ARC Review: Timekeeper by Tara Sim

Title: Timekeeper (Timekeeper #1) Author: Tara Sim Publication Date: November 8, 2016 Publisher: Sky Pony Press Pages: 368 Add to Goodreads //I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review// 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...

Weekly Recap: 10/23 - 10/2

Happenings Off the Blog... This week has been rough, but I got some reading done so yay! I ended up being sick for the entire week, but I'm finally feeling over it. I also had to work quite a bit this week, which didn't help anything, but at least it made the time go by, I suppose. I did get to vote early and I'm really glad that's over! Today I'm planning to check out a local used bookstore with a friend and then binge watch Netflix and perhaps do a little more reading. I'm sorry there's nothing more exciting going on this week! XD I hope everyone else is doing well! New Books Library: Trades: In Case You...

The plight of book bloggers in 2016

If you have been on Twitter in the last couple hours, chances are you've probably seen a lot of news and speculation regarding BEA as well as the distribution of advance reading copies. A lot of people are having a lot of feelings about this on Twitter, but that really isn't my forte so I'm going to be sharing my thoughts here. First, let me share a little rundown of what has been going around. There have been two main issues discussed this evening. The first is the "new direction" of BEA. (Even the logo is different.) Starting in 2017, in an attempt to "bring the show back to its core," the number of "non-professionals" allowed to attend...

Audiobook review: Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Title: Coraline Author: Neil Gaiman Narrator: Neil Gaiman Publication Date: August 4, 2002 Publisher: HarperCollins Add to Goodreads Coraline lives with her preoccupied parents in part of a huge old house--a house so huge that other people live in it, too... round, old former actresses Miss Spink and Miss Forcible and their aging Highland terriers ("We trod the boards, luvvy") and the mustachioed old man under the roof ("'The reason you cannot see the mouse circus,' said the man upstairs, 'is that the mice are not yet ready and rehearsed.'") Coraline contents herself for weeks with exploring the vast garden and grounds. But with a little...

Horror movies that actually terrified me

With Halloween in just a few days I want to continue the horror of yesterday's top scariest books by talking about some of my absolute favorite horror films! This topic could have gone a lot of ways. There are horror movies that are creepy, but not terrifying. There are movies that are more mind blowing that scary, but are still considered horror. But I wanted to talk about horror movies that legitimately scared the crap out of me! These are my top nine (in order of release)! The Blair Witch Project, 1999 I have seen people say that The Blair Witch Project doesn't stand the test of time and I have to respectfully disagree. I have watched...

Top Ten Tuesday #119: Halloween reads

Today's Topic:  Top Ten Seven Halloween Reads I love Halloween, but I'm also really hard to please when it comes to horror books. Although I read quite a few, there aren't many that I actually love. These are seven that blew me away for being super terrifying, having awesome twists, or just being really great reads.  The House by Christina Lauren Insylum by Z. Rider The Long Walk by Stephen King Pines by Blake Crouch The Shining by Stephen King The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn Welcome to the Dark House by Laurie Faria Stolarz Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created at The Broke and the ...

Audiobook review: Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Title: Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2) Author: Leigh Bardugo Publication Date: September 27, 2016 Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Pages: 536 Add to Goodreads Review for book 1 When you can’t beat the odds, change the game. Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn’t think they’d survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they’re right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known as jurda parem, old rivals and new...

Weekly Recap: 10/16 - 10/22

Happenings Off the Blog... Well, this has officially been the worst blogging week of the last two and a half years. My inlaws were in town and, while I anticipated having plenty of time during their visit to read and blog, we ended up doing things from the time we woke up until we went to sleep pretty much every single day. The good news is we had a lot of fun! We spent four days at Disney World where we got upgraded to an incredibly villa, a couple nights at Disney Springs, a night at Universal City Walk, my niece got a mermaid makeover, and they also went to do a couple other things without me. I also ended up getting sick... The bad...

Top Ten Tuesday #118: character names for my future dog

Today's Topic:  Top Ten Characters I'd Name A Dog After I had so much fun with this topic! I always say that I need more pets to name because I there are so many awesome names out there, and some are hilarious. For example, my 10lb toy fox terrier's registered name is Bella the Beast. These are ten character names I'm keeping on my list for my next puppy! Darkling, Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo Captain Hook, Never Never by Brianna R. Shrum Kestrel, The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski Morph the Moth, Unhinged by A.G. Howard Lada the Impaler, And I Darken by Kiersten White Rhys, A Court of Mist and Fury...

ARC Review: Gemina by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

Title: Gemina (The Illuminae Files #2) Author: Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff Publication Date: October 18, 2016 Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Pages: 608 Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 1 & book 3 //I received this book from ALA in exchange for an honest review// Moving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna’s social life. Nobody said it might actually get her killed. The sci-fi saga that began with the breakout bestseller Illuminae continues on board the Jump Station Heimdall, where two new characters will confront the next wave of the BeiTech assault. Hanna...

Weekly Recap: 10/9 - 10/15

Happenings Off the Blog... This week was pretty busy leading up to family visiting. I had a little time to read, which was great! I also got a few new ones to add to the ever-growing TBR. On Thursday evening my in-laws arrived to spend a little over a week with us. We went to Disney Springs on Friday and checked out some shops and then on Saturday everyone went to the beach while I stayed home with the kids (read: dogs)! Today we're going to Hollywood Studios to spend the day and it will be my niece's first time at Disney World, so we're really excited! I'll still have some time to check up on the blogs and finish some others over the...