The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton Published by: Atria Books Pub Date: October 9, 2018 Pages: 496 Format: arc | Source: borrowed Genres: adult, historical fiction, dual timeline Rating: A rich, spellbinding new novel from the author of The Lake House—the story of a love affair and a mysterious murder that cast their shadow across generations, set in England from the 1860's until … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: The Clockmaker’s Daughter and American Panda
I'm shocked and pleased to report that I had my best reading month of the year in August! I hit most of my ARC August goals and did the best I've ever done on Bookish Bingo. If we're going by my ARC August Sign Up Post, I only read two out of the five e-arcs … Continue reading ARC August/Bookish Bingo Wrap Up Post
Check, Please!: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu Series: Check, Please! #1-2 Published by: First Second Pub Date: September 18, 2018 Pages: 288 Format: arc | Source: publisher Genres: young adult, contemporary, graphic novel Rating: The hilarious and heartbreaking confessions of a figure skater turned collegiate hockey player who's terrified of checking . . . and is desperately in love with the captain of his hockey … Continue reading Review: Check, Please!: #Hockey
Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller Series: Mask of Shadows #1 Published by: Sourcebooks Fire Pub Date: August 29, 2017 Pages: 352 Format: e-arc | Source: NetGalley Genres: young adult, fantasy Rating: I Needed to Win. They Needed to Die. Sallot Leon is a thief, and a good one at that. But gender fluid Sal wants nothing more than to escape the drudgery of life … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: Mask of Shadows and The Tomb
The 6th annual ARC August, hosted by Read.Sleep.Repeat, is almost upon us! This will be my 4th year participating and I always enjoy it because it's a great way to whittle down my ARC pile (and my guilt over said pile). Plus I love getting to make lists and meet specific goals. This year is … Continue reading ARC August Sign Up Post!
Hey y'all! So I didn't get a ton of reading done in May but what I did read was really fun and romantical and satisfying! The end of May also signified the end of another season of Bookish Bingo. One of these days I'll get more than one bingo haha. Summers At Castle Auburn by … Continue reading Spring Bookish Bingo Wrap Up
Surprise! Somehow it's almost the end of January already and I'm just getting around to my December challenge wrap up, as well as my challenge wrap up for the entire year... and since I didn't read a ton in December (4 books total), I think I'll focus on my year-end wrap up. All the books … Continue reading 2017 Reading Challenge Wrap Up Post
Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe by Melissa de la Cruz Published by: St. Martin's Press Pub Date: October 17, 2017 Pages: 225 Format: hardcover | Source: gift Genres: adult, contemporary romance, retelling Rating: Darcy Fitzwilliam is 29, beautiful, successful, and brilliant. She dates hedge funders and basketball stars and is never without her three cellphones—one for work, one for play, and one to … Continue reading Mini Reviews: Contemporary Edition
Happy December, friends! I love the holidays and can't believe we're that much closer to 2018. I'm also excited that I'm one book away from my Goodreads goal and it's going to count for Rock My TBR, finally! As for November's wrap up, lots of contemp this month. Retellings Reading Challenge (1 book) #RetellingsRC2017 Ripped … Continue reading Fall Bookish Bingo and November Update
I Believe In A Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo Published by: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux Inc. Pub Date: May 30, 2017 Pages: 325 Format: hardcover | Source: purchased Genres: young adult, contemporary romance Rating: Desi Lee believes anything is possible if you have a plan. That’s how she became student body president. Varsity soccer star. And it’s how she’ll get into Stanford. … Continue reading Review: I Believe In A Thing Called Love
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