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Monthly Wrap Up June

July 10, 2017 by Jaime Leave a Comment

So we had a few issues with the blog over the last week so this is going up a bit late but we can still make it work!  We had a fantastic June and can hardly believe that it is July already.  As always, summer is flying and we hope you are enjoying it along with some amazing books!

Fun with our Blogger Besties – Swoony Boys Podcast!
WHADDA YA KNOW WEDNESDAY

Alright – I know we have missed this for the last few months but WYAKW is coming back!!

If you don’t know what #WYAKW is…it’s our YA trivia night!  We have been having so much fun with it and we hope you will join in!  Whadda Ya Know Wednesday takes place on the 3rd Wednesday of every month…(ok, sometimes it is the 4th one instead)!  We love interacting with all of you and we love talking books, book boys, and gushing over our favorite authors. We couldn’t think of a better way to do all of that than by combining all of those things, throwing in some awesome prizes, and having a blast while doing it!  We have a new scoring system and if you invite your friends and they play, you have an even better chance of winning so make sure you invite and remind them to join in the fun!  Make sure you’re following @Fictionfare and @Swoonyboys to play along!

EVENTS: ALA 2017
ALA was in Chicago at the end of June and we had an amazing time.  Not only were we able to get our hands on some ARCs we have been dying to get, but we had the opportunity to mingle with some blogger friends and meet some authors!  We love ALA as there is definitely a different vibe vs. BEA.  Also – it just so happened that one of the authors I have wanted to meet for a while was going to be at ALA this year so there was no way we were missing that opportunity (I’m looking at you Mary Weber!! Thank you letting us hold up your line (just a bit) and I’m glad you were able to get the picture since we were clearly not prepared to take one!).  Everyone – you need to go check out her books if you haven’t yet…they are some of my favorites!
Of course, we love talking about books and what better place to do that than with librarians!  The only downside was that we didn’t get to see our besties Meg and Kassiah this year since we didn’t do our annual BEA trip and plans to join us for ALA were derailed but I’m optimistic we will be together sometime yet this year!  It is also helpful that they both happen to be near where Mid-Winter and Annual will be held for 2018!
EVENTS: MacKenzi Lee and Brittany Cavallaro
We  had an opportunity to visit with MacKenzi Lee (The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue) and Brittany Cavallaro (The Last of August) thanks to Boswell Book Company!  I’m really looking forward to checking out MacKenzi’s book and the follow up sounds just as good as the first one! And if you haven’t read the Charlotte Holmes series by Brittany, please go pick it up.  The series is soooo good and I can’t wait to get a copy of book 3!
AUTHOR TALK
If you haven’t seen this feature on the blog (as well as Swoony Boys Podcast) go check them out!  We have had some great interviews with some amazing authors already posted and continue to schedule more.  We are working on an upcoming schedule and getting the recordings done but if you want us to interview anyone specific, please let us know in the comments or reach out to us via social media.  We have so much fun with these and will continue to do them as often as we can!
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WHAT WE’VE BEEN READING:

Here are the books Jaime read this month:
TrustSinful Temptation (Temperance Falls: Selling Sin #1)Warcross (Warcross, #1)The Savage Dawn (The Girl at Midnight, #3)Summer Unscripted
The Impossible Vastness of UsThe Duchess Deal (Girl Meets Duke, #1)A Strange Hymn (The Bargainer, #2)The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband (Rokesbys, #2)Love Songs & Other Lies
Sway (Landry Family, #1)Bridge of Snow (The Winner's Trilogy, #0.5)
Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2)Illuminae (Illuminae Files)The Winner's Kiss (The Winner's Trilogy, #3) The Winner's Crime (The Winner's Trilogy, #2)Champion (Legend, #3)
 Here are the books Erin read this month:
Every Last LieThe Evaporation of Sofi Snow (The Evaporation of Sofi Snow #1)A Strange Hymn (The Bargainer, #2)A Dance Like Flame (Of Magic & Machine Book 1)The Rose Mark (Black Rose Sorceress, #1)
Now I Rise (The Conqueror's Saga, #2)Rose and Thorn (Black Rose Sorceress, Book 2)Before I Ever Met YouThe Duchess Deal (Girl Meets Duke, #1)Frostblood (Frostblood Saga #1)
Romancing the Duke (Castles Ever After, #1)When a Scot Ties the Knot (Castles Ever After, #3)Say Yes to the Marquess (Castles Ever After, #2)The Bride (Lairds' Fiancées, #1)Gentle Warrior
The Wedding (Lairds' Fiancées, #2)Honor's SplendourThe Lion's Lady (Crown's Spies, #1)Mine Till Midnight (The Hathaways, #1)Seduce Me at Sunrise (The Hathaways, #2)
Breaking Point (Article 5, #2)
OUR WAITING ON WEDNESDAY PICKS WERE:
  • [7 Jun] Waiting on Wednesday: The Arsonist by Stephanie Oakes
  • [14 Jun] Waiting on Wednesday: Zero Repeat Forever
  • [21 Jun] Waiting on Wednesday: Before She Ignites by Jodi Meadows
  • [28 Jun] Waiting on Wednesday: Jane, Unlimited by Kristen Cashore

WE POSTED REVIEWS FOR:

  • [1 Jun] Blog Tour: Dark Breaks The Dawn by Sara B. Larson ★★★★
  • [5 Jun] Violet Grenade by Victoria Scott ★★★★
  • [6 Jun] My Roommate’s Girl by Julianna Keyes ★★★★
  • [9 Jun] The Evaporation of Sofi Snow by Mary Weber ★★★★
  • [12 Jun] Plains of Sand & Steel By Alisha Klapheke
  • [13 Jun] Roar by Cora Carmack ★★★★½
  • [19 Jun] Song of the Current by Sarah Tolcser ★★★★
  • [21 Jun] Once and For All by Sarah Dessen Blog Tour ★★★★
  • [23 Jun] Blog Tour: The Impossible Vastness of Us by Samantha Young
  • [26 Jun] Atlantis Reborn (Atlantis Rising #3) by Gloria Craw ★★★½
OUR TOP TEN TUESDAY TOPICS WERE:
  • [6 Jun] Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Books That I’ve Recently Added To My TBR List!
  • [20 Jun] Top Ten Series I’ve Been Meaning To Start But Haven’t
  • [27 Jun] The Best Books I’ve Read In 2017 (So Far)
INTERVIEWS, FEATURES, & SPECIAL POSTS:
  • [1 Jun] Blog Tour: Dark Breaks The Dawn by Sara B. Larson ★★★★
  • [2 Jun] Flashback Friday: Amplified by Tara Kelly ★★★★½
  • [2 Jun] E-Book Deals For Your Weekend!
  • [5 Jun] Violet Grenade by Victoria Scott ★★★★
  • [6 Jun] Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Books That I’ve Recently Added To My TBR List!
  • [6 Jun] My Roommate’s Girl by Julianna Keyes ★★★★
  • [7 Jun] Blog Tour: Forbidden Promises by Katee Robert
  • [8 Jun] Julia Defiant Blog Tour!
  • [9 Jun] The Evaporation of Sofi Snow by Mary Weber ★★★★
  • [9 Jun] #PassionIsComing this December with The Trouble With Mistletoe!
  • [9 Jun] E-Book Deals You Don’t Want To Miss
  • [10 Jun] Monthly Wrap Up – May
  • [12 Jun] Plains of Sand & Steel By Alisha Klapheke
  • [13 Jun] Roar by Cora Carmack ★★★★½
  • [15 Jun] And Then There Were Four by Nancy Werlin
  • [16 Jun] Firebrand by A.J. Hartley
  • [16 Jun] Flashback Friday: My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
  • [19 Jun] Song of the Current by Sarah Tolcser ★★★★
  • [20 Jun] Top Ten Series I’ve Been Meaning To Start But Haven’t
  • [21 Jun] Once and For All by Sarah Dessen Blog Tour ★★★★
  • [22 Jun] The Unlikable Demon Hunter: Sting by Deborah Wilde
  • [23 Jun] Blog Tour: The Impossible Vastness of Us by Samantha Young
  • [26 Jun] Atlantis Reborn (Atlantis Rising #3) by Gloria Craw ★★★½
  • [27 Jun] The Best Books I’ve Read In 2017 (So Far)

WE HAVE/HAD GIVEAWAYS FOR:

  • [1 Jun] Blog Tour: Dark Breaks The Dawn by Sara B. Larson ★★★★
  • [7 Jun] Blog Tour: Forbidden Promises by Katee Robert
  • [8 Jun] Julia Defiant Blog Tour!
  • [12 Jun] Plains of Sand & Steel By Alisha Klapheke
  • [15 Jun] And Then There Were Four by Nancy Werlin
  • [21 Jun] Once and For All by Sarah Dessen Blog Tour ★★★★
Make sure you visit the Giveaways page to enter the ones that are still open!
 
 
What have you been up to? Have you read any great books? What are you reading now?  How are you doing on your reading challenge for the year?? Tell us everything in the comments!

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