Category: Fun Stuff

Bookish Bingo New Year’s Edition: Wrap Up

Posted April 3, 2015 in Fun Stuff / 4 Comments

March 31 marked the end of my second time participating in Bookish Bingo! I had a lot of fun with the card this time, and filled 15 out of 25 squares, earning 1 bingo! (And being so so close to earning more!) I liked that it helped diversify my reading a bit, although I found that a lot of my selections already met at least one criteria for the card. Completed: 15/25 “Pretty Dress Cover”: The One by Kiera Cass 2014 Release You Missed: Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini Romance: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell Start a Series: […]

I Will Go Down With My Ship: My Favorite Fictional Couples

Posted February 13, 2015 in Fun Stuff / 25 Comments

In honor of Valentine’s day this week, I decided a post dedicated to my favorite YA couples was in order! Sadly, many of my most desperate ships did not sail, but they are alive in well in MY heart (and in the glorious world of fanfiction). Blair & Nate from Gossip Girl Can we just pretend that the last four seasons of the show never happened? Because I have been a Nair shipper since the veryyyy beginning, and this whole Chuck and Blair storyline was SO improbable to me (and had NO validation in the books- the epilogue book doesn’t […]

Celebrating with Instagram!

Posted February 6, 2015 in Fun Stuff / 8 Comments

As I mentioned in my One Year Anniversary Post, today marks a year since Girl in the Pages was born! I decided this was the perfect time to expand my social media outreach, so you can now find Girl in the Pages on Instagram! (You can also follow via the Instagram icon in my sidebar). Be sure to follow me to earn more entries in my Blogiversary Giveaway!

Girl in the Pages Anniversary Celebration & Giveaway!

Posted February 6, 2015 in Fun Stuff / 33 Comments

I cannot believe that I’ve been blogging for an entire year! On February 6, 2014 I decided to launch Girl in the Pages, encouraged after having experienced a Harry Potter study abroad course to London and realizing I had so much I wanted to say about the books I love to read! While I initially started this blog as a way to organize my thoughts on the books I’ve read, it’s grown and flourished because of you. Every reader, every follower, every like, every comment…it’s all driven me to continue with this blog, to create a brand and teach myself […]

The TBR Tag!

Posted January 9, 2015 in Fun Stuff / 10 Comments

The lovely Nirvana over at Nirvana’s Pocketful tagged me last month to do the TBR Tag. Although I’m just now getting around to it, it works out perfectly because with the beginning of the new year I’ve been doing more of an inventory of my TBR! How do you keep track of your TBR pile? Goodreads is the easiest way to keep track of everything! Of the physical books I own but need to read, I place them horizontally on my bookshelf so I know that they haven’t been read yet! Is your TBR mostly print or e-books? Mostly print! […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Fictional Boyfriends Tag!

Posted October 1, 2014 in Fun Stuff / 4 Comments

The lovely Jackie over at She Reads She Blogs tagged me for the Fictional Boyfriends Tag! The tag was originated by RayKay Books and you can check it out on their youtube channel here. Feel free to participate if the tag interests you, and link back in the comments so I can check out your answers! 1)Most Romantic Boyfriend: Edward from Twilight. I know, I know, but Edward was my first real experience with falling for a book character back when I read the books as a pre-teen. I definitely look back on the novels now and recognize he has […]

Halloween Reads, Part 1

Posted September 17, 2014 in Fun Stuff / 6 Comments

Now that September is over half-way through, my giddiness for the fall season is mounting (despite the fact that there’s a heatwave passing through…). Fall means late night bonfires, crisp air, wearing all of those boots neglected in my closet, and (my favorite part) Halloween! I’ve always been a huge huge huge fan of Halloween and all of the whimsical magic that comes with the holiday. I want to start getting myself in the mood for the season, so I’ve gathered all of the thriller/paranormal/creepy books on my shelves at the moment and challenge myself to integrate them into my […]