The Best of Jenn’s Bookshelves: BEA 2016 Edition

It’s going to be a quiet week on the blog.  As I write this, I’m sitting in a hotel room in Chicago, preparing to attend my sixth (!!) Book Expo America.  Imagine a convention center filled to the brim with authors, readers, teachers, librarians, publicists & more, and that’s a snapshot of what BEA is!

So, while I do have one review posted this week (I didn’t want to rush to post, just to post), I thought I’d share a post that readers of all types, both old and new, would appreciate. We’ll call it ‘The Best of Jenn’s Bookshelves.”  The aim of this post is to share some of my favorite posts since last BEA!  For new readers, this will give you a taste of my favorite books. For loyal readers, this will be a nice refresher in case you missed out on these posts the first time!

Finders Keepers by Stephen King ( I love me some Stephen King! He is my favorite author, of all time)
A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul G. Tremblay: a chilling ghost story….or is it?
Eeny Meeny by M J Arlidge: this is the first in a truly chilling psychological thriller series. One of the few authors who can manage to give me the heebie jeebies!
In Which ‘Violent Ends’ Evokes a Flurry of Emotions: this title still makes me feel ALL the emotions.
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon: I hope to pick up her next title here at BEA!
Above the Waterfall by Ron Rash: I just love everything this man writes!
After You by Jojo Moyes: the follow up to Me Before You!
Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye: Definitely one of my favorite books of the year.

A few more things about me:

• I’m the proud mother two to amazing boys (John-16, Justin-10) and wife to an amazingly supportive man.
• I’ve been blogging since 2008. Continuously, without breaks. Call it passion, call it insanity. I’m still here.
• My sister and I own an Etsy store where we sell planner clips/bookmarks, called Bookmark Bitches.
• I do have a full time job.  Reading is more than a hobby to me, it is a passion. I don’t get paid to read and review all these titles, I do it purely for the love of literature.
• I love spooky books.  Thrillers, horror, and suspense are my favorite types of books to read.
• My teen son is my (formerly) reluctant reader. Now he thrives in his reading.  My youngest son has always loved to read (He’s currently reading WONDER for about the third time!)

Well there you have it! If you are going to be at BEA, be sure to say hello!  If not, I’ll be back next week, filled to the brim with bookish goodness!