Mini Panda's Book Reviews

#(Late)Read-O-Rama TBR June 11th 12:00 am - June 17th 12:00 am This is a complete last minute thrown together TBR for #Read-O-Rama. I figured I had a lot of free time this week and it would be a great time to get some reading down. Challenges: Read a book with RAMA in the title and/or author's name Read a book with water on the cover Read a short book (150 pages or less) Read a graphic novel Read a book you've been anticipating Read an own voices novel Read a book released in summer of any year Read 7 books My TBR: Long Way Home  by Katie McGarry A Court of Wings and Ruin  by Sarah J. Maas  The Seafarer's Kiss  by Julia Ember Saga Volume 2  by Brian K. Vaughan The Hate You Give  by Angie Thomas  There Are Monsters Here  by Cameron Chase Bonus: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban  by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire  by J.K. Rowling

#SPOOKATHON WRAP UP October 17th (12:00 am) - October 23rd  (11:59 pm) #Spookathon was sort of a success.... I mean I had a lot of fun and really enjoyed what I read but I also I never did finish a book. What a surprise! Another readathon that I tried to complete and then absolutely failed. This time though was my fault. I purposely stopped reading because I've been so excited to start Nanowrimo. All I can think about is my story and planning for my story. So reading as fallen to the wayside. I will be working hard at Nanowrimo prep until November starts.  CHALLENGES: 1. Read a thriller 2. Read a book with red on the cover 3. Read a book with a spooky word in the title 4. Read a 2016 release 5. Read a book with a paranormal character/creature What I did read was these three books here. Again though I didn't finish any on these. :( : 

#SPOOKATHON TBR October 17th (12:00 am) - October 23rd  (11:59 pm) #Spookathon is hosted by Booksandlala , Paigespages , and Bookerly . And oh boy am I excited!! I love Halloween time! I'm obsessed with all things scary and spooky so I was beyond stoked to see that there was a readathon all about that. I'm gonna be busy like always so hopefully I can get to all the books I want to but I have a four book TBR for the five challenges that were set out for us: CHALLENGES: 1. Read a thriller 2. Read a book with red on the cover 3. Read a book with a spooky word in the title 4. Read a 2016 release 5. Read a book with a paranormal character/creature

Review: November 9  by Colleen Hoover Format (That I Read It): Ebook Summary: Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day before her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon’s last day in L.A. together, and her eventful life becomes the creative inspiration Ben has always sought for his novel. Over time and amidst the various relationships and tribulations of their own separate lives, they continue to meet on the same date every year. Until one day Fallon becomes unsure if Ben has been telling her the truth or fabricating a perfect reality for the sake of the ultimate plot twist. Initial Thoughts: I remember being so excited when I heard this book was coming out. I've only read one Colleen Hoover book and that was Ugly Love.  I was most excited and only knew it was about two people meeting on the same day every year. One of them is writing a book. Review: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I didn't expe...

TRY A CHAPTER TAG (#1) Source: BookParadise I saw this tag going around today and thought it was perfect for the readathon I'm doing. What you do is pick five books (or less if you want) and read the first chapter of each book to try and decide what you want to read next. I am finishing up November 9 by Colleen Hoover and I'm not sure what I want to dive into next. This will probably be the first of many of these that I do.  Book 1: Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas Book 2: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer Book 3: Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat  Book 4: Night Film by Marisha Pessl Book 5: And I Darken by Kiersten White I'm not going to say what I picked to read. If you want to know then you will have to tune into my wrap up of A Bout Of Books readathon.

#BookTube-A-Thon Wrap Up July 18th (12:00 am) - July 24th (11:59 pm) Booktube-a-thon is hosted by  Ariel Bissett . It's a readathon to celebrate Booktube. There will be reading sprints and videos challenges and all around a great time. I'm really excited for this one! It should be a lot of fun! I have an ambitious TBR but I'm looking forward to trying my best.  TBR Challenges: Read a book with yellow on the cover.  Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth,  Morning Star Read a book only after sunset.  Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth Read a book you discovered through Booktube.  Shatter Me Read a book by one of your favorite authors.   Morning Star Read a book that is older than you.  Read and watch a book-to-movie adaptation. V for Vendetta Comics Read seven books.   Didn't happen. DAY ONE: I finished this book the first day of Booktubeathon. I got it as an e-arc from Netgalley. It do...

Review: The Butterfly Garden  by Dot Hutchison Format (That I Read It): Ebook, Netgalley ARC (Advance Reader Copy) Summary: Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden. In this garden grow luscious flowers, shady trees…and a collection of precious “butterflies”—young women who have been kidnapped and intricately tattooed to resemble their namesakes. Overseeing it all is the Gardener, a brutal, twisted man obsessed with capturing and preserving his lovely specimens. When the garden is discovered, a survivor is brought in for questioning. FBI agents Victor Hanoverian and Brandon Eddison are tasked with piecing together one of the most stomach-churning cases of their careers. But the girl, known only as Maya, proves to be a puzzle herself. As her story twists and turns, slowly shedding light on life in the Butterfly Garden, Maya reveals old grudges, new saviors, and horrific tales of a man who’d go to any length to hold beauty captive. ...

#BookTube-A-Thon TBR July 18th (12:00 am) - July 24th (11:59 pm) Booktube-a-thon is hosted by Ariel Bissett . It's a readathon to celebrate Booktube. There will be reading sprints and videos challenges and all around a great time. I'm really excited for this one! It should be a lot of fun! I have an ambitious TBR but I'm looking forward to trying my best.  TBR Challenges: Read a book with yellow on the cover. Read a book only after sunset.  Read a book you discovered through Booktube. Read a book by one of your favorite authors.   Read a book that is older than you. Read and watch a book-to-movie adaptation.    Read seven books.

Review: All The Missing Girls  by Megan Miranda Format (That I Read It): Ebook, ARC (Advance Reader Copy) Summary: Like the spellbinding psychological suspense in The Girl on the Train and Luckiest Girl Alive, Megan Miranda’s novel is a nail-biting, breathtaking story about the disappearances of two young women—a decade apart—told in reverse. It’s been ten years since Nicolette Farrell left her rural hometown after her best friend, Corinne, disappeared from Cooley Ridge without a trace. Back again to tie up loose ends and care for her ailing father, Nic is soon plunged into a shocking drama that reawakens Corinne’s case and breaks open old wounds long since stitched. The decade-old investigation focused on Nic, her brother Daniel, boyfriend Tyler, and Corinne’s boyfriend Jackson. Since then, only Nic has left Cooley Ridge. Daniel and his wife, Laura, are expecting a baby; Jackson works at the town bar; and Tyler is dating Annaleise Carter...

#TBRTakedown 3.5 April 8th (12:00 am) - April 10th (11:59 pm) I took part in the TBRTakedown 3.5 Challenge. It is hosted by  @leaninglights . Normally TBR Takedown is a week long readathon but this is just a mini-readathon that is three days long.  TBR Challenges: Standalone  Most Recent Haul Catch Up in a Series TBR Shelf Over a Year (Or the Longest) *MINOR SPOILERS BELOW* Day 1: Catch Up in a Series The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan ★★★★ I loved getting back into the world of Percy Jackson. The humor was still there in places but there was something about this book that made me not like it as much as the first two books. I mean it still was fantastic but it didn't live up to the other two. The story was mainly setting up for the last two books in the series. That probably is because I was spoiled her major plot points that occurred. The story was mainly setting up for the last two books in the series. Another thing that sort of ruined t...

Review: Me Before You  by JoJo Moyes Format (That I Read): Ebook Challenge Completed: Reader's Choice, Newest to your shelves  Summary: Lou Clark knows lots of things. She knows how many footsteps there are between the bus stop and home. She knows she likes working in The Buttered Bun tea shop and she knows she might not love her boyfriend Patrick. What Lou doesn't know is she's about to lose her job or that knowing what's coming is what keeps her sane. Will Traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live. He knows everything feels very small and rather joyless now and he knows exactly how he's going to put a stop to that. What Will doesn't know is that Lou is about to burst into his world in a riot of colour. And neither of them knows they're going to change the other for all time. Initial Thoughts: I had only heard a brief description of this novel and I kept seeing it in stores everywhere I went but ...

Review: The Passenger by Lisa Lutz Format (That I Read): Ebook, ARC (Advance Reader Copy) Release Date: March 1st, 2016 Summary: From the author of the New York Times bestselling Spellman Files series, Lisa Lutz’s latest blistering thriller is about a woman who creates and sheds new identities as she crisscrosses the country to escape her past: you’ll want to buckle up for the ride! In case you were wondering, I didn’t do it. I didn’t have anything to do with Frank’s death. I don’t have an alibi, so you’ll have to take my word for it... Forty-eight hours after leaving her husband’s body at the base of the stairs, Tanya Dubois cashes in her credit cards, dyes her hair brown, demands a new name from a shadowy voice over the phone and flees town. It’s not the first time. She meets Blue, a female bartender who recognizes the hunted look in a fugitive’s eyes and offers her a place to stay. With dwindling choices, Tanya-now-Amelia accepts. An uneasy―and dangerous...