A Very Merry Hiatus

Okay, so we know it's not technically Christmas anymore, but Christmas IS part of the reason we're going to be taking a short hiatus. We will be away from the blog until January 2nd while we spend the holidays with friends and family and try to get a quick recharge before coming back! We'll still be around on Twitter and possibly blog hopping, but posts will be at a standstill until next week. Thanks, everyo...

Weekly Recap: 12/17 - 12/23

TRACY'S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Happy Christmas Eve, everyone! I hope that all of you who celebrate Christmas are with your families doing whatever fun things are your traditions! This week has been pretty hectic for me. My husband (he had been away for work), mom, dad, and brother all showed up on my 5th anniversary, so I've been adjusting to having everyone in the house! We've spent the last couple days watching Christmas movies, seeing Star Wars, and I cannot wait for Christmas tomorrow! It'll be the first one we've spent in our new house and the first one my parents have ever spent in my home instead of theres? (Am I a real adult...

The Grinch Book Tag

Happy Saturday, everyone! If you celebrate Christmas, then you're probably starting to get pretty excited! I decided to bring some holiday cheer to the blog with the Grinch book tag, started at Thoughts on Tomes. HALF OF THE LIGHTS ON THE CHRISTMAS TREE ARE BURNT OUT (Name a book/series/character that started out good but then went downhill) The Remnant Chronicles was SUCH a huge let down at the end! I loved the first two books so much that I started collecting the series... then the third book happened and I just don't understand. I'll still read the author's next series, but I'm definitely going to adjust my expectations. ANNOYING...

ARC Review: Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart

Title: Genuine Fraud Author: E. Lockhart Publication Date: September 5, 2017Publisher: Delacorte PressPages: 264Add to Goodreads The story of a young woman whose diabolical smarts are her ticket into a charmed life. But how many times can someone reinvent themselves? You be the judge. Imogen is a runaway heiress, an orphan, a cook, and a cheat. Jule is a fighter, a social chameleon, and an athlete. An intense friendship. A disappearance. A murder, or maybe two. A bad romance, or maybe three. Blunt objects, disguises, blood, and chocolate. The American dream, superheroes, spies, and villains. A girl who refuses to give people what they...

Cornerfolds Reader Survey

Hi, everyone! As we wind down for the year, MC and I are hoping to get some feedback from our favorite readers and friends! I know how easy it is to want to say the nicest possible things when filling out these kinds of surveys, but it would be incredibly helpful if you could be as honest as possible (but please not too harsh)! After nearly four years, we want to keep Cornerfolds rolling with quality content and we want to be sure that it's what you want to read! Thank you all so much! <3 (function(t,e,s,n){var o,a,c;t.SMCX=t.SMCX||[],e.getElementById(n)||(o=e.getElementsByTagName(s),a=o[o.length-1],c=e.createElement(s),c.type="text/...

Top Ten Tuesday #167: Santa, please bring books!

Today's Topic:  Top Ten Books I Hope Santa Brings This week I'm sharing the books I want Santa to bring this year! These are all books that I've read already, but would love physical copies or special editions of! There are a couple especially that I'm really, really hoping show up this year! The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban UK Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling The Lord of the Rings Leather-bound Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman The Royal We by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie...

2017 End of Year Survey

Number Of Books You Read: 54 (as of today) Number of Re-Reads: 1 Genre You Read The Most From: YA Fantasy 1. Best Book You Read In 2017? Now I Rise by Kiersten White 2. Book You Were Excited About & Thought You Were Going To Love More But Didn’t? A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas 3. Most surprising (in a good way or bad way) book you read? The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi - I put it off FOREVER and ended up loving it! 4. Book You “Pushed” The Most People To Read (And They Did)? Maybe Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue? I had a lot of people ask if I thought they would like it. 5. Best series...

Weekly Recap: 12/10 - 12/16

TRACY'S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Happy Sunday, everyone! This weekend has been... boring. I've finished up my Christmas shopping and finished wrapping gifts so yay for that! But other than that things have been a bit uneventful. I haven't read a thing, shockingly. This never ending slump is honestly kind of embarrassing. I feel like I'm never going to get back into my groove. I'm kind of considering taking a short hiatus at the first of the year. :/ I've discovered Spotify (I know I'm behind) and some music I didn't know I needed in my life. Christina and I have finished taking orders for the year in the candle shop and I can't wait...

Dystopia Reading Challenge: 4th Quarter Wrap-up & Giveaway

We made it! Welcome to the end of the 2017 Dystopia Reading Challenge! I hope you all met your goals! I didn't quite get there (unless I get one more in before January), but I got close. I ALMOST got a row on Bingo, but alas. I'm sad to announce that I won't be continuing the Dystopia Challenge in 2018. If anyone is interested in taking over, please send over an email or let me know in the comments! For now, scroll down to see what I read this year and enter the giveaway! WHAT I READ THIS YEAR Gilded Cage by Vic James The Last One by Alexandra Olivia Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel Good Morning, Midnight by...

ARC Review: Daughter of the Burning City by Amanda Foody

Title: Daughter of the Burning City Author: Amanda Foody Publication Date: July 25, 2017 Publisher: Harlequin TeenPages: 384Add to Goodreads Sixteen-year-old Sorina has spent most of her life within the smoldering borders of the Gomorrah Festival. Yet even among the many unusual members of the traveling circus-city, Sorina stands apart as the only illusion-worker born in hundreds of years. This rare talent allows her to create illusions that others can see, feel and touch, with personalities all their own. Her creations are her family, and together they make up the cast of the Festival’s Freak Show. But no matter how lifelike they may...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Book Tag

Hurray! Two of my favorite things: books and Buffy! I found this tag on Abyssal Librarian and tweaked it a bit, choosing to only include my favorite characters, as well as some that I hate, but find important.  BUFFY A female character that does the saving, or doesn’t need anyone to save her. Lada from And I Darken is a total badass who does have some experiences with men throughout the series, but ultimately is in charge of her own destiny and certainly doesn't need to be saved. She takes care of her enemies on her own, but is able to work with others when needed.  XANDER Name a character that brings or hold friends...