Victoria's Book Blog

Hi everyone, Victoria here! Today I'm going to be sharing with you my TBR for the month of November! The year is almost over so I'm hoping to get in as many books as I can this month. Let's get into the TBR: -Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand (finish) -City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab -Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth -Need by Joelle Charboneau 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 October wrap-up! I only read 1  book  in October, which I'm a bit disappointed with, but I was in a reading slump for most of the month. I've also been very busy and tired lately, so it's been hard to find the time and motivation to read. Anyways, let's talk about what I read this month... 1.) Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️  . 5 / ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️  (3.5/5) I finished this book a while ago, so I don't remember everything that happened in this book but I'll do my best. I really enjoyed this book! I liked the storyline (since it was like nothing I've ever read before) and the characters were really relatable. Even though I've never gone to a Catholic school, I found the situations the main character was going through really interesting and relatable. The aspects of this that lowered my rating were that I thought it dragged on a bit and some of the...

Hi everyone, Victoria here! Today I'm going to be doing the Fall Time, Cozy Time Book Tag! I was tagged by the wonderful Abi over at What Makes A Good Book, so be sure to check out her blog here:  https://whatmakesagoodbook.blogspot.com/2018/10/fall-time-cosy-time-book-tag.html .  I don't want to ramble too long so let's get on to the questions!  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crunching Leaves- The world is full of color: A book with red, orange, and yellow on the cover   The perfect example of a book with these fall colors on the color is Illuminae by Amy Kauffman and Jay Kristof! Although I haven't read this book yet, I will hopefully be getting to it by the end of the year. Cozy Sweater- It's finally cold enough to wear cozy clothing- What book gives you the warm fuzzies?   The first book that popped into my head after reading this question was To All the Boys I've Loved Before by...

Hey everyone, Victoria here! Today I wanted to do a haul of the books I got from a book sale that my library had. All of these books were super cheap (paperbacks were $1.00 and hardcovers were $1.50), so I went a bit crazy! Let's just get right into the haul! Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn I just realized that this is being adapted into a TV mini-series (I think), but when I picked this up, I thought it would be a creepy and mysterious read to explore during October! All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Y'ALL! I FOUND THIS IN HARDCOVER FOR ONLY $1.50! WHAT A STEAL!! I've been wanting to read this book for such a long time and I've heard nothing but great things about it. So glad I was able to pick it up for such a good price! The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern I know so many Booktubers that love this book and constantly hype it up, and I want to see how I'll like it. I think this would be a good one to read in spooky month (aka October...

Hi everyone, Victoria here! Today I'm going to be sharing with you my TBR for the month of October! I've got a fairly ambitious and spooky TBR for this month. So without any further ado, let's get right into it! -Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry (finish!) (Even though this isn't spooky, I'm gonna finish it :) ) -The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw -Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn -Alone by Cyn Balog - The Truth by Jeffery W. Johnston 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 September wrap-up! I read 2 books  in August, which I'm a bit disappointed with, but I was in a reading slump for most of the month. Hopefully, next month I will be able to read more!  So, let's just jump right into the wrap-up... 1.) PS I Still Love You by Jenny Han Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️  . 5 / ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️  (3.5/5) I finished this book on like the first day of September, so I don't really remember too too much from this one, but I did enjoy it.  I didn't enjoy PS I Still Love You quite as much as To All the Boys I've Loved Before, but I still thought it was a nice addition to the series. I can't talk about this one too much because it is the second book in the series and I don't want to spoil anything for anyone, but some of the plot points were not my favorite. The other boy that comes into Lara Jean's life and steers her thoughts away from Peter was really annoying to m...

Hi everyone, Victoria here! Sorry, I didn't have a post go up last week but today I'm going to be doing the finally fall book tag!!  I'm so happy that its finally fall, as fall is my favorite season! Anyways, let's jump right into the questions!  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the fall, the air is crisp and clear: name a book with a vivid setting!  For this one, I'm gonna have to go with Sea Witch by Sarah Henning! The seaside town setting was just so eerie and enhanced the story and made it such an enjoyable read!  Nature is beautiful...but also dying: name a book that is beautifully written but also deals with a heavy topic like loss or grief  Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Henning Blake. This book talks about the main character's brother raping her best friend. Our main character, Mara, has to deal with a lot of grief and feelings surrounding the whole situation.   Fall is bac...

Hi everyone, Victoria here! Today I'm going to be sharing with you my TBR for the month of September. So without any further ado, let's get into my TBR for this month! -P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han (Finish!) -Always and Forever Lara Jean by Jenny Han -Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry -The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (Audiobook) -The Final Six by Alexandra Monir (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 August wrap-up! I read 3 books  in August, which I'm kind of disappointed with, but I'm having less time to read since school started back up again :/ .  So, let's just jump right into the wrap-up... 1.) Sea Witch by Sarah Henning Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️  / ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️  (5/5!) I was not expecting to love this book as much as I did! I can confidently say that this is one of my favorite books I've read so far this year!! It details the origin story of how the infamous Ursula (from The Little Mermaid) came to be! It was so so interesting and it kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. I listened to the audiobook to this one while I was on vacation, and I listened to it the whole flight back home! It was so so good!! It was so atmospheric and descriptive, which made it so much more believable. I really enjoyed the unique storyline and romance featured in this book and...

Hey everyone, Victoria here! Today I wanted to do my August book haul as I got a ton of books this month. Let's just get right into it because I have a lot of books to talk about!! Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry I know that EmmmaBooks loved this book, and I'm super excited to read it this month!! This book has such a unique concept and the cover is so gorgeous! I'm hoping to really love this one! :) To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han I read this in August and I'm set on finishing the series this month! I'm waiting to finish the entire series before watching the movie, even though I know it only details the first book (I'm weird ok...). Check out more of my thoughts on this book in my Augst wrap-up! The Muse by Jessie Burton This was on a sale cart at my library, so I got the paperback for only $3. The synopsis sounded pretty interesting, but the cover is absolutely stunning! Even though this is an adult book, I'm hop...

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 read...