I recently updated my Reviews by Year page to include a section for books I read before the year I started blogging (2011). I was surprised by how many there were (I didn’t think I read that much before I blogged!), but what I was most surprised by was the whopping amount of 5 star books I read back then. So, I started analyzing some rating stats from my reading years and what I came up with was very interesting! […]
I saw Mindee at a signing a while back, and during the panel she said that while writing this book, her mind was in a very dark place. That as a result, this book was dark. Which was why I was so excited to read this: I loooove dark! It wasn’t quite as dark story-wise as I was hoping, but Jeth? That’s another story. He was very dark in this book. It’s refreshing to read an MC with flaws, one that screws […]
Books I got this week Bought: Check out that EPIC book tote I got from Pivot Book Totes, handmade by the amazing Becca! I love it so much!! <3 Book Outlet Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride Mila 2.0 by Debra Driza Parallel by Lauren Miller Just Like Fate by Suzanne Young & Cat Patrick Books of Wonder (NY) These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman & Meagan […]
I’m afraid this is yet another book that has second book syndrome for me, sadly. It just didn’t have the magic that the first book had! I still highly enjoyed Rick Yancey’s writing style. His prose is beautiful! I’m afraid, though, that I didn’t really connect with the story like I’d hoped. As you can see in my Assessment section, my feels were fairly low. Even the super shocking scenes didn’t spark much for me. No gasping, no gaping, no WTF?!s […]
Full list of Life of a Blogger topics. Last week’s topic: Scars This week’s topic: Bad Habits Topic suggested by Asti @ Oh, the Books! Oh good lord, I have so many of those lol! Swearing, duh, I curse like a fucking sailor Playing with my hair. Seriously I can’t sit still, and I find myself doing this without even knowing. In fact, I do it so much that my hand starts cramping. I CAN’T STOP. Not answering text messages. I have a terrible […]
When I first started blogging, I had NO idea what an ARC was. (Ah, to be blissfully ignorant again.) After a few months, once I found out and got established, I discovered NetGalley. Then Edelweiss. SEDUCTRESSES. I (like most of you probably did) went on a massive downloading spree. FREE BOOKS! FREE UNRELEASED BOOKS! Alas, they were not “free.” They came with guilt, and pressure, and…*cringes* obligations. Eeeeeek. For a while there, I was drowning in them. And guess what? Once you’re […]