Down the TBR Hole #49

 

Down The TBR Hole is a meme created by lost in a story that revolves around cleansing your TBR of all those books you’re never going to read and sort through it all to know what’s actually on there.

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!

It works like this:

• Go to your goodreads to-read shelf.
• Order on ascending date added.
• Take the first 5 (or 10 (or even more!) if you’re feeling adventurous) books. Of course, if you do this weekly, you start where you left off the last time.
• Read the synopses of the books
• Decide: keep it or should it go

 

I’m going to start doing these a little differently to save picture space/time.  I’ll still list all 15-20 books, but I’m only going to add a few pictures.  It will likely be the books I’m keeping unless there are none for the week.  Then I’ll add a few random ones so it’s not super boring.

Blog Tour for A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna (playlist and giveaway)

 

 

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna.  This tour is being hosted by Fantastic Flying Book Club.

 

A Spark of White Fire

(The Celestial Trilogy #1)

by Sangu Mandanna

Publisher: Sky Pony Press

Release Date: September 11, 2018

Genre: Young Adult, Sci-Fi, Fantasy

 

Unique Blogger Award

 

I was nominated by Discerning Couch Potato for the Unique Blogger Award.  Thank you so much and I hope you all check out Ginny’s blog.

 

The Unique Blogger Award

 Rules:

• Display the award!
• Thank the person who nominated you, and post a link to their blog on your blog.
• Answer the questions they’ve written for you!
• Nominate 8-13 bloggers and give them three questions in the spirit of sharing love and solidarity within our blogging family!

Another Sunshine Blogger Award

 

I was nominated by Nerd Narration for another Sunshine Blogger Award.  I am so bad at keeping up on these, so it’s taken me a little longer than I hope to get to this.  Thank you so much for the nomination and I hope you check out her blog.

 

WHAT IS THE SUNSHINE BLOGGER AWARD?

The Sunshine Blogger Award is given to those who are creative, positive, and inspiring while spreading sunshine to the blogging community.

HOW DOES IT WORK:

• Thank the person who nominated you in the blog post & link back to their blog
• Answer the 11 questions sent by the person who nominated you
• Nominate 11 new blogs to receive the award and write them 11 new questions
• List the rules and display the Sunshine Blogger Award logo on your post and/or on your blog.

Review of The Darkdeep by Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs (digital arc) Plus a movie and tv show rec!

 

 

The Darkdeep by Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs

 

When a bullying incident sends twelve-year-old Nico Holland over the edge of a cliff into the icy waters of Still Cove, where no one ever goes, friends Tyler and Ella – and even ‘cool kid’ Opal -rush to his rescue… only to discover an island hidden in the swirling mists below.

Shrouded by dense trees and murky tides, the island appears uninhabited, although the kids can’t quite shake the feeling that something about it is off. Their suspicions grow when they stumble upon an abandoned houseboat with an array of curiosities inside: odd-looking weapons, unnerving portraits, maps to places they’ve never heard of, and a glass jar containing something completely unidentifiable.

As the group delves deeper into the unknown, their discoveries – and their lives -begin to intertwine in weird and creepy ways. Something ancient has awakened… and it knows their wishes and dreams – and their darkest, most terrible secrets. Do they have what it takes to face the shadowy things that lurk within their own hearts?

Blog Tour (release day blitz) for Trial of Three by Alex Lidell

 

 

I am so excited that TRIAL OF THREE by Alex Lidell is available now and that I get to share the news!

If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by Author Alex Lidell, be sure to check out all the details below.

This blitz also includes a giveaway for a $10 Amazon GC, International, courtesy of Alex and Rockstar Book Tours. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.

 

Can’t Wait Wednesday 9/26/18

 

 

Can’t Wait Wednesday/Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Wishful Endings and was previously hosted by Breaking the Spine.   It was created to show off a future release that you are excited for.

 

 

The Brilliant Death by Amy Rose Capetta

Discussion Post: Decline in Blog Activity

 

I recently asked about this on TBR and Beyond, but thought I would post it here, too.  Just a quick discussion since I’ve only been blogging for just over a year.  I’m curious if there are any trends in stats.

 

I noticed a slight decline in blog activity for August, but September has been a drastic decline.  My number of views is way down.

 

I was barely blogging at this time last year, so I can’t really use that to judge.  But I’m curious if this is normal this time of the year (school starting)?  Or is there something that I might not be doing to get people visiting?

 

Have you noticed a decline in activity for September?  If you’ve been blogging for awhile, is this a normal thing for this time of the year?  Do you have any advice to get the views back up or will it just get back to normal again soon?

 

 

 

Review of Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria (digital arc)

 

 

Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria

 

In the city of Eldra, people are ruled by ancient prophecies. For centuries, the high council has stayed in power by virtue of the prophecies of the elder seers. After the last infallible prophecy came to pass, growing unrest led to murders and an eventual rebellion that raged for more than a decade.

In the present day, Cassa, the orphaned daughter of rebels, is determined to fight back against the high council, which governs Eldra from behind the walls of the citadel. Her only allies are no-nonsense Alys, easygoing Evander, and perpetually underestimated Newt, and Cassa struggles to come to terms with the legacy of rebellion her dead parents have left her — and the fear that she may be inadequate to shoulder the burden. But by the time Cassa and her friends uncover the mystery of the final infallible prophecy, it may be too late to save the city — or themselves.

Goodreads Monday 9/24/18

 

Goodreads Monday is hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners.  All you have to do is show off a book from your TBR that you’re looking forward to reading.

 

 

Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas