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January Wrap-up

I am so excited to do my first every wrap-up! I read and listened to a grand total of 6 books, and they were BIG books for the most part. I got a lot of reading done because 1. at the start of the month I did a lot of traveling and cleaning so I had plenty of time to listen to audio books. 2. I got the stomach flu and that lead to some reading and a lot of listening to audio books. 3. WE GOT A LOT OF SNOW DAYS!!!!!!!! We had about a week of for snow and boy did I read! These are the books I read for the month of January. Starting from the bottom  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (AUDIO BOOK)    5 Stars  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix  5 Stars Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (AUDIO BOOK)   5 Stars  I LOVED listening to the Harry Potter books on audio. I will be doing a review of the audio books this week. I highly recommend giving it a try. If you love rereading the series, but want to feel like you're reading it for the first time all over agai

Stacking the Shelves

Stacking The Shelves created by  Tyngas Reviews   is a weekly meme all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks. Physical Books   ****MY CHRISTMAS BOOKS CAME IN!!!!!!  Harry Potter Illustrated book My husband got me this book for Christmas and I DIED. The illustrations are so beautiful!!  The Polar Express Again Chris is the best! He got me this and the audio books for my classroom =)  Magnus Chase Chris got me this for my birthday. I am currently reading it, and i am really liking it.  Netgalley  Night Study Girl of Myth and Legend Reflection the Stranger in the Mirror P.S. I HAVE A GIVEAWAY GOING ON!!!  IT IS FOR A $20 GIFT CARD  YOU CAN FIND THE GIVEAWAY  HERE What books did you get this week? Let me in the comm

2016 Reading Challenges/Goals & New Year Giveaway!

Challenges for 2016 1. I want to read at least 55 books. In 2015 I read 50 books, and I want to challenge myself to read more this year.  2. I want to read different genres. I normally read YA science fiction and paranormal. I would like to read more fantasy. I would also like to branch out to new adult and adult. I also plan on trying to read more nonfiction.  3. I need to write more reviews. I have really slacked on reviews in 2015. I challenge myself to write a review AS SOON as I finish a book. I am going to try to not start a new book until I write a review for the book I finished.  4. I want to do more original posts on here. I have some great ideas that I have written down, and I just need to push myself to actually write them.  5. I want to challenge myself to get into contact with authors for interviews.  To help you with your reading goals and challenges I want to do a giveaway. The giveaway will be for a Barnes and Noble gift card for $20.00 Here are

Top Books I Read in 2015

These are my favorites reads of 2015. These books are books that I read in 2015, not books that were published in 2015. I wanted to do something different, so I made my list in categories.  AUDIO BOOKS: The Darkest Part of the Forest I raved about the narrator of this book in my review. She truly made the characters come alive. This is one of those books that I wanted to reread it right after I fished it. This was my first Holly Black book, and now I know why so many people love her writing.  An Ember in the Ashes This is the BEST audio book I have ever listened to! I have never heard a narrator who put so much emotion into her work. I honestly believed at times that she was hurt and in pain. Other times it sounded like she was truly crying. It was FANTASTIC!!!! The story in this book has something for everyone. Drama, action, love, suspense, everything. THIS IS THE BEST DEBUT BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR ME.  Crimson Bound Here is the thing about this book, I did