Last year I saw Cristina @ Girl in the Pages post about her 5 star reading drought (which was originally inspired by Lauren @ Bookmark Lit’s post here), and I thought it was such a great post, so I did one of my own! It was really interesting to see what me 5 star reads looked like for last year, and I definitely want to start doing it every year! 5 star books of 2019 This number is usually low since […]
I’ve been a huge fan of re-reading with audiobooks this year! It frees up time to physically read the books I want to get to sooner, and also gives me another perspective on books I loved. LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff Series: Lifelike #1 Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Published by Knopf (5.29.2018) Format: Audiobook, 416 pages Source: From Publisher On an island junkyard beneath a sky that glows with radiation, a deadly secret lies buried in the scrap. Seventeen-year-old Eve […]
Trigger Warning: Rape I have some very mixed feelings on this book, which is going to make it super hard to review. I love mythology, so the basis of this book is a total win for me. However, I was not a fan of the writing style at ALL. The prose is very, VERY dry. That was probably my biggest issue with this book. It’s told in past tense, first person – which is usually my favorite, because I tend to connect […]
Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff – First of all, there’s no Jay book I would never NOT want desperately to get my hands on. Second, I’m not normally a fan of vamp books so I am DYING to see what Jay does with it! Change my mind, mister Kristoff! TRUEL1F3 by Jay Kristoff – The ending of DEV1AT3 was KILLER! I need to know what happens! Aurora Burning by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman – Um, Aurora Rising […]
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl What books on your winter TBR are YOU most excited about?
October & November haul Bought November “Sci-fi” Nerdy Post Combo The Sky Weaver by Kristen Ciccarelli Sirius & Goose Funko Pops Priory of the Orange Tree print & Manon sticker (Owlcrate BST group) Custom patch – L17L6363 (Darrow’s prisoner number) (Game Vector Patches) Nevernight Mia trio magnetic bookmarks (Happy Hello Co) Red Rising headband (Shelflove Crate) Freebies Mortal Instruments mug (thank you Simon Teen!) Sky Weaver character cards (pre-order promo) October Wrap Up Books I read Enchanter by Sara […]