March 2017 Highlights

March was a super busy month for me personally. But a very slow reading month. I spent a lot of my free time doing some Spring Cleaning around my entire house. 

Geekerella by Ashley Poston

Title: Geekerella
Author: Ashley Poston
Length: 320 pages
Publisher: Quirk Books
Classification: Young Adult, Retelling, Contemporary, Romance
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Source: e-galley via NetGalley (Thank you, Quirk Books!)

Geek girl Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic sci-fi series she grew up watching with her late father. So when she sees a cosplay contest for a new Starfield movie, she has to enter. The prize? An invitation to the ExcelsiCon Cosplay Ball, and a meet-and-greet with the actor slated to play Federation Prince Carmindor in the reboot. With savings from her gig at the Magic Pumpkin food truck (and her dad’s old costume), Elle’s determined to win…unless her stepsisters get there first.
Teen actor Darien Freeman used to live for cons—before he was famous. Now they’re nothing but autographs and awkward meet-and-greets. Playing Carmindor is all he’s ever wanted, but Starfield fandom has written him off as just another dumb heartthrob. As ExcelsiCon draws near, Darien feels more and more like a fake—until he meets a girl who shows him otherwise. But when she disappears at midnight, will he ever be able to find her again?
Part romance, part love letter to nerd culture, and all totally adorbs, Geekerella is a fairy tale for anyone who believes in the magic of fandom.

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***I received an e-galley of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review***

February 2017 Highlights

February started off as a strong and quick reading month for me. But by the middle of the month I slowed down a lot. Then I think I hit a bit of a reading slump. I did a lot of fun non-reading activities during February though! 

Seven Days of You by Cecilia Vinesse

Title: Seven Days of You

Author: Cecilia Vinesse
Length: 336 pages
Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers
Classification: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Release Date: March 7, 2017
Source: e-galley via NetGalley (Thank you, Little Brown!)

Sophia has seven days left in Tokyo before she moves back to the States. Seven days to say good-bye to the electric city, her wild best friend, and the boy she’s harbored a semi-secret crush on for years. Seven perfect days…until Jamie Foster-Collins moves back to Japan and ruins everything.
Jamie and Sophia have a history of heartbreak, and the last thing Sophia wants is for him to steal her leaving thunder with his stupid arriving thunder. Yet as the week counts down, the relationships she thought were stable begin to explode around her. And Jamie is the one who helps her pick up the pieces. Sophia is forced to admit she may have misjudged Jamie, but can their seven short days of Tokyo adventures end in anything but good-bye?

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***I received an e-galley of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review***

A List of Cages by Robin Roe

Title: A List of Cages

Author: Robin Roe
Length: 320 pages
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Classification: Young Adult, Contemporary
Release Date: January 10, 2017
Source: e-galley via NetGalley (Thank you, Disney-Hyperion!)

When Adam Blake lands the best elective ever in his senior year, serving as an aide to the school psychologist, he thinks he’s got it made. Sure, it means a lot of sitting around, which isn’t easy for a guy with ADHD, but he can’t complain, since he gets to spend the period texting all his friends. Then the doctor asks him to track down the troubled freshman who keeps dodging her, and Adam discovers that the boy is Julian—the foster brother he hasn’t seen in five years.
Adam is ecstatic to be reunited. At first, Julian seems like the boy he once knew. He’s still kindhearted. He still writes stories and loves picture books meant for little kids. But as they spend more time together, Adam realizes that Julian is keeping secrets, like where he hides during the middle of the day, and what’s really going on inside his house. Adam is determined to help him, but his involvement could cost both boys their lives…

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***I received an e-galley of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review***

January 2017 Monthly Highlights

January was a pretty good reading month for me. I finally read a series that I have been meaning to read for years. (Plus the new novella and book that came out last year, so in the end I am kind of glad I ended up waiting.) 

Frostblood by Elly Blake

Title: Frostblood 

(Frostblood Saga #1)
Author: Elly Blake
Length: 376 pages
Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers
Classification: Young Adult, Fantasy, Magic
Release Date: January 10, 2017
Source: e-galley via NetGalley (Thank you, Little Brown Books!)

Seventeen-year-old Ruby is a fireblood who must hide her powers of heat and flame from the cruel frostblood ruling class that wants to destroy all that are left of her kind. So when her mother is killed for protecting her and rebel frostbloods demand her help to kill their rampaging king, she agrees. But Ruby's powers are unpredictable, and she's not sure she's willing to let the rebels and an infuriating (yet irresistible) young man called Arcus use her as their weapon.
All she wants is revenge, but before they can take action, Ruby is captured and forced to take part in the king's tournaments that pit fireblood prisoners against frostblood champions. Now she has only one chance to destroy the maniacal ruler who has taken everything from her and from the icy young man she has come to love.
Fast-paced and compelling, Frostblood is the first in a page-turning new young adult three-book series about a world where flame and ice are mortal enemies—but together create a power that could change everything.

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***I received an e-galley of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review***

My 2017 Reading Challenges Sign-Up Post

I can't believe it is already 2017! Last year I didn't fully participate in the reading challenges as much as I wanted to. (In fact, I didn't blog as much as I wanted to either.) So I have decided to only participate in a couple official 2017 reading challenges and instead focus more on reading books that I already have on my shelves. In fact, I have decided to make a list of 17 Books I Will Finally Read in 2017!