Paiges of Books

  I know that I added a TBR for this, but I added new books because I started some books early.  Click here to check out the twitter.   Physical Books Goo goo eyes: Read a book with a beautiful cover or read a book with eyes on the cover-  Foolish Hearts Gifts: Read a book that was given to you as a gift or that you would give someone as a gift-  The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue  Long Distance: Read A book that takes place in (or draws from the culture) of a different country than your own-  A Gentleman in Moscow  Ebooks My Sunshine- Read a book that looks/seems light-hearted-  This Will Be Funny Someday (It's about comedy)  Opposites Attract- Read a book in a genre or format that's different for you-  Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (I don't read a ton of Graphic Novels). This book is also for F/F February!  Click here to find out more Long Term Relationship- Read a book that has been on your tbr for a long time-  T...

  Hi! This month I did the Among Us Readathon. I got three hundred points for the brown crewmate. This was fun and I look forward to doing the next one when it comes out. I read all three, so I have 600 points because we got bonus points.  Character card by Val Swipe Card- Read A Standalone-  You Have A Match by Emma Lord Stabilize Steering: Read a Book that's been on your TBR for a long time- Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas Calibrate Distributor: Read from a genre you don't read much from-  King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo January Wrap Up books I read & stats I started using the app Read More to track my reading because it breaks the books into smaller chunks. I will share books I read, along with stats the app tracks. I'm very happy with how this month went.  Ebooks leftover from last year Pippa Clark Raises Her Game (5 stars *****) Review My Lady Jane (5 stars *****) American Royals (4 stars ****) Manga Classics Jane Eyre (4 stars ****) Review E-Arcs ...

Hi! I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Title: Pippa Park Raises Her Game Author: Erin Yun Genre: Middle Grade Rep: Korean MC Rating: 5 stars (*****) I grabbed this book as a read on Edelweiss + because I wanted to read E-Arcs. It drew me to the title of this book, and that it seemed like it would be a fun read. I have not read many books about athletes, especially sports playing such a big part in the story. Overall, I enjoyed reading this book and learning about Pippa.   The plot of this story was something that took me by surprise. I’m not really a sports person, so I read this on a whim. What I found early on was that this was not just a story about a basketball player, this was a story about growth, change, finding yourself, and finding who your loyal friends are. The other themes of this book were family, earning money, and grief. I loved these themes because I feel like not only middle-grade readers, but anyone can relate t...

  Hi! Can't-Wait Wednesday is hosted by  Tressa @ wishfulendings . This meme is an offshoot of Waiting on Wednesday, which was hosted by Jill @ breakingthespine . The purpose of this meme is to talk about a book, usually unpublished, that we can't wait to read. This week, I'm highlighting Fat Chance Charlie Vega, a book coming out soon that I can't wait to read! All information comes from Goodreads.    Title: Fat Chance Charlie Vega   Author:  Crystal Maldonado   Genre: YA, Contemporary   Expected Publication: February 2 nd , 2021   Add to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53399306-fat-chance-charlie-vega   Summary: Charlie Vega is a lot of things. Smart. Funny. Artistic. Ambitious. Fat.   People sometimes have a problem with that last one. Especially her mom. Charlie wants a good relationship with her body, but it's hard, and her mom leaving a billion weight loss shakes on her dresser does...

Hello! Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by Jana @ thatartsyreadergirl . This meme is about bringing the book blogging community together and fostering our love of lists. Each week, Jana will post a topic, and we bloggers will create a list based on that prompt. This week our topic is New to Me Authors of 2020. Luckily, Goodreads has our reading challenges, and I went back and made my list based on that. 1- Emma Lord Tweet Cute was one of my top ten reads of 2020. It was so cute and so much fun. I loved Emma’s writing; and how she brought the characters to life on the page. 2- Casey McQuiston I was late on the Casey McQuiston train. I read Red, White, and Royal Blue last year, and it was delightful. Her writing style is so much fun, and the characters she creates are so sweet. 3- Jenny Lee   Anna K was a serious and fun read. I thought Jenny Lee had the perfect balance of serious topics and light-hearted moments. 4- Marissa Meyer If you’ve been following my blog for a whi...

  Hello!  Valitines is a Read-A-Thon happening all next month. This is my first year taking part because it looked like fun. Who doesn't love a read a thon created to show our love of books and the bookish community? The read a thon as a Twitter  here , and you can see Cait's announcement  here.  There's a bingo board for prompts, but I'm just going for books that I wanted to read, anyway. Read below for the prompts I picked and the books I'll read! Physical Books  Goo goo eyes: Read a book with a beautiful cover or read a book with eyes on the cover- Foolish Hearts Gifts: Read a book that was given to you as a gift or that you would give someone as a gift- Everyone has a Podcast Except You Long Distance: Read A book that takes place in (or draws from the culture) of a different country than your own- A Gentleman in Moscow  Ebooks My Sunshine- Read a book that looks/seems light-hearted- This Will Be Funny Someday (It's about comedy)  Opposites Att...

  Hi! It's been a few weeks, and I've actually got some stuff to share today. This post is what I call my other media post. I have a lot of things I watch, listen to, and play.  TV and Movies  I don't remember if I talked about this in my last post, but I started Julie & The Phantoms on Netflix. I'm very much enjoying it, and I can't see where the story goes. My parents and I watched a lot of The Mandalorian last weekend. Between Saturday and Sunday, we watched all but the last five episodes in season 2. I love it so much, and I hope it continues past the second season. The show is enough Star Wars lore to please Star Wars fans, but also you don't need to know Star Wars lore to enjoy the show.  I watched Wreck-It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet last weekend with my parents as well. We loved it so much, and I thought it was so cute. I thought the internet part of the movie was so well done. One of my favorite scenes in the movie was the Princess sleepover....

    Hi! Can't-Wait Wednesday is  hosted by Tressa @ wishfulendings.com . This is an offshoot of  Waiting on Wednesday, which was hosted by Jill @ @breakingthespine . This meme highlights a book, usually one that is unpublished, that we can’t wait to read. This week, I’m highlighting a book called The Last Tiara. All information comes from Goodreads.   Title: The Last Tiara Author: M. J. Rose Genre: Historical Fiction Expected Publication: February 2, 2021 Add to Goodreads:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53754548-the-last-tiara Goodreads Summary From New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, M. J. Rose comes a provocative and moving story of a young female architect in post-World War II Manhattan, who stumbles upon a hidden treasure and begins a journey to discovering her mother’s life during the fall of the Romanovs.   Sophia Moon had always been reticent about her life in Russia and when she dies, suspiciousl...

Hi! Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by Jana @ .thatartsyreadergirl . Every week, Jana will post a prompt and we book bloggers will make a list as a reply to the prompt, or a past one if we’re not feeling the current one. This bookish meme was born out of a love of lists and bringing the book blogging community together. This week, our prompt is books we wanted to read in 2020, but for some reason or other, we never got around to reading them. This year, I plan on reading a few of these as a part of my reading challenges. Classics 1- The Secret Garden 2- A Little Princess 3- Anne of Green Gables   I tell myself every year I will read more classics. I’ve been telling myself for years that I need to read these three books, and this will finally be the year. I can’t wait to read these and see what I think about them. Fantasy  4- A Curse So Dark and Lonely 5- The Ten Thousand Doors of January 6- A Starless Sea   Fantasy is a genre I read a lot of last year....

  Hi! Can't-Wait Wednesday is hosted by  Tressa@wishfulendings . We base the meme on Waiting On Wednesday, which was hosted by Jill @ breakingthespine.  The purpose of this meme is to highlight a book, usually unpublished, that we can't wait to read. This week, I'm highlighting - The Desolations of Devil's Acre (Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children # 6) all information comes from Goodreads.     Title: The Desolations of Devil's Acre (Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children # 6) Author: Ransom Riggs Genre: YA,  Expected Publication: February 23rd, 2021 Goodreads Summary:   The fate of peculiardom hangs in the balance in this epic conclusion to the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series. The last thing Jacob Portman saw before the world went dark was a terrible, familiar face. Suddenly, he and Noor are back in the place where everything began - his grandfather's house. Jacob doesn't know how they escaped from V's loop to find...

  Hi! Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by Jana  @thatartsyreadergirl . The purpose of this meme is to bring the book blogging community together and foster our love of lists. Each week, Jana will post a blog, and we bloggers have the opportunity to make a post based on that prompt or one of our own choosing. This week we're talking about our bookish and not bookish goals for the new year.  The Bookish Related 1- My first bookish goal is to read 35 books. I keep my Goodreads and Story Graph goals low, but ones that are still achievable for me. So far, I’ve read for books, so I’m on target, but the books I’ve finished were leftover from 2020. Keeping my goals middle of the road like this means that I can read a load of books, but the goals can still be achievable for me.   2- The second goal I want to do this year is reading challenges. I am going to keep this a second goal because I want to talk about them as a separate item. I am doing three book challenges this year, and t...

Hi! This is my post where I talk to you about the other media I’ve been enjoying. Usually, these books will not be related to books. TV and Movies I’ve watched a few TV shows from my last post. I believe I said I started The Owl House and The Mandalorian on Disney +. I still have not finished either of those, but I hope to make some progress on them soon. I finished High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, and I can’t wait for season 2. I recently finished Dash & Lily and started Julie & The Phantoms. I am enjoying this show so much, and I can’t believe it took me this long to watch it. Dash & Lily was so cute and I loved it. I watched Despicable Me 3 on Christmas Day, I thought it was ok. Before that, I had watched The Prom, and if you know anything about me or the content I enjoy, you should know that The Prom was right up my alley. I’ve watched it twice so far, and I feel like I should watch it again soon. Godmothered is a movie on Disney +, and it’s so cute...

  Hi! Can't-Wait Wednesday is one of my favorite bookish memes. I love seeing what others are looking forward to and talking about a book I can't wait to read. This meme is hosted by Tressa @ .wishfulendings , and the meme is based on Waiting on Wednesday, which was hosted by  Jill@breakingthespine . The purpose of this meme is to talk about a book we can't wait for. This week, I'm featuring  Everybody Has a Podcast (Except You): A How-to Guide from the First Family of Podcasting by Justin, Travis, and Griffin McElroy. All information comes from Goodreads.  Title: Everybody Has a Podcast (Except You): A How-to Guide from the First Family of Podcasting Authors: Justin, Travis, and Griffin McElroy Genre: Non-Fiction/ How-to Expected Publication: January 26th, 2021 by Harper Perennial  Add To Goodreads:  Here Goodreads Summary " From the #1  New York Times  bestselling McElroy Brothers, creators of the hit podcasts  My Brother, My Brot...

  Hi! Welcome back to Top Ten Tuesday. This is a weekly meme created by Jana  @thatartsyreadergirl The purpose of this meme is to make a list and bring the book blogging community together. Each week, Jana posts a topic, and we book bloggers make a list based on that prompt, or a different one if we want to do a different topic that week. 1- You Have A Match by Emma Lord Genre: YA Contemporary Expected Publication: January 12, 2021 Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53138158-you-have-a-match Why: I enjoyed Tweet Cute by this author, and I can’t wait to see what she has in store. I love family plots, and this one includes one I can’t wait to read. 2- Kate In Waiting by Becky Albertalli Genre: YA Contemporary Expected Publication:  April 20, 2021 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48579405-kate-in-waiting Why: I love Becky Albertalli, and she is one of my favorite authors. I love theatre, and I can’t wait to see where th...

  Overview  I knew Jane Eyre when I started this novel. I enjoy the story, and I call it one of my favorites. This was the second Magna Classics I've read. Overall, I enjoyed this book, but I would not rate it five stars.  Plot The plot remains the same, with some beats of the original novel getting more, and some getting less time depending on importance, I think we could have used more time getting to know Jane as a child, and seeing her interact with the family she stayed with. Those characters are an important part of the plot, and I feel that this Manga just rushed past these interactions. We could have seen more development between Jane and Mr. Rochester as well. We see the start of a relationship, and they get married. Suddenly Jane leaves, and it leaves you wondering if she will come back if you don't know the story. What I think could have been less was Jane and her cousins later in the book. I understand why the authors made that choice; I feel it would have bee...

  Hi! I have not done a TBR post in a bit. I have missed doing them, and now that my reading is back to a normal speed, I want to do these kinds of posts more. I will break these into sections. These are some over flow from December and some new books.  Ebooks and EArcs My Lady Jane (53% done) American Royals (41% done) Pippa Clark Raises Her Game ( E Arc from Edelweiss +) Manga Classics: Jane Eyre (NetGalley read now)  Physical Books Throne of Glass (3% done) King of Scars (10% done) House of Hades You Have A Match (out Jan 12th) Everyone has a Podcast (Except You) (Out Jan 26th)