Lunar Chronicles Book Tag

I know, I know! I do normally post reviews on Mondays! But this week I'm reviewing Winter and I need a few more days to wrap my brain around everything that happened, so look out for that later this week! Instead, I thought I'd get ready for my Winter review by doing the Lunar Chronicles book tag, which is hosted by The Book Addict's Guide. CINDER | The cyborg a book that’s often misunderstood or under-appreciated I first read Flowers in the Attic and absolutely loved it!! I was so caught up in the secrecy and forbidden romance of the entire series! Unfortunately, a lot of people can't get past some of the more taboo aspects. KAI...

Weekly Recap: 11/22 - 11/28

My Super Exciting Life  What an absolutely crazy week this has been! Obviously, holidays are always hectic, but this one has been even more insane than normal. This Thanksgiving, since we have just moved away from the rest of the family, we decided to go to spend the holiday at Disney's Hollywood Studios! We had dinner at The Hollywood Brown Derby and saw the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights! We also saw Fantasmic, one of our favorite shows at Disney World. I'll share a teaser video from Instagram, but I'm considering making a post in the next few weeks about Christmas at Disney! Friday was obviously the day of crazy...

2016 Dystopia Reading Challenge

Welcome back to the new and improved Dystopia Reading Challenge! Last year I picked up the challenge in the middle of the year with not much of a clue what I was doing. This year I am much more prepared, I assure you! I have an amazing new co-host, Claudia from My Soul Called Life, and I am super excited to see what the new year has to offer! You will find that a few things have changed (for the better) including: ✷ New Badges – These individual badges will be emailed personally to each participant once said participant has read and reviewed the highest number of books required for that specific level (see below). For example,...

On the issues: Mockingjay Part 2

Warning!! This post will contain spoilers for Mockingjay Part 2, so don't read if you haven't seen the movie  (and/or haven't read the books) and don't want to spoil it for yourself! Now that that's out of the way, I want to talk about Mockingjay Part 2. Let me preface all of this by saying that I read the book back when it came out. I have a selective memory that usually does not select to remember things I've read in the past (hence, the blog - to remember), so I basically went into this movie with only a very basic idea of what was going to happen. Part one of Mockingjay had its own issues. Mostly, it was painfully slow. Still,...

Waiting on Wednesday #77: Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week's "can't wait to read" is: Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner Publication Date: December 1, 2015 A year ago, Flynn Cormac and Jubilee Chase made the now infamous Avon Broadcast, calling on the galaxy to witness for their planet, and protect them from destruction. Some say Flynn’s a madman, others whisper about conspiracies. Nobody knows the truth. A year before that, Tarver Merendsen and Lilac LaRoux were rescued from a terrible shipwreck—now, they live a public life in front of the cameras, and a secret...

Top Ten Tuesday #71: fairytales & retellings I'm thankful for

Today's Topic:  Top Ten Fairytales & Retellings  I'm Most Thankful For As you probably know if you hang out around my blog (like, ever), I am totally obsessed with fairytale (and other great story) retellings! Obviously, without the originals, there could be no retellings and my life would just be a lot sadder in general. These are the ten fairytales and their subsequent retellings that I'm most thankful for!    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Retold as Splintered by A.G. Howard    Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont  Retold...

Book Review: Black Ice by Becca Fitzpatrick

Title: Black Ice Author: Becca Fitzpatrick Publication Date: October 7, 2014 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPages: 392 Add to Goodreads Sometimes danger is hard to see... until it’s too late. Britt Pfeiffer has trained to backpack the Teton Range, but she isn't prepared when her ex-boyfriend, who still haunts her every thought, wants to join her. Before Britt can explore her feelings for Calvin, an unexpected blizzard forces her to seek shelter in a remote cabin, accepting the hospitality of its two very handsome occupants—but these men are fugitives, and they take her hostage. In exchange for her life, Britt agrees...

Weekly Recap: 11/15 - 11/21

My Super Exciting Life  This week was the first full week at my new (at home) job! It was actually very successful and I'm honestly really excited about it working out! In addition, I spent some time at Diagon Alley at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and I also hung out at the Magic Kingdom! I am most definitely enjoying my time here in Florida so far... As far as bookish things are concerned, it was quite a slow week. For whatever reason, I thought starting two 800 page books this week was a fantastic idea. I'm currently stuck in the middle of both of them! The only new purchase I made this week was a coloring book,...

Harry Potter Book Tag

1. An upcoming release you wish you could get your hands on right now. I am literally dying right now. I thought this one was being released in April (as that was when book one came out and, until recently, when Goodreads said this one would be published), so when I realized it wouldn't come out until August... It's a cruel, cruel world.  2. Favorite series starter. Review It's really a tossup between this one and An Ember in the Ashes, but since that series already got some love, ACOTAR it is. Few books made me feel like this one. I cannot WAIT to get my hands on A Court of Mist and Fury, but in the meantime I'm...