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Monthly Wrap Up – March

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I can’t believe that April is here already.  I feel like I say something like this every month but time is flying by my friends!  We had a month filled with real life adulting stuff and also got to squeeze some great events in there too!  I also know we missed WYAKW in March but we will be picking that back up here for April.  Check out everything we had going on!

Fun with our Blogger Besties – Swoony Boys Podcast!

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: PENGUIN TEEN ON TOUR
While I have been spending plenty of time in the state of Illinois this past month, I had the opportunity to visit a new to me bookstore to visit with some pretty fantastic authors.  Magic Tree Bookstore hosted Renée Ahdieh (THE ROSE AND THE DAGGER), Natalie C. Anderson (CITY OF SAINTS AND THIEVES), Alwyn Hamilton (TRAITOR TO THE THRONE), and Lesley Livingston (THE VALIANT)! Make sure you read these books.  Not only do they have strong female main characters, but the stories are amazing.  Between Jaime and I, I think we have read them all and of course, loved them all.
EVENTS: APOLLYCON 2017
This was our first year attending Apollycon and since it was in Orlando we took some of the family with us so they could enjoy the sun while we enjoyed the bookish fun!  If you haven’t attended this event before, consider it for 2018!  We had such a great time, both as fans and volunteers.  The ladies (Jennifer, Hannah, and Stephanie) had this very well organized and it felt pretty laid back compared to other book events we have attended.  I am for sure looking forward to DC next year and there are some great authors on the line up for next year already!
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.  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!
author-talk

WHAT WE’VE BEEN READING:

Here are the books Jaime read this month:
Wesley James Ruined My LifeWhat to Say NextSycamoreThe Truth About Happily Ever AfterWho Killed Christopher Goodman?
Forbidden Promises (The O'Malleys, #4)We Can Be Mended (Divergent #3.5)Words in Deep BlueMischief & Magnolias (Magnolia Branch, #2)Roar (Stormheart, #1)
Forgotten (Deep Connection, #2)The Royal WeAn Indecent Proposal (The O'Malleys, #3)Starting Over: A StoryThe Wedding Pact (The O'Malleys, #2)
The Marriage Contract (The O'Malleys, #1)Lost and Found Sisters (Wildstone, #1)Letters to the Lost
 Here are the books Erin read this month:
HuntedTemptress Unbound (1,001 Erotic Nights, #6)We Can Be Mended (Divergent #3.5)The Freemason's DaughterThe Dark Days Pact (Lady Helen, #2)
American Prince (American Queen Trilogy, #2)Scandal in Spring (Wallflowers, #4)Devil in Winter (Wallflowers, #3)It Happened One Autumn (Wallflowers, #2)Starting Over: A Story
Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1)The Beast Is an AnimalForgotten (Deep Connection, #2)
OUR WAITING ON WEDNESDAY PICKS WERE:

WE POSTED REVIEWS FOR:

OUR TOP TEN TUESDAY TOPICS WERE:
INTERVIEWS, FEATURES, & SPECIAL POSTS:
What have you been up to? Have you read any great books? What are you reading now?  How did you do on your reading challenge(s) last year?? Tell us everything in the comments!

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