Andrea, Author at The Overstuffed Bookcase

Sundays in Bed With…Throne of Glass

June 12, 2016

Sundays in Bed With… is a meme/feature started by my friend Kate at Midnight Book Girl, where we can highlight the book that we’re spending the day in bed reading (or the one we wish we could be reading all day in bed!). I’m hoping to spend the day in bed with… Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas This is a ...

Book Events & Blog Events, Challenges

#FitReaders Check-In: June 10, 2016

June 10, 2016

#FitReaders is a group of book lovers who encourage each other with their fitness goals. It’s hosted by Felicia at The Geeky Blogger’s Book Blog and Jen at That’s What I’m Talking About. Go here or here for more info. Each week, those who are participating in #FitReaders do a check-in where they share how their ...

Memes

Waiting on Wednesday (74): Bright Smoke, Cold Fire by Rosamund Hodge

June 8, 2016

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. My pick this week: Bright Smoke, Cold Fire by Rosamund Hodge Release Date: September 27, 2016 Published by Balzer + Bray When the mysterious fog of the Ruining crept over the world, the living ...

Reviews

Review: How to Disappear by Ann Redisch Stampler

June 6, 2016

Title: How to Disappear Author: Ann Redisch Stampler Series: None Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: June 14, 2016 Pages: 416 Format/Source: eARC/From publisher via Edelweiss Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Mystery, Thriller This electric cross-country thriller follows the game of cat and mouse between a girl on the run from a murder she ...

Memes

Stacking the Shelves (87)

June 4, 2016

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme, hosted by Tynga at Tynga’s Reviews, where bloggers can share the books and bookish items that we’ve bought, borrowed, or received each week. This StS is for the past two weeks. Won In April, I participated in Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon, and I won a prize! The package ...

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#FitReaders Check-In: June 3, 2016

June 4, 2016

#FitReaders is a group of book lovers who encourage each other with their fitness goals. It’s hosted by Felicia at The Geeky Blogger’s Book Blog and Jen at That’s What I’m Talking About. Go here or here for more info. Each week, those who are participating in #FitReaders do a check-in where they share how their ...

Reviews

Mini Review: The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan

June 2, 2016

Title: The Dark and Hollow Places Author: Carrie Ryan Series: The Forest of Hands and Teeth #3 Publisher: Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Publication Date: 2011 Pages: 374 Format/Source: Hardback/Borrowed from Library Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian, Zombies There are many things that ...

Discussions

Changing Book Ratings: Yea or Nay?

May 31, 2016

I definitely wouldn’t rate these books the same today as I did when I first read them. I’m not sure why I still even own them! Last week, the Top Ten Tuesday topic from The Broke and the Bookish was “Ten Books I Feel Differently About After Time Has Passed (less love, more love, complicated feelings, indifference, thought it ...

Book Events & Blog Events, Challenges

Joining #FitReaders For June!

May 30, 2016

Hi everyone! I’ve decided that I’m going to participate in #FitReaders for the month of June (and probably many months afterwards). It’s a group of book lovers who challenge themselves and each other to stay active. I’ve participated a couple of times before but never stuck with it for very long. But I’ve been ...