October Wrap Up & November TBR: aka the month I failed to get my act together but crossed off a bunch of authors I wanted to see at Yallfest 2019

Well, the Yallfest binge was read, and I think I mostly completed it? I still didn't read everything I wanted, but here we are! 🧚 fairy blessing: I'm going to Yallfest next month!! 🧚 fairy blessing: I sort of got my reading rhythm reading again, and I finally read a decent amount of books. 🧙 stepmother's curse: I read, like, nothing …

Yallfest October TBR

It's officially official: Mandy is going back to Yallfest for a second year in a row. This girl is screaming. SO MUCH EXCITEMENT TO BE HAD. While some of my top authors aren't going to be there like last year, I'm still excited to be back in the Yallfest pandemonium and book love. Now, however, …

Nightmare Before BPR : an Update of Monster Proportions

It's 18 days into Nightmare Before BPR aka Spooky September, and YA GIRL IS GOING STRONG. Well, as strong as I can be. We can pretend, right? I've been feeling all the spooky vibes, and I'm afraid I might thrill and chill myself out before Halloween happens. Might that be possible??? Let's refresh what this …

August Wrap Up & September TBR

Another month down, and another month of Mandy being confused on what she actually read. Well, I guess this is still a thing? 🧚 fairy blessing: Our readathon is next month, and I'm ready for all of the spooky reads!! 🧚 fairy blessing: This girl had a much needed vacation, and got some good reading time in. 🧙 stepmother's curse: Summer …

Nightmare Before BPR : Read-a-thon TBR

In case you missed it, last week, we announced that we are doing the Nightmare Before BPR read-a-thon again—a read-a-thon based on prompts from The Nightmare Before Christmas. I'm so super pumped for this read-a-thon, and I've been setting some books aside for the past few months so I can binge them allllll. Here are …

July Wrap-Up & August TBR

Could this possibly be...the best reading month that Mandy has ever had??? I can't even believe the words coming out of my digital mouth. So many good reads. WHAT IS LIFE. 🧚 fairy blessing: Um amazing books overall, between the book gifts and just good reading 🧚 fairy blessing: I felt more refreshed in reading, blogging, etc. by the …