Month: September 2016

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 […]

Stalking Jack the Ripper // A Creepy yet Delightful Story

Posted September 26, 2016 by Adalyn in Historical Fiction, Reviews / 0 Comments
Stalking Jack the Ripper // A Creepy yet Delightful Story

Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco Rating: 4.5/5 stars Published: September 20, 2016 by Jimmy Patterson Pages: 336 (hardcover) Series: First in a trilogy Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction Thriller/Horror Summary from Goodreads: Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord’s daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a […]

Contemporary Books Everyone Needs to Read

Posted September 24, 2016 by Adalyn in Books, Lists / 5 Comments
Contemporary Books Everyone Needs to Read

I don’t read nearly enough contemporary books. Are you ever in the mood to read something light and happy, but you just don’t heavy any of those on your TBR? Because that’s my exact situation right now, actually. With Crooked Kingdom releasing in only a few days, I’m definitely gonna need something light and happy […]

The Passion of Dolssa

Posted September 22, 2016 by Adalyn in Historical Fiction, Reviews / 2 Comments
The Passion of Dolssa

The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry Rating: 4/5 stars Published: April 12, 2016 by Viking Books for Young Readers Pages: 478 (hardcover) Series: Standalone Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction Summary Goodreads: Dolssa is a young gentlewoman with uncanny gifts, on the run from an obsessed friar determined to burn her as a heretic for the passion she refuses to tame. Botille is a […]

The Hamilton Book Tag

Posted September 17, 2016 by Adalyn in Books, Tags / 1 Comment
The Hamilton Book Tag

I saw this tag done over at Celine Reads awhile ago and have wanted to do it ever since. Now, I finally am! I believe this tag was also created by MaureenKeavy on Youtube. For those of you who do not already know, Hamilton is a hip-hop musical telling the story of one of our Founding Fathers, Alexander […]

Empire of Storms // An Amazing Addition to an Amazing Series

Posted September 15, 2016 by Adalyn in Books, Fantasy, Reviews / 2 Comments
Empire of Storms // An Amazing Addition to an Amazing Series

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas Rating: 4.5/5 stars Published: September 6, 2016 by Bloomsbury Pages: 693 (hardcover) Series: Fifth in a six book series Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Summary from Goodreads: The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find […]

All Time Favorite Fantasy Books

Posted September 13, 2016 by Adalyn in Books, Lists, Top Ten Tuesday / 20 Comments
All Time Favorite Fantasy Books

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme/feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is: Favorite Books in X Genre. I chose to do my favorite fantasy books, because it’s my favorite genre. I’m just going to do fantasy in general, weather it be high fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal fantasy, etc. For […]