2021 Challenges and Resolutions

Well, 2020 did NOT turn out how any of us expected. Taking a look back at last year's resolutions and goals, I can see that I literally failed almost all of them. What can you do? Covid and other unfortunate events really derailed any and all plans I had. I did manage to run a 10k just before we found out the true extent of this virus, so yay for that! My goals for 2021 will be less lofty without question. READING CHALLENGESAUDIOBOOK CHALLENGEOf course I'm not letting a year go by without the audiobook challenge! I've participated in this for years and I love it so much! I didn't quite make my goal for 2020 because podcasts took over my...

Top Ten Tuesday #289: Books I hope Santa brings

This post contains affiliate links. Read more about this HERE.Today's Topic: Books I Hopes Santa BringsHappy Tuesday! This week I'm sharing the books I hope to get from Santa this Christmas! There are so many good ones coming out soon but I'm hoping for a few backlist books too. Fingers crossed I actually get some under the tree!The Other Side of the Sky by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner {Amazon | Bookshop.org}Jade City by Fonda Lee {Amazon | Bookshop.org}The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart {Amazon | Bookshop.org}Air Awakens Complete Series by Elise Kova {Amazon | Bookshop.org}Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass {Amazon | Bookshop.org}A...

Weekly Recap: 12/13 - 12/19

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOGHi, everyone! The last weeks have been BUSY! I had a million orders to make, package, and ship, but I finally got it all done. Now we have to wait and see if the USPS decides to get everything where it's supposed to go. Between everything I had to get done and an apparent book hangover from the Blood and Ash series, I didn't actually get much reading done, although I am in the middle of a few books at the moment. I also kind of fell back into podcasts so I haven't listened to many audiobooks lately. It happens a couple times per year. :/ NEW BOOKS THIS WEEKNothing new this week!THIS WEEK I READ IN CASE YOU MISSED...

Saturday Screen Time #44: Nothing too bad, actually

 Happy Saturday, everyone! If you've seen a few of these posts on my blog you may have noticed my movie moods change a lot. I'm either in a horror mood, a really weird movie mood, or a rip your heart out romance mood. I'll let you decide which one I was in this month. XD  RECENTLY IN MOVIESTHE BESTBefore Sunset - I will be honest and say that Before Sunrise bored me almost to tears. I read reviews saying that if you were over 30 and married you would enjoy Before Sunset more, but I was skeptical. Alas, the reviews were correct because I identified so much with the characters in Before Sunset! I think everyone can relate to wondering...

2020 End Of Year Survey

2020 READING STATS Number Of Books You Read: 81 (so far) Number of Re-Reads: 6 Genre You Read The Most From: Fantasy 1. Best Book You Read In 2020?It's a tie between The Empire of Gold and The Rage of Dragons.  2. Book You Were Excited About & Thought You Were Going To Love More But Didn’t? Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power was one of my most anticipated books of 2020. It was fine, but I was really disappointed by it after being obsessed with her debut.  3. Most surprising (in a good way or bad way) book you read? Midnight Sun! I fully expected that it would be awful and only bought it out of nostalgia,...

Book Review: In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

Title: In Five YearsAuthor: Rebecca SerlePublication Date: March 10, 2020Publisher: Atria BooksPages: 255Add to GoodreadsAmazon | Bookshop.orgWhere do you see yourself in five years?When Type-A Manhattan lawyer Dannie Kohan is asked this question at the most important interview of her career, she has a meticulously crafted answer at the ready. Later, after nailing her interview and accepting her boyfriend’s marriage proposal, Dannie goes to sleep knowing she is right on track to achieve her five-year plan.But when she wakes up, she’s suddenly in a different apartment, with a different ring on her finger, and beside a very different man....

Top Ten Tuesday 287: Winter TBR

This post contains affiliate links. Read more about this HERE.Today's Topic: Books On My Winter 2020-2021 TBRHappy Tuesday! This week's topic is my favorite: my seasonal TBR! If you've known me awhile, you probably know I won't stick to this and I probably won't end up reading half of them. Regardless, these are the ten I'm most excited for! Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley {Amazon | Bookshop.org}The Project by Courtney Summers {Amazon | Bookshop.org}Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft {Amazon | Bookshop.org}A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas {Amazon | Bookshop.org}A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer {Amazon...

Book Review: Crave by Tracy Wolff

Title: Crave (Crave #1)Author: Tracy WolffPublication Date: April 7, 2020Publisher: Entangled TeenPages: 592Add to GoodreadsAmazon | Bookshop.orgMy whole world changed when I stepped inside the academy. Nothing is right about this place or the other students in it. Here I am, a mere mortal among gods…or monsters. I still can’t decide which of these warring factions I belong to, if I belong at all. I only know the one thing that unites them is their hatred of me.Then there’s Jaxon Vega. A vampire with deadly secrets who hasn’t felt anything for a hundred years. But there’s something about him that calls to me, something broken in him that somehow...

Book Review: The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo

Title: The Light We LostAuthor: Jill Santopolo Publication Date: May 9, 2017Publisher: G.P. Putnam's SonsPages: 328Add to GoodreadsAmazon | Bookshop.orgHe was the first person to inspire her, to move her, to truly understand her. Was he meant to be the last?Lucy is faced with a life-altering choice. But before she can make her decision, she must start her story—their story—at the very beginning.Lucy and Gabe meet as seniors at Columbia University on a day that changes both of their lives forever. Together, they decide they want their lives to mean something, to matter. When they meet again a year later, it seems fated—perhaps they’ll...

2020 Retellings Reading Challenge: Final Update & Giveaway

Hi bookworms! The Retellings Reading Challenge is drawing to a close already! I hope you've all met your goals and have read lots of amazing new retellings throughout the year. I wanted to start the final update by letting everyone know that I will not be continuing the Retellings Challenge next year. As much as I enjoy it, I can't commit to it for 2021. That being said, I've loved having the challenge group this year - the group reads have been wonderful! Now let's look at what we've done this year: WHAT I'VE READ         This year my reading progress was slow-going and a bit embarrassing, but here's...