Top Ten Tuesday #307: Books I loved as a child/teen

Today's Topic: Books I Loved as a Child/TeenHappy Tuesday! This week we're taking a trip down memory lane and I couldn't limit myself to just ten! I split this week's books into books I loved as a child and books I loved as a teenager. I definitely had eclectic (and questionable) tastes! Haha!AS A CHILDMidnight on the Moon by Mary Pope OsborneKaren's Worst Day by Ann M. MartinThe Borrowers by Mary NortonStargirl by Jerry SpinelliA Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'EngleAS A TEENLord of the Flies by William GoldingWinter Rose by Patricia A. McKillipThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Knight and the Dove...

Weekly(ish) Recap: 11/7 - 11/27

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOGHi, everyone! Another few weeks of reading a ton of fanfiction, but I did finally get around to reading some "real" books too. Shockingly, they were mostly (dark) romance. Who even am I? My friend talked me into reading Ice Planet Barbarians with her and, well, that was an experience. XD For Thanksgiving I ended up doing absolutely nothing but reading and watching the first episode of Wheel of Time (which made me want to finish reading the series because yikes). I'm definitely glad I'll have family here for Christmas! I'm already making plans to go look at lights and drink hot chocolate. NEW BOOKS THIS WEEK  THIS...

Thanksgiving Book Tag

Happy Thanksgiving, American friends! I haven't done a book tag in quite awhile and, since today I'm thankful for my blog and all of my amazing bookish friends who have stuck with me over the years, I decided to do one! I found this tag at Amanda's Book Nook!FRIENDS AND FAMILYA Book With Characters That Feel Like FamilyCliche probably, but I think everyone who has read these books a couple times feels like the Inner Circle is family. I honestly only LOVE the first two books, but every time I read ACOMAF I feel like I'm visiting friends. FALLEN LEAVESA Book That Fell Flat (Didn’t Meet Your Expectations)Controversial opinion time! I loved...

Book Review: The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter

Title: The Last WidowAuthor: Karin SlaughterPublication Date: August 20, 2019Publisher: William MorrowPages: 446Add to GoodreadsA mysterious kidnappingOn a hot summer night, a scientist from the Centers for Disease Control is grabbed by unknown assailants in a shopping center parking lot. Vanished into thin air, the authorities are desperate to save the doctor.A devastating explosionOne month later, the serenity of a sunny Sunday afternoon is shattered by the boom of a ground-shaking blast—followed by another seconds later. One of Atlanta’s busiest and most important neighborhood’s has been bombed—the location of Emory University, two major hospitals,...

Books I preordered in 2021 and haven't read

It never fails. Every year I preorder a bunch of books and every year most of them sit unread until sometime down the road. Occasionally I even wait for the audiobook to be available from the library so that I can read it with my ears. This mainly stems from being a horrible mood reader, which I've discussed at length in other posts, but I can't believe ONLY mood readers do this. Dark Rise by C.S. PacatThe Captive Prince trilogy is one of my all-time favorite series and one of the few I've read more than once. But that was adult and Dark Rise is YA, and I think that's the main reason I've been so hesitant to actually pick this up, despite...

Book Review: The Other Woman by Sandie Jones

Title: The Other WomanAuthor: Sandie JonesPublication Date: March 29, 2018Publisher: Minotaur BooksPages: 304Add to GoodreadsEmily thinks Adam's perfect; the man she thought she'd never meet. But lurking in the shadows is a rival; a woman who shares a deep bond with the man she loves.Emily chose Adam, but she didn’t choose his mother Pammie. There’s nothing a mother wouldn’t do for her son, and now Emily is about to find out just how far Pammie will go to get what she wants: Emily gone forever.The Other Woman is an addictive, fast-paced psychological thriller about the destructive relationship between Emily, her boyfriend Adam, and his manipulative...

Book Review: Into the Dark by Dana Isaly

Title: Into the DarkAuthor: Dana IsalyPublication Date: October 30, 2021Publisher: Self PublishedPages: 225Add to GoodreadsHimI am the monster that lurks in your nightmares. Evil incarnate. A sociopath. A murderer. I kill women who are guilty of nothing other than being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Women like Lyra. Her yellow raincoat flapped in the cool breeze when she walked by, that blonde hair making her look like a drowned rat as she stopped to taste the rain. She wasn’t like the others, but my demon wanted her. We followed her. Watched her. Obsessed over her. She is ours. Of that I’m certain. We will pull her into the depths of...

Weekly(ish) Recap: 10/24 - 11/6

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOGHi, everyone! Once again, I've been stuck in a fanfiction rabbit hole, but at least I managed to read a bit more for this update, mostly thanks to audiobooks! I've read about 2,000 pages of this latest fic and was 1,600 pages in before realizing it wasn't complete. Whoops. I'm really happy to have read more than I added to my shelf this time around, which doesn't normally happen! Now it's on to some fantasy and more mysteries! I also started making plans for Christmas since it looks like my brother will be visiting (yay!) and we'll be doing Christmas dinner without my mom here to cook it. Wish us luck! XD Do you guys have...