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  Title: Love & Olives Author: Jenna Evans Welch Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication date: November 10, 2020 506 Pages 5/5 Stars Goodreads Synopsis Santorini felt like an island holding its breath. As if it were keeping in a secret... Liv Varanakis doesn’t like to think about her father much, which makes sense—he fled to Greece when she was only eight, leaving her with just a few painful memories of their shared love for the lost city of Atlantis. So when teenage Liv suddenly receives a postcard from her father, who explains that National Geographic is supporting a documentary about his theories on Atlantis—and asks if she will fly out to Greece and help—Liv is less than thrilled. When she arrives in gorgeous Santorini, things are just as awkward as she'd imagined. There are so many questions, so many emotions that flood to the surface after seeing her father for the first time in years. Liv doesn’t want to get sucked back into her father's world. She also definitely doesn’t...

  Title: Cinderella is Dead Author: Kalynn Bayron Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Publication date: July 7, 2020 400 Pages 4/5 Stars Goodreads Synopsis It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball, where the men of the kingdom select wives based on a girl’s display of finery. If a suitable match is not found, the girls not chosen are never heard from again. Sixteen-year-old Sophia would much rather marry Erin, her childhood best friend, than parade in front of suitors. At the ball, Sophia makes the desperate decision to flee, and finds herself hiding in Cinderella’s mausoleum. There, she meets Constance, the last known descendant of Cinderella and her step sisters. Together they vow to bring down the king once and for all–and in the process, they learn that there’s more to Cinderella’s story than they ever knew . . . This fresh take on a classic story will make readers question the tales they’ve been...

  Title: Girl, Serpent, Thorn Author: Melissa Bashardoust Publisher: Flatiron Books Publication date: July 7, 2020 336 Pages 4/5 Stars Goodreads Synopsis A captivating and utterly original fairy tale about a girl cursed to be poisonous to the touch, and who discovers what power might lie in such a curse... There was and there was not, as all stories begin, a princess cursed to be poisonous to the touch. But for Soraya, who has lived her life hidden away, apart from her family, safe only in her gardens, it’s not just a story. As the day of her twin brother’s wedding approaches, Soraya must decide if she’s willing to step outside of the shadows for the first time. Below in the dungeon is a demon who holds knowledge that she craves, the answer to her freedom. And above is a young man who isn’t afraid of her, whose eyes linger not with fear, but with an understanding of who she is beneath the poison. Soraya thought she knew her place in the world, but when her choices lead to consequen...

  Title: Not Like the Movies Author: Kerry Winfrey Publisher: Berkley Jove Publication date: July 7, 2020 320 Pages 4/5 Stars Goodreads Synopsis What happens when your life is a rom-com...but you don't even believe in true love? Chloe Sanderson is an optimist, and not because her life is easy. As the sole caregiver for her father, who has early onset Alzheimer's, she's pretty much responsible for everything. She has no time—or interest—in getting swept up in some dazzling romance. Not like her best friend Annie, who literally wrote a rom-com that's about to premiere in theaters across America...and happens to be inspired by Chloe and Nick Velez, Chloe's cute but no-nonsense boss. As the buzz for the movie grows, Chloe reads one too many listicles about why Nick is the perfect man, and now she can't see him as anything but Reason #2: The Scruffy-Bearded Hunk Who's Always There When You Need Him. But unlike the romance Annie has written for them, Chloe isn...

I finished August having read 3 books, so I have now read 57 books this year! Just 3 more books and I'll have reached my goal of 60 books for the year! Last year I read 61 books. I'm excited to see how many books I'll actually finish 2020 with.  Since I didn't get to them last month, I have the same 3 physical books on my September TBR list. Hopefully I have a good reading month! September TBR 1. The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo #2) - Physical book 2. The Burning Maze (The Trials of Apollo #3) - Physical book 3. Not Like the Movies - Physical book 4. Sense and Sensibility - Ebook 5. Never Never - Ebook 6. From Rufio to Zuko - Physical book 7. The Faithless Hawk - Physical book We'll see how far I make it through this list this month.  What are you planning on reading this month?

Hello everyone, and happy September! This post is a few days late, but here is my reading wrap up for August. Sadly, I only finished 3 books - which is my worst reading month so far. :( I'm not sure why it was such a bad reading month. I just couldn't seem to focus. Hopefully this month will be better! Here are the books I finished this month: Library Ebooks 1. Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia - 4/5 Stars 2. Cinderella Is Dead - Kalynn Bayron - 4/5 Stars 3. Girl, Serpant, Thorn - Melissa Bashardoust - 4/5 Stars What did you read in August? Happy reading, my friends!

Title: The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo #1) Author: Rick Riordan Publisher: Disney - Hyperion Publication date: October 3, 2017 359 Pages 5/5 Stars Goodreads Synopsis How do you punish an immortal? By making him human. After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disorientated, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. Now, without his godly powers, the four-thousand-year-old deity must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favour. But Apollo has many enemies—gods, monsters and mortals who would love to see the former Olympian permanently destroyed. Apollo needs help, and he can think of only one place to go... an enclave of modern demigods known as Camp Half-Blood.   Review Even wondered what Apollo's punishment would be for his part in the war against Gaea? Well, you have to wonder no longer! Just read this amazing book! After how serious "The Heroes of Olympus...

If you read my last post, you'll see that I did very well for my reading in July! 9 book read! I have now read 54 books for the year. My goal is 60 books - which I know I'll definitely be making. In 2019 I read a total of 61 books! I'm excited to see how many books I'll finish 2020 having read. I always have a hard time setting my monthly TBR goal. Usually I only pick out around 4-5 physical books, and then let my mood sort out the rest. Usually when I post my Monthly TBR Pile on my Instagram, I only picture the physical books I'm hoping to read that month. Below is my (rather hopeful) TBR list! August TBR 1. The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo #2) - Physical book 2. The Burning Maze (The Trials of Apolo #3) - Physical book 3. Mexican Gothic - Library Ebook - currently reading. 4. Cinderella is Dead - Library Ebook 5. Not Like the Movies - Physical book 6. Girl, Serpant, Thorn - Library Ebook We'll see if I make it through this whole list, and...

I am actually very pleased with how many books I read this month! Since March, the number of books I've read has been a roller-coaster ride - some months I read a lot, and other months I can barely seem to get through 4 books. It's all very mood based for me. May & June were tough months. This month, while certain days have been harder than others, I've been doing well. It's weird, sometimes when I'm stressed I devour books, while other times when I'm stressed I just can't concentrate on them. Here are the books I finished this month. Physical Books 1. The Blood of Olympus (Heroes of Olympus #5) - Rick Riordan - 5/5 stars 2. 100 Days of Sunlight - Abbie Emmons - 5/5 stars 3. Love & Luck - Jenna Evans Welch - 5/5 stars 4. Opposite of Always - Justin A. Reynolds - 4/5 stars 5. The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo #1) - Rick Riordan - 5/5 stars Library Ebooks 1. Tales of the Peculiar - Ransom Riggs - 4/5 stars 2. The Haunting of Hill H...

Title: Master and Apprentice Author: Claudia Gray Publisher: Del Rey Books Publication date: April 16, 2019 330 Pages 5/5 Stars Goodreads Synopsis An unexpected offer threatens the bond between Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi as the two Jedi navigate a dangerous new planet and an uncertain future. A Jedi must be a fearless warrior, a guardian of justice, and a scholar in the ways of the Force. But perhaps a Jedi’s most essential duty is to pass on what they have learned. Master Yoda trained Dooku; Dooku trained Qui-Gon Jinn; and now Qui-Gon has a Padawan of his own. But while Qui-Gon has faced all manner of threats and danger as a Jedi, nothing has ever scared him like the thought of failing his apprentice. Obi-Wan Kenobi has deep respect for his Master, but struggles to understand him. Why must Qui-Gon so often disregard the laws that bind the Jedi? Why is Qui-Gon drawn to ancient Jedi prophecies instead of more practical concerns? And why wasn’t Obi-Wan told that Qui-Gon ...

Title: The Spirit in the Crypt Author: Alexander Lound Publisher: Alexander Lound Publication date: June 10, 2019 246 Pages 3/5 Stars Goodreads Synopsis When fifteen-year-old Jonathan Roberts goes out with his friends on a summer night, he doesn’t expect to be forced to enter a crypt by Francis Everton. To be forced to look at skeletons decaying in their graves. To hear the voice, screaming at him. Screaming into his mind. Commanding him to leave. What the voice in the crypt belongs to, he can only wonder. A demon? A ghost? It gives him nightmares for weeks afterwards. Of skeletons strangling him. And then, bizarrely, of a girl from his school, making the long walk across the graveyard and entering the crypt. Never to come out before his waking. When he returns to school in September, he never expects to learn that something awful has happened to the girl, turning his fear to panic. Panic which will force him to unravel the mystery of the crypt, and in doing so, many mysterie...

Title: Bone Crier's Moon Author: Kathryn Purdie Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Publication date: March 3, 2020 480 Pages 4/5 Stars Goodreads Synopsis Bone ​Criers have a sacred duty. They alone can keep the dead from preying on the living. But their power to ferry the spirits of the dead into goddess Elara’s Night Heavens or Tyrus’s Underworld comes from sacrifice. The gods demand a promise of dedication. And that promise comes at the cost of the Bone Criers’ one true love. Ailesse has been prepared since birth to become the matriarch of the Bone Criers, a mysterious famille of women who use strengths drawn from animal bones to ferry dead souls. But first she must complete her rite of passage and kill the boy she’s also destined to love. Bastien’s father was slain by a Bone Crier and he’s been seeking revenge ever since. Yet when he finally captures one, his vengeance will have to wait. Ailesse’s ritual has begun and now their fates are entwined—in life and in death. S...

Title: Opposite of Always Author: Justin A Reynolds Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Publication date: March 5, 2019 451 Pages 4/5 Stars Goodreads Synopsis Debut author Justin A. Reynolds delivers a hilarious and heartfelt novel about the choices we make, the people we choose, and the moments that make a life worth reliving. When Jack and Kate meet at a party, bonding until sunrise over their mutual love of Froot Loops and their favorite flicks, Jack knows he’s falling—hard. Soon she’s meeting his best friends, Jillian and Franny, and Kate wins them over as easily as she did Jack. But then Kate dies. And their story should end there. Yet Kate’s death sends Jack back to the beginning, the moment they first meet, and Kate’s there again. Healthy, happy, and charming as ever. Jack isn’t sure if he’s losing his mind. Still, if he has a chance to prevent Kate’s death, he’ll take it. Even if that means believing in time travel. However, Jack will learn that his actions are not with...

Title: A Touch of Gold Author: Annie Sullivan Publisher: Blink Publication date: June 11, 2019 320 Pages 4/5 Stars Goodreads Synopsis King Midas once had the ability to turn all he touched into gold. But after his gift—or curse—almost killed his daughter, Midas relinquished The Touch forever. Ten years later, Princess Kora still bears the consequences of her father’s wish: her skin shines golden, rumors follow her everywhere she goes, and she harbors secret powers that are getting harder to hide. Kora spends her days locked in the palace, concealed behind gloves and veils, trying to ignore the stares and gossip of courtiers. It isn’t until a charming young duke arrives that Kora realizes there may be someone out there who doesn’t fear her or her curse. But their courtship is disrupted when a thief steals precious items from the kingdom, leaving the treasury depleted and King Midas vulnerable. Thanks to her unique ability to sense gold, Kora is the only one who can track th...

Title: Tigers, Not Daughters Author: Samantha Mabry Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Publication date: March 24, 2020 288 Pages 4/5 Stars Goodreads Synopsis The Torres sisters dream of escape. Escape from their needy and despotic widowed father, and from their San Antonio neighborhood, full of old San Antonio families and all the traditions and expectations that go along with them. In the summer after her senior year of high school, Ana, the oldest sister, falls to her death from her bedroom window. A year later, her three younger sisters, Jessica, Iridian, and Rosa, are still consumed by grief and haunted by their sister’s memory. Their dream of leaving Southtown now seems out of reach. But then strange things start happening around the house: mysterious laughter, mysterious shadows, mysterious writing on the walls. The sisters begin to wonder if Ana really is haunting them, trying to send them a message—and what exactly she’s trying to say.   In a stunning follow-up...

Title: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Author: Rachel Joyce Publisher: Random House Publication date: July 24, 2012 320 Pages 3/5 Stars Goodreads Synopsis Meet Harold Fry, recently retired. He lives in a small English village with his wife, Maureen, who seems irritated by almost everything he does, even down to how he butters his toast. Little differentiates one day from the next. Then one morning the mail arrives, and within the stack of quotidian minutiae is a letter addressed to Harold in a shaky scrawl from a woman he hasn't seen or heard from in twenty years. Queenie Hennessy is in hospice and is writing to say goodbye. Harold pens a quick reply and, leaving Maureen to her chores, heads to the corner mailbox. But then, as happens in the very best works of fiction, Harold has a chance encounter, one that convinces him that he absolutely must deliver his message to Queenie in person. And thus begins the unlikely pilgrimage. Harold Fry is determined to walk six ...

Title: Tales of the Peculiar Author: Ransom Riggs Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers Publication date: September 3, 2016 170 Pages 4/5 Stars Goodreads Synopsis Before Miss Peregrine gave them a home, the story of peculiars was written in the Tales. Wealthy cannibals who dine on the discarded limbs of peculiars. A fork-tongued princess. The origins of the first ymbryne. These are but a few of the truly brilliant stories in  Tales of the Peculiar —known to hide information about the peculiar world—first introduced by Ransom Riggs in his Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series. Riggs now invites you to share his secrets of peculiar history, with a collection of original stories, as collected and annotated by Millard Nullings, ward of Miss Peregrine and scholar of all things peculiar. Review If you love "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" you'll enjoy these short Peculiar stories! I think I'd rate this 4 stars. They were fun, quic...

Title: Love & Luck Author: Jenna Evans Welch Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication date: May 8, 2018 303 Pages 5/5 Stars Goodreads Synopsis Addie is visiting Ireland for her aunt’s over-the-top destination wedding, and hoping she can stop thinking about the one horrible thing she did that left her miserable and heartbroken—and threatens her future. But her brother, Ian, isn’t about to let her forget, and his constant needling leads to arguments and even a fistfight between the two once inseparable siblings. Miserable, Addie can’t wait to visit her friend in Italy and leave her brother—and her problems—behind. So when Addie discovers an unusual guidebook, Ireland for the Heartbroken, hidden in the dusty shelves of the hotel library, she’s able to finally escape her anxious mind and Ian’s criticism. And then their travel plans change. Suddenly Addie finds herself on a whirlwind tour of the Emerald Isle, trapped in the world’s smallest vehicle with Ian and his admittedly cute,...