Top Ten #161: Horror books on my TBR

Today's Topic:  Top Ten Horror Books On My TBR Happy Halloween, everyone! Since this week was a Halloween freebie, I decided to share the top ten horror books I really want to read. I love horror, but I don't read nearly enough of it. You'll notice that, while I read mostly YA, I love adult horror maybe even more than young adult! Let me know if you've read any of these!   Alone by Cyn Balog The Creeper Man by Dawn Durtagich Devour by Kurt Anderson The Graveyard Apartment by Mariko Koike The Merciless III by Danielle Vega No One Gets Out Alive by Adam Nevill Nyctophobia by Christopher Fowler Swerve...

Weekly Recap: 10/22 - 10/28

TRACY'S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! This week has been (again) fairly uneventful. I mentioned a week or two ago that I was going to do a complete MCU rewatch but, as usually happens, I got a few movies in and got bored. Now I have a stack of movies that I wanted to watch before Thor on Thursday and I highly doubt it's going to happen. Instead, I've been watching TV shows. I spent a few days rewatching the first season and a half of Buffy and then watched the first episode of Stranger Things season 2 last night. I can't wait to watch the rest! But, um, this is a book blog? I've been slowly, slowly making my way through Renegades....

Finally Fall Book Tag

IN FALL, THE AIR IS CRISP AND CLEAR: NAME A BOOK WITH A VIVID SETTING. This book blew me away with its vivid world! I often have trouble recalling details about books I've read (even ones I've loved) but I can still remember the world of Caraval. NATURE IS BEAUTIFUL… BUT ALSO DYING:  NAME A BOOK THAT IS BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN, BUT ALSO DEALS WITH A HEAVY TOPIC LIKE LOSS OR GRIEF. Need I say more? FALL IS BACK TO SCHOOL SEASON:  SHARE A NON-FICTION BOOK THAT TAUGHT YOU SOMETHING NEW. I don't read a lot of non-fiction, but this is one I was forced to read in college. I hated every page, but I definitely learned...

Audiobook Review: Truthwitch by Susan Dennard

Title: Truthwitch (Witchlands #1) Author: Susan Dennard Publication Date: January 5, 2016 Publisher: Tor Teen Pages: 415 Add to Goodreads Tracy's Review On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a “witchery,” a magical skill that sets them apart from others. In the Witchlands, there are almost as many types of magic as there are ways to get in trouble—as two desperate young women know all too well. Safiya is a Truthwitch, able to discern truth from lie. It’s a powerful magic that many would kill to have on their side, especially amongst the nobility to which Safi was born. So Safi must keep her gift hidden, lest she be used...

Can't-Wait Wednesday #15: The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week's "can't wait to read" is: The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty Publication Date: November 14, 2017 Step into The City of Brass, the spellbinding debut from S. A. Chakraborty—an imaginative alchemy of The Golem and the Jinni, The Grace of Kings, and One Thousand and One Nights, in which the future of a magical Middle Eastern kingdom rests in the hands of a clever and defiant young con artist with miraculous healing gifts Nahri has never believed in magic. Certainly, she has power; on the streets of 18th century Cairo, she’s a con woman of unsurpassed talent. But she knows...

Top Ten Tuesday #160: Weird book titles

Today's Topic:  Top Ten Unique Weird Book Titles Happy Tuesday, everyone! This week's topic is super open ended. I wasn't sure where to go with "unique" but I ended up going with weird. Titles that made me stop and think, "what?" I'll admit these kinds of titles always catch my attention and get me to read, so I guess they do their jobs!   A Shadow Bright and Burning by Jessica Cluess Bright Smoke, Cold Fire by Rosamund Hodge Doll Bones by Holly Black No Parking at the End Times by Bryan Bliss The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes The Sandcastle Empire by Kayla Olson Strange the Dreamer...

Weekly Recap: 10/15 - 10/21

TRACY'S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Happy Sunday!! This week has been pretty boring and I'm not necessarily complaining. My oldest puppy is back to normal after her allergic reaction scare! The youngest still has a cough after 20 days on antibiotics so it's back to the vet next week to see if all is well (apparently he may have a residual cough from the bronchitis forever?). I met up with Amber from Du Livre on Friday at Epcot and spent some time in the World Showcase! ALA was discussed and I found out June is in New Orleans! I may be going to that one! I also finished watching Breaking Bad, finally. Now I'm in search of something new...

Anti-haul #1: Fall 2017

A few times a year I share the releases I'm most excited about in a Top Ten Tuesday post, but I feel like I never get to share the books I DON'T want to buy. When I saw this concept on Novel Ink a couple weeks ago I knew I had to get in on the fun that originally started on Booktube. The idea of an anti-haul is to share the books you absolutely will not be adding to your shelves and it sounds like the best idea ever! Without further ado, here is my very first anti-haul featuring Fall 2017 books I will not be purchasing. BEASTS MADE OF NIGHT This one is surprising even to me because it was featured on a most-anticipated top ten list...

Graphic Novel Mini Review: ApocalyptiGirl by Andrew MacLean

Title: ApocalyptiGirl Author: Andrew MacLean Publication Date: June 16, 2015Publisher: Dark Horse OriginalsPages: 96Add to Goodreads The premiere graphic novel from underground sensation Andrew MacLean (Head Lopper), ApocalyptiGirl is an action-packed sci-fi epic! Alone at the end of the world, Aria is woman with a mission! Traipsing through an overgrown city with her only companion, a cat named Jelly Beans, Aria's search for an ancient relic with immeasurable power has been fruitless so far. But when a run in with a creepy savage sets her on a path to complete her quest, she'll face death head on in the hopes of claiming her prize and,...

Can't-Wait Wednesday #14: The Becoming of Noah Shaw by Michelle Hodkin

Happy Wednesday, fellow book lovers! This week's "can't wait to read" is: The Becoming of Noah Shaw by Michelle Hodkin  Publication Date: November 7, 2017 In the first book of the Shaw Confessions, the companion series to the New York Times bestselling Mara Dyer novels, old skeletons are laid bare and new promises prove deadly. This is what happens after happily ever after. Everyone thinks seventeen-year-old Noah Shaw has the world on a string. They’re wrong. Mara Dyer is the only one he trusts with his secrets and his future. He shouldn’t. And both are scared that uncovering the truth about themselves will...

DNF Audiobook Review: Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore

Title: Jane, Unlimited Author: Kristin Cashore Publication Date: September 19. 2017Publisher: Kathy Dawson BooksPages: 464Add to Goodreads If you could change your story, would you? Jane has lived a mostly ordinary life, raised by her recently deceased aunt Magnolia, whom she counted on to turn life into an adventure. Without Aunt Magnolia, Jane is directionless. Then an old acquaintance, the glamorous and capricious Kiran Thrash, blows back into Jane’s life and invites her to a gala at the Thrashes’ extravagant island mansion called Tu Reviens. Jane remembers her aunt telling her: “If anyone ever invites you to Tu Reviens, promise...

Weekly Recap: 10/8 - 10/14

TRACY'S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hello everyone! Once again I have had a difficult dog week. My oldest puppy started a new (expensive) allergy medication and... she's allergic to it! We ended up at the vet after she ended up with a puffy face and hives all over. She's now back to normal and we're back to square one with the allergies. Other than that, I've spent the week rewatching Marvel movies. I have my ticket purchased for Thor and I'm planning to watch all of the Marvel movies in chronological order before November 2nd! NEW BOOKS THIS WEEK THIS WEEK I READ MC'S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone....