tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60751869052216378022024-02-07T09:05:23.125-05:00Reading Adventures of a Book DragonReviews, Tours, and other fun stuff YA, MG, or Children Book related.Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.comBlogger255125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-75636028974115984422024-01-01T18:19:00.002-05:002024-01-01T18:19:00.138-05:00Disney Princess Book Tag [UPDATING]<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: courier;"><b>Disney Princess Book Tag</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">I just happened to see this tag, and I thought it looked lovely, so I decided to go ahead and do it - like I do with many tags that I see and find interesting. I do want to say, I adjusted the tag a little by adding on one more Princess: Moana. I saw this tag at the following link: </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180;">1. Snow White: Favorite Classic</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180;">2. Cinderella: Book You Kept Reading Past Midnight</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180;">3. Aurora: Favorite Classic Romance</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180;">4. Ariel: Book About Making Sacrifices and Fighting For Your Dreams</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180;">5. Belle: Book with a Smart, Independent Main Female Character</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180;">6. Jasmine: Book with a Character Who Has Challenged the Norms of Their World</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180;">7. Pocahontas: Book Whose Ending was a Roller Coaster of Emotions</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180;">8. Mulan: Book with a Kickbutt Female Character</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180;">9. Rapunzel: Book that Features an Artist</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180;">10. Merida: Book with a Mother-Daughter Relationship</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180;">11. Anna and Elsa: Book with a Great Relationship Between Siblings</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180;">12. Tiana: Character Who Puts Their Dreams Above Romance</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180;">13. Moana: Book with a Character Who Steps Out into an Adventure</span></p><p style="text-align: left;">Who is your favorite princess and why?</p>Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-30917212279337893652024-01-01T12:35:00.002-05:002024-01-01T12:35:00.136-05:00Top Ten Tuesday: Adaptations that I Still Need to Read the Book For [UPDATING]<p style="text-align: center;"> Last week, I did a Top Ten Tuesday for the books I need to read before watching the adaptation for. This week I'm going to focus on the books I need to read when I've already seen the adaptation.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Five Feet Apart</p><p style="text-align: center;">Out Chemical Hearts (?)</p><p style="text-align: center;">When Dimple Met Rishi</p><p style="text-align: center;">Cursed</p><p style="text-align: center;">One & Only Ivan</p><p style="text-align: center;">P.S. I Love You</p><p style="text-align: center;">All the Bright Places</p><p style="text-align: center;">Little Women</p><p style="text-align: center;">Crazy Rich Asians</p><p style="text-align: center;">Tiny Pretty Things</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-67171410367885447752024-01-01T10:16:00.001-05:002024-01-01T10:16:00.123-05:00Summer Scaries Book Tag [UPDATING]<div style="text-align: center;">
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2. Don't split up: A book would you want to read around a campfire with friends.
3. Ghost: A book would you like to ghost.
4. Frankenstein: A book that mixes genres well.
5. Murder: A book with a twist you didn't see coming.
6. Zombie: A book or series you would like to revive from the BookTube graveyard.
7. Witch: A horror book with a strong female protagonist.
8. Mind Control: A spooky book you would recommend to everyone.</span></div>
Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-56422391935024660872024-01-01T04:00:00.004-05:002024-01-01T04:00:00.133-05:00Birthstone Tag [NEED TO COMPLETE]<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "PT Serif", Lora, Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 20px;">
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I discovered this at </span><a href="https://spinesandcovers.com/birthstone-book-tag/" style="font-size: 12pt;" target="_blank">Spines and Covers</a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">. This tag was originally created by</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjb4w4dS94w" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: none;"> </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjb4w4dS94w" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;">Jay G</a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">. If you want to do this tag then feel free to do it.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.2em;"><i>Anne of Green Gables</i> by L.M. Montgomery</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ec6c71; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.2em;">October (Opal): Iridescent </span><span style="color: #ec6c71; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: 3.2px;">– Name an iridescent book. This can be a book with a beautiful cover (shiny? lots of color?) or you can base it off of a character (quirky? colorful?)</span><br />
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #6b6b6b;">The Christmas Song Book Tag is perfect for Christmas, I couldn’t help but participate in it, even though I wasn't tagged. This tag was created by </span><a href="https://youtu.be/2CXZzPYxf30" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Hailey in Bookland</span></a><span style="color: #6b6b6b;"> so you guys should go check out her video. Everyone who wants to do this is tagged by me.</span></span></div>
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Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-62987712462842895262023-12-01T04:00:00.005-05:002023-12-06T18:11:39.311-05:0012 Books of Christmas<p style="text-align: center;"> Christmas is a time of joy and what better way to experience that joy than to do something I love: reading. So me and a friend decided to do a reading challenge of reading 12 books before Christmas. She went a monster romance route, while I stuck with contemporary "Hallmark" and historical romance because I am currently on a historical romance kick and I always want to challenge myself to read more contemporary because it is my least favorite genre.</p><p style="text-align: center;">So without further ado, in no particular order of being completed here are my 12 Books of Christmas that I have planned to read:</p><p style="text-align: center;">1. In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="322" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj0sAeI8AD9N3qhA2eI6qQB5Tt2eo64XISwJKbMGH_ri4qvc3RXuxjec0t5gtNpExpnOKRrwuIg8bwzLksT3oBqv_HiQdQH1tEGwDsjJBClMg2uiWj_qUvA5ieeKi0sqFt8e_HOSb8lxAWUEpOPb1HUmkAPQZzPxoNqt5hnjCPK0FDlkgWj5IM2mKU9dQ" width="155" /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">2. Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1660" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimfL4NwPI49YtwHPYTJCN-qyfXEQfqFBLyNKz0UipIf47fpeAbXfBhELajI9_15JbmWUFaaJ7xkhNj9asTxopYIr6WSyTZ4IwZiHVXoqUL3Hg9uPPuJ7YsIR2yPISL4RP_oThwWFgos6Up2oyZZY8akOYrM07-KoBg_sMcL5tVuHC0jf3Jw8wUDgwvC6U" width="156" /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">3. Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMAICB5P94W0ubK8yD8MAs7xE215DEVQGPSj_a8WO9kX29TOp2Usxdr-_1qpA2CjPl6oBuQJoFUs_-V7icq10x9TcBRFxyynYaEuR_YQc9NQnMLkRlDtFxOvB32zNBdcIsI-WZJui2keXXtBie7uFOGHikc6qhNNjUiG_HJTsEWyCoCYkTiPcbRNIPHao" width="160" /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">4. Mistletoe Motive by Chloe Liese</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfs9WsHJMOWvsdsj6-p2j5AQqbbN5y_1gtqPJ2RysX2YOCedRYIPXSnuXklpGGuz4Xw8LpBymL5eGxXgwjehvq9ixQhQSODCu3jI29BI0mgLDcbuhCINeXcQGjptscix70vxMfRBFtMsf9pu7sVWtD-sEUt0th_qnWkEp_gB2V4nKN0VxcRLic-TPbVwM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="840" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfs9WsHJMOWvsdsj6-p2j5AQqbbN5y_1gtqPJ2RysX2YOCedRYIPXSnuXklpGGuz4Xw8LpBymL5eGxXgwjehvq9ixQhQSODCu3jI29BI0mgLDcbuhCINeXcQGjptscix70vxMfRBFtMsf9pu7sVWtD-sEUt0th_qnWkEp_gB2V4nKN0VxcRLic-TPbVwM" width="156" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">5. Holiday Switch by Tif Marcelo</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLJJbuWesFMh3WehIqTDURAYmDWtZSeb6INHF0YRbIFBD1SkT33JRaUfqL8b1ZuIii1kl9U2qOYCxgvqzGI5ncSsBXbxkfJH-_7gyTGEqHNOJD45vFvb1HESbDLbqSxQNkRcHckV4X3a5hLHPEc6u_69yIoUBfrqGAMkfS3tFz5YH7aCW1i0NDLy1y5WY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLJJbuWesFMh3WehIqTDURAYmDWtZSeb6INHF0YRbIFBD1SkT33JRaUfqL8b1ZuIii1kl9U2qOYCxgvqzGI5ncSsBXbxkfJH-_7gyTGEqHNOJD45vFvb1HESbDLbqSxQNkRcHckV4X3a5hLHPEc6u_69yIoUBfrqGAMkfS3tFz5YH7aCW1i0NDLy1y5WY" width="160" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">6. Christmas Pact by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgufy3Pa50OP6iSJHbe8ubXhqPRRYsTUMEovCT75Hlym-ZJj-zQ8Ua_EC8N14TuH-U6GtC_RjdhGNHdvh7SpUzxYFdCtwsk8X5JqosNDZKVFGcS6lHiS4epq7YqqBqV4HFJLSZOmZOWub8x37T7dpw_GfCrV03FOZlHhT847WZae8GHL0DtNlC2m8rFpc" width="150" /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">7. Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist by Codi Hall</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="338" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiwkrmdpgfVNI3dW9tvCfWLsFPg871fNHELL5znK793I0lYW5WfwzE1l0N_x1BQv4rEZb2u_XBegFcj9GTMPuLG79Y89w1D5DKXmk0fAyISUqIgOL777iPgk5dHkqH_M5-deKEGMugHmr-PLQpQccSGFitsYry0ACEUhjVW__c86S-6qYdxkfWK9ZmPAQ" width="162" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p>8. Christmas Cupid by Ilsa Madden-Mills</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1676" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXV0YrS-MNPsVC4TbGDpyLVr1urk3LfAqL3-OFzTd531VXKoPEt_vWgNKuCZoXV1p6Yg2e562rCksKUteQ08i4L_6ANCSeGGpipgeBK5dm2ZLUUvmMY97Um1YmmVC66axzP_2p7oVsVDwkS0P8jjYIe87Yy7mwWtJ75hdgt8m_Nk_cRiFo5pNYwKhi_IM" width="155" /></div><p></p><p>9. So, This is Christmas by Tracy Andreen</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_Of447lrhIf4FFbYOrul7LuCvEoiIH-GONh5_s-_V4P4YDrUqt_rNLgJ2i3i9Z8Bu7qTOM2VzsALERYYcj3b90193h4Ao5Z6cXfR1340IH42HVWyU5uZzFRlxXf6h8iJ4Hk3-kdZv-j_OPJ7Ns5JkraqkxG7UADUtlMTVsLArAUBGuSVCqTxYiwjr6FU" width="159" /></div><p></p><p>10. How the Dukes Stole Christmas by Various Authors</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="332" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWmbeG5K-lESAVL2UyKIzRqEqCOYD7mtgdjoglCWbOTtaOqs4be1OpQJ-qSf4Yxnb-GakymDRqJM6DaMzGq7vnKN7kIA6XOZQvfuSgsyHunl0hUtMJCQzjlXmFgfrhkm9yr5F-T0hyw2wCJH1pdZ_E2wgmF8xn-mhEqqmoZGCm1Aw6LwznHrmsxRd_T4w" width="159" /></div><p></p></div><p style="text-align: center;">11. Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJxfeKYXk1TpG4KAinRy-Xqtp46Ygws-vWrjGL-D33Rdr1xu_6EEGLSBqKOy5rK5uu5BIcklUk1sh4VJ8XvP_0s8mIooqRKAWBarCAH8snjOJuyjW7ACBX1Z-XuBpZHPSq7jCk3YyWozywRjfwTaCtSwdQXYQcMrMo5cfhge8LXnZcV_p6O8DLlM1yE3Q" width="150" /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">12. Kissing Under the Mistletoe by Various Authors</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="318" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-ntZQ4dH6tc4sHjxj0P7KbP2r-RDboiuEB_otM3T005xU3gQXV37ve_03H_U7J358ZPEy6f0v7O5Jd9jys6SiCxPlLSE5B2wEXPAbQ-VkO8jNqUWFcWinf8ub4Ew7EKdJON1Defn0ZIXPtbu2mBTlQCY_9lDwyBJ6WRqDzfCI_1iOyiqQ3hb4QsHUif4" width="163" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">List subject to change due to availability of books because most will be borrowed from the library through the Libby app. Some are through Kindle Unlimited.</div><p></p>Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-51063467813174018592023-01-10T04:00:00.005-05:002023-01-12T23:21:28.653-05:00Anti-TBR Tag<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Permanent Marker; font-size: x-large;">ANTI-TBR TAG</span></b></p><p><b> 1. A popular book everyone loves that you have no interest in reading</b></p><p>Cruel Prince by Holly Black. I'm not huge into fae stories, and I just have no desire to read this book for no real reason other than it just doesn't sound that exciting. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErDCcknVTFG4bzZ2wUforYKOb3zP-zYtBsAtS9TrmLw4bJFO0R5LdbYW0T9puRnCHjXWTAtZNRhQI3uyL2BIJUF_z7nte6kLJHQXu0EXbFktGZYBUQ2ptBtaIP8nMTIcmoegwvBUQtte7Ds4Z4m2O1KQxeyK0rydbwPGKZqmO_rwtVH3rMcHrHfXv/w134-h200/cruel%20prince.jpg" /></div><p><b>2. A classic book (or author) that you don't have any interest in reading</b></p><p>Great Gatsby. Wuthering Heights. Jane Eyre. Great Expectations. There's probably a lot more that I could add to this list because I just don't really have a desire to read Classics.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJoiFLZqtDg133jBgQCwKjDh6D50OUmTbx_bhGuP1C4P18AUjDBjLhP6s25sagZHfyd9ZC9lBV3lFDKdLBGn9hf6ISJX6tTFamltjmSA7CdO-jEXC38ZxnI4lWvNzWmU4fZpgnzuvjcWQ1r5jPAicTEIKIFfL4nCQJUHy-LMy6LvW_3nHQWZHV3zk/w129-h200/great%20expectations.jpg" width="129" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdsa9ohpyqm2XwcI4XYtXbMcBw0_FqIk1dga8yo-ake2gKyQ25uK2XRBrggDriLRe9gZtEGfMMDX-8gNjCK30wpvoKKo42PoXoe2WOxruHxZgAZslcfNzqAzi9qk9WstxfYQI4G-FI4F0SLzHvx5aZbrN0CNboJQWGfY3obLn4klhmAq5yVz8bAdk/w128-h200/great%20gatsby.jpg" width="128" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV06M-Vy7LXdk1A6InP4OfEaEGQ0P4kpvI1fzNpDPijkunNPE98pGhHle-8OSFqU92lYkdMYHBzE5ajiMZAUAsRBmynhpfe0S48wbrnu0h55pW4G-M_nyAvrMFN599kLPckhNXgcB-Jm6-HWJDwXgsNoag6H1OUYltQVbDitNS755hXM8i_L2jKieq/w127-h200/jane%20eyre.jpg" width="127" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoL0I675do9pgJb8-1YbfwSdUL2VjFKdwUoMMYS_hI_tDBdRuL3du6O6u73bo0GNLPnKFudBqzJu6dTe5oi1gzcH1aN4AyjyJlf-QsSOBHGJ1QjdSF_P7fJszkgoi8g_fhrO62j2GpWOxcNE-3rfOfsIrzBL38upL6wAk4MAuKuRBcxOm55RfYIgqZ/w124-h200/wuthering%20heights.jpg" width="124" /></div><p><b>3. An author whose books you have no interest in reading</b></p><p>Cassandra Clare. I don't really get the hype. I've tried picking up her books and it's always something I put down really quickly. Maybe some day I will try again, but as of right now - she's one author I will be avoiding.</p><p><b>4. A problematic author whose books you have no interest in reading</b></p><p>Going back to classics because I feel like a good chunk of classical authors are problematic.</p><p><b>5. An author you have read a couple of books from and have decided their books are not for you</b></p><p>Hailey Abbott. I've read two of her books and I gave them both 3 stars, so I think she's one author that I am going to not pick up another book. I feel like I don't have that issue anymore - I tend to either only read one book of an author and then never again if I didn't like or I just tend to pick up books that I will continue to read more by that author.</p><p><b>6. A genre you are not interested in or you have tried and couldn't get into</b></p><p>Magical Realism. I have attempted to enjoy Magical Realism but even for books that I kind of enjoyed, I've never given a book with Magical Realism more than like a 3 star rating. I just kind of try to avoid this genre as much as possible.</p><p><b>7. A book you have bought but will never read</b></p><p>Possibly Priory of the Orange Tree as much as I don't want that to be the case. But everytime I go to pick it up, I just end up deciding not to.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8bDXST_J_52xHXmKrlU5paslhWpEiwRlepl8g5DwpmG8dpjPpStyY8iGeIm2jkW6ixkWneTd5EKTt25XQR2py-52xRuiPFHrcgi365mAZyQ5qjNFyBkso5sCfR-x6d_Do58L0-xTY7NMmJXBifidJfbTW7Aj2HjnGKLt28Wsr5QbMeJmy1V3CvCl/w130-h200/priory%20of%20the%20orange%20tree.jpg" width="130" /></div><p><b>8. A series you have no interest in reading or a series you have started and DNFed</b></p><p>House of Night. Blue Bloods. Wicked Lovely. Maximum Ride. Divergent. Intertwined. There are so many series on this list that I will not be continuing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPzq6nxmljWRupSHhrh4llmvSpX9Dyld1LibTOZ68dZMoMmJ1uwMPzy4xsHiU0DWn69mBGPPfilJwgGye9n16juEHU9OGFghfPMjhAYif2uQ0-QV_5J6Xb9QVGE0qfBCic4xTJFF6gv3ZNg-zb86iwcfZH2L2x-Bi5cZ5hv4Y8aIIY3dGGsk0I6bP/w134-h200/house%20of%20night.jpg" width="134" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WGa-TXYpu_qsbl-yxxvhfTpIDiCjMwK5dXOGqtA08IzXhrbahjuBF8WARUCscJmJkO6sukXXathKedET4bhgLaioTkxAN0aglRDZ0OwrQWKTWzInC4KCSURnLYnpeoHozhdsevVYQDpL2nMblxmQf5uWu2UtU45h81c8TOlepYiK4XwSDeGkBoKm/w136-h200/wicked%20lovely.jpg" width="136" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiyO_chmyRJCfdh101jNyA0vVbTg5ftROSmX7fkDkIIVAOve4cyJTuKfCli8eOTcYThqQp9ydO5-5k8UlxGAub-rdu3Oqe47aAmASjxzcePImKaH0L3J2ANCaelgJcNe593zgET83p6uJc7oLTngM4Tecltzi2R3vt5uYo8pqou_qIpoM7aCYxDhE/w124-h200/maximum%20ride.jpg" width="124" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOM9mZm_6Ta59P95zAgtQFA-IzVHBEtCWBMcEfvpxQsfoxt28vavTNKv-ejlwm2OhV8jak7Sxl257iAAO0nWr4Unq4TFNQprmnAQu8mtOeJ8LL4YwjDq3xX27C9Lu9giOjmYTJjcyBZndaSrLlTVbyWqbaC9oBOZOnAQH09JjZdVZVnYmAOye7CJ9l/w133-h200/blue%20bloods.jpg" width="133" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGH1cRhjkH8Gk4mM1R7o5ZfpWRWdwAXuGKwj8tn-HxyZf3Fcr44ujQrpKw2kFElCt0dAvLkfASfWu5OaJjMGWulgJ7VXYD-_abRllknWYwJTGk44XyBedfYuzM8RZ5gWbL7xlxl5sMn-LKOG7W5AegtTdoPSufr9MqwVXWaP3JBuPlHeR3-JLhnBU/w133-h200/divergent.jpg" width="133" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqDFAX5KL_L24V5OFeitAUrcCMZIzGqYo_o0vc_W_3Yi798LHekXZ0bnaFislyTdhu0L_wTFxbsS60Yna_RupQWJNBLKVTayFt9SW-LmEetVI2rmYcmjbcR1wb5tMYt_4NPiyr647veOQTDwmVL3JQYIItXFKphoOf0SVIbRQWkSwOSsMGtcQkJGa/w138-h200/intertwined.jpg" width="138" /></div><p><b>9. A new release you have no interest in reading</b></p><p>Stolen Heir by Holly Black. She's an author that can probably join Cassandra Claire as an author that I have no desire to pick up a book by.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLjvaG-Vfs3C2hTq5KXJOQm93yDQSNCLJBWf4mCNEgTpmS5Uk0sTZ1mS7qT1PlyVqtsSfLocO1bbHFT0YPxZS6CE7b5eHD6YNJruoNkO0Zg9jLUpnAlqloo6TuUWg8OJuHwvSuSVy8Xdg2sjml5F0yxC28JkZNxvTRKfHltfo61EL1rRvKL9BCkgs/w132-h200/stolen%20heir.jpg" /></div>Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-87567554805171622042022-12-31T04:00:00.013-05:002022-12-31T04:00:00.157-05:002023 Reading Goals and Challenges<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> I'm going to link my 2022 Reading Goals and Challenges since I am pulling a lot from my goals last year since I didn't complete a single one. <a href="https://readingadventuresofabookdragon.blogspot.com/2021/12/2022-reading-goals-and-challenges.html">Last Years Goals</a>. I am going to add and alter some of the goals, and I am going to post some Bookish goals that aren't reading specific.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">READING GOALS</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Goodreads Challenge</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read 50 books over the coarse of the year (I would like to hit 100, but I am only going to aim for 50). I don't want to put overwhelming pressure on me because when I see that I am behind, it stresses me out. I want to aim for 25 YA and Middle Grade, and 25 Adult and NA. I usually include Non-Fiction in my count for Adult books. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Owlcrate Game Challenge</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Using the Owlcrate game, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">et cetera, </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">use the categories to pick my TBR for the month. I was going to finish out all of the categories when I planned this last year, but I am thinking of drawing four - picking four books, and then only aiming to finish one for the challenge. I'm not going to post anything ahead of time for this because there are so many categories.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>3. Complete Five Series</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">I am so bad at finishing series, so I am picking at least five series that I what to prioritize and finish this year over other series that I have yet to complete. I am only including the full-length novels, no novellas for the completion of the challenge.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The first series is the <i>Razorland </i>series by Ann Aguirre. I gave the first book five stars, so I don't know why I never finished the series. If you've never heard of this series, it's a post-apocalyptic horror zombie series.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_znz6UekM1l5CqxOFPJ9QatLj4DrWNE9ooPXu1QfprUSe0bd9a2jL2ZF6oQy_yjsFon6unAJhfMI_l3CEKJScoxQk5kBpMNwW0Qh9IkE0-bz0dxaq2WDkVcDbqzPYnKJQ6RidnsPRQL5yforfofYcFIvjvx3BVwFfan5aDvVvUmu1-14DLpr88aV/w134-h200/10193062.jpg" width="134" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2viOuld22zrZdb1j528zc0vxWk_cNA-qU2hbdtr6jTwQh8z_9JYkcEBTw_3xmUa1UzNa0N-j5T-Ej9MI08ERZmOwcv7nGQXRctTIUpHfQ_pVQvgvgjVO_gYNH2qCM0psmdRw-vbx7wm6eOmOihPsIs4mbITWeCXKLbHg7muhh_ULc3MGfFSwwlxK/w134-h200/10596724.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="134" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxb5lJyVQCaTiz_CrEamISI5XVsdm5Rgws7CbO8YJ-q_iR7S8cGaim2x8s1m-QGZxKYKpGNKi3YtrXK_76hwAhfF9vEu4PUvNGLibkqvCQoCjt3ZUhAY2_bBjwqsPPGJ5kHi1m93aHXJVkI9911yx9LFk0eTRiQFrFEBeaQF6oec8faZqURgtR3GNt/w134-h200/25740472._SY475_.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="134" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next series is <i>Serpent & Dove </i>by Shelby Mahurin. I absolutely loved the first book in this series, so I don't know why I never continued. I loved the first book so much that I read it in almost one sitting (with a slight work disruption).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAZi3RuOrQqm9-GGpNQzoMmQXB7BPJWXeAhDRwOlOnHnN0dexgW-2f6FmQek0q7STJ1VE-1JK8w2TRKA-aXUs2KXjin0LdGljZHHXuesKMh0FEcGGE_17Y7zcdaxXDgsI8m01dOuOMMUA2d5lHXby-cST4B7KOPZY4qG-iYf1UeEMPj-zVGxHcrh9/w133-h200/40550366.jpg" width="133" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIN6urcxbi4g2EJuiaIXq9SztmyZQkQ-mpuLVmXl_kyK8tYtUVov1Gc5XAkYSbhTZAHvMUOqL55g9ckn7vfOEeywaOyVrxqALwQm77_sT87SIXj4LdZRdhpyMJAtvXUEwyoqdQBeBn6vQddkgy4xcBJ14vYHS67K9K4K39tzUBz2kWKT5CQHX4ukw/w133-h200/52535769._SY475_.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="133" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The third series that I picked, is another series in which I loved the first book, and that is <i>Stalking Jack the Ripper </i>by Kerri Maniscalco. It is a book that I recommend a lot, so it's tragic that I haven't finished reading the series. (As a bonus, I would also love to finish her <i>Kingdom of the Wicked </i>series, but it won't be in the challenge).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8o6WnhvhpOgWWHhzrB9n3buAXsnMvlhTOoG0pxR2Mlg2_ODUKcjeS8RzOdK4lAozfSNNRq_xo54Q8Ze3QStbc7AG0b0K30GeRXOzS5OXcnpA9NqCKAAolcS_V_YcdJ-thwb8h4CIG_CwbUyir7s48C3woqBac55KszFVWfZx54ZM8PqVKEllEAeMJ/w133-h200/hpd.jpg" width="133" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJNkFextYU-SXebh02M9H88JKFl8IXblUQm3-Vmd46Z2UCd6PYgo42F8VCh4Y3z9DAbh5h1NMyPbEJAR1cTlQvZBCpFxBLAX97kkksSMFpCoj0feeAtmvltAU4CGen0FSlHBjLxs4sL9yXr6VopEX5epMbhmJCMF1pMUV9JwxN5GsYyaTiOdbCPJW/w137-h200/efh.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="137" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUj-hpwgY8wkx6w2kjMXQNcuLX4lKhwPuve1RiiMHCUoxcggPLMKsspiHahgBZT1QGhfRynJ3vcLQ6FIcPoRxckPJxI_NXWKr5vzx38_jaBZOjIXRuVtaCKrNgWlv4FtosNjEp1HiXm-MaAuB0BTUI1wg1WRvYgHaIjo210WkZM9Gt-NNADKST9q6p/w136-h200/ctd.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="136" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fourth series is <i>Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children </i>by Ransom Riggs. I really enjoyed the first book, I loved the atmosphere, and the tone. I just never got around to reading the rest of the series. This is by far the longest series that I need to finish, but I was able to get through the first book in a few hours so I expected nothing less from the rest of the series. Not gonna lie, the <i>Map of Days</i> cover really bothers me because it stands out from the rest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-DMWoJIkjn9AlDmodphe9wKgPeTQlYNM7zRtL8wr-IDvdSNTBP-DSbKi3322gtuuz03pROpFWI6YImryT--9pWHh0Nvg8TsgPwj1jTdklam-7W5Q685iWyO2Hv1ToXrQXv4JUO2axiSICcLvsQ2ufiyCd8jmrH0gH2vQsIqoylAZ1xQ0fqqKfwDJ/w124-h200/hc.jpg" width="124" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSpgna0PYBISrEFFvOSE9-h9P3_ENAUTzHtGgkUA0fHsSDyOi4ex_p4pKkzhTFCOD9qbWXnlXp9ryyd7TTbP_zimXtUhU_HtapMOx5faUIJ_KbluUc77j6K2xgRkScivSfKAcQZM6SDyD8bR7nkrHPE-yIKP-IAByAmvzvC2zfxllKbq5ywMaXL65/w129-h200/los.jpg" width="129" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifP_yTxRlsGHxEC95XNs89h0f5nvybGA7nhLR4GiD0X9rDh6kYO9rimXUIqLcSNjV_ppJVFMRQi5QIlyGYYLWbGYbPT7-jW4nZI5Sm3oGwwLRS0-wj2DYBzU7wJuKSlLvDkUTzOljsV70uMgiyl0GOD4BKcTov2C0JCYc-QiwtESYHen-yR1lIZpsI/w129-h200/mod.jpg" width="129" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZmxoqBhwlttVTo885CwesQzk-QM1GiBWvp8aMzlQ4G1WECsRGrHGFzmu2JfZldHKn6cAYeSo1DM8BDe12cCFz3TeTjyCMDyP3rOORyrkJKjf5HxC9n8wQwPUGK1Yr51zV1y6mN7VSv-HWB2Gn018gKmdtT1vlS3cvrvM1vulb4VnkgtRf-rEHqUS/w129-h200/cotb.jpg" width="129" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzh5aOQPTZ2vx-phR4htbpJYPV2NRvOBaA4kiIng5dsH9ZXIlxD0dKxDzE-933u2VV91_110EnD2LnoMPj4CrlCX0OS7iWThiJjpGiou3OavAw65EzJt3EGddOlBc61JEIV0h3d1DBJ0GKGR2kgZPOUx33HzsQGYGcfLMdOg_t7lWcYQevi1S6qer/w129-h200/doda.jpg" width="129" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fifth and final series that I want to finish is the <i>Cassidy Blake </i>series by Victoria Schwab. I loved the ghostly aspects of the story, and really can't wait to finish with Cassidy's story.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tsghdlCPoohx-EGVyarp7O4K4TbMh4k754Nr3ZGh1d_wMGysx2kXufmggPTs_Z8Vgoufopgvf16sBwUSWbmZCknOMv-xZJxujZQ8tDXTaCpvCxKmJIEzgZo7VxRLpEaOUFVxGhjIxKFpLtmLwkJh657CHFDJv1HPMsHo1eamu47W51wkZZ00E34q/w134-h200/tob.jpg" width="134" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-di4WnQiztY6jyXOv4GZYWeDDI6by_haiwuj0iyqV4M9OWahv6mXyBw7C9ljcBa9OcMXUiVp1ANN09KyXvAmy4sSenlKnX6RlWtBg5cyoxxQrFhC5F7HmMb-l70ckeVKCSIuWyBCenAizCJaVRtMPp27ZED7e63ml5-nE1BIB6AQqzFa961uiQFM/w133-h200/bos.jpg" width="133" /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b>4. Read One Non-Fiction Book</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">I want to read at least one non-fiction book per month. I just find learning new things and "disrupting" the fiction novels I pick up healthy for me in my reading habits.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">BOOKISH GOALS</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>1. Video Game Book Recommendations</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Recommend books that I think you would like if you like playing some of my favorite games. Or if you like the books, I'm recommending, you might enjoy playing the game.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>3. Finish Reorganizing My Library</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">I still need at least one more bookshelf for my library because there is an empty section of my wall, and then finish putting the books I have on the shelves. Finish going through my books to see if there are any that I want to unhaul.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>4. Complete the Reading Planner</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">I am planning on doing a reading planner this year, but in years past, I would start and then as the months progressed, I would slowly stop filling it out. Since this planner is already set-up, I just need to fill in information so I feel like this will be easier than writing up my own planner.</p>Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-57079032273721929412022-11-27T14:52:00.001-05:002022-11-27T14:52:17.167-05:00Where Was I... Once Again?<p>I feel like a lot of you understand how hard it is sometimes to keep up with projects and goals (and then there are those of you who are lucky enough to not struggle with this - and I'm jealous), but the past few years since graduating college have been some of the toughest for me when it comes to reading and posting on social platforms regarding books/reading.</p><p>My job takes up a lot of time, and it's a very physically draining job at times. I work in a medical-associated field so I'm moving around a lot, moving heavy equipment, and just standing on my feet some days for the whole eight hours of work. So when I come home, I usually want to wind down by just turning on the tv and listening/watching absently.</p><p>I also have other obligations in my life that also take up a decent amount of time, and other things that I do that are very important to me like spending time with family and friends. This means that in a given week, I have a very limited amount of time to read. And I just was never really in the mood to read - I've just been so burnt out with a lot. On top of that, I have really bad anxiety and depression.</p><p>This led to probably one of the worst years for me when it comes to reading. I usually set my goal around 75-100ish. This year, I set my goal to 80 books, and I've only read 42 and the majority of those books were read in the earlier months.</p><p>So, I still really like posting reviews even if there aren't many people who read them. Just getting to put my thoughts down is cathartic for me so I will continue to do so when I am able. That being said, I will probably not post anything for the month of December because I am going to be working on my blog with pages, reviews, etc. A lot of my current posts will be turned back into drafts as I decide whether I want them to still be available as I "revamp" my blog.</p><p>But starting in January, I am wanting to post at least twice weekly that are themed and planned postings. I want to still do a monthly wrap-up and tbr. And reviews will be as I read books and decide whether I want to do a review or not on them. Sometimes, I don't have much to say - which is why three star books just end up not really having full reviews because I tend to lean toward a "meh" feeling and I have no positive or negative commentary about them.</p><p>I will probably post at the end of December, a list of goals for reading and for challenges (one of which will be my <a href="http://readingadventuresofabookdragon.blogspot.com/2022/02/new-post-idea.html">Game Recommendations</a> idea that I wanted to do back at the beginning of last year). The way that I will probably post this will be the game review, and at the bottom a list of recommendations. Then I will probably post reviews for all of the recommendations. That one is still a work in progress because ultimately I am going to be replaying the games and then finding books that fit the game. Initially, I was planning to do a Plague Tale. This game just ended up being much more of a challenge than I was planning on it being. So I'm not going to say what game I might end up doing first or not because I don't want to struggle to find books like I did last time, and this time, I just want it to be easy and fun.</p><p>That's all the current updates I have. Hopefully (as I've said many times before), this year will turn out well when it comes to posting. On a side not, I have a reading planner this year that I am going to attempt to try out to help me stay focused on what I want to accomplish. My ultimate goal is just to just rediscover my love for reading. It's just hard when I struggle finding books that resonate in me the way so many books in the past did.</p>Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-70303862370519307242022-03-25T04:00:00.001-04:002022-03-25T13:50:47.416-04:00Review: City of Ghosts (Cassidy Blake #1) by Victoria Schwab<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 24px;">City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiEaV8evVNHgfaRvmVyy93WBg-9NF6eEdeLduyASQt1xfKnu4NG-kzHnWWSrYyLq_63nIgQkR0O8hjj-LyrxZ4YtFBLQ91vh-b8G8JnqN-6RBXDD6_4BN4OmGiwMthBJoGIeIahZIbjGwR8SDDSTHYO2gKKDKCb-7uum3PGRqUsNVBWcrSccFbZy9/s475/cog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiEaV8evVNHgfaRvmVyy93WBg-9NF6eEdeLduyASQt1xfKnu4NG-kzHnWWSrYyLq_63nIgQkR0O8hjj-LyrxZ4YtFBLQ91vh-b8G8JnqN-6RBXDD6_4BN4OmGiwMthBJoGIeIahZIbjGwR8SDDSTHYO2gKKDKCb-7uum3PGRqUsNVBWcrSccFbZy9/w214-h320/cog.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Pages: </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">272</span></div>
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<strong>Genre: </strong>MG - Paranormal, Horror<br />
<b>Series: </b>Cassidy Blake</div>
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<b>Review:</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: center;">The first book in a series following a young girl whose parents are a ghost-hunting team traveling across the world for their new tv show, City of Ghosts was a darker Middle Grade horror novel with just the right number of paranormal spooks for a younger audience.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: center;">Cassidy Blake travels to Scotland for the first part of her parents' documentary with her best friend who happens to be a ghost. She was gifted with the ability to travel between the living world and the dead world resulting from a near death experience when she was younger.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: center;">In Scotland, things take a very dark turn when Cassidy learns that children have gone missing, and it has something to do with a lady known as the Red Raven. With the help of another girl like her named Lara and her best friend, Cassidy decides to hunt down the Red Raven.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: center;">I really liked all of our central characters: Cassidy, Lara, and Jacob. They were very lovable characters, but also very simply written with not a lot of depth to them. I look forward to seeing how they grow as characters in the next books.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: center;">Another huge hit was the legend behind the Red Raven. She is based on a Mourning Mother ghost, which is a mother whose children die along with her, and she comes back as a spirit to take children from their parents. She also reminds me of the Piped Piper of Hamelin.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: center;">Even though I really enjoyed the novel, I did find the pacing to be slow and the story to be very straight-forward, lacking any surprise twists or turns. Which were the two biggest downfalls of the book. Despite this, I thoroughly enjoyed this story and cannot wait to continue with the two remaining books in the series.</div>Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-78977252723724174662022-02-21T04:00:00.001-05:002022-02-21T12:09:50.025-05:00New Post Idea<p style="text-align: center;"> So, I still have a lot to catch up on for this blog - a few reviews that need to be posted - but I am still working on fixing this up. There are old posts that never were published that I am going through and decided if I still want to do that or if I want to just get rid of it. I am also going to probably change the background because I want to see some change. That's a huge reason that you haven't see me post much and hopefully once that all gets wrapped up, I will catch up on a lot of what I need to do for the actual blog.</p><p style="text-align: center;">To throw this out real quick, some reviews you can look forward to:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK6QsFWlMM7lposSjWOaVTriQjWP00KlQ3vaXajZtH4TmFvSqneS-5T2cCl_21vnQZJ78G5CCP3AE4x_bHOMnJBgZF1awPeUclGb648_Jv23reFnLC9_vrhg2xuNKJajJ1zAQa-1LQ7WnDziL7ZmVLFhB5DKv1jac996xShO-Sd1QtllJDZHLICsNV=w132-h200" width="132" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGU1DyBSt6BDcKyjpT1urOlY6_4R_WtQMb0PeVaPQXlL9peSwopxB249JFNCh0-vtBIX0anioXs83_Md_tCZ9Q-TzB6xU1WgZHACM6ygn1b1DKhbVC2D4VXkvacxaNsSYfzNpvEiatu65hNhV2KWM3eiowmeOck0AwUrbtOeUuZIfRanCE8KXSxzmQ=w133-h200" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">For my new post idea, I want to give book recommendations based on video games that I play. I have been planning on doing this for some time now, but haven't had the opportunity yet to fully dive into this. But if you like the idea, I want to give a shout-out to Hardback Hoarder over on her booktube channel because she recently also did this.</p><p style="text-align: center;">My goal is to recommend five books that I think give the same tone and vibes that I get from playing the games. I am hoping that I can look for new books to recommend, so it's not going to be a quick turnaround time for this post. I am also planning on reviewing the game so that you might decide to give it a try yourself.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The first game that I will be doing this for is:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3pN1JMkHg0xDKxxluczEWClYrb9VZMtTeddA2XXtCD_RavwkbaInB3lL-H1WF8gfhKdDZfc-TT3_uYFWHE276jo0hCr5rDMOuXPBfjiXksaVW_JWQ4LQu0aZv1Pr5NBmZ7Ntbo40-Xc51_JbLKjh8LJzYQe_i_WOLCbeFGghzJmXytUudfCeE9WMJ=w168-h200" /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Other games you can look forward to are: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiW5vzM1d9lJXCKfgpxHyo6TFHuXeqWyjrHHXGlw9DripGfTmcMIlkDsl0TufsawVNZhvlL3eUnAH9d-cXAas95vSpoSabBp6r_helWgWDzmAVMl9AMKJEGkFp0xnbEIe_q63qCPdzcnmbD8gLXB2nohFxZLeiBW04PecPyHEwubGpiKe-5XWOS_-v=w143-h200" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRp0uwvgP54Y1ijOqeYz1OkOVT-jvc_s1ZG87WkRuJMS9KC89v0_qUYhseIY0_EGL0ADulYqJznuc0PKYK9QUQiJvOTlhYK0JVnJnmteMzkyXSoPDA3-QCNnDGvuOkt2_POzhhylE9zHGMVBCTF6uRPVyVtyDznwPghwtPvJSrNkHsVa28DspWHuJM=w133-h200" /><img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeretErBVYiBb9wFrFvH-lbOyOwJFJ1_fViQlT0f9GeC-Zqd_wkrDzFit7f31K6N8o7HhydEafHXuN-IulqD8xKUgzLLkmh8tihZwq9Jsdp8-BJopxOjvRQSQyktWI2mJXoAcT6T7T6Pg8CbfnNaIfNVJX8vsDyt1wViskb8n1GjpIsRh5MkFDPfFm=w143-h200" width="143" /><br /></div></div><p></p>Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-32070364987700219362022-01-16T04:00:00.004-05:002022-03-25T13:19:05.920-04:00Review: Prom House by Chelsea Mueller<h2 style="text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">Prom House by Chelsea Mueller</b></div></b></h2><div><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxlxU6IJ_4oEAtDA3_1701nhNi6UKMmzR-XY2M4Cgjo3GJt1XUcWRR8INZe3bs2QS_x4Gh1xlbVjrcUhm5MagLv1jqKJSXeZoqcydFI9QMajHDFwS7Apr0OcmKyzpd6kFINiT89s0kEk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxlxU6IJ_4oEAtDA3_1701nhNi6UKMmzR-XY2M4Cgjo3GJt1XUcWRR8INZe3bs2QS_x4Gh1xlbVjrcUhm5MagLv1jqKJSXeZoqcydFI9QMajHDFwS7Apr0OcmKyzpd6kFINiT89s0kEk/w213-h320/image.png" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>What happens when the best night of your life turns into the worst? Full of menace and suspense, this is an unputdownable thriller!</b></div></b><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Ten people share a prom house at the Jersey Shore for the weekend. Every one of them has a secret . . . and when they begin to die one by one, panic ensues. Could somebody's prom date also be . . . a killer?</div></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: center;"><span class="elementTwo"><b>Pages: </b>256</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: center;"><b>Format: </b>E-Book<br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: center;"><b>Published By: </b>Underlined Publishing</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: center;"><strong>Genre: </strong>YA - Horror, Mystery<br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: center;"><strong><br /></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: center;"><b>Rating:</b><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #181818; font-size: large; text-align: left;">✮✮</span><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: center;"><b>Review:</b></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><i>What happens when the best night of your life turns into the worst?</i></span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Prom House is about ten friends who rent a slightly secluded house to spend their prom weekend at when someone starts to murder them. My feelings and thoughts for this book were ultimately disappointed. Where was the menace? Where was the suspense? I have never been more excited for a horror novel and let down so badly.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The synopsis for this story is very short with not a lot of detail - but the impression I was left with was more of a slasher-esque horror novel, and the book did not deliver, which might be my own fault because I drew those conclusions, but alas. I believe that this has a lot to do with the setting of the story.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The secluded aspect of the setting would have worked better - had it not been for a hurricane that was occurring throughout the novel - which had them stuck in the house, and therefore our characters, killer included, were pretty much together the majority of the book. So, our characters that live spend a good majority of the book talking.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The biggest problem is that they continuously rehash the same thing over and over, but because nothing really happens throughout the book, there isn’t information that they should continuously be talking about, but they do. So when new information gets presented, it comes off as random because why wasn’t this information already mentioned.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">This leads to very annoying and frustrating characters, who are supposed to be best friends, but instead act like they don’t really like each other - there was just so much teenage drama between the characters which detracted from the actual story. They are also very stereotypical written characters. I ended this book, not really caring about any of the characters. And the killer - I had it figured out very early on in the novel. Which left the one thing that could have redeemed this book some for me in the dust.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">So what we get is a horror mystery novel that has no horror, mystery, or suspense. No plot twists, no character development, no action. You're left with a book that is very drawn out and bordering on boring. The little action and teenage drama feels forced as a way to keep the novel moving and feels like it could have been left out and the story wouldn’t have changed much.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Here’s the thing, I’m more sad that this book did not live up to my expectations because if it hadn’t fallen so flat, I would have loved it. This could have been a five-star read for me, which is the most disappointing thing about this experience. If you love good horror mysteries, don’t pick this up - you’ll probably end up disappointed like I was. I definitely don’t recommend it.</span></span></span></div>Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-56672835092243377202021-12-22T04:00:00.003-05:002021-12-22T14:22:28.274-05:002022 Reading Goals and Challenges<p style="text-align: center;">Last year, I changed up how I want to challenge my reading during the coming year. I failed at it, but I still have a lot going on in my life and sometimes I was caught up in what was going on reality and didn't really take the time to keep up with my challenges. I am going to still hold to the layout of my challenges last year, but I wanted to do something a little different for picking my reading prompts. Although I am also going to challenge myself to complete the Jane Austen collection, but I'm not going to set it up as a bi-monthly challenge, and just have it be as a "whenever I pick it up" deal this year.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The other challenge I am doing is a TBR challenge, utilizing Owlcrate's <i>et cetera</i> game they included in one of their boxes last year. There are 48 different categories given (so spoilers for those who own the game but haven't gotten around to playing it), and each month I will pick 4 of those categories and try to find a book that fits. For example, there is a category that is books with love triangles - so fairly easy to pick a book for this category - but there are categories like fictional parents - for this I would pick a book that has a focus on relationships with parents or a thriller with parents trying to find their child. Since this is my own challenge for myself, I get to make the rules as long as I feel like it fits the category.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>1. Read Jane Austen Challenge</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">During the course of 2022, read all of Jane Austen's books.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>2. Owlcrate Game Challenge</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Using the Owlcrate game, <i>et cetera, </i>use the categories to pick my TBR for the month.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>3. Goodreads Challenge</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Read 100 Books over the course of the year.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>4. Complete One Readathon</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">I have a habit of starting readathons and not finishing them, so I would like to aim to complete at least one readathon this year.</p>Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-40339674295385873642021-07-31T04:00:00.005-04:002021-08-09T13:03:32.137-04:00August TBR and Wrap-Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GYAc9_tv8rN5ilLqMkWHUaBdbk3LHgoMBoJ0IPzYvY9hXVN0dITLkqm8BdfRScSh1Mh8cQs5s6koMFf7R7nje8p3KDfXCzD_Nla5kZKKjslNZYc_CumxLImN04gT-goSuO3yG0KEZns/s1800/%25E2%2580%25A2+calle+colleen+%25E2%2580%25A2+%25287%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GYAc9_tv8rN5ilLqMkWHUaBdbk3LHgoMBoJ0IPzYvY9hXVN0dITLkqm8BdfRScSh1Mh8cQs5s6koMFf7R7nje8p3KDfXCzD_Nla5kZKKjslNZYc_CumxLImN04gT-goSuO3yG0KEZns/w615-h266/%25E2%2580%25A2+calle+colleen+%25E2%2580%25A2+%25287%2529.png" width="615" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">My Jane Austen book continuing into August is <i>Emma.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSfCKLiokeuoZrSZkvO8x57eZspnEXsKCPns8jmgsZERC4no2xTWzWoE6PlRdQeWN74JcGMi70BoW_K8ndiLxcEC2OND8mi6Wo4HRqXpGOfSFUnRZtxrN9Tu4U_KTpYt53VznneDuvkA/s439/emma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="318" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSfCKLiokeuoZrSZkvO8x57eZspnEXsKCPns8jmgsZERC4no2xTWzWoE6PlRdQeWN74JcGMi70BoW_K8ndiLxcEC2OND8mi6Wo4HRqXpGOfSFUnRZtxrN9Tu4U_KTpYt53VznneDuvkA/w145-h200/emma.jpg" width="145" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">My prompt for the month is to read a book that is over 500 pages, and once again, there are a few books that I would love to get to that fit this prompt: <i>Witches Steeped in Gold </i>or <i>Blood & Honey.</i></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWU8om8EcoAZcd4Iin5emiYqrvxnXa7gvYFd3e09LUvd6dku7x4-hiGhqVf_ePxSLwumJY8BYcUC17U7jDZ6yrP2FytOUd-tsNPtfRVc-bOioUlNARdsaLgzv9oYSCLJTTPbSCc8JAyY/w133-h200/wsig.jpg" width="133" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTEgt_mC2C66B_m4e-fhFgMBAP9aisM9iCMLuCwXrOIPrQwvmj-nbNS0aE6x4Dsog60FgohvfiC2DuZdi36pwfOUJkdXJrtY8YOyW4lgfECjQJV2-A_5vtYPoOj25F08CBCwzInezPOU/w133-h200/bh.jpg" width="133" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I didn't include a TBR for the previous few months because I updated them after the months had passed. But here are some books that I would love to read during the month of August (along with catching up on previous prompts). There are also a few books included in this TBR that I started in the month of July and just need to finish reading.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEMr48-RSzCcDxE8FnT0G_T-9_YdhOue4oVKiFRCPhvWPLkpZ2D4PnpNEm375VZQj5srmYivx0DNZ_Th2cRPXc_KXGJ3BBl406KKG7OUucfkrI-9tUFcRHSVKc_3-gutol2DdT5h_76A/w134-h200/dh.jpg" width="134" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz11vRuUrfO_ZKVqz8lqKX8R6oJvnQ9cvJuSqQ7eMyse65mO4SGquQsRx8mjm3qn9uBq6Voex42bDvh6n97P8YFDyC7Qbj7pr0TCdaAN3iJ0PhDFgjYmJdaqoZwzW4XqiH-ciLuwX6K_o/w125-h200/56.jpg" width="125" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWztherL4zeGNUrJ4DG9qEaEzIBXU5EAbehgDlnPNYKIxO-cbiKHFFe2ur0vr4V6C91siuRrxazqNvRXSlzPjC93YPkAjqEdsM1qOSIpJQ-p8G1ndtTeWB44ovqZXlegm_CdgMe2oUD5w/w134-h200/hl.jpg" width="134" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9bYoR5wgHQBS-Zuqu0omjlNLF3G2INdQNCJu2BYVsOuoftlHuUlaKSvw7Ud4HPtfkjtsGrexwSvXEswMJ7jFmzHm75Jc1iwvZ0eWbKzQTr9fezBtVSCF2DgouF0g0HMcC_f_ilwlFYk/w124-h200/gm.jpg" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQXuipFqIijyXwRIv62UfoG_laPdcNHpjJVmZjP5UGTDFL65b6k4CPEveE_6-z37ZP4iU-_t8UCaGh_FZohK4agyldC8eluVUcCxuzWR8mC8cVaYK-PX07fjm0Nq4U6nmSSoX2Or7p24/w134-h200/hw.jpg" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54IbXgdsiC3oUMAkX5zNWDARIt854FH-qx-WXoHOxrQYzKxkfreqcQ77F4GB6tIGPFls_LwO89O9AAW3YDMT1ZG8E4iQgjWn3CJvSAgySsUz5nSI6yG52ZM5Y0KQH6iQMbNRpx-iWjpI/w133-h200/ne.jpg" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQLn74d6NKZDhtz0_IpBb7_vkWr6dfa_UMstjdsLzj5eSv80RzdjUDfkt_dS38DSstvWw7o_yXF_cK5-nP8OOevFKOnhqGZdKCNrGQyvtgHVNPNH2z0tS0Tb1qeNRUcG_daBLRzEbRYM/w133-h200/bp.jpg" width="133" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-8nmHvZ6Gzc1bSZrQtzXLBA3gapTUAb5O4XRuCRaSbNuYeT8WmlQKlJBZzxZFA3r1eRfnmP_iVY0ffcgOG0f3-RFxo9ttJIuSlV-0p1ddk3QIEGDUroJdvkDAR_P6kXDBrxOizWdnS4/w131-h200/mb.jpg" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7NzOQ90Uk_sWkkLSRPMrM9kfNPwtGlwy0S-7qI4a5TW5qtndqRYRyU5BwWsOdodZVk8_ypx8Elbhn4CH2xw0Yil4MPDNYhMYUxDhgpdVOm6AUavxlTY6p80C_kcsn_nJn1uNyt2zhpI/w130-h200/gylb.jpg" style="text-align: center;" width="130" /></div><div><div><div><div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">During the month of <span style="color: #76a5af;"><b><u>July</u></b></span> I completed a total of 4<span style="color: red;"> </span>books. I was really excited to finally get to the second Norroway graphic novel because I absolutely loved the first. Then I listened to the audiobooks for <i>Poet X</i> and <i>Dangerous Path</i>. Finally, I finished reading <i>Flashfall</i>, which was the book that I read with my sisters for our book club.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXiHXtuJIAAdFxvdqHu9u-9yvVViO_dq49fdEmwrQr85df7VfayO2xoZ-4wN6q2gklFLddNFR1hEZ0mA-Lz75R5X4a2sydR__WfRi2jm2hiX-6I8ClnpvqIU64XMt18V5P92lId1z9WI/w134-h200/flashfall.jpg" width="134" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbf2dCXW4BNSDuh4bmihmdMjtCwzzYMOnkN-4-fbbd22TDJTN-Tqh-bB1JxI7AChzNbM8TTT0-WGrXfEEc88vLi331hoorGgNDbEVeTKNYf9akblGjLIbTIhylM1wuaEKEjmmexj-Vg0/w133-h200/px.jpg" width="133" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJFeNIr3r5XgpHuwnqohTQFb00W39omXWSKd2gAqU-5P1cvb9SCfyLvxYZFLIrelMJwdIq3nFH_hyphenhyphenGa1_oZ3wbkeTh6j8Fkfy54NM7ivRQmD9uKmYp2CEtI-qhE39dnjJ-sIxEP9YIa0/w138-h200/dangerous+path.jpg" width="138" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_o8lfeS-KqESqj6Rort85tAIs_H-bcVt8SJtxDbw67_aHI9ZeNmEps6Kzdm6fMx0xSOkwpdndFcA4MmP54YJO_Mf0SvR9QsnLkC3qiaAi6R7pLX1tkBzpNMYPfquhVREUyl80lP8kfs/w130-h200/qothm.jpg" width="130" /></p></div></div></div></div>Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-47947781467299094902021-06-30T04:00:00.013-04:002021-08-15T11:06:17.715-04:00Waiting on Wednesday: 2021 July Scheduled Releases<p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9K_1o6pFCmVB7zgJkMwptLt2Mvymf8-HzULOxWZcg9OVI7vVU043VcGhmrgFRBOnfBwcz_cT4CA4lsMdfr_lsn0qHf1ldC55rVQBeVQXhJK3pVc24ZuZZVbC15Qs4ymNGi7OFeOc4cM/w640-h244/Floral+Illustration+Bridal+Shower+Facebook+Cover+%25281%2529.png" width="640" /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfBg2f6m-Q1KqppaZbgVVVxvRtiI86ViJKNm5vrSP2ggw6M2M9n025svrFv1FsJqpBQbpK9o4dg37F3KiEYmhwnQPjEpLEZeUQ6ltBMWmOxpffhnLCm6twHaeyC2lPwNSd9Dcov3ea6A/w132-h200/g%2526m.jpg" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpg7WA7DXddc4t4OrTbaXL2-r6zt-VFjFCFcn96kHNoKC76ARCxLuvbTCa9IV_i9WDXFDtDYpe1MQxYtRZKwhE72EATGkJkfL36rtlGICMQbMW6o41FYBhbHJKoghwTdFqPnKLoBFiUac/w133-h200/rw.jpg" style="text-align: center;" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk64Jd3FFO67Wun_57Mq8erVJRdsZkCBx88Zpg5wz8olEqAdT8OAzRKSobkuv-pd4pwf8iq5Jy6jk92MVdH8aMrYh_onhDqjEWXb2XBC9EIvOhPx3vfdun_z88wRVXXBmltcNPh2LDkmE/w133-h200/sf.jpg" style="text-align: center;" width="133" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmevGMnXlQMa9bxNYJQH9a369IuXsMmlfnewpPbUxDpYeJ3dX2QRFmAMyl7nA0uoiQxbzsndwOQMU7uv1okrpVUF2nedJ1E5P-UIgic5ycpg37elcFw4ClDiQl2KGoW2yFiSQNpvsmSxw/w135-h200/sg.jpg" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN17wWN1PkIUUwSiTU8oZMM5HCcXf4x3Z0Rf_PJR0LQInj8BfkIOSeJuYsiPZjDe-5OOezDbWt1LE8AXnNxiDLoxxMl9YmVIm7hHf_6MnEXzYSv5wXGPTHBrRc0Ny2vyr9QR6L383zC7Q/w134-h200/iewf.jpg" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6EypnAOZfjVyuDnPDXxQhNijJVutHxOZBnddI3tc6H07ZcDhEWYH9DdkRxohsudNfYZSzqoynH6mL90Majuai469OelKu2biOjnlvel7fNYrsiENJMVXo-AIaot0cw4GfFT9bWwQrVs/w133-h200/wwd.jpg" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dXpI_hE1Kvz25YzGgQU2pNiRlWyvfsswR0R99xillMzTgfDuUENaS5sN2petSjZbRpCud86wfuGNsTYJcnczzTwqjI4BLgZkQTxqDrIAG_EZNqFSNM8lrLUkKVImECD29HTxry5C9fg/w133-h200/curses.jpg" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHo11Q1ZeZR6SC59zlQoQ7UUz7OKl4pdS4V5z5XjXS-OMJuw4preMM2z-SBlRnnRvVsE-Cl4_4z50Fkv_7fPS8tZvHMdkc2dTewPvzVdveHsqIraVZB9ngxNnBmucypOCmcBy-Wggm4A/w134-h200/gith.jpg" /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-61648119451894104722021-06-30T04:00:00.012-04:002021-08-09T12:32:34.157-04:00July TBR and Wrap-Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYOE6kohjGcanLTowtt7EtNaQWKLY9RMSEXZN3z4BZat0rrgDYumlfIa2xhalq1ktuxjFKYOMIJBxJVdWpYfV2Ll4SqakSrdT-0bKMbixtZlJ5jfYGWrpH-iSiVjyA-_r6vrEAMkBnq0/s1800/%25E2%2580%25A2+calle+colleen+%25E2%2580%25A2+%25286%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYOE6kohjGcanLTowtt7EtNaQWKLY9RMSEXZN3z4BZat0rrgDYumlfIa2xhalq1ktuxjFKYOMIJBxJVdWpYfV2Ll4SqakSrdT-0bKMbixtZlJ5jfYGWrpH-iSiVjyA-_r6vrEAMkBnq0/w605-h266/%25E2%2580%25A2+calle+colleen+%25E2%2580%25A2+%25286%2529.png" width="605" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">My Jane Austen book for the months of July and August is</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCAQA4Gry8dbKWvi4vXh6qVivwDeYPk5lOQhuJghHSDjvjHgAKYzl9Wptt5-LzyZ7Cg23PCtCSsgj9BEns0j1ObDZf6r8a13gqCbu96acZ_lPni2oGbuO8WgyymHw3oz9FaglbuEN-LA/s439/emma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="318" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCAQA4Gry8dbKWvi4vXh6qVivwDeYPk5lOQhuJghHSDjvjHgAKYzl9Wptt5-LzyZ7Cg23PCtCSsgj9BEns0j1ObDZf6r8a13gqCbu96acZ_lPni2oGbuO8WgyymHw3oz9FaglbuEN-LA/w145-h200/emma.jpg" width="145" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">My prompt for the month is to read a book that has been adapted onto the screen. For this prompt, there are a few books that I'm going to throw out that fit this category that I would love to get to and those are <i>Last Letter from Your Lover, Rebecca, </i>or <i>Woman in the Window.</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkS-e571FPmCyxfdE-e1FLRWRf_7l1EsXAucPz6ZWDg4Fo6M7e1q6lphkYXZ3vhIaRegi8W04VGUZuy_PDXVuhP_qyUaMxG2_zGwQbQgMTF8a0ImMWkjDR6pQ9hLFHv_YPpgBVIDUI6lM/w130-h200/llfyl.jpg" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMm-H9Tx0f_yZzGSLSLTCJcedbiL7_pAJa0CSy75ZEfUCGn2hFH7wVvZ5aVdRXzxZPW9LortfmSqkikV3SarbPkCVvlRwV6a06p8R9O_QDWgKB1UeHGxFLFaBXMV6zWfh2TvkOlQTqoUQ/w133-h200/witw.jpg" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1l6Y3ZAYBbnK2qKzlzqDql8uiA3AGJpGEGpkC2d_J4YxtMdaoHu0yIEFTE39VBPgCEl3o0rQkSUzdZScFnOuEbXcIan6sfTMUk8Cw83wvemIV5q-2FW0sFLKdTinjgde1AL4wbkmcYU/w124-h200/rebecca.jpg" width="124" /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">During the month of <span style="color: #76a5af;"><b><u>June</u></b></span> I completed a total of 2<span style="color: red;"> </span>books. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_GybLUd6c4A787_6T_N5idTf818mJO6DB9jfMkau2hkIRPuCIsDZTJcXyFDAciAFreqWcwjW01E_v53yLx4zW_qzD4ubkj7kQDw_-h_a9s88l17XdfWd69j1ztRw9uU8YZQhFcwj3a0/w141-h200/tdt.jpg" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26oNNCV-Q97JYSOz71QhToZfEiIXaToqs5-nk3969GsaD3xeVqTC15A99iIy-SeauY1YMSPxYdCT4v2ZyEgX7-6MtWKbvDrrKeSK3SqyEGeVZekQSjSGEHxZXpwzZgsc4bNB8A6zK9vc/w131-h200/sotoc.jpg" width="131" /></p>Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-13662509575241834362021-05-31T04:00:00.040-04:002021-08-09T11:44:46.455-04:00June TBR and Wrap-Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFmb97g_T29M_VFuX5vpiYX7hkI1zcZ5T_Ewy-Ee_S6HY0nXB2MYl2YM1LRAZQoYjH3CZUbYrlpnwCVIVHB1EQpj0uVT72GmgS9boeyw33312Y-kpzFS-hG2-rZ6yzdwwyrE8UdZ9zpA/s1800/%25E2%2580%25A2+calle+colleen+%25E2%2580%25A2+%25285%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFmb97g_T29M_VFuX5vpiYX7hkI1zcZ5T_Ewy-Ee_S6HY0nXB2MYl2YM1LRAZQoYjH3CZUbYrlpnwCVIVHB1EQpj0uVT72GmgS9boeyw33312Y-kpzFS-hG2-rZ6yzdwwyrE8UdZ9zpA/w623-h266/%25E2%2580%25A2+calle+colleen+%25E2%2580%25A2+%25285%2529.png" width="623" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Jane Austen book continuing into June is <i>Sense and Sensibility. </i>This one isn't the most intriguing to me - I've seen almost all of the adaptations, and it isn't my favorite of her stories.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVuBhNUxLWPo6gkMmmGG4WSluOrOq04s04p5KRUhydMoljGP_vTKvGD6TPMnFzBgcuodljIyQPJ3xVkG7545cnwgfGSfUF7xZ8HA6Mc4AySFsAoZ4-wobQ4LJdJPoQ_BWcfdI889m7MJ4/w145-h200/sas.jpg" /></div><p style="text-align: center;">My prompt for the month is to read an author's debut novel, so I looked into my TBR to find a debut novel that I have on my list to read, and this is going back into the past, but I decided to read Ruta Sepetys debut novel, <i>Between Shades of Grey.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0vUstqk-dakEf1wAeYCo0soQ8kj0tt1be6gcTdJX8H8012HqXsIhEJoDoJO24rSXbfolu-0Rp5AWJ5Rg6xORpQic1FL3Bz_Pmw8uFp0Tg_WFodugkWYEAwgG-ag3ie4njBBToVz8AUo/w133-h200/bsog.jpg" /></p><p style="text-align: center;">During the month of <span style="color: #76a5af;"><b><u>May</u></b></span> I completed a total of 3<span style="color: red;"> </span>books. I didn't get a lot read this month, and I have so much to catch up on reading wise, but I'm hitting another slump so I'm honestly not expecting to get a lot done.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQvzZsGzS71b2gbofYZnsxHpofik_NvsfIH4IfBCYgsU2j4j3RSWtEf-0pzh3o-fYhV19QE2bJmlNAIEc-QBnAXDFhAZYU5BZiSfZvBAFS2XeXt8XcF34BOo7d9FGt4UvUVm-hl0zmH4/w136-h200/gmm.jpg" width="136" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXncSIfXT63PG-PyDHuM6VdckuTHySMPqVctG3NlhRiqtUWHBh8w1_rIMxK7VzXjE7Ojfhmy9vDhlioswaJ9yV0W5oV88R3wG8-eHoigOD11H3HHQypwR3yS3Hqi0DX0DjoCGmou651MQ/w168-h200/iwjubyb.jpg" width="168" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzIQ7q9FIdBigcttH_1zcgYuQQINs5Y_qiWRDH-80HEzsH7o_5v7M5V7Uevc8mGebtQZvq40HmbBI1fI8Fh2-0m4MYGPrZuSAkYIcfksNG7E6JmemkzoLgeACcLG34Bwuoxyp96Oy8R0/w126-h200/niw.jpg" width="126" /></p>Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-9500695496310599812021-05-26T04:00:00.017-04:002021-05-26T04:00:00.189-04:00Waiting on Wednesday: 2021 June Scheduled Releases<p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9s_oJshZpWKN02Jpso4Rq_n5h7O-NA8alu7B083-_brCLFzUcKPdjL6InoQscwr_FXCtZZnC4hq22Yj1tOMHhXJljZi2JvCo9Vcay6jyjhcYuRtzC_YXD9DPxVDDwPG_WNmbVYwgt0js/w640-h244/Floral+Illustration+Bridal+Shower+Facebook+Cover.png" width="640" /></p><p style="text-align: center;">These are the five books that I am waiting on the most that will be published in the month of June - so much that every single one of these books happens to have been pre-ordered by me. The one that I am looking forward to reading the most out of these five is <i>Daughter of Sparta</i>. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwXoPvmjkRwPK8l_QnwqY4rHzlrURIVnb2_Olqy1h8NNEZRpPoPhMcIoaWrhvVosgmKKDVAwG12vrT2UibhLEMUQgpq1-cSG99r2howgp5HAgo-AVL_pPNTtiEG3yLtsrCk9OKJtlQdg/w146-h200/tdt.jpg" width="146" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUQlBu64xl5Q9L0Ov9OOP5EGkGL1bYvX2ucnmqqVHXx1EWVGYqPBxwK8ddDQ-QUEHde5AlDJLMhb1loJd1CvL1fsWSdFCjVm8LBFq-zXyiDkgnD0AcTwe1X-asRB-flKlDR_wNqbDoJg/w133-h200/dofs.jpg" width="133" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fpQccPDPMGzxY8YEzb5VhyphenhyphenjHvChECCeViw8Yc8qgwgRzNmxTS4HG97Cp5jW3B-yPTe5XLTocGDCEzpR2oAJ2uf91vrvPEpwQL0CggkU9g5LXSNd_Ldnjh1na2CiVXY40lHAhSfDX3Wc/w133-h200/witchshadow.jpg" width="133" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lxNTAt_e-a_g3f8SdCDaQUsAdch2S5P0NGXFYmlPjPM9gn9nDD6dx6-EsvWDVhHg33D5wwBrroYB21s1M8xzjcMDtReckpVhJqMM-P9-VWLzaxnw00Ml6zKusQJ0np-2xk9gtIvitIk/w133-h200/cofsq.jpg" width="133" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0jtJmckQ1bJSCU3LXCoSlEi8R_rTvuGB-dfF3ugwR8ILF3unFft_GbjInQ9N8mY0TCHIao7Wlz6PFKI8HLg0Ez_VXPHoE7R49940Tz4gWoh6eX_VhH794MdY-MAh_3-U-S3jWFoo0pE/w133-h200/ftw.jpg" width="133" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-83622936070050530592021-05-22T04:00:00.001-04:002021-05-22T22:39:51.755-04:00So I've Been Gone...<p style="text-align: center;"> Sorry I haven't been posting recently. Back in March, I hit a reading slump because I read a lot of books. I was worn out mentally from all of the reading, and then there was a lot happening in my personal life. Then my dog got sick, and he's still pretty sick - my vet and I are trying to figure out what's going on because his bloodwork numbers don't really make sense.</p><p style="text-align: center;">So I've gotten a little behind in keeping up with my postings - and I had a lot that were already pre-set up (I have pre-set up posts all the way until December) that I update as I go through the current month before the post goes live. I will be going back and hopefully by Monday I will have a post with all of the links to previous posts that went up automatically that I never got around to updating, completely updated with information.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I'm still not going to be as active as I was earlier this year. My main priority right now is getting my dog better. But he was put on some medication and he seems to be doing better than he was, I might have a little more free time on my hands to read.</p><p style="text-align: center;">So with that said, I'll just fill you in on some books that I am currently reading right now. I should be wrapping up <i>Night is Watching </i>soon, and hopefully I will be starting <i>Behind Her Eyes (</i>I'm trying to read it before watching the show, but that might not happen).</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKnCC0wbRhV0xSaoYajgOkWtdFAqBolEV7yNBdABTGqDuyl5WgDOeaf_lNYUlEnFEgQCelrN9e6GEAldk5Z_ZjXNwf6rZvAHbtRm2t4cjeQrwelRUpA4EHUrexrXL3D6zCEtn0dVFWbs/w126-h200/image.png" width="126" /><img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQ-YiAjzM8hsr-ghtbE-qClV5AzC6pY2zn7L9v4v95VZRdgDJH-H1zBrJerHpcFwjPRDJuaI4Ppuf7YfL1XvipcR1mqSiXqZ7-xU9rQQoQKhUwQwPFW9n8CSLE5MxkVYBwesbuYtFlEU/w133-h200/image.png" width="133" /><img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitN9Nq2LIS6RvnmitO2wP7vPtOMh2gdcw7YraWhHEcix8Cjs74iYxg27vYWcapjnqdlOqpAp-ulKEMWk5TkapDXm8HxmK95pf0oGGa96eHuuvRTfUwhon0mEV2LtExq5u3uHTSpT4LUpc/w151-h200/image.png" width="151" /></p>Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-65098443517584334882021-04-30T04:00:00.003-04:002021-05-23T19:17:33.874-04:00May TBR and Wrap-Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3J71Ai3eRwf1N2uQGDdIWqi5bdP0B2AQDepb9tvdNCpNM3pjLpw3on0gQENIMfo6b2JBcbPtH6szkiF9M4Sw3weBgALztiptRUcvbHCnqLPzKPvjkYl5zwbDoK8Dyig1eZgrDSzwcs6c/s1800/%25E2%2580%25A2+calle+colleen+%25E2%2580%25A2+%25284%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3J71Ai3eRwf1N2uQGDdIWqi5bdP0B2AQDepb9tvdNCpNM3pjLpw3on0gQENIMfo6b2JBcbPtH6szkiF9M4Sw3weBgALztiptRUcvbHCnqLPzKPvjkYl5zwbDoK8Dyig1eZgrDSzwcs6c/w609-h266/%25E2%2580%25A2+calle+colleen+%25E2%2580%25A2+%25284%2529.png" width="609" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">My Jane Austen book for the months of May and June is <i>Sense and Sensibility.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomtNwFuHJspJgSuSNhP_N5ymHlg4nUzRYlGZiUQXobBb9IOyj-cmOKaufHZXm7UwzQVkzncrA5CbO08psb3bGW4rGaZUtBDOPRduARiyT7KzzYalRrrupI_Kz-TnDZWKRLtqRl8W6Kgk/w145-h200/sas.jpg" width="145" /></p><p style="text-align: center;">My prompt for the month is to read a book that has been on my TBR for over a year (and was published so no books that have been on my TBR that just came out). I'm trying to complete reading my physical books so the book I'm picking will be from my own physical collection TBR, and the book I chose is one of my Book of the Month books which I'm also trying to tackle getting read and that is <i>Fountains of Silence.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQy8pcktc0QP3C619UBfiO4vypDUDypy7LcF3PPNUMHJEz_rep_voiIDd4MUA-49x-mhYYYepcDzghaJOG1eGZLxgsdfjZ5q7SKRTuXp1_wXaoWWcGq-XujCbxPLweGj3klCl-LG2TstU/w134-h200/fos.jpg" width="134" /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Two books that I would love to complete in the month of May are <i>Blade of Secrets</i> and <i>Wicked Conceit.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRsjC3qa8rrRkog86anLOU1ht841Y-0AgKY5GdLmae7pkPRDWiAVlJDbHERhVgWgWHphk-hBBlTKBlB6E-ydYtBZJZ6h6RSS1tH51Bz58n6EaahjkcMb5Ff2DWhJ_oMM0IbdzK8ccXg0/w133-h200/bos.jpg" width="133" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcwUgwSH2wwKZBfXwIh8oDU8_ohyphenhyphenv230QfhUcJlhuqcpmdexnUtliycmgzxAtcPZ5jKH5wBfmtlQJRnA5HXo-8HSmYWRHwEPJReBf4uNjZcH7GQOQhxLC4nOuczO7N8Fgx2mZcPgVTlA/w128-h200/wc.jpg" width="128" /></p><p style="text-align: center;">During the month of <span style="color: #76a5af;"><b><u>April</u></b></span>, I completed a total of 0<span style="color: red;"> </span>books sadly. </p>Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-74206944388573413802021-04-28T04:00:00.006-04:002021-05-22T22:52:56.156-04:00Waiting on Wednesday: 2021 May Scheduled Releases<p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxQyPTiwuBQjUJdVyq8KgFwVk4jQQKG1RKIFhF9QaQzgbXXF6KWXqfPuznICHxRachj4CnsSelfjEvtMZ1ChXqSoauYzD5491ls_MgDzZH4S3MXGFCWkDc74DnHz20PMuF1J6wmNuSHQ/w640-h244/Floral+Illustration+Bridal+Shower+Facebook+Cover+%25284%2529.png" width="640" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjccB6pkNg9Tw-WbWyZELgDf56xfQYxzzsW-aJ9DyWEiXrJsPLyWOp9x0hlE5POon681xI7mpAhXqzqsMe3q3JhWGCvigcKmJAaSeFU04BEYKaHS3UKoAhL3OH6vq6zQe2OJojBzN3Dlvw/w133-h200/blade+of+secrets.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="133" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7pi0FlFXyeh2Ccj7hUz4mA4BMQb-zGNgirLc4QJk9f_F5U_WlPgPWlF5Irez-GEYPiQ-xO2RIKn5k0EngJnyjNBxmm0x_IpP-A9h_Xj14h8DKGKQlXRRRFgmeHRF82aE-01zib6otUE/w133-h200/lcb.jpg" style="text-align: left;" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrNhbhX8kgCZbyGZdpb4_ZImRs3z_4h7NNcEDHd1joLTnUr7Oez52zLwDvokqYS6kE98uOT75FOCxZjIjODqrHd5bdPTMWq-0h6u0jkOYR8Y_7DkT6MqLO1LCjUPIT3BuNEq6ROFOK-s/w133-h200/ss.jpg" width="133" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7bl507fXYTRRg6N0v2KqhN4tpo3SYikb1nzHCDpKW6fFIbgee8GU1FCbZ-98OhAZWc2D9Xz353uG8aRNj5O6M0HrP_DdQ6-3CWd0Iq59QJDYxzRkP8dQRa5hnjozfUh2o7ZPN1G0-Jw/w133-h200/rb.jpg" width="133" /></p><p style="text-align: center;">There's only a couple that I am looking forward to in the month of May, two of which I did end up pre-ordering. Tricia Levenseller's newest release (because I'm trash for her books and she's an automatic buy) and <i>Last Chance Books</i>.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-60583278004787908552021-03-31T04:00:00.020-04:002021-05-23T19:14:41.872-04:00April Non-TBR and Wrap-Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_9R4gYXq-vZ7T_nYwPOBKGPpO8LaTk_8CCj2SCF_oqETiowtSh5p7TOE4yp2GdlfgPIWpZWQkf9wG5GgY41okzgv0iZ8SIn97fjB18N8Rsk5gMK1Gjgh-jPgJ7rYrCy4mi9iPofdwU0/s1800/%25E2%2580%25A2+calle+colleen+%25E2%2580%25A2+%25283%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_9R4gYXq-vZ7T_nYwPOBKGPpO8LaTk_8CCj2SCF_oqETiowtSh5p7TOE4yp2GdlfgPIWpZWQkf9wG5GgY41okzgv0iZ8SIn97fjB18N8Rsk5gMK1Gjgh-jPgJ7rYrCy4mi9iPofdwU0/w640-h235/%25E2%2580%25A2+calle+colleen+%25E2%2580%25A2+%25283%2529.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">My Jane Austen book continuing into April is <i>Northanger Abbey</i>.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-v5shOqqgOmvzpxJok2RBnEHtHc4wYfNizdyujAkuM7xSqPGAjnREjzVfBmq-2S5xpXXNWqkKdhVZVPRyqQf2n_8OA5IUf5vwJHU3DUf0JzhI3ChBQrZj2kYXksLNsuGvGUk545BbW8/w145-h200/na.jpg" width="145" /></p><p style="text-align: center;">My prompt for the month is to read a folktale or mythological story from another culture than my own. I've been really interested in Russian Folklore lately, so the book that I want to pick up for this month is <i>Bear and the Nightingale</i>.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4qpjoFJxP0ZrxN3i4K1X8ANUvCtSozrZZYYTOA5ZMAE25WqqWHm_Xq_naXNwYUtWyRs-z4I-Sfj2K_HmRQffvsus4wHbTuMILZG_weHNMOEidBq1ZxLFTi0ID1LGAiil9-eGU_66Abk/w134-h200/batn.jpg" width="134" /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I'm not going to post a TBR for April because I'm updating this post-April and I didn't read anything.</p><p style="text-align: center;">During the month of <span style="color: #76a5af;"><b><u>March</u></b></span> I completed a total of 2<span style="color: red;"> </span>books. It was not a good month for reading for me.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNWzUOirXkdPjuJSQ1JBY_BFRY64jy7B2CpK-GtsZP041QuBaqnRrNxQs8YpRZleeLf6oHMYGo1dh2fuvOEYp7EAJ0LwssolNP3gwRwL7KE4gXr7uqIeq66l_DkdT1N92-9JW4_7cCRk/w134-h200/toht.jpg" width="134" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BBee7wCVxVRHiTHXFxWtewDvPMxAQqSAeObYu0JsQEYdOgVuGH-SUJiaWCAb4fDON3o_CnKfte8RjesrD8CH4HvcmKgvl7CUJ8k0ISugL66C2rtUOoicN_0H0xYOAsiO9eSJnS9WmC0/w134-h200/diht.jpg" width="134" /></p><p></p>Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-65774268231641686242021-03-31T04:00:00.017-04:002021-05-22T22:48:01.372-04:00Waiting on Wednesday: 2021 April Scheduled Releases<p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsfBDia7sx72lPENY3kzO7HAz7b4Hk-PcW8h4ESEJnqS8DFs83UY6ZHRTcHjGAsuBhB19EwlXci8ay4AEXLuy9nLbMXOTr63QEMkvf-6yevvcauAuxuvw47TAK2JDj-tRN2JKhopz8I0/w640-h244/Floral+Illustration+Bridal+Shower+Facebook+Cover+%25283%2529.png" width="640" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPD9j_CrW4LW4lvueaXdXysE6NXF9kOXHvjC-fHxm9OBiwvm1rgtXB_lGUTHdXV_qwgQstqqsdNIhYDzDzigSOC4rtYRKKM35tXaIfeZ1sTjA_c1Eo4uv36kdA6E7GkYLnmdUlCDdiWo/w133-h200/du.jpg" width="133" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrVZENtaR-mxHLKlQ0jOcUk4_RnHRmEWEaeoqeSxSGK9X4ZU56yl7qulMCm3jfk53DyoJMC6zZHjXz-k6hjZbNGl0qSI8NIcdXwx4Eop-xM2-yGdCUPL2OUBJ4DMndRub2Jl-MdiDoyc/w128-h200/wc.jpg" width="128" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPvCcvfjQE-th_iWc8_WKwnI4rAJlJMNESeTgy-LXtOJe9tNRk-7A6jW_yL_mkdhcgjAgNKiMt9s9KsHx7Lb_C3U9rbqRcJ9TfOcDROjy-IE84-Svn2QbxjrFBTrMYaVo3-3kNUoBqJY/w133-h200/pap.jpg" width="133" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_8lYpXIsCtM3x372yRhyphenhyphen359R3RIgYjpKoRo6Y7mWTkv-kHYA4orPPcSDqvWDegY17W6lDI11Az3dJnwxGZXLASK5z1EHIbF5yHpzlMbMuceiLipr4GhSvwbOUC3TWBCZTHINTJVExzg/w130-h200/matu.jpg" width="130" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKv8oBA51GwgA-1DrGfVBxHpFNx-GwoK7fWYdBoSZKxUdOO100nD-CxH6v0rvgSYLyD7TGIqi5l1jh59VsradytdlWk4t3p7HlXufoxawD8hLLp_8WT-0i9QdLCWVSd83U6mDScc7rBw/w133-h200/tph.jpg" width="133" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFNCVe2D-cBpKelLXICttY4Tlz-iFu3qfo3MJ5rywRsQI_FjII3sdvC0RXtBspPcDzBJMsmRHIYFmb5ApGAy2XQV8wCX1PxZrROcu812PhIYUO9_hcrUKvdnFDAxASuoQzHq4w24Pk6Q/w131-h200/wsl.jpg" width="131" /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Two of the ones that I'm really excited for are <i>Wicked Conceit </i>and <i>Pride and Premeditation. </i>Any on this list that you are looking forward to reading?</p>Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-70679009481305258212021-02-28T04:00:00.282-05:002021-02-28T10:56:07.859-05:00March TBR and Wrap-Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gaW_MiPD7SKPp2sYCvDgCMyuMEk7O3LuACxc_OlMUUnkoVILBOGXOvNUzGYNb7KyfbyF5qXDmHvaAyEqWS0dY9bKMM3xacmlghN2Eb8tC00a21zl0cjItlayhMLOQznh-q75ETDLhyphenhyphenw/s1800/%25E2%2580%25A2+calle+colleen+%25E2%2580%25A2+%25282%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gaW_MiPD7SKPp2sYCvDgCMyuMEk7O3LuACxc_OlMUUnkoVILBOGXOvNUzGYNb7KyfbyF5qXDmHvaAyEqWS0dY9bKMM3xacmlghN2Eb8tC00a21zl0cjItlayhMLOQznh-q75ETDLhyphenhyphenw/w584-h266/%25E2%2580%25A2+calle+colleen+%25E2%2580%25A2+%25282%2529.png" width="584" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">My Jane Austen book for the months of March and April is <i>Northanger Abbey</i>. I did not finish reading Mansfield Park, so I'm still going to be tackling that book. But out of all of her books that's the book that least intrigues me and I hit a reading slump during the second half of the month because I read so many books back to back in such a short period of time - mind you, most of the books were novellas, but still.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-v5shOqqgOmvzpxJok2RBnEHtHc4wYfNizdyujAkuM7xSqPGAjnREjzVfBmq-2S5xpXXNWqkKdhVZVPRyqQf2n_8OA5IUf5vwJHU3DUf0JzhI3ChBQrZj2kYXksLNsuGvGUk545BbW8/w145-h200/na.jpg" width="145" /></p><p style="text-align: center;">My prompt for the month is to read a book that starts with a K, so I picked Sarah Dessen's <i>Keeping the Moon</i>. Like the above challenge. I failed my challenge prompt for the month of February, so I will also be trying to finish that, but since I am moving out of February, I am no longer going to make sure that it is also a romance novel.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijY4t4ASR0AoCx9sa_JC8QajobBD-nNszN-eXBfK-aF5C4FIBse0Mhq1GXBUEuxAtbjED-n__uomAshhwkrlTc9S_HmMib9IDQX8CGWsS748ZO_RJy9W93wptQPSPKB6Eo66SCcjsIYwM/w133-h200/ktm.jpg" width="133" /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I didn't really read any of the books that I thought I would pick up. Although, I did complete two books that I went into February that I had already started. There will be a handful of books that I will be going into March already started, but I honestly don't know whether I will end up picking those ones up to complete or not, except for one: <i>Night is Watching</i> because I'm already 75% done with the book. Two nonfiction books that I would love to read this month are <i>From Broken Glass </i>(Holocaust prompt challenge book)<i> </i>and <i>Unbelievable. </i>I really want to finish <i>Come Tumbling Down </i>so that I can get to <i>Across the Green Grass Fields, </i>which is one of my anticipated releases. Like I am unofficially trying to tackle all of April Henry's books, I am also doing the same for Natalie D. Richards books this year. There are also a couple of audiobooks I have to listen to so I'm hoping to at least get to two of them: </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnW0_COHtk2n7w4LKNxoZKCk6mXYQ4RgNwLxHgKrzNPSWfuzknGG9hwV76Gu4RBfWUBqY1v6iR7Yhd_VQfwWDh5dawFuUws97DXxBgRapZxcxjjcdUNgfxlbnhAf-Kiz0lEyN6TatqJmE/w131-h200/image.png" /><i><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOA_notkPMnYR2mmZrcMAxcPeMFK-nC07maOOao6MulVK0lJVLQWLCuYIq8aNGp_p2na0Yss6vupiQV1HEWqgFMgzA4OCkIohzoLnS0laxBB5k6gYC2rD5unnEe7ChIMg4KcZ8n0Q33JM/w129-h200/unbelievable.jpg" width="129" /></i><img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxF9ingyCn3EG2i8vtJyQekQkDNuVOrZkP3GLmYCfmzZlHJZ5xVfFAEdHvH5GlActhXxiFm-QxKc4mUygW6tQTXPP9g10TDVh3OTdBpzPKO1rJ3YTABTaIv-bcnFKg_O9xOMniZMml6c/w126-h200/image.png" width="126" /><img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4XGWxbtKShlTteFzFha0QGOPK1h5c5zL3PziOKIBMApRph3CgIV33ahSFsGc4cZh-JAFZa_jaMr0tGoaRyViVeb6R5RwLb_CzCWJtVpf6dZBJloNy8TW0oY9uYESvBWL6-K8druHKq8/w125-h200/image.png" width="125" /><img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Q8f6BOXB1_pQNT8u48H2b3fNjEdZKhNbEzlpW09puqEF-TlH1gHGSDvE7JsCVl9RCjs-RpMdpUsNwFPjeLz1YwUxtiKNvJyEu3vdV9wUWMVYxOR_BdhElXTtqSZquTOZmrccS53tbqo/w134-h200/image.png" width="134" /><img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMB87UKcZ830l8HpqV1JW1sb0J3PT3GL821unCCwpdPwZmRK50llNdvyZYgxjiimHK7v_-Cs_YAF8KO4yKXNg1p-LgdIRrFISUahyfctWCiAOBQvZKBLjoH7Oo5PuFhygrX7E_J0lEiC4/w133-h200/image.png" width="133" /><img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWDFySG-ZQjC4Ga3b-tn59zGZ3_c56x2Jz_zMnuOhKSP2oVKh6H8LNBZQLNT4jiYZTjjHPMZXs_ZdOBoih4wzymxaplsSL60jjrew4lqLzoB1iC4F1aOQDF9cM_tZzIN1yKjEawLDppI/w133-h200/image.png" width="133" /><img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_iqGIBKkrMnz0hHLBnGjH9C2x5QjPotSieK-bvExjle7RYZ5GLSoMZ68dfcFUxBGspxsO8uzkJKOYHzwCOOZjfGByJRSoj8_veQjHYsIqeV3LiandJ5Bfs3s1qo5aEtAakma3WAe8fsY/w133-h200/image.png" width="133" /><img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpiRzauum33ApbXLavyVFoq5iky_4MKnxKc2QEuZoDXy4Cz6MNUlAlT6lgSLsW4FkPTZnZM7bdQdljh9o213VE9LkHryoWhRKFx7LehHxqtKHgzMrOXG7SmJyq9PNqpNP0XwMWYYbVdpY/w133-h200/image.png" width="133" /><img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5lcMmDb4qoG8YoiJK0JVzO4AbuiNesMHgUeWXBIyCoq3Sv_kh5RQsHe4a2VNM5mLzswaRtMqI5jkFFrvXVS689W98wa2JZiKNU9KR3H81FhM5A_t14sHk51uxYvbunUk-A-8oBj48lk/w132-h200/image.png" width="132" /></div></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">During the month of <span style="color: #76a5af;"><b><u>February</u></b></span> I completed a total of 15<span style="color: red;"> </span>books. I had initially planned to conquer some Contemporary Romance novels, but the first week of February, I ended up picking up a paranormal romance book, <i>Wolf Signs</i>, and then quickly completed the remainder of that series. Still in the mood for some shifter romance, I picked up a short story and novel by Christine Warren. My mood for this particular paranormal romance faded.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAG_KFWco2yTwTM3xfF8yjZrJkTNTzqFn2h2HP48Vk0EkWCx2tULsBUDMCtlhKYgsgOTu7OF2_7kWRvctRxuclD2w2Lgo6xF7rl-klsWaG-Jij1VTp2jAIvj4Eze1rlj9f9gVfm0C-7k/w141-h200/ws.jpg" width="141" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEkiV4UILm04om3LYd0i4wIk_fS33AmyPmd9G-IRBN8DzFx5BbyBEQY7y1EUgKtR3va8K4rjvuraPtHcGBzOtDUiEE4LhdTl3W0b8bjghlhBwVJjlkXoYEe46SqdwK3nADvSHy07OSmeY/w141-h200/wf.jpg" width="141" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGub8olLmdGgafLNaKxx3cSQjGBPzkkmYnvJp9zNdfQAVSgHDUrjM_Gdmx0dLzL_WWNC-uZDd4Ix4NMLhBtrbEGSpSgbAjTbHzRY9wNvR_d11zwqtrTCiN3okiC-y4QLXlQK-hgolif98/w143-h200/wg.jpg" width="143" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIH7_r5Lgj1SbJvThYkhtEi9anCw19MkncKAXcqcwq7RaS4741AeVCanlAoNS_QF03vm8kTuuzZhp9iDBCDQsbxSjgHWSBJokEivRchyphenhyphenZX4tb-2Cathiw9POez9reLyYQBPBaMOdYfag/w143-h200/wt.jpg" width="143" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPf16Uj4pD0lA3kMHKArZYiCMBijypW-rjeOKEGobkvjXAk8Mssd0-oljzGn_voZKUP9p-UQSud5WehCz71TPpG9BZLmp8Fah641to53MBw3doPkTZ5Vc6wUyOUUHjrCnIT_y0c1tYfE/w141-h200/wl.jpg" width="141" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGFg4_yGKAH6nGUSl5FIcQ-PjTbaXZSrgYPCuE5gWnKAUfOPC6UrvTtBCOJ8muB8AjOs12Thyh-GVCH-xBuRvHRk5C6xIP8DVKAsRmmyrOjEhElAKU9HZz-FzmvzKY_0Y7j1Dc_tTTPw/w141-h200/wn.jpg" width="141" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioM-C7oiheWZyN2anUpJJ92eXnJsioK0PtNF0gWCideJjRfQji_IyJSvWF3KUYTXWgx7M3T784y8nSdyo1TB8B99TwL73Ulv1JrqtFpZxXl08YQnf6oef12clZaKV8tynANCiro0QzeXI/w138-h200/stha.jpg" width="138" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtMCtGrHHDid57VMhPBy5rjcgj_oBlxqQgan1vPqRUNDoGAR4NCEG0CegyoOLSBAPS16xjt4chjpArbDWUmb-aj5mRR2YKzRra3ojg_vvGyQI5M-b0xbyJYObXR58aJ8YykO4dkN3WK0/w124-h200/bihfy.jpg" width="124" /></p><p style="text-align: center;">And I wanted to read some paranormal romance that was on the ghostly side with romantic suspense. Presenting Tonya Kappes's <i>Ghostly Southern Mystery </i>series and Heather Graham to fulfill this reading mood.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4eJ0KJ5iunP_mnBQhSIvwU2mTBna98D24Q9lZG6rYxd14eDa0Bh947QKHnkCXq4fYhid-r4anMsoG_rUy8dQnirzJpQxwHModSl51ABzF7AW7Ft74hD9lJP_BpobyisPbcxnigazwLws/w124-h200/gd.jpg" width="124" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWN9_3s6bRKFFw42AvSjQ7JJQZ4m9ifIHNR95GjORpVo6A_ufVOrk1oSMNwzvcbpCttxU9XvJf4BmV_EPbvQedc8dOrnisYpNb_XqIRHxVgayTVDUHo6_k6q1t6OvZx-m9CbEQC6nnI4/w124-h200/gm.jpg" width="124" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_H5YOp-5QfoQRqaBhz2Y5Q6g1gKbhYVW95GGYabSSaUbOnqIZUDjIzkonBUHL1jjG0PaijW_2q0xu1r6fhU2cXg_IYv1ZxRfDmipGLVrQ4-BT50C48BO9Tn691IaTAYGEJvfH7KxB9M/w126-h200/gm.jpg" width="126" /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Which then led me to reading romantic suspense, without that paranormal touch. I am really enjoying this series by Kendra Elliot and Melinda Leigh - my initial goal had been to finish the entire collection and it just didn't happen.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKQJS-bOTUbIfyob1EenJ8jFte5LGXTG-JGk6kT0K_18GOGw23Ay9xiDN3W8GELZ2G0-qW3qS0XxfYVL5tuPKiPGejpRbslvQApCEumtqEa5sAG1Sjp1S8bBYdyPgHOE4McCA_amlm5U/w133-h200/ohfg.jpg" width="133" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVPuzX13q_7KdxcM9L_g8XigyqlIvSA5xGQmKYdmXVwmSWZpCeAQtIJRNkA5IumaHxB3aK9a76yD9TAbIBNAZIXWWbhTPLc4PTdXDWKiyeOzGeWvL6KftWBZJ0AstiCeq2F0zH2bV3IQ/w134-h200/gthg.jpg" width="134" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillrZMtWf7ADKUMgWmgUm3sAHc57EwqFoWEssxf1AE5eBIUy44EAQX-KqMeaEUhqrfo51k046O3ycwGq1vu0aM4Wq8yeOo420oHUQj8f7Z0wriGhuEtdLIfpuaY61piI4mID5F3bXob90/w135-h200/hgs.jpg" width="135" /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6RGdzXPeif9uK7x1oX5IEV5R6ps7xjSk4xkyS0HInFCs2oe5I_LagAlQFMom91iWhJkBPcoqqAQM6BuY8G4-g_THJkP66Mvqg2wvYBX3Srgy2ncFll5Qpxm408z2Apq4FzdSH8pnqbM/w133-h200/wohg.jpg" width="133" /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I also finally finished the prompt challenge book from the month of January.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm69-13Dh3r_m45UcX8cznBirWo6EmqV1HZL3D1DKcYZRdxnEP0qADoffsr_MkdwxarBqPtIAjXizLbEFGFtqhyphenhyphenBB9Plfw2RK4N10MrALYVvRI5f94UsUbndDkMkCM9v7YXEnOnoUvulA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="313" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm69-13Dh3r_m45UcX8cznBirWo6EmqV1HZL3D1DKcYZRdxnEP0qADoffsr_MkdwxarBqPtIAjXizLbEFGFtqhyphenhyphenBB9Plfw2RK4N10MrALYVvRI5f94UsUbndDkMkCM9v7YXEnOnoUvulA/w132-h200/image.png" width="132" /></a></div><p></p>Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075186905221637802.post-361396902607633732021-02-27T04:00:00.002-05:002021-02-27T04:00:00.770-05:00Taking a Peek Inside the Box: Winter Wishes Box from Owlcrate<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhll3XTprkvhbsnj_2pdTWB8wuJ6F0bzMwjYle6TNZPl-pxPz3xt6epP4_CaWUAAMG3JF526jA0m_tyUYfCPJsOZNNaAQNxZjUhdD_deZfWoRL7sS9IEr-tzDrbiCuo0sE4mcimmTFDORE/w434-h640/IMG_2216.jpg" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxptQbfYZQN6lnM6SnsVh3BKvq8-eTmdhyphenhyphenSp8VolCgiFm4nK2nnNnrlfK-lxueuubXmpIwIUF3TZ4ekHWZ5jysEMTDilgYX5LX4FnhUjKueYmeUp7fOC2torP4xR9TpijjHnhyWCs_fmU/s320/FullSizeR.jpg" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04sMVwIuG-7nRdWD_I9D4FcVbo33oI5WvJWQhkxtThTtsy64ZRXEzWZBlUvVpgrPkGG4WM1HSyPHwX8phZf2YZ4KLGQ0JjMkky6r5RiaI3DMvd20vSQsyi-4WZVRCVN-yml0tPvEWJys/s320/uow.jpg" style="text-align: left;" /></div></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Since the book is mentioned in the title card of this box because this was a limited edition box, I'm going to mention it first in this "Taking a Peek" post. The book of the box is <i>Universe of Wishes</i>, which is a YA Anthology that is a collection of short stories. The image on the left is the cover of the edition included in this box, and the cover on the right is the original. Personally, I am a huge fan of the edition in the box, and think the white background makes the imagery on the cover stand out more.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXbLULj4Fm2ZdDreAXxOkazbkmn4YBkjbWOv_7FlRiKaYI9wFRHj_YypdK1__hz3ZMMH2WFOR0qdN-10nIW2Di6sl68tzfAL9bQVz2QgTti-Pdxi9SHakMV0PA8uiah1_zCfbIJSihvU/s0/gift+bags.jpg" /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I believe this box was released before Christmas originally, and included in the box was two gift bags, shown above. They have a cute winter appearance with snowflakes, books, and quills. The bags were created by Janine Lecour. You can check out her instagram at this link: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/janinelecour/">@janinelecour</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXz4yPIClcNPmWlM7MvRMOI4vFfh55KVDuNxn39ZFxzTf9GPui1Jvgqj1nYfezNNRLXOif97gAMM1-oxz05L_Os_NjNjPlIWfGRnNSWG2F8-CyoXZxiS8a2AHNNg4XebRYSW7o7x0OkQw/s0/tea.jpg" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xE59c-XDWfMCMCKISQKiiQOWSoihP18nT_hV_9X1IXhhbru9QnPwgxwOciAHoSkfT8Z_gKsXBcNC-n8C0d59qITLJ0AE2fc33wD7w-JYzRrO-HbUexTtQExwDVw8chpZuVXfli1zCbc/s320/spoon.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you've gotten an Owlcrate subscription box before, you would be familiar with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/riddlesteashoppe/?hl=en">Riddle's Tea Shoppe</a>. I have had some of tea created by them before and I really liked it. The loose leaf tea that was made exclusively for this box was <i>Waking from a Thaw</i>, which has peppermnit, chocolate, and decaf tea. Sadly, I am not that excited for this tea because I am not a huge fan of peppermint. Along with the tea, there is a Stainless Steel Coffee/Tea Spoon, which doubles as a bag clip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UitfQrPiusbKeI37T5ysniliF6aQVIaxxQ8trbq6BCJ2r3D-Muu-pD1zHs33FcAWX1DMQxAkf9s8BUhroXotqQ8G84XPiUwXFSsYMlQxhQIEO49NhI8R68VKQH_55hMNb2it6j277PY/s0/mug1.jpg" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwW-pxUa21Dn02zsk8MyCaAk_KC5XpywJUHzl2asJKd0ommudS2fRBwlnE60f9jRexS4uWWHNgthP_bYj2cu3DaIPbEfge2uMjkWtANFSYyBSn3qH6uIyflyIUzcSr15Rh1ycfOaCKtNU/s0/IMG_2214.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To enjoy the tea that was included in this box, we have a ceramic mug that was desinged by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ladychubbletters/">Lady Chubb Letters</a>, and inspired by <i>Spinning Silver.</i> I really love the color of the mug, and I really like mugs with book quotes. The quote on this mug is as follows: "One day the wind would blow, & the temperature would drop, & in the middle of the night, a frost would creep over my threshold".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjs6YAqI6CplEEyXA_Lxkg0mpFrEwv9BxAiA51FXnyZwzEspcAD61R8v-yhUZHrCyNSoU3CfY0j4Djsv9BLzshjlNv7EECI_JmAIMP4z6UnV-zHTj8nB8jiiraITYbi81kwLKOxe47fYw/s480/IMG_2207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="344" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjs6YAqI6CplEEyXA_Lxkg0mpFrEwv9BxAiA51FXnyZwzEspcAD61R8v-yhUZHrCyNSoU3CfY0j4Djsv9BLzshjlNv7EECI_JmAIMP4z6UnV-zHTj8nB8jiiraITYbi81kwLKOxe47fYw/s320/IMG_2207.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next thing included in this box was a Vanilla Buttercream candle. This is probably one of my favorite things in this box because i love Vanilla scented anything. It was made by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/naturalannieessentials/?hl=en">NaturalAnnie Essentials</a>, and is inspired by <i>Girls Made of Snow and Glass</i>. This smells absolutely delicious and I cannot wait to burn it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMv61FnBqyFjhddokAD5f2wTxG1KBAfYaGlZITDCZCNiZUamjNchwswsz7w4ZrF0hyphenhyphenZYMWsqtd02SPi1WbsW1bU1-7o3yOr1V_yWnwyLa5t5EMC6GZVsBee2gX9Ggyqlt_ilMNj2SsPg/s320/pin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMv61FnBqyFjhddokAD5f2wTxG1KBAfYaGlZITDCZCNiZUamjNchwswsz7w4ZrF0hyphenhyphenZYMWsqtd02SPi1WbsW1bU1-7o3yOr1V_yWnwyLa5t5EMC6GZVsBee2gX9Ggyqlt_ilMNj2SsPg/s0/pin.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A bookish item that I really love getting is enamel pins. I have a banner (from Owlcrate) where I display them all, and I love it. This pin was designed by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_iceydesigns/?hl=en">Icey Designs</a> and complements the exclusive cover for this book.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwwToIafrCPBWiHVaLhmYyW1qmi7S9ludTyNs00WZLKIzMuSsNHQI0LSM0r6lpM2hNgjJWvbyeHpbt_ZOX9ehXfRXEiymHzYUeId7dLibv0st_iIcywrp9cL_mWVWjwNqsDwVKKb7OxQ/s480/IMG_2210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwwToIafrCPBWiHVaLhmYyW1qmi7S9ludTyNs00WZLKIzMuSsNHQI0LSM0r6lpM2hNgjJWvbyeHpbt_ZOX9ehXfRXEiymHzYUeId7dLibv0st_iIcywrp9cL_mWVWjwNqsDwVKKb7OxQ/s320/IMG_2210.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last thing in this box is a gel eye mask. I have a couple of sleep masks from book boxes, but this is the first gel eye mask I have received. I can't wait to test this out, but if you chill it before use, it helps to reduce the appearance of puffiness and dark circles which I need because I work late hours and then come home and have trouble falling asleep. It was created by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/studiokyracalligraphy/">Studio Kyra</a>, and features a quote from the book, <i>Invisible Life of Addie LaRue</i>: "She has counted time in seconds, and in seasons, in cold snaps and in thaws, in uprisings and in aftermaths".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These pictures were not the most exciting, but it was a kind of last minute decision to do this themed post on my blog, and I wanted to get it up sooner rather than later because, technically, I'm already late and I also got it during February so I wanted to post it in February.</div>Chelsea Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547625770164885154noreply@blogger.com0