Weekly Recap: 3/24 - 3/30

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi everyone! This has been a pretty productive week and I really can't complain! I'm going to be even busier than normal over the next week or two as I finish up some huge candle orders and get them packed up, but I'm so thankful to be able to do it. I'll also be running the Star Wars Rival Run 5K on Friday and I'm so excited! Although I've run a lot of 5Ks over the last year this will be my first one in a crowd and I'm so glad I get to do it at Disney World! Of course, I'll be running for the Dark Side (as you do). This has also been a wonderful reading week! I'm not sure if I'm in a really good mood or have...

Mini Audiobook Review: Alone by Cyn Balog

Title: Alone Author: Cyn Balog Publication Date: November 7, 2017Publisher: Sourcebooks FirePages: 277Add to Goodreads When her mom inherits an old, crumbling mansion, Seda’s almost excited to spend the summer there. The grounds are beautiful and it’s fun to explore the sprawling house with its creepy rooms and secret passages. Except now her mom wants to renovate, rather than sell the estate—which means they're not going back to the city…or Seda's friends and school. As the days grow shorter, Seda is filled with dread. They’re about to be cut off from the outside world, and she’s not sure she can handle the solitude or the darkness it brings...

5 Sub-genres I just can't get into

Happy Friday, bookworms! Welcome to some unpopular opinions that I sincerely hope don't make any of you think less of me. Haha! Today I wanted to talk about sub-genres that I just can't seem to get into. I've read several of the books I included in today's lists and none of them have been winners, despite some being by favorite authors. Let's get to it! HEIST FANTASY    Six of Crows was one of my MOST anticipated reads when it came out. After all, it was written by Leigh Bardugo so how could I not be excited? But I quickly realized that I am really, REALLY not into heist books. At all. In fact, when I start reading the...

Reread Discussion: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Last week I went out of my comfort zone again and reread another book! This time I tackled one of my favorites. I was honestly kind of scared to read it again because I was really worried that I might not like it anymore. I read it a few years ago and fell in love, but after not loving Six of Crows or King of Scars, I thought maybe my tastes had just changed that much. Alas, after a year of putting it off, I finally gave it another read and here's how it went (Spoilers, obviously): I had a hard time focusing on the story. It was weird, but I was so focused on trying to decide if I liked it that I found myself reading but not really absorbing...

Top Ten Tuesday #232: Books I wouldn't have read without audiobooks

Today's Topic:  Ten books I would probably wouldn't have  read (and loved) without audiobooks Hi everyone! I love this topic so much! I actually read a TON of audiobooks and they're my go to when it comes to a book I'm on the fence about or something way outside of my comfort zone. These are ten books I may have read eventually, but probably not. I'm so thankful for audiobooks because they allow me to expand my reading horizons without having to actually read pages.  Alone by Cyn Balog Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman The Cruel Prince by Holly Black Delirium by Lauren Oliver Grace and Fury by Tracy...

Weekly Recap: 3/17 - 3/23

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi everyone! It has been another busy week, but not a bad one! I even got a day off that was totally unexpected and used my afternoon to get Pad Thai (after debating whether to have that or ice cream for lunch). I also saw Captain Marvel AGAIN and it was still amazing! I highly recommend it if you haven't seen it already. This week I did another reread (who even am I?) and loved it! I was kind of scared to read Shadow and Bone again after my reaction to Bardugo's Six of Crows and King of Scars, but I'm happy to report it's still wonderful. Speaking of King of Scars, I did something unusual and revised my rating....

Book Review: The Cold is in Her Bones by Peternelle van Arsdale

Title: The Cold is in Her Bones Author: Peternelle van Arsdale Publication Date: January 22, 2019Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry BooksPages: 288Add to Goodreads One girl must uncover secrets of the past to save her friend from a terrible curse in this dark and mesmerizing story of love, revenge, and redemption inspired by the myth of Medusa. Milla knows two things to be true: Demons are real, and fear will keep her safe. Milla's whole world is her family's farm. She is never allowed to travel to the village and her only friend is her beloved older brother, Niklas. When a bright-eyed girl named Iris comes to stay, Milla hopes her loneliness...

Books I WANT to read, but don’t want to READ book tag

HURRAY! A book tag! This tag was created by Jami Shelves and perfectly embodies my TBR, which is full of books that I think I would like to read but don't actually want to take the time to read... No one tagged me, but I thought it looked fun so here we are! The rules are simple! Just make sure to link back to the original tag creator and tag some people if you want to, or not. A BOOK THAT YOU FEEL YOU NEED TO READ BECAUSE EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT IT I am sure there are people gasping AT THIS VERY MOMENT. I haven't read this book and I haven't seen the movie. I don't enjoy 99.9% of YA contemporary and yet every time I tell people...