“Waiting on Wednesday” is a weekly event hosted by Jill at the Breaking The Spine. It showcases upcoming releases we’re anticipating!
My pick of the week is:
By: Leigh Bardugo
Coming: August 2017
Publisher: Random House for Young Readers
Summary:
Why I’m excited:
Why I need you to be excited:
I seriously cannot believe that it’s August. I’m hardcore in denial. Where is 2016 going?! July was a pretty action packed month, but also brought quite a bit of reading a long with it, so it was all good! Definitely made up for the horrendous reading month of June haha. Not really all that much coming up in August now, other than Punk and I head back to school. I do have two giveaways going on here and here! Don’t forget about those! How’s your summer been? Have you read anything good?
Books I read July (In order of completion)
A Real Work of Art by Gwenda Bond
Cloudy With a Chance of Destruction by Gwenda Bond
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas
The Last Star by Rick Yancey
Coming Up in August
Punk starting KINDERGARTEN
Kiddos starting regular dance classes and both potentially doing soccer too!
Starting another semester & working towards my degree
Bristol Night Race!!
OTSP Secret Sister Round 5 starting
Goals for August
Juggle mama life, student life, and blogging life!
Write some reviews and more posts
Stay ahead on blogging
August Releases I’m Excited For
Three Sisters, Three Queens by Philippa Gregory
A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir
Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
August TBR
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir
Lois Lane Fallout by Gwenda Bond
2016 Reading Challenge (completed in bold)
A book based on a fairy tale: The Rose and the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh
A National Book Award Winner
A YA Bestseller: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
A book you haven’t read since high school
A book set in your home state
A book translated to English: Dream of the Rood by Cynewulf
A romance set in the future: Their Fractured Light by Aime Kaufman and Megan Spooner
A book set in Europe: The Taming of the Queen by Philippa Gregory
A book that’s under 150 pages: The Hidden Prince by Jodi Meadows
A New York Times Bestseller: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
A book that’s becoming a movie this year
A book recommended by someone you just met
A self-improvement book
A book you can finish in a day: Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir
A book written by a celebrity
A political memoir: Memoir of Marguerite de Valois by Marguerite de Valois
A book at least 100 years older than you: Beowulf by Unknown
A book that’s more than 600 pages: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas
A book from Oprah’s Book Club
A science-fiction novel
A book recommended by a family member
A graphic novel
A book that is published in 2016: The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
A book with a protagonist who has your occupation: American Wife by Taya Kyle
A book that takes place during summer
A book and its prequel: The Winner’s Curse & Bridge of Snow by Marie Rutkoski
A murder mystery
A book written by a comedian
A dystopian novel: The Last Star by Rick Yancey
A book with a blue cover: My True Love Gave to Me by Stephanie Perkins et al
A book of poetry: Holy Sonnets by John Donne
The first book you see in a bookstore
A classic from the 20th century
A book from the library
An autobiography: The History of the Bloody Massacres of the Protestants in the Year of Our Lord, 1572 by Jacques Auguste de Thou
A book about a road trip
A book about a culture you’re unfamiliar with: The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
A satirical book
A book that takes place on an island: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
A book that’s guaranteed to bring you joy
June started out to be a very promising reading month, and then turned out to be a bust haha. Hubs was gone to annual training for two weeks so I ended up staying at our office the full day every day which obviously, cut into home reading time. Though I had slow days, it was much easier to get some blog work done and stop in the middle of a post than stop in the middle of a good reading part. I could’ve done audiobooks since my mom was keeping the kids, but I ended up binge rewatching Reign and Agents of SHIELD. haha. We have a few vacations coming up in July and that will lead to lots of time in the car, so I should have a much better reading amount! I hope your June went well and have lots of exciting things coming up in July. We’ll be heading north for hubby’s sister’s wedding and the kids & I are heading to the beach with my mom and step-dad this month too! Good times for sure.
Books I read June (In order of completion)
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Coming Up in July
My sister-in-law’s wedding
Bug being a flower girl
VA trip
Beach trip
Goals for July
RELAX
Juggle mama life and blogging life!
Write some reviews and posts
Try to get ahead and stay ahead on blogging
July Releases I’m Excited For
This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab
DC SuperHero Girls
Magic Tree House: Night of the Ninth Dragon
July TBR
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas
Lois Lane Fallout by Gwenda Bond
2016 Reading Challenge (completed in bold)
A book based on a fairy tale: The Rose and the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh
A National Book Award Winner
A YA Bestseller: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
A book you haven’t read since high school
A book set in your home state
A book translated to English: Dream of the Rood by Cynewulf
A romance set in the future: Their Fractured Light by Aime Kaufman and Megan Spooner
A book set in Europe: The Taming of the Queen by Philippa Gregory
A book that’s under 150 pages: The Hidden Prince by Jodi Meadows
A New York Times Bestseller: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
A book that’s becoming a movie this year
A book recommended by someone you just met
A self-improvement book
A book you can finish in a day: Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir
A book written by a celebrity
A political memoir: Memoir of Marguerite de Valois by Marguerite de Valois
A book at least 100 years older than you: Beowulf by Unknown
A book that’s more than 600 pages
A book from Oprah’s Book Club
A science-fiction novel
A book recommended by a family member
A graphic novel
A book that is published in 2016: The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
A book with a protagonist who has your occupation: American Wife by Taya Kyle
A book that takes place during summer
A book and its prequel: The Winner’s Curse & Bridge of Snow by Marie Rutkoski
A murder mystery
A book written by a comedian
A dystopian novel
A book with a blue cover: My True Love Gave to Me by Stephanie Perkins et al
A book of poetry: Holy Sonnets by John Donne
The first book you see in a bookstore
A classic from the 20th century
A book from the library
An autobiography: The History of the Bloody Massacres of the Protestants in the Year of Our Lord, 1572 by Jacques Auguste de Thou
A book about a road trip
A book about a culture you’re unfamiliar with: The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
A satirical book
A book that takes place on an island
A book that’s guaranteed to bring you joy
Each week, the girls over at The Broke and the Bookish think up a fun theme for the week and participating bloggers around the net join in. The theme for this week is:
Top Ten Books on My Summer TBR
Here’s what I’ve selected on previous TBR lists: Winter 2013 6/10 Fall 2013 3/10 Spring TBR 2014 6/11 Summer 2014 3/10 Fall 2014 2/10 Winter 2014 6/10 Spring 2015 5/10 Summer 2015 6/10 Fall 2015 6/10
This week is actually a freebie, but I decided I would share my Summer TBR since I haven’t shared one since back in the fall. Here’s hoping for a 10/10!
2. My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
3. The Last Star by Rick Yancey
4. Lois Lane Fallout by Gwenda Bond
5. The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
6. And I Darken by Kiersten White
7. This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab
8. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by JK Rowling, Jack Thorne, & John Tiffany
9. DC SuperHero Girls: Finals Crisis by Shea Fontana
What are you planning on reading this summer?
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