Cover Runway Sunday

They say don't judge a book by its cover, but we all know we do it. Sometimes it's the cover that originally catches our eye, drawing us to give a book a closer look. It's the first thing we see, our first impression. Every Sunday I'm going to post some of my favorite covers of books coming soon! Some are by authors I already enjoy, some are the reason I gave the book a longer look. Either way they're all going to find their way here!

Alessandra is tired of being overlooked, but she has a plan to gain power:

1) Woo the Shadow King.
2) Marry him.
3) Kill him and take his kingdom for herself.

No one knows the extent of the freshly crowned Shadow King’s power. Some say he can command the shadows that swirl around him to do his bidding. Others say they speak to him, whispering the thoughts of his enemies. Regardless, Alessandra knows what she deserves, and she’s going to do everything within her power to get it.

But Alessandra’s not the only one trying to kill the king. As attempts on his life are made, she finds herself trying to keep him alive long enough for him to make her his queen—all while struggling not to lose her heart. After all, who better for a Shadow King than a cunning, villainous queen?

HAPPY READING!!

Beat the Backlist 2020

This will be my second year doing the Beat the Backlist challenge by NovelKnight. Most of this is books I bought and have still not gotten around to. A couple of sequels coming out in 2020 and I need to get on those. Others I should have just gotten to forever ago. I have a problem finishing series, which means I've still not read Obsidio. So I really need to get on that.

This year I'm going to be Team Borrowers. Because lets be honest I'm really good at getting books from the library, and from friends, and then reading something else and having to return them unread. So it seems to the perfect fit for me. While the actual backlist is so very, very, long. These are the top 12 I want to get through next year!

HAPPY READING!!

Book Haul

This is my last ditch effort to reach my Goodreads Goal! I'm so freaking close to my goal again this year, and the last thing I want to do is not make it by one book. Again, for the second year. So I padded up my December TBR with a few Graphic Novels I've been wanting to pick up. A couple of series that I can read into 2020, and a couple that sort of fell into my lap at the right time.

The best part about this is Klaus got here right in time for the Holidays, and just one of these will have me reaching the pages read goal I set for myself. A goal I sadly haven't reached in a couple of years. So I'm excited to reach that one and my Goodreads Goal in the same year.

HAPPY READING!!

Waiting on Wednesday

Can't Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to spotlight and talk about the books we're excited about what we have yet to read. Generally they are books that have yet to be released, but don't have to be. It is based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous at Breaking the Spine.

When Amaya rescues a mysterious stranger from drowning, she fears her rash actions have earned her a longer sentence on the debtor ship where she’s been held captive for years. Instead, the man she saved offers her unimaginable riches and a new identity, setting Amaya on a perilous course through the coastal city-state of Moray, where old-world opulence and desperate gamblers collide. Amaya wants one thing: revenge against the man who ruined her family and stole the life she once had. But the more entangled she becomes in this game of deception—and as her path intertwines with the son of the man she’s plotting to bring down—the more she uncovers about the truth of her past. And the more she realizes she must trust no one…

Why I'm Waiting: Earlier this year a friend and I were talking about a gender flipped Count of Monte Cristo, and this books slid across my dash. It was freaking and amazing and I'm all in.

HAPPY READING!!

New Release Tuesday

All Kane Montgomery knows for certain is that the police found him half-dead in the river. He can’t remember how he got there, what happened after, and why his life seems so different now. And it’s not just Kane who’s different, the world feels off, reality itself seems different.

As Kane pieces together clues, three almost-strangers claim to be his friends and the only people who can truly tell him what’s going on. But as he and the others are dragged into unimaginable worlds that materialize out of nowhere—the gym warps into a subterranean temple, a historical home nearby blooms into a Victorian romance rife with scandal and sorcery—Kane realizes that nothing in his life is an accident. And when a sinister force threatens to alter reality for good, they will have to do everything they can to stop it before it unravels everything they know.

HAPPY READING!!

November Wrap Up

Not much to report of the month of November. My Thanksgiving was quiet one and little on the non-Traditional side. Lots to do at work since we've been a little on the short handed side. So that's where my main focus has been on really. Started doing a re-watch of Ugly Betty, and I'm in serious need of putting away of the laundry. But, with the Holiday season upon me, I've got a few things on my list to do.

Books Read:  6
BINGO Books: 0 

Pages Read: 1034

DNF: 1

Currently Reading: The Lady's Guide & Sorcery for Beginners 

Sadly nothing has come across my dash for the month of December. Of course I will do a bit of book shopping for Christmas gifts, but I think that'll be it for book excitement until 2020.

HAPPY READING!!

Cover Runway Sunday

They say don't judge a book by its cover, but we all know we do it. Sometimes it's the cover that originally catches our eye, drawing us to give a book a closer look. It's the first thing we see, our first impression. Every Sunday I'm going to post some of my favorite covers of books coming soon! Some are by authors I already enjoy, some are the reason I gave the book a longer look. Either way they're all going to find their way here!

What if Wendy first traveled to Neverland… with Captain Hook?

Sixteen-year-old Wendy Darling's life is not what she imagined it would be. The doldrums of an empty house after her brothers have gone to school, the dull parties where everyone thinks she talks too much, and the fact that her parents have decided to send her away to Ireland as a governess-it all makes her wish things could be different.

Wendy's only real escape is in writing down tales of Never Land. After nearly meeting her hero, Peter Pan, four years earlier, she still holds on to the childhood hope that his magical home truly exists. She also holds on to his shadow.

So when an opportunity to travel to Never Land via pirate ship presents itself, Wendy makes a deal with the devil. But Never Land isn't quite the place she imagined it would be. Unexpected dangers and strange foes pop up at every turn, and a little pixie named Tinker Bell seems less than willing to help.

But when Captain Hook reveals some rather permanent and evil plans for Never Land, it's up to the two of them to save Peter Pan-and his world.

HAPPY READING!!

We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Review

Series: Stand Alone

Genre: Gothic

Format: Paperback

Pages: 146

I popped this up on my list because I wanted to see the movie version that came out earlier this year, and I have a rule where I need to read the book first. Plus my flatmate adores Shirley Jackson's books and has been on my case to read it for the last two Octobers, and honestly it sounded right up my alley.

Honestly, though I had a hard time getting into this one. I started reading it on the bus, and the started re-reading it at the house. Still it took my a couple of days to finally push through the first chapter and get into the story. I was interested enough to know what had happened to the Blackwood family to keep reading, and it as the book went on I started to get into the story and understand why it was sort of hard to read.

The entire story is told from Mary Katherine Blackwood's point of view, and once I realized who she was to the story I started to understand why the was written the way it was.

It's rare for me to read a book and not find a character that I adore, but this was one of the rare ones. I didn't really connect with any of them. Though Cousin Charles was a tool from beginning to end. Well, Jonas the cat was adorable in the way I find all cats. But I wasn't really found of either sister really.

As for the story, I can see why people really love this book. The writing is beautiful and I cannot wait to see it translated into movie form. But for me it was a bit dry, and I kept waiting for something big to happen. Some big reveal about why this terrible thing happened to the Blackwoods. Something about the house. Anything to make me jump or spook me. I was sort of let down in that aspect.

This one is hard one for me to review. Because I know as a whole it's a good book and I can honestly see why so many people have enjoyed it. It just wasn't my kind of book when it comes to this genre. I wanted more ghost story and I guess less teeny tiny psychopath. It's a weird little bit book, but a solid read.

Buy, Borrow, or Skip: Oh jeez, honestly I'd say borrow. I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it. My copy will definitely be finding it's way to a free little library soon.

HAPPY READING!!

Spooky TBR Wrap Up

That's it nerds, Winter is officially here. It now sucks to stand outside and wait for my bus, and I won't feel my toes until the Spring Thaw. While I'm not putting all my Spooky reads away for good. I am moving onto a different kinds of reading this winter. I've got a stack of nonfiction calling my name and some fantasy books I've been itching to crack open.

Books Read: 6

Books Left Behind: 2

DNF: 1

Currently Reading: Ladies Guide to Piracy and Petticoats & Sorcery for Beginners 

While this TBR fell flat at the beginning it went ended with a bang. The last two books I read definitely screwed with my head, and I had to jump to something a little lighter and more upbeat to shake myself out of it. Though, the were great reads and I'm glad to have saved the best for last. The two books I didn't get to this year will be a great jumping off point next Fall! Until then.

HAPPY READING!!