Soundtrack Saturday (50)

Hey, there everyone, and welcome to this week's Soundtrack Saturday post!

So anyone who might be new to my blog (or oblivious to this meme) might be thinking, "What on Earth is Soundtrack Saturday?" Soundtrack Saturday is a bookish meme that I created so I could share my love of books and music. Each Saturday, I choose a book and post a playlist full of songs based on the characters, the plot, and the themes in the book.

But that's not all. You can participate, too! I'm inviting all interested book bloggers to participate in this meme! Each week, I'll be posting a linky at the bottom of my post so that you can share your Soundtrack Saturday playlist for other bloggers and blog readers to find.

As with all bookish memes, there are a few easy steps to follow to help you create your own perfect Soundtrack Saturday post:

• Choose a book that you've read or are currently reading - any book is fine as long as you can create a playlist for it
• Create a full (10+songs) or a mini (four songs) playlist for the book of your choosing
•  For more detailed instructions on the different types of soundtracks and how to make them, please visit the meme's homepage.
• Please credit me somewhere in your post. It can be as simple as "Soundtrack Saturday is a weekly meme that was created by Erin at The Hardcover Lover."
• Leave a comment on my blog post if you enjoy the feature
• Add your name to the link-up tool at the bottom of the post

ARC Review: Summer of Sloane

Title: Summer of Sloane

Author: Erin L. Schneider

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

Publication Date: May 3, 2016

Source: eARC from Disney-Hyperion

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Warm Hawaiian sun. Lazy beach days. Flirty texts with her boyfriend back in Seattle.

These are the things seventeen-year-old Sloane McIntyre pictured when she imagined the summer she’d be spending at her mom’s home in Hawaii with her twin brother, Penn. Instead, after learning an unthinkable secret about her boyfriend, Tyler, and best friend, Mick, all she has is a fractured hand and a completely shattered heart.

Once she arrives in Honolulu, though, Sloane hopes that Hawaii might just be the escape she needs. With beach bonfires, old friends, exotic food, and the wonders of a waterproof cast, there’s no reason Sloane shouldn’t enjoy her summer. And when she meets Finn McAllister, the handsome son of a hotel magnate who doesn’t always play by the rules, she knows he’s the perfect distraction from everything that’s so wrong back home.

But it turns out a measly ocean isn’t nearly enough to stop all the emails, texts, and voicemails from her ex-boyfriend and ex-best friend, desperate to explain away their betrayal. And as her casual connection with Finn grows deeper, Sloane’s carefree summer might not be as easy to find as she’d hoped. Weighing years of history with Mick and Tyler against their deception, and the delicate possibility of new love, Sloane must decide when to forgive, and when to live for herself.

ARC April Update: April 18 - 24

Can you believe that ARC April is almost over? We're now in the final stretch of the reading event hosted by Shelly and Octavia from Read.Sleep.Repeat. 

ARC April is a reading event that challenges book bloggers and reviewers to read as many ARCs that they can during the month of April. These two lovely ladies also host the event in August. If you're curious about it, you can find out more in my sign up post.

2016 Debut Author Challenge: My Goals

Hey, everyone! I realize that I haven't filled you in on some of my upcoming blogging plans, so I'm going to fix that right now.

I know we still have about a month left in 2015, but I'm already looking forward to 2016. I know, I know... There's still the holidays and New Year's Eve, but I'm excited, okay? It's not wrong? And if it is, well then I don't want to be right.

More specifically, I'm looking forward to reading some of the 2016 Middle Grade and YA debuts! That excitement is the reason for today's post. Once again, I'll be taking part in the Debut Author Challenge.

Over the past eleven months, I've been a pretty active participant in The 2015 Debut Author Challenge, which was hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Although I didn't get to read as many debuts as I'd have liked to, I did read quite a few of them. Heck, I even won the giveaway for January's link up!

Now I'm really, really hoping to read a lot more of the 2016 debuts, and I already have my hands on a few that I'm waiting until January 1 to start so they count for the challenge. Shhh! That's totally not cheating.