Rewind & Review: What month are we in again?

Hosted by Shae Has Left the Room

It's apparently March. I'm not sure if I should be excited that the semester is halfway over or terrified that we're approaching the hard assignments at the end. My spring break is technically over today, but I won't be going back to school until tomorrow (hooray for afternoon classes). Unfortunately, I've also been working on school all week. Fun.

Books I received: 

• The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Books I read [in the past two months]: 8...ish

What I'm reading now/next:

• I'm Glad I Did by Cynthia Wells

Bookish (and not-so-bookish) happenings: 

• School kills. 
• Thankfully, spring break saves...and then sadly pulls the rug out and tortures you with homework.
• I kitten-sat for my brother and sister-in-law, which you can see on my Instagram, summer.mcdaniel. 
• The two books that recently blew me away were A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas and Lion Heart by A.C. Gaughen. Both were for different and various reasons.
• Changes are coming! 

As you can see, there aren't a lot of happenings. I mean, yeah, normal stuff happens and probably other things that I'm not thinking of. School accomplishments, fangirling moments, the regular. As for the changes, stay tuned. 

Anyone else freaking out that it's already March?

Rewind & Review: March 10 - March 23

Hosted by Shae Has Left the Room

I wish it wouldn't be awkward to just start this feature off without any introduction sometimes. I guess I could, but I'm already the Queen of Awkward anyways, I didn't want to let too much awkwardness show. Would it be awkward to just show you the goods—okay, that was awkward, I meant BOOKS. Never mind, just...here it is.

Books I Received:

• Alienated by Melissa Landers (SIGNED copy from my best friend)
• Better Off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg (also signed, thanks Emma!)
• The Hunt by Stacey Kade (Thanks, Disney-Hyperion!)

Number of Books I've Read: 2

What I'm Reading Now/Next: 

• We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (going back to it...)

Previous Blog Posts: 

• Waiting on Wednesday: Disney-Hyperion
• Readerly Shame
• Review: Something Real by Heather Demetrios
• Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Spring TBR
• Mini Reviews: Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anna Blankman

Upcoming Blog Posts:*

• Top Ten Tuesday: Things on My Bookish Bucket List
• Wishlist Wednesday: HarperTeen Part 1
• Mini Reviews
• Review: The Last Best Kiss by Claire LaZebnik
• Top Ten Tuesday: "Gateway" Authors/Books on My Reading Journey
• Wishlist Wednesday: HarperTeen Part 2
• PSA: Guest Post on Another Blog

*Subject to change

Nothing really happening over here, except for major school projects coming up and the fact that I applied to about 10 jobs. Oy vey. Happy reading!

Rewind & Review: February 24 - March 9

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I feel like every month brings on new craziness. Well, my personal life has been pretty hectic, but the bookish side has stayed a little quiet in the receiving ends. However, I'm waiting for a couple books to come in so hopefully the next R&R will be a little more exciting.

Books I Received:

• Something Real by Heather Demetrios (YA Book Exchange)

Number of Books I've Completed: 2 (seems to be my number)

What I'm Reading Now/Next: 

• Chapel Wars by Lindsey Leavitt
• Fire by Kristin Cashore (still)
• The Treatment by Suzanne Young

Previous Blog Posts:

• Top Ten Tuesday Rewind: Posts That Reflect Me
• Review: Better Off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg
• The Likability of Characters
• Top Ten Tuesday: Popular Authors I Haven't Read
• Review: Side Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy

Upcoming Blog Posts:* 

• Waiting on Wednesday: Disney-Hyperion books
• Mini Reviews
• Readerly Shame
• Review: Something Real by Heather Demetrios
• Top Ten Tuesday: Spring TBR
• Review: Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman

*Subject to change

Bookish (and not-so-bookish) Happenings: 

• Won 2nd place at basketball championships! 
• The 2014 fall/winter catalogue for Disney-Hyperion is up for viewing on Edelweiss. So many pretties.
• Spring break happened. However, there was no break for me. 
• Disney publicist Cassie is great and deserves all the peanut butter.
• My best friend is getting me a signed copy of Alienated by Melissa Landers!
• Since so many people on blogs said they wanted to be more fit in 2014 (who doesn't?) I thought about adding a feature including fitness. But...I don't know. *shrugs* 
• HEY LOOK! Remember when I talked about the non-blogging bookish friend who was going to join the blogosphere? Well, she has! Click here to visit Emily's blog and give her a big welcome! 

Why does my body feel like it's being pulled so many ways, but it's not getting ANYTHING done? I blame daylight savings even though it's only been in effect for today. Anyways, I hope you all had a great start to March!

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Warning: I will, yet again, be gone for a few days. This time, I'll be at my grandparents house where I don't have access to a computer, just my phone, so I'll play catch-up with commenting when I get back later this week!

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. 

~*~

 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!