Looking for the perfect treat yo self purchases? I Randomly came across these great deals on hardcover and paperback books today via Amazon.com. These are some pretty amazing prices and I don't know how long they'll last, so I'd get on it! I'm sure there are a lot more I didn't see, but man these are incredibly tempting.

Hardcover:

The Assassin's Blade: The Throne of Glass Novellas by Sarah J. Maas $6.08

Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass #5) by Sarah J. Maas  $7.40

A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2) by Sarah J. Maas $6.04

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Illustrated Edition) by J.K. Rowling  $8.30

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Illustrated Edition) by J.K. Rowling  $6.80

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling  $6.87

Cress (The Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer  $5.36

Wires and Nerve: Volume 1 by Marissa Meyer  $4.16

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 3 The Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan $4.80

Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices #1) by Cassandra Clare  $5.50

Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices #2) by Cassandra Clare  $2.54

Caraval by Stephanie Garber  $5.47

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor  $6.32

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon  $4.39

Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco  $3.19

Scythe (Arc of a Scythe #1) by Neal Shusterman  $4.82

Paperback:

Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass #2) by Sarah J Maas $3.68

Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles) by Marissa Meyer $3.88

Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer  $2.62

Shadow and Bone (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy #1) by Leigh Bardugo  $3.68.

Siege and Storm (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy #2)  by Leigh Bardugo  $4.72

Ruin and Rising (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy #3) by Leigh Bardugo   $5.94

The Infernal Devices, the Complete Collection: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess (BOX SET)  by Cassandra Clare  $26.44

Hello! Just wanted to pop in and share some great Cyber Monday eBook deals I came across!

1. An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir - Kindle $2.99
2. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry: A Novel by Gabrielle Zevin - Kindle $1.99
3. Hunted by Meagan Spooner - Kindle $1.99
4. The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill - Kindle $1.99
5. Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart - Kindle $1.99
6. Shadowcaster (Shattered Realms #2) - Kindle $1.99

Update: More eBook deals!

1. Heartless by Marissa Meyer - Kindle $2.99
2. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas - Kindle $5.83
3. The Siren by Kiera Cass - Kindle $1.99
4. A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) by George R. R. Martin - Kindle $1.99
6. Dark Breaks the Dawn by Sara B. Larson - Kindle $2.99
7. Frostblood (The Frostblood Saga #1) by Elly Blake - Kindle $1.99
8. Ever the Hunted (A Clash of Kingdoms novel #1) by Erin Summerill - Kindle $2.99
9. Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst - Kindle $1.99
10. The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig - Kindle $1.99
11. The Sun id Also A Star by Nicola Yoon - Kindle $1.99
12. Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth - Kindle $2.99

Seven Days of you caught my attention right away, but as I got deeper into the story, I started to lose interest. Sofia is a likable main character, she has an interesting life, but I didn't feel a real connection with her. Jamie was nice enough, but I didn't feel the connection between them.

In just seven days, Sofia goes through an emotional roller coaster with almost everyone in her life, almost all her relationships change, and I'm surprised she didn't have a breakdown. The ending definitely left something to be desired.

In all, it was a fun, slightly lackluster, contemporary YA read.

*I received a galley of this book from NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

Dear Readers,

I wanted to take a moment and say, "Hi!", and to also let you know where I've been and what I've been up to the last few months.

Some of you may have noticed that I haven't posted in a while, and if you follow me on social media, you'll know it's because I've made the epic decision to apply for business school for the fall. I spent the last two months taking a GMAT prep course and studying my butt off for the GMAT exam. It was not fun. Because of this, I had virtually no free time and no social life. I barely took breaks from studying.

I finally too the GMAT a week or so ago and can now put that nightmare behind me, only to start on the even bigger task of applying to schools, asking for letters of recommendation, writing statements of purpose, and playing the waiting game for acceptance letters. If and when I get in, I'm sure the homework and study cycle will start up once again.

I hope to keep up with the blog, it's been such a fun project for me and I want to keep it going, but my posts will most likely be less frequent, due to less time to read, craft, and review. I'm trying to post some short reviews on Goodreads in the meantime, so feel free to friend me there.

I want to say thank you for your patience and I hope you stick around! Have a wonderful summer, stay cool, and read on!

At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn’t mind—she spends the winter nights huddled around the embers of a fire with her beloved siblings, listening to her nurse’s fairy tales. Above all, she loves the chilling story of Frost, the blue-eyed winter demon, who appears in the frigid night to claim unwary souls. Wise Russians fear him, her nurse says, and honor the spirits of house and yard and forest that protect their homes from evil.

After Vasilisa’s mother dies, her father goes to Moscow and brings home a new wife. Fiercely devout, city-bred, Vasilisa’s new stepmother forbids her family from honoring the household spirits. The family acquiesces, but Vasilisa is frightened, sensing that more hinges upon their rituals than anyone knows.

And indeed, crops begin to fail, evil creatures of the forest creep nearer, and misfortune stalks the village. All the while, Vasilisa’s stepmother grows ever harsher in her determination to groom her rebellious stepdaughter for either marriage or confinement in a convent.

As danger circles, Vasilisa must defy even the people she loves and call on dangerous gifts she has long concealed—this, in order to protect her family from a threat that seems to have stepped from her nurse’s most frightening tales.

To be quite honest, it took me a while to get into The Bear and the Nightingale. It started off really slow and even though I’d read the synopsis, I wasn’t entirely sure what it was about. I knew it was supposed to be a folklore retelling/fantasy, but it didn’t feel that way at first. Once I got deeper into the story, it really started to click with me.

Vasilisa is the only member of her family that can see the old household spirits that have been in her home and village for centuries. Everyone thinks she’s just odd, and perhaps a bit crazy. When her new stepmother joins the family, and a new catholic priest moves to town, the village begins to fear God and ignore the old spirits. The old spirits begin to fade and the village begins suffer.

The Bear and the Nightingale is about one girl who refuses to walk the line of propriety and defies those around her to keep her family safe. She doesn’t care if she’s thought of as crazy, but she learns to hide that she can see things others can’t. She’s strong willed and defiant, and out of her time. At times, the book made me really angry – not from any of the fantasy aspects, but from how Vasilisa is treated by almost everyone in her life. I understand it takes place in approximately late 1700 - early 1800s Russia, and that was par for the course at the time, but it didn’t stop me from being upset on her behalf.


I really enjoyed the fantasy side of the story, but not so much the real life aspects. Vasilisa’s stepmother is horrible, so is the priest, her family only partially stands by her, and she has to hide much of herself. Despite all of this, she manages to keep on pushing and fighting. I think it sets a great example. If you enjoy fantasy, folklore, or historical pieces, I think you should give this one a try.


*I received a copy of book in exchange for an honest review

March was amazing! I think I might call it now and say it was the best month of the year for me. While I didn't get much reading done, I went on the vacation of a lifetime! My husband and I put a huge check on my bucket list and ventured across the pond to London.

Luckily I haven't fallen behind on my reading challenges, but I didn't get through a whole lot this month.