Review: Behind the Scenes by Dahlia Adler

Posted July 13, 2015 by Wendy in Reviews / 6 Comments

My Thoughts: I’ve always really enjoyed plots that involve celebs and Hollywood and this story was great! Ally is your normal teen girl except her best friend, Vanessa, is an actress and now new star of a teen show! Ally and Van couldn’t be more different but through it all they’ve been there for each other and best friends. I loved seeing how supportive they are of each other! Anyway, Ally and her family are struggling financially due to her father’s […]

Review: Aimee and the Heartthrob by Ophelia London

Posted July 9, 2015 by Wendy in Reviews / 10 Comments

Why Did I Read? Well, I love boy bands. ADORE THEM. And this series sounds like a fictional equivalent of One Direction!! (I loove them!) My Thoughts: So this one started off great for me! My little boy band fangirl heart was just so excited and happy. Aimee has had a crush on Miles for forever but after she heard he didn’t like his best friend’s little sister following them around, she gave up on that crush. Now, she’s forced to […]

Series Review: The Wallflowers by Lisa Kleypas

Posted July 8, 2015 by Wendy in Reviews / 17 Comments

This series was my gateway drug to historical romance!! So many of my book friends love historical romance and Lisa Kleypas and it took me forever to get around to reading her. Then I picked up her Wallflowers series and binged all five books in a week. I JUST LOVED. The series is set in the 1800s in England and features a group of four girls who are “wallflowers”. For one reason or another, they are having issues capturing a respectable […]

Series Audiobook Review: Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman

Posted July 6, 2015 by Wendy in Reviews / 9 Comments

Prisoner of Night and Fog Published by Balzer + Bray on April 22, 2014 Genres: Young Adult, Historical Fiction Format: Audiobook Source: Library Rating: 4.5 stars Goodreads In 1930s Munich, danger lurks behind dark corners, and secrets are buried deep within the city. But Gretchen Müller, who grew up in the National Socialist Party under the wing of her “uncle” Dolf, has been shielded from that side of society ever since her father traded his life for Dolf’s, and Gretchen is his favorite, his pet. […]

Monthly Recap! June 2015

Posted July 3, 2015 by Wendy in recap / 9 Comments

June in Review! Books Read in June: 9 Audiobooks Listened to in June: 1 Challenges Progress So Far! Goal: 18 This month: 1. I reread The Time Traveler’s Wife on audio! I missed an exit because I was crying at that part. Progress so far: 3/18 (GEEZ, I suck!) Goal: 25 This month: 1. The Witch Hunter! An overall lighter fantasy but I really enjoyed! Progress so far: 8/25 I guess the Series A Month challenge overlaps with the Summer of Series […]