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HI THERE NEW YEAR // let's talk 2018, reading + more goals & a tag
2017 flew by and now it’s 2018 and I have goals. I just wanted to chat about all the things I want to accomplish this year and just general things we talk about at the beginning of the year. READING GOALS I briefly discussed my reading goals in my End Of The Year Post there’s still more I want to talk about. I set my Goodreads goal to 30 books which mean I have to read at least 3 books a month, which is totally manageable, and that means I could read more if I have a lot of time, so that’s the first goal I also just want to read more in general, because I take WAY too long to get through books. I don’t want books to sit on my shelf, unread, for like 3 months, so that’s going to change I want to try and read more classics that I know I’ll enjoy My all time favourite genres are urban fantasy and contemporary, so I want to try to get into some good high fantasy There are so many anwesome blogs and bookstagram accounts and I want to comment more, so I can make more friends SHADOWHUNTER CHRONICLES…
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LAST BOOK HAUL OF 2017
It’s time for another book haul and a close to the year. My collection of books has grown since last time, and will probably be bigger in the next haul. Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson & Lauren Myracle because who doesn’t want a Christmas read The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo (Thanks to the lovely people over at Pan Macmillan SA for sending this my way) Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan (Thank you so much Penguin Random House SA for sending this my way) Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling because my copy was falling to pieces The Raven Cycle quartette by Maggie Stiefvater which I’m in love with and reviews of all 4 are posted so be sure to check them out Simon Vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli in preparation for the movie which I’m so excited about Little Monsters by Kara Thomas which sounds so cool (Thanks Penguin!!) Renegades by Marissa Meyer which came in the Decmeber Book Case We Were Liars by E. Lockhart which I’ve heard so many great things about The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli which I got in a FableCrate…
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Review: SIMON VS THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA
Title: Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda Author: Becky Albertalli Page count: 303 Date published: 7 April 2015 Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Rating: (out of 5 stars) Synopsis Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: if he doesn’t play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone’s business. Worse, the privacy of Blue, the pen name of the boy he’s been emailing, will be compromised. With some messy dynamics emerging in his once tight-knit group of friends, and his email correspondence with Blue growing more flirtatious every day, Simon’s junior year has suddenly gotten all kinds of complicated. Now, change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he’s pushed out—without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he’s never met. MY THOUGHTS I picked this book up because the movie is coming out and I’ve heard is adorable and it certainly did not disappoint. I was…
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END OF THE YEAR POST // a tag, goals & favourite reads
So it’s the end of the year and it’s been pretty succesful book related to I have a few things I’d like to talk about before 2018 starts, so let’s just get into it. I’ve already done an entire post about new releases I want to read next year so click here for that. GOODREADS CHALLENGE I set this year’s challenge to 20 books because I started a bit late but I don’t exactly know what to set it for next year: I’m thinking maybe 35? Or even 40?? I’m just scared to push myself if I can’t read as much because next year is a hard school year. We’ll see… BEST READS OF THE YEAR [[ more titles will probably be added because the year is not over yet so follow me on twitter and goodreads for all those updates ]] BEAT THE BACKLIST 2018 I found out about this via Twitter and though it looked fun. It’s basically a challenge where you have to read books that weren’t published that year so it decreases your TBR and you get assigned a team and the more books you read, the more points your team gets. It’s really…
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BOOKS I'M EXCITED FOR IN 2018
So, there aren’t many books on this list, but I’m just dying to get my hands on these releases next year that I HAD to share with you guys. Daughter of The Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller (27 February 2018) I haven’t read book one yet but it’s been on my radar and I’ll probably binge both of them once this one comes out. Batman Nightwalker by Marie Lu (2 January 2018) Even though I didn’t really like the first book, I’m still intrigued to see what this book holds. Catwoman Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas (7 August 2018) Same as Batman with this one. I’ve also heard loads of good things about Sarah and I’ve never actually watched or read anthing about Catwoman so it’d be a first with this superhero People Like Us by Dana Mele (no date yet) I read the synopsis and it had Pretty Little Liars vibes so I’m obviously down for this. American Panda by Gloria Chao (6 February 2018) Sounds adorable and cute and what else do you need? The Lady’s Guide To Petticoats And Parties by Mckenzi Lee (2 October 2017) I still need to get to this book but I know I’ll love it…
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The Joy Of Christmas Book Tag
Yeah I know, I fell off the face of the earth. I’ve been in a little bit of a blogging slump but I’m going to bring it back with a tag and what better way to do that than a christmas themed one. So, I wasn’t tagged to do this but here is the original one which was created by Samantha @ Novels & Nonsense 1) Anticipation: The Christmas excitement is real, what book release(s) are you most anticipating? There are a few: Queen of Air & Darkness by Cassandra Clare, Leah On The Offbeat by Becky Albertali, Batman by Marie Lu, Catwoman by Sarah J. Maas, Daughter Of The Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller and The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats And Piracy by Mackenzi Lee. I did notice that these are mainly sequels…. 2) Christmas Songs & Carols: What book or author can you not help but sing its praises? Maggie Stiefvater and Stephenie Perkins because they’re SUCH AMAZING AUTHORS. And Cassandra Clare. Need I say more? 3) Gingerbread Houses: What book or series has wonderful world building? Ummmm Harry Potter #basic 4) A Christmas Carol: Favorite classic or one that you want to read? I love Anne of Green Gablesby…
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Review: THE RAVEN KING
Title: The Raven King Series: The Raven Cycle Book #4 Author: Maggie Stiefvater Page count: 438 Date published: 26 April 2016 Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) Synopsis All her life, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love’s death. She doesn’t believe in true love and never thought this would be a problem, but as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she’s not so sure anymore MY THOUGHTS *SPOILERS AHEAD* Is it just me or do you feel everytime you finish the end of something you have no idea what to do with yourself? Because that’s me right now. This series is over and now what?! But this was also the best conclusion I could have asked for and honestly just more perfection. It’s so hard to put my feelings into words. I just devoured this book. In literally 24 hours as you can see because I like just posted my BLLB review. Argghh I’m so sad it’s over. This book had me scared silly. I was so nervous as to what was going to happen to my precious babies. Let’s quickly talk…
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Review: BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE
Title: Blue Lily, Lily Blue Series: The Raven Cycle Book #3 Author: Maggie Stiefvater Page count: 389 Date published: 21 October 2014 Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) Synopsis Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven Boys have taken her in as one of their own. Their problems have become hers, and her problems have become theirs. The trick with found things, though, is how easily they can be lost. MY THOUGHTS *SPOILERS AHEAD* Okay so what just happened?! My mind is so mashed up that it all seems like one book. I adored these books. There were so SO MANY GREAT SCENES that I’ve been wanting and it was all just given to us. Argghhh. Of course I loved it and I just want to gush all the time. SO GOOD. Pynch is a thing and I’m excited for it to happen. They’re so cute and I’m pumped for it to happen. The fact that they spend so much time together is a clear sign. Also, Ronan is growing on me. He just throws swear…
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Review: WONDER WOMAN WARBRINGER
Title: Wonder Woman Warbringer Series: DC Icons Book #1 Author: Leigh Bardugo Page count: 369 Date published: 31 August 2017 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Thank you to Penguin Random House SA for sending this my way Rating: (2.5 out of 5 stars) Synopsis She will become a legend but first she is Diana, Princess of the Amazons. And her fight is just beginning… Diana is desperate to prove herself to her warrior sisters. But when the opportunity comes, she throws away her chance at glory and breaks Amazon law to save a mere mortal, Alia Keralis. With this single heroic act, Diana may have just doomed the world. Alia is a Warbringer – a descendant of the infamous Helen of Troy, fated to bring about an age of bloodshed and misery. Diana and Alia will face an army of enemies, mortal and divine, determined to destroy or possess the Warbringer. To save the world, they must stand side by side against the tide of war. This is also the TOPPING THE TBR November book of the month which book club I host along with a few other friends – here are some links if you’d like to know more: Goodreads…
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Review: THE DREAM THIEVES
Title: The Dream Thieves Series: The Raven Cycle Book #2 Author: Maggie Stiefvater Page count: 450 Date published: 5 September 2013 Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) Synopsis Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life. Meanwhile, some very sinister people are looking for some of the same pieces of the Cabeswater puzzle that Gansey is after… MY THOUGHTS Now I have to be honest, I was afraid that I wouldn’t like this book because some were saying that it’s very slow and boring, but in reality it’s NOT that. I loved, loved, loved, loved this book and I’d like to type that out more but we might be here a while. The whole story was taken to a whole other level and it had basically everything I wanted which at times included lots of confusion and theorising. It’s great and amazing and please stop reading NOW to avoid spoilers and then come back when you’re finished (which shouldn’t take…
