— Adult, ARC review, blog tour, book review —

The Forbidden Garden by Ellen Herrick (Blog Tour & ARC Review)

April 13, 2017

Title: The Forbidden Garden Author: Ellen Herrick Type: Fiction Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Mystery, Contemporary Imprint: William Morrow Publisher: HarperCollins Date published: April 4, 2017 Format: Paperback Page Count: 400 Source: Blog Tour Host A physical copy of the book was kindly provided by the blog tour host, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: Half… Read More The Forbidden Garden by Ellen Herrick (Blog Tour & ARC Review)

— ARC review, book review, indigo book box, young adult —

Geekerella by Ashley Poston (ARC Review)

April 12, 2017

Title: Geekerella Author: Ashley Poston Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Contemporary, Romance, Fairytale Retelling Publisher: Quirk Books Distributor: Penguin Random House Date published: April 4, 2017 Format: Paperback Page Count: 320 Source: Publisher A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: Cinderella goes to the con… Read More Geekerella by Ashley Poston (ARC Review)

— top ten tuesdays, weekly meme —

Top Ten Tuesday (#23): Top Ten Of The Most Unique Books I’ve Read

April 11, 2017

This one required a little more thinking for me, since I’ve kind of shut off the “thinking hard” part of my brain since I finished school (haha, my brain is taking a nice long, well-earned break okay?!) But I did manage to come up with more than 10 after going through my Goodreads “read” list.… Read More Top Ten Tuesday (#23): Top Ten Of The Most Unique Books I’ve Read

— Adult, ARC review, book review —

Brimstone by Cherie Priest (ARC Review)

April 8, 2017

Title: Brimstone Author: Cherie Priest Type: Fiction Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Horror, Adult Imprint: Ace Books Publisher: Penguin Random House Date published: April 4, 2017 Format: Paperback Page Count: 304 Source: Publisher A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: In the trenches of Europe during… Read More Brimstone by Cherie Priest (ARC Review)

— book review, food & drink, nonfiction —

Yum-Yum Bento All Year Round by Crystal Watanabe and Maki Ogawa (Review)

April 6, 2017

Title: Yum-Yum Bento All Year Round Author: Crystal Watanabe and Maki Ogawa Type: Non-Fiction Genre: Food & Drink, Cookbook Publisher: Quirk Books Date published: December 27, 2016 Format: Paperback Page Count: 144 Source: Publisher A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: From the depths… Read More Yum-Yum Bento All Year Round by Crystal Watanabe and Maki Ogawa (Review)

— ARC review, book review, young adult —

A Crown of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi (ARC Review)

April 5, 2017

Title: A Crown of Wishes Author: Roshani Chokshi Type: Fiction Genre: Fantasy, YA, Romance, Mythology Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Date published: March 28, 2017 Format: Paperback Page Count: 352 Source: Publisher A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: Gauri, the princess of Bharata, has been… Read More A Crown of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi (ARC Review)

— blog event, calendar girls —

Calendar Girls (#4 / April 2017): Best High Fantasy

April 5, 2017

Thankfully March moved a little slower than February, even though it had only a few extra days. I am looking forward to May, but I’m also NOT looking forward to June, so it’s a constant struggle for me between wanting time to move faster or slower. I also don’t like aging, soooo maybe slower is… Read More Calendar Girls (#4 / April 2017): Best High Fantasy

— weekly meme —

Musing Mondays (#19): The Breaking Light by Heather Hansen & Books + Music

April 3, 2017

I tend to be unable to keep up with writing these posts on time. I blame it on the Mondays. Yes, the Mondays are too blame, haha. But seriously, with working two jobs, it’s very difficult to find time on Mondays (especially) to write up a post from scratch! Maybe if the questions were posted… Read More Musing Mondays (#19): The Breaking Light by Heather Hansen & Books + Music

— top ten tuesdays, weekly meme —

Top Ten Tuesday (#21): Top Ten (Alive) Authors I’m Dying To Meet

March 28, 2017

Hurray for Tuesday! …because it’s not Monday, and because it’s also time for Top Ten Tuesday! This week it’s all about authors we’d like to meet, and I thought I’d switch it up a bit and make it more specific, by listing the living authors I’d love to meet. There are many deceased authors I… Read More Top Ten Tuesday (#21): Top Ten (Alive) Authors I’m Dying To Meet

— book review, young adult —

The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi (Review)

March 28, 2017

Title: The Star-Touched Queen Author: Roshani Chokshi Type: Fiction Genre: Fantasy, YA, Romance, Mythology Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Date published: April 26, 2016 Format: Hardcover Page Count: 342 Source: Library Summary: Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom when you’re only seventeen? Maya is cursed. With… Read More The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi (Review)