House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig Published by: Delacorte Pub Date: August 6, 2019 Pages: 416 Format: e-arc | Source: NetGalley Genres: young adult, fantasy, retelling Rating: In a manor by the sea, twelve sisters are cursed. Annaleigh lives a sheltered life at Highmoor, a manor by the sea, with her sisters, their father, and stepmother. Once they were … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: House of Salt and Sorrows
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Review: Transformed: The Perils of the Frog Prince
Transformed: The Perils of the Frog Prince by Megan Morrison Series: Tyme #3 Published by: Arthur A. Levine Books Pub Date: March 29, 2019 Pages: 355 Format: hardcover | Source: publisher; purchased Genres: young adult, fantasy, retelling Rating: Syrah Huanui is a frog. He wasn't always one--once he was a Prince of the Olive Isles, a champion launchball player, a beloved favorite of all. Or … Continue reading Review: Transformed: The Perils of the Frog Prince
Mini Review Monday: Once & Future, The Devouring Gray
Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy Series: Once & Future #1 Published by: Little, Brown and Company Pub Date: March 26, 2019 Pages: 336 Format: e-arc | Source: NetGalley Genres: young adult, science fiction, retelling, LGBTQ+ Rating: I’ve been chased my whole life. As a fugitive refugee in the territory controlled by the tyrannical Mercer corporation, I’ve always had … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: Once & Future, The Devouring Gray
March/April Reading Challenge Update
Soooo if you haven't noticed my blog has been a tad on the quiet side. Just a little haha. The main reason is that we moved in February and I started a new job at the beginning of March! I really love it but adjusting back to full time work has been a physical drain … Continue reading March/April Reading Challenge Update
January/February Reading Challenge Update
Another year, another set of reading challenges! I'll probably write these updates monthly going forward, but January got away from me (what a surprise) so Jan and Feb are going together. I also think this was one of my best Bookish Bingos ever!! Beat The Backlist (6 books) #BeatTheBacklist Hunted by Meagan Spooner- Ash by … Continue reading January/February Reading Challenge Update
Mini Review Monday: Fairytale Remix
Hunted by Meagan Spooner Published by: Harper Teen Pub Date: March 14, 2007 Pages: 374 Format: ebook | Source: library Genres: young adult, fantasy, retelling Rating: Beauty knows the Beast’s forest in her bones—and in her blood. Though she grew up with the city’s highest aristocrats, far from her father’s old lodge, she knows that the forest holds secrets and that her father is the … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: Fairytale Remix
2019 Reading Challenges Sign Up Post
2018 was an okay reading year for me- I alternated between 8 book months and 3 book months, but they were filled with great books at least! I took a break from any challenges aside from my Goodreads challenge, but as usual there are too many good reading challenges to pass up this year and … Continue reading 2019 Reading Challenges Sign Up Post
2017 Reading Challenge Wrap Up Post
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
Mini Review Monday: Ripped Pages
Ripped Pages by M. Hollis Published by: Amazon Digital Services LLC Pub Date: September 22, 2017 Pages: 60 Format: e-book | Source: purchased Genres: young adult, fantasy, retelling, LGBTQ Rating: Princess Valentina lives a reasonably comfortable life, but after her mother's death, her father gets tired of taking care of her and locks her in a tower. She spends years on her own, … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: Ripped Pages
Fall Bookish Bingo and November Update
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