Disneyathon Winter 2018

Disneyathon Winter Edition 2018
Hosted: by me!
Date: Dec 1-31st

Prompts:

1. 'Do you want to build a snowman?' Frozen - It's all about siblings, read a book with siblings in it.
Legend (GN) - Marie Lu

2. 'Some Day my Prince will Come' Snow White and the Seven Dwarves - Pick a retelling of Snow White, or a story where one rushes to save another.
Poison - Sarah Pinborough

3. 'Something There' Beauty and the Beast - Read a book with a cover that has Ice or Snow on it. A really cold cover.
Prodigy (GN) - Marie Lu

4. 'Let it Go' Frozen - A book you wanted off your TBR list.
Dirty Billionaire - Meghan March

Group Read: Hunted - Meagan Spooner
Group Movie - Frozen

Everything is completed but the movie but watch that tonight :) Only readathon I think I completed this month!

Grinchathon TBR

Grinchathon TBR Round 5
Dates: Dec 16-22nd
@Grinchathon


1. Cheap: Dirty Billionire - Meghan March (library book)

2. Black and Green: Dirty Billionire - Meghan March (black, dark cover)

3. Easy: Wallbanger - Alice Clayton (easy, slutty character)

4. Dark: Dirty Billionire - Meghan March (bdsm erotic)

5. Diverse: n/a

6. Warm: Dirty Billionire - Meghan March (all that sex they are probody warm!)

7. Cover: Wallbanger - Alice Clayton (look at that sexy wall sex of a cover!)



Dirty Billionire - Meghan March
I've got a big dick and an even bigger bank account. That's pretty much where my bio ends. Honestly, I don't need to say anything else. I've just sold 99% of women on going home with me.

Do I sound like an asshole to you?

That's because I am.

And guess what? It works for me just fine.

Or at least it did.

Until I met her.

Books talk about sparks flying. Fuck that shit. With her, it was like emergency flares mixed with jet fuel. Or maybe just straight up napalm.

Only one problem.

She didn't leave her name or number when she disappeared from the hotel room after the hottest fucking night of my life. Now I've had a taste of unicorn pussy—the sweetest, rarest of all pussy—and I need it again.

So what's an asshole to do?

I took this problem to the street. A missed connection gone viral.

And when I find her? I'm keeping her.

Wallbanger - Alice Clayton
The first night after Caroline moves into her fantastic new San Francisco apartment, she realizes she's gaining an intimate knowledge of her new neighbor's nocturnal adventures. Thanks to paper-thin walls and the guy's athletic prowess, she can hear not just his bed banging against the wall but the ecstatic response of what seems (as loud night after loud night goes by) like an endless parade of women. And since Caroline is currently on a self-imposed dating hiatus, and her neighbor is clearly lethally attractive to women, she finds her fantasies keep her awake even longer than the noise. So when the wallbanging threatens to literally bounce her out of bed, Caroline, clad in sexual frustration and a pink baby-doll nightie, confronts Simon Parker, her heard-but-never-seen neighbor. The tension between them is as thick as the walls are thin, and the results just as mixed. Suddenly, Caroline is finding she may have discovered a whole new definition of neighborly...

Realm of Ruins Blog Tour

Realm of Ruins (The Nissera Chronicles #2) by Hannah West

Realm of Ruins (The Nissera Chronicles #2)

by Hannah West
Release Date: December 4th 2018
Publisher: Holiday House

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

Synopsis:

Valory’s power is different . . . it’s dangerous, unruly, and destructive. But can she channel it to crush a cunning enemy and save the realm from chaos? 

Welcome to Nissera, land of three kingdoms and home to spectacular magic.

A century after her legendary ancestors overcame a bloodthirsty tyrant, seventeen-year-old Valory Braiosa attends a training academy for elicromancers, immortal beings with magical gifts. Yet Valory’s immense power seems impossible to tame, and she faces imprisonment by the Nisseran authorities. Then a forbidden resurrection spell awakens a long-dormant evil, and Valory may be the only one who can vanquish this terrifying villain. Together with a band of allies—including an old friend; a haughty princess; and a mysterious, handsome stranger—Valory must learn to harness her power and fight back.

Weaving together her imaginative world of gritty fairytale magic with snippets from Beauty and the Beast and other classic stories, Hannah West’s dark and dangerous adventure is a gripping, immersive companion to her acclaimed debut, Kingdom of Ash and Briars. This richly packaged edition includes an illustrated family tree, detailed map, and embossed jacket with shimmering metallic effects.

About the Author:

Hannah West is the author of Kingdom of Ash and Briars and its companion, Realm of Ruins. She's always loved writing about magic and fairytales, but her time studying abroad in Orléans, France inspired her to finally write and publish a fantasy novel. She's a freelance writer and vegetarian living in Texas with her husband and their rambunctious blue heeler.

My Review: 
I enjoyed most of this book, but the ending left me feeling sort of disappointed, how this big bad was swatted pretty much like a moth. I like that the fae people were in the story. I sort of wanted more but hey their people aren't like that. The romance was good since it wasn't like love at first sight or anything and grew from something. And that ending about the beauty and the beast... I need that in my life... that needs to be written next- you hear me! So yup the story and characters were good! And that is all I must say about this book!

December Readathons and Their TBRs

December Readathons and Their TBRs

Hold on to your butts- Its a long list!

Disneyathon: (hosted by me) (month long)

1. A book with siblings in it.
Realm of Ruins by: Hannah West

2. Retelling of Snow White or Where one Dashes to Save Another.
Poison by: Sarah Pinborough

3. A cold looking cover.

4. A book you need to get off your tbr.

Group Book: Hunted by: Meghan Spooner

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Kpopathon (TBA)

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TisTheSeasonAThon (Dec 3-9th)

1. Cover that is Red and(or) Green: 

Poison by: Sarah Pinborough

2. Listen to Xmas Music:

Realm of Ruins by: Hannah West

3. Read a warm and fuzzy book:

The Polar Express by: Chris Van Allsburg

4. Read a short book under 250 pages:

Poison by: Sarah Pinborough

5. Read a Holiday Themed Book:
The Polar Express by: Chris Van Allsburg

Group Book: Snow in Love by: Analogy

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Smutathon (Dec 10-16th)

1. Enemies to Lovers:

A Prize to be Won - Rose Haven

2. Friends w/ Benefits:

Level Up - Cathy Yardley

3. Fake Relationships:
Act Like It - Lucy Parker

4. Slow Burn:
Slow Burn - Talia Carmichael

5. Forbidden Love:
Beatrice - Unknown

6. Different Worlds:
Poison by: Sarah Pinborough

7. One Night Stand:
Her Little Spanish Secret - Laura Iding
or
The Socialite's Secret - Carol Marinelli

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Merryreadathon - Dec 10-16th

1. Set in the Holidays:
A Ranger for the Holidays - Allie Pleiter

2. Xmas Colors: 

Poison by: Sarah Pinborough

3. Illustrations:
Check Please Hockey

4. Gifted Book:
A Ranger for the Holidays - Allie Pleiter

5. Read Something you just want to Read!
Poison by: Sarah Pinborough

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Witchathon (Dec 14-21)

Liveshow- Dec 21st @10pm CST 

1. Whichwood by: Taherah Mafi

2. 

3.

4.

5. Spartan Heart by: Jennifer Estep

6.

Group Book: The Bear and the Nightingale 

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Ohwhatfunathon (Dec 16-23rd)

- nice -

1. Read a HP Book

2. Buddy Read

3. Read the 25th book on your TBR

4. Light a Candle awhile Reading

5. Read a Classic

6. Read and Watch The Polar Express

7. Read the Nativity Story

- naughty -

1. Stay up all night reading

2. read a holiday romance

3. read a book you got last xmas and forgot to read it!

4. read by the fire (computer screen counts too)

5. read a book about villians

6. read and watch how the grinch stole xmas

7. read a book you bought mainly for the cover!

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Cress

Title: Cress
Author: Marissa Meyer
Rating: 3/5

Description:
In this third book in the Lunar Chronicles, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they're plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and her army.

Their best hope lies with Cress, a girl imprisoned on a satellite since childhood who's only ever had her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker. Unfortunately, she's just received orders from Levana to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice.

When a daring rescue of Cress goes awry, the group is separated. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a higher price. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing prevent her marriage to Emperor Kai. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only hope the world has.

My Review:

It wasn't a bad story I just wish there was more to Cress's story in it... I mean Scarlett barely had a lot of the others in it... I think so far that's my fav book in this series... I wanted to like Cress... but they didn't go into a lot about her- at least not a lot. And the next book Winter... oh boy about Winter she is seriously strange but that is for another month! :)

Nov 2018 TBR

Nov 2018 TBR 

Oct 2018 Wrap Up!

Fall Into Fantasy Readathon

Shadow and Bone

Title: Shadow and Bone
Author: Leigh Bardugo
Rating: 4/5

Description:
Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee.

Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling.

Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha . . . and the secrets of her heart.

My Review: This book was pretty good, not sure why I waited til now to start this series. Only problem I had with it was not liking the main character and the romance was not really needed for this story and went nowhere... but the world is cool and powers... interested in that. Also this was for a readalong… I'm deciding if I should continue it... if I do I need book 2 and 3!

Mangathon (Oct) TBR

Mangathon 2018 - October
Trick or Treat

1. Creepy or Fluffy
Tokyo Ghoul v.7  | Ao Haru Ride v1

2. Fantasy or Contemporary

Miyuki-chan in Wonderland  |  Skip Beat v.1

3. Read by Candlelight or Sunshine

NGE: Campus Apocalypse v.1  |  Black Clover v.1

4. Dark Cover or Bright Cover

Future Diary v.1  |  Blue Exorcist v.15

5. Shounen or Shoujo

Deathnote v.1  |  Strobe Edge v.1

6. New to You or Old Fave

Ajin v.1  |  Say I Love You v.16

I read all the highlighted ones... most were at least 3 stars... not choice number 2 tho that was hot garbage and I was so mad... I usually like Clamps stuff! grrrr.

Small Spaces Book Blog Tour

Title: Small Spaces
Author: Katherine Arden
Rating:  5/5

BOOK DESCRIPTION 

After suffering a tragic loss, eleven-year-old Ollie only finds solace in books. So when she happens upon a crazed woman at the river threatening to throw a book into the water, Ollie doesn't think--she just acts, stealing the book and running away. As she begins to read the slender volume, Ollie discovers a chilling story about a girl named Beth, the two brothers who both loved her, and a peculiar deal made with "the smiling man," a sinister specter who grants your most tightly held wish, but only for the ultimate price. 

Ollie is captivated by the tale until her school trip the next day to Smoke Hollow, a local farm with a haunting history all its own. There she stumbles upon the graves of the very people she's been reading about. Could it be the story about the smiling man is true? Ollie doesn't have too long to think about the answer to that. On the way home, the school bus breaks down, sending their teacher back to the farm for help. But the strange bus driver has some advice for the kids left behind in his care: "Best get moving. At nightfall they'll come for the rest of you." Nightfall is, indeed, fast descending when Ollie's previously broken digital wristwatch, a keepsake reminder of better times, begins a startling countdown and delivers a terrifying message: RUN. 

Only Ollie and two of her classmates heed the bus driver's warning. As the trio head out into the woods--bordered by a field of scarecrows that seem to be watching them--the bus driver has just one final piece of advice for Ollie and her friends: "Avoid large places. Keep to small." 

And with that, a deliciously creepy and hair-raising adventure begins.

AUTHOR BIO:

Born in Austin, Texas, Katherine Arden spent a year of high school in Rennes, France. Following her acceptance to Middlebury College in Vermont, she deferred enrollment for a year in order to live and study in Moscow. At Middlebury, she specialized in French and Russian literature. After receiving her BA, she moved to Maui, Hawaii, working every kind of odd job imaginable, from grant writing and making crêpes to guiding horse trips. Currently she lives in Vermont, but really, you never know.

SCHEDULE

WEEK ONE

September 17 – Books and Blends – Review

September 18 – Read Forevermore – Creative Instagram Picture

September 19 – Adventures thru Wonderland – Review

September 20 – Bookish Realm Reviews – Playlist

September 21 – Thindbooks – Creative Instagram Picture

WEEK TWO

September 24 – Polish & Paperbacks – Book Inspired: Nails

September 25 – Lacey Does Lit – Review

September 26 – Inkandpaperwanderlust – Book Aesthetic

September 27 – YA and Wine – Review + Listicle

September 28 – Because Reading is Better than Real Life – Review

WEEK THREE

October 1 – Elegancess – Review

October 2 – Teachers Who Read – Playlist

October 3 – Fyrekatz Blog – Review

 My Review: This is the most spookiest Middle Grade book I've ever read. But the story and characters were so good that I couldn't out it down or stop reading it. Thank you to the publishers for sending me an arc and I will definitely be reading more of Katherine Arden's books! Like read soon. I don't think I have anything negative to say about this book. The story moved pretty good and there weren't any slow parts and characters did learn from things so I give this a 5/5 stars. Yes I loved it.