My Year in Books 2016

This has been such an awesome year, filled with amazing books! In this post, I will tell you all about the prettiest covers, best characters, most disappointing books, and more! At the end of the post, I will list my favorite book of the year (which was a really hard task, as there are so many great books that have been published this year). So stay tuned!

January TBR

Hi everyone! *waves hand* Before I start, I hope you all had a good Christmas and New Year. I spent some time with my family, and it was really needed. I feel so much better and more ready for 2017 now, and I'm excited for all the awesome releases this year! So, last year, I had a lot going on and therefore didn't have time to blog as much as I'd have liked, but I'm starting fresh this year. I'm going to blog more, and I'm going to try to start doing TBRs for each month, starting now. Now, I'm really bad at planning what to read, I'm one of those people who just read whatever I feel like whenever I feel like it. Because of this, this may not work at all. I have a lot going on in my life, and I don't really like forcing myself to read a book I don't feel like reading right now. But I'll try, and we'll see where this ends up.

Now, we're already a ways through January, but I'll do this anyway. So, let's get started!

Chapter Reveal: Long Way Home (Thunder Road #3) by Katie McGarry

The highly anticipated third book in Katie McGarry’s Thunder Road Series is being released on January 31^st! LONG WAY HOME is a Young Adult Contemporary Romance being published by Harlequin Teen! Pre-order your copy of the next book in this emotionally charged series, and don’t miss Violet and Chevy’s story! Check out the first chapter below and be sure to pre-order your copy for the amazing bonus scenes! Read on for the first chapter of this amazing book!

Release Day Blitz: RoseBlood by A.G. Howard

I am so excited that ROSEBLOOD by A.G. Howard releases today and that I get to share the news!

If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by Author A.G. Howard, be sure to check out all the details below.

This blitz also includes a giveaway for a signed ROSEBLOOD poster and a mask courtesy of A.G. and Rockstar Book Tours. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.

My Dream Convention

When I found this, I just thought why not? I've been looking for something new to post about, and this seemed fun, so here is my dream convention. I’d like to mention, before I start, that I’ve never been to any convention. Where I live, book conventions just don’t happen, so I haven’t been able to attend one yet.

   So, I decided to do a New Adult convention, because it’s still a fairly new genre, and, in my opinion, just as good as Young Adult.

Review: Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass #5) by Sarah J. Maas

*Warning: This review will include a lot of capital letters and exclamation signs, because I’m still not over that ending.*

I don't even know what to say. This book. THIS BOOK! I won't even try to write a review right now, because I will just yell (aka use capital letters and lots of exclamation signs) if I were to express my feelings right now. My heart is absolutely broken. I am so scared of the last book (THE LAST BOOK!!!).

Title: Empire of Storms

Author: Sarah J. Maas

My rating: Why, why, WHY cant I give it more than 5 hearts?

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance

Pub. date: September 6th 2016

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens

Synopsis: The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those don't.

As the kingdoms of Erilea fracture around her, enemies must become allies if Aelin is to keep those she loves from falling to the dark forces poised to claim her world. With war looming on all horizons, the only chance for salvation lies in a desperate quest that may mark the end of everything Aelin holds dear.

Aelin's journey from assassin to queen has entranced millions across the globe, and this fifth installment will leave fans breathless. Will Aelin succeed in keeping her world from splintering, or will it all come crashing down? (synopsis from Goodreads)

Review: Fire in You (Wait for You #6) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

The perfect ending to an amazing series, Fire in You is an emotional roller-coaster that will have you swooning, crying, and fanning yourself. JLA has that little extra that makes the book pure magic. Definitely a must-read. 

Title: Fire in You

Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout (writing as J. Lynn)

My rating: 5 emotional, romantic hearts

Genre: New Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Pub. date: November 28th 2016

Synopsis: From the # 1 New York Times and International bestselling author, Jennifer L. Armentrout writing as J.Lynn, comes a richly moving story about heartbreak and guilt, second chances and hope. Full of familiar, fan-favorite characters and no two people more deserving of a happy ending, Fire In You will burn bright beyond the last page…

Jillian Lima’s whole world was destroyed in a span of a few hours. The same night her childhood love, Brock ‘the Beast’ Mitchell, broke her heart, her life was irrevocably altered by the hand of a stranger with a gun. It takes six years to slowly glue together the shattered pieces of her life, but Jillian is finally ready to stop existing in a past full of pain and regret. She takes a job at her father’s martial arts Academy and she’s going out on her first date since a failed relationship that was more yuck than yum. Jillian is determined to start living.

She just never expected Brock to be a part of her life again. But he’s firmly back in her life before she knows it, and not only is he older, he’s impossibly more handsome, more teasing and more everything. And when he sees Jillian, he’s no longer capable of thinking of her as the little girl who was his shadow growing up or the daughter of the man who gave him a second chance at life. He sees the woman who’d always been there for him, the one person who believed in him no matter what.

Brock knows she’s the one he should’ve made his, and what begins as a tentative friendship quickly turns to red-hot chemistry that sparks a flame that burns brighter than lust. Falling for Brock again risks more than her heart, because when the past sorrow-filled and guilt-ridden past resurfaces, and a web of lies threatens to rip them apart, the fallout could lay waste to everything they’ve fought to build together, and destroy the dreams of those they care most about. (synopsis from Goodreads)