Collective Book Haul

I may be stating obvious here, but I love books. I buy one or two every time I get paid, which is a blessing and a curse: I get to experience so many great books but, I have an overflowing bookcase and a TBR pile that is getting harder to wrangle every couple of weeks. But, since I have bought so many books recently, I wanted to share those here. Maybe you will even find one or two that interest you.

1. The Unexpected Everything - Morgan Matson

 

2. & 3. The Last Little Blue Envelope - Maureen Johnson and Love, In English - Karina Halle

4. Carry On - Rainbow Rowell

5. November 9 - Colleen Hoover

6. Lust & Wonder - Augusten Burroughs

7. & 8. An Abundance of Katherines and Looking For Alaska  both by John Green

9. Love Letters to the Dead - Ava Dellaira

10. Dear Nobody: The True Diary of Mary Rose - Gillian McCain & Legs McNeil

Bout of Books 17 Day #1: Challenge: Book to Movie Adaption

Favorite book to movie adaption:

A Fault In Our Stars by John Green:

 





Least Favorite Book To Movie Adaption:

Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs:

Bout of Books 17: Running Tally

This time I only have 4 books on my TBR list - with a full time job out of the house and going to school full time, I don't have much extra time, so I am attempting to be as realistic as possible. So onward with my list!

1. An Abundance of Katherines - John Green
2. Looking for Alaska - John Green
3. The Bookstore - Deborah Meyler
4. A Cedar Cove Christmas - Debbie Macomber

Day 1:
How many pages for the day: 41
How many pages total: 41
How many books total: 0
Book(s) read: An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

Day 2:
How many pages for the day: 35
How many pages total: 76
How many books total: 0
Book(s) read: An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

Day 3:
How many pages for the day: 73
How many pages total: 99
How many books total: 0
Book(s) read: An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

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Bout Of Books 17 Starts Tomorrow!

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 22nd and runs through Sunday, August 28th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 17 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

20 of My Favorite Books

I want to preface and say these are in no order, they are just some of my favorites!

1. Any book Augusten Burroughs 
2. The Breathing Series - Rebecca Donovan
3. Love, in English - Karina Halle
4. Don't Breathe a Word - Holly Cupala
5. Defending Jacob - William Landay
6. How To Make Love Like a Porn Store: A Cautionary Tale - Jenna Jameson
7. The Desperation, Oklahoma Series by Roxann Delaney (Rest in Peace)
8. What If - Rebecca Donovan
9. Papertowns - John Green
10. The Duff - Kody Keplinger
11. Second Chance Summer - Morgan Matson
12. Amy & Rogers Epic Detour - Morgan Matson
13. The Disenchantments - Nina Lacour
14. Girlbomb: A Halfway Homeless Memoir - Janice Erlbaum
15. A Hot Glue Gun Mess - Mr. Kate
16. The Cedar Cove Series - Debbie Macomber
17. Texas! Tyler Family Saga by Sandra Brown
18. The Unexpected Everything - Morgan Matson
19. Borderlines: A Memoir - Caroline Kraus
20. Lying Out Loud - Kody Keplinger

Minor Obsessions

Anyone who knows me knows I love to read and I have a bookcase that is overflowing with books. The shelf that I house my already read books on is the most overflowing one of all 4 shelves, I don't have room in my home office for another bookcase, so I have to make do with what I have at the moment. I just wanted to share some photos of the place that I home my books as it sits currently, soon I will be redoing my bookshelves to make everything fit better. Wish me luck! 

This is the shelf that all the books I have read in the last few years are on:

See, it is overcrowded and needs some help, badly. 

This is on of my TBR (to be read) shelves: 

On the right side is the rest of the Debbie Macomber Cedar Cove Series I'm currently reading and loving. 

Another TBR Shelf:

Yes, I have a ton of stuffed animals, they were all gifts. The "M" is from Target and the "Z" is from Michaels. Yes, that is a glass vase with EOS lip balms in it. 

Top and last TBR shelf:

That jar has pieces of paper that have book titles and authors on the of books I own that I plan to read at some point when I am not in the middle of a series or I am just not sure what I wanna read next, I will pick a random one from the jar. The statue is a mama and her 2 kids.

I will do an after post once I have finished getting it all fixed up. 

Until next time, hope everyone is having a good day! 

Numero Uno!

Hello loves! I decided it is time to review some books, share my TBR pile, talk about authors, and some other things that we will just have to wait and see what happens. I want to share my thoughts, feelings, and journey with books I read and buy. I would like to inspire others to read more, discover good books and enjoy themselves through their imaginations.
Being able to imagine myself as the characters was something I learned to do at a young age, it is how I can find great escape when I read. I can put my earphones in and use that as the soundtrack for the book. Which can also help me to recall certain parts of books because particular songs remind me of those parts.
Books and reading have always been an important part of my life. I started reading at a fairly young age and haven't stopped since. Given what day it is, I can read a whole book with no problem but, I prefer to take a bit longer to so I can enjoy the book more.
Reviewing books and talking about authors is something I love doing. So, doing so in a blog setting is exciting for me! I have really enjoyed other book bloggers posts and it was extremely inspiring.
So, come back often because I plan to share and inspire as much as possible!