April 2015 Wrap-Up

My Life

School is finally starting to wrap up. We are on the last units in almost every class and the last tests are coming up soon. But, that also means the return of finals and standardized testing. So, May is going to be a month full of color-coded flashcards, late-night studying sessions and a lot of chocolate ice cream to reward myself to all of the work.

Unfortunately, I have not been doing well on the blogging and reading front. I only read four books this month. For some reason, I just did not feel like reading for most of April. On the bright side, I think my current read, Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard, is going to bring me out of this slump.

Release Day Blitz | An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

I am so excited that AN EMBER IN THE ASHES by Sabaa Tahir releases today. This lovely book has been dominating my TBR list for the last six months, and I cannot wait to finally get my hands on it. I also get to share the news, along with a special introduction from Sabaa with all of you!

This blitz also includes a giveaway for a signed copies of the book and some of those awesome sword letter openers we’ve seen around courtesy of Sabaa, Penguin Teen, and Rockstar Book Tours. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter giveaway!

Find Me Tag

We have not done a tag since Christmas last year! Thankfully, the wonderful Christy and Erica at the new and improved Novel Ink fixed that by picking us for their original tag, the Find Me Tag!

The Rules

1. We are going to list 10 categories and you have to find one book in each category!

2. You can either list the titles of the book, or the pictures, really whatever you want to do, it’s totally up to you!

3. You can also tag as many people as you want, but those who are tagged are not obligated to do it!

• 4. Make sure to link back to Novel Ink! 

Review | Dare to Dream by Carys Jones

Dare to Dream

Author: Carys Jones

Pages: 260

Release Date: February 14, 2015

Review by: Tessa

Most teenagers think the world is going to end when they get a bad grade on a test or their favorite sports team loses the championship, but Maggie knows they are wrong. The world will end when Stonehedge falls. 

Maggie's relentless nightmares have showed her the future, or more accurately, the lack thereof. Her dreams are haunted with deadly red lightning and the screams of the end of the world. 

Plagued with these violent premonitions, Maggie must do something much harder than survive the apocalypse-- get people to believe her. 

Discussion | The Season of Book Festivals is Upon Us

Lately, all of my social media feeds have been flooded with tweets, pictures, and comments about the latest and greatest book conventions. Unfortunately, driving over one thousand miles is not possible for me right now, but I still love to live vicariously through all of the exciting posts (I like to pretend that I actually have a life sometimes).

Here are the top bookish conferences that I have heard about in the last month.