Book Review: The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

Title: The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air #3)  Author: Holly Black Publication Date: November 19, 2019 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Pages: 308 Add to Goodreads Reviews for book 1 & book 2 After being pronounced Queen of Faerie and then abruptly exiled by the Wicked King Cardan, Jude finds herself unmoored, the queen of nothing. She spends her time with Vivi and Oak, watches her fair share of reality television, and does the odd job or two, including trying to convince a cannibalistic faerie from hunting her own in the mortal world. When her twin sister Taryn shows up asking of a favor, Jude jumps...

Thanksgiving Book Tag & Giveaway

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who's celebrating or just enjoying a day off work or school! Today I wanted to do a book tag but also give away a couple books that I'm thankful to have received early copies of and LOVED! As usual, no one tagged me but I wanted to do the tag anyway. If you want to participate, I tag you! I found this tag at Addicted to Romance. History: Choose a book set in America. Ninth House, set at Yale, was one of my favorite books of the year (to no one's surprise)! I am absolutely dying to get book two and see what happens next! Thankful: What book are you thankful for?   As a super weird person...

Top Ten Tuesday #266: Blogging buddies I'm thankful for

Today's Topic:  Bloggers I'm Thankful For Happy Tuesday! I always hate freebies but today I wanted to say thank you and give a shoutout to ten blogging buddies who I've been friends with for YEARS! These are the people who have blog hopped back and forth with me even when I was being the absolute worst at everything. I love you guys and my life is so much better with you in it! I'm positive I've left people out but I promise it wasn't intentional and I love all of you! There are just so many wonderful people in this community!<3  AJ @ Read All the Things Amber @ Du Livre Genesis @ Whispering Chapters Greg @ Book...

Weekly Recap: 11/17 - 11/23

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi everyone! This has been a HORRIBLE blogging week. Yikes. I suck. Shockingly, it has been another absolutely wild week down in Central Florida. My husband and I have been working hard on a thousand projects before family comes to visit for the holidays, the dogs had their nails cut, I continued working on my library, made a 45 minute drive to get BN Queen of Nothing, poured a million candles, went to a fancy schmancy afternoon tea at Disney World, and FINALLY READ A BOOK! I also finally got the DNA results for my dog! I'll be sharing some more about that coming up soon. I need a vacation. I need a blogcation....

DNF Review: The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Title: The Deathless Girls Author: Kiran Millwood Hargrave Publication Date: September 19, 2019 Publisher: Orion Children's Books Pages: 304 Add to Goodreads They say the thirst of blood is like a madness - they must sate it. Even with their own kin. On the eve of her divining, the day she'll discover her fate, seventeen-year-old Lil and her twin sister Kizzy are captured and enslaved by the cruel Boyar Valcar, taken far away from their beloved traveller community. Forced to work in the harsh and unwelcoming castle kitchens, Lil is comforted when she meets Mira, a fellow slave who she feels drawn to in a way she doesn't understand. But...

Top Ten Tuesday #265: Changes in my reading life

Today's Topic:  Changes in my reading life Happy Tuesday! Today's topic was difficult. I honestly hate these open ended topics because they cause me to sit and stare at the screen while having no clue what to do. After much staring I decided to share a few books I've read this year from genres I wouldn't have picked up in years past! One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus Little White Lies by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Needing to Love You by Erin Rylie Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. ...

Weekly Recap: 11/10 - 11/16

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi everyone! It has been yet another hectic week and I got a grand total of zero books completed (but I officially DNF'd one). I feel like I'm in a horrible slump where I keep starting books but can't finish them. Y'all send me all the good vibes to get back in my reading groove!  Something that's definitely putting me back in the reading mood is that my library redo is coming right along! The walls are painted, the new shelves are up, and I have a new computer chair. I'll try and take pictures for next week as soon as my new rug arrives! This week my husband and I did find time to go to Mickey's Very...

The Book Snob Tag

Happy Saturday, everyone! This week has been another doozy, but I'm super excited to be back on the blog with a super fun tag. I saw this tag at Finding Wonderland. Apparently this started on Booktube, but thankfully Rissi has brought it to the bloggers! I feel like some people would definitely ball me a book snob, but I definitely don't feel like one at all. It seems like primarily reading YA books as an adult makes me the opposite of a book snob, but the tag will tell! Let's dive into the questions! Adaptation Snob: Do you always read the book before you see the film? No, definitely not! Sometimes I do try to read the book first if I...

ARC Review: Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker & Wendy Xu

Title: Mooncakes Author: Suzanne Walker Artist: Wendy Xu Publication Date: October 22, 2019 Publisher: Lion Forge Pages: 256Add to Goodreads //I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review// A story of love and demons, family and witchcraft. Nova Huang knows more about magic than your average teen witch. She works at her grandmothers' bookshop, where she helps them loan out spell books and investigate any supernatural occurrences in their New England town. One fateful night, she follows reports of a white wolf into the woods, and she comes across the unexpected: her childhood crush, Tam Lang, battling a horse...

Top Ten Tuesday #264: Favorite Bookmarks

Today's Topic:  Top Ten Seven Favorite Bookmarks Happy Tuesday! Today's topic was pretty hard for me! I don't often buy bookmarks, I just kind of end up with them. The one shop I absolutely LOVE seems to have gone away from selling bookmarks now so I had to set off on a search. Click the photos to be taken to the listings! Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. ...

Weekly Recap: 11/3 - 11/9

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi everyone! Well, it has been another hectic, emotionally draining week and I haven't gotten a single book read from start to finish. I did start reading The Deathless Girls and I'm honestly not sure if I like it so far. I didn't think I'd finish it this week, but alas. I also finally started The City of Brass and I am INTO it! I'm torn between hoping I love it and being scared of the collection I'll have to complete if I do. :/ Candle business has been BOOMING and it has been stressful. Earlier this year I began making candles for a local spa. All the orders from them have been quite small and manageable,...