Confession: I read this a year ago and I’m just now getting around to reviewing it. Oopsie. It’s been so long that I’d forgotten most of what happened, so I had to read a recap. I enjoyed it for the most part! I loved the concept of Caraval, and the carnival itself was fun and twisted. It had a very strange and magical quality to it! I liked that you never knew what was real or not, or who to […]
What I got this month so far Bought Hogwarts Snowed In candle from Whiskey Diamond Candle Co (BST group) Fruits Basket themed Fangirl Monthly box Freebies December “Timeless” Shelflove Crate (rep – use my code NOVELH!) Markswoman by Rati Mehrotra (Storygram Tour) The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera (library) Gone Rogue – Wires & Nerve, vol. 2 (from publisher) Child of a Mad God by R.A. Salvatore (from publisher) Traitor Born by Amy A. Bartol (from publisher) […]
I typically hate making New Year’s resolutions because it’s my belief that you should do so throughout the whole year! But I do still love them because it’s good motivation! Reading resolutions Read more. Last year I only read twenty books. That is positively abysmal for me!! I used to read 100+ books a year, and at my peak I read almost 150. I set my Goodreads challenge goal at 25 so that I won’t be disappointed if I fall […]
Why do we desire, above all other things, that which has the greatest power to destroy us? A little backstory first: I am SUPER picky about fae books. In fact, there’s only two I can think of that I’ve genuinely enjoyed: The Iron Fey by Julie Kagawa and the Fever series by Karen Marie Moning. Before this book came out, the hype was unreal. I was DYING to get my hands on it, and the ARC reviews were positively glowing. […]
What I got last month Bought Boxes December “Oh So Regal” FairyLoot Flick the Wick “The Life of a Bibliophile” box Merch The Trees Speak Latin zipper pouch by Dorothy Reads Nevernight & Manon Blackbeak woodmarks from Ink & Wonder Grindelwald tote bag (BST group) Deathly Hallows pocket watch, Loot Crate exclusive (BST group) Reading in Bed candle from Meraki (now closed), Illumicrate exclusive (BST group) Valar Morgulis & Obscurus candles from Reverie Library Christmas at Hogwarts candle from […]
Sign up for Bout of Books 21 HERE I’m so thrilled to be participating in this readathon! I did so horrible last year on reading and I want to start the year off right! It’s also been a really long time since I did a proper readathon. There was one on Instagram back in December while I was on vacation, but I didn’t get much reading in sadly. Goals Finish current read (Heart of Iron) ✓ Read 1-2 more books OR 1,000 […]