Showing posts with label may. Show all posts
Showing posts with label may. Show all posts

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Rewind & Review: May 17 - June 15

Hosted by Shae Has Left the Room
As you can see, it's been a while since a recap, a little less than a month. I took about a week off since I was already aloof on social media anyways. That was my FIRST break since I started in October of 2012. I needed that. I'm still not posting much, but it's just the right amount for me. There's no competition so *I* am the one that matters when it comes to my blog, right? Right. But man, I've gotten  BOOKS!


Books You Received:


Books I Read: 4

What I'm Reading Now/Next: 

Upcoming Blog Posts:
  • Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Summer TBR
  • Waiting on Wednesday #8
  • DNF Review: Tease by Amanda Maciel
  • Then and Now: What Do You Want to Be?
  • Review: Summer of Yesterday by Gaby Triana
  • Top Ten Tuesday: Cover Trends
  • Review: Since You've Been Gone

Bookish (and not-so-bookish) Happenings: 
  • My future sister-in-law had her bridal shower...her FIRST one. There'll be a second in July. It's starting to feel a little weird that my brother will be married.
  • As you can see up top, I like being whitelisted by Harper Teen.
  • I interviewed Livia Blackburne and hosted a giveaway for her debut. The WINNER is Meghan Hawk! Congrats, Meghan, check your email! 
  • I saw The Fault in Our Stars. Oh my.
  • I switched from Feedburner to MailChimp (and loving it!) so follow on the righthand side (up at the top).
  • My dad showed me a really cool app called Gif Wrapped. It's FREE and is oh-so great for a gif-user/lover like myself.

How's your week been?
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all the great dads out there.
Love you, Daddy.
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Sunday, May 4, 2014

Rewind & Review: April 21 - May 4

Hosted by Shae Has Left the Room
With the blur of graduation, sickness, and vacation, I honestly can't remember too much that's happened  before this past week. I do have to say that I'm so not looking forward to real life settling in again. However, I have new books to keep me happy.

Books I Received:

 Books I Bought: 




Books I Read: 3

What I'm Reading Now/Next: 

Previous Blog Posts:
Upcoming Blog Posts:*
  • Top Ten Tuesday: Covers I'd Frame as Art
  • Where You Are
  • Review: Chapel Wars by Lindsey Leavitt
  • Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Almost Put Down...But Didn't
  • Waiting on Wednesday #6
  • Review: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
*Subject to change

Bookish (and not-so-bookish) Happenings:
  • I visited my grandparents and they're incredibly cute. When warning my grandpa not to fall, my grandma said, "Honey, you fell once when you fell in love with me and that was enough." 
  • PRINCESS DIARIES IS GOING TO HAVE A SPINOFF. I repeat, my fangirling wishes have come true. 
  • I talked to Sara Raasch (author of Snow Like Ashes) and not only is she incredibly nice, a fan of gifs, and funny, but she also said that she's excited to hear how I like the book EITHER WAY. Unless she's a good liar, she was sincere in saying she wanted to hear the good or the bad. 
  • I was reminded that unless they're close friends, 99.9% of the time, I'd rather hangout with adults than peers. Teenagers *makes face*
  • BEA tweets are now more popular *cries*
  • I had embarrassing mishaps such as almost getting into a stranger's car and arriving at a shady beach rental, 30 min away from where I was supposed to be.
  • I graduated.
  • NEW BOOKS
How was your last two weeks?
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Sunday, June 9, 2013

Rewind and Review - May and a little more

Hosted by Bookshelvers Anonymous
Hello, lovelies! So I haven't done one in a while since for whatever reason, I didn't see that Shelver was switching to a weekly thing so I was taken aback and didn't have time to prepare anything. This post will be longer than usual, adding a couple June items in there. I have been extremely excited to squeal over May! 

My Reviews
My Meme Posts
Other Fun Posts
  • A BRAND NEW CAAAR! Okay, not really. I won nothing...again. 
 

Stuff I Was Given
  • Awaken by Meg Cabot
  • Heaven Is Paved by Oreos by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
  • Enchanted and Hero by Alethea Kontis
  • Gallagher Girl notebook (these previous items were all given by Shelver from BEA)
  • The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (from Disney-Hyperion)
  • Gilt by Katherine Longshore (ARCycling)

Traded
  • Five Summers by Una LaMarche (Morgan via YA Book Exchange
  • The Elite by Keira Cass (Skye via YA Book Exchange)
Bought
  • Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock ($1)
  • That Summer by Sarah Dessen ($2)
  • Dreamland by Sarah Dessen ($2)
  • Scarlet by AC Gaughen (Montana at Book Belles, $6)
  • Sleepaway Girls by Jen Calonita
  • Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway
  • Forever Princess by Meg Cabot
  • All's Fair in Love War and High School by Janette Rallison
  • Just One Wish by Janette Rallison
  • How to Take the Ex Out of the Ex-Boyfriend by Janette Rallison (the last 6 books were on sale at Better World Books for a TOTAL of $11, all HCs!)
Adult books:
  • The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin ($2)
  • That Certain Spark by Cathy Marie Hake ($2)
  • Serendipity by Cathy Marie Hake ($2)
  • Cassidy by Lori Wick (2 of them for $2.50. One for me, one for my little sister)
  • Sabrina by Lori Wick ($.50)
  • An Amish Christmas by Cynthia Keller ($1)
  • The Long Road Home & A Gathering of Memories 2-in-1 by Lori Wick ($1)
  • Maid to Match by Deanne Gist ($.50)
A Few of My Favorite Blog Moments
  • Getting another author to agree to do an interview, which resulted in me learning more about the series!
  • Having a favorite blogger of mine on here. I love interviews, if you can't tell. And she is the absolute sweetest!
  • Meeting some more fantastic and great bloggers through the internet. You guys are so nice.
  • My Nicest Authors list which resulted in the sweetest tweets by the authors on the list. THAT is why they are on there. I couldn't stop smiling all day. 
  • All the BEA tweets on Twitter AND getting things from BEA, thanks to my sister.
  • Finding out about Better World Books...although that might be a bad thing for my self-control.
  • Realization that I had more comments wishing me luck on my ACT than the actual review because that's how sweet everyone is. 
  • Update: I took my ACTs yesterday and no matter how I do, I know I literally did EVERYTHING (6 hours each Saturday for a month and major prepping during the week) I could to prepare. I don't exactly feel confident that I got the score I wanted (where I live, if I get a 29, I get 100% of tuition paid for in my choice of school if it's in my state. Right now, I have 75%from last time).
~*~

After this fantastic month and beginning of June, I feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Bloggers, without a doubt, are some of the nicest people I have ever been in contact with. Authors, at least the ones I have had Twitter conversations with, are as well. I'll be laying off the thrift store, but I do know the rest of June will be fantastic as well (I see a second author event in my future!). However, I am immensely grateful for everything that I have received this month and experienced and for the people I have talked to. 

 I hope the rest of your June is lovely and you have a marvelous summer!

*Due to all the books that I have accumulated this month and hectic schedule I have, I didn't post pictures or include links. Sorry!* 
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