tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40524110949202819112024-03-15T21:09:35.296-04:00Out of Timebook blogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger383125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-29053465513454360042016-09-27T07:45:00.002-04:002016-09-27T07:45:36.290-04:00Blog Tour: Vassa in the Night - Sarah PorterTitle: Vassa in the NightAuthor: Sarah Porter
Pub Date:Septermber 20th, 2016
Publisher:Tor Teen
Page Count: 260
In the enchanted
kingdom of Brooklyn, the fashionable people put on cute shoes, go to
parties in warehouses, drink on rooftops at sunset, and tell themselves
they’ve arrived. A whole lot of Brooklyn is like that now—but not
Vassa’s working-class neighborhood.In Vassa’s Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-52850528223863804212016-06-16T03:03:00.000-04:002016-06-16T03:03:04.898-04:00Blog Tour Guest Post: All The Feels - Danika StoneTitle: All the FeelsAuthor: Danika Stone
Pub Date: June 7th, 2016
Publisher: Swoon Reads
Page Count: 336
College freshman Liv is
more than just a fangirl: The Starveil movies are her life… So, when her
favorite character, Captain Matt Spartan, is killed off at the end of
the last movie, Liv Just. Can’t. Deal.Tired of sitting in her
room sobbing, Liv decides to launch an online campaign Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-55052012624629711912016-06-13T00:30:00.006-04:002016-06-13T00:30:59.899-04:00IT'S MY BIRTHDAY PARTY + 3 GIVEAWAYS!
It has come time again for me to turn one year older. I don't know about you guys, but at fifteen sixteen years old, the thought of getting older still terrifies me. Maybe it's because I still feel like a child inside, or maybe because I'm basically fighting with my maturity so I don't become one of those evil grown ups [not to imply that all grown-ups are evil, that's certainly not true. I'veUnknownnoreply@blogger.com61tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-39617880432783519422016-04-27T00:46:00.000-04:002016-04-27T00:46:42.981-04:00Blog Tour: DIY Mason Jar Vase // Down with the Shine - Kate Karyus Quinn
Title: Down With The ShineAuthor: Kate Karyus Quinn
Publisher: HarperTEEN
There's
a reason they say "be careful what you wish for." Just ask the girl who
wished to be thinner and ended up smaller than Thumbelina, or the boy
who asked for "balls of steel" and got them-literally. And never wish
for your party to go on forever. Not unless you want your guests to be
struck down by Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-33803277845518898852016-04-23T09:05:00.000-04:002016-04-23T09:05:24.260-04:00Nefarious Tales: The Darkling and the Knockoffs that Followed
When Mishma announced she would be hosting a celebration for villains, it's no surprise yo girl, Nova, decided to join in all the fun. Today, I bring you a post of musings I've been contemplating for a while now.
When I was a youngin', the villains were very obvious. They wore black, looked maniacal and were almost always creepy in some way. Also, they tended to be old and ugly to reflect Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-33959832242819557272016-04-09T03:00:00.000-04:002016-04-09T03:00:00.172-04:00Monthly Recap [March 2016]: I Ain't No [Haul]laback Girl
Well... It has been an EMBARASSINGLY long time since my last recap. We're getting there, guys, slowly but surely. I'm going to forget the fact that I'm basically getting carpal tunnel [from extreme piano practice.] However, life hasn't been that exciting, except for the fact that my grades are really good. Apparently, if I can get a 95 or higher average in all subjects in twelfth gradeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-78657664347819734462016-03-26T00:00:00.000-04:002016-03-26T00:30:49.535-04:00How To Make Waves - A Reflection on My Blogging Journey
I heavily
recommend you listen to me reading this reflection as you follow along with the post. It sounds like a spoken word. Please, I spent a lot
of time doing it and I feel like my words carry more meaning with the
audio. However, I know that not everyone is an auditory learner, which
is why the text version of the letter is also available. Thank you so
much for reading.
Quite Unknownnoreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-5012193691508666522016-03-07T00:00:00.000-05:002016-03-07T10:50:36.180-05:00The Crown's Game Blog Tour: Review + Song
Tour stop before this one!
Title: The Crown's Game
Author: Evelyn Skye
Pub Date: May 17th, 2016
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover, eBook
Vika Andreyeva can summon
the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls
and conjure bridges out of thin air. They are enchanters—the only two in
Russia—and with the Ottoman Empire and the Kazakhs threatening, the
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-89265313453892053842016-02-22T00:00:00.000-05:002016-02-22T00:00:07.084-05:00ARC Review: The Lifeboat Clique - Kathy Parks Title: The Lifeboat Clique
Author: Kathy Parks
Pub Date: March 1st, 2016
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Page Count: 336
Some people might say
that Denver had a death wish. Why else would she have dared to sneak
into a Malibu beach party where she’d be surrounded by enemies, namely
including her ex-BFF Abigail?Oh yeah. Croix. Denver never
thought in a million years he’d ask her out, butUnknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-13467283161198626462016-02-21T00:00:00.000-05:002016-02-21T00:00:14.848-05:00The Winner's Kiss Blog Tour Stop: The BEST Lierary Kiss
tour schedule here
Title: The Winner's Kiss
Author: Marie Rutkoski
Pub Date: March 29th, 2016
War has begun. Arin is in the thick of it with untrustworthy new
allies and the empire as his enemy. Though he has convinced himself that
he no longer loves Kestrel, Arin hasn’t forgotten her, or how she
became exactly the kind of person he has always despised. She cared more
for the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-77762931400321272122016-02-20T00:00:00.000-05:002016-02-20T00:00:01.638-05:00ARC Review: Burning Glass - Kathryn PurdieTitle: Burning Glass
Author: Kathryn Purdie
Pub Date: March 1st, 2016
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Page Count: 512
Sonya was born with the
rare gift to feel what those around her feel—both physically and
emotionally—a gift she’s kept hidden from the empire for seventeen long
years. After a reckless mistake wipes out all the other girls with
similar abilities, Sonya is hauled off to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-13521572485066107042016-02-16T00:00:00.000-05:002016-02-16T00:00:17.241-05:00A Song Based on: The Crown's Game - Evelyn Skye [The Tsar's Guard Parade]
Title: The Crown's Game
Author: Evelyn Skye
Pub Date: May 17th, 2016
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover, eBook
Vika Andreyeva can summon
the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls
and conjure bridges out of thin air. They are enchanters—the only two in
Russia—and with the Ottoman Empire and the Kazakhs threatening, the
Tsar needs a powerful enchanterUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-43361310551540845812016-02-10T00:00:00.000-05:002016-02-10T00:00:02.880-05:00The Blogger Aesthetic Guessing Game #1A while back, I tweeted asking if people wanted me to make them an aesthetic for their blog. I was overwhelmed with the amount of replies [like 44!] and set to work. After making like ten, I can say that I definitely have a system going on and while this isn't a "how-to" post, I'll definitely make one in the future. I also did run a poll and got lots of people asking for a "how to" post.
If Unknownnoreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-45842711892723243962016-02-08T00:00:00.000-05:002016-02-08T00:00:16.711-05:00ARC Review: The Girl From Everywhere - Heidi HeiligTitle: The Girl From Everywhere
Author: Heidi Heilig
Pub Date: February 16th, 2016
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Page Count: 464
Heidi Heilig’s debut
teen fantasy sweeps from modern-day New York City to nineteenth-century
Hawaii to places of myth and legend. Sixteen-year-old Nix has sailed
across the globe and through centuries aboard her time-traveling
father’s ship. But when he gambles Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-63728008362668683292016-01-26T00:00:00.000-05:002016-01-26T00:00:28.488-05:00How I Bookstagram + How YOU Can Too!
hello everyone. it's nova... back from the dead with some amazing tips on how to bookstagram. i'm going to be covering all the basics, information you may have seen on others' bookstagram tips videos and posts. however, i'm going to be doing something i think is interesting. i'm quite literally, going to walk you through the process of how i take a photo that does [and is!] appear on my Unknownnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-61854655542497773852016-01-18T00:00:00.000-05:002016-01-18T00:00:03.114-05:00Book Review: Audacious - Gabrielle PrendergastTitle: Audacious
Author: Gabrielle Prendergast
Pub Date: October 1st, 2013
Publisher: Orca
Page Count: 288
Sixteen year old
Raphaelle is that girl who says the wrong thing, who crosses the wrong
person, who has the wrong hair, the wrong body, the wrong attitude, the
totally wrong clothes. She can’t do anything right, except draw, but she
draws the wrong pictures. When her father moves Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-27498869363780700272015-12-31T00:00:00.000-05:002015-12-31T00:00:15.983-05:00Dear 2015 [An Open Letter]
I had the biggest burst of inspiration to write a letter to my year. I tried listing my accomplishments but I feel like this style is a lot more poetic and a lot more "me." Because I'm an overachiever who can't deal with anything less than perfection, I've recorded myself reading this letter. I heavily recommend you listen to it as you read the post. Please, I spent a lot of time doing it and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com59tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-51163865102558323722015-12-28T00:00:00.000-05:002015-12-28T00:00:00.652-05:00ARC Review: Truthwitch - Susan DennardTitle: Truthwitch
Author: Susan Dennard
Pub Date: January 5th, 2016
Publisher: Tor
Page Count: 384
On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a “witchery”, a magical skill that sets them apart from others.In
the Witchlands, there are almost as many types of magic as there are
ways to get in trouble—as two desperate young women know all too well.Safiya
is a Truthwitch, able Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-10212175848309632142015-11-23T00:00:00.000-05:002015-11-23T00:00:06.913-05:00Book Review: The Anatomical Shape of a Heart - Jenn BennettTitle: The Anatomical Shape of a Heart
Author: Jenn Bennett
Pub Date: November 3rd, 2015
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Page Count: 304
Artist Beatrix Adams
knows exactly how she's spending the summer before her senior year.
Determined to follow in Leonardo da Vinci’s footsteps, she's ready to
tackle the one thing that will give her an advantage in a
museum-sponsored scholarship contestUnknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-75061762869969062572015-11-02T00:00:00.000-05:002015-11-02T00:00:04.807-05:00ARC Review: Soundless - Richelle MeadTitle: Soundless
Author: Richelle Mead
Pub Date: November 10th, 2015
Publisher: Razorbill
Page Count: 272
From Richelle Mead, the
#1 internationally bestselling author of Vampire Academy and Bloodlines,
comes a breathtaking new fantasy steeped in Chinese folklore. For
as long as Fei can remember, there has been no sound in her village,
where rocky terrain and frequent avalanches prevent Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-88342224584409764282015-10-26T00:00:00.000-04:002015-10-26T00:00:00.824-04:00ARC Review: Hotel Ruby - Suzanne YoungTitle: Hotel Ruby
Author: Suzanne Young
Pub Date: November 3rd, 2015
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Page Count: 288
Stay Tonight. Stay Forever.When
Audrey Casella arrives for an unplanned stay at the grand Hotel Ruby,
she’s grateful for the detour. Just months after their mother’s death,
Audrey and her brother, Daniel, are on their way to live with their
grandmother, dumped on the doorstep of a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-27403616285853695502015-10-12T00:00:00.000-04:002015-10-12T00:00:04.513-04:00ARC Review: Illuminae - Amie Kaufman and Jay KristoffTitle: Illuminae
Author: Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Pub Date: October 20th, 2015
Publisher: Knopf BFYR
Page Count: 608
This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do.This afternoon, her planet was invaded.The
year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet
that’s little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-43272231476508872592015-09-21T00:00:00.000-04:002015-09-21T00:00:09.487-04:00ARC Review: Six of Crows - Leigh BardugoTitle: Six of Crows
Author: Leigh Bardugo
Pub Date: September 29th, 2015
Publisher: Henry Holt
Page Count: 480
Game of Thrones meets
Ocean's Eleven in this brand-new book in the world of the Grisha by New
York Times-bestselling author Leigh Bardugo.Ketterdam: a
bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the
right price—and no one knows that better than criminal Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-62521501073801182162015-09-14T00:00:00.000-04:002015-09-14T00:00:06.176-04:00Book Review: Dumplin' - Julie MurphyTitle: Dumplin'
Author: Julie Murphy
Pub Date: September 15th, 2015
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Page Count: 384
Self-proclaimed fat
girl Willowdean Dickson (dubbed “Dumplin’” by her former beauty queen
mom) has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the
ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. With her all-American
beauty best friend, Ellen, by her side, things Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052411094920281911.post-88632129925738143622015-09-10T00:00:00.000-04:002015-09-10T00:00:04.746-04:00ARC Review: Tonight the Streets Are Ours - Leila SalesTitle: Tonight the Streets Are Ours
Author: Leila Sales
Pub Date: September 15th, 2015
Publisher: FSG Books
Page Count: 342
From the author of This Song Will Save Your Life comes a funny and relatable book about the hazards of falling for a person you haven't met yet.Seventeen-year-old
Arden Huntley is recklessly loyal. Taking care of her loved ones is
what gives Arden purpose in her life Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8