What Are You Reading Wednesdays (15)

What Are You Reading Wednesdays #WAYRW is a weekly feature on It’s A Reading Thing. Everyone is welcome to participate. You can answer the questions in the comments section of the weekly #WAYRW post or link back to your #WAYRW post on your blog in the comments section as well. 

How to participate:

Grab the book you are currently reading and answer three questions:
1. What’s the name of your current read?
2. Go to page 34 in your book or 34% in your eBook and share a couple of sentences.
3. Would you like to live in the world that exists within your book? Why or why not?

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

"When Scarlett was eight, to keep her from the shore, her father's guards warned her about the sparkling black sand of Del Ojos Beach.  'It's black because it's really the burnt remains of pirate skeletons.' they said. And being eight, and slightly more foolish than now, she believed them."

I am not sure yet; not enough of the world has been revealed at this point to know. The main characters are just now on their way to the island where Caraval takes place. It seems to be some kind of magical game and the winner will receive ' a wish'.  I don't know if the main story is about the game itself or what occurs after the game.

July Library Finds

You never know what you will find at the library these days.  There are always so many cool activities and events not to mention great books and freebies.

Mini Book Haul: Crooked Kingdom is for book club, Caraval is a new release that I have  seen hauled on Booktube.  I love the cover which reminds me of the Night Circus (uh-oh I better lower my expectations).  Station Eleven is a post-apocalyptic dystopian that has had great reviews from a wide variety of Booktubers.  This is audio CD and I hope it will be an engaging listen during my daily commute.

Picked up this cool bookmark in the YA section.

Bealeton Library still has a resident cat and every July is Christmas in July for Ernie where patrons are encouraged to donate supplies for him.  They have a Christmas tree and tags and on the back shows what item to bring and of course the cute tag is also a great bookmark.

How awesome is this!  An author is coming to discuss his book about Virginia BBQ and the Ruritans will be serving BBQ lunch (for a fee)!  This is taking meet the author to a whole new level!  If I go, I will post a follow up blog for sure.