Happy Friday Junior, and Backlist Blast day! Also, I’m so happy to see that so many of you have decided to join Backlist Blast, and in order to make your post for this meme more visible (and your blogs, Instagram, or Twitter accounts too), I have decided to add a link-up form/widget to the bottom of… Read More Backlist Blast #14: Want by Cindy Pon
Title: My Plain Jane Authors: Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Retelling, Historical, Fantasy Publisher: HarperTeen (HarperCollins) Date published: June 26, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. You may think you know the story. After a miserable childhood, penniless… Read More My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows (ARC Review)
Title: Convenience Store Woman Author: Sayaka Murata Translator: Ginny Tapley Takemori Type: Fiction Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Cultural, Japan Publisher: Grove Press Published: June 12, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by Publishers Group Canada, in exchange for an honest review. Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents… Read More Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (ARC Review)
Happy Monday everyone! And also happy #ARCstravaganza day! This week I’ll be featuring a book that’s a little different from what I normally read and feature. This book is a new adult book! The new adult genre is one that has been very hit and miss for me, so, I’m always looking for great NA… Read More #ARCstravaganza #47: Summer Skin by Kirsty Eagar
Where did June go?! Seriously! I am not joking…it just flew by. I had a workout plan, and plans for the beach…and none of that happened. Buuuuut at least I did manage to read all the way through my June TBR! Woaaaa it’s a miracle! I’m very much looking forward to seeing what July will… Read More Monthly Wrap-Up (June 2018)
Welcome to my monthly TBR pile post. This month, I opted for having less “have to read” books and a bunch of “tentative TBR” books that I can pick up based on my mood if I made it through all of the “have to read” books. We shall see how this goes! Since it’s summer… Read More July 2018 TBR
Title: Otis and Will Discover the Deep Authors: Barb Rosenstock and Katherine Roy Type: Nonfiction Genre: Children’s Book, Picture Book, Biography, Science, History Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Hachette Book Group) Date published: June 5, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.… Read More Otis and Will Discover the Deep by Barb Rosenstock and Katherine Roy (Review)
Title: Guilty Pleasure Author: Kevin Dickson and Jack Ketsoyan Type: Fiction Genre: Adult, Women’s Fiction, Chick Lit, Romance Publisher: Imprint (Macmillan) Published: June 5, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. In this jaw-dropping sequel to Blind Item, three young Hollywood professionals strive to… Read More Guilty Pleasure by Kevin Dickson and Jack Ketsoyan (ARC Review)
I’ve seen this tag around quite a bit! I noticed it mid-year last year, but didn’t have the time to participate. I don’t even remember if anyone actually tagged me to do it or not (I’m sorry)! So, this year I’ve been seeing it around again (on blogs like Books-and-Dachshunds, Red Rocket Panda, and A Court of… Read More Mid-year Freak Out Tag 2018
Title: Doll-E 1.0 Author: Shanda McCloskey Type: Fiction Genre: Children’s Book, Picture Book, Science Fiction Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Hachette Book Group) Date published: May 1, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. A STEM-friendly tale of a girl and the… Read More Doll-E 1.0 by Shanda McCloskey (Review)