Confessions of a Bibliovore

Yes. This is basically how I dance. So much skill you're just jealous .  But you'll understand soon enough because.... Drumroll please . .. ... .. . .. ... .. . Yes, yes. I've finally made the move to Wordpress.  I will always miss my blogging roots (sorta. Blogger kinda sucks now comparatively) but I've wanted to move for SO long. It's been a constant back and forth because it's not free (money, you know how it goes). But, I finally decided, what the heck. You never know till you try, right? I know I've been absent from blogging lately, partly due to my schedule, but partly due to the fact that I just wasn't happy with my blog. I kept trying to update it and it was difficult and annoying and there were quite a few things I was unable to do. At least with free templates. My lack of excitement about my little corner of the internet led to me not being motivated to write anything because I wasn't proud of my blog and that's a problem.  But, thanks ...

It's that time of year again. The time when book bloggers, authors and all bookish fans get together in the NYC for the great meet and greet known as BEA. For those of us not lucky enough (read: poor college student) to attend the real life version of BEA, there is the great internet version known as Armchair BEA so that we unlucky folk can get a taste of the great big BEA in our own little corner of the internet.  1. Tell us a bit about yourself: How long have you been blogging? Where are you from? How did you get into blogging? I actually started blogging  wayyyyyy  back in January of 2012 (I feel so old at this moment....). I accidentally came across one while looking for a book recommendation online and just kept finding more and more. I thought it seemed like a lot of fun, the community is great, and I just  like to  spread my opinion, so I created it on a whim. Even though I've had this blog for a good long while I've taken a lot of lengthy.....breaks...

I was intrigued by this book because I am a fan of Lyga's previous work, which I adored. Having just finished off watching the entire show of Dexter and feeling more than a little unsatisfied with how things were concluded (that finale was terrible, am I right ?!) I turned to I Hunt Killers to continue my thriller/horror binge. The first thing I noticed, which I didn't know before starting the book is that Jasper "Jazz" Dent is in fact, not a killer hunter (at least, not the way Dexter is.) We get a clear understanding from the start that he is the son of a very infamous killer, and that now that his dad is behind heavily guarded bars, he is trying to live an almost-normal life. This is obviously impossible for a few reasons, but the main one is that the townspeople expect him to become like Dear Old Dad. When bodies start turning up, especially when the victims are murdered in strikingly similar way as his father's victims, people begin to assume that maybe Ja...

Bookish Anticipation is a feature I do every once in a while to spotlight future releases I'm excited for. It was inspired by  Breaking the Spine 's Waiting on Wednesday. You can check out more of my Bookish Anticipation posts  here . Tonight the Streets Are Ours by Leila Sales Release date: September 15th 2015 Seventeen-year-old Arden Huntley is recklessly loyal. Taking care of her loved ones is what gives Arden purpose in her life and makes her feel like she matters. But she's tired of being loyal to people who don't appreciate her—including her needy best friend and her absent mom. Arden finds comfort in a blog she stumbles upon called "Tonight the Streets Are Ours," the musings of a young New York City writer named Peter. When Peter is dumped by the girlfriend he blogs about, Arden decides to take a road trip to see him. During one crazy night out in NYC filled with parties, dancing, and music—the type of night when anything can happen, and nearly everyt...

Title: The Night We Said Yes Author: Lauren Gibaldi Publisher: HarperTeen Release date: June 16th 2015 Pages: 304 Genre: Young Adult contemporary romance Source: Edelweiss - I received a free advance copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Thanks! Add to Goodreads  |  Purchase from Amazon Before Matt, Ella had a plan. Get over a no-good ex-boyfriend. Graduate from high school without any more distractions. Move away from Orlando, Florida, where she’s lived her entire life. But Matt—the cute, shy, bespectacled bass player who just moved to town—was never part of that plan. And neither was attending a party that was crashed by the cops just minutes after they arrived. Or spending an entire night saying “yes” to every crazy, fun thing they could think of. Then Matt abruptly left town, and he broke not only Ella’s heart but those of their best friends, too. So when he shows up a year later with a plan of his own—to relive the night that brought them together—Ella...

Title: Tiny Pretty Things Author: Sona Charaipotra & Dhonielle Clayton Publisher: HarperTeen Release date: May 26th 2015 Pages: 338 Genre: Young Adult contemporary Source: Edelweiss - I received a free advance copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Thanks! Add to Goodreads  |  Purchase from Amazon Gigi, Bette, and June, three top students at an exclusive Manhattan ballet school, have seen their fair share of drama. Free-spirited new girl Gigi just wants to dance—but the very act might kill her. Privileged New Yorker Bette's desire to escape the shadow of her ballet star sister brings out a dangerous edge in her. And perfectionist June needs to land a lead role this year or her controlling mother will put an end to her dancing dreams forever. When every dancer is both friend and foe, the girls will sacrifice, manipulate, and backstab to be the best of the best. 　 My rating: 5 out of 5 stars I wasn't really sure what to expect from Tiny Pretty Things . I...

Today we have Juliana Stone here for an author interview! This interview is part of the blog tour for her newest release, Some Kind of Normal. 1. Without spoiling anything, could you tell us what was your favorite scene to write in   Some Kind of Normal? Ah, that’s easy! (kinda because I’ve got two!) The scene at the drive-in really hit home to me, when Everly is surrounded by hundreds of kids but has never felt more alone. I remember feeling like that. 2. If you had to pair up your main character Lucy with any other character from any other YA book (either romantically or as a friend), who would it be and why? I think Caleb from Simone Elkeles’s book Leaving Paradise . They both have secrets and trauma and are involved with girls who have the same. They could totally support each other I think. 3. What comes easier for you - dialogue or description? Dialogue hands down. I love writing dialogue and spend half of my time at home talking as I write! My daughter thinks I’m sorta crazy...

Title:   Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen  by Serena Valentino Series: Villains Genre: YA - Retellings Publication: August 18th 2009 by Disney Press Format: Hardcover Source: Purchased Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Synopsis: The tale of the young princess and her evil stepmother, the Wicked Queen, is widely known. Despite a few variations from telling to telling, the story remains the same—the Queen was jealous of the girl’s beauty, and this jealousy culminated in the Queen’s attempt on the sweet, naive girl’s life. Another tale far less often spoken of is the one that explains what caused the Queen to become so contemptuously vile. Still, some have attempted to guess at the reason. Perhaps the Queen’s true nature was that of a wicked hag and her beautiful, regal appearance a disguise used to fool the King. Others claim that the Queen might have hated the girl for her resemblance to the King’s first wife. Mostly, the Queen is painted as a morally abhorrent woman who never lov...

Title: All the Rage Author: Courtney Summers Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Release date: April 14th 2015 Pages: 321 Genre: Young Adult contemporary mystery Source: NetGalley - I received a free advance copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Thanks! Add to Goodreads  |  Purchase from Amazon The sheriff’s son, Kellan Turner, is not the golden boy everyone thinks he is, and Romy Grey knows that for a fact. Because no one wants to believe a girl from the wrong side of town, the truth about him has cost her everything—friends, family, and her community. Branded a liar and bullied relentlessly by a group of kids she used to hang out with, Romy’s only refuge is the diner where she works outside of town. No one knows her name or her past there; she can finally be anonymous. But when a girl with ties to both Romy and Kellan goes missing after a party, and news of him assaulting another girl in a town close by gets out, Romy must decide whether she wants to fight or...

Title: Making Pretty Author: Corey Ann Haydu Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Release date: May 12th 2015 Pages: 368 Genre: Young Adult contemporary Source: Edelweiss - I received a free advance eGalley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review - thanks! Add to Goodreads  |  Purchase from Amazon Montana and her sister, Arizona, are named after the mountainous states their mother left them for. But Montana is a New York City girl through and through, and as the city heats up, she’s stepping into the most intense summer of her life. Her father is distracted by yet another divorce, and she’s growing apart from her sister. Then she meets wild, bold Karissa, who encourages Montana to live in technicolor and chase new experiences. But the more of her own secrets Karissa reveals, the more Montana has to wonder if Karissa’s someone she can really trust. In the midst of her uncertainty, Montana finds a beautiful distraction in Bernardo. He’s serious and spontaneous, and he lo...

Bookish Anticipation is a feature I do every once in a while to spotlight future releases I'm excited for. It was inspired by  Breaking the Spine 's Waiting on Wednesday. You can check out more of my Bookish Anticipation posts  here . Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls by Lynn Weingarten Release date: July 7th 2015 They say Delia burned herself to death in her stepfather’s shed. They say it was suicide. But June doesn’t believe it. June and Delia used to be closer than anything. Best friends in that way that comes before everyone else—before guys, before family. It was like being in love, but more. They had a billion secrets, tying them together like thin silk cords. But one night a year ago, everything changed. June, Delia, and June’s boyfriend Ryan were just having a little fun. Their good time got out of hand. And in the cold blue light of morning, June knew only this—things would never be the same again. And now, a year later, Delia is dead. June is certain she was murde...

Today we have Jennifer Salvato Doktorski here for an author interview! This interview is part of the blog tour for her newest release, The Summer After Me and You . 1. I love books set in the summer, like How My Summer Went Up in Flames and The Summer After You and Me . What makes you want to set your stories in the summer? I didn’t plan it that way, but this is my third novel set in the summer! When you write a book, you spend a lot of time “living” your story. The characters feel like real people, and the setting feels like a real place. This particular story was written between September and March and I have to say, as the months turned colder, it was nice to be living at the warm Jersey Shore—inside my head at least. There were many times that I forgot there was snow on the ground until I looked up from my laptop and remembered it was winter. 2. If you had to pair up your main character Lucy with any other character from any other YA book (either romantically or as a friend), who ...

New releases: Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen:  May 5th The Fill-In Boyfriend  by Kasie West:  May 5th Making Pretty  by Corey Ann Haydu:  May 12th The Cost of All Things by Maggie Lehrman: May 12th Hold Me Like a Breath  by Tiffany Schmidt:  May 19th A Sense of the Infinite  by Hilary T. Smith:  May 19th Emancipated  by MG Reyes:  May 26th Nowhere But Here by Katie McGarry:  May 26th Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider: May 26th The Notorious Pagan Jones  by Nina Berry: May 26th Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra & Dhonielle Clayton: May 26th PS I Still Love You by Jenny Han: May 26th New in paperback: Nearly Gone by Elle Cosimano: May 5th Operation Oleander by Valerie O. Patterson: May 5th Now and Forever by Susane Colasanti: May 5th Ashes to Ashes by Melissa Walker: May 5th Broken Hearts, Fences & Other Things to Mend by Katie Finn: May 5th Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour: May 5th There ...