Evie O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City—and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It’s 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her uncle Will and his unhealthy READ MORE
LINK-UP | STACKING THE SHELVES #3
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks where I don’t buy books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some books READ MORE
LINK-UP | A to Z 2014 READING CHALLENGE HOSTED BY SOCK POPPET AT PLAY
I like the randomness of this challenge. For every letter of the alphabet, a different book element has been picked, and it’s a pretty eclectic mix. Here’s the list: A is for April (the month in which you read the book) – The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow by Rita Leganski B is for Bathing READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | 2014 DEBUTS I’M EXCITED FOR
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is “Top Ten 2014 Debuts I’m Excited For.” I had to do some research for this one, so thanks a lot to the ladies at The Broke and the Bookish – my TBR list just tripled! 1. Hexed (The Witch Hunter #1) by READ MORE
LINK-UP | READING BINGO – YA AND ORIGINAL – HOSTED BY RETREAT BY RANDOM HOUSE
I am super excited about this challenge! The idea is to get a row, all the outside squares – or the entire card! I’m not clear on whether you can use the same book for more than one square, so I’m going to try to do a different book for each one. But I READ MORE
BOOK REVIEW | SONGS FROM THE PHENOMENAL NOTHING – STEVEN LUNA
It’s just me and him. Him and me. A man I can’t comprehend, designated by the universe as my father but someone I prefer to call Tom, and a kid he can’t relate to but calls son anyway because he’s determined to try. I really wish he’d just call me Tyler. He probably wishes READ MORE
LINK-UP | STACKING THE SHELVES #2
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks where I don’t buy books I’ll scramble around my shelves and see if I READ MORE
LINK-UP | THE OFFICIAL 2014 TBR PILE CHALLENGE HOSTED BY ROOF BEAM READER
So I’m going to try another TBR Pile Challenge. This one’s a bit different, because I have to read at least 12 books that were published December 31, 2012 or earlier. The best part? If you complete the challenge, you’ll be entered to win a $50 GC to Amazon or Book Depository! The READ MORE
LINK-UP | WWW WEDNESDAYS #6
It’s time for this week’s WWW Wednesdays, hosted by Should Be Reading blog (head over and check them out!). This link up asks three questions: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll be reading next? Here are my WWW answers! What am I currently READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | GOALS/RESOLUTIONS FOR 2014
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is “Top Ten Goals/Resolutions for 2014.” Well, first off I don’t do resolutions. I feel like it’s setting myself up to fail and I don’t like it. But because you guys asked, I’ll tell you a couple of vague things I might, possibly READ MORE
LINK-UP | BOUT OF BOOKS READ-A-THON
I just came across this awesome idea while perusing Books of Amber’s blog post. I hadn’t heard of this particular Read-A-Thon before, but I think it’s a really fun idea! Here’s the deal: The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It READ MORE
BOOK REVIEW | ONYX – JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT
Being connected to Daemon Black sucks… Thanks to his alien mojo, Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro connection. So I’ve sworn him off, even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But we’ve got bigger problems. Something worse than the READ MORE
BOOKISH SURVEY | CAST AN HP SPELL – PART 2
Here’s Part 2 of the HP Spell Survey created and hosted by Flip That Page. In case you missed Part 1, here’s what it’s all about, in the words of its creator (aka Jasmine): “So how does it work? Basically, it’s a survey of sorts, where I give you a certain spell from the READ MORE
UPCOMING RELEASE | VERONICA MARS: THE BOOK. SERIOUSLY.
Ridicule if you must, but I’ve spent a large portion of my leftover vacation days in the past week re-watching Veronica Mars. I’ve watched the show a few times now, and yet somehow I just never get sick of it. Sure, the video quality doesn’t seem great compared to new shows, and the fashion choices READ MORE
BOOK REVIEW | RIVERS OF LONDON – BEN AARONOVITCH
Probationary Constable Peter Grant dreams of being a detective in London’s Metropolitan Police. Too bad his superior plans to assign him to the Case Progression Unit, where the biggest threat he’ll face is a paper cut. But Peter’s prospects change in the aftermath of a puzzling murder, when he gains exclusive information from an READ MORE
LINK-UP | 2014 READING CHALLENGES
I’m pretty sure every single reader out there has this problem: A huge stack (or stacks, in my case) of books we keep meaning to read, but don’t. Usually because a shiny new book distracts us. Yes, booklovers are basically magpies. So Bookish Blog is hosting a 2014 reading challenge to encourage us to READ MORE
WWW WEDNESDAYS | JANUARY 1, 2014
It’s time for this week’s WWW Wednesdays, hosted by Should Be Reading blog (head over and check them out!). This link up asks three questions: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll be reading next? I haven’t managed to get through a lot of READ MORE
2013 END OF YEAR BOOK SURVEY
I’m hopping on the 2013 End of Year Book Survey train with Jamie from The Perpetual Page-Turner! I gotta admit, I’m pretty excited about this one. It’s a chance for me to look back through the year and think about the best of the best. I love book surveys, and this one is a good READ MORE