Author: Cristina (Girl in the Pages)

The 2015 Re-Read Challenge Sign Up Post!

Posted January 3, 2015 in Blog Awards / 4 Comments

As I embark on my second year of blogging, I’m excited to take part in more challenges in order to push myself to read more and to better track my reading. The Re-Read Challenge hosted by So Obsessed With and Belle of the Literati is the second challenge I’ve signed up for this year and I’m so excited! Reasons for Participation: To motivate myself to write reviews of books I re-read To re-read books from series I started a while ago and never finished (and thus cannot read the new installments because I can’t remember what happened previously) To return […]

Stacking the Shelves [15]

Posted January 3, 2015 in Stacking the Shelves, Weekly Features/Memes / 13 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! Purchased: I received some iTunes giftcards for Christmas so I’ve been trying to make more of an effort to download books through the iBooks app to read on my iPad (which is use instead of a traditional Kindle/Nook). I’m really excited that I picked both of these up for $1.99 each! Both are titles that I’ve been wanting to read and neither is very long, which I think will be […]

Wrap Up: Wolves of Mercy Falls Read-A-Long & Giveaway Winner

Posted January 2, 2015 in Readalongs/Readathons / 2 Comments

This fall I hosted my first Read-A-Long with the two wonderful blogs CK’s Reading Corner and She Reads She Blogs! I wanted to extend a HUGE and heartfelt thank you to everyone who followed along and/or participated, as organizing something like this for the first time can be daunting! It was great to revisit Maggie Stiefvater’s beautifully written series and connect with others who enjoy her writing as much as we do! Post Round Up Maggie the Magnificent Werewolves 101 Favorite Resident of Mercy Falls Shiver Review & Discussion Linger Review Forever Review And the Winner is…. To end the […]

2014 Book Awards!

Posted December 31, 2014 in Fun Stuff / 16 Comments

As 2014 comes to a close, I wanted to share the stand-out reads that I’ve experienced this year with all of my followers. I already participated in The 5th Annual End of the Year Book Survey but I also wanted to showcase my thoughts in my own way by highlighting the books that make reading and blogging all worth it! The covers of the winning books will link to my review. Feel free to participate, just link back! Best Book Overall Best Series Overall Best Romance Best Dystopian Best Mystery/Ghost Story Best Fantasy Best Fairytale Retelling Best Seasonal Read Best […]

Top Ten Goals/Resolutions for 2015- Bookish, Blogging, and Otherwise!

Posted December 29, 2014 in Top Ten Tuesday, Weekly Features/Memes / 37 Comments

As usual, Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the fantastic blog The Broke and The Bookish. This last week of 2015 is all about reflecting, so below are some goals I’m hoping to implement in my reading and blogging life for 2015! 1) Read 70 books! This will be the highest reading challenge I’ve set for myself yet, but since I finished 67 this year (when my goal was 50) I’m confident I can do it! 2) Establish relationships with publishers. As this was my first year blogging, I was focused more on building my blog, integrating myself into the […]

2014 End of the Year Book Survey!

Posted December 29, 2014 in Fun Stuff / 12 Comments

The 2014 End of Year Book Survey is hosted by Jamie at the Perpetual Page Turner! It’s a great way to organize your reading and blogging thoughts at the end of the year and reflect on your favorite books! This year is the 5th annual survey, but it’s my first time participating. 2014 Reading Stats Number of Books You Read: 67 Number of Re-Reads: 9 Genre You Read the Most From: YA Paranormal/Fantasy Best in Books Best Book Read in 2014? Contemporary: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Paranormal/Fantasy: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin Book You Were Excited […]

Stacking the Shelves [14]- Christmas Edition!

Posted December 27, 2014 in Stacking the Shelves, Weekly Features/Memes / 11 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! Christmas brought a few books I’ve really been eyeing as well as some fun surprises! The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult was a gift from my mom, as she remembered I used to be an avid Jodi fan back in high school and she came across this title and thought of me, which I thought was sweet. She also picked up I Am Pusheen the Cat (a fun surprise! I love […]

Why Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer Parodied My Expectations- Review

Posted December 26, 2014 in Books, Reviews / 8 Comments

Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer My rating: 2.5/5 Stars Publisher: Dutton Juvenile (2014) Length: 264 pgs Genre: YA Contemporary/Magical Realism Format: Hardcover, checked out from local library Goodreads Synopsis: If life were fair, Jam Gallahue would still be at home in New Jersey with her sweet British boyfriend, Reeve Maxfield. She’d be watching old comedy sketches with him. She’d be kissing him in the library stacks. She certainly wouldn’t be at The Wooden Barn, a therapeutic boarding school in rural Vermont, living with a weird roommate, and signed up for an exclusive, mysterious class called Special Topics in English. But life isn’t fair, and Reeve […]

Book Buddies Review: My True Love Gave To Me

Posted December 25, 2014 in Book Buddies Reviews, Books, Reviews / 8 Comments

This month I’m partnering up with Lauren from Bookmarklit for Book Buddies, an every-other month feature where Lauren and I will choose a themed read to buddy read and then get together and discuss the things that stand out! You can see both of our opinions and discussions in the conversation review format, and is usually posted on the last Wednesday of the month (although for the month of December, we opted to post on Christmas!) This month’s read My True Love Gave To Me, a holiday anthology edited by Stephanie Perkins and containing short stories from twelve YA authors. […]

Top Ten Books I Wouldn’t Mind Santa Bringing This Year

Posted December 22, 2014 in Top Ten Tuesday, Weekly Features/Memes / 32 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is a fun weekly feature hosted by the fantastic blog The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic comes straight from my Christmas/birthday wish list, and for the most part is in no particular order. 1) Wicked– In this instance, Wicked IS the number one book on my wish list! JLA, paranormal happenings, and a New Orleans setting? Yes please! 2) These Broken Stars– Gorgeous cover that I must own for my shelves plus I hear this is a fantastic book that I’m really late to the party for! 3) Winterspell– I’ve heard mixed tings about this […]