal Falor
About this time last year, I read and reviewed a book called You Are Mine, which I really enjoyed. I’m excited to announce that I’m taking part in the blog tour for it sequel, Mine To Spell, and that I’m lucky to be hosting Janeal Falor, who will be sharing a short guest post on what music was...
Book Review: Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
It’s 1950, and as the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her own. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to offer. She devises a plan get out, but a mysterious death in...
Friday Finds (May 2)
Friday Finds is a weekly event hosted by Should Be Reading, where you discuss books that you’ve discovered and added to your to-read list over the course of the week. These books don’t have to be ones that you’ve purchased – they can be books that you’ve borrowed, found online, heard about from a friend, etc. As always,...
This Month In Books: May 2014
A lot of my most anticipated reads of the year are May releases, so I’m quite excited that this month is finally here! As always, if you’re interested in one of the books, click on its cover image to be taken to its Goodreads page. May 6 May 13 May 15 May 20 May 27 May 29 What...
Waiting On Wednesday (April 30)
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 Made For You by Melissa Marr, which has an expected publication date of September 16, 2014. Bestselling author of the Wicked Lovely books Melissa Marr’s first contemporary YA novel is a twisted...