Vicious by V.E. Schwab // The One Where X-Men Meets Reality

"EO's were weapons, yes, but weapons with minds and wills and bodies, things that could be bent and twisted and broken and used." First of all, I want to say that this book was beautiful. There are a few (and only a few things) that I would know going into this book: superpowers, nemesis, anti-villians, anti-heroes, and (my personal favorite) morally grey characters. Second of all, I want to...

2015 Mid-Year Book Freak Out [Tag + Goal Update]

I would love to do this annually. I saw Sara @ SaraWithoutAnH do this tag on her YouTube channel. Obviously, I loved it enough to want to do it here for you guys. I also wanted to recap some of my goals from the beginning of the year and see how it's going.  TAG QUESTIONS: 1. Best book you’ve read so far in 2015. I absolutely adored this book. I tried to read this book...

Etsy Spotlight: SkinnyHues

How I Found This Shop SkinnyHues Etsy Shop Katie's Book Blog did a post about how she is also obsessed with this new-kid-on-the-block etsy shop. I was definitely intrigued, but I easily dismissed the post. So, when I was searching Harry Potter bookmarks, I was looking for something affordable yet unique. I again came across SkinnyHues.  So, I added not one . . . but three to my cart.  Crini...

Upcoming Read-a-Thons: TBR + Challenges (#TBRTakedown + 7in7)

TBR Takedown This readathon was created by Shannon @ Leaning Lights (YouTube / Blog) and takes place from July 25th to July 31st. The goal of this was just to knock off as many books from your TBR as possible. My personal TBR includes my personal goals as well (this will include rereads marked with an asterisk). The Challenges + My TBR: 1. First Book in a series - The Magician's Nephew...

5 Side Characters That Deserve Their Own Book(s)

5 - Peter Hayes (Divergent) Miles Teller. Miles Teller. Miles Teller.  We get little explanation about Peter's character. Roth doesn't (while she does try) develop his character very much in this series. Plus, there's a few things that happen in the last book, and I just want to understand Peter, but I kind of don't want Veronica Roth to write it. Is that bad? 4 - John Ambrose McClaren...

Stacking the Shelves [21]: The One Where I'm a Weak Human

Stacking the shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews, and it's all about sharing the books that have come into your possession throughout the week, whether it books added to your collection, ebooks, library books, etc. Sunday post is a weekly meme  hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer where bloggers can recap their week, showcase books, and share news. So, in a (not) stunning...