Weekly Recap: 7/24 - 7/30

My Super Exciting Life  This week started low and ended on a high note! I had jury duty on Monday and didn't end up getting picked. I ended up reading and playing online for seven hours and I guess I'll get paid $15 later... For the rest of the week I worked and watched Breaking Bad. Now I'm writing the rest of this post from the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child midnight release party!! I was able to meet up with some blogging friends and we've spent the night gathering swag and doing trivia. The book is going to be released in a little over an hour! Hopefully I'll be reviewing it soon! New Books Purchased: Library: In Case You...

The Best and Worst of Audiobooks, Revised

Fun fact about me: I love audiobooks! I have loved them for years and can be found listening to audiobooks pretty much any time I don't have the TV on. I listen to audiobooks in the car, while cooking, and getting ready for bed. I listen to audiobooks while walking around theme parks and while working on this blog! Early last year I shared my favorite and least favorite audiobooks. Since then I have listened to A LOT of books. A lot. I thought it only fair, after so many days spent listening to voice actors, that I share with you the best and worst audiobooks (and narrators, by extension) out there. » My Lady Jane - This hilarious...

Book Review: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Title: Six of Crows (Six of Crows #1) Author: Leigh Bardugo Publication Date: September 29, 2015 Publisher: Henry Holt and CompanyPages: 465Add to Goodreads Review for book 2 Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone... A convict with a thirst for revenge. A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager. A runaway with a privileged past. A spy known as the Wraith. A Heartrender using her magic to...

ARC August Sign-up

So... as you may know, I'm absolutely TERRIBLE at read-a-thons, but I'm going to try to do better and I think this time I will. Why? Because I kind of have to. I was super lucky in getting to go to ALA this year, but I came away with a ton of ARCs I need to read before their release dates. This challenge couldn't have come at a better time! So what is ARC August? It's a way to read ALL THE ARCs! Past or future ARCs, it doesn't matter! Just read them! Sign ups will open July 1st and close July 31st. Each week in August a linky will go up where you can share your progress. At the end submitted books will be confirmed so you must review them...

Top Ten Tuesday #106: books that sent me to Google

Today's Topic:  Top Ten Five Books That Made  Me Want to Know More I have a horrible time reading books with factual information inside because I'm constantly running to Google to learn more! The worst books are historical fiction and books about natural disasters. These are five of the books that I've had to take a break from to Google and what made me go digging for information.  And I Darken by Kiersten White - Vlad the Impaler Ashfall by Mike Mullin - Supervolcanoes My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, & Jodi Meadows - Jane Grey Prisoner of Night and Fog by Ann Blankman - Hitler's...

Paper to Popcorn #8: The Phantom of Manhattan vs. Love Never Dies

Welcome to Paper to Popcorn! Paper to Popcorn is not be your typical book vs. movie comparison. The focus is on retellings, although there will be some features of movie vs. the source material. Each chosen book/movie combo will battle it out in a showdown to prove which one is the best on its own merits. Posts will feature reviews of both the film and book, rating scales, a brief outline of differences between the two, and characters, and ultimately a victor will be chosen. This week I'm featuring two Phantom of the Opera sequels, one book and one musical. While both have received their fair share of criticism, I was determined...

Weekly Recap: 7/17 - 7/23

My Super Exciting Life  First, the blog has gotten a makeover this week! It has been a long time coming and I played around with my old design a lot before finally taking the plunge. If you have my button displayed on your blog (I love you!!) please change it to the new one if you get a chance! Thank you!! This was a good week for trading and in general! I was able to trade for three new ARCs - two Rosamund Hodge ARCs to add to my collection and an ARC of Replica, which I actually haven't heard much about, but am excited to read! Back in the real world, I finally got to make a trip to Epcot last Sunday and, even though it was brief,...

Audiobook Review: Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Title: Tiger Lily Author: Jodi Lynn Anderson Narrator: Cassandra Morris Publication Date: July 3, 2012Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books Add to Goodreads Before Peter Pan belonged to Wendy, he belonged to the girl with the crow feather in her hair... Fifteen-year-old Tiger Lily doesn't believe in love stories or happy endings. Then she meets the alluring teenage Peter Pan in the forbidden woods of Neverland and immediately falls under his spell. Peter is unlike anyone she's ever known. Impetuous and brave, he both scares and enthralls her. As the leader of the Lost Boys, the most fearsome of Neverland's inhabitants, Peter is an...

Movie Review: Star Trek Beyond

Title: Star Trek Beyond Release Date: July 22, 2016 Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban Director: Justin Lin Runtime: 120 minutes Rated: PG-13 View on IMDb Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise encounter an alien warrior race when marooned on a distant planet after the destruction of their spaceship in this thrilling sequel directed by Fast & Furious director Justin Lin. Little known fact about me: I'm a huge fan of the new Star Trek universe. No, I didn't grow up with The Original Series and yes, Star Trek (2009) was my first foray into the universe of Star Trek. I immediately fell...

Waiting on Wednesday #106: Timekeeper by Tara Sim

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week's "can't wait to read" is: Timekeeper by Tara Sim Publication Date: November 1, 2016 Two o’clock was missing. In an alternate Victorian world controlled by clock towers, a damaged clock can fracture time—and a destroyed one can stop it completely. It’s a truth that seventeen-year-old clock mechanic Danny Hart knows all too well; his father has been trapped in a Stopped town east of London for three years. Though Danny is a prodigy who can repair not only clockwork, but the very fabric of time, his fixation with staging a rescue is quickly becoming a concern to his superiors. And...

Top Ten Tuesday #105: Books set outside the US

Today's Topic:  Ten Six Books Set Outside The US Well, as it turns out I don't read many books that are set outside of the US that aren't set in fantasy worlds, so... Some are still fantasy, but set in the real world... and I could only come up with six!  And I Darken by Kiersten White Her Dark Curiosity by Megan Shepherd The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel Withering Hope by Layla Hagen Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish....