Top Ten Tuesday #50: Favorites of 2015

Today's Topic:  Top Ten Books I've Read So Far In 2015          A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir Angelfall by Susan Ee Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge          Her Dark Curiosity by Megan Shepherd Ensnared by A.G. Howard The Raft by S.A. Bodeen These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner  Welcome to the Dark House by Laurie Faria Stolarz Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookis...

Book Review: The Program by Suzanne Young

Title: The Program Author: Suzanne Young Publication Date: April 30, 2013 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: 405 Add to Goodreads In Sloane’s world, true feelings are forbidden, teen suicide is an epidemic, and the only solution is The Program. Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane’s parents have already lost one child; Sloane knows they’ll do anything to keep her alive. She also knows that everyone who’s been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Because their depression is gone—but so are...

#Read-o-rama read-a-thon TBR

I just found out about this today, so I guess I'll be almost a full day behind, but I'm hopping on board the read-o-rama train anyway! This is so exciting! I'm dubbing this the summer of read-a-thons! The goal: Read 7 books There are goals for each of the six of the seven books: a middle grade novel, a fantasy, a book with blue on the cover, re-read a book, R-A-M-A in the title/author, read an ebook. Here's my list of those six in order:             (note: I can only read Stargirl if it shows up at the library) Because it's very unlikely I'll read 7 books in 7 days, I'm also including...

Weekly Recap: 6/21 - 6/27

My Super Exciting Life  This week, shockingly, was pretty uneventful... Although a couple of exciting things DID happen! I cemented plans to go to YALLFest in November and booked a cruise for next May, so that's definitely not nothing! The giveaway for the Horror Reading Challenge also started this week (you can find it in the sidebar) and has a few entries so far, but not quite what I'd hoped for. Definitely go check that out if you haven't already! And... you know? I think it's time I shared something semi-embarrassing with all of you. For starters, I'm 27, which you may have already known depending on how much of a stalker...

Audiobook Review: Seed by Ania Ahlborn

Title: Seed Author: Ania Ahlborn Narrator: Eric G. Dove Publication Date: May 28, 2011 Publisher: 47North Add to Goodreads With nothing but the clothes on his back—and something horrific snapping at his heels—Jack Winter fled his rural Georgia home when he was still just a boy. Watching the world he knew vanish in a trucker’s rearview mirror, he thought he was leaving an unspeakable nightmare behind forever. But years later, the bright new future he’s built suddenly turns pitch black, as something fiendishly familiar looms dead ahead. When Jack, his wife Aimee, and their two small children survive a violent car crash, it seems like...

Audiobook Challenge Half-way Update

Yay! I made it halfway through the 2015 Audiobook Challenge and I'm way over my goal! I originally signed up for Weekend Warrior (5-10 books) but since I've already listened to 13, I've decided to officially raise my goal to Socially Awkward (15-20 books)! Wish me luck!! Here's my progress so far (click image for review): Five Star Books    Four Star Books Three Star Books      Two Star Books           Review to Come    Currently Reading      Unfortunately, most of the books I've read so far...

Feature & Follow Friday #53: Required reading

Happy Friday, fellow book lovers! Feature & Follow is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. The goal of Feature & Follow is to meet new bloggers, make friends, and gain readers. This Week's Question:  Is there a book that you were required to read in school that you actually loved?  YES!! I actually did a whole post on this right after I started my blog! You can check out the full post here, but here's the answer in images:             Coincidentally, I'm giving away two of these in my Horror Reading Challenge giveaway (in the sidebar)!...