Author: Cristina (Girl in the Pages)

Forever by Maggie Stiefvater- Reread Mini Review

Posted December 22, 2014 in Books, Reviews / 4 Comments

Forever by Maggie Stiefvater My rating: 3/5 Stars Publisher: Scholastic (2011) Length: 388 pgs Series: The Wolves of Mercy Falls (#3) Genre: YA Paranormal Fiction/Romance Format: Hardcover, purchased Goodreads Synopsis: then. When Sam met Grace, he was a wolf and she was a girl. Eventually he found a way to become a boy, and their loved moved from curious distance to the intense closeness of shared lives. now. That should have been the end of their story. But Grace was not meant to stay human. Now she is the wolf. And the wolves of Mercy Falls are about to be […]

Sunday Funday: Week in Review [20]

Posted December 21, 2014 in Sunday Funday, Weekly Features/Memes / 1 Comment

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! December 15-21, 2014 Life These past few weeks have been really busy! I spent Thanksgiving with my boyfriend’s family for the first time, which was lovely and on Black Friday we drove to the coast to explore the sights and shops. Then we braved Target to hunt for Black Friday deals *coughbookscough* and I scooped up a few new titles (which you can see in my STS post) and my boyfriend […]

Stacking the Shelves [13]

Posted December 20, 2014 in Stacking the Shelves, Weekly Features/Memes / 12 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! This is actually what I’ve accumulated over the past few weeks! I scooped up Dorothy Must Die and The One at Target on Black Friday (hardcover, both for under $10!) and was gifted The Book Thief by my aunt. I haven’t read any of these yet so I’m really excited to get around to them (probably not until after the holidays though!) I was also gifted my aunt’s collection of […]

The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu- Review

Posted December 17, 2014 in Books, Reviews / 15 Comments

“There is one thing I’ve learned about people: they don’t get that mean and nasty overnight. It’s not human nature. But if you give people enough time, eventually they’ll do the most heartbreaking stuff in the world.” I have SO much to say about this book, and I’m going to do my best to coherently organize my thoughts. I’ve been waiting a long time to read this novel, specifically because of the subject matter. I think there’s not enough YA books that look at society’s problems with teenage sexaulity, and the stigmas, rumors, and slut shaming that go along with […]

Linger by Maggie Stiefvater- Reread Mini Review

Posted December 15, 2014 in Books, Reviews / 6 Comments

Linger by Maggie Stiefvater My rating: 3/5 Stars Publisher: Scholastic (2010) Length: 360 pgs Series: The Wolves of Mercy Falls (#2) Genre: YA Paranormal Fiction/Romance Format: Hardcover Goodreads Synopsis: In Maggie Stiefvater’s Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other. Now, in Linger, they must fight to be together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping a very dangerous secret about her own well-being. For Sam, this means grappling with his werewolf past . . . and figuring out a way to survive into the future. Add into the mix a new wolf named Cole, whose own past has […]

Holiday Tour!

Posted December 11, 2014 in Fun Stuff / 9 Comments

Since we’re in the thick of the holiday season, I thought it would be fun to showcase the holiday decorations happening at my house! My family really likes decorating for the holidays, and there’s nothing to really get you into the spirit like lights and garland everywhere! Above is our main tree in our family room, where the family presents go and where we gather around on Christmas morning with friends and family. Each member of the family is assigned a certain wrapping paper theme (mine, for instance, is the Disney princess paper). My favorite place to read in the […]

Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle- Review

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

Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle My rating: 2.5/5 Stars Publisher: Speak (2012, first published in 2008) Length: 353 pgs Genre: YA Romance/Holiday Format: Paperback, purchased via Amazon Goodreads Synopsis: An ill-timed storm on Christmas Eve buries the residents of Gracetown under multiple feet of snow and causes quite a bit of chaos. One brave soul ventures out into the storm from her stranded train and sets off a chain of events that will change quite a few lives. Over the next three days one girl takes a risky shortcut with an adorable stranger, three […]

Top Ten New-To-Me Authors in 2014

Posted December 8, 2014 in Top Ten Tuesday, Weekly Features/Memes / 27 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is a fun weekly feature hosted by the fantastic blog The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Authors New to Me in 2014. This year was my first official year delving into the world of blogging, and thus I was exposed to SO many new authors for the first time, so there’s a lot to choose from. Below you can find my ten favorites in no particular order, along with a link to my review of my favorite book by them! 1) Rainbow Rowell– It was love at first *read* when I picked […]

Fairytale Retelling Reading Challenge 2015

Posted December 8, 2014 in Readalongs/Readathons / 21 Comments

Today I’m excited to announce my first challenge I will be taking part in for 2015! It’s the Fairytale Retelling Reading Challenge hosted by the lovely Mel over at The Daily Prophecy. I’m really excited to be participating seeing as fairytale retellings seem to be a trend in YA that’s not ceasing to grow anytime soon, and there are a lot of them on my TBR for the upcoming year! According to Mel, here are the guidelines for the challenge: The challenge runs from January 1st – December 31st 2015. The goal is to read fairytale retellings, but if you […]

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater Review & Discussion

Posted December 7, 2014 in Books, Discussions, Readalongs/Readathons, Reviews, Uncategorized / 13 Comments

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater My rating: 4/5 Stars Publisher: Scholastic (2009) Length: 390 pgs Series: The Wolves of Mercy Falls (#1) Genre: YA Paranormal Fiction/Romance Format: Paperback Goodreads Synopsis: For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can’t seem to live without.Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human… until the cold makes him shift back again.Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy […]