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Every year I get all worked up about fall books that are coming out and this year is no exception. The big theme for the Fall seems to be favorite authors kicking off new series. WOW! Maggie Steivfater is starting a new series so of course I'm crazy-excited to get my hands on it. The first book is called All the Crooked Saints . Get it to me! Leigh Bardugo , who wrote Six of Crows , one of my all-time favorite reads, has Wonder Woman: Warbringer coming out at the end of August. A Wonder Women prequel??? YES PLEASE! Language of Thorns is also coming out this fall and takes place in her amazing Greishaverse. Kristen Cashore , who wrote Graceling series, another total fav, has Jane, Unlimited coming out. She hasn't released a new book in forever, so I'm falling all over myself to get it. Though, there's a "choose your own adventure" element (maybe) that I've read that sounds a little kooky. The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air) is coming out ...

What the what?! So I'm doing research for my annual Fall Books post (coming soon) and happen upon this ... HOW DID THIS SLIP MY ATTENTION?! Rainbow Rowell wrote a short-story with the proceeds going to the ACLU?! Click here right now to get in.  For the record, I loved Fangirl with my whole heart. I practically fell into the book. I didn't love Carry On and I stopped reading Eleanor & Park because something very bad happens to the characters, and I don't read seriously-sad stories. Did you read Lifeline ? That's on my to-read pile. Will update post once I'm finished reading this short. Regardless, my $3 went to a good cause. Related Posts: All my "Book" nerd-out posts

I was thinking about all the books I read in 2016, because I read a lot and usually, when I finish a book, I don't take time to reflect or even review it before I move on to what's next on my To Read pile. So I picked this quiet morning after all my guests left (*sniff*) to list out everything I read in 2016. I'm counting the audiobooks here but not the books I reread (mostly romance). There are too many to review each one, so I'll bold my favorites. (Oh! And this list is just in random order.) Take the Key and Lock Her Up  (See How They Run #2)  (The latest series from fave author Ally Carter and it's sooo good.)  Conspiracy of Us  by Maggie Hall Map of Fates (The Conspiracy of Us #2) by Maggie Hall Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo   (The sequel to Six of Crows , my favorite book from last year, was kind of a let down.) Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge Cruel Beauty  by Rosamund Hodge Gift of the Magi (Heist Society spinoff) by A...

The very best thing about Fall is the arrival of a ton of new books that keep me up far past my bedtime and have me daydreaming about what will happen all day long! I'm such a book nerd. Here's my annual roundup of books I've been eagerly anticipating ... My very-favorite book of 2015 was  Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. I can't gush enough about how totally blown away I was by the storytelling and characters. Six distinct characters pull off an impossible heist in a fictional world with a cliffhanger that nearly killed me ... INEJ!! At the end of September comes the sequel Crooked Kingdom and OHMYGOD I've been waiting long enough to find out the disastrous results of their heist and what will become of Kaz and his crew.  I picked up Ember in the Ashes audiobook last year and it was so intense I was stressed about listening to it for a whole week. But I couldn't stop. That sequel, A Torch Against the Night , is coming out on August 30 and I've b...

The fall season always brings out the best books. This week alone I purchased two new books (not counting the lovely cookbook that arrived on Tuesday) and finished one. So, here's my round up: Rainbow Rowell, "Carry On" Have you read "Fan Girl"? You MUST to read "Fan Girl" -- it's just that good. Funny, touching, well-paced and perfect. So the main character in that book write fan-fiction for a Harry Potter-esque book series -- which is THIS book. It's the fiction Cath's writing in FanGirl! And I can't wait to DIG IN. More info here.  Leigh Bardugo, "Six of Crows" Various authors and friends are raving about this new YA book, so I got a sample on my Kindle and had a hard time putting it down. Lately, my little one is having trouble falling asleep and requested I watch over her, so I read while she falls asleep. This takes her about 5 minutes because I'm paying zero attention to her. But I end up sitting in her...

One of my favorite things about Fall is all the new books that come out. Fall and Spring are the big seasons for new books. It's also the time someone should ban me from the book store and my Amazon cart, because things get crazy. This weekend I got to spend a blissful hour at the Barnes and Noble sans children. I browsed all my favorite sections and some new sections (Travel!) that I hardly ever get to explore. I may have made a lot of purchases. A whole lot of purchases. My To-Read Pile -- Well, One of the Three Piles Snow was spotted Saturday morning (already, right!!) so it feels like time to settle in and read all day. If only ... 

I love those days when a sequel I've been WAITING for ... for a book I've been thinking about since I finished it ... finally comes out. It feels like my birthday! The following has been circling through my head since March: What happens next? He just opens the door??? What? WHAT!  Well, the wait is over. It's here. The sequel in this two-part YA romance-a-thon. Joy!  Don't call me this weekend. I'm locking the doors. Putting on a princess movie marathon for the girls and will be reading. Until it's done. And I'm sobbing or somersaulting.  The review I wrote for the first book is here .  "Just One Day" followed by "Just One Year" - Read Them Funny story: When I finished the first one I immediately emailed a fellow YA reader friend in NYC that I hadn't emailed in a while (Diane). It was a short note. It said READ THIS! She wrote back a week later: with anger. How could I make her read a swoon-worthy book with t...

I know, I know ... the summer just started ... but I'm already looking forward to the Fall and all the SWEET sequels I'm dying to read. Just One Year by Gayle Forman -- because I can't get the ending of Just One Day out of my head. The book was based in Paris and was romantic and lovely. Sigh. More! More! (Due in October.) The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle #2) by Maggie Stiefvater -- because, as I said last year , I'll read anything Maggie Stiefvater writes. And I didn't love the first book, it did set up an interesting story for the second. (September) Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins -- because Lola and the Boy Next Door and Anna and the French Kiss were so fun-tastic to read that I don't want to miss out. And I love all the interweaving of characters in these books. (May 2014 -- they moved this date. BOO!) United We Spy, Gallagher Girls #6 by Ally Carter -- because this is the LAST book in the series and you practically...