Stream Of Consciousness: First & Then by Emma Mills

I had this on my TBR for a while due to the fact that it's a Pride & Prejudice retelling, but for the longest time after I completely forgot about that aspect. I even saw it at the library when it first came out and totally just walked right past it (I still hate myself for that). Then one day I finally realized this was a retelling of my favorite book, and I finally acknowledged how quickly I needed to read this. However, I kept putting this one off because I was afraid I wouldn't like it, but I had a P&P craving recently so I decided to read this instead. First & Then is a pretty wild ride in terms of how I felt about it as the book went on - that's why I thought I'd share my feelings toward the book with you guys! I'll start with my thoughts from the beginning of the book all the way to the end. That being said, I'm sorry...

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Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined by Stephenie Meyer - Expectations That Did Not Come To Fruition

I don't know how many of you know this about me, but I have absolutely nothing against Twilight. I first read the series in sixth grade and fell in love with it immediately. I re-read it again in ninth grade and guess what? I was still in love with it. After hearing that Meyer came out with a gender-bent version of her original novel, I couldn't help but want to read it. I was afraid that this version would ruin Twilight for me forever and stayed away for as long as I could, but I am only human, and soon enough, I picked up the book from my library out of sheer curiosity. Yes, I am disappointed as it didn't meet my expectations at all, but by the end, I didn't hate it as much, so yay. Here are the expectations I had regarding the anniversary edition, and here are the ways in which the "adaptation" disappointed me. The romance would play...

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Q&A Review: Their Fractured Light (Starbound #3) by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner

The Q&A book review is a new format of reviewing I'm trying out for when I'm just not in the mood for bulky paragraphs. Also, I think it helps out readers as well to get direct answers/info about the book rather than me longwindedly ranting/raving about the romance story. What'll most likely happen is that I'll switch between book review formats, but please don't hesitate to comment on whichever format you find works best! Now on to the questions. Where does this book stand as compared to the rest of the series? I definitely like this one a little less than the last two, but that's not to say it wasn't mind-glowingly amazing (just that the other two books were that good). The only problem I had with this book was the romance - it's the only thing that kept it from a full five stars. The romance wasn't as intricate and realistic...

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Mini-Reviews Because I'm Baaaaack

First, I'd like to bring up the new Goodreads, modern-y layout/format. I don't know what to say about it, but I did bring it up, and I'm pretty sure that counts for something. Now, if some of you thought that I had dropped off the face of the Earth, never to be seen again, well, I can't blame you. I've been hiding in a cave in the very depths of the ocean - aka college - and lemme tell you, my time management skills haven't improved much. I read a decent amount, but even the thought of blogging was laughable with papers to write, naps to take, and sixteen shows to stay on top of. However, Christmas break has arrived, and thanks to these lovely things called mid-season finales, I have absolutely no idea what to do with my life. And so I turn to blogging. As one does. What's craziest about late 2015 is probably that I have done more re-reading...

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A "Yeah, I'm Still Alive" Review: Lois Lane: Fallout (Lois Lane #1) by Gwenda Bond

I'm not a Superman fan - or at least I haven't had the opportunity to become one, yet - but after reading this I definitely want to become one! Lois Lane is basically Nancy Drew, and I may or may not love them both a lot. Like, seriously. A lot. I'm not even kidding. I want to watch Man Of Steel now just so I can see 1) Superman's relationship with Lois Lane, and 2) Lois Lane's detective prowess. What I love about this book is that it's basically a prequel to what their relationship is, and it's absolutely wonderful. I loved every moment of their romance, and let me just tell you that it wasn't super cliché like you'd expect - it's surprisingly well developed, and it isn't something that finished by book one either. Not only do I love the with that prompted the author to make Superman's username SmallvilleGuy, but he's super protective...

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Review: Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell

This book didn't work for me. Like, at all. Which is why I've decided to make a list of all the things that did not work for me about this book, because I'll be honest, nothing did. Mechanica wasn't so abhorrent that I had to burn my Kindle in the fireplace to cleanse it of the story, but I came pretty close to deleting the book from my device with glee. To keep you from such an experience, here are reasons you should stay far, far away from this book. • The book starts out with Nicolette, the main character - later called Nick, then Mechanica - describing her past, starting from when both her parents were alive. Neither her mother nor her father seemed to get along well, and so right from the start, this book becomes depressing. It seemed to me that Nick's mother didn't love her besides for the mechanical talents she had, and her father...

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SBPT15 - All Good Things Must Come To An End

The 2015 Summer Blogger Promo Tour is hosted by Amber and Jessica at The Book Bratz, and it's a fun tour where book bloggers collaborate with other book bloggers, become besties, and introduce one another on each of our blogs. The added benefit is if you've gotten bored of me, you get to meet some awesome people you may not have been introduced to before! This week you're meeting: Or should I saw re-meeting...everyone! It seems not too long ago that we started this Sunday special called the Summer Blogger Promo Tour, and finally, we've come to the very last stop of the tour. When I first started, I thought it'd be uncomfortable talking to new bloggers and coming up ways to introduce ourselves on other blogs. However, it soon became apparent that book bloggers are just such nice people in general and what might have...

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Review: Reawakened (Reawakened #1) by Colleen Houck

Going into this book, I had so so so so so much excitement for it. Considering that the author's last series, Tiger's Curse, is very likely my one favorite series, I had unreasonably high expectations for this book. Luckily for me, the author met them. Of course, I still prefer Tiger's Curse more due to several reasons, but Reawakened was a very enjoyable read with a great plot. There were some things that I would have preferred happen that didn't, but it didn't deter my interest in the novel in the least. It's just now that I have to wait for the next book to come out, and you all know that me and patience don't get along very well. What I was mostly looking forward to in Houck's new series was the love interest. Ren and Kelsey from Tiger's Curse is my OTP, and I couldn't wait to see who the two lovebirds in this book would be. As soon...

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ARC Review: A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell Mystery #1) by Deanna Raybourn

Guys this book is by Deanna Raybourn, so you already know how much I love it, right?? I don't even need to write out what I thought of it all because I can just tell you all that you need this in your life and you'll go buy it, yes? I can all count on you to just trust me. No? Really, you need a reason? Well fine, I can give you a ton, but by the end you'll just be wanting to buy the book anyways, so...here we go. I've been a Raybourn fan since I first read her Lady Julia series, and when that series ended I had a good mental cry about it. And then all of the sudden I saw that she had a new book and series coming out, and I cheered for ages. I was beyond ecstatic when my request got accepted on EW, and even more ecstatic when I started reading the book and it was so like Lady Julia in some aspects, but so different in others - I raced...

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