Life:
Last Saturday my son got to have his 1st ever birthday party with all of his classmates and friends. We had it at the local gymnastics center, and they were all so adorable to watch! We only had one hiccup the whole party. By the time the 3rd kiddo, which was the birthday boy himself, got up to the pinata, he completely decimated it. The kids were screaming and running for the candy and all of us adults were like uhhhh what happened lol. So needless to say, it was perfect timing that this week was tball signups. Both of my boys are now signed up and they can’t wait for the season to begin Mid March. 🙂 Here’s hoping you all had a great week too.
In case you aren’t familiar with our Friday Star Posts, we like to take a look at what’s happened around here in the last week, what’s coming up that we are excited about and anything else that we may have to share!
♥ Enjoy!
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Giveaway:
Enter to win 1 of 10 copies of THE BACHELOR AUCTION by Rachel Van Dyken in Paperback. Enter → here.
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Just Finished and Loved:
Adorkable by Cookie O’Gorman → Jen’s Review
4.5 Stars! Adorkable was filled with laughter, butterfly and smile inducing moments, and I couldn’t get enough of it!
Adorkable (ah-dor-kuh-bul): Descriptive term meaning to be equal parts dorky and adorable. For reference, see Sally Spitz.
Seventeen-year-old Sally Spitz is done with dating. Or at least, she’s done with the horrible blind dates/hookups/sneak attacks her matchmaking bestie, Hooker, sets her up on. There’s only so much one geek girl and Gryffindor supporter can take.
Her solution: she needs a fake boyfriend. And fast.
Enter Becks, soccer phenom, all-around-hottie, and Sally’s best friend practically since birth. When Sally asks Becks to be her F.B.F. (fake boyfriend), Becks is only too happy to be used. He’d do anything for Sal–even if that means giving her PDA lessons in his bedroom, saying she’s “more than pretty,” and expertly kissing her at parties.
The problem: Sally’s been in love with Becks all her life–and he’s completely clueless.
This book features two best friends, one special edition Yoda snuggie, countless beneath-the-ear kisses and begs the question:
Who wants a real boyfriend when faking it is so much more fun?
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3 Stars:
Wintersong by S. Jae Jones → Chelsea’s Review
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Reading Next:
Frostblood (Frostblood Saga #1) by Elly Blake
Seventeen-year-old Ruby is a Fireblood who has concealed her powers of heat and flame from the cruel Frostblood ruling class her entire life. But when her mother is killed trying to protect her, and rebel Frostbloods demand her help to overthrow their bloodthirsty king, she agrees to come out of hiding, desperate to have her revenge. Despite her unpredictable abilities, Ruby trains with the rebels and the infuriating–yet irresistible–Arcus, who seems to think of her as nothing more than a weapon. But before they can take action, Ruby is captured and forced to compete in the king’s tournaments that pit Fireblood prisoners against Frostblood champions. Now she has only one chance to destroy the maniacal ruler who has taken everything from her–and from the icy young man she has come to love.
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Guardian of Secrets (Library Jumpers #2) by Brenda Drake
The story continues! In the first book, Thief of Lies, Gia Kearns would rather fight with boys than kiss them. That is, until Arik, a leather clad hottie in the Boston Athenaeum, suddenly disappears. While examining the book of world libraries he abandoned, Gia unwittingly speaks the key that sucks her and her friends into a photograph and transports them into a Paris library, where Arik and his Sentinels-magical knights charged with protecting humans from the creatures traveling across the gateway books-rescue them from a demonic hound.
Jumping into some of the world’s most beautiful libraries would be a dream come true for Gia, if she weren’t busy resisting her heart or dodging an exiled wizard seeking revenge on both the Mystik and human worlds. Add a French flirt obsessed with Arik and a fling with a young wizard, and Gia must choose between her heart and her head, between Arik’s world and her own, before both are destroyed.
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Upcoming Releases:
King’s Cage (Red Queen #3) by Victoria Aveyard (Releases 02/07)
The story continues! In the first book, Red Queen, Mare Barrow’s world is divided by blood—those with common, Red blood serve the Silver- blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities. Mare is a Red, scraping by as a thief in a poor, rural village, until a twist of fate throws her in front of the Silver court. Before the king, princes, and all the nobles, she discovers she has an ability of her own.
To cover up this impossibility, the king forces her to play the role of a lost Silver princess and betroths her to one of his own sons. As Mare is drawn further into the Silver world, she risks everything and uses her new position to help the Scarlet Guard—a growing Red rebellion—even as her heart tugs her in an impossible direction. One wrong move can lead to her death, but in the dangerous game she plays, the only certainty is betrayal.
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Guardian of Secrets (Library Jumpers #2) by Brenda Drake (Releases 02/07)
The story continues! In the first book, Thief of Lies, Gia Kearns would rather fight with boys than kiss them. That is, until Arik, a leather clad hottie in the Boston Athenaeum, suddenly disappears. While examining the book of world libraries he abandoned, Gia unwittingly speaks the key that sucks her and her friends into a photograph and transports them into a Paris library, where Arik and his Sentinels-magical knights charged with protecting humans from the creatures traveling across the gateway books-rescue them from a demonic hound.
Jumping into some of the world’s most beautiful libraries would be a dream come true for Gia, if she weren’t busy resisting her heart or dodging an exiled wizard seeking revenge on both the Mystik and human worlds. Add a French flirt obsessed with Arik and a fling with a young wizard, and Gia must choose between her heart and her head, between Arik’s world and her own, before both are destroyed.
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Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza (Releases 02/07)
Empress
Rhee, also known as Crown Princess Rhiannon Ta’an, is the sole surviving heir to a powerful dynasty. She’ll stop at nothing to avenge her family and claim her throne.
Fugitive
Aly has risen above his war refugee origins to find fame as the dashing star of a DroneVision show. But when he’s falsely accused of killing Rhee, he’s forced to prove his innocence to save his reputation – and his life.
Madman
With planets on the brink of war, Rhee and Aly are thrown together to confront a ruthless evil that threatens the fate of the entire galaxy.
A saga of vengeance, warfare, and the true meaning of legacy.
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Wintersong by S. Jae Jones (Releases 02/07)
Deep in his terrifying realm underground, the cold and forbidding Goblin King casts a dark shadow over nineteen-year-old Liesl. Her grandmother had always warned her to follow the old laws, for every year on the longest night of winter the Goblin King will emerge into the waking world in search of his eternal bride. Sensible and plain, Liesl knows it’s her duty to keep her beautiful sister safe from harm, but she wishes only to indulge in her wild, captivating music, composed and played in secret in the Goblin King’s honor.
When her beautiful sister Käthe is stolen by the Goblin King, Liesl knows she must set aside her childish fantasies to journey to the Underground and save her. Drawn despite herself to the strange, beautiful world she finds–and the mysterious man who rules it–she finds herself facing an impossible choice. With time and the old laws working against her, Liesl must discover who she truly is before her fate is sealed.
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You can check out the rest of the books that we can’t wait to be released → HERE
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I enjoyed Frostblood and I really hope you guys enjoy it too! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on it! 😀
Raven recently posted…You Don’t Know My Name (The Black Angel Chronicles #1) By Kristen Orlando [Review]
Chelsea ended up loving Frostblood! Which I found exciting, since there seems to be such a mix of high and low reviews out there on this book. And I saw the author is releasing the 2nd in the trilogy right before Fall 2017, yay! 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing all the fun deals!! That’s awesome your son’s birthday went well and that he was the one to burst the pinata.
-Lauren
ShootingStarsMag recently posted…Glossies Made Me Do It: Fun Ideas With Nail Polish
I was so shocked, especially since we still had 12 more kids to go through. Maybe next year I’ll have 2 pinatas lol.
Sounds like your son’s ready to be a baseball superstar! LOL!
Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction recently posted…Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 2/5/17
LOL, totally! They both have been asking me to put blue tape X’s all over their walls so they can practice throwing soft balls at them….and so it begins all over again lol!
I loved The Power! Seth and Josie are awesome character, and I can’t wait for book three. I also really enjoyed Die For Me by Amy Plum. Great recommendations, Jen. 😊
Jess @ Fairytales and Books recently posted…Book Review: Wilder by Rebecca Yarros
I can’t wait for book 3 either! I’m so excited that it’s going to be 4 books, because I was freaking out that there’s no way it could all be wrapped up in just 3 books ha. I still need to read Die For Me, it’s patiently waiting on my Kindle. 🙂