Lost in My Library

Here's something I haven't tried in a while: a discussion post. And I'm not really sure that I have enough thoughts on this particular subject to make it a particularly in-depth one, but it's something that I've been thinking about for a while, and I'm interested in getting some other opinions. The central question is this: how long is too long to wait between reading books in a series? I don't think there's an exact answer for this, but there are two recent examples from my reading life that suggest that there might be some kind of limit. A few weeks ago, I went through my to-read shelf in an effort to take a lot of books off of it. There were quite a few unfinished series on there, such as the REBEL OF THE SANDS series. I read the first book around two years ago, shortly after it was released, and really enjoyed it. However, when the second book was released, I just never got around to it. And now, the whole series has been released and I...

Welcome to round two of my most anticipated books! August isn't a month with too many new releases, but there are a couple that I'm really excited about. So, without further ado, here are my top priority August books!   HERETICS ANONYMOUS by Katie Henry - August 7th • interesting examination of faith • atheist at a Catholic school? this will be interesting • I always need more queer Jewish characters • I can find out what happened in the universe where I went to Catholic school, which was a distinct possibility at one point     RUIN OF STARS by Linsey Miller (Mask of Shadows #2) - August 28th • really loved the first book in this series • the ending wrecked me though and I need to find out what happens • I've heard there's even more queer representation in this one? which is always amazing What are some books you're looking forward to in August? Tell me in the comments!  

I absolutely love doing tags! I think they're a great way to talk about all kinds of books. I don't really see that many new tags around, though, so I was really excited to see Cait @ Paper Fury's post , in which she created this out of bookstagram questions. 3 FAVORITE AUTHORS   • I haven't even come close to reading all of Mindy McGinnis 's books, but two of them are all-time favorites and all the ones I've read have been so good they've stuck in my head for a very long time • a new favorite is Maurene Goo , who I'm entirely ready to crown as the new queen of fluffy contemporary • I would honestly have put Rachel Lynn Solomon on here after reading only one of her books, but I was lucky enough to read an ARC of OUR YEAR OF MAYBE and absolutely adored it 3 WEIRDEST THINGS USED AS A BOOKMARK   • when I'm reading in bed and I'm too tired to go find a bookmark, I'll just stick my blankets into the book   • sometimes if I ha...

Sometimes, you can be your own best inspiration. Case in point: I was trying to think of blog post ideas, and not having much luck, but then I ran across a post I did last year in which I gave recommendations for the Booktubeathon challenges. And, as luck would have it, Booktubeathon starts in just a few days, making it the perfect time recommend books for your TBRs again ! Some of the challenges this year a bit more difficult to recommend for, since they're a bit more personalized to the individual reader, but I still did my very best to find books that I've loved that would fit the requirements. So, if your TBR is a book or two short (or you haven't even made one yet - we've all been there!), here are some suggestions! Let a coin toss decide your first read. This is one of the more individualized ones, so I decided to go with books that I think will make a great start to any readathon. Maybe you can do a coin flip between two of these! Two of my absolut...

One of the worst parts of my extended reading slump is that I just get more and more behind on my NetGalley review copies. I haven't been fully caught up since last summer. I've done a bit better - I got through all of the ones that had June 2018 publication dates, and posted reviews for them here - but there are still a lot that I need to get to! I'm posting this as a way to hold myself accountable. I fully expect all of these books to, at the very least, be on the list of books I read in 2018. I might not be posting full reviews here for the ones that were published a while ago, but I'll definitely be reviewing them on Goodreads! Here are the ten that I need to get to: Which of these books should I read first? Tell me in the comments!