Top Ten Tuesday | Auto-read Authors

This is a weekly list meme hosted by the wonderful bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish. 

I am cheating a little bit with this week's topic. I am supposed to be talking about the authors that whenever they publish a book you run out to the bookstore to buy it (or even do something crazy like pre-order it). But honestly, I do not buy that many books. And if I do, they are on sale. Unfortunately, not all of the books that I want to read from my favorite authors are always on sale. So, I am not able to buy them on my (very) limited budget. 

On the other hand, there are some authors that write books and I will read ALL OF THEM (or at least try my very best to). I am talking about wrestling in the library for the last available copy, or something even crazier like placing a hold on the book months before it is released just so that I can be the first one to read it.

Without further rambling, here in my prestigious list of auto-read authors.

Top Ten Tuesday | Authors I Have Read the Most Books From

This is a weekly list meme hosted by the wonderful bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish. 

I love a lot of authors. Just look at my Goodreads if you need proof. But, there are some coveted authors that I read more than others. Some might call them favorites (I like to call them addictions), but I devour all of their books,  no matter what they write. 

Review | The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas

The Burning Sky

Author: Sherry Thomas
Series: The Elemental Trilogy #1
Release Date: September 17, 2013
Pages: 464
Review by: Tessa

Who knew that one ruined elixir could start a life of infinite danger? Iolanthe certainly did not, or she would have never attempted to fix that stupid potion. 
Controlling lightning and calling it to strike the potion seemed like a good idea at the time, it was a pretty important potion, but it caused all kinds of unwanted, and potentially fatal, attention to be cast on Iolanthe. Apparently, she is the greatest elemental mage of the generation, and everyone would like to take advantage of her. That would have definitely been good to know before she called down that darn lightning. 
Prince Titus was one of the many people surprised, impressed, and envious of that lightning strike. No one has been able to bend lightning to their will since the golden age of mages, which was hundreds of years ago. The powerful mage that accomplished this feat might be the only person who can help the prince fulfill the prophecy proclaimed by his mother. In order to complete his destiny, the prince must battle the corrupt, and immensely powerful, Bane who controls the prince's realm with a iron, bloody hand. 
In order for the plan to succeed, the mage and the prince must be willing to sacrifice everything to their cause. Unfortunately, Iolanthe and Titus do not exactly see eye to eye on this whole destiny thing.

Top Ten Tuesday | Fairytale Retellings

This is a weekly list meme hosted by the wonderful bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish. 

Who does not want to be a princess, a hero, or both? 

If you said you don't then you are obviously in denial. 

But, since not many countries operate on a monarchy anymore, finding a prince to marry is a lot harder than it used to be. So, I have to settle by living the princess lifestyle vicariously through the wonderful world of fairytale retellings. It helps that there are so many amazing ones to choose from. 

Retellings are contorted versions of the fairytales that we all know and love, including Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Snow White, and many more. 

And, since I am such a rebel, I am also including retellings of other classic stories.

July 2015 Wrap-Up

My Life

This month has been pretty eventful, but relaxing. I went to a family reunion and it was pretty great. It has been years since I have seen everyone and it was nice to reunite again (I guess that is where the name reunion comes from). While we were there, we managed to get to a local amusement park, and even though I refused to go on any of the rollercoasters (I have a fear of heights and I HATE the feeling of my stomach rebelling whenever I try to go on any big rides.) I had an awesome time. I hung out at the water park most of the time and was able to work on my tan (which is a miracle itself considering my perpetual state of paleness). 

I also went on a couple of day trips, so my blogging time was down this month. But, I managed to review three of the seven books I read this month, so I am going to count this month's blogging as a win.

The rest of the month I spent doing general summer things-- swimming, sad excuses of suntanning, reading, and ignoring my summer schoolwork. I can still do most of that fun summer-time stuff for another month, but I really have to get cracking on that schoolwork....