Month: August 2016

Books Set in a School

Posted August 30, 2016 by Adalyn in Books, Top Ten Tuesday / 4 Comments
Books Set in a School

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme/feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is: Back to School Freebie. So, I decided to list my ten favorite books that take place in a school, or have scenes in a school. Speaking of school, today is/was my first day, super exciting, yet sad at […]

Dreamology

Posted August 29, 2016 by Adalyn in Contemporary, Reviews / 0 Comments
Dreamology

Dreamology by Lucy Keating Rating: 3.5/5 stars Published: April 12, 2016 by Harper Teen Pages: 329 Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Romance Series: Standalone Summary from Goodreads: For as long as Alice can remember, she has dreamed of Max. Together, they have traveled the world and fallen deliriously, hopelessly in love. Max is the boy of her dreams—and only her dreams. Because he doesn’t exist. […]

Five of the Most Beautiful 2016 Book Covers

Posted August 27, 2016 by Adalyn in Books, Lists / 4 Comments
Five of the Most Beautiful 2016 Book Covers

It’s no secret that I love beautiful book covers, but then again, who doesn’t? 2016 has been full of so many great books, and to go along with that, so many great covers. When I see one, I automatically have to have it. Not only do they look gorgeous on your shelves, but also on […]

The Lifeboat Clique

Posted August 25, 2016 by Adalyn in Books, Contemporary, Reviews / 2 Comments
The Lifeboat Clique

The Lifeboat Clique by Kathy Parks Rating: 4/5 stars Published: March 1, 2016 by Katherine Tegen Books Pages: 336 Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Series: Standalone Summary from Goodreads: Some people might say that Denver had a death wish. Why else would she have dared to sneak into a Malibu beach party where she’d be surrounded by enemies, namely including her ex-BFF Abigail? Oh […]

Rebel Spring

Posted August 22, 2016 by Adalyn in Books, Fantasy, Reviews / 1 Comment
Rebel Spring

Rebel Spring by Morgan Rhodes Rating: 4.5/5 stars Published: December 3, 2013 by Razorbill Pages: 401 hardcover Genre: YA High Fantasy Series: #2 in the Falling Kingdoms series Summary from Goodreads:  The road to power… is paved with blood and magic. Cleo is now a prisoner in her own palace, forced to be an ambassador for Mytica as the evil King […]

The Olympic Book Tag

Posted August 20, 2016 by Adalyn in Books, Lists, Tags / 8 Comments
The Olympic Book Tag

This tag was created by Shannon over at It Starts at Midnight, and I’ve seen a bunch of these pop up lately, so I thought this would be a fun tag to do, even though the Olympics are officially over tomorrow. I don’t watch the Summer Olympics all that much, though I do enjoy watching gymnastics, and […]

The Crown’s Game

Posted August 18, 2016 by Adalyn in Books, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Reviews / 9 Comments
The Crown’s Game

  The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye Rating: 3.5/5 stars Published: May 12, 2016 Pages: 399 Genre: YA Historical Fiction, Fantasy Series: First in a duology Summary from Goodreads:Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls and conjure bridges out of thin air. They are enchanters—the only […]

Top Ten Books Set in Europe

Posted August 16, 2016 by Adalyn in Books, Top Ten Tuesday / 18 Comments
Top Ten Books Set in Europe

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme/feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is: Top Ten Books Set in X Location. So, I decided to go with my top ten books set in Europe. I’ve never been to Europe, but I’ve always wanted to. Naturally, I love reading books that are […]

This Savage Song

Posted August 15, 2016 by Adalyn in Books, Dystopian, Fantasy, Reviews / 6 Comments
This Savage Song

This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab Rating: four out of five stars Published: July 5, 2016 Pages: 427 Summary from Goodreads: There’s no such thing as safe in a city at war, a city overrun with monsters. In this dark urban fantasy from author Victoria Schwab, a young woman and a young man must choose whether to become heroes […]