Hi guys! January was definitely a crazy month for me. I got off for an entire week due to snow, but I did win first place in DECA regionals! I met and chatted with so many amazing authors over the past few weeks, and I am really excited to see the blog grow even more in 2018. Also, I’m beginning to Bookstagram, which is going to be fun yet a bit challenging. Somehow, I managed to squeeze in 11 books this month, which is a remarkable feat considering my schedule, and I’m hoping to finish many more soon!
The Shadow Queen by C. J. Redwine
Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce
Caught by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough
The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
The Misadventure of Bolingbroke Manor by Ellie Firestone
Nothing but Sky by Amy Trueblood
The Distance to Home by Jenn Bishop
Fragile Chaos by Amber R. Duell
Wicked Charm by Amber Hart
The Lairdbalor by Kathleen Kaufman
In Case You Missed This Month’s Posts
Author Interviews
Alice Faye Duncan, author of Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop
Eliot Sapingfield, author of A Problematic Paradox
Jarrett Lerner, author of EngiNerds
LILbooKtalks and Discussions
My 18 Most Anticipated Releases of 2018
Reviews
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman (FC)
Chasing Eveline by Leslie Hauser (e-ARC)
Society of Wishes by Elise Kova and Lynn Larsh (e-ARC)
Wicked Charm by Amber Hart (e-ARC)
Reading Re-Caps
Kelsey
Caroline Eversole and the Gilded Gauntlet by B.B. Morgan
Cayli
Chronicles of Stephen: The Choice of the Mighty by Kenyon T. Henry (Farewell Post)
Happy Reading!
+ J.M.J.
~ Kester
Have you read any of these books? What are your thoughts?
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What is Caught about? I liked some of Haddix other books.
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Caught is about Jonah and his sister (Katherine?) meeting Albert Einstein’s wife Milena, who causes a lot of trouble for the time travelers and time itself. Margaret Peterson Haddix is such a great author! I’m hoping to meet her at a book fest in March. 😉
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OMG! I’m so jealous! She is a great author!
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She is! I read half of her Shadow Children series when I was in middle school! I remember we read the first book in class but because it was so good and we couldn’t go on, I decided to read book two as my class read book one.
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A whole week off! Thats awesome! I only got one day off from school only because it dipped below 25 (Fahrenheit) and the roads iced over.
I loved The Shadow Queen, it was such a great read. I haven’t read tempest and slaughter yet, but I love Tamora Pierces writing so I’ll definitely pick it up soon! 😁
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Haha thank you! This is what happens when you live in rural West TN where half of the students in your county live on the backroads (which get BAD during the snow). The Shadow Queen definitely was great, and Tempests and Slaughter is so amazing, too! It was actually the first Tamora Pierce book I read, and I fell in love with her writing so I’ll need to read more! 😉
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Shadow Queen has been on my radar for a while now…but I’ve yet to actually pick it up as I’ve got so many other books I want to get to haha
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You definitely need to pick it up! It’s such a great book! I think you’ll love it. And I totally know the feeling; I have 15 books in my TBR crates at the moment 😂
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Awww man – I have way more than 15 in my TBR boxes and shelf – I have like 50+. Haha I’ll try and pick it up at some point this year maybe next year if I don’t get round to it haha
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I hope you’ll enjoy it whenever you get to it! 🙂
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