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This post was first seen on Lauren from Lose Time Readings' blog ! Then I saw Jessi do her own discussion on part of it, and I thought, " Hey! I'm totally gonna be a copycat because I want to talk about this!".  And so I'm doing one. But all the credit to Lauren for the idea! In thinking about this a few things come to mind, I’ve had to really think outside of the box a little bit. I tend to consider myself a very open reader. I’ll read a variety of things. I’ll read books I know will be sad touching stories. I like cry books/movies . I’ll read anything from paranormal to steampunk to thriller. I adore historical fiction. As far as genres go I’m pretty lax about it all. It’s when you dive into subcategories that you find me a-cringing. Just roll with it. Deal Breakers Mermaids – I’ve read a few books with mermaids in them, and while none of them were HORRID, none of them blew my mind. They were just nothing special. I’m just not interested in them, enough to ca

The biggest issue that I've had with my blogging lately is figuring out how to balance it with my off-the-internet life. I LOVE blogging and not having enough time for it is just...not fun. Recently life has just been shoved in my face as I'm growing up and entering those years where EVERYTHING happens. School, which has always been a struggle for me is now a necessary priority and I have so many questions and things to think about. I've had to spend a lot of time trying to get myself on track with that, and I think it's finally working. I’ve been working harder and finding it so much more enjoyable than it was before. However, on the side of that all my extra-curricular events take up a lot of time, and who doesn't love to socialize? NOT THIS GIRL! It's all just been a blur of experiences and school to me. What little time I have left to write posts I want to use to relax by jamming to music or reading. [And quite possibly wasting on social media. ] So watching

Welcome to my WOW, or HOW as I like to call it where I feature an upcoming release that I'm hyperventilating for! It's totally fun to geek out about upcoming releases! This event is hosted by Jill @  Breaking The Spine.  T oday's awesome-sauce pick is.... Tsarina by J. Nelle Patrick & Jackson Pearce Publishing : 2.27.14 Natalya knows a secret.  A magical Faberge egg glows within the walls of Russia's Winter Palace.  It holds a power rooted in the land and stolen from the mystics.  A power that promises a life of love for her and Alexei Romanov.  Power, that, in the right hands, can save her way of life.  But it's not in the right hands. What. The. Heck. Russia? Magic? Romanovs? This book is like historical-fantasy nerd WIN!! To the max! I can't wait for this book. The permise is short and sweet, eluding to so many things, yet keeping lots of things hidden which makes it all the more exciting. And I actually really like the cover! It's unique and I can to

Hello everyone! Welcome to the Landry Park blog tour! I'm so excited to share my thoughts on this fantastic book! Stick around to learn about the book and maybe win it yourself!   Landry Park by Bethany Hagen Publishing :  2.4.14 Pages :  384 Downton Abbey meets The Selection in this dystopian tale of love and betrayal.  In a fragmented future United States ruled by the lavish gentry, seventeen-year-old Madeline Landry dreams of going to the university. Unfortunately, gentry decorum and her domineering father won't allow that. Madeline must marry, like a good Landry woman, and run the family estate. But her world is turned upside down when she discovers the devastating consequences her lifestyle is having on those less fortunate. As Madeline begins to question everything she has ever learned, she finds herself increasingly drawn to handsome, beguiling David Dana. Soon, rumors of war and rebellion start to spread, and Madeline finds herself and David at the center of it all. Ult

Welcome to my WOW, or HOW as I like to call it where I feature an upcoming release that I'm hyperventilating for! It's totally fun to geek out about upcoming releases! This event is hosted by Jill @  Breaking The Spine.  T oday's awesome-sauce pick is.... Minders   by Michele Jaffe Publishing :  1. 30. 14 Q: If the boy you love commits a crime, would you turn him in? Sadie Ames is a type-A teenager from the wealthy suburbs. She's been accepted to the prestigious Mind Corps Fellowship program, where she'll spend six weeks as an observer inside the head of Ford, a troubled boy with a passion for the crumbling architecture of the inner city. There's just one problem: Sadie's fallen in love with him. Q: What if the crime is murder? Ford Winters is haunted by the murder of his older brother, James. As Sadie falls deeper into his world, dazzled by the shimmering pinpricks of color that form images in his mind, she begins to think she knows him. Then Ford does some

This year I have decided to take an step back on something pretty common in the blogging community, Reading Challenges. Don't get me wrong, I think these are seriously AWESOME!!! They are fun to participate in! They bring you out of your reading comfort zone and get you into new and exciting books. I am all for that. But I have a very specific reason for deciding not to sign up for any challenges this time around. Exhibit A : My Goodreads Challenges from the past two years Congrats! You have completed your goal of reading 125 books for the 2012 Reading Challenge!   131 of 125 (105%) view books » Congrats! You have completed your goal of reading 64 books for the 2013 Reading Challenge!   64 of 64 (100%) Upon examination we see that 2012 was a fantastic reading year for me! 131 books! Holy CRAP! It still boggles my mind. But then if we look at the 2013 reading challenge there is a significant difference there. 64 books. SIXTY-FOUR. That's a 67 book difference, and not in the best