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I love looking back throughout the year to pick out all the good things that happened (here's the one I did in 2013!) It's so easy to hold on to bad days, so putting this together makes me appreciate being able to even go to all these different places and be with friends and loved ones. Here are a couple of things I ate, saw and did during 2014: In the middle of January, my...

Hi guys! I hope you are all doing well and having a lovely time with family and friends during this cold season. The end of the year is almost here, so here are my top ten reading goals I'd like to keep in 2015: 1. Read books I actually want to read During this year, I found myself reading too many "random" books and not enough books I actually wanted to read. In 2015, I hope...

After listening to Taylor Swift's "1989" at least ten times, the first installment of my answers to Jamie (from The Perpetual Page-Turner)'s end of year book survey is here! I have the worst memory EVER, so please forgive me if I lack variety. Also — I picked from all the books I read in 2014, so some answers may include books that were published before 2014. Here we go! Number...

It’s been a year since it happened—when Paige Hancock’s first boyfriend died in an accident. After shutting out the world for a year, Paige is finally ready for a second chance at high school ... and she has a plan. First: Get her old crush, Ryan Chase, to date her—the perfect way to convince everyone she’s back to normal. Next: Join a club—simple, it’s high school after all....

I don't have a Christmas tree (cue gasps), so Santa — feel free to leave these on my side table :p 1. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr There have been so many people on YouTube talking about this grand historical fiction novel following a blind girl and orphan boy during World War II. I am really fascinated by anything that takes place during WWII but have...

Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins Book 3 in the Anna and the French Kiss companion trilogy Young Adult // Categories: Contemporary, Romance Release Date: August 14, 2014 Publisher: Dutton (Penguin Books USA) Format: Hardcover • 334 pages Rating: 3 stars Other books by Stephanie Perkins: Anna and the French Kiss, Lola and the Boy Next Door Filed...

Cody and Meg were inseparable. Two peas in a pod. Until ... they weren’t anymore. When her best friend Meg drinks a bottle of industrial-strength cleaner alone in a motel room, Cody is understandably shocked and devastated. She and Meg shared everything—so how was there no warning? But when Cody travels to Meg’s college town to pack up the belongings left behind, she discovers...

I've never been interested in reading graphic novels. With so many books out there to read, I've rarely strayed from the regular ol' text-only book. However, I've recently picked up a few due to the fact that reading something with more than 300 pages is harmful for my college career. Once I get into a good book, NOTHING can hold me back from finishing. And if I have to stay up...

The Weekend Line-Up is a mashup of all the things I plan to do during my upcoming weekend. This feature will pop up randomly, like that top in your closet you forgot you bought a month ago. HAPPY HALLOWEEN, GUYS! I don't normally dress up or go out for this occasion (note: I'm a grandma) but I'll be attending my church's Fall Festival tonight and dressing up as a mime with...

My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories edited by Stephanie Perkins Young Adult Fiction // Categories: Contemporary, Fantasy, Romance Release Date: October 14, 2014 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (Macmillan) Format: e-ARC • 336 pages Rating: 4 stars I know what you're thinking: "how the HECK did you get to read this?!" Believe me, I'm still wondering...

I don't know why I always torture myself by making these TBR lists (because let's face it, this is more of a list of books I won't be reading haha), but here's one for the near future. I brought all the books that have already been released with me to college, so I should be able to read at least one or two of them, hopefully ... 1. Winterspell by Claire Legrand I will DEFINITELY...