Hey guys! So I have decided once again that I will be partaking in Blogmas. I took part in it last year even though I started a couple of days late. This year I am aiming to start on time. I will be blogging up until Christmas. I don’t know if I will do anything longer than that but decided this would be fun to do.
So I was originally going to make today’s post a TBR. This is kinda a TBR in a way. I will have a different TBR up tomorrow. I just wanted to post this first because this is something I find really cool. So I don’t know how long this has been going on for, but Riveted is doing the 25 Reads of Christmas. So this means everyday leading up to Christmas a different book will be free to read for one day. I really love this idea so much. They always include so many amazing books that are in different genres. Also they have a good amount of books that have just recently come out this year. So I really would like to read some of the books.
So I’m going to post about which books I’d like to read. Then I will update you when it is over and tell you if I actually ended up reading those books or not. I might even try some of the others books if there are ones here you think I should read. So let’s dive in!
Genre: Young Adult, LGBT, Contemporary, Thriller, Mystery
Pages: 384 pages
Published: June 4th 2019
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Plot: Pretty Little Liars meets People Like Us in this taut, tense thriller about two teens who find their paths intertwined when an anonymous texter threatens to spill their secrets and uproot their lives.
PRIVATE NUMBER: Wouldn’t you look better without a cheater on your arm?
AMANDA: Who is this?
The daughter of small town social climbers, Amanda Kelly is deeply invested in her boyfriend, real estate heir Carter Shaw. He’s kind, ambitious, the town golden boy—but he’s far from perfect. Because behind Amanda’s back, Carter is also dating Rosalie.
PRIVATE NUMBER: I’m watching you, Sweetheart.
ROSALIE: Who IS this?
Rosalie Bell is fighting to remain true to herself and her girlfriend—while concealing her identity from her Christian fundamentalist parents. After years spent in and out of conversion “therapy,” her own safety is her top priority. But maintaining a fake, straight relationship is killing her from the inside.
When an anonymous texter ropes Amanda and Rosalie into a bid to take Carter down, the girls become collateral damage—and unlikely allies in a fight to unmask their stalker before Private uproots their lives.
PRIVATE NUMBER: You shouldn’t have ignored me. Now look what you made me do…
Serious Moonlight By Jenn Bennett
Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult, Romance, Mystery
Pages: 426 pages
Published: April 16th 2019
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Plot: After an awkward first encounter, Birdie and Daniel are forced to work together in a Seattle hotel where a famous author leads a mysterious and secluded life in this romantic contemporary novel from the author of Alex, Approximately.
Mystery-book aficionado Birdie Lindberg has an overactive imagination. Raised in isolation and homeschooled by strict grandparents, she’s cultivated a whimsical fantasy life in which she plays the heroic detective and every stranger is a suspect. But her solitary world expands when she takes a job the summer before college, working the graveyard shift at a historic Seattle hotel.
In her new job, Birdie hopes to blossom from introverted dreamer to brave pioneer, and gregarious Daniel Aoki volunteers to be her guide. The hotel’s charismatic young van driver shares the same nocturnal shift and patronizes the waterfront Moonlight Diner where she waits for the early morning ferry after work. Daniel also shares her appetite for intrigue, and he’s stumbled upon a real-life mystery: a famous reclusive writer—never before seen in public—might be secretly meeting someone at the hotel.
To uncover the writer’s puzzling identity, Birdie must come out of her shell…discovering that the most confounding mystery of all may be her growing feelings for the elusive riddle that is Daniel.
Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult
Pages: 352 pages
Published: August 13th 2019
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Plot: Two teens go on a life-changing sailing trip as they deal with the grief of losing their best friend in this heartwrenching, hopeful novel from the author of Something Like Normal and In a Perfect World.
Willa and Taylor were supposed to spend the summer after high school sailing from Ohio to Key West with their best friend, Finley. But Finley died before graduation, leaving them with a twenty-five-foot sailboat, a list of clues leading them to destinations along the way, and a friendship that’s hanging by a thread.
Now, Willa and Taylor have two months and two thousand miles to discover how life works without Finley—and to decide if their own friendship is worth saving.
From acclaimed author Trish Doller comes a poignant tale of forgiveness, grief, and the brilliant discoveries we make within ourselves when we least expect it.
Girls with Sharp Sticks By Suzanne Young
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Contemporary
Pages: 400 pages
Published: March 19th 2019
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Plot: The Girls of Innovations Academy are beautiful and well-behaved—it says so on their report cards. Under the watchful gaze of their Guardians, the all-girl boarding school offers an array of studies and activities, from “Growing a Beautiful and Prosperous Garden” to “Art Appreciation” and “Interior Design.” The girls learn to be the best society has to offer. Absent is the difficult math coursework, or the unnecessary sciences or current events. They are obedient young ladies, free from arrogance or defiance. Until Mena starts to realize that their carefully controlled existence may not be quite as it appears.
As Mena and her friends begin to uncover the dark secrets of what’s actually happening there—and who they really are—the girls of Innovations will find out what they are truly capable of. Because some of the prettiest flowers have the sharpest thorns.
So these are the books I am attempting to read during The 25 Reads of Christmas. I hope I can get to these. Have you guys read any of the books? If so let me know your thoughts.
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I’ve never heard about Riveted! This sounds amazing. Although I’m not sure if I’ll be able to finish a book in one day, maybe only on the weekends. 😀
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I was more on top of it when I wasn’t working but now I can’t really try unless on my days off. It is a nice way to sample books and see if you’d have any interest reading them and if anything picking them up in the future.
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I never heard about this, thanks so much for sharing Reg! I love that Scythe is on there.
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Of course. They do it every year and I always look forward to seeing what free books they have available. It’s so fun and a way to discover new books you haven’t really heard of.
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Girls With Sharp Sticks was sooooo good! I hope you get to read all of these!
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Thank you! I am so excited to get to it. I didn’t read it earlier this year so when I saw it was part of this I was like I deff have to try.
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