The Romance Bookie

Hey Everyone!!! I can't believe Meg-A Readers is already over!!! I'm so sad, with how little I was able to do this year! I have this whole plan of reading all the Meg Cabot books I haven't read yet (which pretty much is just the Allie Finkle series and Meg's Historical Romances), but of course life took over! So instead today, on this last day of the 2015 Meg-A Readers I am going to celebrate that it has been TEN YEARS since I picked and read my first Meg Cabot book!  The sad part is that I wouldn't even be able to tell you which book by Meg Cabot was the first I read!  I think it may have either been All-American Girl  or the first Princess Diaries .  I think it was PD though, because I remember going to library at my high school, freshman year, needing a book to read so I could accumulate 1,000 pages in independent reading for my English class.  I saw the first PD book on the shelf, and thought, "Oooh I loved that movie! Why not?!" And that was...

Hey Everyone! So unfortunately this year Meg-A Readers is not going at all like I had hoped.  I'm so sorry, I feel like such a flake, but this is a really tough time right now.  You see, I am transferring in the fall to University.  It's taken SIX years of Community college, because I work two jobs, and to be honest due to personal reasons it's taken me a bit longer than most.  Anyway, I've finally made it one step closer to achieving my dream of becoming an elementary school teacher!  I got my Associated of Science this semester in Liberal Arts, and was supposed to transfer to a University in my area.  However, I've been having some serious anxiety problems when it comes to commuting yet again for another THREE and a HALF years (that is my bachelors and teaching credentials), because I will end up having to give up my school job...the one job I actually need to keep my foot in the door.  But here's the problem...I can't commute three to four times a...

Yay, release day must finally be here!!! I've had this post ready for MONTHS now!! I've been so excited to share with you my review, of the much anticipated Royal Wedding , the eleventh book in the Princess Diaries series! :) I am reeling about the fact I got an ARC of Royal Wedding  and The Notebooks of a Middle School Princess !!!  Seriously a dream come true!! It was so amazing to be back in Mia's world, honestly like I was catching up with a good friend, I had lost contact with over the past six years!  So much fun!! I can't believe how much has happened!!!! From Goodreads : From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Princess Diaries series, comes the very first adult installment, which follows Princess Mia and her Prince Charming as they plan their fairy tale wedding--but a few poisoned apples could turn this happily-ever-after into a royal nightmare. For Princess Mia, the past five years since college graduation have been a ...

Hey Everyone!! Week 2 of Meg-A Readers 2015 is already all done!! So finals are over, but I got sick of course, because isn't that just the dandy part of life?! But anyway, I know I suck, but I haven't had the brain or energy to read in the last few days.  Now that doesn't mean I HAVEN'T read, it just means I haven't finished reading the book, I had set myself to finish this week!  But I should be done soon with it, and as soon as I do, my review will be up! :) But for now I have other Meg-A Readers 2015 posts to share with you, a small announcement, and a GIVEAWAY for this week's recap!!! :) First, to my announcement! I have decided that for this year's Meg-A Readers I will be focusing on Meg Cabot's historical romances!  I was able to pick up three of them from Amazon for super cheap, and I've been trying to get my hands on those babies for years!!  I'm reading Nicola and the Viscount  right now, which I've had sitting on my...

Hey Everyone! Yay, my first official Meg-A Readers 2015 post (besides the kick-off!)!!!!! :) So I can't believe it happened, but I received an ARC of Meg Cabot's newest series, From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess  back in February thanks to Meg and Harper Collins!!! No seriously...THANK YOU MEG!!! AND HARPER COLLINS!!! You have no idea what an honor it was to have received any ARC from Meg Cabot!!! My absolute favorite author of all time!!!!!!!!! It was completely surreal when this book slid out of that envelope!! Anyway, I've got a review for you!!! :) From Goodreads : In FROM THE NOTEBOOKS OF A MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCESS a new middle grade series, readers will see Genovia, this time through the illustrated diaries of a spunky new heroin, 12 year old Olivia Grace, who happens to be the long lost half-sister of Princess Mia Thermopolis.  My Thoughts: Oh goodness how cute!! No joke!  I am 23 years old and thought this was absolutely ado...

Hey Everyone!! So it's finals week for me.  I've got one Saturday (online) and one on Monday, so work, studying, AND overall life has been keeping me very busy!! Summer is so close though, I can smell it!!!!!! Anyway, for Week 1 of Meg-A Readers I officially suck! I'm sorry! I promise next week will be different! I will think of something fun to write about, because I will be able to use my breaks at work to think of something fun, instead of working on the last little things for my classes!! :) Anyway for this week I've got some great posts to share with you! :) LK Kimball kicked off Meg-A Readers with a bang, by doing  Six Questions with Suze Simon!   It's really great and you should definitely check it out! Especially if you're a fan of Meg Cabot's Mediator Series! And then Karen over at Lady Jessop, has her review of  From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess !!!  Awww...that book was SOOOO cute!! I can't wait to share my review wh...

Wow, I can't believe it's already the day!!! Meg-A Readers 2015 has officially kicked off!! Starting today, Diana ( Little Miss Drama Queen ) and I, along with quite a few other AWESOME Meg Cabot fans will be celebrating all things Meg Cabot until June 12th!! :) It's going to be so much fun! The emails have gone out to our sign-ups (THANK YOU GUYS!!!!) so we'll be getting that set up in the next week or so, and then each week Diana and I will be writing a wrap up post on Fridays!! Plus look out for some fabulous giveaways!!!!! :) If you are interested in still signing up, email me at: romancebookie@yahoo.com and I'll get you all signed-up!  You just need to have a blog! :) All right everyone, I've got to get back to studying and my last week of homework!  But I will be back very soon! :) The Romance Bookie :)

OMG I can't believe it's that time again!!!!!  And this year we have a lot of celebrating to do!!!! Diana ( Little Miss Drama Queen ) and I am happy to announce the FOURTH ANNUAL MEG-A-READERS for 2015!!!!!!!!!!! Isn't our banner amazing!!!!  Thank you Diana!! From Monday May 11th until Friday June 12th we will be celebrating Meg Cabot!  My absolute favorite author ever, Meg Cabot, has been on my book shelf since 2005, when I started reading The Princess Diaries .  Which marks the 10th anniversary of when I first read my first Meg book!!  I can't even tell you how excited I have been about this, because Meg is not only releasing ONE amazing new book, BUT TWO!!!!!!!!!!  And not only that, but one of them is one that I, along with many many other twenty something year olds have been waiting for, for many many years!!!! Six years ago Mia Thermopolis got back together with the love of her life, Michael, and graduated high school.  Since then,...

Hello Everyone!!! It's already that time...time to say goodbye for Meg-A Readers for this year. 2014 Meg-A Readers has come and gone, and it's been, once again, an absolute blast! This is the third year Diana, over at  Little Miss Drama Queen , and I have been doing Meg-A Readers.  We've had so many amazing memories so far through this experience, such as receiving our first boxes in the mail by Meg Cabot, containing a bunch of signed books, getting our first interview with Meg Cabot, reading and rereading a bunch of our favorites by Meg! It's just been an amazing experience these past three years! Year four, as some of you already know, Diana and I are planning a SUPER exciting year!!!!  Meg is releasing THREE new books!!!!!!!! THREE!!!!!  And two of them are continuations of two of her series, that we haven't heard of in a while, including my absolute favorite series by Meg... The Princess Diaries !! Anyway, this year in honor of that exciting annou...

Hey Everyone! It's the last day of Meg-A Readers 2014 already! ;( This is going to be my last review for Meg-A Readers this year, and it's of the last book in The Princess Diaries Series , Forever Princess ! From Goodreads: What's a Princess to do? It's Mia's senior year, and things seem great. She aced her senior project, got accepted to her dream college(s), and has her birthday gala coming up . . . not to mention prom, graduation, and Genovia's first-ever elections. What's not to love about her life? Well . . .Her senior project? It's a romance novel she secretly wrote, and no one wants to publish it.Prince Phillipe's campaign in the Genovian elections isn't going well, thanks to her totally loathsome cousin Rene, who decided to run against him.Her boyfriend, J.P., is so sweet and seemingly perfect. But is he the one? And her first love, Michael, is back from Japan . . . and back in her life. With Genovia's and her own futur...

Hey Everyone! I can't believe Meg-A Readers 2014 is already almost over!! ;( But it's been a fun week, as Meg-A Readers tends to be! :) For Part 2 of Day 6 of Meg-A Readers 2014, I've got my review for Meg's 9th book in The Princess Diaries Series , Princess Mia ! From Goodreads : A princess on her own . . . Mia has been invited to speak at a gala for Domina Rei, an elite society of powerful businesswomen. But what could she possibly have to say? Now that Michael has broken things off, Mia can barely get out of bed, and her parents are making her see a "therapist." School, where Lilly still refuses to speak to her and Lana suddenly wants to be bff, is a total nightmare. Even J.P.'s efforts to cheer Mia up (he's being really sweet ) aren't helping. What's a royal to do? Just when things couldn't get worse, Mia uncovers an old family secret, a long-forgotten diary of a teenage princess of Genovia. It could be just the thing...

***WARNING!!! THIS REVIEW WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS!!!!*** Hey Everyone! Welcome to Day 6 Part 1 of Meg-A Readers 2014! Today I've got my review for Meg Cabot's 8th book in The Princess Diaries  series, Princess on the Brink . From Goodreads : At last, Mia is a junior. An upperclassperson. Free of her responsibilities as student body president. So why is it that everything is going so terribly wrong? What is she doing in Intro to Creative Writing? When she has made it through Algebra and Geometry, why must she be faced with Precalculus? And for the love of all that is Genovian, why has Lilly nominated her for school prez again? All this is nothing compared to the news Michael springs on her, however. On top of all the mathematical strife, her beloved boyfriend is leaving for Japan for a year. Precalc has nothing on preparing for the worst separation ever Turns out there is one way she might convince Michael to stay. But will she? Or won't she? No matter what,...

Hey! Day 5 Part 2 of Meg-A Readers Week!! Princess Diaries Edition! :) For Part 2 of today, I've got a review of Sweet Sixteen Princess  (#7.5 in The Princess Diaries Series )! From Goodreads : Sixteen is the magic number Mia doesn't always have the best luck with parties, so even though it's her sweet sixteenth, she doesn't want a birthday bash. As usual, Grandmere has other ideas, and thinks a reality TV special is just the thing in order to celebrate royally. The whole scheme smacks of Lilly's doing -- Lilly, whose own TV show is still only limited to local cable viewers. Will Mia be able to stop Grandmere's plan? Will her friends ever forgive her if she does stop it, since it involves all of them taking the royal jet to Genovia for an extravaganza the likes of which would turn even Paris Hilton green with envy? Why can't Mia get what she really wants: an evening alone with Michael? With a little luck, this sweet sixteen prince...

Hey Everyone!! It's Day 5 of Meg-A Readers 2014!! And for my first review today I've got Party Princess  (#7 in The Princess Diaries Series )! From  Goodreads : Princess just want to have fun . . . And Mia does too, despite the fact that the student government over which she presides is suddenly broke. But Grandmere's got a wacky scheme to raise the money, catapult Mia to theatrical fame, and link her romantically with an eligible teen bachelor who's not her boyfriend. No wonder Michael seems to think she's a psycho, or worse: not much fun. Is it possible that Mia, soon-to-be star of the stage, president of the student body, and future ruler of Genovia, doesn't know how to party? My Thoughts: This is the one where Mia completely humiliates herself in front of not only her brother's fellow college classmates, but also in front of her friends.  It's pretty funny, yet at the same time I cringe every single time I read that part. In...

Hey Everyone! :) Happy Meg-A Readers Day!! From Goodreads : Mia would give all the jewels in Genovia for the perfect present Every year, Princess Mia spends the holidays in Genovia with Grandmère. This year, she's looking forward to the most perfect Christmas ever: her boyfriend, Michael, and her best friend, Lilly, are coming to Genovia, too. But even a princess's plans can go awry. Lilly has a lot to learn about palace protocol, and with all the state holiday functions Mia must attend, there's no time to linger under the mistletoe with Michael. Worst of all, Mia hasn't been able to find him the perfect gift. Can Mia stop her (bah-hum)bugging long enough to see that the perfect present has nothing to do with international express courier -- and everything to do with real love? (Though some shiny silver ribbon never hurts ...) My Thoughts: I love that Meg made these little novella's inbetween!  They are so adorable, and fun to read, especially ...

Meg-A Readers Week!! Day 4!!! Before I get to my first review of the day, I just want to say... HAPPY MEG CABOT DAY!!!!!!!! Yes, today is seriously Meg Cabot Day!!!! The mayor of Bloomington, Indiana (the hometown of Meg!) pronounced July 31st, Meg Cabot Day!!   Today's first review is of Meg's 6th book in the Princess Diaries Series, Princess in Training ! From Goodreads : Princess for president! Student body president, that is -- nominated by her power-mad best friend, Lilly. This is not how Mia imagined kicking off her sophomore year, but as usual, she has bigger problems to worry about, like Geometry. And now that Mia's one true love, Michael, is uptown at college, what's the point of even getting up for school in the morning? But the last straw is what Lana whispers to her on the lunch line about what college boys expect of their girlfriends. . . . Really, it's almost more than a princess in training can bear! My Thoughts: As most of yo...

Day 3 Part of Meg-A Readers Week!! :) Princess In Pink, #5 in The Princess Diaries Series!! :) From Goodreads : Princess Mia is dreaming about the prom - and contending with a hotel workers' strike - in the fifth, supremely hilarious episode of Meg Cabot's Princess Diaries. This time, Mia's in the pink about the upcoming Albert Einstein H.S. prom, and she's crossing her fingers that Michael will ask her to go. (They're in love, so why wouldn't he ask her, right?) But during Seven Minutes in Heaven at her b-day party, Mia learns that Michael is not the prom-going type. Good grief, what's a princess to do?   To make matters worse, Grandmere has gotten a busboy fired due to a mishap with her pooch, Rommel, at a swanky restaurant, so when all of the city's busboys go on strike, it causes a chain of events that result in Grandmere crashing at Mia's mom's place, her pal Lilly Moscovitz picking up a picket sign, and the prom being brought ...