Top Ten Tuesday #137 From the Archives: Favorite Covers

Today's Topic:  Top Ten Favorite Covers Sadly... sadly, Top Ten Tuesday is on a short hiatus until March. But I can totally sympathize with needing a break! In the meantime, I've decided to take some from the Top Ten archives that I never got a chance to participate in. This week it's my ten favorite covers!  Caraval by Stephanie Garber Crane by Stacey Rourke Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge The Selection by Kiera Cass Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo Stranded by Bracken MacLeod These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner The Unbecoming of Mara...

DNF ARC Review: 100 Hours by Rachel Vincent

Title: 100 Hours Author: Rachel Vincent Publication Date: March 28, 2017Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Pages: 368Add to Goodreads A decadent spring break getaway on an exotic beach becomes a terrifying survival story when six Miami teens are kidnapped and ransomed. Maddie is beyond done with her cousin Genesis’s entitled and shallow entourage. Genesis is so over Miami’s predictable social scene with its velvet ropes, petty power plays, and backstabbing boyfriends. While Maddie craves family time for spring break, Genesis seeks novelty—like a last-minute getaway to an untouched beach in Colombia. And when Genesis wants something, it happens. But...

Weekly Recap: 2/19 - 2/25

Tracy's Happenings Off the Blog What. A. Week. You may have noticed that things have been a bit quieter around the blog lately and that's honestly just because there has been A LOT going on! Currently my husband and I are preparing to move to our new home in a couple weeks and as you are reading this I'm on a cruise with my entire family for my parents' 30th anniversary. What I'm trying to say is... it may continue to be quiet here for a couple more weeks. Thank you so much for sticking with me through this! I promise I'll be back to normal soon! New Books This Week I Read No new books finished! MC's Happenings...

Audiobook Review: Legend by Marie Lu

Title: Legend (Legend #1) Author: Marie Lu Narrator: Mariel Stern Publication Date: November 29, 2011 Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers Add to Goodreads What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem. From very different worlds, June and Day...

The Disney Princess Book Tag

You may have noticed (or maybe you haven't) that I've been a little scarce around the blog in the last week or so. I'll admit I've been in a bit of a slump and a lot of it has to do with the insanity that has been my life lately. Today I've found a tag (originally created by Soudha) to make things a little more exciting and hopefully it'll be back to your regular programming soon! Your favorite classic To be honest, I haven't read Wuthering Heights in over ten years, but when I did read it I LOVED it! I was obsessed with the relationship between Heathcliff and Cathy. My Wuthering Heights collection one of my most prized...

Top Ten Tuesday #136: books I loved less than expected

Today's Topic:  Ten Books I Loved Less Than I Thought I Would I am usually a pretty good judge of what I'll like or not, but every now and then I'm surprised by how wrong I am! These are ten books I totally expected to love and ended up really not liking at all. The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson The Cage by Megan Shepherd Harry Potter & the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, & Jack Thorne Kingdom of Ash and Briars by Hannah West Passenger by Alexandra Bracken Reawakened by Colleen Houck Reign of Shadows by Sophie Jordan Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch Truthwitch by Susan Dennard Uprooted...

Weekly Recap: 2/12 - 2/18

Tracy's Happenings Off the Blog This has been a fairly uneventful week. I got a little packing done for our upcoming move and started a new show on Netflix - Shameless! I don't know if any of you have watched this but it's gold. I've already blown through season one this week and I am loving it! I also read Now I Rise, which I LOVED so much!! I am already dying for book three. Obviously, the review will be posted quite awhile from now since the book comes out in June, but know it's incredible! New Books This Week I Read MC's Happenings Off the Blog Hi everyone! It's been a pretty normal week for me...nothing out...