Friday Meme: Things Coming Out This Month That I Want To Read/See/Play # 140

Books: Week of 12/03

Movies: Week of 12/03

Review: The Lies We Told by Camilla Way

Summary from Goodreads:

The highly acclaimed author of Watching Edie returns with a new novel of dark psychological suspense that explores how those closest to us have the most to hide...

When Clara's boyfriend, Luke, disappears, everyone believes that he's left her, but Clara thinks she knows the truth. Recent evidence suggests that Luke had a stalker, and Clara worries that he's been kidnapped. Then Luke's older sister, Emily, who vanished twenty years ago, suddenly reappears.


Emily wants to help Clara with her search for Luke, but she refuses to talk about what happened--even though it nearly destroyed her family when she vanished. And the deeper Clara digs into Luke's mysterious disappearance, the more convinced she is that the two incidents are connected.

My Review:

Waiting on Wednesday # 212 and Wishlist Wednesday # 212

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, where you pick a book that is coming out soon that you want to read.

Teaser Tuesday #75 and Top Ten Platonic Relationships In Books #209

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by Purple Princess of The Purple Booker.

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? #229

The Meme Comes From The Book Dare

Books I Read Last Week: 

Review: A Thousand Perfect Notes by C.G. Drews

Summary from Goodreads:

An emotionally charged story about the power of dreams, and how passion can turn to obsession.

Beck hates his life. He hates his violent mother. He hates his home. Most of all, he hates the piano that his mother forces him to play hour after hour, day after day. He will never play as she did before illness ended her career and left her bitter and broken. But Beck is too scared to stand up to his mother, and tell her his true passion, which is composing his own music - because the least suggestion of rebellion on his part ends in violence.

When Beck meets August, a girl full of life, energy and laughter, love begins to awaken within him and he glimpses a way to escape his painful existence. But dare he reach for it?


Thrilling and powerfully written, this is an explosive debut for YA readers which tackles the dark topic of domestic abuse in an ultimately hopeful tale.

Review:

Stacking the Shelves/Weekly Update #220

 Stacking The Shelves

Reviews:

Review: Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

Review: Always and Forever, Lara Jean (To All the Boys I've Loved Before #3) by Jenny Han

Friday Meme: Things Coming Out This Month That I Want To Read/See/Play # 139

Books: Week of 11/26

Review: Into the Water by Paula Hawkins - Happy Thanksgiving! :)

Summary from Goodreads:

In the last days before her death, Nel called her sister. Jules didn’t pick up the phone, ignoring her plea for help. Now Nel is dead. They say she jumped. And Jules has been dragged back to the one place she hoped she had escaped for good, to care for the teenage girl her sister left behind. But Jules is afraid. So afraid. Of her long-buried memories, of the old Mill House, of knowing that Nel would never have jumped. And most of all she’s afraid of the water, and the place they call the Drowning Pool . . . 

My Review:

Waiting on Wednesday # 211 and Wishlist Wednesday # 211

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, where you pick a book that is coming out soon that you want to read.

Teaser Tuesday #74 and Top Ten Books On My Shelf I Want to Read And I'm Thankful to Have #208

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by Purple Princess of The Purple Booker.

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? #228

The Meme Comes From The Book Dare

Books I Read Last Week: 

All the Right Ingredients: With a Dash of Hope (Kate Monroe Series Book 1) by Rachel Troyer

 Summary from Goodreads:

David is the art professor who looks like he has it all: a great teaching position at a great university and the adoring eyes of his female students. But, beneath the mask, David Mullgrave struggles to connect with people and cannot build a long-term relationship. He breaks hearts and does not look back. Until Kate comes along. She makes him realize that he needs to be a better man for her and for himself.

Ruth Monroe has spent the thirteen years since her daughter died abandoning her granddaughter and swallowed up by her grief. Then Kate unexpectedly returns to her solitary life and wakes her up.

Jason Jones is the sheriff of the small town, Colston. He is the kind of guy everyone goes to with their issues; a family man and good neighbor. Though surrounded by family and friends, Jason feels more alone than ever since his divorce. Then a new woman moves in next door and fills his life with laughter and pie.

Kate Monroe’s life is falling apart. She just received her art degree and should be starting a new chapter in her life full of creativity. Instead, she’s pregnant with her art professor’s child. The professor who manages to break her heart with just a few harsh words. She is dealing with depression that has followed her ever since she was in the car crash that killed her parents. And she has lost the ability to create art to help her through it all. So, she decides to go back to the only place that felt like home, Colston.

My Notes:

I was unsure if I was going to put this here but I decided to just do it. I've been working on a three book series for the last year and half. It took me forever to finally get up the courage to publish it and also figure out how to format/edit it. But after months of work the first book is finally here!

I never expected that the first full length novel I ever wrote would be a romance. This coming from someone who reads a lot of fantasy and not many romance novels. However, for some reason all of the novel ideas now and coming up are centered on romance and on the relationships within families.

I'm currently editing book two of this series and writing the conclusion to it. I'm posting this here for those who love slow burn romances or character driven novels.  If you do check it out I hope that you enjoy the small town and the characters I created as much as I do!

Thank you!

Rachel. :)

Review: Always and Forever, Lara Jean (To All the Boys I've Loved Before #3) by Jenny Han

Summary from Goodreads:

Lara Jean is having the best senior year.

And there’s still so much to look forward to: a class trip to New York City, prom with her boyfriend Peter, Beach Week after graduation, and her dad’s wedding to Ms. Rothschild. Then she’ll be off to college with Peter, at a school close enough for her to come home and bake chocolate chip cookies on the weekends.

Life couldn’t be more perfect!

At least, that’s what Lara Jean thinks . . . until she gets some unexpected news.


Now the girl who dreads change must rethink all her plans—but when your heart and your head are saying two different things, which one should you listen to?

Review:

Stacking the Shelves/Weekly Update #219

 Stacking The Shelves

Reviews:

Review: Heartless by Marissa Meyer

Review: Legendary (Caraval #2) by Stephanie Garber

Friday Meme: Things Coming Out This Month That I Want To Read/See/Play # 138

Movies: Week of 11/19

Review: Heartless by Marissa Meyer

Summary from Goodreads:

Long before she was the terror of Wonderland—the infamous Queen of Hearts—she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love.


Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and a favorite of the unmarried King of Hearts, but her interests lie elsewhere. A talented baker, all she wants is to open a shop with her best friend. But according to her mother, such a goal is unthinkable for the young woman who could be the next queen.

Then Cath meets Jest, the handsome and mysterious court joker. For the first time, she feels the pull of true attraction. At the risk of offending the king and infuriating her parents, she and Jest enter into an intense, secret courtship. Cath is determined to define her own destiny and fall in love on her terms. But in a land thriving with magic, madness, and monsters, fate has other plans.


In her first stand-alone teen novel, the New York Times-bestselling author dazzles us with a prequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Review:

Waiting on Wednesday # 210 and Wishlist Wednesday # 210

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, where you pick a book that is coming out soon that you want to read.

Teaser Tuesday #73 and Top Five Bookish Items/Merchandise I’d Like to Own #207

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by Purple Princess of The Purple Booker.

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? #227

The Meme Comes From The Book Dare

Books I Read Last Week: 

Review: Legendary (Caraval #2) by Stephanie Garber

Summary from Goodreads:

A heart to protect. A debt to repay. A game to win.

After being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Donatella Dragna has finally escaped her father and saved her sister Scarlett from a disastrous arranged marriage. The girls should be celebrating, but Tella isn’t yet free. She made a desperate bargain with a mysterious criminal, and what Tella owes him no one has ever been able to deliver: Caraval Master Legend’s true name.

The only chance of uncovering Legend’s identity is to win Caraval, so Tella throws herself into the legendary competition once more—and into the path of the murderous heir to the throne, a doomed love story, and a web of secrets…including her sister's. Caraval has always demanded bravery, cunning, and sacrifice. But now the game is asking for more. If Tella can’t fulfill her bargain and deliver Legend’s name, she’ll lose everything she cares about—maybe even her life. But if she wins, Legend and Caraval will be destroyed forever.


Welcome, welcome to Caraval...the games have only just begun.

Review:

Stacking the Shelves/Weekly Update #218

 Stacking The Shelves

Reviews:

Review: A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes #3) by Sabaa Tahir

Review: Into the Bright Unknown (The Gold Seer Trilogy #3) by Rae Carson

Friday Meme: Things Coming Out This Month That I Want To Read/See/Play # 137

Books: Week of 11/12

Movies: Week of 11/12

Review: A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes #3) by Sabaa Tahir

Summary from Goodreads:

The highly anticipated third book in Sabaa Tahir's New York Times bestselling EMBER QUARTET.

Beyond the Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger.

The Blood Shrike, Helene Aquilla, is assailed on all sides. Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable, while the Commandant capitalizes on his madness to bolster her own power. As Helene searches for a way to hold back the approaching darkness, her sister's life and the lives of all those in the Empire hang in the balance.

Far to the east, Laia of Serra knows the fate of the world lies not in the machinations of the Martial court, but in stopping the Nightbringer. But while hunting for a way to bring him down, Laia faces unexpected threats from those she hoped would aid her, and is drawn into a battle she never thought she'd have to fight.


And in the land between the living and the dead, Elias Veturius has given up his freedom to serve as Soul Catcher. But in doing so, he has vowed himself to an ancient power that will stop at nothing to ensure Elias's devotion--even at the cost of his humanity.

My Review:

Waiting on Wednesday # 209 and Wishlist Wednesday # 209

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, where you pick a book that is coming out soon that you want to read.

Teaser Tuesday #72 and Top Ten Backlist Books I Want to Read #206

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by Purple Princess of The Purple Booker.

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? #226

The Meme Comes From The Book Dare

Books I Read Last Week: 

Review: Into the Bright Unknown (The Gold Seer Trilogy #3) by Rae Carson

Summary from Goodreads:

Leah Westfall, her fiancé Jefferson, and her friends have become rich in the California Territory, thanks to Lee’s magical ability to sense precious gold. But their fortune has made them a target, and when a dangerous billionaire sets out to destroy them, Lee and her friends decide they’ve had enough—they will fight back with all their power and talents. 

Lee’s magic is continuing to strengthen and grow, but someone is on to her—someone who might have a bit of magic herself. The stakes are higher than ever as Lee and her friends hatch a daring scheme that could alter the California landscape forever. 


With a distinctive young heroine and a unique interpretation of American history, Into the Bright Unknown strikes a rich vein of romance, magic, and adventure, bringing the Gold Seer Trilogy to its epic conclusion. Includes a map and an author’s note.

My Review:

Stacking the Shelves/Weekly Update #217

 Stacking The Shelves

Reviews:

Review: War Storm (Red Queen #4) by Victoria Aveyard

Review: Her Pretty Face by Robyn Harding

Friday Meme: Things Coming Out This Month That I Want To Read/See/Play # 136

Books: Week of 11/05

Movies: Week of 11/05

Review: War Storm (Red Queen #4) by Victoria Aveyard

Summary from Goodreads:

Victory comes at a price.

Mare Barrow learned this all too well when Cal’s betrayal nearly destroyed her. Now determined to protect her heart—and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods like her—Mare resolves to overthrow the kingdom of Norta once and for all… starting with the crown on Maven’s head.

But no battle is won alone, and before the Reds may rise as one, Mare must side with the boy who broke her heart in order to defeat the boy who almost broke her. Cal’s powerful Silver allies, alongside Mare and the Scarlet Guard, prove a formidable force. But Maven is driven by an obsession so deep, he will stop at nothing to have Mare as his own again, even if it means demolishing everything—and everyone—in his path.

War is coming, and all Mare has fought for hangs in the balance. Will victory be enough to topple the Silver kingdoms? Or will the little lightning girl be forever silenced?


In the epic conclusion to Victoria Aveyard’s stunning series, Mare must embrace her fate and summon all her power… for all will be tested, but not all will survive.

My Review: