Book Talk: May Uppercase Box Review

This post was meant to go up on my actual birthday, which would have been perfect, because what better gift to myself than an Uppercase Box? It has officially been a year since I received my first Uppercase Box and I've gotten a lot of amazing bookish goodies that I never would have even thought of getting for myself! That sentiment definitely applies to this month's box, but don't just take my word for it! (I say as you proceed to read a blog post full of my words...)

Book Talk: April Uppercase Review

Is there any better feeling than receiving an email that says your package has shipped earlier than expected? Probably, but it was just what I needed last week when my Uppercase box arrived. I'm not going to say this was the best box yet, but... It's a stiff competition.

Book Talk: March Wrap Up

So much for taking advantage of my spring break... I mean, I did, just not for reading. Prioritizing is hard. And now there aren't any breaks until Memorial Day. Looks like I'll just have to make a greater point of carving out time in my day. One day I'll restore my reading life to its former glory, but today is, unfortunately, not that day.

Book Talk: March Uppercase Review

The theme of this month's box was timing. Had I stuck to my original plan and actually blogged, this box's arrival would have aligned perfectly with the amount of time I had to prepare this blog post for publishing. Unfortunately, I did no such thing, but I did get to see Beauty and the Beast the morning this box arrived! You'll see why that's coincidental under the cut. 😉

Book Talk: February Wrap Up

Another month, another Wrap Up. So soon? I don't even feel like I've read anything this month. Obviously I read some, otherwise we wouldn't be here right now. I'm going to chalk up my poor performance to the lack of 29th, 30th, and 31st days. How could I possibly read all the books I want in a month that's two to three whole days shorter than all the others?!

Book Talk: February Uppercase Review

Sometimes life can be hard, but these days I've always had the middle of the month to look forward to. Who wouldn't be delighted to have a book box delivered to you after a couple difficult weeks? Bliss. This month is no exception because I loved this box and I think you will too. It's a really good one.

Book Talk: January Wrap Up

You know when you get off the freeway and you're itching to move faster because you suddenly have to drive at half the speed you were just going a second ago? Technically I wouldn't really know since I don't drive and I've only gotten off the freeway once (behind the wheel) while in driver's ed, but I'm telling you that is how this reading month felt. I went from 24 books in 31 days to 5 in 31. Quite the reduction, but I'm not mad about it.

Book Talk: January Uppercase Review

Here we have your regularly scheduled Happy Hub! Wait, that's not it. We've had to switch some things around at the end of this month because my Uppercase Box arrived a day too late but it's all good because you know what they say. Better late than never!

Book Talk: 2016 Wrap Up & Top 10 of 2016

When I signed up for Goodreads in May of 2012, I set my reading challenge for 50 books. I figured I was already a quarter of the way through the year so 50 books may be a challenge. Not the case. I demolished that goal. Since then I have been working my way up to my ultimate goal of reading 100 books in a single year. I got really close last year with 92 books, but at that point, I was just worrying about getting past my 90 book goal. It is with great pleasure and sense of accomplishment that I can say 2016 was the year I read 💯 books! Now I have to tackle the real challenge: whittling down the 100 to my top 10 favorite. Oh boy, here we go.

Book Talk: December Wrap Up

Talk about a fourth quarter comeback! For the past couple months I've been whining about my dismal reading months but I have turned that around so hard I should probably get checked for whiplash. This is the best reading month of my life based on the numbers. Obviously not every book is going to be a home run when you're reading this many, but I really branched out and picked up a lot of different genres, including ones that I don't usually get to amid my fantasy and contemporary reads. I'm forewarning you right now that this is a really long post so I'm going to stop the intro here and let you get on to the books!

Book Talk: December Uppercase Review

I'm always excited for my monthly Uppercase Box but this one crept up on me. There's been a lot going on any I have a sneaking suspicion that the less I think about a box, the better it will be. It'll be a challenge but I am willing to put that theory to the test if it means my boxes could potentially as amazing as this one.

Book Talk: November Wrap Up

Oof. My reading months are looking worse for wear. Despite reading fewer books in November, I'm not feeling as meh about this month as I did about October, maybe because I was very excited about and loved every single book I read this month. It really picked me up out of my not-slump. Having some time off of school reinvigorated me. It's much needed energy as well considering I am currently so far away from completing my Goodreads Reading Challenge...

Book Talk: November Uppercase Review

The announcement that this month's Uppercase Boxes would be shipping early came at a time when I really needed some good news. Just knowing that it was coming was a sliver of hope, but then to find out I'd be getting it a week early? They heard my cry for help and answered it not a moment too soon. This month's selections are A+.

Book Talk: October Wrap Up

If you were to ask me to sum up my reading month in one word, I would choose the word pitiful. I've fallen so far behind my Goodreads Reading Challenge it's embarrassing and it's not even because I'm in a reading slump! I crave to be reading all the time but my schoolwork and exhaustion doesn't allow it.

Book Talk: October Uppercase Box Review

I finally got to open my Uppercase Box! I got the shipping confirmation last Friday and I was so excited to get my hands on it, only to find out it was arriving on Monday, the day after I'd gone back to school. I had to endure a whole week of  knowing I have my Uppercase Box while not having it at the same time. It was, in the words of Cinderella and Rapunzel's princes, agony.

Book Talk: Good Book, Bad Cover Recommendations

We all know the saying "don't judge a book by its cover" and there is definitely a reason for it. These days publishing houses have a better understanding of what their readers want in a book cover but sometimes we still end up with some pretty cringe-worthy ones. Thankfully there are some books that were saved by a mid-series or post-series cover change (the reverse is the most heartbreaking thing in the industry) such as Anna and the French Kiss, Throne of Glass, and Shatter Me. Not all series are so fortunate, no matter how good they are.

Book Talk: September Wrap Up

Are you ready for a sad Wrap Up? Not sad because of the books I read or anything, but because I only read six books... and two of them didn't even hit 300 pages. It's the price you have to pay to travel, though, so I can't complain. I'll just have to work extra hard in the next three months to make up for lost time and catch up to my Goodreads Reading Challenge. There's still hope!

Book Talk: September Uppercase Box Review

Usually I am counting down the days til my next Uppercase Box but I've been a little preoccupied this past month. That didn't stop me from squealing in delight when I received my "your package has shipped!" email and realized I would have a lovely surprise when I got home.

Book Talk: Intergalactic Book Tag

Blogging on the road can be a but of a struggle, but I found the time to put together this fun book tag for this week! I love space and I love books and there is no wrong way to combine the two. Who cares that this tag was popular months ago? Space and books are always on trend.

Book Talk: August Wrap Up

Between the Olympics and my trip, I didn't think I would get to as many books as I did. Somehow I managed to find time for a rather heavy reading load. I guess it helped that I had the last of my summer class in the first half of the month so that freed up some much needed time to catch up. Usually I'm able to keep four or five books ahead of my Goodreads Reading Challenge but I've been in the red all year. It's a little discouraging. It averages to about two books a week though I think if I'm smart and choose my books wisely, I can make it happen.