Saturday, May 9, 2015

My Latest Binge #3: The Mindy Project & Mara Dyer +Vote For Next Month!


I really like to binge watch and binge read series! It is so easy to do. And so I want to share all my latest and current binge watches and binge reads with all of you! Sometimes it might just be something I'm watching or something I'm reading or both! 

Friday, May 8, 2015

Feature & Follow Friday #6: Deciding Which Books to Read Next

This weekly meme is hosted by Parajunkee & Alison Can Read!

HOW IT WORKS:

The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee's View and Alison of Alison Can Read. Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it'll allow us to show off more new blogs!

How does this work? First you visit the blogs of our illustrious hosts and leave your name on the post using using the linky tools, then you create a post on your own blog that links back to this post (easiest way is to just grab the code under the #FF picture and put it in your post) and then you visit as many blogs as you can and tell them "hi" in their comments (on the post that has the #FF image). You follow them, they follow you. Win. Win. Just make sure to follow back if someone follows you!

What sets this Hop apart from others, is our Feature. Each week we will showcase a Featured Blogger, from all different genres and areas. Find out below. Just remember it is required, if you participate, to follow our Features and you must follow the hosts (Parajunkee & Alison Can Read) as a courtesy. How do you follow someone? Well, if you have a preference, state it in your #FF post. A lot of blogs are transitioning to Wordpress in which they do not have the luxury of GFC, so an RSS subscription is appreciated or if you choose an email subscription. If you don't have GFC please state in your post how you would like to be followed.

THIS WEEKS QUESTION: 

How do you decide what books to read? – So Many Books, So Little Time


Thursday, May 7, 2015

Material Girls by Elaine Dimopoulos

Title: Material Girls
Author: Elaine Dimopoulos
Length: 336 pages
Publisher: HMH Books For Young Readers
Classification: Young Adult, Dystopian
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Source: e-galley via NetGalley (Thank you, HMH!)
Read: April 2015
In Marla Klein and Ivy Wilde’s world, teens are the gatekeepers of culture. A top fashion label employs sixteen-year-old Marla to dictate hot new clothing trends, while Ivy, a teen pop star, popularizes the garments that Marla approves. Both girls are pawns in a calculated but seductive system of corporate control, and both begin to question their world’s aggressive levels of consumption. Will their new “eco-chic” trend subversively resist and overturn the industry that controls every part of their lives?Smart, provocative, and entertaining, this thrilling page-turner for teens questions the cult like mentality of fame and fashion. Are you in or are you out?

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

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Top Ten Tuesday #53: Eight Books I Will Probably Never Read


Top Ten Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Their blog can be found here.


May 5th: Ten Books I Will Probably Never Read

Monday, May 4, 2015

Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge

Title: Crimson Bound 
Author: Rosamund Hodge
Length: 448 pages
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Classification: Young Adult, Retellings, Fantasy, Magic
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Source: e-galley via Edelweiss (Thank you, HarperTeen!)
Read: April 2015
When Rachelle was fifteen she was good—apprenticed to her aunt and in training to protect her village from dark magic. But she was also reckless— straying from the forest path in search of a way to free her world from the threat of eternal darkness. After an illicit meeting goes dreadfully wrong, Rachelle is forced to make a terrible choice that binds her to the very evil she had hoped to defeat.
Three years later, Rachelle has given her life to serving the realm, fighting deadly creatures in an effort to atone. When the king orders her to guard his son Armand—the man she hates most—Rachelle forces Armand to help her find the legendary sword that might save their world. As the two become unexpected allies, they uncover far-reaching conspiracies, hidden magic, and a love that may be their undoing. In a palace built on unbelievable wealth and dangerous secrets, can Rachelle discover the truth and stop the fall of endless night?
Inspired by the classic fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood, Crimson Bound is an exhilarating tale of darkness, love, and redemption.

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

Sunday, May 3, 2015

My May 2015 Bookish Itinerary



The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler
The Devil You Know by Trish Doller
Hello, I Love You by Katie M. Stout
Charlie, Presumed Dead by Anne Heltzel
After Hours by Claire Kennedy
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
After the End (After the End #1) by Amy Plum
Until the Beginning (After the End #2) by Amy Plum
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer #1) by Michelle Hodkin
The Evolution of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer #2) by Michelle Hodkin
The Retribution of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer #3) by Michelle Hodkin
A Sense of the Infinite by Hilary T. Smith
The Improbable Theory of Ana & Zak by Brian Katcher

I really hope I get the chance to read all (and maybe a few others) this month! What books are on your TBR this month?

Friday, May 1, 2015

April 2015 Highlights


Each month passes by so quickly. I read a lot his month and I am very happy with my challenge progress.