Spookathon 2017

Halloween is around the corner my friends!  

Therefore, a read-a-thon is in order and this one is hosted on booktube by the lovely BooksandLala.  Click here for the original challenge video.

Duration:  October 16th - October 22nd 2017
Challenges: See below along with what I will be reading

I've read this book before, actually a few times, but
it's time to read it again for this challenge!

The first book in the Shadow House Trilogy. How
can a book with the word "shadow" in the title
not be spooky?  

I don't know about you all, but I HATED the
basement as a kid.  I would always walk back up the stairs
sideways so I could see if anyone was following me.

I know this isn't a traditionally scary book, but people have something implanted in your brain?  Yeah, no thanks.
Also my copy is much more orange so it counts.

Second book in the Shadow House Trilogy.  The main
characters are trapped in the spooky estate named
"Shadow House"


What spooky books do you plan to read?!

Top Ten School-Required Reading Books that I Loved

Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

I used to detest school reading, but then I hit my junior year in high school and everything changed.  Here are my ten favorites through high school and my undergraduate years

1.  Night - Elie Wiesel

2.  Beowulf - Seamus Heaney

3.  The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath

4.  The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton

5.  Ordinary People - Judith Guest

6.  Lord of the Flies - William Golding

7.  The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls

8.  Abandoned Prayers - Gregg Olsen

9.  The Guardian - Nicholas Sparks

10.  Speak - Laurie Halse Anderson

2016 Wrap-Up

2016

Top 3 Favorites

The Martian by Andy Weir

One with You by Sylvia Day

The Wrath & The Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

Worst 3 Read

The Problem with Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Freedom by Jaycee Dugard

The Singing Bones by Shaun Tan

Top Ten Books on my Fall To Be Read List

Hosted by the Broke and the Bookish

I forever have a million books on my TBR list!  But there are a few specific ones I'm looking forward to in the near future.

1.  Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur


2.  Freedom: My Book of Firsts by Jaycee Dugard


3. The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

4. Wicked by Gregory Maguire


5. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling


6. Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

7. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo


8. Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig


9. Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson


10. Eleven Hours by Pamela Erens

Banned Book Week 2016

I LOVE banned book week!  I love that there are banned books.  Why?  Because that means we're all human and different and there is adversity that should be explored!

Now, I don't have time to do a read-a-thon of any type for it this year because my new job takes up all my time and brain power.  So, I have decided to highlight five of my favorite banned books I've read in the past.

A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard
Reasons for being banned:  Drugs/alcohol/smoking, offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Reasons for being banned:  Drugs/alcohol/smoking, sexually explicit, suicide, unsuited for age group

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Reasons for being banned:  Offensive language; racism

Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
Reasons for being banned:  Occult/Satanism

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Reasons for being banned:  Language and sexual references


Happy reading!

June Wrap-Up & July TBR

June:

So in June I read many small books and travel books.  I would list them here, but I honestly don't feel like it.  I will say that I was mostly disappointed in the YA books I read this month though, so hopefully next month will be better.

Moving on to July...

July:

I want to read a classic this month!!  In addition to that, these three books are on my radar:

Up and Down (Loving Piper #1) by Charlotte Lockheart

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Asking For It by Louise O'Neill

Any suggestions for a classic to read?  I haven't read many.

Scavenger Hunt Book Tag

Hey all!  Today I found a fun new thing that has been circulating through the book blogger universe.  I originally found it on Always Me, after that I followed it back to Book Coma, then to Wonderless Reviews, then back to Ravenclaw Book Club, and finally to All The Stories Are True.  My search stopped at the last one because it then led me to a blog that wasn't in English.  So moral of this, I have no idea who started this scavenger hunt, but I'm continuing it!

Before we begin, I tag Little Bookworm Reviews to continue the chain!

Rules are simple, find the books on your personal shelves that match the criteria.  Post pictures of the books themselves (preferably over a goodreads picture) so that we know you really own it!  Now let the games begin!

1.  Find a book with the letter "z" in its title or the author's name

Six Graves to Munic by Mario Puzo

2.  Find me a classic

Good old Dracula!

3.  Find the oldest book on your shelves

 

1929 copy of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

4.  Find a book with a key on its cover

Love this series!

5.  Find something that isn't a book on your shelves

Jack and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas

6.  Find a book with an animal on the cover

Teeny-Tiny Elephant!

7.  Find a book with a girl on its cover

I LOVE this book!

8.  Find a non-YA book

Woo-Hoo Walking Dead!!!

9.  Find a book with stars on its cover

You can mostly see the moon, but the stars are the little dots

10.  Find a book with golden letters

Yay gold!

I liked doing this challenge!  Pick it up if you want to do it.