October Recap

October 2014

October Recap

Been a while since I did one of these, huh? I know. I’m trying to get back into the hang of my monthly posts, and since there was a good deal of fun stuff going on this past month, I’m all game for sharing it again with you!

October 2014I’ve been a fan of The Cahill Witch Chronicles by Jessica Spotswood since the first book came out, and SISTER’S FATE was an excellent conclusion.

OBVIOUSLY I was DYING to read ISLA AND THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER by Stephanie Perkins, and OBVIOUSLY it was amazing and completely worth the wait.

Looking for a creepy MG? THE BOOK OF KINDLY DEATHS by Eldritch Black is JUST THE THING.

October 2014I have a problem with finishing series, but not a problem starting them, so coming up with the top ten series I want to start was not easy.

YOOOO, can we all plan a big vacation to these ten bookish settings please? Kthxbye.

Character-driven books are THE best, but these ten are my favorites.

October 2014AN EMBER IN THE ASHES by Sabaa Tahir sounds flat-out AMAZING. Can’t wait one more second for it. (Alas, I must.)

IN SOME OTHER WORLD, MAYBE by Shari Goldhagen just sounds so emotional and kind of epic in a real-life, contemporary way.

October 2014This month was Fortnight of Fright!!! WOOO!!! Check out all the fun stuff!

October 2014

October 2014Soooo, yeah. I got A LOT of books this month. ARCs for review, purchases, gifts, signed copies…All kinds of things. THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY.

I also bought a few things for my kindle, but I’ll spare you guys a picture. (Also I didn’t have time to make one.) But lots of good things for le kindle too.

March Recap

March Recap

Soooo, little bit behind with this one. As you can tell. I had a busy end of the month of March because I went on VACATION HUZZAH! And I’ve been a little busy getting back into the swing of things. Vacation hangover, as it were. But as always, a recap is in order, so here we are. YAY!

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KINDLE BOOKS

March recapThe Distance Between Us by Kasie West | The Lies of Locke Lamora: Gentleman Bastards #1 by Scott Lynch

March recapRule: Marked Men #1 by Jay Crownover | Jet: Marked Men #2 by Jay Crownover | Rome: Marked Men #3 by Jay Crownover

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March recapFool Me Twice by Mandy Hubbard | The Lonesome Young by Lucy Connors | Deep Blue: The Waterfire Saga #1 by Jennifer Donnelly | Wish You Were Italian by Kristin Rae

March recapThe Wizard’s Promise: The Hannah Duology #1 by Cassandra Rose Clarke | Conversion by Katherine Howe | The Nethergrim: The Nethergrim Trilogy #1 by Matthew Jobin

recapListen, I will love Percy Jackson for all time. THE HOUSE OF HADES, like every book in these two series, make me love him even more.

Legit, SORROW’S KNOT is one of my favorite books that I’ve read this year.

CRUEL BEAUTY was lovely. OH HAI IGNIFEX.

On the Same Page this month was all about the excellent LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA. Thief love, right this way!

recapFor shame! I’ve never read a book by these ten authors.

There are a crap-ton of great books coming out this spring, but these are the ten I’m most dying to read.

recapTHE WIZARD’S PROMISE just sounds amazing, and THAT COVER. *dies*

I’m always down for a fairy tale retelling, and STITCHING SNOW sounds super.

February Recap

February recap

February Recap

I cannot believe that February is OVER. I don’t understand. Where did it go. *shakes head in disbelief* The upside is that I had a pretty decent February. Had a few snow days from work, which is always awesome; read some great books, which I also awesome; and I finally kept my requesting books to a very pleasant minimum. Huzzah!

Lots of fun stuff on the blog this month and some really super books too, so let me share it all with you!

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February recapThe Chapel Wars by Lindsey Leavitt // Open Road Summer by Emery Lord // Fire & Flood by Victoria Scott

February recapNo Place Like Oz: Dorothy Must Die #0.5 by Danielle Page // Deer in Headlights: Good Gods #1 by Staci Hart

February recapThe Body in the Woods: Point Last Seen #1 by April Henry // The Kiss of Deception: Remnant #1 by Mary E. Pearson // The Glass Casket by McCormick Templeman

recapMarissa Meyer’s series literally keeps getting better. CRESS was AMAZINGGGGGG.

Robin Benway’s spies in GOING ROGUE are so damn FUN!

Historical fiction with witches is usually something I adore. Alas, A BREATH OF FROST wasn’t my favorite.

Brigid Kemmerer’s Elementals series should be on everyone’s TBRs. SECRET–book four–was excellent, as usual.

recapI cry quite often over just about anything, friends, but I definitely shed a few tears over these ten books.

On the opposite end of the feels spectrum, these ten books always make me swoon!

recapOnly waiting on one book this month, but IT’S A BIG ONE (for me, anyway): Jandy Nelson’s I’LL GIVE YOU THE SUN. Gimme it.

September recapFebruary is FANTASY month in the Adventures Through Awkwardness Middle Grade Challenge!

For On the Same Page’s second book, we tackled VICIOUS by V.E. Schwab. I gave you the relationship breakdown!

January Recap

January 2014

January Recap

The beginning of this year was AMAZING and bananas, friends. I read some great books, even though I’m behind on my Goodreads challenge already (of course), got to hang out with my amazing ladies, Brittany and Alyssa, and got a few snow days from work to boot! Huzzah! Love snow days! Here’s a recap of my bloggish goings-on for the month of January!

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August Recap

August recap

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