Monthly Wrap-Up: March 2019

I for one am happy to welcome April because that means no more crazy weather! It has finally stopped snowing and I am enjoying not having to drive in it any longer. Lol.

Sunday Post #199

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Down the TBR Hole #9

Most of you probably know this feeling, your Goodreads TBR pile keeps growing and growing and it seems like there is no light at the end of the tunnel. You keep adding, but you add more than you actually read. And then when you’re scrolling through your list, you realize that you have no idea what half the books are about and why you added them. Well that’s going to change!

And thank the gods for that because I desperately need it! Lol. And thanks to Lost in a Story, as well, for creating this amazing meme!

Review: The Secret Bedroom (Fear Street #13) by R.L. Stine

Title: The Secret Bedroom

Series: Fear Street #13

Author: R.L. Stine

Genre: YA, horror, mystery thriller

Publication date: September 1991

Published by: Archway Paperback

Source: Purchased papaerback

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Synopsis:

Lea Carson can't believe it when her family moves into the creepy, old house on Fear Street. Most creepy of all is the secret room up in the attic.

The room has been locked and boarded up for at least a hundred years. A murder was committed in that room, the story goes, and it has been closed up ever since.

Lea knows she should stay away. But she thinks she hears footsteps inside the secret room. And voices.

Someone—or something—is waiting for Lea in there.

Should she open the door?

Can she resist?

My rating: ★★★☆☆

Don’t open that door!

This book... it was... it was a book. One I didn’t enjoy too much, tbh. I liked the mystery behind the secret door and what was behind it, but we don’t really get to the door until the second half of the book. The first half of the book was full of romance I did not care about. And embarrassment, so much embarrassment...

2019 Blogoversary Giveaway: Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare

This week marked my 8th year blogging... 8th!! Can you believe it? I can't. Lol. So to show my appreciation I'm gonna have a little giveaway...

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? #152

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Sunday Post #198

Welcome to The Sunday Post hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer, where I talk about what is going on in life and the blog, and show you all the bookish things I got that week!

Down the TBR Hole #8

Most of you probably know this feeling, your Goodreads TBR pile keeps growing and growing and it seems like there is no light at the end of the tunnel. You keep adding, but you add more than you actually read. And then when you’re scrolling through your list, you realize that you have no idea what half the books are about and why you added them. Well that’s going to change!

And thank the gods for that because I desperately need it! Lol. And thanks to Lost in a Story, as well, for creating this amazing meme!

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? #151: Killers Everywhere

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Sunday Post #197: Have I Mentioned My Nail Polish Addiction?

Welcome to The Sunday Post hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer, where I talk about what is going on in life and the blog, and show you all the bookish things I got that week!

Down the TBR Hole #7

Most of you probably know this feeling, your Goodreads TBR pile keeps growing and growing and it seems like there is no light at the end of the tunnel. You keep adding, but you add more than you actually read. And then when you’re scrolling through your list, you realize that you have no idea what half the books are about and why you added them. Well that’s going to change!

And thank the gods for that because I desperately need it! Lol. And thanks to Lost in a Story, as well, for creating this amazing meme!

Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop!

Is it starting to look like spring where you are? We still have snow here in Washington state... it even snowed AGAIN just 3 days ago. I am SO over it! Lol.

Review: The Snowman by R.L. Stine

Title: The Snowman

Author: R.L. Stine

Genre: YA, horror, mystery thriller

Publication date: February 1991

Published by: Scholastic

Source: Purchased paperback

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Synopsis:

Heather feels cold all the time. Alone. Her guardian hates her. He'd like to see her dead. He'd like all her money. But for now he settles for controlling it, and making Heather's life miserable.

Poor little rich girl, just like Cinderella...

Then the gorgeous, ice-blond guy shows up at the crummy restaurant where Heather works after school. He understands about Heather. He's her Prince Charming. No one can get to Heather now.

Heather feels so safe. So loved. So warm...

My rating: ★☆☆☆☆
This book, man, it was not great.

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? #150

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Sunday Post #196: Watching Captain Marvel

Welcome to The Sunday Post hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer, where I talk about what is going on in life and the blog, and show you all the bookish things I got that week!

Down the TBR Hole #6

Most of you probably know this feeling, your Goodreads TBR pile keeps growing and growing and it seems like there is no light at the end of the tunnel. You keep adding, but you add more than you actually read. And then when you’re scrolling through your list, you realize that you have no idea what half the books are about and why you added them. Well that’s going to change!

And thank the gods for that because I desperately need it! Lol. And thanks to Lost in a Story, as well, for creating this amazing meme!

Review: The Fire Game (Fear Street #11) by R.L. Stine

Title: The Fire Game

Series: Fear Street #11

Author: R.L. Stine

Genre: YA, horror, mystery thriller

Publication date: September 1996

Published by: Archway Paperback

Source: Purchased paperback

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Synopsis:

It was just a game...

The first fire started almost by accident. A wastebasket fire in the school library. Jill Franks and her friends found it exciting. And it got them out of school for a few hours.

Who could have guessed that the fire game would quickly spread? That one fire would lead to another? What Jill, and Andrea, and Diane, and the three boys they hung around with would find themselves caught up in the most dangerous—and deadly—game of all?

When one of their fires ends in murder, the game ends—and the real terror begins. All of them realize that someone is playing the game for keeps. Now Jill has no choice. She knows she must find the murderer—before her life goes up in flames!

My rating: ★★★☆☆

When you’re playing with fire, someone is bound to get burned...

This book starts off quite stupidly, actually. A group of friends are hanging out in the library when two of the boys start horsing around with some lighters. Diane starts “freaking out” and telling them to knock it off, but the others brush her off, thinking she’s just overreacting. Guys, NO! Diane may have a thing about fire, but the girl is right, you absolute morons! You guys are in a library, for crying out loud! And you’re playing with fire? Ugh! So you can imagine how this ends. One of the boys sets a folder on fire and Andrea quickly throws it in the trash, probably thinking it’ll go out. It doesn’t. The fire alarm goes off, they are pulled out of class, and the firemen come. And that is how the fire game starts. It’s so dumb, honestly.

Review: Snowman Shivers by Mark Leslie

Title: Snowman Shivers

Author: Mark Leslie

Genre: Adult, horror

Publication date: December 2011

Published by: Stark Publishing

Source: Amazon freebie

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Synopsis:

You might never build a snowman again!

If you ever cast an uncomfortable glance over your shoulder when passing the silent snowy sentinels that stand looking at you as you pass on the icy sidewalk, if you've ever questioned what might really happen if the old silk hat placed on Frosty the Snowman's head was truly magic, then these two dark humor snowman tales by Mark Leslie are for you.

My rating: ★★★☆☆
This book had two short horror novellas about snowmen. It sounded interesting and immediately captured my attention! And I gotta say, I really enjoyed the read!

Review: Zombie Thanksgiving by Rusty Fischer

Title: Zombie Thanksgiving

Author: Rusty Fischer

Genre: YA, horror

Publication date: August 2013

Published by: Rusty Fischer

Source: Amazon freebie

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Synopsis:

It’s Thanksgiving and all Cassie wants to do is sit in her dorm room eating cheesy poofs and binge watching a Horror High marathon on HitFlix. That’s when Rex, one of the members of the Zombie Job Corps, shows up, wanting to clean her floor. With nothing better to do, Cassie helps him... and finds a friend for Thanksgiving break. And just in time, too, seeing as a zombie outbreak is starting and Cassie has to decide which side to fight for: the good zombies… or the bad!

My rating: ★★★★☆
This was a very fun short story! I thoroughly enjoyed it!

So Cassie stayed at school for Thanksgiving and was just gonna watch Horror High on HitFlix (lol), which honestly sounds like something I would watch. Lol. But then one of the working zombies, Rex, shows up cleaning the dorms and Cassie decides to help him out because she is super bored. But as they finish off and go find some dinner, some non-friendly zombies run into them and Cassie finds herself fighting for her life.

Review: Scrooge #worstgiftever (OMG Classics) by Brett Wright & Charles Dickens

Title: Scrooge #worstgiftever

Series: OMG Classics

Other books in this series: Greek Gods #squadgoals

Author: Brett Wright & Charles Dickens

Genre: YA, paranormal, retelling

Publication date: September 2016

Published by: Random House Books for Young Readers

Source: Purchased hardcover

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Synopsis:

Imagine: What if Scrooge, Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, and the whole Cratchit family had smartphones? A classic is reborn in this clever adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol!

One grouchy old man who can't stop asking "How did you get this number?!"
Three ghosts who communicate in the most modern ways, including one who ONLY uses emojis!
And a status update with the most "likes" ever: God bless us, everyone!

This retelling will cure even the worst bout of Bah hummingbird! #darnyouautocorrect

My rating: ★★★★☆

A Christmas Carol, one of the holiday's greatest traditions told... in texts?!

The first OMG Classic I read was a Greek mythology one, obviously (I love mythology, okay? Lol), and I absolutely loved it so I went back and bought more books in this series! And this one was just as fun! This is basically the classic A Christmas Carol story with a modern twist... and emojis! Lol.

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? #149

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Sunday Post #195: I Miss Being On Vacation...

Welcome to The Sunday Post hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer, where I talk about what is going on in life and the blog, and show you all the bookish things I got that week!

Down the TBR Hole #5

Most of you probably know this feeling, your Goodreads TBR pile keeps growing and growing and it seems like there is no light at the end of the tunnel. You keep adding, but you add more than you actually read. And then when you’re scrolling through your list, you realize that you have no idea what half the books are about and why you added them. Well that’s going to change!

And thank the gods for that because I desperately need it! Lol. And thanks to Lost in a Story, as well, for creating this amazing meme!

Review: The New Evil (Fear Street Cheerleaders #4) by R.L. Stine

Title: The New Evil

Series: Fear Street Cheerleaders #4 | Fear Street Super Chiller #7

Previous books in this series: The First Evil (#1) | The Second Evil (#2) | The Third Evil (#3)

Author: R.L. Stine

Genre: YA, horror, mystery thriller

Publication date: December 1994

Published by: Archway Paperback

Source: Purchased paperback

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Synopsis:

Gone forever...

Corky and the Shadyside cheerleaders are sure that the evil spirit is destroyed. The terror is over.

Then Hannah is mysteriously thrown through the car window. And Naomi is nearly burned to death. One horrifying accident after another. And now Corky can no longer keep her greatest fear to herself—the evil is back!

But where is it?

Corky, Kimmy, and Debra aren’t waiting to find out. They have a plan to draw the evil out. Draw it out and destroy it for good. Unless, of course, the evil destroys them first...

My rating: ★★★★★

Season’s greetings... the evil is back!

Yay! We’re back with the Shadyside Cheerleaders! I love the Cheerleaders trilogy, so I was very much looking forward to reading this, and it was great! I love that it even has little recap of what previously happened to the girls because guess what, the evil is back!