Book Review: Marked

Hi everyone,
I recently finished Marked by P. C. Cast & Kristen Cast. I gave this book 3.8-4ish out of 5 stars on Goodreads. You can see more about what this book is about here before heading in to my review.  This is the fist in a vampire school series. This series is pretty long with 12 books in it. Luckily their relativity short though so hopefully I can read most of them. Before I get in to the review you can check out my February 2020 TBR to see it and the other books I'm reading this month. I'd love to know what your reading this month as week let me know either here in the comments or on my video. 

Now hopping on in to the review and this is spoiler free. I really liked Marked. I thought it was a pretty good. story but I'm a sucker for "trashy" vampire novels. I really liked that this was also set in a boarding school type setting; again part of that trope of school age novels.  I also liked the mix of different mythologies, since our main character Zoey Redbird is Cherokee but she is becoming a vampire. Vampires have their own religion and mythologies. I think this made for a very interesting start to a huge series. Which brings me to Zoey shes a pretty good character. I wish she was a little bit more since shes a bit flat in this first book but she's still pretty cool. Especially since she ends up with some special powers from Nxy, the goddess, takes a special interest in her. As part of that, Marked Vampires have this interesting tattoo. I think that is another cool different concept. 
Another character I really liked was Stevie Ray. She's totally adorable and a very relatable character since shes more of a southern bell type. I think that her and Zoeys demanic worked well together. 
Things I didn't like since this is a teenage drama at some points the banter between characters was a bit confusing to read and not quite polished. It would have been a little better if for scene where Zoey and her friends were together if it was straight dialogue and no asides for Zoeys thoughts. 

Over all I enjoyed this book. It was a nice change of pace from my previous reading since I was on the Heroes of Olympus series. I have book reviews for The Lost Hero, Son of Neptune and Mark of Athena. Make sure you check those out. I definitely liked that this was a vampy "trash" book. It was very entertaining. I definitely want to continue on  with this series. I have the next 3 since I got them for Christmas. Hopefully over the next few months I can get to them.

If you've read this book let me know what your thoughts are and what your reading right now in the comments.

Thanks for reading,  please don’t forget to like, comment, and follow for more of my posts. 

As always,

                Love you Lots BDancer<3

｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:

Planner Stickers: Blue Dreams

Hi everyone,

Since I have been posting my planner inspiration and I have been using planner stickers, that I found for free. This got me into thinking that I could make my own stickers to share with you. Below is a PDF for you to download and use for your personal use. I hope to have more every week.  There are two options listed below as to how to print and use these stickers. I personally use option one and three now that I have a Cricut. Also, these are made in an Happy Planner type style.

Link: Blue Dreams 

Directions: Download from Google drive

Option one: Print on Avery sticker paper

                Cut out

                Enjoy planning

Option two: Print on regular paper

                Cut out

                Glue on to planner

                Enjoy planning

Option three: Print on sticker paper 

                Cut out using Cricut

Please don’t forget to like, comment, and follow for more of my posts. 

As always,

            Love you Lots BDancer<3


｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ

Plan with Me! February 24th - March 1st 2020.

I absolutely love decorating my planner. I thought I’d start sharing them with you so maybe you could get some inspiration too.

To the side is photo of my week for February 24th - March 1st 2020. 

This week I went with a simple theme of flowered washi tape and a few stickers from a happy planner sticker set. I just wanted to keep it minimal for this weeks design.

Are there other holiday themed planner stickers you would like to see me make? Let me know in the comments.

How do you like to decorate you planner? Do you like to use scrapbook paper as another way to decorate. I'd love to hear your thoughts below about how you decorate your planner.

Check out my Pinterest for more planner stickers. 
 Please don’t forget to like, comment, and follow for  more of my posts. 

                          As always,

                  Love you Lots BDancer<3

｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ

Book Review: The Mark of Athena

Hi everyone,
I recently finished The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan. I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads. You can see more about what this book is about here before heading in to my review.  This is the third book in The Heroes of Olympus series. There are 5 books all together in the series. Plus some of my favorite characters from past books and previous series. Before I get in to the review too much you can check out my February 2020 TBR to see it and the other books I'm reading this month. I'd love to know what your reading this month as week let me know either here in the comments or on my video. 

Now hopping on in to the review and this is spoiler free ,for the most part since this is the third book in the series, The Mark of Athena. Now that all our heroes are together they must journey across the sea to save Rome. I definitely liked that all our heroes are finally together and were ready to go on a great adventure. Which leads me to how long it takes us to actually get to Rome. It's quite a bit in the book before we ever reach Rome. These are big books! I was hoping there would be a little bit more time spent in Rome but the side quests that are in the Mark of Athena are pretty good. Like when Annabeth, Hazel and Piper go off to find Aphrodite or when Percy, Jason, and Piper go to find Dionysus. 
Second thing that I enjoyed about this book is that we get to see all the couples and light love interests that are happening as well. I love Percy and Annabeth so much their adorable.  
I also loved that once we got to Rome Annabeth has a totally separate  mission. I like that she finally gets her moment to shine. Plus Annabeth doesn't have any specific powers other than being smart to help her.

One thing that I did not quite enjoy so much was the pace of this book. It was a little slow since there were so many side quests before we reach Rome.  I would say this is one book that you can spend a lot of time on. Can I say that again IT'S A BIG BOOK! lol 

Over all I enjoyed this book. I'm taking a slight break from this series before heading in the to next book The House of Hades. I definitively want to see how the next book goes since now our heroes have been split up again. This was just so large and I had previously read the first and second one so I'm ready for a little change in reading.

If you've read this book let me know what your thoughts are and what your reading right now in the comments.

Thanks for reading,  please don’t forget to like, comment, and follow for more of my posts. 

As always,

                Love you Lots BDancer<3

｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:

Plan with Me! February 17th - 23rd 2020

I absolutely love decorating my planner. I thought I’d start sharing them with you so maybe you could get some inspiration too.

To the side is photo of my week for February 17th - 23rd 2020. 

This week I went with a gold and light pink theme. I use some washi tape and scrapbook paper I had. I think it came out really well. I love light pink and gold together.

Are there other holiday themed planner stickers you would like to see me make? Let me know in the comments.

How do you like to decorate you planner? Do you like to use scrapbook paper as another way to decorate. I'd love to hear your thoughts below about how you decorate your planner.

Check out my Pinterest for more planner stickers. 
 Please don’t forget to like, comment, and follow for  more of my posts. 

                          As always,

                  Love you Lots BDancer<3

｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ

Plan with Me! February 10th-16th 2020

I absolutely love decorating my planner. I thought I’d start sharing them with you so maybe you could get some inspiration too.

To the side is photo of my week for February 10th - 16th 2020. 

This week I used one of my own sticker kits. This is one is actually from last Valentines Day. You can check it out here.

Are there other holiday themed planner stickers you would like to see me make? Let me know in the comments.

How do you like to decorate you planner? Do you like to use scrapbook paper as another way to decorate. I'd love to hear your thoughts below about how you decorate your planner.

Check out my Pinterest for more planner stickers. 
 Please don’t forget to like, comment, and follow for  more of my posts. 

                          As always,

                  Love you Lots BDancer<3

｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ

New Year Resolutions Book Tag

Hey everyone,
I haven't done a book tag in so long I figured this one would be prefect since we're at the beginning of the year still.  I got this tag from Kath Reads. You can check out  her post here. I know there are several others who have done this tag as well. I actually did a similar tag back when I first started blogging. This tag really made me think through all the books I still have left on my TBR all these years later.  Also, you can see more about each book by clicking on the pictures below.

Now lets get on in to this tag. 

1. An author you’d like to read (that you’ve never read before).

I definitely want to get in to some of P.C. Casts books. I have the first 5 books in the House of Night Series and Moon Chosen (Tales of the New World series) These have been on my TBR for a while and I've never read them. I think they look super interesting since their about Vampires and Warewolfs.  

2. A book you’d like to read.

I would really like to get to A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Swab. I heard great things about this series but I've never actually gotten to it. If you've read this book what did you think? 

3. A classic you’d like to read.

Would Lord of the Rings count for this? I'm going to say it does. Lol I've read the hobbit but I haven't ever gotten to the main series Lord of the Rings.

4. A book you’d like to re-read.

Possibly the Lux series by Jennifer L. Armentrout. I can't really decide though I have so many other books that I need to read its hard to re-read them.

5. A book you’ve had for ages and want to read.

I would really like to get in to the Sweep Series. I've literally had it on my shelf for years now. I definitely need to try and get to that series this year. 

6. A big book you’d like to read.

I definitaly need to get though A Court of Mist and Fury. I just haven't gotten to it since it is a really large book but I've been an a big book kick lately since I have been reading the heroes of olympus series. They are not small books most of them have over 400 pages which I was surprised about. So hopefully I'll get to ACOMAF this year. 

7. An author you’ve previously read and want to read more of.

I definitely want to read more Jeanine Frost. I totally fell in love with her Vampire Hunter series. It was so fantastic. I can wait to see where the whole series goes. I know it quite a few books but I think it will be worth it. 

8. A book you got for Christmas and would like to read.

I got Angel Fall by I would really like to get to this book since it has been on my TBR for a while and I just now did get a copy. 

9. A series you want to read from start to finish.

The Illuminate Files. I have yet to read these they look super interesting though and I've had the first one on my shelf for awhile. I would really like to get to the series to really see what it is all about. 

10. A series you want to finish that you’ve already started.

The Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan. I've actually already finished The Lost Hero, The Son of Neptune which I have reviews for and I'm almost through The Mark of Athena. I hope I can finish the last 2 pretty soon. 

11. Do you set reading goals? If so, how many books do you want to read in 2017?

 I do, you can join me on GoodReads in trying to reach a goal of 25 books this year. What are you reading resolutions for this year? Let me know below. 

Also, if you want you can  do this tag and link it below I'd love to see your answers.

 Please don’t forget to like, comment, and follow for  more of my posts. 

                          As always,

                  Love you Lots BDancer<3

｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ

Plan with Me! February 3rd - 9th 2020

I absolutely love decorating my planner. I thought I’d start sharing them with you so maybe you could get some inspiration too.

To the side is photo of my week for February 3rd - 9th 2020. 

This week I used s Sailor Moon stickers that are from Esty. Here is a link to some similar ones since the ones I have are no longer available.  You can find these stickers here:https://www.etsy.com/listing/661196317/sailor-moon-mini-weekly-planner-sticker?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=Salior+Moon+Planner+stickers&ref=sr_gallery-1-3&organic_search_click=1

How do you like to decorate you planner? Do you like to use scrapbook paper as another way to decorate. I'd love to hear your thoughts below about how you decorate your planner.

Check out my Pinterest for more planner stickers. 
 Please don’t forget to like, comment, and follow for  more of my posts. 

                          As always,

                  Love you Lots BDancer<3

｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ