I'm alive, I swear! + My Shortest Reviews EVER

I'm alive! I've been pretty absent from my blog for A WHILE and I've been absent from blog hopping for even longer. There are reasons, but I won't go into what they are. Sorry. However, I will let you know what I've been up to for the last few weeks that has continued to keep me away from blogging. 

For the most part, school is what has kept me from having time to blog. This is week three of my second semester of college and I'm taking one more class this semester than I did for the last one. Also, one of the classes is a math class (which is definitely not my thing) so send help! 

Other than school, I've been completely swamped with my kiddos, working on my WIP (Poetry book #2 coming in 2019...hopefully. In the meantime, check out Goodbye Darkness, Hello Light available in paperback and for Kindle on Amazon!), hunting for an overnight job to squeeze into my schedule, and boring normal life things. Who else has to schedule time to do laundry or read? (Please don't let it be just me. Ha!)

Okay, enough about me. I know you're here for the SHORTEST REVIEWS EVER. I never got around to writing full reviews for these, but I figured I could write at least a little something.

(Click on pictures to view on Goodreads.)

#DeliciouslyDarkAndTwisted. 

Perfect for fans of "You" by Caroline Kepnes.

#KickAssCharactersAndDrawings 

LOTR and D&D had a bizarre and intriguing love child. Wait, isn't D&D based off LOTR? Or the other way around? 

(Trilogy review as a whole. Separate ratings below.)

#SweetTorture 

This series is heart wrenching and emotionally consuming. 

Also, here are two books that I DNF'd and a quick reason why.

I DNF'd this one because there was too much happening with riding horses instead of the lesbian romance. I couldn't hang in there any longer for the romance to take off. 

I wanted to love this one so much and it did start off wonderfully unique and dark. However, the book lost me when the development became non-existent. 

There you go, the shortest reviews I have EVER done. Have you read any of these books and if so, what did you think of them? 

I've been gone for a bit so comment below what you've been up to any links to blog posts you think I should check out (yours or others). :D 

5 Reasons To Read Hunting Prince Dracula By: Kerri Maniscalco

I absolutely loved Hunting Prince Dracula! I gave the first book in the series, Stalking Jack the Ripper, 5 stars as well. Somehow I enjoyed this book even more though! Instead of an actual review for this one I wanted to make another list! So here are...

5 Reasons To Read Hunting Prince Dracula: 

1. The writing in Hunting Prince Dracula is very well done. I just love Kerri Maniscalco's writing style and I think it's even better in this one. I also enjoy the detective aspect and mystery of this book series. If you enjoyed these things in Stalking Jack the Ripper, you'll love them even more in this one!

#EvenBetter

2. Audrey Rose is still a badass female character. 

#GirlPower 

3. Audrey Rose and Thomas's witty banter and slow burn romance is even better in Hunting Prince Dracula. I just love how these two characters interact with each other. The connection between them is smart, witty, and HOT!

#ILoveWittyBanter

#OTPAlert

4. This one has a school setting and more of a gothic atmosphere!! 

#InRomania!

5. DRACULA/Vlad the Impaler stuff! Need I say more? 

#IVantToSuckYourBlood

If you haven't read Hunting Prince Dracula or Stalking Jack the Ripper yet, what are you waiting for?!?! I adore this series and I can't wait for the next book. 

#HIGHLYRecommend 

Top Ten Tuesday- Top Ten Books I Meant To Get To In 2017

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme/feature hosted here at The Broke and the Bookish. The topic this week is Top Ten Books I Meant To Get To In 2017. I sure do have plenty of those for a list, but I narrowed it down to ten and hopefully I will get to them all this year! 

*Click on the covers to view on Goodreads.*

1. Beautiful Broken Girls 

2. Throne of Fire

3. The Hammer of Thor

4. Harry Potter and The Cursed Child 

5. Strange the Dreamer 

6. The Crown's Fate 

7. Inside the Victorian Home 

8. The Guest Room

9. The Shadow of the Wind 

10. The Dark Lake 

Here's a picture with some of the books on my list and a few of the other books (including re-reads) that I want to get to ASAP. Also, I may have bought a few books that are now on the top of my TBR list too.

Anyway, I'll do a book haul post later in the week or next week and I think at that time I'll make a complete TBR list that I will do my best not to deviate from. I need help and an intervention obviously! LOL!

That's it for my Top Ten Books I Meant To Get To In 2017! What is on the top of your list that you didn't get to in 2017? Also, do you have plans to get to them ASAP or just whenever you get around to it? Oh, and does anyone have any good tips to help stick to a TBR?