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Book Review: The Infinite Noise (The Bright Sessions #1) by Lauren Shippen
Lauren Shippen's The Infinite Noise is a stunning, original debut novel based on her wildly popular and award-winning podcast The Bright Sessions. Caleb Michaels is a sixteen-year-old champion running back. Other than that his life is pretty normal. But when Caleb starts experiencing mood swings that are out of the ordinary for even a teenager, his life moves beyond “typical.” Caleb is an Atypical, an individual with enhanced abilities. Which sounds pretty cool except Caleb's ability is extreme empathy—he feels the emotions of everyone around him. Being an empath in high school would be hard enough, but Caleb's life becomes…
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Sneaking Back In
I know, I know. I’ve been gone forever. But I think I’m ready to come back, albeit it a little bit at a time. I have a review in draft right now, I’ve actually finished another book this month, AND I have the #bookstagram bug again. So, yeah. I think my spark is making its way back into my heart. I still have school, and the homework that comes along with it, but I’m going to try my best to at least get some rambling content and a few reviews a month up here. Since my awesome co-blogger has been…
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year friends! I hope that the end of 2019 treated you decently, and that you’re coming into the new year with a clear head and an open heart! I’m not setting any resolutions for myself. I don’t really do that anymore. In fact, in 2020 I’m basically focusing on just being kind to myself and letting myself continue to grow. I know I disappeared from here last year, and that our blog has slowed down a lot, but I was just listening to what I needed at the time. I can’t promise I’ll be back full force this…
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Checking In
Hi friends! Did you miss me? I know I’ve been MIA, and honestly that’s completely on purpose. I had to give in to the fact that Grad school was a lot more than I expected and that, on top of work and being a normal human, it was too much. I needed a break and, unfortunately, this is what had to go. I’ll confess to you: I haven’t read a book in over 2 months. Yup. I’ve been immersed in music, listening to podcasts, and watching entirely too many hours of YouTube videos. Essentially, I’ve been trying to give my…
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Book Review: The Art of Escapism Cooking by Mandy Lee
Media Type: Print BookTitle: The Art of Escapism CookingAuthor: Mandy LeePublisher: William Morrow CookbooksPages: Hardcover; 400Release Date: October 15, 2019Source: TLC Book ToursGenre: Cookbooks HDB Rating: 4* Recommended to: Readers who love a good cookbook, with stories behind the beautiful food. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N In this inventive and intensely personal cookbook, the blogger behind the award-winning ladyandpups.com reveals how she cooked her way out of an untenable living situation, with more than eighty delicious Asian-inspired dishes with influences from around the world. For Mandy Lee, moving from New York to Beijing for her husband’s work wasn’t an exotic adventure—it was an ordeal. Growing increasingly exasperated with China’s stifling political climate,…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: The Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco
Good morning lovely people, and happiest of Fridays! You’ve made it to the end of the week, and I am SO PROUD OF YOU. Celebrate a little. It’s been a long road to get here. I have a spotlight for you today, and a chance to win a book, so let’s get to it! Frozen meets Mad Max in this epic teen fantasy duology bursting with star-crossed romance, immortal heroines, and elemental magic, perfect for fans of Furyborn. Generations of twin goddesses have long ruled Aeon. But seventeen years ago, one sister’s betrayal defied an ancient prophecy and split…
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Book Review: The Library of Lost Things by Laura Taylor Namey
Media Type: Print BookTitle: The Library of Lost ThingsAuthor: Laura Taylor NameyPublisher: Inkyard PressPages: Hardcover; 384Release Date: October 8, 2019Source: FFBC Tours / Publisher Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 4* Recommended to: Readers who love characters with depth, and a story that hits hard. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N From the moment she first learned to read, literary genius Darcy Wells has spent most of her time living in the worlds of her books. There, she can avoid the crushing reality of her mother’s hoarding and pretend her life is simply ordinary. But when a new property manager becomes more active in the upkeep of their…
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Book Review: The Speed of Falling Objects by Nancy Richardson Fischer
Media Type: Ebook (ARC)Title: The Speed of Falling ObjectsAuthor: Nancy Richardson FischerPublisher: Inkyard PressPages: Hardcover; 384Release Date: October 1, 2019Source: FFBC Tours / Publisher Content Warning: Violence and Death HDB Rating: 4* Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories that put characters into situations that really cause them to grow. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N From the author of When Elephants Fly comes an exceptional new novel about falling down, risking everything and embracing what makes us unique. Don’t miss this compulsively readable novel about the most unlikely of heroes. Danger “Danny” Danielle Warren is no stranger to falling. After losing an eye in a childhood accident, she had to relearn…
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Book Review: Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes
Media Type: Print Book Title: Chilling EffectAuthor: Valerie ValdesPublisher: Harper VoyagerPages: Paperback; 448Release Date: September 17, 2019Source: Publisher / TLC Book Tours Genre: Space OperaHDB Rating: 3* Recommended to: Readers who love snarky heroines, plenty of action, and lots of madcap antics. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N A hilarious, offbeat debut space opera that skewers everything from pop culture to video games and features an irresistible foul-mouthed captain and her motley crew, strange life forms, exciting twists, and a galaxy full of fun and adventure. Captain Eva Innocente and the crew of La Sirena Negra cruise the…
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Book Review: The Babysitters Coven
Media Type: Ebook (ARC)Title: The Babysitters CovenAuthor: Kate WilliamsPublisher: Delacorte PressPages: Hardcover; 368Release Date: September 17, 2019Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours Content Screening: Nothing of note.HDB Rating: 3* Recommended to: Readers who love cute, fun stories with plenty of snarkiness! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Adventures in Babysitting meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this funny, action-packed novel about a coven of witchy babysitters who realize their calling to protect the innocent and save the world from an onslaught of evil. Seventeen-year-old Esme Pearl has a babysitters club. She knows it’s kinda lame, but what else is she supposed to…
