3rd Annual Love for Books Readathon

The 3rd Annual Love for Books Readathon is hosted by Novel Heartbeat.

Here I will keep track of my progress!
 

My goal for the week is to finish my current read (Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken) and start my next book (Frozen by Erin Bowman)

 
 Monday 2/8
Currently reading: Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken
Pages read today: N/A
Time spent reading today: N/A
Books completed today: N/A
Comments: Busy with work and school.
 
Tuesday 2/9
Currently reading: Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken 
Pages read today: N/A
Time spent reading today: N/A
Books completed today: N/A
Comments: Busy with school and rehearsals.
 
Wednesday 2/10
Currently reading: Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken
Pages read today: N/A
Time spent reading today: N/A
Books completed today: N/A
Comments: Busy with work, school, and rehearsals.
 
Thursday 2/11
Currently reading: Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken 
Pages read today: N/A
Time spent reading today: N/A
Books completed today: N/A
Comments: Busy with work, school, and rehearsals.
 
Friday 2/12
Currently reading: Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken 
Pages read today: 153
Time spent reading today: ~1.5 hours
Books completed today: Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken
Comments: Completed Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken after dance rehearsal and work.
 
Saturday 2/13
Currently reading: N/A
Pages read today: N/A
Time spent reading today: N/A
Books completed today: N/A
Comments: Spent day cleaning and studying.
 
Sunday 2/14
Currently reading: Frozen by Erin Bowman
Pages read today: 15
Time spent reading today: ~10 minutes
Books completed today: N/A
Comments: Busy with family, cleaning, and studying.

 

Top Ten Tuesday #47: Valentine's Day-Themed Freebie-My Top Ten OTPs

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

 
This Week's Topic:  

Valentine's Day-Themed Freebie-My Top Ten OTPs (plus my reactions)

1.

Celaena/Aelin and Chaol~Throne of Glass

(sobs)

2.

Cress and Thorne~The Lunar Chronicles

(I have a few issues with this pairing, but I do love it)

3.

Kestril and Arin~The Winner's Trilogy

(sobs)

4.

Eleanor and Daniel~Something Strange and Deadly Trilogy

(sobs)

5.

Juliet and Edward~The Madman's Daughter Trilogy

(pouts)

6.

Juliette and Warner~Shatter Me Trilogy

(finally smiles)

7.

Alina and the Darkling~The Grisha Trilogy

(screeches)

8.

Nina and Mathias~Six of Crows

(smiles nervously after the ending)

9.

Alyssa and Morpheus~The Splintered Trilogy

(smiles)

10.

Scarlet and Wolf~The Lunar Chronicles

(smiles)

Here are ten of my book OTPs. As you can see, many of my ships have sunk, resulting in ugly fangirl sobbing. I'm not a pretty cryer.

Review ~ "The Nightmare Affair" by Mindee Arnett

Title: "The Nightmare Affair"
Series: The Arkwell Academy, #1
Author: Mindee Arnett

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Published: March 5, 2013
Published: Tor Teen
Pages: 367
Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal, Magic
Format: Hardcover
Source: Library

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Sixteen-year-old Dusty Everhart breaks into houses late at night, but not because she’s a criminal. No, she’s a Nightmare.

Literally.

Being the only Nightmare at Arkwell Academy, a boarding school for magickind, and living in the shadow of her mother’s infamy, is hard enough. But when Dusty sneaks into Eli Booker’s house, things get a whole lot more complicated. He’s hot, which means sitting on his chest and invading his dreams couldn’t get much more embarrassing. But it does. Eli is dreaming of a murder.

Then Eli’s dream comes true.

Now Dusty has to follow the clues—both within Eli’s dreams and out of them—to stop the killer before more people turn up dead. And before the killer learns what she’s up to and marks her as the next target.

When I first heard about this book, all I could think about was how creative and different it sounded. This girl is a Nightmare? What!? What's that!? Does that mean she's evil? Does she give people nightmares, or does she eat them? But then I read the synopsis and found out that she feeds off of dreams. I was immediately interested and knew I had to read this book ASAP. The idea seemed so unique, as I've never read anything with a Nightmare, or anything like it, in it.

As we know that Dusty is a Nightmare, and learn what that is, we find out how being one can get you into a little bit of trouble. The "the person you're feeding off of wakes up and sees you" kind of trouble. It doesn't help that this person is Eli Booker, one of the most popular boys from Dusty's old school. And it doesn't help that the people in charge of her new magic school decide to have him transfer to her new school. Awkward. Needless to say, this is not going to be a good year for Dusty.
 
Dusty was such a fun character. She had so much spunk, but also knew when to calm down. She had a fiery personality that was really enjoyable to read. She was incredibly fun to read, especially when she got into arguments with other characters. Her best friend, Selene, a siren who wants to get rid of the stereotype, was another fun character. And of course there's Eli, who is the typical popular guy who knows he's super hot. However, he's not completely terrible, especially later on in the book.

The book kept me at the edge of my seat for the entire read. But then again when the main characters are looking for a murderer, and they're finding clues through dreams, that's going to be pretty interesting. I found the identity of the murderer to be a bit predictable, however, I found the journey to be entertaining. I could never expect what would happen next!

Overall, this was a great book with a new, fascinating paranormal being, and I can't wait to read about Dusty and Eli's adventures in the sequel!

Top Ten Tuesday #46: (Historical) Settings I Love/(Historical) Settings I'd Love To See

 

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
 
This Week's Topic:  

Top Ten Historical Settings I Love/Historical Settings I'd Love To See

 

(Historical) Settings I Love

 (I actually haven't read many books that don't take place in Present-Day USA)

 

1.

Imperial Russia

 

2.

Victorian London

 

3.

Present-Day USA

 

4.

Present-Day France

 

5.

1800s USA

 

(Historical) Settings I'd Love to See

 

1.

Imperial Russia (MAAUURRRRR, I'm obsessed)

 

2.

Viking Age Scandinavia

 

3.

1700-1800s Norway

 

4.

Medieval Wales

 

5.

Ancient Egypt

 

I feel like some of my choices are oddly specific, but oh well! If anyone knows of any books set in these times periods, PLEASE let me know!

My 2016 Resolutions

 

I'll just be honest, I SUCK at resolutions. I get super pumped at the very beginning, and then I lose my ambition. They can also make me anxious. I create all these resolutions and they aren't going as well as I'd like them to, so then I give up. But this year I'm determined to be more successful, even if I'm starting my resolutions a little late. I'm going to keep telling myself that I DON'T NEED to accomplish everything, it only matters that I TRY. I don't need to be perfect, and that's one of the hardest parts for me.

Here are all of my resolutions, separated by what they are for.

 

1. Try to get ahead with posts, even if it is only a day or two.

2. Write discussion posts.

3. Comment on more blogs.

4. Cross post reviews.

5. Set a designated time for blogging.

 

1. Take notes while reading.

2. Try requesting ARCs.

3. Try more books outside of my comfort zone.

4. Set a designated time for reading.

5. Finish more series.

 

 

1. Set a designated time for writing.

2. Tell parents about how I want to write.

3. Don't feel the need to write regularly, since it's not my job.

4. Pinterest more for inspiration.

5. Write down all of my little story idea seedlings.

6. Don't wait for inspiration to hit me.

1. Work on becoming organized.

2. Work on not procrastinating.

3. Work on managing my anxiety.

4. Work on my self-confidence.

5. Create a bullet journal.

6. Take care of myself better. 

As you can see, I have a ton of resolutions, however, multiple are connected, so I'm hoping it will be manageable. I'm determined and as long as I tell myself that I can do it, I should be successful!