All Books Considered

Into the Jungle by Erica Ferencik Blurb from Goodreads : In this pulse-pounding thriller from the author of the “haunting, twisting thrill ride” (Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author) The River at Night, a young woman leaves behind everything she knows to take on the Bolivian jungle, but her excursion abroad quickly turns into a fight for her life. Lily Bushwold thought she’d found the antidote to endless foster care and group homes: a teaching job in Cochabamba, Bolivia. As soon as she could steal enough cash for the plane, she was on it. When the gig falls through and Lily stays in Bolivia, she finds bonding with other broke, rudderless girls at the local hostel isn’t the life she wants either. Tired of hustling and already world-weary, crazy love finds her in the form she least expected: Omar, a savvy, handsome local man who’d abandoned his l...

2016 End of Year Book Survey: (hosted by Jamie @ The Perpetual Pageturner ) Number of books I read:  232. Number of re-reads:  29. Genre I read the most from: Contemporary adult. Best Book I read in 2016?  See my lists  HERE  (YA) and HERE  (Adult)  and   HERE  (Debuts) tl; dr:   Dear Fang, With Love The Raven King Every Exquisite Thing   The Underground Railroad Book you were excited and thought you were gonna love more but didn’t? Eligible :(  I love CS and Jane Austen but this was not a good fit Most surprising (in a good or bad way) book you read in 2016? Undecided and The Hating Game - I was leery to read both and they ended up to be some of my favorites of the year! Book you pushed people to read? Undecided   and   Every Exquisite Thing Best series you started in 2016? Best Sequel of 2016? Best Series Ender of 2016? Best series I started this year: IQ ...

1.   Dear Fang, With Love  by Rufi Thorpe Beautiful. Heart-wrenching. True.  My review HERE .  2.  The Underground Railroad   by Colson Whitehead Every inch of hype is absolutely real. I couldn't put this down or stop highlighting every astonishing word. 3.   I Almost Forgot About You  by Terry McMillan The one I bought for all my friends. I want Georgia Young to be my best friend. My review HERE . 4.   Undecided   by Julianna Keyes The kind of NA that you long to find and yet you hardly ever do!  My review HERE . 5.  Dancing with the Tiger  by Lili Wright I still can't believe this is a debut. So good and my favorite cover of the year. My review HERE . 6.   The Boy Is Back   by Meg Cabot I had a giant smile on my face the entire time I read this one AND my top book boyfriend of the year!  My review...

1.   Dancing with the Tiger  by Lili Wright I loved this one - the setting, the mystery, the writing. Can't wait to read what this author writes next!  My review HERE .  2.  The Hating Game   by Sally Thorne Such a perfect love/hate romance! Funny and swoon-worthy! 3.  An Innocent Fashion  by R.J. Hernández This wasn't anything like I expected but it was juicy in its prose and plot and seriously lovely all the same.  My review  HERE . 4.   Fill the Sky  by Katherine A. Sherbrooke I've thought about this book so many times since I read it - I just can't get it out of my head - the setting and the characters feel so real to me.  My review HERE . 5.   The Smell of Other People's Houses   by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock This book was so beautiful and so unexpected.  My review HERE . 6.   Sweetbitter  by Stephanie Danl...