Weekly Update!

Hey bookish friends! I'm happy to announce that the blog has a new look and a new name! I am going to post a bit more, I'm trying to be as active as possible. Every Friday I am going to post a weekly update. I'll be letting you know what books I'm reading and what book I may be starting on the weekend. I am going to start doing buddy reads! That's something I've never done. I will also be joining the Netflix Book Club. Every first of the month I'll be letting you know what book all the book clubs I am in are reading that month. Basically, I will just be updating you all on everything and anything going on that has to do with books and reading in my life.

Now to that update:

I am currently reading Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar, Good as Dead by Susan Walter and will start The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling this weekend. So far, Good as Dead has me hooked. It's really really good.

Book Club Reads

UVAs Get Lit - Good as Dead by Susan Walter
Books, Boobs & Booze - Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar
Netflix Book Club - Passing by Bella Larson

I am also starting a #BuddyRead this weekend with my cousin and her best-friend! How exciting! Oh! & In the summer I will be posting a #SummerReadingChallenge! It's going to be a bingo style prompt challenge with 6 prompts! Fun!

Let me know if you read any of these books and how you liked them!

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