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
Blog Tour: Unclaimed Baggage
Unclaimed Baggage by Jen Doll Published by: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Pub Date: September 18, 2018 Pages: 384 Format: arc | Source: publisher Genres: young adult, contemporary Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Indiebound Doris—a lone liberal in a conservative small town—has mostly kept to herself since the terrible waterslide incident a few years ago. Nell had to leave behind her best friends, perfect life, and too-good-to-be-true … Continue reading Blog Tour: Unclaimed Baggage
Review: Check, Please!: #Hockey
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
Top Ten Tuesday: Hidden Gems
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week is a perennial favorite topic of mine: hidden gems! I love talking about books I've enjoyed that I think deserve more love (check out last year's post here), so here are 15 for you: A Dash of Trouble by Anna … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Hidden Gems
Top Ten Tuesday Throwback [1]: Fairytale Retellings I Want To Read
I decided that when there is a week where I'm not feeling the current TTT topic, I might dive into the archives to pick a topic I haven't posted before! For my inaugural post of the throwback TTT edition, I'm making a list of fairytale retellings I still want to read, of which there are … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday Throwback [1]: Fairytale Retellings I Want To Read
Review: Pride
Pride by Ibi Zoboi Published by: Balzer + Bray Pub Date: September 18, 2018 Pages: 304 Format: arc | Source: borrowed Genres: young adult, contemporary, retelling Rating: Pride and Prejudice gets remixed in this smart, funny, gorgeous retelling of the classic, starring all characters of color, from Ibi Zoboi, National Book Award finalist and author of American Street. Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn … Continue reading Review: Pride
Mini Review Monday: Mask of Shadows and The Tomb
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
Review: An Extraordinary Union
An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole Series: The Loyal League #1 Published by: Kensington Pub Date: March 28, 2017 Pages: 320 Format: ebook | Source: purchased Genres: adult, historical fiction, romance Rating: As the Civil War rages between the states, a courageous pair of spies plunge fearlessly into a maelstrom of ignorance, deceit, and danger, combining their unique skills to alter the course of … Continue reading Review: An Extraordinary Union
Review: Starry Eyes
Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett Published by: Simon Pulse Pub Date: April 3, 2018 Pages: 432 Format: hardcover| Source: purchased Genres: young adult, contemporary romance Rating: Ever since last year’s homecoming dance, best friends-turned-best enemies Zorie and Lennon have made an art of avoiding each other. It doesn’t hurt that their families are the modern day, Californian version of … Continue reading Review: Starry Eyes
The OTSP Secret Sister Project
I don't write a ton of discussion posts but this topic is definitely worthy of one! I'm actually surprised I haven't written an OTSP Secret Sister post before now. It's a popular project & hashtag so you have probably seen it online but I wanted to talk a little about my experience and gives some … Continue reading The OTSP Secret Sister Project
The Bookish Beagle 