Weekly Recap: 4/23 - 4/29

I really don't have much to report this week, so this is going to be a rather boring recap! I haven't been feeling particularly well and I'm also in what seems to be a never ending reading slump. I'm really hoping ACOWAR changes that when it arrives on Tuesday! This week I mostly played with my new puppy, woke up at the crack of dawn with my new puppy, binged Friends on Netflix while my new puppy slept... I will be happy when he is no longer a new puppy, but a grown-up-a-little puppy! XD No new books this week! Nothing this week! Happy weekend! This week was a long one. Work was rough and I woke up early every...

Our Hogwarts Story Tag

AM I A PURE-BLOOD, HALF-BLOOD, OR MUGGLEBORN? Tracy: I feel like a half-blood. My mom is probably the magical parent! MC: Probably Muggleborn, and jealous of everyone who grew up in the wizarding world. WHICH WAND CHOSE ME? Tracy: Black Walnut wood with a Phoenix feather core 11" and Unyielding flexibility. MC: According to Pottermore, cherry wood with a unicorn hair core, 14 ½" and quite bendy flexibility. DID I TAKE AN OWL, CAT, RAT OR TOAD WITH ME? Tracy: Owl MC: Definitely a cat! WHERE DID THE SORTING HAT PUT ME? Tracy: I've taken the quiz (both Pottermore and the All Questions Quiz and have never been anything...

ARC Review: Saint Death by Marcus Sedgwick

Title: Saint Death Author: Marcus Sedgwick Publication Date: April 25, 2017 Publisher: Roaring Brook PressPages: 240 Add to Goodreads  //I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review//  A propulsive, compelling, and unsparing novel set in the grimly violent world of the human and drug trade on the US-Mexican border. On the outskirts of Juarez, Arturo scrapes together a living working odd jobs and staying out of sight. But his friend Faustino is in trouble: he's stolen money from the narcos to smuggle his girlfriend and her baby into the US, and needs Arturo's help to get it back. To help his friend,...

Top Ten Tuesday #145: Things that make me skip a book

Today's Topic:  Top Ten Things That Will Make Me  Instantly NOT Want To Read A Book After last week's topic, I thought this would be a difficult topic to tackle, but surprisingly it wasn't! (You know, I like complaining about things sometimes.) These are the top ten things that will make me NOT want to read a book!  1. Love triangle/square/etc. 2. There are 15 books in the series, with each book getting progressively longer 3. The author only writes one book every 5-10 years and is almost 70 and the series isn't nearly complete (I'm looking at you, George) 4. Contemporary high school romance 5. "For fans of Twilight" 6....

Audiobook Review: Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes

Title: Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms #1) Author: Morgan Rhodes Publication Date: December 11, 2012Publisher: Razorbill Pages: 412 Add to Goodreads In the three kingdoms of Mytica, magic has long been forgotten. And while hard-won peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest now simmers below the surface. As the rulers of each kingdom grapple for power, the lives of their subjects are brutally transformed... and four key players, royals and rebels alike, find their fates forever intertwined. Cleo, Jonas, Lucia, and Magnus are caught in a dizzying world of treacherous betrayals, shocking murders, secret alliances, and even unforeseen...

Weekly Recap: 4/16 - 4/22

So... wow, this has been a pretty unproductive blogging week. I don't know if you remember, but last Saturday I got a new puppy. This entire week has revolved around the little guy. I feel like this might be a fraction of what it's like to have a human baby and I do not envy parents! XD I'm anticipating that the next week will be a lot better around here! I have been productive in other areas though! I'm currently working on a new line of candles with a new partner! Keep an eye on the Cornerfolds Candles Instagram for updates! UK ARC Hooray for the weekend! This week was a loooooong week at work. My boss was...

Strange the Dreamer Giveaway

Today I am excited to share an incredible giveaway for a #StrangetheDreamer prize pack thanks to @theNovl! This book has been on my radar since I first saw the gorgeous cover (and the author, honestly) and has been at the top of my must reads list! I've already heard so many amazing things about Strange the Dreamer and a couple of my friends are pretty much obsessed. I'm currently listening to the (magical) audiobook and I'm really hoping it's as incredible as I've heard! Keep scrolling for more info and a chance to win shiny things! Title: Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer #1)  Author: Laini TaylorPublication Date:...

Book Review: Poison's Kiss by Breeana Shields

Title: Poison's Kiss (Poison's Kiss #1) Author: Breeana Shields Publication Date: January 10, 2017 Publisher: Random House Books for Young ReadersPages: 304Add to Goodreads A teenage assassin kills with a single kiss until she is ordered to kill the one boy she loves. This commercial YA fantasy is romantic and addictive—like a poison kiss—and will thrill fans of Sarah J. Maas and Victoria Aveyard. Marinda has kissed dozens of boys. They all die afterward. It's a miserable life, but being a visha kanya—a poison maiden—is what she was created to do. Marinda serves the Raja by dispatching his enemies with only her lips as a weapon. Until now,...

Top Ten Tuesday #144: phrases that make me want to read

Today's Topic:  Top Ten Phrases That Will Make Me Instantly Want To Read A Book Well, this one made me think. I'll admit I wasn't sure at all what to do with this topic when I first read the prompt, but I managed to pull out a list of ten! I ended up going with ten phrases I might see in a review that will make me instantly want to read the book. Here they are in no particular order: 1. "Retelling" 2. "Forbidden romance/star-crossed lovers" 3. "Fast-paced plot" 4. "Complex characters" 5. "No love triangle" 6. "The villain is the love interest" 7. "Twist ending" 8. "I was scared to go to sleep" (there just aren't enough truly...

Weekly Recap: 4/9 - 4/15

This week was my birthday and it was a pretty good one! On Friday my husband made a birthday breakfast AND dinner and I got a few packages from family and friends. Thank you everyone!! Then on Saturday WE GOT A PUPPY! We've been discussing getting another puppy for a few months now and since we've settled into our house we decided it was time. We contacted a shelter and went to see some puppies Saturday morning and left with the sweetest little puppy ever (other than my other two, obviously)! We posted a poll online to get third party opinions and his name is Kovu Rhysand. (He's the one standing on his new sister's head.)  Nothing...