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Here I am, trying to post more than just book reviews! I got to a point where I was getting excited about blogging again. At the moment, things aren't 100%. Julian's grandpa is really sick and we're going to be doing a lot of driving to spend more time with him. We're just trying to stay positive and keep everything as normal as possible. I decided to do a book tag today! I haven't done one in so long. I probably did this tag back in the day when I did tags weekly back in 2017. I'm sure my answers have changed soooo yeah. Here we go! Which book, most recently, did you not finish? I know this answer is definitely going to be different than what I would have said a couple of years ago. I used to force myself to finish every book that I pick up. I no longer do that. DNFing has become one of my best friends. I recently tried reading Wrecked by Maria Padian and could not get into the writing style. I honestly DNFed at like 10 pages. Which book is your guilty pleasu

Away From The Blog This week went back to normal. I'm so thankful that this week wasn't stressful. The only stress I was feeling was that we might not have gotten our tax refund before we go on vacation. We finally got a date which means I can stop stressing about having spending money at one of the most expensive places in Florida. TWO WEEKS UNTIL VACATION! This week was honestly amazing. I got a freaking copy of House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas. Aurora was so kind to send me her finished copy that she received early. I'm dying to see what happens in this book. I'm about 70 pages in and my heart has already been broken. New Books This Week Books I Finished This Week Currently Reading What are you currently reading? What have you recently finished? What new books did you get? What is something good that has happened in your life this week?

Title: Every Other Weekend Author: Abigail Johnson Publisher: Inkyard Press Published: January 7th, 2020 Pages: 512 Goodreads ~ Amazon ~ Kindle ~ Book Depository Synopsis: Can life begin again…every other weekend? Adam Moynihan’s life used to be awesome. Straight As, close friends and a home life so perfect that it could have been a TV show straight out of the 50s. Then his oldest brother died. Now his fun-loving mom cries constantly, he and his remaining brother can’t talk without fighting, and the father he always admired proved himself a coward by moving out when they needed him most. Jolene Timber’s life is nothing like the movies she loves—not the happy ones anyway. As an aspiring director, she should know, because she’s been reimagining her life as a film ever since she was a kid. With her divorced parents at each other’s throats and using her as a pawn, no amount of mental reediting will give her the love she’s starving for. Forced to spend every other weekend in the sam

Title:  A Lesson In Thorns Series:  Thornchapel (#1) Author:  Sierra Simone Publisher:  Sierra Simone Published:  March 20th, 2019 Pages:  374 Goodreads  ~  Amazon  ~  Kindle  ~  Audibook  ~  Book Depository Synopsis: When librarian Poe Markham takes the job at Thornchapel, she only wants two things: to stay away from Thornchapel’s tortured owner, Auden Guest, and to find out what happened to her mother twelve years ago. It should be easy enough—keep her head down while she works in the house’s crumbling private library and while she hunts down any information as to why this remote manor tucked into the fog-shrouded moors would be the last place her mother was seen alive. But Thornchapel has other plans for her... As Poe begins uncovering the house’s secrets, both new and old, she’s also pulled into the seductive, elegant world of Auden and his friends—and drawn to Auden’s worst enemy, the beautiful and brooding St. Sebastian. And as Thornchapel slowly tightens its coil of truths and l

Away From The Blog This week has been a freaking roller coaster. Marcel got sick. I missed a good chunk of work. It was really stressful and emotional for me. I just hate when my son is sick and there's nothing I can do. I also got really bugged about my job but I'm not gonna complain about that here.  I did have an AMAZING thing happen this week. Aurora reached out to me and she's sending me a book that I'm sooo excited for. I'm not going to say what it is yet because I want it to be a surprise. Follow my Instagram if you want to see me unbox it when I receive it! Aurora is just so sweet. She noticed I was having a really stressful week and she talked with me about it and it definitely made me feel a lot better. I don't have a lot of friends I can talk to and it was nice to talk to someone! New Books This Week Books I Finished This Week Currently Reading What are you currently reading? What have you recently finished? What is something good that has happened

Title: A Lesson In Thorns Series: Thornchapel (#1) Author: Sierra Simone Publisher: Sierra Simone Published: March 20th, 2019 Pages: 374 Goodreads ~ Amazon ~ Kindle ~ Audibook ~ Book Depository When librarian Poe Markham takes the job at Thornchapel, she only wants two things: to stay away from Thornchapel’s tortured owner, Auden Guest, and to find out what happened to her mother twelve years ago. It should be easy enough—keep her head down while she works in the house’s crumbling private library and while she hunts down any information as to why this remote manor tucked into the fog-shrouded moors would be the last place her mother was seen alive. But Thornchapel has other plans for her... As Poe begins uncovering the house’s secrets, both new and old, she’s also pulled into the seductive, elegant world of Auden and his friends—and drawn to Auden’s worst enemy, the beautiful and brooding St. Sebastian. And as Thornchapel slowly tightens its coil of truths and lies around the

Title: On My Knees Series: Bridge (#1) Author: Meredith Wild Publisher: Waterhouse Press Published: March 17h, 2014 Pages: 352 Goodreads ~ Amazon ~ Kindle ~ Audiobook ~ Book Depository Haunted by the responsibility of caring for her troubled family, Maya Jacobs gave the only answer she could when Cameron asked her to marry him. Years later, entrenched in a soulless professional routine, she distracts herself from the lingering regret of her decision with a “work hard, play hard” lifestyle that guarantees no man will ever find his way into her heart again. Cameron Bridge has spent the past five years married to the military, trying to escape the painful memory of losing Maya. After fighting his own war in the desert, he starts a new life in New York City, with his siblings, Olivia and Darren, by his side. When fate brings Maya back to him in the heart of a city filled with its own hopes and shadows, can Cameron find the girl he once loved in the woman she’s become? This book h

Title: Say You Still Love Me Author: K.A. Tucker Publisher: Atria Books Published: August 6th, 2019 Pages: 373 Goodreads ~ Amazon ~ Kindle ~ Audiobook ~ Book Depository Life is a mixed bag for Piper Calloway. On the one hand, she’s a twenty-nine-year-old VP at her dad’s multibillion-dollar real estate development firm, and living the high single life with her two best friends in a swanky downtown penthouse. On the other hand, she’s considered a pair of sexy legs in a male-dominated world and constantly has to prove her worth. Plus, she’s stuck seeing her narcissistic ex-fiancé—a fellow VP—on the other side of her glass office wall every day. Things get exponentially more complicated for Piper when she runs into Kyle Miller—the handsome new security guard at Calloway Group Industries, and coincidentally the first love of her life. The guy she hasn’t seen or heard from since they were summer camp counsellors together. The guy from the wrong side of the tracks. The guy who appare

Title: Spin The Dawn Series: The Blood Of Stars (#1) Author: Elizabeth Lim Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers Published: July 9th, 2019 Pages: 392 Goodreads ~ Amazon ~ Kindle ~ Audiobook ~ Book Depository Maia Tamarin dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in the land, but as a girl, the best she can hope for is to marry well. When a royal messenger summons her ailing father, once a tailor of renown, to court, Maia poses as a boy and takes his place. She knows her life is forfeit if her secret is discovered, but she'll take that risk to achieve her dream and save her family from ruin. There's just one catch: Maia is one of twelve tailors vying for the job. Backstabbing and lies run rampant as the tailors compete in challenges to prove their artistry and skill. Maia's task is further complicated when she draws the attention of the court magician, Edan, whose piercing eyes seem to see straight through her disguise. And nothing could have prepared her

Title: Crown Of Coral And Pearl Series: Crown Of Coral And Pearl (#1) Author: Mara Rutherford Publisher: Inkyard Press Published: August 27th, 2019 Pages: 432 Goodreads ~ Amazon ~ Kindle ~ Audiobook ~ Book Depository For generations, the princes of Ilara have married the most beautiful maidens from the ocean village of Varenia. But though every girl longs to be chosen as the next princess, the cost of becoming royalty is higher than any of them could ever imagine… Nor once dreamed of seeing the wondrous wealth and beauty of Ilara, the kingdom that’s ruled her village for as long as anyone can remember. But when a childhood accident left her with a permanent scar, it became clear that her identical twin sister, Zadie, would likely be chosen to marry the Crown Prince—while Nor remained behind, unable to ever set foot on land. Then Zadie is gravely injured, and Nor is sent to Ilara in her place. To Nor’s dismay, her future husband, Prince Ceren, is as forbidding and cold as his

Title: Little Do We Know Author: Tamara Ireland Stone Publisher: Disney Hyperion Published: June 5th, 2018 Pages: 416 Goodreads ~ Amazon ~  Audiobook ~ Book Depository Lifelong best friends and next-door neighbors Hannah and Emory have never gone a single day without talking. But now its senior year and they haven’t spoken in three months. Not since the fight, where they each said things they couldn’t take back. They’re aching to break the silence, but those thirty-six steps between their bedroom windows feel more like thirty-six miles. Then one fateful night, Emory’s boyfriend, Luke, almost dies. And Hannah is the one who finds him and saves his life. As Luke tries to make sense of his near-death experience, he secretly turns to Hannah, who becomes his biggest confidante. In Luke, Hannah finds someone she can finally talk to about all the questions she’s grappling with. Emory just wants everything to go back to normal–the way it was before the accident. She has no idea why her

Title: The Wish Granter Series: Ravenspire (#2) Author: C.J. Redwine Publisher: Balzer + Bray Published: February 14th, 2017 Goodreads ~ Amazon ~ Kindle ~ Audiobook ~ Book Depository The world has turned upside down for Thad and Ari Glavan, the bastard twins of Súndraille’s king. Their mother was murdered. The royal family died mysteriously. And now Thad sits on the throne of a kingdom whose streets are suddenly overrun with violence he can’t stop. Growing up ignored by the nobility, Ari never wanted to be a proper princess. And when Thad suddenly starts training Ari to take his place, she realizes that her brother’s ascension to the throne wasn’t fate. It was the work of a Wish Granter named Alistair Teague, who tricked Thad into wishing away both the safety of his people and his soul in exchange for the crown. So Ari recruits the help of Thad’s enigmatic new weapons master, Sebastian Vaughn, to teach her how to fight Teague. With secret ties to Teague’s criminal empire, Seba

Alex, Approximately Jenn Bennett Published by Simon Pulse on April 4th, 2017 390 Pages Goodreads ~ Amazon ~ Kindle ~ Audiobook ~ Book Depository Synopsis: Classic movie buff Bailey “Mink” Rydell has spent months crushing on a witty film geek she only knows online by “Alex.” Two coasts separate the teens until Bailey moves in with her dad, who lives in the same California surfing town as her online crush.  Faced with doubts (what if he’s a creep in real life—or worse?), Bailey doesn’t tell Alex she’s moved to his hometown. Or that she’s landed a job at the local tourist-trap museum. Or that she’s being heckled daily by the irritatingly hot museum security guard, Porter Roth—a.k.a. her new arch-nemesis. But life is whole lot messier than the movies, especially when Bailey discovers that tricky fine line between hate, love, and whatever-it-is she’s starting to feel for Porter.  And as the summer months go by, Bailey must choose whether to cling to a dreamy online fantasy in Alex or ta

Title: Everless Series: Everless (#1) Author: Sara Holland Publisher: HarperTeen Published: January, 2nd 2018 Pages: 384 Goodreads ~ Amazon ~ Kindle ~ Audiobook ~ Book Depository In the kingdom of Sempera, time is currency—extracted from blood, bound to iron, and consumed to add time to one’s own lifespan. The rich aristocracy, like the Gerlings, tax the poor to the hilt, extending their own lives by centuries. No one resents the Gerlings more than Jules Ember. A decade ago, she and her father were servants at Everless, the Gerlings’ palatial estate, until a fateful accident forced them to flee in the dead of night. When Jules discovers that her father is dying, she knows that she must return to Everless to earn more time for him before she loses him forever. But going back to Everless brings more danger—and temptation—than Jules could have ever imagined. Soon she’s caught in a tangle of violent secrets and finds her heart torn between two people she thought she’d never see a

Title: Vicous Series: Villains (#1) Author: V.E. Schwab Publisher: Tor Books Published: September 24th, 2013 Pages: 371 Goodreads ~ Amazon ~ Kindle ~ Audiobook ~ Book Depository Victor and Eli started out as college roommates--brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong. Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison, determined to catch up to his old friend (now foe), aided by a young girl whose reserved nature obscures a stunning ability. Meanwhile, Eli is on a mission to eradicate every other super-powered person that he can find--aside from his sidekick, an enigmatic woman with an unbreakable will. Ar

Title: Vicious Series: Villains (#1) Author: V.E. Schwab Publisher: Tor Books Published: September 24th, 2013 Pages: 371 Synopsis: Victor and Eli started out as college roommates--brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong. Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison, determined to catch up to his old friend (now foe), aided by a young girl whose reserved nature obscures a stunning ability. Meanwhile, Eli is on a mission to eradicate every other super-powered person that he can find--aside from his sidekick, an enigmatic woman with an unbreakable will. Armed with terrible power on both sides, driven by th

Away From The Blog This week has been just so stressful . I feel like I was at work all day. Nonstop. I didn't necessarily have a good work week. I try not to let that affect my home-life but unfortunately it did. I have not been in a good mood this week. I'm trying to look at the bright side. I'm one week closer to my vacation! Today, we're going on a mini-trip to a mall about an hour away. There's a Barnes and Noble there and a Lush store. I'm gonna get some books and some smelly good bath stuff. I am going to destress today! Books I Finished This Week Everless by Sara Holland: To be honest, I wish I DNFed this book. It has put me in an audiobook slump and I cannot find another book I want to listen to. I was let down by this book. Vicious by V.E. Schwab: I loved this book. This is the first V.E. Schwab book that I have read and liked a lot. Her other books just really fell flat for me. I just really loved this one! Currently Reading A Lesson In Thorns by Si

Everless by Sara Holland (#1) Publisher: HarperTeen Published: January 2nd, 2018 Pages: 384 Goodreads ~ Amazon ~ Kindle ~ Audibook ~ Book Depository Synopsis: In the kingdom of Sempera, time is currency—extracted from blood, bound to iron, and consumed to add time to one’s own lifespan. The rich aristocracy, like the Gerlings, tax the poor to the hilt, extending their own lives by centuries. No one resents the Gerlings more than Jules Ember. A decade ago, she and her father were servants at Everless, the Gerlings’ palatial estate, until a fateful accident forced them to flee in the dead of night. When Jules discovers that her father is dying, she knows that she must return to Everless to earn more time for him before she loses him forever. But going back to Everless brings more danger—and temptation—than Jules could have ever imagined. Soon she’s caught in a tangle of violent secrets and finds her heart torn between two people she thought she’d never see again. Her decisions

Here's my attempt at trying to make random daily posts. I really like posting daily. Sometimes multiple times a day. I used to post daily on Instagram. I honestly have fallen out of love with Insta. I just don't like it anymore and will probably be phasing it out... I tried doing this before I went on my blogging hiatus. I really enjoyed it and I hope you guys enjoy these random posts too! Today, I want to talk about a book that I have on my shelf that I know nothing about. I bought An Unkindness of Magicians by Kat Howard through Book Outlet a long time ago. I bought this book in 2018 and I still know nothing about it! You may ask, why buy a book that you know nothing about? HAVE YOU SEEN THIS COVER? I had to have it. It's gorgeous. It was also super cheap on BO. I haven't seen this book talked about anywhere so I'm hoping it's as beautiful on the inside as it is on the outside. Is there a book on your shelves that you don't know anything about? If so, wh

Hello friends! I feel like I haven't done a WWW Wednesday in a long time. It's been like two weeks. I kind of got into a bit of a blogging slump and I got really busy at work. I'm trying hard to find a balance between everything in my life again. I just feel like everything got busy all at once. This post today is going to be kind of boring because the last time I finished a book was in January. I read eleven books last month and now I'm apparently in a bit of a reading slump too. This is a meme hosted by  Sam @ Taking on a World of Words  which asks the questions… What did you recently finish reading? What are you currently reading? What do you think you’ll read next? What I Recently Finished Reading I've been naughty so far this month and haven't finished anything since January... I promise that I'm almost finished with a book right now. What Am I Currently Reading Everless by Sara Holland: (61%) I really liked the idea of using time from your life as cur