Top Ten Tuesday #133: awesome manga & graphic novels

Today's Topic:  Top Ten Eight Favorite Manga & Graphic Novels I don't read a ton of manga or graphic novels but there was a time when I read quite a few! In all the ones I had the chance to read, these are my favorites. I'll totally admit that I haven't finished most of these series yet, especially the longer manga series, but I definitely plan to!  Bizenghast by M. Alice LeGrow Blood Alone by Masayuki Takano Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan, Chuck Dixon, & Chase Conley Klaus by Grant Morrison & Dan Mora March Story by Kim Hyung-Min...

ARC Review: Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones

Title: Wintersong Author: S. Jae-Jones Publication Date: February 7, 2017 Publisher: Thomas DunnePages: 448 Add to Goodreads //I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review// Beware the goblin men and the wares they sell. All her life, nineteen-year-old Liesl has heard tales of the beautiful, mysterious Goblin King. He is the Lord of Mischief, the Ruler Underground, and the muse around which her music is composed. Yet, as Liesl helps shoulder the burden of running her family’s inn, her dreams of composition and childish fancies about the Goblin King must be set aside in favor of more practical concerns. But...

Weekly Recap: 1/22 - 1/28

Tracy's Happenings Off the Blog This week's recap is going to be short because I'm really, really exhausted and there's a new BBC show waiting on my TV! This week was largely recovering from ALA, which was a lot of fun, but very hectic. I spent the first few days of the week unpacking books and purging my shelves of older things I'll never read. I still don't have enough room, but I'm planning on adding a couple new shelves soon! Several of the friends MC and I were with at ALA are already planning to go to ALA in Chicago this summer, but I'm not anticipating going to that one. Thankfully I think I have plenty to read for awhile! This...

5 Recommendations that really didn't work out

Before I blogged I picked 99% of the books I read on a whim. I'd walk through the library or the bookstore and pick up whatever looked good. Sure, it took me hours to decide on my next read, but I had no one to blame when I hated it except myself. These days I get most of my new reads via friend/blogger recommendations and it has worked amazingly for the most part! But sometimes one creeps up on me that I fully expect to love and end up fully disliking. Today I'm here to call out the people who have caused me to suffer through books I seriously wish I'd skipped, all in good fun of course! (I actually love all of you.) THE GLITTERING COURT Recommended...

Audiobook Review: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Title: Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles #2) Author: Marissa Meyer Narrator: Rebecca Soler Publication Date: February 5, 2013 Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 1, book 3, book 3.5, & book 4 Cinder, the cyborg mechanic, returns in the second thrilling installment of the bestselling Lunar Chronicles. She’s trying to break out of prison—even though if she succeeds, she’ll be the Commonwealth’s most wanted fugitive. Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit’s grandmother is missing. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother’s whereabouts, she is loath to trust this...

Top Ten Tuesday #132: ALAMW books I can't wait to read

Today's Topic:  Ten ALAMW Books I Can't Wait To Read I'm back from ALA Midwinter! It has been a crazy weekend and I got a lot of amazing things, so I decided to use my haul for this week's top ten freebie! Since I haven't fully unpacked and looked at what I brought home, I'm not calling this my top ten. Instead, these are ten books I brought home from ALAMW that I am extremely excited to read! The Beast is an Animal by Peternelle van Arsdale The Black Witch by Laurie Forest Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller Defy the Stars by Claudia Gray Dividing Eden by Joelle Charbonneau The Gentleman's...

ARC Review: Gilded Cage by Vic James

Title: Gilded Cage (Dark Gifts #1) Author: Vic James Publication Date: February 14, 2017 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pages: 368 Add to Goodreads //I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review// Not all are free. Not all are equal. Not all will be saved. Our world belongs to the Equals — aristocrats with magical gifts — and all commoners must serve them for ten years. But behind the gates of England's grandest estate lies a power that could break the world. A girl thirsts for love and knowledge. Abi is a servant to England's most powerful family, but her spirit is free. So when she falls for one of the noble-born...

Weekly Recap: 1/15 - 1/21

Tracy's Happenings Off the Blog We're at ALA! As you're reading this, I am probably wandering around somewhere in Atlanta, although our trip is coming to a close soon. This week was pretty much all preparing for ALA, so there isn't much to tell. I had to find a dog sitter, stop stressing over leaving my dogs with the dog sitter, pack, and stop stressing over packing. It was a slow posting week because of it, but now we're here! I'll be posting a full ALAMW recap next week! New Books This Week I Read MC's Happenings Off the Blog ALA is here!!!!!! By the time you read this, Tracy and I will have finally met in person!...

Audiobook Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Title: Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) Author: Marissa Meyer Narrator: Rebecca Soler Publication Date: January 3, 2012Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 2, book 3, book 3.5, & book 4  Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined...

Top Ten Tuesday #131: underrated books

Today's Topic:  Ten Eight Underrated Books I've  Read In The Past Year Or So Although there are a ton of underrated books out there, I haven't found very many of them in the last year! These are the eight that I feel are either literally underrated or just under-hyped. I can't wait to see what all of yours are! Alight by Scott Sigler The Architect of Song by A.G. Howard Beast by Brie Spangler Floor 21 by Jason Luthor The House by Christina Lauren Never Never by Brianna R. Shrum This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created...

ARC Review: Caraval by Stephanie Garber

Title: Caraval (Caraval #1) Author: Stephanie Garber Publication Date: January 31, 2017 Publisher: Flatiron Books Pages: 416 Add to Goodreads Review for book 2 Before you enter the world of Caraval, you must remember that it’s all a game . . . Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their ruthless father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the legendary, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over. Then, Scarlett’s long-dreamt of invitation to Caraval finally arrives. So, Tella enlists...