Book Reviews
Note: My diverse picks as part of my We Need Diverse Books pledge have three asterisks (*) at the beginning of the title instead of one.
*** Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick
* I Am the Mission by Allen Zadoff
*** In the End by Demitria Lunetta
* Torn Away by Jennifer Brown
*** No Place Like Oz by Danielle Paige
* Where Silence Gathers by Kelsey Sutton
*** Extraction by Stephanie Diaz
* The Here and Now by Ann Brashares
*** The Zero Degree Zombie Zone by Patrik Henry Bass, Illustrations by Jerry Craft
* Dangerous Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
*** Dualed by Elsie Chapman
* Strange and Ever After by Susan Dennard
*** Divided by Elsie Chapman
* The Green Teen Cook Book: Recipes for All Seasons Written by Teens, for Teens Edited by Laurane Marchive & Pam McElroy
Book/E-book Haul
* Alienated by Melissa Landers
* Illusive by Emily Lloyd-Jones
* Salvage by Alexandra Duncan
* In the End by Demitria Lunetta
* Body and Soul: A Girl’s Guide to a Fit, Fun and Fabulous Life by Bethany Hamilton
* Behind the Scenes by Dahlia Adler
* Four: A Divergent Story Collection by Veronica Roth
* Where Silence Gathers by Kelsey Sutton
* Extraction by Stephanie Diaz
* Strange and Ever After by Susan Dennard
* Insomnia by J.R. Johansson
* Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
* Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
* No Place Like Oz by Danielle Paige
* Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Blu-ray, DVD, & TV Reviews
* Face Off Season 7 Premiere + Episode 7.02
July Notes
* My Top Ten Movie & TV Blogger Bits post was quite a hit!
* I attempted to participate in the Wicked Wildfire Read-a-Thon. While I did read four of the seven books that I had planned to read during the read-a-thon, I read them after the actual read-a-thon, which I find hysterical!
* Writer, Shawna Benson (Emma Approved, The 100) wrote an awesome guest post on writing for TV. Stay tuned for part two of the post!
* I started writing for OMFGTV! Right now, I’m covering recaps for Switched at Birth and Witches of East End. Stay tuned for more recaps there come fall!
* I participated in my first 5k! Thanks so much to everyone who donated, tweeted and RTed, shared, ran, participated in the auction, and supported YA Runs A 5K! HUGE thanks to Susan Dennard who co-organized the project with me and all of the authors, agents, and editors who donated books and critiques! Thanks Alexa, Liz, and New Leaf Literary for your photo round ups!
My Insane Book & Movie Challenge Update #7
My monthly update for my Insane Book & Movie Challenge is below!
Goodreads List Shuffle:
* Deleted The Son: A Divergent Story from 2014 list as I read Four: A Divergent Story Collection by Veronica Roth, a collection of the four short stories instead of the four short stories individually.
* Deleted one title from YA Stand Alones list.
Books I Read That Are In My Bookcase
1. Four: A Divergent Story Collection by Veronica Roth
2. The Green Teen Cook Book: Recipes for All Seasons Written by Teens, for Teens Edited by Laurane Marchive & Pam McElroy
3. In the End by Demitria Lunetta
Physical Library Books I Read
1. Dualed by Elsie Chapman
E-books I Read
Read through Kindle App on iPad
1. I Am the Mission by Allen Zadoff
2. Torn Away by Jennifer Brown
3. Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick
4. Where Silence Gathers by Kelsey Sutton
5. Body and Soul: A Girl’s Guide to a Fit, Fun and Fabulous Life by Bethany Hamilton
6. Dangerous Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
7. Strange and Ever After by Susan Dennard
8. The Here and Now by Ann Brashares
9. Divided by Elsie Chapman
10. Enclave by Ann Aguirre
11. Endurance by Ann Aguirre
12. No Place Like Oz by Danielle Paige
Read Online
1. Foundation by Ann Aguirre on Tor.com
Read in the Book Store
1. Vogue: The Covers by Dodie Kazanjian
My favorite read of the month was… In the End by Demitria Lunetta.
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Non-Stop (Amazon Prime)
The Guilt Trip (Amazon Prime)
A Simple Plan (Netflix DVD)
Authors Anonymous (Netflix DVD)
Labor Day (Netflix DVD)
The Lego Movie (Netflix DVD)
My favorite movie/documentary this month was The Lego Movie.
My least favorite movie/documentary this month was Labor Day.
Until next month, happy reading and viewing!