This isn’t the first Caragh O’Brien book I’ve tried. I attempted to read Birthmarked maybe 2 years ago, and DNFed it after 20-30 pages because it just wasn’t catching my interest. I had the same problem with this one. After only 8% I was already bored to tears, but I told myself I would give it until 20% before making a decision to see if it improved. It didn’t. I read nearly 90 pages of this book before I decided to […]
Books I got this week For review: Polaris by Mindee Arnett (Edelweiss) Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows (Edelweiss) Weekly Recap Posts on the blog: I’m also mentioned over at Read.Sleep.Repeat where the fabulous Octavia talks about book twins! <3 Favorite posts this week: Holly @ Novel Bliss talks about finding your review voice Ashley @ Nose Graze explains why she doesn’t accept review requests Cee @ The Novel Hermit discusses flip flopping on ratings Chrys @ Oh, Chrys! rants about bookish […]
See the full list of topics HERE. Last week’s topic: Fears This week’s topic: Fitness This is a bit of a tough subject for me, and something that I’ve struggled with probably my whole life. I’ve never been a very athletic person, and physical things don’t come easy to me. I’ve had a gym membership to my local ladies’ gym for at least 6 or 7 years now. The sad part is, I don’t use it much. I’ll get really gung-ho about […]
Champion was a fast paced thrill ride and was the perfect ending to a stunning series! There was plenty of action, and the war aspect was well portrayed. It was very dark and gritty at times (the perfect picture of war). So many heart pounding scenes, especially with Jameson! June and Day’s relationship was heartbreaking! It was sad that they had been separated for so long, and I hated that they had drifted so far apart and become so distant. […]
We’re sad to see it end, but Reanna and I had fun hosting for a second year in a row! Thank you so much to everyone who participated, and a special thank you to our wonderful mini challenge hosts: Inky, Berls, Nick, Nikki, and Rosie! You guys rock! I also want to thank my lovely tour host Reanna for pulling most of the weight this year…I luff you lady!! Now I’m going to share my final 3 week progress. […]
Books I got this week For review: The Deep by Nick Cutter (Edelweiss) From the library: Fiendish by Brenna Yovanoff Mortal Danger by Anne Aguirre Illusive by Emily Lloyd-Jones Free to Fall by Lauren Miller It has been FOREVER since I got a book from the library! And I was the first to get these copies, so they’re all shiny and new :) Weekly Recap Posts on the blog: Blog news: I wanted to thank everyone who gave their input on […]