March Rewind & Review

Hosted by Bookshelvers Anonymous

Guys. I always feel as if the next month cannot top the month before. I thought, "February was loaded with books and I felt bookishly full and happy. How can March be better?" Then March was all: CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

My Reviews

• Hooked by Liz Fichera (a contemporary novel with a Native American teenage girl who plays golf)
• 52 Reasons Why I Hate My Father by Jessica Brody (a hilarious contemporary novel about a working heiress)
• Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (a great sequel that made me begging for more)
• Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt (my first ever ARC from a publisher did not disappoint in this hilarious novel)
• The Rules by Stacey Kade (a beginning to a new series that was very twisty and excelled)

My Meme Posts

• Book Blogger Confessions #2 - Giveaways
• Top Ten Tuesday - Series That I'd Like to Start, But Haven't...Yet. 
• Wishlist Wednesday #13 - The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen
• Top Ten Tuesday - Books at the Top of My Spring 2013 List
• Cover Love #9 - My Name Is Rapunzel by Leila Rasheed
• Wishlist Wednesday #14 - How Zoe Made Her Dreams (Mostly) Come True by Sarah Strohmeyer
• Cover Love #10 - Tumble & Fall by Alexandra Coutts

Other Fun Posts

• Announcing Tomorrow's Post...on Another Blog! (where I talk about my guest post on another blog for the next day)
• Q&A with Ally Carter + a Signed Giveaway! (my first ever author signing and where I gave away two signed books) 
• The Themes in YA Contemporary (where I show my favorite and common themes in YA contemporary and give suggestions)

Stuff I Won

• The Girl in the Wall by Benedis Grab and Pieces of Me by Darlene Ryan (from Megan at The Book Babe) 
• Anthem for Jackson Dawes by Celia Bryce (from Goodreads)
• Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger (from Krystal at Live to Read)
• The Archived by Victoria Schwab (from Miriam Forster at Dancing with Dragons Is Hard on Your Shoes)

Stuff I Was Given

• Project Paper Dolls: The Rules by Stacey Kade (from Stacey Kade and Disney Hyperion!) 
• Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt (from Bloomsbury)
• The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May, and June by Robin Benway and My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison (My mom does the best Easter baskets)
• Asunder by Jodi Meadows (thanks to the author signing where we got to pick up a free book)

Not pictured: Going Vintage due to lending it out to a friend.

Stuff I Bought

• Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen (.99 cents!) 
• The Fairy's Return by Gail Carson Levine ($2) 

A Few of My Blog Moments I Wish to Squeal Share

• I was gifted a book that I really want to read from a publisher/author for the first time!
• Another bookshelf row has been expanded. 
• I MET MY FAVORITE AUTHOR OF ALL TIME: ALLY CARTER. 
• In that same instance from the previous point, I also got to go to my first author signing.
• The little things please me like a wonderful author *cough* Jessica Brody *cough* tweeting me back. 
• Reaching 6 months of blogging! 
• Two new books thanks to Easter. 
• Really lovely comments overall. 

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 I was only able to go to my local (fantastic) thrift store once, but I plan to be going next week so April's haul will probably be much bigger. Overall, I'm very pleased with how my month has gone. I hope to review more and brainstorm for more "fun posts." 

STAY TUNED:  Tomorrow I will broadcast my post for the Attack of the Assassins blog tour where I will be interviewing the author, Robin LaFevers. 

Hope you all had a lovely March and and will have an even better April!