Month: April 2017

GlitteringReads Book Club

Posted April 29, 2017 by Adalyn in book club, Books / 0 Comments
GlitteringReads Book Club

The other day I was thinking about starting a book club and how fun that might be, or at least joining one. So I started looking into it on Goodreads and talking to some friends on Bookstagram. Then yesterday, I created GlitteringReads Book Club! About the Book Club It’s a GoodReads group where every month […]

How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake

Posted April 20, 2017 by Adalyn in Contemporary / 1 Comment
How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake

How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake Rating: 4/5 stars Published: May 02, 2017 by HMH Books for Young Readers Pages: 336 (hardcover) Series: Standalone Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Summary from Goodreads: Grace, tough and wise, has nearly given up on wishes, thanks to a childhood spent with her unpredictable, larger-than-life mother. But this summer, Grace meets Eva, a girl […]

Why I’m Deciding to Cut Back on ARCs

Posted April 15, 2017 by Adalyn in Books / 3 Comments
Why I’m Deciding to Cut Back on ARCs

I love reading ARCs (Advanced Reader Copies). I remember the first time I was approved for a book on NetGalley last fall and freaking out. But at the same time, ARCs can be really overwhelming. That’s why I’m trying to cut back on ARCs. If you’re like me, then you’ll go on NetGalley and request […]

Six Books with Amazingly Unique Plots

Posted April 11, 2017 by Adalyn in Top Ten Tuesday / 6 Comments
Six Books with Amazingly Unique Plots

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme/feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is: Top Ten of the Most Unique Books I’ve Read. I love unique books. I mean, who doesn’t? Reading the same old story over and over again can get really boring, so it’s always nice to find those […]

It Started with Goodbye by Christina June

Posted April 9, 2017 by Adalyn in Contemporary / 1 Comment
It Started with Goodbye by Christina June

It Started with Goodbye by Christina June Rating: 4/5 stars Published: May 09, 2017 by Blink/HarperCollins Pages: 304 (hardcover) Series: Standalone Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Summary from Goodreads: Sixteen-year-old Tatum Elsea is bracing for the worst summer of her life. After being falsely accused of a crime, she’s stuck under stepmother-imposed house arrest and her BFF’s gone ghost. Tatum fills her newfound free […]

The Les Misérables Book Tag

Posted April 4, 2017 by Adalyn in Tags / 3 Comments
The Les Misérables Book Tag

My love for Les Mis only continues to grow. As I’m writing this, I’m listening to the cast recording on repeat. Actually, I have a playlist with two cast recording and the movie cast recording, so I’m listening to all three of them. Anyways, I thought the Les Mis book tag would be perfect to […]

March Wrap Up + Haul

Posted April 2, 2017 by Adalyn in Hauls & Wrap-Ups / 4 Comments
March Wrap Up + Haul

I’m going to be completely honest here and say that March was a lot better than February. It was a pretty tough month for me because of some things that happened, but thankfully March turned out to be much better. I read more books as well and I’m also almost all caught up with ARCs. Yay! I […]