Book Review: Untamed by A.G. Howard

Title: Untamed (Splintered #3.5) Author: A.G. Howard Publication Date: December 15, 2015 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pages: 288 Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 1, book 2, and book 3 A post-Ensnared collection of three stories—available in both print and e-versions. Alyssa Gardner went down the rabbit hole and took control of her destiny. She survived the battle for Wonderland and the battle for her heart. In this collection of three novellas, join Alyssa and her family as they look back at their memories of Wonderland. In Six Impossible Things, Alyssa recalls the most precious moments of her life after Ensnared, and the role magic plays...

Waiting on Wednesday #82: The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week's "can't wait to read" is: The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead Publication Date: April 5, 2016 A dazzling new fantasy series set in a mix of Elizabethan and frontier worlds that’s dripping with romance from Richelle Mead, #1 internationally bestselling author of Vampire Academy. Big and sweeping, spanning the refined palaces of Osfrid to the gold dust and untamed forests of Adoria, The Glittering Court tells the story of Adelaide, an Osfridian countess who poses as her servant to escape an arranged marriage and start a new life in Adoria, the New World. But to do that, she must join the...

Top Ten Tuesday #76: anticipated early-2016 releases

Today's Topic:  Top Ten Most Anticipated Releases  For The First Half of 2016 2015 was an AMAZING new release year, but there are definitely a lot of books that I'm looking forward to in 2016 as well! A Court of Mist and Fury is my most anticipated release of 2016, but all the others look really great too!           A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas The Great Hunt by Wendy Higgins Into the Dim by Janet B. Taylor Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton Reign of Shadows by Sophie Jordan          The Shadow Queen by C.J....

Wrapping up my 2015 reading challenges

This year was my first full year of reading challenge participation! I took on quite an ambitious number of challenges, but I actually did a pretty decent job of completing them! I'm calling it quits for the year because the challenges I will complete are already complete and the ones that I didn't quite finish are quite out of luck! For 2015 I hosted the Horror Reading Challenge and the Dystopia Reading Challenge. Because I took over the Dystopia Reading Challenge halfway through the year, I wasn't able to do everything I'd hoped with it. Still, both were great experiences! 2015 Breakdown Challenge: Horror Reading Challenge Hosted by:...

Weekly Recap: 12/20 - 12/26

My Super Exciting Life  First of all, I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday! I'll tell you a little bit more about mine in a minute, but first I have some other things to discuss. This week I'm going to possibly overshare, not that I've ever done that before... As you may have noticed, there was no review posted during the past week. Since my blog was founded I've always posted at least one review per week (oftentimes more), but I think things might have to slow down a bit as far as book reviews are concerned. A couple months ago I shared that I had been diagnosed with Lyme Disease. Not long after that I also shared that I'd...

Dystopia Reading Challenge: Wrap Up & Giveaway

Welcome to the 2015 Dystopia Reading Challenge wrap up! Congratulations on (hopefully) completing your goals!! I've read some AMAZING dystopia this year and I hope you have too! I surpassed my 2015 goal by reading a whopping 26 dystopian books. If you've enjoyed this year's challenge, I hope you'll check out the 2016 challenge, which is going to be all-new and amazing! In the meantime, check out the books I read this year (click for reviews): 4.5 - 5 Star Books                    3.5 - 4 Star Books          2.5...