W.O.W #38

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine to post books that you have been really wanting for a long time.

 

Title: Wild Swans

                    Author: Jessica Spotswood

 Series: N/A

Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire

Release Date: May 3rd 2016

The summer before Ivy’s senior year is going to be golden; all bonfires, barbeques, and spending time with her best friends. For once, she will just get to be. No summer classes, none of Granddad’s intense expectations to live up to the family name. For generations, the Milbourn women have lead extraordinary lives—and died young and tragically. Granddad calls it a legacy, but Ivy considers it a curse. Why else would her mother have run off and abandoned her as a child?

But when her mother unexpectedly returns home with two young daughters in tow, all of the stories Ivy wove to protect her heart start to unravel. The very people she once trusted now speak in lies. And all of Ivy’s ambition and determination cannot defend her against the secrets of the Milbourn past…. 

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W.O.W & Wishlist Wednesday #37

 

 Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine to post books that you have been really wanting for a long time.

 

Title: Behold The Bones

                    Author: Natalie C. Parker 

 Series: N/A

Publisher: HarperTeen

Release Date: February 23rd 

Candace “Candy” Pickens has been obsessed with the swamp lore of her tiny Louisiana town for . . . forever. Name any ghostly swamp figure and Candy will recite the entire tale in a way that will curl your toes and send chills up your spine.

That doesn’t mean Candy’s a believer, however. Even though she and her friends entered the swamp at the start of summer and left it changed, Candy’s the only one who can’t see or feel the magical swamp Shine. She’s also the only one who can’t see the ghosts that have been showing up and spooking everyone in town ever since. So Candy concentrates on other things—real things. Like fighting with her mother and plotting her escape from her crazy town.

But ghosts aren’t the only newcomers in Sticks, Louisiana. The King family arrives like a hurricane: in a blur and unwanted—at least by Candy. Mr. King is intent on filming the rumored ghostly activity for his hit TV show, Local Haunts. And while Candy can’t ignore how attracted she is to eighteen-year-old Gage King and how much his sister, Nova, wants to be friends, she’s still suspicious of the King family.

As Candy tries to figure out why the Kings are really in town and why the swamp that had previously cast her aside now seems to be invading every crack in her logical, cynical mind, she stumbles across the one piece of swamp lore she didn’t know. It’s a tale that’s more truth than myth, and may have all the answers . . . and its roots are in Candy’s own family tree. 

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January TR 2016

January TBR:  

Here's what I plan on reading this month.   

Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined (Twilight #5) by Stephenie Meyer (Already read) 

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews

 Ink and Bone (The Great Library #1) by Rachel Caine

The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson 
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness

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W.O.W & Wishlist Wednesday #36

    

Wishlist Wednesday, hosted by Dani at Pen to Paper & Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine to post books that you have been really wanting for a long time.

 

Title: Down With the Shine

                    Author: Kate Karyus Quinn  

 Series: N/A

Publisher: HarperTeen

Release Date: April 26th 2016  

There's a reason they say "be careful what you wish for." Just ask the girl who wished to be thinner and ended up smaller than Thumbelina, or the boy who asked for "balls of steel" and got them-literally. And never wish for your party to go on forever. Not unless you want your guests to be struck down by debilitating pain if they try to leave.

These are things Lennie only learns when it's too late-after she brings some of her uncles' moonshine to a party and toasts to dozens of wishes, including a big wish of her own: to bring back her best friend, Dylan, who was abducted and murdered six months ago.

Lennie didn't mean to cause so much chaos. She always thought her uncles' moonshine toast was just a tradition. And when they talked about carrying on their "important family legacy," she thought they meant good old-fashioned bootlegging.

As it turns out, they meant granting wishes. And Lennie has just granted more in one night than her uncles would grant in a year.

Now she has to find a way to undo the damage. But once granted, a wish can't be unmade... 

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2016 Reading/Challenges

2015 was a great year for me. I finished my Goodreads challenge, I branched out and read more books outside of my comfort zone. This year I would like to make a few changes though. 

Blogging- 

~Be more active in the blogging community.

~Be active on Instagram and Twitter.

~Not join so many reading challenges, I really like them because they seem to push me to read more but they do take some time to update. There are a few that I know I would like to participate in though.

~Change my blog design. I've had the same design for a few years, and while I love the blog I think it needs an update. Although it may take me awhile to finish. I'm not to good with HTML codes and other computer stuff.

Bookish-  

~Read 100 books this year.

~Read more manga, I love manga and have quite a bit still left unread on my shelf.

~Read at least 10 Non-Fiction books this year. I actually enjoy non-fiction books I just haven't been reading them the past year. (Yes I was the geeky kid in school who was excited to be watching a movie and taking a quiz on it in class.)

~Read more Middle Grade books.  

~Get rid of some of the books that I haven't read. From now on every physical book I get I'll put the date on the inside cover that way I'll know when I bought them and after a few months or so if I haven't read them I'll donate them. I'm running out of space on my shelves so I think that might help.

~Review at least every other book I read. 

  

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December Wrap Up

 I only read two books in December. 

Red Queen (Red Queen #1) by Victoria Aveyard ★★★

The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) ★★★★★

December book of the month was:

 

Challenge Progress:  

2015 TBR Pile: 26/11-20  

Debut: 3/12-15 

Dystopia: 33/13-18   

"Real" Book: 39/11-20 

And So It Begins: 34/7 
Sequels: 68/10-15 
We Stand Alone: 51/10-15 
Fairytale: 4/5-9  
Re-read: 9/10-15  
Flights of Fantasy: 65/10-20 
Goodreads: 161/100  

Popsugar: 26/50  

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W.O.W. & Wishlist Wednesday #35

    

Wishlist Wednesday, hosted by Dani at Pen to Paper & Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine to post books that you have been really wanting for a long time.

Title: Outrun the Moon

Author: Stacey Lee

 Series: N/A

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers 

Release Date: May 24th 2016  

From the author of the critically acclaimed Under a Painted Sky, an unforgettable story of determination set against a backdrop of devastating tragedy. Perfect for fans of Code Name Verity.

 

San Francisco, 1906: Fifteen-year-old Mercy Wong is determined to break from the poverty in Chinatown, and an education at St. Clare’s School for Girls is her best hope. Although St. Clare’s is off-limits to all but the wealthiest white girls, Mercy gains admittance through a mix of cunning and a little bribery, only to discover that getting in was the easiest part. Not to be undone by a bunch of spoiled heiresses, Mercy stands strong—until disaster strikes.

On April 18, an historic earthquake rocks San Francisco, destroying Mercy’s home and school. With martial law in effect, she is forced to wait with her classmates for their families in a temporary park encampment. Mercy can't sit by while they wait for the Army to bring help. Fires might rage, and the city may be in shambles, yet Mercy still has the 'bossy' cheeks that mark her as someone who gets things done. But what can one teenaged girl do to heal so many suffering in her broken city?

Breakout author Stacey Lee masterfully crafts another remarkable novel set against a unique historical backdrop. Strong-willed Mercy Wong leads a cast of diverse characters in this extraordinary tale of survival. 

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