Month: November 2014

The Wolves of Mercy Falls Read-A-Long & Giveaway!

Posted November 12, 2014 in Readalongs/Readathons / 21 Comments

Hey everyone! Today I am so excited to announce that I am hosting my first Read-A-Long here at Girl in the Pages along with two other fantastic bloggers! Jackie at She Reads She Blogs and CK at CK’s Reading Corner and I have teamed up to host a (re-read) Read-a-Long of Maggie Stiefvater’s Wolves of Mercy Falls series! We’re all huge fans of Stiefvater’s work and felt that this winter was the perfect time to revisit the werewolf trilogy, especially with the release of Sinner this year! We are so excited to be hosting this Read-A-Long, and would love to […]

Top Ten Characters I Wish Had Their OWN Books

Posted November 10, 2014 in Top Ten Tuesday, Weekly Features/Memes / 31 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by the fantastic blog The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Characters Who You Wish Had Their OWN Books! 1) Zuze from the Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy– Zuze is so sassy and fantastic and is the human best friend who completely and totally embraces the magical world. I’d love to hear about her future with one foot in each world. 2) Teddy Lupin from Harry Potter– (Beware spoilers if you haven’t finished the series!)He’s basically like Harry 2.0, except his parents death aided in stopping Voldemort […]

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson- Review with ALL the Emotions

Posted November 10, 2014 in Books, Reviews / 18 Comments

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson My rating: 4.5/5 Stars Publisher: Dial (September 2014) Length: 371 pgs Genre: YA Contemporary Format: Hardcover, checked out from my local library Goodreads Synopsis: Jude and her twin brother, Noah, are incredibly close. At thirteen, isolated Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude cliff-dives and wears red-red lipstick and does the talking for both of them. But three years later, Jude and Noah are barely speaking. Something has happened to wreck the twins in different and dramatic ways . . . until […]

Sunday Funday: Week in Review [18]

Posted November 9, 2014 in Sunday Funday, Weekly Features/Memes / 9 Comments

Sunday Funday is a weekly(ish) post I’ve started to recap the bookish (and sometimes not-so-bookish) happenings in my life the past week! Feel free to participate, just link back! November 3-9, 2014 Life Nothing too out of the ordinary to report this week. Spent a lot of time studying (mainly math…sigh) and when I wasn’t studying I was glued to the pages of I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson…my review gushing about how awesome/amaxing/fantastic/phenomenal/insert-your-own-praise-here will be up tomorrow! What I’m Reading & Watching If you saw my Stacking the Shelves post this week you’ll know that I got […]

Stacking the Shelves [11]

Posted November 8, 2014 in Stacking the Shelves, Weekly Features/Memes / 15 Comments

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature hosted by Tynga’s Reviews where bloggers share the books that they’ve added to their shelves this week, whether borrowed, bought, virtual, physical, etc! Bought: This week I treated myself to three new books after finding each of them at some pretty great prices on Amazon! Trial By Fire was around only $9 (a steal for a brand new hardcover!) and I’ve heard almost all positive reviews about it so I decided it was worth investing in for my personal collection. I’ve had my eye on Let It Snow for a while since I […]

Harry Potter MOTW [5]: Best “Luna” Moment

Posted November 6, 2014 in Harry Potter MOTW, Weekly Features/Memes / 9 Comments

Harry Potter Moment of the Week is a weekly meme hosted by Uncorked Thoughts, and is a fantastic way to keep the Harry Potter magic alive year round, even when not reading the books! The Theme This Week: Best moment by Luna Lovegood And anyway, it’s not as though I’ll never see Mum again, is it?” “Er-isn’t it?” said Harry uncertainly. She shook her head in disbelief. “Oh, come on. You heard them, just behind the veil, didn’t you?” “You mean…” “In that room with the archway. They were just lurking out of sight, that’s all. You heard them.” […]

The Nightmare Dilemma by Mindee Arnett- Mini Review

Posted November 5, 2014 in Books, Reviews / 3 Comments

The Nightmare Dilemma by Mindee Arnett My rating: 3.5/5 Stars Publisher: Tor Teen (March 2014) Length: 380 pgs Series: The Arkwell Academy (#2) Genre: YA Fantasy/Paranormal Fiction Format: Hardcover, checked out from my local library Goodreads Synopsis: Dusty Everhart might be able to predict the future through the dreams of her crush, Eli Booker, but that doesn’t make her life even remotely easy. When one of her mermaid friends is viciously assaulted and left for dead, and the school’s jokester, Lance Rathbone, is accused of the crime, Dusty’s as shocked as everybody else. Lance needs Dusty to prove his innocence […]

Top Ten Books I Want to Reread

Posted November 3, 2014 in Top Ten Tuesday, Weekly Features/Memes / 40 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by the fantastic blog The Broke and the Bookish. I’m really excited about this week’s topic because I am a huge advocate of rereading. I think finding a book with a story that really resonates with you is one of the most rewarding things about reading, and good books are something that I wish to revisit over and over again, especially series that make me feel invested in the characters. Although the amount of rereading I do has lessened since starting my blog (mainly because I’m much better equipped to try out […]

Month in Review [October 2014]

Posted November 3, 2014 in Month In Review, Sunday Funday / 6 Comments

Sunday Funday is generally a weekly(ish) post I started to recap my bookish and not-so-bookish thoughts. I’ve decided to expand this concept to monthly recaps during the last week of the month as well! As always, feel free to participate, just link back! (This is a day late this month, so please excuse the “Sunday Funday” title!) October 2014 Total Books Read: 5 I’m happy that 4/5 of my books were either Halloween themed, spooky, or thrillers! Goodreads 2014 Reading Challenge Progress: 54/50 Books (Yay! Goal reached for the year!) Favorite Book Read in October: Don’t Look Back by Jennifer L […]