So, you may be wondering why there is another Book Buddies post when I had one last month. Well, if you didn't know, on October 29, 2014 (A year ago, TODAY!) Lauren and Cristina post the first Book Buddies post and with that, this feature-thing launched! Every other month, Lauren and I read a book and discuss our thoughts and feelings in a Q+A style of a chat! Within this year, we have read both the Grisha trilogy and the Program duology and the Remedy. (To see all the Book Buddies reviews and discussions, click here) In celebration for...

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Harry Potter Moment of the Week is a weekly meme created by Uncorked Thoughts. Each week there is a question, Harry Potter related of course, and all you do answer the question. It is a great way to celebrate and keep Harry Potter alive! --- Favorite new bit of information since the series has been over? From Pottermore or JKR herself. I feel like I haven't been keeping up with Pottermore or any other Harry Potter news. (Oops!) Let me go onto the site now and look. Okay, one of the most recent and exciting pieces of news...

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Truthwitch Author: Susan Dennard Pages: 416 Publisher: Tor Teen Release Date: January 5th 2016  On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a “witchery”, a magical skill that sets them apart from others. In the Witchlands, there are almost as many types of magic as there are ways to get in trouble—as two desperate young women know all too well. Safiya is a Truthwitch, able to discern truth from lie. It’s a powerful magic that many would kill to have on their side, especially amongst the nobility to which Safi was born. So Safi must keep...

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Vengeance Road Author: Erin Bowman Pages: 336 Published by: HMH Books for Young Readers Publishing on: September 1st 2015 When Kate Thompson’s father is killed by the notorious Rose Riders for a mysterious journal that reveals the secret location of a gold mine, the eighteen-year-old disguises herself as a boy and takes to the gritty plains looking for answers and justice. What she finds are devious strangers, dust storms, and a pair of brothers who refuse to quit riding in her shadow. But as Kate gets closer to the secrets about her family, she gets closer to the...

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Fairest Author: Marissa Meyer Pages: 220 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Release Day: January 27th 2015 In this stunning bridge book between Cress and Winter in the bestselling Lunar Chronicles, Queen Levana’s story is finally told. Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who is the fairest of them all? Fans of the Lunar Chronicles know Queen Levana as a ruler who uses her “glamour” to gain power. But long before she crossed paths with Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress, Levana lived a very different story – a story that has never been told . . . until now. Marissa Meyer spins...

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So remember when we first watched Beauty and the Beast. And there was that one glorious moment when Beast brings Belle to the library that looked like this?! (Image Source) I was approached by Invaluable to tell you guys a few books I would love to have in my library and would want to win in an auction and that is exactly what I am going to be doing today. So sit back, enjoy, and if you ever want to look at rare items (Like books!) for auction, definitely check out Invaluable! ---   (Image Source) 1. ARC of the...

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Hello everyone! Today I am here with an exciting award! The lovely ladies at Birds Love Words have nominated me for the One Lovely Blog Award! So, I am here to fulfill this nomination (?) and tag some lovely people! Here are the rules: Display the award Follow the lovely person who nominated you Nominate 15 other lovely bloggers and let them know Add 7 facts about yourself Mention the rules! Now, to the 7 facts! --- 1. I am about 5'3? My mom is about 5'3 3/4 and I am a biiiit shorter than her! 2. I...

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Harry Potter Moment of the Week is a weekly meme created by Uncorked Thoughts. Each week there is a question, Harry Potter related of course, and all you do answer the question. It is a great way to celebrate and keep Harry Potter alive! --- The Quibbler needs a new headline story, what do you come up with? Ohhhhh so I get to be the new and less annoying Rita Skeeter! This shall be fun *rubs palms together* (Image Source) I honestly would not know what to write about. I would love to be able to do interview...

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The Assassin's Blade Author: Sarah J Maas Pages: 448 Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens Release Date: March 4th 2014 Contains all five novellas. Celaena Sardothien is Adarlan's most feared assassin. As part of the Assassin's Guild, her allegiance is to her master, Arobynn Hamel, yet Celaena listens to no one and trusts only her fellow killer-for-hire, Sam. In these action-packed novellas - together in one edition for the first time - Celaena embarks on five daring missions. They take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, where she fights to liberate slaves and seeks to avenge the tyrannous. But she...

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme created by Breaking The Spine. --- Thief of Lies Author: Brenda Drake Pages: ?? Publisher: Entangled Teen Release Date: January 5th 2016 Gia Kearns would rather fight with boys than kiss them. That is, until Arik, a leather clad hottie in the Boston Athenaeum, suddenly disappears. While examining the book of world libraries he abandoned, Gia unwittingly speaks the key that sucks her and her friends into a photograph and transports them into a Paris library, where Arik and his Sentinels—magical knights charged with protecting humans from the creatures traveling across...

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Heir of Fire Author: Sarah J Maas Pages: 562 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Release Date: September 2nd 2014 She was the heir of ash and fire, and she would bow to no one. Celaena Sardothien has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak—but at an unspeakable cost. Now she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth...a truth about her heritage that could change her life—and her future—forever. Meanwhile, brutal and monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world. To defeat them, Celaena must find the strength to not only fight her...

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Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme held over at Broke and Bookish. Each week there is a topic and we list off our top ten items based on that topic. --- 10 Wishes I'd Ask The Book Genie To Grant Me 1. More bookshelf space I feel like this is a struggle for all book lovers. It is so easy to use up all your shelf space when sites like BookOutlet exist! I mean, other sites I tend to sometimes lose control on but BookOutlet especially. It sucks too because my shelf is so tiny so I...

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Hello and welcome to the second mission of Sassy's Fangirl Debuts! We are a group of agents working together to promote wonderful debut authors. Yesterday, I gave you all a summary of what we were doing. So now we shall get into our first mission, an open letter to a debut author! I have been assigned to write a letter to Kim Savage, who is the author of After the Woods! --- After the Woods Author: Kim Savage Pages: 320 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Release Date: February 23rd 2016 An emotionally-charged debut novel about the deadly lies...

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