Top Ten Tuesday #176: Books I'd like to reread

Today's Topic:  Books I (Wish I) Could Re-read Forever Well, here's a topic I actually had to completely switch up because I couldn't think of anything. The truth is, I am NOT a re-reader. I wish I was! Alas, I just cannot get into books when I already know what happens in the end. These are five books I am currently really wishing I could read again! An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir And I Darken by Kiersten White Caraval by Stephanie Garber Nevermore by Kelly Creagh Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl....

Weekly Recap: 2/18 - 2/24

TRACY'S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! It has been another mostly boring week in Florida! Again, I didn't finish any books, but I did get a bit of reading done. I added the Owlcrate version of The Cruel Prince to my collection so yay for that! I've been hard at work preparing the March Cornerfolds Candles box and working on some fun surprises on the business side of things. Other than that, not much to report! NEW BOOKS THIS WEEK THIS WEEK I READ Nothing read this week! MC'S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hello friends! Apologies that I had to take a little bit of a break from posting lately. But...

Saturday Screen Time #11: Mostly mediocre

Hi, everyone! I had the chance to see a few movies this week, but I'm sad to report they were pretty mediocre. Fortunately, nothing was terrible and I even kind of liked some of them! I went to the theater to see The Death Cure, watched a movie on Amazon Prime, and rented two blu rays via Netflix DVD (yes, that still exists). Hopefully next week is move of a 5 star week! THIS WEEK IN FILM Maze Runner: The Death Cure - I don't know why I went to the theater expecting to actually like this movie. I really enjoyed The Maze Runner, didn't care for The Scorch Trials, and this was more of the same. It deviates a crazy amount from the...

Audiobook Review: The Grownup by Gillian Flynn

Title: The Grownup Author: Gillian Flynn Publication Date: November 5, 2015 Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Pages: 79 Add to Goodreads A young woman is making a living, faking it as a cut-price psychic working at Spiritual Palms (with some illegal soft-core sex work on the side). She makes a decent wage - mostly by telling people what they want to hear. But then she meets Susan Burke. Susan moved to the city one year ago with her husband and 15-year old stepson Miles. They live in a Victorian house called Carterhook Manor, built in 1893. Susan has become convinced that some malevolent spirit is inhabiting their home, and taking possession...

Top Ten Tuesday #175: Books I'm no longer interested in reading

Today's Topic:  Books I’ve Decided I’m No Longer Interested In Reading Hi everyone! Today's topic was so much fun! I decided to go through my Goodreads TBR list and pick out ten books that have been on it so long that I'm not even interested in reading them anymore. Whoops! City of a Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster The Devil You Know by Trish Doller The Fever by Megan Abbot Hungry by H.A. Swain Legend by Marie Lu Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer No Parking at the End Times by Bryan Bliss Rooms by Lauren Oliver Ruins by Dan Wells Salvage by Alexandra Duncan Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme...

ARC Review: To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo

Title: To Kill a Kingdom Author: Alexandra Christo Publication Date: March 6, 2018 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Pages: 384 Add to Goodreads //I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review// Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most—a human. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen or remain...

Weekly Recap: 2/11 - 2/17

TRACY'S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! This week has been a little crazy for me, but not in a bad way! Just a lot of running around and doing things. On Tuesday we went to the state fair and walked around A LOT, then on Wednesday we went to Animal Kingdom to get lunch for Valentine's Day. I ended up feeling a bit sick, so the rest of the day was spent trying not to die. On Friday I got to see Black Panther and it was AWESOME! Definitely highly recommended. Unfortunately, all the excitement meant I didn't get very much reading done this week (and I'm sorry for falling down on the commenting back job). Better luck next week,...

Saturday Screen Time #10: Horror, sci-fi, and King T'Challa

I just realized I haven't done one of these in February and... this might be a long one. I've watched a few things this month, what with all the amazing movies floating around.  THIS WEEK MONTH IN FILM The Cloverfield Paradox - When the trailer for this movie came on during the Super Bowl, I sat up so fast I startled my husband. I've been a huge fan of Cloverfield since the first movie and I'm so old now that no one I tried to tell about Paradox knew what I was even talking about. While I do like the answers this one gave about the first movie (kind of?), it was obvious that it hadn't been written as a Cloverfield movie....

Book Review: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Title: The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air #1) Author: Holly Black Publication Date: January 2, 2018Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPages: 384Add to Goodreads Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing...

The Valentine's Day Book Tag

Happy Valentine's Day (or anti-Valentine's Day) to everyone! I hope you have some awesome plans (or not?) to make today extra special! No matter how you're celebrating today, we can all agree that books hold a special place in our hearts. They're one of my great loves, so it only makes sense that I'm doing the Valentine's Day book tag! I found this tag over at The Sassy Geek! STANDALONE BOOK YOU LOVE Am I allowed to talk about my love for this book yet? Because I LOVED it! While I'm a little sad it isn't a series, I feel like it's pretty much perfect the way it is. DYSTOPIAN BOOK YOU LOVE This book was so unique and so...

Top Ten Tuesday #174: Favorite YA couples

Today's Topic:  Top Ten Favorite Couples In YA Happy almost Valentine's Day, everyone! I hope you all have amazing plans, whether it's a romantic date or cuddling up with your favorite literary couple. For today's freebie I decided to share ten of my favorite couples from YA books! Feyre & Rhysand | A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas Cath & Jest | Heartless by Marissa Meyer Isobel & Varen | Nevermore by Kelly Creagh Alina & The Darkling | Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo Maya & Amar | The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi Lilac & Tarver | These Broken Stars by...

Weekly Recap: 2/4 - 2/10

TRACY'S HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! It's just me this week, as MC is off doing exciting things! My week has been hectic, although it doesn't feel like I've accomplished much... On Sunday I went to a friend's house for the Super Bowl, where I was bribed to stay via homemade cookies. Afterwards I rushed home to watch Cloverfield: Paradox, but more on that next week! On Tuesday we took some friends to Disney for a special event - their first trip since 1974! It was so exciting to show them all the changes and I can't wait to take them to Animal Kingdom in April! I also did something I never thought I'd do this week - completed...