Well, it has been quite the year. It's been filled with many ups and downs for me personally, but I'd like to take a moment to celebrate all of the awesome books I read throughout 2017. I haven't reviewed a book on this blog since August, so I'm definitely overdue for gushing about all things bookish. Last year, I participated in the End...
Hello, Internet! I am back and ready to tackle a new reading challenge to get me out of my book blogging slump. The wonderful Aentee over at Read at Midnight is hosting The Reading Quest. You can check out all of the specifics by clicking here. This reading challenge is based off of a video-game quest format (but experience playing video games is not required...
Summary of Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee. Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is...
Summary of Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born: three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers. Katharine is a poisoner, one who can ingest...
Well folks, I did it again. I took an unexpected hiatus. This was mainly due to the fact that I participated in Camp NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) throughout all of April. Because I always bite off more than I can chew, I set myself the goal of writing 50,000 words by the end of the month. Today's the last day, and I've...
Summary of Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world descend on...
Summary of More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera In the months after his father's suicide, it's been tough for sixteen-year-old Aaron Soto to find happiness again—but he's still gunning for it. With the support of his girlfriend Genevieve and his overworked mom, he's slowly remembering what that might feel like. But grief and the smile-shaped scar on his wrist prevent him from forgetting...
Summary of Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile new life into a dangerous old universe. From New York Times bestselling writer Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina) and critically acclaimed artist Fiona Staples (Mystery Society, North 40), Saga is the sweeping tale of one...
Summary of The Bitter Side of Sweet by Tara Sullivan Fifteen-year-old Amadou counts the things that matter. For two years what has mattered are the number of cacao pods he and his younger brother, Seydou, can chop down in a day. This number is very important. The higher the number the safer they are because the bosses won’t beat them. The higher the number...
February, February, where have you gone? I feel as though I closed my eyes on January 31st and opened them the next day to find it was February 28th. Logically, I know it's the shortest month of the year and that's why it went by so quickly; however, I think February flew because I didn't have a free weekend throughout the entire month....
Summary of The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier Jerry Renault ponders the question on the poster in his locker: Do I dare disturb the universe? Refusing to sell chocolates in the annual Trinity school fund-raiser may not seem like a radical thing to do. But when Jerry challenges a secret school society called The Vigils, his defiant act turns into an all-out war. Now the only...
Summary of Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson Amy Curry thinks her life sucks. Her mom decides to move from California to Connecticut to start anew--just in time for Amy's senior year. Her dad recently died in a car accident. So Amy embarks on a road trip to escape from it all, driving cross-country from the home she's always known toward her...
