Victoria's Book Blog

Hey everyone, it's Victoria here! Today I want to share with you my top 5 most anticipated releases for fall! Without further ado let's get right into the books...(in no particular order) 1. Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer Release Date: September 4th This sounds so so interesting! The basic premise follows a girl who sells magical body parts on the black market....if that doesn't interest you, I don't know what will! I'm super excited to get my hands on this book!  2. Wild Card by Marie Lu  Release Date: September 18th I read Warcross  by Marie Lu earlier this year and really enjoyed it so I am looking forward to reading this sequel!  3. Freak 'N' Gorgeous  Release Date: September 11th I don't really know too much about what this book is about, but it seems like a super fun and unique contemporary novel! I also think the cover is super simplistic yet cool!! :) 4. A Very Large Expanse of Sea by

Hi everyone, Victoria here! Sorry, I didn't have a post go up last week but today I'm going to be doing the back to school book tag!! The summer absolutely flew by, and now I sadly have to go back to school next week. Anyways, let's jump right into the questions!  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- English/Language Arts- Name your favorite author's (or books) writing style  Ok so I don't really have a specific author or book in mind, but I love a quick paced story that can get me out of a reading slump!  Math- A book that made you frustrated  Definitely, this book because the characters were SO stupid! It was agonizing to read their stupidity!!  Science- A book that really made you think/question things  The Call made me think about something like "the call" happening in today's society and how scary it would be  Social Studies/History- Your favorite book from a differe

Hello everyone, Victoria here! Today I'm going to be sharing with you my TBR for the month of August. I have a very ambitious TBR for this month, but I'm in a very good reading mood! So without any further ado, let's get into my TBR for this month! -Sweet by Emmy Laybourne -Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All by Candace Fleming (along with other authors) -Sweet Black Waves by Kristina Pérez -Wild Blue Wonder by Carlie Sorosiak -The Last to Let Go by Amber Smith -The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson -Sea Witch by Sarah Henning (Audiobook) -Aftercare Instructions by Bonnie Pipkin (Audiobook) That concludes my TBR for this month! Let me know in the comments if any of these books are on your TBR and I'll see you all next week with another new post! -xoxo Victoria *Are you following me on Instagram?  If not, be sure to follow me to keep up with what I'm reading! Follow me at: @victoriasbookishblog *

Hey everyone,  Victoria here! Today I'm going to be sharing with you my July wrap-up! I read 5 books  in July, which I'm really happy with! I read a lot of really great books and a lot of mediocre books. So, let's just jump right into the wrap-up... 1.) The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️  / ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️  (3/5) *TRIGGER WARNING- Suicide, Depression, and Self-harm I thought that this book was going to be a definite 5 star read for me, turns out I don't like reading magical realism. This book is about a girl whose mother commits suicide, and she is now convinced that her mother has turned in to a bird. This is not a bad book, by any means. In fact, I would even recommend it to you if you like magical realism. I enjoyed the mental health aspect of this book, and I thought it was really well done. However, in the middle of this book, I was ready to DNF it. I was very bored in the middle of this book, as were some other readers (as