Weekly Reading Recap

On a Thursday this week because Wednesday was a long, long day.

Currently reading:

Finished reading:

What I’m hoping to get to next week:

Reading stats for 2019:

Books read: 113

Pages read: 34,147

2019 debut authors: 16

ARCs read: 53

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Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday was started by The Broke and the Bookish, and has now moved to That Artsy Reader Girl. Every Tuesday there’s a different topic. This week is Top Ten auto-buy authors.

10.  Cynthia Hand

9.  Neal Shusterman

8.  Kendare Blake

7.  Ashley Poston

6.  Stacey Lee

5.  Ruta Sepetys

4.  Jennifer L Armentrout

3.  Brigid Kemmerer

2.  Katie McGarry

1.  Mindy McGinnis

Weekly Reading Recap

I have a bad cold and just want to curl up with a book.

Currently reading:

Finished reading:

What I’m hoping to get to next week:

Reading stats for 2019:

Books read: 109

Pages read: 32,595

2019 debut authors: 16

ARCs read: 52

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday was started by The Broke and the Bookish, and has now moved to That Artsy Reader Girl. Every Tuesday there’s a different topic. This week is Top Ten character freebie so I did Top Ten Characters who meant a lot to me.

10.  Anne Shirley from Anne of Green Gables – LM Montgomery. I’m from PEI so it was cool to see a character growing up here.

9.  Lucy from The Chronicles of Narnia – CS Lewis. It felt like we got to grow up with her through the books.

8.  Maguire from Girl Against the Universe – Paula Stokes. Her journey of healing was so well done.

7.  Cath from Fangirl – Rainbow Rowell. I was young when I started University so I connected hard with Cath’s fears.

6.  Lex from The Last Time We Say Goodbye – Cynthia Hand. This book hit me hard and Lex’s guilt was so easy to relate to and so memorable as an older sibling.

5.  Eliza from Eliza and Her Monsters – Francesca Zappia. For all the times I felt like my parents would never understand me.

4.  Hudson from Bittersweet – Sarah Ockler. Would rather bake than face life? Sign me up for help.

3.  Sadie from Sadie – Courtney Summers. A very recent book but a character I know will stay with me.

2.  Willowdean from Dumplin’ – Julie Murphy. For all the big girls who deserve love to! Gotta love Willowdean!

1.  Harry/Ron/Hermione from Harry Potter – JK Rowling. Another trio of characters I feel like I grew up with even though I was much older than them when I started reading this series.

Weekly Reading Recap

Summer’s coming. I think. Hard to tell with the cold weather.

Currently reading:

Finished reading:

What I’m hoping to get to next week:

Reading stats for 2019:

Books read: 105

Pages read: 31, 235

2019 debut authors: 16

ARCs read: 50

Book Review: Immunity by Erin Bowman

Immunity

Release date: July 2nd. Tomorrow!

Sequel to: Contagion. Review here.

Contagion was one of my highlights last year and I’ve been not so patiently waiting to the sequel, Immunity, since. It picked up pretty much as soon as Contagion ended and felt like getting thrown right back into the story. Even with such a length of time in between readings, Contagion was still in my head so it was easy to remember key details from the first book that applied to the sequel. Both are books I will definitely re-read.

Contagion was more about preying on fear of what might be out there, in the dark, waiting for you, and giving off an Alien vibe. Immunity took that to the next level, giving its characters more obstacles and ethical dilemmas. It’s definitely two books that make me side-eye the shadows in my room while and after reading them.

It was great to be back with Coen and Thea to find out where their journey would take them next. I enjoyed seeing their bond develop in Contagion but seeing it now, seeing them grow together, was amazing. These are two I was rooting for, both to overcome their odds separately and together. I really loved the new characters introduced in this sequel. Whether they were on the good side, the bad side, or in the grey area, they all played a role in the overall story and they added to it.

I feel like I can’t say a lot without giving away spoilers and I don’t want to do that because these are books everyone should experience without spoilers. I 100% percent both of these books, along with anything by Erin Bowman.

Weekly Reading Recap

It’s a day late but it’s here!

Currently reading:

Finished reading:

What I’m hoping to get to next week:

Reading stats for 2019:

Books read: 101

Pages read: 39, 191

2019 debut authors: 15

ARCs read: 50

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday was started by The Broke and the Bookish, and has now moved to That Artsy Reader Girl. Every Tuesday there’s a different topic. This week is Top Ten books on my TBR for the summer.

10.  Maybe This Time – Kasie West

9.  Storm and Fury – Jennifer L Armentrout

8.  Shadow and Flame – Mindee Arnett

7.  Red, White, And Royal Blue – Casey McQuiston

6.  The Music of What Happens – Bill Konigsberg

5.  Soul of Stars – Ashley Poston

4.  The Downstairs Girl – Stacey Lee

3.  Making a Play – Abbi Glines

2.  King of Fools – Amanda Foody

1.  House of Salt and Sorrow – Erin A Craig

Product Review: Knit Fingerless Gloves

 *Photo from Literary Book Gifts

Knit Fingerless Gloves

These gloves are honestly, absolutely great! I have a couple of pairs of fingerless gloves because my hands tend to get cold, especially in the winter, but I need my fingers free to type or turn the pages of my book(among other things). Fingerless gloves is a perfect solution to that. My hands stay warm, I can still work, win/win. My biggest problem has been finding ones that don’t overheat my hands or get too itchy after wearing them for too long.

These are lightweight and easy to carry around in my purse. I’ve used them at work where I do a lot of typing and answering the phone and they’ve stayed in place. Actually, most times I forget I’m wearing them because they’re that comfortable. I did want to wait a little while after receiving them before posting a review, just to make sure they were something I would keep using. I didn’t want to use them for a week then have them sitting on my bookshelves untouched after reviewing them.

I am happy to say I use these gloves quite a bit. I can definitely see me using them even more in the Fall and Winter when it really starts to get cold, but for now, I use them on cold days. Either at work where my area always seems to be on the cold side, or at home where I curl up next to the window to read on rainy nights.

This is definitely a product I can see making its way into my Christmas shopping for some of my bookish friends.

Cover Reveal: Cloak of Night by Evelyn Skye

Have you read Circle of Shadows by Evelyn Skye yet? If not, you should 100% check it out! The cover reveal for the sequel, Cloak of Night, is happening right now!

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