Reading Books Like a Boss

Book Review – A Postcard Would Be Nice by Steph Campbell

November 30, 2016 by Megan · Leave a Comment

In the United States, every two minutes someone is sexually assaulted. Two minutes! Steph Campbell brings awareness to the issue of sexual assault in her newest young adult novel, A POSTCARD WOULD BE NICE. But she talks about it in a way that isn't as widely discussed—sexual ...

Leave a Comment · Filed Under: Reviews · Tagged: Coming-of-Age, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult

Giveaway + Book of the Week – VAMPIRE ACADEMY by Richelle Mead

November 29, 2016 by Megan · 2 Comments

Happy Tuesday, everyone! I have a NEW section on the sidebar called the Reading Books Like a Boss-Book of the Week (I just let all my creative juices fly on that one ;) ). This week I'm featuring VAMPIRE ACADEMY by Richelle Mead. The 10th Anniversary Edition comes out today ...

2 Comments · Filed Under: Book of the Week, Giveaway · Tagged: Book of the Week, Book Recommendation, Favorites, Richelle Mead, Vampire Academy

Book Review – Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

November 28, 2016 by Megan · 6 Comments

I first read VAMPIRE ACADEMY more than four years ago. Remembering slow-burning forbidden romance between Rose and Dimitri and pulse-pounding action present throughout the whole series made me want to relive it all over again. Would I love it as much the second time around? ...

6 Comments · Filed Under: Reviews · Tagged: Favorites, Richelle Mead, Vampire Academy, Young Adult

Book Review – From Sand and Ash by Amy Harmon

November 27, 2016 by Megan · 10 Comments

Before I picked read FROM SAND AND ASH, I had no idea (or if I did, I totally forgot) of the incredible role the Catholic Church played in saving many Jewish people during World War II. Amy Harmon beautifully weaves together fiction and her own characters with historical ...

10 Comments · Filed Under: Reviews · Tagged: Amy Harmon, Historical, Romance

Book Review – We Are Still Tornadoes by Michael Kun and Susan Mullen

November 16, 2016 by Megan · 3 Comments

WE ARE STILL TORNADOES is a coming-of-age young adult novel that centers around two best friends, Cath and Scott. What Michael Kun and Susan Mullen did wonderfully was capturing the beauty of friendship and the importance of having that special someone to lean on when life ...

3 Comments · Filed Under: Reviews · Tagged: Young Adult

Book Chat – What I’ve Been Reading + New Books I’m Excited About

November 14, 2016 by Megan · 11 Comments

Sunday Morning Book Chat is an video series in which I talk about random book-related things with a cup of coffee (or some wine). Wow! It's been 14 months (eek!) since I last did one of these things! I'll talk more about why in the video below. This post was supposed to ...

11 Comments · Filed Under: Book Chat · Tagged: Allison Morgan, Amy Harmon, Brit Bennett, Christina Lauren, Colleen Oakley, Corey Ann Haydu, Dani Atkins, Matthew Quick

Audiobook Review – What Light by Jay Asher

November 3, 2016 by Megan · 2 Comments

Jay Asher's newest novel, WHAT LIGHT, offers a sweet romance about forgiveness and redemption with a charming premise, but it's not one that will be a literary holiday tradition for me. Every year, Sierra and her family travel from their hometown in Oregon to California ...

2 Comments · Filed Under: Audiobook Reviews, Reviews · Tagged: Romance, Young Adult

Book Review – Blood Red Snow White by Marcus Sedgwick

November 2, 2016 by Megan · 4 Comments

Blood Red Snow White is a set of three short stories and a fictionalized account of author Arthur Randsome's time in Russia during Russian Revolution. Sedgwick brings readers on a thrilling journey, detailing both sides of war between the Red and the White. I was surprised ...

4 Comments · Filed Under: Reviews · Tagged: Historical, Marcus Sedgwick, Russian Revolution, Young Adult

What I’m Digging – Before I Go by Colleen Oakley

November 1, 2016 by Megan · 6 Comments

What I'm Digging is a feature in which I share things I'm loving with you. This can range from jewelry to clothes to home decorations. Anything goes! Oh and there is always a book featured that I enjoyed! Affiliate Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links you can ...

6 Comments · Filed Under: Spotlight, What I'm Digging · Tagged: Before I Go, bookish gifts, Bookish things, Colleen Oakley, Women's Fiction

Audiobook Review – A Shadow Bright and Burning by Jessica Cluess

October 31, 2016 by Megan · 4 Comments

Set in London during the Victorian era, A SHADOW BRIGHT AND BURNING is a decent beginning to Jessica Cluess's Kingdom on Fire series. While the characters and plot are both rather generic, the darker setting and bits of action pulled me in. Henrietta is thought to be the ...

4 Comments · Filed Under: Audiobook Reviews, Reviews · Tagged: Fantasy, Jessica Cluess, Kingdom on Fire, Young Adult