Review: A Bride in Store by Melissa Jagears

Review: A Bride in Store by Melissa Jagears

Mail-order bride Eliza Cantrell is on her way to meet her intended groom and help him grow his general store business when her train is held up by robbers and she loses her dowry. She's further thwarted upon arriving in Salt Flatts only to find Axel, her groom, away on business. Hoping a wife would [...]

Don’t Need More Books, But… Book Haul!

I love bargain buys on books and lately I was able to get all of these books for five dollars! What a steal! Honestly, there's not a whole lot of room left in my room for more books, but personal space is overrated. In fact, space is overrated. As long as I have a little [...]

Waiting on Wednesday #7

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.This week's pick is all about horror! I may have nightmares... just from the cover of this book alone. Let's just say that it gives me the heebie jeebies.The Bargaining by Carly Anne WestThe [...]

Top Ten Tuesday: Characters At My Lunch Table

Top Ten Tuesday is a lovely original feature/weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.Sadly, summer is coming to an end (not for me hahah!) and so this week's TTT deals with a back-to-school theme. I've actually been looking forward to this week and plotting out the pros and cons of a bunch of [...]

Review: All’s Fair in Love and Cupcakes by Betsy St. Amant

Kat inspected rows of the same old cupcakes. They seemed to blink back at her, as if they knew she was capable of so much more.Kat Varland has had enough of chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry.At twenty-six years old, Kat is still living in the shadows of her family in Bayou Bend, Louisiana. Still working shifts [...]

Waiting on Wednesday #6

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. There are a lot of books that I simply cannot wait for that are released in October so I'll share some of them right here! October seems to be the jackpot for me. [...]

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Need (but don’t own yet)

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Need (but don’t own yet)

Top Ten Tuesday is a lovely original feature/weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.This week we're talking about the books that we'd love to get our grubby little paws on, but, unfortunately, do not own yet. I don't believe I'll get to 10 this week, but I'll try my best! :)1. UnWholly by [...]

Review: The Winter People by Rebekah L. Purdy (DNF)

Review: The Winter People by Rebekah L. Purdy (DNF)

An engrossing, complex, romantic fantasy perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore or Maggie Stiefvater, set in a wholly unique world.Salome Montgomery fears winter—the cold, the snow, the ice, but most of all, the frozen pond she fell through as a child. Haunted by the voices and images of the strange beings that pulled her to [...]

Vlog Book Review: Being Audrey Hepburn by Mitchell Kriegman

In Being Audrey Hepburn, Clarissa Explains It All-creator, Mitchell Kriegman, tells the story of a 19-year-old girl from Jersey who finds herself thrust into the world of socialites after being seen in Audrey Hepburn’s dress from the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s.Lisbeth comes from a broken home in the land of tube tops, heavy eyeliner, frosted [...]

Waiting on Wednesday #5

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.I wasn't really looking forward to this one, but now that I've received an ARC from the publisher... I'm very interested.Can you hear Atlantia breathing?For as long as she can remember, Rio has dreamt [...]