So I’m participating in “Rewind & Review,” a blog hop hosted by Shae Has Left the Room. Basically, we’ll be glancing back at what happened on the blog during the month of May, and also take a look at what I’ve been reading.

Books I Bought

Time to Write by Kelly L. Stone – signed copy!
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White – purchased during a sale at the local Scholastic warehouse!
What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell – purchased at the same Scholastic warehouse sale

Books I Received

In the Shadows by Kiersten White, Jim Di Bartolo (Thanks to Netgalley and Scholastic!)
The Big Wheel by Susan Womble (Thanks to Susan Womble!)
Dreamland Diaries by Bruce Ballister (Thanks to Bruce Ballister!)

Books I Won

(Thanks to Emma at Awkwordly Emma!)

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige – signed copy!
Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong – signed copy!

Books I Read

Panic by Lauren Oliver
Also Known As by Robin Benway
Boy Nobody by Allen Zadoff
Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins
Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong
In the Shadows by Kiersten White
Croak by Gina Damico

Posts You Might Have Missed

Brooke Reviews: Panic, Boy Nobody, Also Known As, In the Shadows
Top 10 Tuesday: Book Covers I’d Frame as Art
Received first digital galley
Top 10 Tuesday: Books I Almost Put Down But Didn’t
Top 10 Tuesday: Books About Friendship
TCWT Blog Chain: My YA Reader Wishlist

So it’s been a pretty busy month. Grad Bash the first weekend of May, my 18^th birthday the second weekend of May, the annual Tallahassee Writer’s Conference the third weekend of May, and exams and graduation in between. And somehow I managed to read and post more than I did in April. (How exactly did that happen?) I’ll be leaving for Italy this weekend and taking a two-week hiatus from the blog, but I’ll be participating in Top 10 Tuesday on the 10th and 17th. ALSO, I’ll be writing in Italy, and posting when I return.

(P.S. The Fault in Our Stars will premiere in theaters while I’m away, so please tweet at me to let me know what it’s like! Promise?)