I was really looking forward to this book because umm, that cover?! Gorgeeeoouuus. Sadly I was tricked by a pretty cover again. Maybe the hype killed it a little for me too, or maybe Susan Dennard books just aren’t my cup of tea (I didn’t like Something Strange and Deadly much either, but thought that was just because it was Historical). Sigh. My main issue with this book is that I was horribly bored for the majority of it. I didn’t […]
I honestly wasn’t even sure I would like this book, but I ended up being pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it!! For a girl with such a fat ass, I was practically invisible. I think the main thing that made me like this book is that I connected with Bianca on a very deep level. She was like me in so many ways it was scary! I found her very relatable, which led to me developing a connection to […]
2 month book haul For review: Bluescreen by Dan Wells (Edelweiss) Reign of Shadows by Sophie Jordan (EW) The Shadow Queen by C.J. Redwine (EW) The Killing Jar by Jennifer Bosworth (Netgalley) Handmade bracelet set by The Trashy Crafter Thank you to the Trashy Crafter for sending me these beautiful bracelets! I’m hosting a giveaway for a set of them, you can check it out here. There’s also a 20% off code :) From publisher: Black Widow: Forever Red by […]
CAUTION: SPOILERS I actually can’t believe I’m on the last book already. I was always intimidated by the size of this series (and the size of the books in it), but it has flown by! So fast in fact that I don’t want it to end. I am in awe at how much this series has gotten under my skin! I’ve tried to read other things in between, instead of just binge reading, but I’ve found that I have trouble […]
I posted these tips last year, but I wanted to repost them since it’s about that time again, and I also had a couple things to add! This will be my third year attending the festival and I am super excited! The past two years have been chaotic, but fun. You can see my recap of the last couple years here. BOOK A HOTEL IN ADVANCE If you plan on staying the night, PRE-book. Last year Octavia and I […]
Praying for Rain by Jay Kristoff Series: The Lotus War #0.5 Genre: Dystopian, High Fantasy, Young Adult Published by Self Published (2.6.2013) eBook, 19 pages Source: I own it Praying For Rain is a free-to-read pdf short story, a prequel to Jay Kristoff’s The Lotus War series, which tells the tale of Miho and the city of Kigen. MY REVIEW My god I missed this world so much!! I loved jumping back into it, even for such a brief time. I had forgotten how […]