The Midnight Star // A Huge Step Down from Previous Books

Posted October 28, 2016 by Adalyn in Books, Fantasy, Reviews / 1 Comment
The Midnight Star // A Huge Step Down from Previous Books

The Midnight Star by Marie Lu Rating: 2.5/5 stars Published: October 11, 2016 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Pages: 316 (hardcover) Series: Third in a trilogy Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Summary from Goodreads: There was once a time when darkness shrouded the world, and the darkness had a queen. Adelina Amouteru is done suffering. She’s turned her back on those who have […]

Fictional Worlds I Want to Be a Part Of

Posted October 23, 2016 by Adalyn in Books, Lists / 3 Comments
Fictional Worlds I Want to Be a Part Of

I just figured out how to insert gifs into my posts, this is life changing! Okay, but I know I’m not the only one who wishes they could just place themselves in about a billion different fictional worlds. I mean, who doesn’t? The list goes on and on and on, which is why I’m going […]

The Thousandth Floor // A Very Messed Up Book

Posted October 20, 2016 by Adalyn in Books, Reviews, Sci-Fi / 2 Comments
The Thousandth Floor // A Very Messed Up Book

The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee Rating: 2/5 stars Published: August 30, 2016 by HarperCollins Pages: 448 (hardcover) Series: First in a duology Genre: Young Adult Sci-fi Romance Summary from Goodreads: New York City as you’ve never seen it before. A thousand-story tower stretching into the sky. A glittering vision of the future, where anything is possible—if you want it enough. Welcome to Manhattan, […]

Reading While Traveling

Posted October 15, 2016 by Adalyn in Books, Lists / 5 Comments
Reading While Traveling

You guys, I have the most amazing news ever!… Next year I’m going to Europe! Can you believe it? I still cannot, and it’s been official for two(ish) weeks now. It’s been my dream ever since I can remember to go to Europe, so I’m super excited. I never pictured the countries I’m going to […]

Crooked Kingdom // My New Favorite Book

Posted October 13, 2016 by Adalyn in Books, Fantasy, Reviews / 3 Comments
Crooked Kingdom // My New Favorite Book

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo Rating: 5/5 stars Published: September 27, 2016 by Henry Holt and Company Pages: 536 (hardcover) Series: Second in a duology Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Summary from Goodreads: When you can’t beat the odds, change the game. Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn’t think they’d survive. But instead of divvying […]

How I Get Out of a Reading Slump

Posted October 8, 2016 by Adalyn in Books / 3 Comments
How I Get Out of a Reading Slump

Last year, I fell into the worst reading slump after reading Queen of Shadows and the Assassin’s Blade. As soon as I finally got out of it (it lasted like two months), I read Winter, then fell into another one. After reading Empire of Storms I could feel myself slipping into another one. We all […]

September Wrap-Up

Posted September 30, 2016 by Adalyn in Books, Hauls & Wrap-Ups / 4 Comments
September Wrap-Up

September went by way too fast for me. At the very end of August I started school and now I’ve pretty much fallen into my new routine. I also started pointe! how exciting is that? September has been a really great month for me even though I only read six books. I got a puppy […]

The Dream Thieves // An Even Better Sequel

Posted September 28, 2016 by Adalyn in Books, Fantasy, Reviews / 0 Comments
The Dream Thieves // An Even Better Sequel

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater Rating: 5/5 stars Published: September 17, 203 by Scholastic Press Pages: 437 (hardcover) Series: Second in a four book series Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Fantasy Summary from Goodreads: If you could steal things from dreams, what would you take? Ronan Lynch has secrets. Some he keeps from others. Some he keeps from himself. One secret: Ronan can bring things out […]