My best bingo in quite a while! I read a lot of good books this season and knocked a few off my TBR so that is always a plus 🙂 Number of bingos: 3 Green cover: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling Sisters: The Blazing Star by Imani Josey Magic: A Darker Shade … Continue reading Bookish Bingo & May Challenge Update
Category: Reading Challenge
Review: Labyrinth Lost
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova Series: Brooklyn Brujas #1 Published by: Sourcebooks Fire Pub Date: September 6, 2016 Pages: 324 Format: hardcover | Source: library Genres: young adult, paranormal, fantasy, LGBT Rating: Nothing says Happy Birthday like summoning the spirits of your dead relatives. Alex is a bruja, the most powerful witch in a generation...and she hates magic. At her Deathday … Continue reading Review: Labyrinth Lost
April Reading Challenge Update
How is it already the end of April?! I feel like I could say this every month, to be honest, but April really did fly by. I did alright with my challenges, at least one book in each and a few books pulling double duty! 8 books total, 5 for challenges. May is going to be … Continue reading April Reading Challenge Update
Review: A Darker Shade of Magic
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab Series: Shades of Magic #1 Published by: Tor Books Pub Date: February 24, 2015 Pages: 400 Format: hardcover | Source: Library Genres: adult, fantasy Rating: Kell is one of the last travelers--magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel universes connected by one magical city. There's Grey London, dirty and boring, without any magic, … Continue reading Review: A Darker Shade of Magic
Review: Geekerella- A Fangirl Fairy Tale
Geekerella: A Fangirl Fairy Tale by Ashley Poston Published by: Quirk Books Pub Date: April 4, 2017 Pages: 320 Format: e-arc | Source: NetGalley Genres: young adult, contemporary, retelling Rating: Geek girl Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic sci-fi series she grew up watching with her late father. So when she sees a cosplay contest for a new Starfield movie, she has to … Continue reading Review: Geekerella- A Fangirl Fairy Tale
Mini Review Monday: Get It Together, Delilah and The Upside of Unrequited
Get It Together, Delilah! by Erin Gough Published by: Chronicle Books Pub Date: April 4th 2017 Pages: 336 Format: e-arc | Source: NetGalley Genres: young adult, contemporary, LGBTQ Rating: DNF at 20% Seventeen-year-old Delilah Green wouldn't have chosen to do her last year of school this way, but she figures it's working fine. While her dad goes on a trip to fix his … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: Get It Together, Delilah and The Upside of Unrequited
March Reading Challenge Update
Another month has come and gone, and I actually did pretty well in the reading department! 8 books, 6 of which were for challenges. Flights of Fantasy (3 books) #flightsoffantasy A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab- 5 stars. Late to the party but very glad I am here! I loved this rich, magic, heart-pounding world … Continue reading March Reading Challenge Update
Review: Alex, Approximately
Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett Published by: Simon Pulse Pub Date: April 4th 2017 Pages: 500 Format: e-arc | Source: NetGalley Genres: young adult, contemporary Rating: In this delightfully charming teen spin on You’ve Got Mail, the one guy Bailey Rydell can’t stand is actually the boy of her dreams—she just doesn’t know it yet. Classic movie buff Bailey “Mink” Rydell has spent months … Continue reading Review: Alex, Approximately
Cont Rom 2017: Favorite First Kisses
I love this month's topic from Andi @ Andi's ABCs for the Contemporary Romance 2017 Challenge! Apparently, I have a thing for surprise first kisses. Who knew! I mean, they are obviously fun because you get the true reactions of both characters but I didn't realize how much that was my jam until I made … Continue reading Cont Rom 2017: Favorite First Kisses
Bookish Bingo & Feb Challenge Updates
Another season comes to a close and so does another round of Bookish Bingo hosted by Bekka @ Pretty Deadly Reviews! I came so close to quite a few bingos but it wasn't meant to be. Generally speaking though, I love Bookish Bingo as a TBR motivator! I like picking out books for each square … Continue reading Bookish Bingo & Feb Challenge Updates