Hello, 2014

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And on the sixth day of January she finally wrote a New Years blog postttttttttt...

So it's now 2014 and that is just crazy to think about! It feels like the older you get the faster the years just fly by you! I know I've been pretty absent on this blog... I've been pretty absent over on my other book blog too but I haven't read much since the holidays decided to just plow its way through! 

I don't have resolutions this year, I decided to go with the one little word theme some people are doing, you can find out more on that on my lifestyle blog here.

But I do have goals! Though they're not epic extreme ones, they're still things I'd like to tackle!

• Read 25-30 books (which cuts my usual yearly goal in half... eep)
• ... hope that the majority of these titles are coming from my NetGalley stack
• Be more active
• Come up with new content
• Redo my About Me page
• Remind myself I don't have to sign up for every blog tour
• ... and I don't have to request every book on NetGalley
• Communicate more

There's been a vast decline in my page views, obviously! Because I haven't been active and I do miss being here. So I will try my best this year to build this blog back up and to read more for fun. Cause I miss doing that too.

What are some of your blogging or lifestyle goals for 2014?

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New Layout!

TA-DA! 

After three years I've finally decided to give in and change my layout! I'm super excited about this change and I love my new layout! And okay I didn't step too far out of my comfort zone, but you know... baby steps!

Thank you so much to Stephanie over at Hopeless Romantics! She was an absolute pleasure to work with and was incredibly patient with me for asking her to change things around :) if you're ever in need of an amazing layout I highly suggest contacting Stephanie!

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Happy December friends!

The holiday season is finally upon us and and that means BUSY!! I've finally concluded my last class for my current class and I'm on break for about two weeks, hooray!! For those of you who do online classes, you know my pain and frustration over the last few weeks when it comes to group assignments. Ughhh. So I am so ready for this break!

My apartment is inching closer to being decked out holiday style, I just have a bit of tidying up to do! And of course my usual holiday traditions --- cutting and dying my hair is coming up this week! I'm planning out some blog posts to get into the holiday spirit and I've got a line up of reads I want to get through this month before Christmas!

Also on my vlog channel I've decided to participate in vlogmas! Vlogmas is where you vlog every day until Christmas. I've vlogging day 1 & 2 but I haven't edited them yet. But they will be up shortly! Also on my lifestyle instagram account (@afairytalelife_ )I'm doing #adayindecember where I post a picture a day for the rest of the month! So please check that out and feel free to join in if you'd like!

What fun activities do you have lined up this month?

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Chain Reaction cover reveal!

So I was scrolling through my Google Reader, minding my own business and I come across g-reads and see this! The cover for the third book in the Perfect Chemistry series!

Luis Fuentes is a good boy who doesn't live with the angst that his big brothers, Alex and Carlos, have always lived with. Luis is smart, funny, and has big dreams of becoming an astronaut. But when he falls for the wrong girl, Luis enters a dark world he's never known, and just when he thinks he's got life all figured out, learns some disturbing news about his family that destroys his positive outlook on life. Will that Fuentes bad boy streak come out with a vengeance and lure Luis to live on the edge like his new girlfriend and his own father?

Continuing all the steamy romance of the first two books, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Simone Elkeles gives fans one more satisfying taste of the irresistible Fuentes boys.

ZOMG!!!!! 

This is probably the hottest YA cover I've ever seen! *fans herself off* Whoooo.

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Bumped by Megan McCafferty

“When a virus makes everyone over the age of eighteen infertile, would-be parents are forced to pay teen girls to conceive and give birth to their children, making teens the most prized members of society.

Sixteen-year-old identical twins Melody and Harmony were separated at birth and had never met until the day Harmony shows up on Melody’s doorstep. Until now, the twins have followed completely opposite paths. Melody has scored an enviable conception contract with a couple called the Jaydens. While they are searching for the perfect partner for Melody to bump with, she is fighting her attraction to her best friend Zen, who is way too short for the job.

Harmony has spent her whole life in religious Goodside, preparing to be a wife and mother. She believes her calling is to bring Melody back to Goodside and convince her that “pregging” for profit is a sin. But Harmony has secrets of her own that she is running from.

When Melody is finally matched with the world-famous, genetically flawless Jondoe, both girls’ lives are changed forever. A case of mistaken identity takes them on a journey neither could have ever imagined, one that makes Melody and Harmony realize they have so much more than just DNA in common.”

Bumped is Megan McCafferty's upcoming novel which is set to be released on April 26th, 2011. 

As you guys could probably tell by now, I'm on a dystopia kick. I always think it's interesting to see what world's other people come up with and what rules. This one sounds really really interesting and I can't wait for it's release date!

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OMGOMGOMGOMG!

So I was crusin Twitter today, you know... minding my own business... finding reasons to put off my Psych exam and Julie Kagawa gave me an incredible excuse!

Okay obviously my Photoshop and Blogger aren't friends tonight cause I swear that looked so much bigger on Photoshop. 

Anyway, if you wanna know what she's talking about, check it out here!

I am extremely excited! Is it 2011 yet?! OMGOSH!

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