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Challenges

10 Years in 10 Books | Dewey's 24hr Read-a-thon

October 21, 2017 5 Comments

Submit one book recommendation published in each year of the Readathon (2007-2017)

♣ 2007

A Long Way Gone: Memories of a Boy Solider by Ishmael Beah

♣ 2008

Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs

♣ 2009

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

♣ 2010

Sisters Red by Jackson Pierce

♣ 2011

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

♣ 2012

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

♣ 2013

Splintered by A.G Howard

♣ 2014

The Seventh Friend by Tim Stead

♣ 2015

Volition by Lily Paradis

♣ 2016

Dark Matter by Black Crouch

♣ 2017

Odd & True by Cat Winters

Weekend Reads

Friday Reads | Read-a-thon Weekend!

October 20, 2017 7 Comments

This is going to be a busy packed weekend for me. I have a ton of reading I want to do for both the House Cup Reading Challenge and Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-thon. I need to get some apartment cleaning done and I want to do some exploring of the new city I live in since its been […]

Book Haul

Surprise Book Box | Entangled Publishing

October 19, 2017 8 Comments

I came home to an absolutely perfect unexpected surprise in the mail today! This is the first time I have received a book box from a publisher and feel so honored to get this opportunity! Thank you to Entangled Publishing and the author Mary Lindsey so much for this opportunity and the chance to read Haven! ♠ Hardcover […]

Top 5 Wednesday

Top 5 Wednesday Books Featuring Shapeshifters

October 18, 2017 2 Comments

Top 5 Wednesday was created by Lainey from gingerreadslainey (YouTube, Goodreads) and if you would like to join, here is the link for the Goodreads group with all the information. This week’s topic is: Top 5 Wednesday Books Featuring Shapeshifters I have recently really gotten into urban fantasy. I always loved it, but it has been the genre […]

How To Guide, Rants

Must See/Listen Guide to the Halloween Season | Media Recommendations

October 16, 2017 12 Comments

I recently posted a Reading Guide to the Halloween Season! Since I watch TV/Movies as much as I read I thought I would create a post including some much see tv shows and movies during this halloween season. I also thought it would be fun to include some strange and creepy podcasts! So if you want to get […]

Rants

Week Down the Book Hole | 10/7-10/14

October 14, 2017 8 Comments

I thought it would be fun to do a week in my life in regards to mainly books, but also tv, movies and just overall life! I know I always like to know what people are doing and working on. Just something I am trying out. Who knows it may be horrible and no one will read it. […]

Weekend Reads

Friday Reads | Preparing for Read-a-thons & Possible Deployment

October 13, 2017 8 Comments

I am participating in The House Cup Reading Challenge which starts on Oct. 15th so I really need to get moving with Night Film by Marisha Pessl. I want to be able to start the read-a-thon off with a brand new book. I am absolutely loving Night Film and can wait to see what happens. It definitely has […]

Book Haul

#OTSPSecretSister| September Package

October 7, 2017 11 Comments

In case you aren’t aware of what #otspsecretsister is: The Secret Sister project is essentially a cheer club. Think Secret Santa but all year round (in 6 month intervals) with less emphasis on big presents, and more thoughtful notes, cards, small somethings sent just to let your secret sister know that you are thinking about her! This is […]

Weekend Reads

Friday Reads | Rainy Weekend Edition

October 6, 2017 4 Comments

All it has done all week long is rained. It looks like its going to be raining and storming all weekend long as well. The perfect solution to a rainy weekend is curling up and reading a good book, snuggling with the kittens and drinking some coffee. I’ve been fighting a pretty severe headache the past couple of […]

Book Blogger Shout Outs

Why "The Little Prince" Quotes are Still Actual? | Guest Post

October 6, 2017 8 Comments

Thank you so much Paul for creating this post to be featured on my blog! As someone who has never read The Little Prince, this post has definitely made me want to pick it up and read it! Why “The Little Prince” Quotes are Still Actual? There are so many books, though so little time to read them […]