Weekly Recap: 6/23 - 6/29

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi everyone! I'm back from ALA and I had SUCH a great time! I can't wait to do it all again next year (I hope)! If you'd like to read about my time there and see my haul, I shared it all in a post earlier this week, which you can find here. I returned from ALA late Monday night after my flight was delayed due to a soccer team on its way to San Juan. But I did make it home and, although I had a great time, it was also great to be home again. I jumped into getting my shelves organized, but still have a few older books to unhaul. The rest of the week was uneventful, thankfully. Friday night my husband and I...

Book Review: The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg

Title: The Kingdom Author: Jess Rothenberg Publication Date: May 28, 2019 Publisher: Henry Holt & CompanyPages: 352Add to Goodreads Welcome to the Kingdom... where 'Happily Ever After' isn't just a promise, but a rule. Glimmering like a jewel behind its gateway, The Kingdom is an immersive fantasy theme park where guests soar on virtual dragons, castles loom like giants, and bioengineered species--formerly extinct--roam free. Ana is one of seven Fantasists, beautiful "princesses" engineered to make dreams come true. When she meets park employee Owen, Ana begins to experience emotions beyond her programming including, for the first...

Mid-Year Freak Out Tag

We're over halfway through 2019! Can you believe it? It's definitely true that time goes faster as you get older. :/ Alas, here we are and I've read a few books this year, so I'm definitely jumping in on this tag. The last time I did it was two years ago even though I definitely thought I did it last year too... Oh well. I saw the tag this year over at The Literary Huntress! BEST BOOK YOU'VE READ IN 2019 House of Salt and Sorrows was such an amazing, unique read! I won't say much about it since my review hasn't been shared yet, but if you like weird spooky retellings, I definitely recommend this one. BEST SEQUEL YOU'VE READ...

ALA 2019 Recap & Haul

Hi, bookworms! You may have noticed that I have been extremely absent over the past several days and that was because I was at ALA Friday through Monday! I completely failed at commenting back and blog hopping because I didn't have my laptop with me, but I've come back! I had a great trip, although I did not take a single picture. Whoops! I arrived in DC on Friday night where Erin (@asthebookends on Instagram) picked me up from the airport and managed to snag us a hotel room with two beds that was essentially a one bedroom apartment with a full kitchen and living room. It was two miles from the convention center, but at the incredible rate...

Weekly Recap: 6/16 - 6/22

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi everyone! As you're reading this I'm in Washington, DC at ALA Annual! I'm so excited that I get to be here this year. I really didn't think it was going to happen until a friend offered to split a hotel with me and everything fell into place. I've been super busy this week getting ready to leave, so I have not been doing a great job at posting or blog hopping. I can't wait to visit with all of you when I get back home though! The only new book I'm sharing this week is one I got in a trade, but you can believe I'm currently loaded down with more books than I know what to do with! I'll be doing a post when...

Book Review: The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James

Title: The Loneliest Girl in the Universe Author: Lauren James Publication Date: July 3, 2018Publisher: Walker BooksPages: 290Add to Goodreads Can you fall in love with someone you’ve never met, never even spoken to – someone who is light years away? Romy Silvers is the only surviving crew-member of a spaceship travelling to a new planet, on a mission to establish a second home for humanity amongst the stars. Alone in space, she is the loneliest girl in the universe until she hears about a new ship which has launched from Earth – with a single passenger on board. A boy called J. Their only communication with each other is via email – and...

Down the TBR Hole #14

Hi everyone! It has been awhile since I've done one of these posts, but with yesterday's Top Ten and my ever growing TBR list, it seems like it's time to clear a few out. I hope. The Down the TBR Hole meme was started by Lost In a Story and it is the most perfect tool for cleaning off shelves that I've come across. Here's how it works: Go to your goodreads to-read shelf. Order on ascending date added. Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books Read the synopses of the books Decide: keep it or should it go? THE BOOKS EDGE OF END BY SUREN FANT I don't remember how I found this book, but I know why...

Top Ten Tuesday #243: Anticipated July - December Releases

Today's Topic:  Most Anticipated Releases of the Second Half of 2019 Happy Tuesday! This is my favorite kind of topic! It's the easiest and the one that seems the most helpful because I find out about tons of new books I hadn't heard of yet. I'll only be including books I haven't had the chance to read, although I highly recommend checking out House of Salt and Sorrows and Wilder Girls!  A Treason of Thorns by Laura E. Weymouth The Beautiful by Renee Ahdieh Capturing the Devil by Kerri Maniscalco Crown of Coral and Pearl by Mara Rutherford The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys Gravemaidens by Kelly Coon The...

Weekly Recap: 6/9 - 6/15

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi everyone! This has been a bit of a stressful week and honestly I'm just glad it's over. :/ I did get a little reading done and discovered some really wild graphic novels. I've also continued to do a ton of trades and clear out my shelves in anticipation of ALA... which is under a week away! I can't believe it's here and I can't wait! I finally saw Aladdin this week and I have a lot of conflicting feelings. I'll talk about it more this week on the blog, but I definitely still don't know if I actually liked it or not! If you've seen it, did you love it? NEW BOOKS THIS WEEK     THIS...