Doing end of year wrap-ups are truly terrifying. It's exciting to see all the books I read and loved but oh my god, all the goals I didn't meet? The number of books I bought? I can't deny it's scary. 2019 had many reading goals. I set myself overarching goals and specific ones. For the … Continue reading End of Year Wrap-Up! | 2019
This is going to be a relatively short wrap-up because I barely got any reading done in December! If you want to know more about some personal things that affected my reading (and blogging, etc) in December, then follow this link to a separate post. I won't be including a personal section for December for … Continue reading December Wrap-Up | 2019
A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Retelling Author: E K Johnston Published: October 2015 Publisher: MacMillan Children's Books Pages: 325 {paperback} Review to Come Initial Thoughts upon Finishing This wasn't actually the story I was expecting it to be and I'm far less satisfied at the end. However, it was pretty … Continue reading Sandstorms in A Thousand Nights | Spoiler-Free Review
Oh boy, do I have a massive haul to share with you today OR WHAT? So many books. I missed doing my November book haul for reasons you can read about HERE. Which means, unfortunately, you need to limber up your eyes for the book haul of the century. I'm so excited. Christmas is always … Continue reading MASSIVE November – December Book Haul | 2019
Firelight by Sophie Jordan Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Author: Sophie Jordan Published: September 2011 Publisher: HarperCollins Pages: 323 {paperback} Review on Goodreads Initial Thoughts Upon Finishing Honestly, this was fantastic and fun. Sometimes you just need a good ol' throwback to those insta-lovey, drama-hyped teenage fantasies to have a good laugh. I LOVE dragons and … Continue reading Fire-Breathing Dragons in Firelight | Spoiler-Free Review
The Goodreads reading challenge is up and live and so begins a new year of reading goals! I love setting myself challenges and goals for reading even though to many this is maybe a stressful thought. But I find I thrive off the challenge! In 2019, I read 54 books. It was a good year … Continue reading 2020 Reading Goals
Hey guys! This isn't actually my yearly wrap-up. This is a small note reflecting on 2019. 2019 has been an interesting (and honestly, pretty shit) year for me and this whole post isn't about books so if you're not interested in my personal life (fair) then feel free to skip this one. But basically, this … Continue reading 2019 in Review | A Personal Note
Oh boy, I had such a great feeling going into November - I was HYPED for reading. So naturally I ended stuck in one particular book for tHrEe weeks and that ruined all my magnificent reading plans. If that isn't a metaphor for life then I don't know what is. That aside, the four books … Continue reading November Wrap-Up! | 2019
December is an incredibly dry month this year for releases. I have scoured the internet, thinking I must just be missing something. But as far as I can see, there are only a handful of new releases (and there aren't that many sequels either, though I will mostly be talking about firsts or standalones). So … Continue reading Books to Buy This Month! | December 2019
Salvation Lost by Peter F. Hamilton Genre: Science-Fiction [hard] Author: Peter F. Hamilton Published: October 2019 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Pages: 896 {paperback} Review on Goodreads Big thank you to Pan Macmillan for providing me a copy of this in exchange for an honest review! Initial Thoughts Upon Finishing This was a step up from book … Continue reading Fight or Flight in Salvation Lost | Spoiler-Free Review [spoilers for book one]
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