Weekly Wrap-Up: 12/19 – 12/26/16

Hello my bookish friends!

I hope everyone who celebrates had a wonderful Christmas, and to those who do not celebrate, I hope you had a wonderful weekend.  My family and I had a wonderful Christmas full of family time, gifts, food, and fun.  I could not ask for more.  I cannot wait to share with you all my amazing Christmas book haul.  My husband really spoiled me.

As per usual, I have grossly underestimated my free time around the holidays, which is why I’ve been MIA for the past week or so.  Even this wrap-up is going up a day late.  Oops.  I hope you will all be patient with me while I play a little catch up.

*Weekly Wrap-Up is a weekly post where I feature what posts were published on the blog for the past week, any bookish/blog happenings, noteworthy posts around the bookish blogosphere, what I recently finished reading, what I am currently reading, and what I will be reading next.

This week on the blog:

Wednesday 12/21

Book Review: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children #1) by Ransom Riggs

 I know.  Pitiful right?

Bookish/Blog happenings:

Nothing to report 😦

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Around the blogosphere:

I didn’t get to blog hop as much as I would have liked this past week, but here are a few posts that stuck out in my mind…

»Claire @The Bookkeeper’s Secrets shares a few book recommendations for space lovers → In a galaxy far, far away… Space Recs

»CW @Read Think Ponder gives us some #OwnVoices recommendations → Book Recs: #OwnVoices of 2016

What have I been reading?

*All titles link to Goodreads

Recently finished reading:

» And I Darken by Kiersten White

I am pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book.  If you don’t mind slower paced historical fiction, give this book a go.

» George by Alex Gino

I absolutely adored this book.  What a beautiful story that can be utilized to help children better understand transgendered issues.  I would recommend this book to older middle graders (10+) and I would also recommend reading this book WITH your child.  This book is an opportunity to open up dialogue between you and your child.  I will explain more in my upcoming review.

» Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

I am sad to report that this was more like 2.5 stars that I rounded up to 3.  I am not sure what the issue was here.  I listened to the audiobook version, which I thought was wonderfully narrated, but I had a hard time with this book.  Had I not seen the Disney adaptation, I don’t think I would have been able to imagine this story in my mind… I am not sure if I just missed it or not, but it seemed like the world building was lacking.  I was anticipating vivid descriptions of Wonderland, but I didn’t feel like I got that.

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Currently reading:

» Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

I am only a few pages into Six of Crows.  This is most likely going to be my last read of 2016, so I hope it won’t disappoint.

» 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad

I am 50% through this one so far.  I have to admit, when I decided to download the audiobook version, I thought this was non-fiction, but it is actually fiction.  I was indifferent through the majority of the first half of the book, but as Lizzie’s story goes on I am finding it very relatable.  I’m sure my review for this one will end up being very personal.

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Up next:

» A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

How was your week?

Did you have a good Christmas? *If you celebrate*

What are you currently reading?

What will you read next?

Have a wonderful week, and happy reading