Ash Reads Stuff

It's been so long since I've gotten to do a Top Ten Tuesday , a weekly feature from The Broke and the Bookish . I love doing these, and this is a good one. This week's topic is the top ten books I've read in 2017. Most of these books are also published in 2017, or will be published later on this year. Here we go... Heartache. Swoons. Disapproving dads. What more could you want?  Love letters in old books? Old best friends becoming more? Sign me up.  I would read this book a million times.  If you've ever questioned your faith, family, or yourself - this is for you.  So much snark and cuteness.  I love all of Trish's words. And she's a local (to me) author, so check it out.  Quite possibly my favorite book of the year. It doesn't come out until October, but it's worth the wait.  Cute boys, smart girls, sword fights. You want this one. So many emotions with this one and so many things you want to kno...

Well, it seems like I haven't posted one of these SINCE DECEMBER and now that 2017 is almost halfway over I figured I should?  Reading has seriously taken a backseat to life lately and I'm looking forward to summer break so I can get back in the swing of things. Below you'll find my four and five star reads since January. Most of them have been released since the ARC flow has been slow as well (come on NetGalley/Edelweiss). The majority of them have links back to the review if you just click on the book! I hope you find something you like! Five Star Reads:   This book was beautiful.  I cried and stayed up past my bedtime.  Releases in October 2017. Love. This. Series.  Check out Rebel of the Sands  first. I reread this.  Still swoony. Four Star Reads:                   Happy reading! 

Last month I vowed to get more reading done and actually have something to share and, yeah, that Ljust didn't happen. Actually, I think I might have even read less than in September. I'm currently 152/200 books. I seriously need to get my butt into gear! This month I added my two star reads, because even though I didn't like them that much someone else might.  Do you ever feel like that? Like all you want to do is read but nothing grabs your attention or you're just too tired? I hate it! Regardless, here are some of my top reads from the month of October. Like always, feel free to friend me on Goodreads here if you want to talk books.  Four Star Reads: Three Star Reads: Two Star Reads: What are you reading? 

The Summer I Wasn't Me  by Jessica Verdi Publication Date:  April 1, 2014 Pages:  346 (paperback)  Genre:  Young Adult  My Goodreads Rating:  3 Stars Goodreads Synopsis: Lexi has a secret. She never meant for her mom to find out. And now she's afraid that what's left of her family is going to fall apart for good. Lexi knows she can fix everything. She can change. She can learn to like boys. New Horizons summer camp has promised to transform her life, and there's nothing she wants more than to start over. But sometimes love has its own path... My Review:  This was my second book by Jessica Verdi, but definitely not my favorite. I had the privilege of reading What You Left Behind  as an ARC and loved it. This one was kind of difficult for me to love.  I guess it all begins when Lexi's father dies and her mother finds out she's gay. To appease her mother and save their relationship Lexi agrees to go to New Horizons, a s...

Sweet! Another Top Ten Tuesday , a weekly feature brought to you by The Broke and the Bookish ! This week is all about villains and, while I tend to root for the good guys, this one was kind of fun. Let's get started! Draco Malfoy ( Harry Potter ) He makes Harry's life miserable, but he's kind of miserable too. Not that it makes anything okay, but at least he's cute.  Rhysand ( A Court of Thorns and Roses )  Maybe he's a villain. Maybe he isn't. Maybe he's just misunderstood.  Baz ( Carry On ) Again with the villain or not a villain. Who really knows?  Hades ( Percy Jackson ) I feel like Hades has a soft spot for Percy even though he's always trying to kill him. Maybe that's just me.  Tracksuit Mafia ( Hawykey: My Life as a Weapon ) The losers kill me, bro. Hopper ( Never Ever ) This book is full of twists and turns and Hopper is one of them.  Rowan ( Unhooked ) Pirates. Swoon. President Snow...