Paiges of Books

Hi! The month starts tomorrow and so I wanted to post my tbr today as well. I'll be doing Trope-ical Reathathon, A challenge for TBR & Beyond Facebook Group, and the Hamilton Event for RR! I am in the middle of four of these, so those will be discussed below. I'm also trying a new way of reading where I will listen to music to enhance the book experience. I'll go over that as well.  Here's the Twitter for trope-ical .    Common Challenges  I don't go for Bingo or anything when I do these.  Absent/ Dead Parent- A Little Princess  Smalltown- Bear Town Multiple Points of View- Crown of Midnight If I have time, I may add With The Fire on High for Coming of Age  Team Challenges  Each team has unique challenges to do for this. I'm going to do Team Contemporary/ Literary Fiction/ Historical Fiction  Team Book: Fat Chance, Charlie Vega Bookish Themes: By the Book  Historical Figure: Fun Home  Already started A Court of Sliver Flames Rul...

  Hi! It's the end of the month, so I thought I would put my wrap up today. I did VaLITines, so I thought I would copy what my tbr was for that, and then update it based on books I started later in the month and never finished.  Physical Books Goo goo eyes: Read a book with a beautiful cover or read a book with eyes on the cover-  Foolish Hearts ***** (5 stars) This was a reread and it still holds up.  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  ***** (5 stars) Goodness, did I love this book so much! I thought it was exceptional.  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 ****  (4 stars) This was a fun Historical Fiction Ebooks My Sunshine- Read a book that looks/seems light-hearted-  This Will Be Funny Someday (It's about comedy)  **** (5 stars) This is on...

  Hi! I got a little busy yesterday and I had thought about just skipping this week. I then remembered that links are opened for more than a day, and so I decided to just do my post today. Can't-Wait Wednesday is hosted by  Tressa@wishfulendings . The purpose of this meme is to post a book, usually unpublished, that we can't read to read. This meme is an offshoot of Waiting on Wednesday, which was hosted by  Jill@breakingthespine . This week, I'm featuring Once Upon a Quinceañera by Monica Gomez-Hira. All information comes from Goodreads.  Title: Once Upon a Quinceañera Author: Monica Gomez-Hira  Genre: YA, Contemporary  Expected Publication: March 2nd, 2021 by Harperteen Add to Goodreads:  Here Goodreads Summary Jenny Han meets "Jane the Virgin" in this flashy and fun Own Voices romcom from debut author Monica Gomez-Hira. Carmen Aguilar just wants to make her happily ever after come true. Except apparently “happily ever after” for Carmen involves...

  I love the Cars movies, and so when I heard there was going to be a readathon, I knew I needed to participate. This Readathon will be from This Sunday (Feb 28th) to March 6th (the following Saturday). I'm going to link to the host's YouTube Channels so you can find out more info.  Katie host for Team Rusteez ,  Mer for Team Dinoco , and  Kelsey for Team Hostile Takeover Bank . I planned on joining the Lightning McQueen team, but I took a Quiz, and so I'll be joining Team Dinoco. There's a Bingo Board which I'll post below.  My TBR I plan on going to a Reading Sprint or Watch Party if I'm around, so that box will be checked.  The King -Royalty- Fairest by Marissa Meyer. This is a thin novella set in the world of The Lunar Chronicles. It follows Levanna, who is the evil queen, so it definitely fits the Royalty prompt. Because King is the Car representing Team Dinoco, I knew I needed to use his prompt.  Radiator Springs- Found Family- Tales of the Pecu...

  Hi! Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by Jana@thatartsyreadergirl . This meme was born out of a love of lists and bringing the book blogging community together. Each Week, Jana will post a prompt, and we will all respond to the prompt or do our own thing if we want. This week our topic is books that made us laugh, which was submitted by Claire  @bookloverspizza  I thought about this, but I would feature a number of books I talk about a lot on the blog, Instead, I’m going to take the time to talk about some books and authors I plan on reading this year for the first time, or series I plan on finishing. I want to do a round 2 of this post for books that I didn’t mention in this post but that I have on my tbr. I think that all of these books will be 4.5-5 stars for me.   The Authors 1- Angie Thomas I have all three books by Angie Thomas on my TBR. I plan on reading THUG in April, On the Come Up in May, and Concrete Rose in July.  I have a strong feeling I will en...

  Hi! Today I'm going to share my TBR for Trope-ical Readathon. This runs from March 1st-31st. There are two groups of challenges, both team-based, and common challenges. Read on to see what I'm going to read next month! If you're interested in joining, see  See this post-Jen's blog  or  The Twitter account .  Made by me with Picsart Common Challenges  I don't go for Bingo or anything when I do these.  Absent/ Dead Parent- A Little Princess  Smalltown- Bear Town Multiple Points of View- Crown of Midnight If I have time I may add With The Fire on High for Coming of Age  Team Challenges  As you can see from the graphic at the top of this post, each team has unique challenges to do for this. I'm going to do Team Contemporary/ Literary Fiction/ Historical Fiction  Team Book: Fat Chance, Charlie Vega Bookish Themes: Bookish Boyfriends A Date with Mr. Darcy or By the Book I have both of these so I'm going to think more about which book I ...

Hi! This book was free on Net Galley read now in exchange for an honest review. These opinions are my own. Information about the book comes from Goodreads. Title:  The Disability Experience: Working toward Belonging Author: Hannalora Leavitt and Belle Wuthrich (Illustrations) Genre: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Non-Fiction, and Own-Voices Expected Publication: April 13 th , 2021 from Orca Book Publishers Add to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55668824-the-disability-experience   Rating: **** (4 stars) Goodreads Summary   People with disabilities (PWDs) have the same aspirations for their lives as you do for yours. The difference is that PWDs don’t have the same access to education, employment, housing, transportation, and healthcare to achieve their goals. In The Disability Experience, you’ll meet people with different kinds of disabilities, and you'll begin to understand the ways PWDs have been ignored, reviled, and marginalized through...

  Hi! Can't-Wait Wednesday is hosted by Tressa  @wishfulendings . This meme is an off-shoot of Waiting on Wednesday which was hosted by  Jill@breakingthespine . The purpose of this meme is to feature a book, usually unpublished, that we can't wait to read. This week I'm featuring Like Home by Lousia Onomé. All information comes from Goodreads.     Title: Like Home Author: Louisa Onomé Genre: YA, Contemporary Expected Publication: February 23 rd, 2021 Add to Goodreads:  Here   Goodreads Summary   Fans of Netflix's On My Block, In the Heights, and readers of Elizabeth Acevedo and Ibi Zoboi will love this debut novel about a girl whose life is turned upside down after one local act of vandalism throws her relationships and even her neighborhood into turmoil.   Chinelo, or Nelo as her best friend Kate calls her, is all about her neighborhood Ginger East. She loves its chill vibe, ride-or-die sense of community, ...

Hi! Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by Jana @thatartsyreadergirl . Each Week, we get a prompt and we all make a post based on that prompt. This meme was born out of a love of lists and bringing the book community together. This week is supposed to be a post of purple, yellow, and green covers, because of Mardi gras being today. I never do cover prompts, and so I deiced to do this post I’ve been thinking about for a few weeks now. These are the books I have on pre-order, already pre-ordered, or hope to pre-order. Already out 1- You Have A Match I loved this book so much. It was one of the first books I reviewed this year, and I thought it was so well done. Emma Lord is now an auto-buy author for me. 2- Everybody Has A Podcast (Except you)   I love the McElroy brothers, and their book was so good. I learned a lot, and I’m so glad I read it. 3- A Court of Sliver Flames   I adore the A Court of Thorns and Roses series. I can’t wait to read the fourth book in the seri...

  Hi! Today, I’m going to share my review for an E-Arc I read last month. Thank you to Net Galley for putting this on Read now.   Title: Why She Wrote: A Graphic History of the Lives, Inspiration, and Influence Behind the Pens of Classic Women Writers Authors: Lauren Burke, Hannah K. Chapman, and Kaley Bales (illustrations)  Genre: Non-Fiction, Graphic Novel Source: Net Galley Read Now Expected Publication: April 20 th , 2021 Rating: 4 stars on Goodreads, 4.5 stars on The Storygraph Add to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55104100-why-she-wrote?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=t1XnlCSCVn&rank=2   Goodreads Summary: In Why She Wrote, dive into the fascinating, unexpected, and inspiring stories behind the greatest women writers in the English language.   This compelling graphic collection features 18 women—including Jane Austen, Louisa May Alcott, Alice Dunbar Nelson, Anne Lister, and more—and asks a simple question: in a time when being a woman...

Hi! Can't-Wait Wednesday is hosted by  Tressa@wishfulendings . This meme is a way to feature books, usually unpublished, that we can't wait to read. This meme is an off-shoot of Waiting on Wednesday which was hosted by  Jill@breakingthespine . This week I'm featuring Serena Singh Flips the Script.    Title: Serena Singh Flips the Script Author: Sonya Lalli Genre: Contemporary, Romance Expected Publication: February 16 th , 2021   Goodreads Summary “Serena Singh is tired of everyone telling her what she should want--and she is ready to prove to her mother, her sister, and the aunties in her community that a woman does not need domestic bliss to have a happy life.   Things are going according to plan for Serena. She’s smart, confident, and just got a kick-ass new job at a top advertising firm in Washington, D.C. Even before her younger sister gets married in a big, traditional wedding, Serena knows her own dreams don’t include mar...

  Hi! Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by Jana @ thatartsyreadergirl. . This meme was born out of a love of lists and bringing the book blogging community together. I love doing this meme because it gives me a chance to bond with other bloggers. Every week, Jana will post a topic, and we bloggers will make a post with our list on the topic, or a different one. This week it was Valentines / Love, so I wanted to do a post on favorite couples. I may have done a similar post last year, but I know that there are some new couples on this list.  1- Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy- Pride & Prejudice   This is the only classic couple on this list. I enjoy their relationship because the two characters have little in common, and yet by the end of the novel, they make it work. As you read Pride & Prejudice, you get to see these two find the love each of them was missing. 2- Cath and Levi–Fangirl One of my favorite YA novels needed to appear on this list. I love Cath and Levi becau...

Hi! Today I'm posting my challenge for VaLITines. This is a month-long Readathon I'm taking part in this month.  Check Twitter for more info.  For my challenge, I wanted to do a post about the book community, so I decided to do a challenge on websites, apps, and bookish shops we love. I used seven for this, but you can use as many as you would like.  Websites Goodreads   Everyone knows Goodreads unless you’re a person who doesn’t track their reading online. I mostly use Goodreads for the reading challenge, and as a way to track what I read in over one place. I use the community aspect, but not as much as some people might. The good thing about this website and app is that they’re easy to use, and they don’t have all the bells and whistles from a site or apps that gives you charts and graphs. This is a con of Goodreads, I want more than just the typical place to search for reads, add things to your shelf, track your reading, and have some kind of community. ...

  Title: You Have A Match Author: Emma Lord Genre: YA, Contemporary Rep: WLW, Filipino supporting character, Adoption  Release Date: January 12 th , 2021 Rating: ***** (5 Stars)     Overview You Have A Match is the second novel I’ve read by Emma Lord. After reading and loving Tweet Cute last year, I knew that I would need to read this book as well. Overall, I enjoyed this book, and I gave it five stars. Plot One of the key elements of this and one of the reasons I loved the novel so much. The story started with Abby taking a DNA test to support her friend Leo. Little did Abby know that the test would say that she had a sister named Savvy that she never knew about because she was given up for adoption, a year and a half before Abby was born. Similar to The Parent Trap, most of this story took place at a summer camp, and we had the sisters get to know each other. As the story unravels, we find out about what led to Savannah being adopted, and how her birth parents...

  Hi! Can't-Wait Wednesday is hosted by Tressa  @wishfulendings . This meme is a rebrand of 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 featuring  As Far As You’ll Take Me. All information comes from Goodreads.  Title: As Far as You'll Take Me  Author: Phil Stamper Expected Publication: February 9 th, 2021 Genre: YA, Contemporary Goodreads Link: Here Summary: The author of The Gravity of Us crafts another heartfelt coming-of-age story about finding the people who become your home--perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli   Marty arrives in London with nothing but his oboe and some savings from his summer job, but he's excited to start his new life--where he's no longer the closeted, shy kid who slips under the radar and is free to explore his sexuality without his parents' disapproval.   Fr...

  Hi! Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by Jana @ thatartsyreadergirl . This weekly meme was born out of a love of lists and bringing the book blogging community together. Each week, Jana will post a topic, and we will all make a list based on that topic. This week, the topic is Books Written Before I Was Born ( These can be books you’ve read or want to read! ) ( submitted by Davida Chazan @ The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog ). I wasn’t feeling this, and so I went through and found a post from The Broke & the Bookish, and I did that. The original post can  be found here . I thought I would recommend some books from some of my favorite genres.   The Classics 1- Pride & Prejudice This is one of my favorite classics, and when making my list this week, I knew I needed to include it. The reason is that I think this is one of the best books by Jane Austen, and we use the story in a lot of modern media. 2- To Kill A Mocking Bird I was so surprised by how much...