tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60953600982670644032024-03-14T06:43:29.965-07:00YA Bookaholic A blog for the random blabblings of a bookaholicYAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.comBlogger424125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-84432251934128308862016-09-25T02:11:00.001-07:002016-09-25T02:11:44.918-07:00Book Review - Dreams of Gods and Monster by Laini Taylor<h2>
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(Daughter of Smoke and Bone #3)</h3>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: normal;">Genres: </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: normal;">Young Adult</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: normal;">, Fantasy.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: red; font-weight: normal;">Pages: </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">613 pages (Tall Paperback) (Hodder & Stoughton)</span></span></h3>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6364px; line-height: 17.5636px;">By way of a staggering deception, Karou has taken control of the chimaera rebellion and is intent on steering its course away from dead-end vengeance. The future rests on her, if there can even be a future for the chimaera in war-ravaged Eretz.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6364px; line-height: 17.5636px;">When Jael's brutal seraph army trespasses into the human world, the unthinkable becomes essential, and Karou and Akiva must ally their enemy armies against the threat. It is a twisted version of their long-ago dream, and they begin to hope that it might forge a way forward for their people.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6364px; line-height: 17.5636px;">And, perhaps, for themselves. Toward a new way of living, and maybe even love.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6364px; line-height: 17.5636px;">But there are bigger threats than Jael in the offing. A vicious queen is hunting Akiva, and, in the skies of Eretz ... something is happening. Massive stains are spreading like bruises from horizon to horizon; the great winged stormhunters are gathering as if summoned, ceaselessly circling, and a deep sense of wrong pervades the world.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6364px; line-height: 17.5636px;">From the streets of Rome to the caves of the Kirin and beyond, humans, chimaera and seraphim will fight, strive, love, and die in an epic theater that transcends good and evil, right and wrong, friend and enemy. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6364px; line-height: 17.5636px;">At the very barriers of space and time, what do gods and monsters dream of? And does anything else matter?</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 19.32px;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b><u>Book 26/65 - 2016 Goodreads Reading Challenge</u></b></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Dreams of Gods and Monsters was the final book in the trilogy Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">I was so apprehensive to read this book. I bought it way back when the book was released. I started the book then and put it down because hell I didn't want to finish up with this world! So then I said I need to read this now and I read this so slowly... But I finally did finish this book and it was just amazing!</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">I can't believe I'm finished this series! Ahhh I won't have any more adventures with Karou and Akiva and Zusanne and Mik and everyone and I just need more. Crossing fingers and hoping Laini Taylor might come back to this world and write a spin off or something.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">But anyhoo. This book was a perfect conclusion. It was long, action packed, questions were answered and it just concluded the trilogy so well. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Everyone knows I adore Karou. She is high on my favourite female characters list and I just loved the way that her story concluded in this. It was just fitting. The ending was fitting for the trilogy and by damn, I love this trilogy!</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">And I cannot wait for Laini Taylor's new book, Strange The Dreamer, which is due to come out in March 2017. I can not wait! Because it just sounds so amazing! Like her Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy. </span></div>
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YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-3470355705009473102016-09-24T12:51:00.002-07:002016-09-24T12:51:21.884-07:00Book Review - Am I Normal Yet? by Holly Bourne<h2>
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(The Spinster Club #1)</h3>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6364px; line-height: 17.5636px;">All Evie wants is to be normal. She’s almost off her meds and at a new college where no one knows her as the girl-who-went-crazy. She’s even going to parties and making friends. There’s only one thing left to tick off her list…</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6364px; line-height: 17.5636px;">But relationships are messy – especially relationships with teenage guys. They can make any girl feel like they’re going mad. And if Evie can’t even tell her new friends Amber and Lottie the truth about herself, how will she cope when she falls in love?</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 19.32px;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b><u>Book 25/65 - 2016 Goodreads Reading Challenge</u></b></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Am I Normal Yet? is the first novel in Holly Borne's companion trilogy The Spinster Club. In Am I Normal Yet? we meet our main character Evie as she tries to what she belives become 'normal'. Evie has a mental illness, OCD, which she had been labelled for in her previous school so now at a new school, at a new beginning with her medication decreasing Evie wants to be like every other sixteen year old girl and that means she wants a boyfriend. And so we follow her story. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">I met Holly Bourne last October and from hearing her talk about her books I instantly just needed to pick them up. So I bought all her books at the event because I knew from just meeting Holly Bourne and then with the hype that was surrounding this book that I would read it eventually. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Honestly, I did put this book off for quite some time because from reading the synopsis I really thought this book wouldn't be what I have an interest in. From the blurb I got the story of a girl just looking to find a boyfriend. In no way did I think I would be so wrong about the premise of a book after reading the back of the cover. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">This book is so deep. It is such an inspiring and life changing story to read. It was incredible. I fell in love with the main character Evie and our two side characters Lottie and Amber which feature in the next two books. I was blown away by this story.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Evie's personality just made this book. I loved her wittiness. I literally fell in love with Evie. She became such a favourite character of mine. I felt so much emotions for her. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">This book left me laughing, shaking with anger, bursting into tears and smiling until there was no tomorrow. It was such an emotional roller-coaster. I really can't wait to keep continuing on with this companion trilogy and finding out what happens in Lottie's book and of course seeing more of Evie in it too. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Yup this is definitely one of those books that I wished I had read sooner. But I'm so glad that I did read this book and all thanks to the amazingness that is the author Holly that made me pick this up in the first place. </span><br />
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YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-28841323005992036612016-09-13T01:00:00.000-07:002016-09-13T01:00:27.333-07:00My Updated TBR - 11/09/2016<h2>
My Updated TBR</h2>
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I just wanted to do this post as a well over mid year updated tbr for myself to compare to the tbr I made back in February 2016. </div>
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In that TBR I had 74 books on my shelf that I had yet to read, let's see what it is now...</div>
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<li>Weightless by Sarah Bannan</li>
<li>Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo</li>
<li>Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo</li>
<li>In The Skin Of A Monster by Kathryn Baker</li>
<li>Soulmates by Holly Bourne</li>
<li>The Manifesto on How to be Interesting by Holly Bourne</li>
<li>How Hard Can Love Be? by Holly Bourne</li>
<li>What's A Girl Gotta Do? by Holly Bourne</li>
<li>The Diviners by Libba Bray</li>
<li>Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra</li>
<li>The Lost and The Found by Cat Clarke</li>
<li>The Girls by Emma Cline</li>
<li>Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer</li>
<li>The Passage by Justin Cronin</li>
<li>Resist by Sarah Crossan</li>
<li>Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan</li>
<li>All The Light We Cannot See by Anthoy Doeer</li>
<li>These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly</li>
<li>The Graces by Laure Eve</li>
<li>The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman</li>
<li>Front Lines by Michael Grant</li>
<li>Deadline by Mira Grant</li>
<li>Blackout by Mira Grant</li>
<li>Ten Thousand Skies Above You by Claudia Gray </li>
<li>The Call by Peadar O Guilin</li>
<li>Shadow of the Wolf by Tim Hall</li>
<li>The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig </li>
<li>The Appearance of Annie van Sinderen by Katherine Howe</li>
<li>Rogue by Julie Kagawa </li>
<li>Cujo by Stephen King </li>
<li>Pet Semetary by Stephen King </li>
<li>Nevernight by Jay Kristoff </li>
<li>You Know Me Well by Nina Lacour & David Leviathan </li>
<li>Whisper To Me by Nick Lane</li>
<li>Demon Road by Derek Landy </li>
<li>The Lonliness of Distant Beings by Kate Ling</li>
<li>Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas</li>
<li>Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas</li>
<li>Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr</li>
<li>Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr</li>
<li>Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr</li>
<li>Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr</li>
<li>A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin</li>
<li>A Storm of Swords PI by George R. R. Martin </li>
<li>A Storm of Swords PII by George R. R. Martin </li>
<li>A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin</li>
<li>A Dance With Dragons PI by George R. R. Martin</li>
<li>A Dance With Dragons PII by George R. R. Martin </li>
<li>Did I Mention I Love You? by Estelle Maskame</li>
<li>Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson </li>
<li>The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern </li>
<li>After You by Jojo Moyes</li>
<li>Uprooted by Naomi Novik</li>
<li>Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver</li>
<li>Zoo by James Patterson</li>
<li>Zoo 2 by James Patterson</li>
<li>Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch</li>
<li>Rebel Spring by Morgan Rhodes</li>
<li>Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs</li>
<li>Allegiant by Veronica Roth</li>
<li>Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling</li>
<li>Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling</li>
<li>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling</li>
<li>Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling</li>
<li>If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo</li>
<li>Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson</li>
<li>This Savage Song by V.E Schwab</li>
<li>Fire and Flood by Victoria Scott</li>
<li>Posion Study by Maria V. Snyder</li>
<li>Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder</li>
<li>Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder</li>
<li>Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder</li>
<li>Sea Glass by Maria V. Snyder</li>
<li>Spy Glass by Maria V. Snyder</li>
<li>Allies & Assassin's by Justin Somper</li>
<li>Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater</li>
<li>The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater </li>
<li>Needlework by Deirdre Sullivan</li>
<li>An Ember In The Ashes by Sabaa Tahir</li>
<li>Slated by Teri Terry</li>
<li>Book of Lies by Teri Terry</li>
<li>The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas</li>
<li>Girls on Fire by Robin Wasserman</li>
<li>Broken Sky by L.A Weatherly</li>
<li>Fragments by Dan Wells</li>
<li>Ruins by Dan Wells</li>
<li>And I Darken by Kiersten White</li>
<li>In The Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winter</li>
<li>The Last Star by Rick Yancey</li>
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My TBR has increased by 15 books since February.</div>
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48 of the 74 books are still on this TBR from February. </div>
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Now I have decided that I want to work really hard at making my TBR 50 or less by the end of this year and that is a goal I'm hoping to keep up with. </div>
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Have you read any of these books. If so, which ones would you recommend? :)</div>
YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-29370332082338128232016-09-11T05:23:00.003-07:002016-09-11T05:23:44.741-07:00Book Review - The Creeper Man by Dawn Kurtagich<h2>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 19.32px;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b><u>Book 24/65 - 2016 Goodreads Reading Challenge</u></b></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">The Creeper Man is Dawn Kurtagich's second novel and I was highly anticipating this since I heard of its release back at the beginning of the year I think it was. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">I was blown away by The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich so I had extreme expectations for this book.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">I love how creepy Dawn Kurtagich makes her books. Like man, the creeper man, the descriptions of this character alone had me sleeping with the lights on but that was not only the scary description in this book. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">This book was just apprehension, tension and looming dread from the very first page. I love Dawn's writing style. It is just perfect for the genre of books she writes. The disjointed, descriptive, write as the characters thinks and speaks just adds so much to the horror feeling of this novel. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">I was incredibly spooked. And I loved the characters so much that I was so scared for them and they were just incredibly fleshed out and deep that they were literally like real individual people for me and I love it when characters are like that. Everything they felt, I felt for them and I was just so invested in these characters. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Then the ending of the novel had to be one of the biggest twists I've ever read in a novel. I was not expecting it at all. The plot of this book was incredible and that ending just made it ten times more fascinating and I was utterly shocked just finding out what was going on. Out of all the twists that I was creating in my mind, like betrayals and other weird conclusions, I never, ever, ever guessed or even had an inkling at what that ending revealed. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">This book, just like The Dead House, was stunning. The physical format, the writing, the characters, the story, the ending. Everything was just perfect and Dawn Kurtagich is now one of my auto-buy authors. I will be excitedly awaiting more book news from Dawn as I am going to read every book that she writes. Simple as.</span></div>
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YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-56209142430524666572016-09-10T05:06:00.000-07:002016-09-10T05:06:01.076-07:00Book Review - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas<h2>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6364px; line-height: 17.5636px;">After rescuing her lover Tamlin from a wicked Faerie Queen, she returns to the Spring Court possessing the powers of the High Fae. But Feyre cannot forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin's people - nor the bargain she made with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6364px; line-height: 17.5636px;">As Feyre is drawn ever deeper into Rhysand's dark web of politics and passion, war is looming and an evil far greater than any queen threatens to destroy everything Feyre has fought for. She must confront her past, embrace her gifts and decide her fate.</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Dear sweet lord above! This book was just a crazy roller-coaster for my emotions. I mean crazy roller-coaster. So you can indeed expect this review to be just my crazy, jumbled thoughts all over the place too. Are you ready for the madness!!</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">But no need to be afraid - there will be no spoilers. Even though I'm possibly sure everyone in the world has read this novel right now. You don't know how hard it was to keep away from spoilers after the first few weeks this book was released. I literally just stayed away from all social media. And thankfully I wasn't spoiled for anything!</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Now where exactly do I begin?? How about how I felt after I finished ACOTAR? Well, I, just like many others was completely happy and loved up with the idea that Tamlin and Feyre got away but I know I was one of those people that just could not forget about Rhysand. He was gorgeous and addictive in ACOTAR and now I am solely and will be forever Team Rhysand after finished A Court of Mist and Fury. I remember needing this book after finishing ACOTAR because I needed to know what would happen with that bargain and as soon as Rhysand appeared in A Court of Mist and Fury I knew he was exactly what I was waiting for.. Come on, he is just ridiculously sexy, right?? (I love him!!)</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Then we got new characters into this world that just became more favourites to add to the list! The Night Court gang was just amazing. They were amazing characters and I instantly fell in love with each of them and their back stories. All so tragic, but all which made them what they are.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">What I really loved more about this book was the world building and the plot behind the whole novel. There was so much more in this novel. There were so many stories and back stories of characters that came out in this book that just made this world fill out more as well as developing each character with them. And I thoroughly enjoyed that. I enjoyed being able to see past and present of this world. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">And the plot! As I mentioned above it was one the aspects that I loved about this book and boy, oh boy, the plot in this book was delicious. I found with ACOTAR, even though I loved it, it took me a while to actually get through the book but that was not the case with this one. When it wasn't action packed it was giving me the back stories and fleshing out the world and character and all the twists and turns that I didn't see coming. I think I was left shocked on so many occassions with this book when I didn't see what was coming. And hello emotional roller-coaster because these twists and turns had me shocked, frustrated, sad, betrayed, happy, devastated and everything in between. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">I really can't wait to get the next book into my hands and see what happens. That ending was just the epitome of doom. What the hell is going to happen? Book 3 is definitely going to have me fearing the survival of every single character in this novel. I have not read a series ender by Sarah J. Maas before and I just know it is going to be epic. (Yes, I know she announced 3 more books in the ACOTAR series but I believe they are going to be a spin-off centering around different characters, can't wait for that either!!)</span><br />
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YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-10041199612291475522016-09-04T06:33:00.002-07:002016-09-04T06:33:41.148-07:00Book Review - Beautiful Broken Things by Sara Barnard<h2>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: normal;">Genres: </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: normal;">Young Adult</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: normal;">, Contemporary. </span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: red; font-weight: normal;">Pages: </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">322 pages (Paperback) (Macmillan Children's Books)</span></span></h3>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6364px; line-height: 17.5636px;">Best friends Caddy and Rosie are inseparable. Their differences have brought them closer, but as she turns sixteen Caddy begins to wish she could be a bit more like Rosie – confident, funny and interesting. Then Suzanne comes into their lives: beautiful, damaged, exciting and mysterious, and things get a whole lot more complicated. As Suzanne’s past is revealed and her present begins to unravel, Caddy begins to see how much fun a little trouble can be. But the course of both friendship and recovery is rougher than either girl realises, and Caddy is about to learn that downward spirals have a momentum of their own.</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 19.32px;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b><u>Book 22/65 - 2016 Goodreads Reading Challenge</u></b></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Isn't the cover of this book just stunning! I must admit that the cover was the reason I was drawn to this book and then I read that it was all about female friendships and I was like 'that'll do, I'm picking this up right now!' </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">And I am so happy that I did pick this up because I truly enjoyed this book so much. And not in the way that 'enjoy' usually means. This book was so heartbreaking. The friendships so real, complicated and toxic. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">I enjoyed that each character was so realistic. Each had many flaws and there were times when I just sat there and thought 'what the hell are you doing?' but that is the way things are in life. We all make mistakes. Relationships, friendships, they are all complicated. There is nothing ever simple or straightforward. There is nothing ever easy. And this book portrays the hardship of a toxic friendship and how it affects both people in the friendship and others outside. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Again, I'm just going to say it, that I enjoyed this book because of the realness behind it. Even the ending of this book didn't wrap everything up in a nice little bow. It was real! This book was such a refreshing read because of this and I would put this book in line with 'Asking For It by Louise O' Neill' simply because they are both realistic and true and don't sugarcoat hard topics. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">I will be keeping my eyes out for more novels from Sara Barnard especially after loving this book so much!</span></div>
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YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-78260019225125722872016-08-16T22:29:00.000-07:002016-08-16T22:29:16.786-07:00Top Ten Tuesday #12<h2>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://www.brokeandbookish.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html">The Broke and The Bookish</a> and consists of them picking a topic each week for us bloggers to list our Top Ten.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>The theme for this week is your top ten books set in a X setting and for this I've chosen the old classic apocalyptic / dystopian setting as I've been getting back into these books recently and decided to go back through my favourites!<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">1. Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick</span><br />
From seeing many posts from me you all know that I just love this zombie apocalypse series. A very underated but amazing trilogy and one that I would definitely recommend for this theme!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman</span><br />
This novel and this series is another amazing dystopian novel that will just take your breathe away. I loved these so much and again would recommend to everyone.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. </span><span style="font-size: large;">The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins</span><br />
I believe everyone has already read or watched the movies for this series and again this was my first dystopian series I had ever read so it will hold a place in my heart as my love for this genre grows.<br />
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<img alt="Ashes (Ashes Trilogy, #1)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1312832510l/11230648.jpg" width="130" /><img alt="Noughts & Crosses: Book 1" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1369413463l/17426228.jpg" width="130" /><img alt="The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1311332303l/12091570.jpg" width="130" /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">4. Feed by Mira Grant</span><br />
I was left breatheless and speechless after I finished the first book in this series. It was one of the few that gave me a book hangover and I've been so heartbroken to pick up the rest of the books in the series but I will definitely because this is a very unique take on a zombie apocalypse involving bloggers, blogging and politics.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">5. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Parasite by Mira Grant</span><br />
Another fascinating dystopian / science fiction novel by Mira Grant. She is just amazing at writing this horrific novels. Again I've only read the first novel of this series but I will be catching p on it soon!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">6. Partials by Dan Wells</span><br />
Again another post-apocalyptic series that is very, very good. Again I have just read the first book, but I do have the other two in the series on my shelves just waiting to pick them up any day now!<br />
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<img alt="Feed (Newsflesh Trilogy, #1)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1408500437l/7094569.jpg" width="131" /><img alt="Parasite (Parasitology, #1)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1383216589l/18743904.jpg" width="129" /><img alt="Partials (Partials, #1)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1330773663l/13509092.jpg" width="131" /><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">7. </span><span style="font-size: large;">The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey</span><br />
An amazingly constructed series right here. I've read the first two books and have loved them and I immediately got The Last Star on its release date but I'm so afraid to read it to finish this series. I know it will be brilliant though.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">8. Legend by Marie Lu</span></div>
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Marie Lu is just an amazing author and her Legend series is proof of that. This dystopian series is anything but cliche, it is an amazingly unique and full of unexpected twists and turns that I would have never expected in a YA novel, Of course, again like all of these books I would recommend this to everyone.<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">9. Gone by Michael Grant</span><br />
It was actually a friend of mine that made me read these books and I'm so glad he did. I enjoyed them so much! The whole series was fantastic and a definite recommendation from me. I really enjoy Michael Grant's writing and he is just an amazing person as well!<br />
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<img alt="The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1361797381l/17415470.jpg" width="128" /><img alt="Legend (Legend, #1)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1358527661l/17258061.jpg" width="130" /><img alt="Gone (Gone, #1)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1428807934l/6473592.jpg" width="130" /><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">10. All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill</span><br />
This standalone novel has got to be the most amazing dystopian / science fiction standalone ever! This book had me on such a roller-coaster of emotions and it was completely unputdownable.<br />
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YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-25798720022515575242016-08-14T10:20:00.001-07:002016-08-14T10:20:47.539-07:00Book Review - Forest of Ruin by Kelley Armstrong<h2>
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">And here it is! The concluding book to Kelley Armstrong's Age of Legends series and I couldn't have asked for anything better.</span><br />
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Ever since finishing the second book Empire of Night I had been anticipating the release of Forest of Ruin. So naturally when it did come out I did my ever best to find this book so that I could read it as soon as possible. Unfortunately traipsing around my local stores brought no luck so I did have to order it online and then wait for its delivery but I soon did have it in my hands and a buddy read ready to go with a friend that I had read the whole series with.<br />
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So in Forest of Ruin we did pick up where we left off and I won't say anything more than that for fear of spoilers but my, my, my, was I kept on the edge of my seat throughout the whole of this book? There were twists, turns, events that I would have never thought would have happened and they happened and I was left breathless, in tears, caught in a whirlwind of emotions from betrayal to euphoria to utter devastation. There were plot twists and aspects of legends and stories added to this novel that made it the ever more action packed than it was previous. There were epic battles and times where your heart was in your mouth for fear of characters survival and it was all such a rush.<br />
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This concluding novel was everything that I was looking for and more. I am disappointed that the story has come to an end but that was inevitable and I am completely happy with how everything wrapped up in the end.<br />
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So if you did enjoy the previous two books or even the first novel and haven't yet continued with the series, the question you must ask yourself is why the hell not? And if you haven't picked up or touched this series yet you should really consider it as you will not regret it especially if you are already a Kelley Armstrong fan or if you are a fan of the dark and gory type of stories, of the stories that you can't predict or that will keep you on the edges of your seats. This is the series for you.<br />
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YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-31547938721228223252016-08-12T04:31:00.002-07:002016-08-12T04:31:28.763-07:00Friday Reads #4<h2>
Friday Reads #4 (August 12 2016)</h2>
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Here we are for another Friday reads! I'm going to try to make this more of a regular thing now. The book I'm currently reading now is Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor and I'm absolutely loving it! I really can't wait to see what happens but I still don't want the series to end, so I'm taking this slowly...<br />
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YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-81666272800893743672016-08-12T04:22:00.001-07:002016-08-14T05:07:43.062-07:00#ReadThemAllThon TBR<h2>
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I just found out about this readathon on Youtube and instantly had to go check it out because I seriously need reading motivation and this readathon just sounds completely epic!</div>
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It is being run on the blog Read at Midnight and to have a look at the post click <a href="https://readatmidnight.com/2016/07/25/pokemon-indigo-league-readthemallthon-sign-up/" target="_blank">here</a>!</div>
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But anyway this readathon takes place over a span of three weeks! And starts this Sunday August 14. There are also 8 challenges to complete and here is my TBR for them!</div>
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The book I choose for this is Am I Normal Yet? by Holly Bourne. First book in The Spinster Club Series.<br />
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For this I'm picking Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas because I heard some things ok and I don't know if they're true or not but I will more than likely cry in this book....<br />
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A book that I've seen get a lot of hype recently especially with the last book out or coming soon depending where you're living is Did I Mention I Love You? by Estelle Maskame.<br />
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For this I'm picking If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo<br />
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This one is going to be Dash and Lily's Book of Dares because I've heard this is just an epic romance novel.<br />
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For this I'm picking The Graces by Laure Eve. This doesn't release until September 1 so hopefully I'll receive the book that day and get it finished then before the end! If not, I'll be changing this book.<br />
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The only book I have with red on it that I haven't read yet is What's A Girl Gotta Do? by Holly Bourne so that is what I choose.<br />
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For this I'm picking Fragments by Dan Wells!<br />
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<li>Am I Normal Yet? by Holly Bourne</li>
<li>Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas</li>
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<li>If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo</li>
<li>Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by David Leviathan & Rachel Cohn</li>
<li>The Graces by Laure Eve</li>
<li>What's A Girl Gotta Do? by Holly Bourne</li>
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I literally cannot wait to start this read-a-thon! It is going to be so much fun!!<br />
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YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-56948949989412832242016-08-11T04:07:00.001-07:002016-08-11T04:07:43.143-07:00Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag!!<h2>
Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag!!</h2>
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Here is a tag that has been going around where basically you freak out about the books you've already read this year!! It was firstly created by a booktuber, I'm not sure who, but I do know that the co-creator is ReadLikeWildFire! I am doing this because well, it will damn help a lot when it comes to the end of year tag :P</div>
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*Note - So far in 2016 I have read 22 books,<br />
Fourteen 5 Star Rating,<br />
Five 4 Star Rating,<br />
Three 3 Star Rating*</div>
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This is such a hard question. I didn't answer it last but I'll try this year!<br />
By genre!<br />
Science Fiction - Winter by Marissa Meyer<br />
Fantasy - Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare<br />
Historical Fiction - Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys<br />
Realistic Fiction - The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson<br />
Contemporary - Drowning Instinct by Ilsa J. Bick<br />
Adult - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes<br />
Middle Grade - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The best sequel that I've read so far this year was Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas</span></div>
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There are so many awesome releases that came out this year and it is so difficult to just decide on one but I really, really want to read is The Smell of Other People's Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock. This book just sounds so interesting and it released all the way back in February and I'm still here waiting to read it....</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Again this question is like the last and there is a lot of answers I could give but I'll only go with one and the first book that comes to mind is Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff.</span></div>
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My biggest disappointment this year would have to be You by Caroline Kepnes. From the raving reviews I heard about this book I thought that it was going to be amazing, but I really disliked it. I gae this book 3 stars but the more I think about it the less I want to give it. It has actually started to make my blood boil.... <span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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Hmm, a book doesn't just spring to mind for this one but I'm going to go with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. This year was the first time that I read this book and I read it in one day! That is a feat in itself for me but I just couldn't believe how much I enjoyed reading this book and how much I loved it! Of course I knew I'd love it.</div>
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So far this year I've only read about three new to me authors and I've only read one work each by them but to pick a favourite I would have to go with Jojo Moyes. I read Me Before You and loved it and I have After You sitting on my shelf just waiting to be read next. </div>
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Bloody hell! Many of my fictional crushes for this year were carried over from last year but there are a few new ones - Clark from The Unexpected Everything, Florian from Salt to the Sea and Mark Blackthorn from Lady Midnight.<br />
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Ah characters, they all just make me want to add them to my favourites but I'm definitely going with Louisa Clark from Me Before You, Joana & Emilia from Salt to the Sea, Winter from Winter, Caddy & Rosie from Beautiful Broken Things and many many more.</div>
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Too complicated! Are we talking beautiful as in writing beautiful or stunning covers? If we're going with stunning covers it is Uprooted by Naomi Novik. I just love the paperback cover for this book!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Woah, woah, woah... There is a long list!.</span><br />
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<li>A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas</li>
<li>Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas</li>
<li>The Last Star by Rick Yancey</li>
<li>The Midnight Star by Marie Lu</li>
<li>Gemina by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff</li>
<li>Nevernight by Jay Kristoff</li>
<li>An Ember In The Ashes by Sabaa Tahir</li>
<li>The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater</li>
<li>The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern</li>
<li>Uprooted by Naomi Novik</li>
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YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-67178865401494418212016-07-15T01:00:00.000-07:002016-07-15T01:00:07.466-07:00Friday Reads #3<h2>
Friday Reads #3 (July 8 2016)</h2>
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I'm making some progress on the list of books that I had on my Goodreads currently reading shelf the last time I posted this! And you can see that below...<br />
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But, the main book that I am currently reading is....<br />
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas!<br />
I'm so close to the end of this book, just a tad bit more to go and I am loving it! I actually think I shall have this finished today.<br />
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Now back to what Goodreads say I'm currently reading. I'm gone from 11 down to 8, including ACOMAF!<br />
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<li>Dreams of Gods and Monsters - 22%</li>
<li>A Clash of Kings - 15%</li>
<li>The Lies of Locke Lamora 13%</li>
<li>Poison Study - 7%</li>
<li>The Appearance of Annie van Sinderen - 5%</li>
<li>The Sin Eater's Daughter - 5%</li>
<li>Ten Thousand Skies Above You - 2%</li>
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YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-6932354058931586772016-07-14T07:13:00.001-07:002016-07-14T07:13:28.544-07:00Liebster Award - June 2016<h2>
<span style="font-size: large;">Liebster Award - June 2016</span></h2>
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Thank you<span style="font-family: inherit;"> to the lovely <a href="http://nobooksgiven.blogspot.ie/?m=1" target="_blank">Louise @ No Books Given</a> for nominating me for the Liebster Award!</span></div>
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<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Answer the 11 questions that the blog gives you.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I alwayss read as a child from books like Animal Ark to Dolphin Diaries and all that type of books but what really started my YA reading crazy fanatics was Twilight. I saw the film in the cinema, found out it was a book and just went from there and here I am!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hmmm, well the place I mostly read is in my room on my computer chair so that must be it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Too hard of a question..... but I absolutely love this cover recently!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">I don't... I have all my TBR organised on Goodreads, I've recently made a TBR jar that I pick one book a month from. I now have my TBR books seperate from my read books which gives me motivation to read what I have as I am really picky about keeping series and same authors together so this nearly drives me crazy but it is nice to see how many books I have left to read. I also try to </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">minimize</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"> my physical TBR by not buying as much books but I haven't </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">succeeded</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"> in that yet...</span></span></div>
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The best book I've read in the past year, hmmm, can I pick more than one? No... then it'll have to be, so hard.... -</div>
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Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys</div>
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I actually have a lot of favourites but one of those favourites is whittynovels!</div>
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I have no idea... Not the first book ever. But Twilight was the first YA book I read and the first book that started my Goodreads journey too.</div>
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Anything with chocolate in it!</div>
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A lot, it is a way of entertainment, escape, an addiction and just something that I thoroughly enjoy.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.2px;">Oh God, I hate these questions. They are even worse than the tell me about yourself questions. I love that I'm a compassionate person and animal lover. </span><br />
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<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">I'm 20</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">I have one younger brother</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">I have six pets</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">I live in the countryside</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">I finished school two years ago</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">I got my first job back in March 2016 and now work full time</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">I'm applying to go back to college to study Veterinary Nursing</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">I have weird eating habits </span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">I always bring my brother to see the kids movies I want to see like The Secret Life of Pets, Ice Age 5 and Finding Dory</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">I have just started journaling (thanks to whittynovels) and have nearly finished my first one </span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">I can never think of 11 random facts...</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 18.2px;">A Day In Bookland</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 18.2px;">Lissette's </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">Labyrinth</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">Crazy For YA</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">Craving Books</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">Where is your favourite spot to read?</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">What do you prefer - Series or Standalones?</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">What book are you currently reading?</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">What was the last book you read that you absolutely loved?</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">If you could take three things with you to a desert island, besides books, what would they be?</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">Which author would you want to meet the most?</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">What book are you highly anticipating for the end of this year?</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">Have you been to any book conventions or events? If not, are you planning to?</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">What are your other hobbies besides reading?</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">What fictional character would you like to meet the most?</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">And simply because I'm running out of questions, tell us something about yourself?</span></li>
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YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-29722505699211973762016-07-10T09:49:00.001-07:002016-07-10T09:49:18.983-07:00Top Ten Tuesday #11<h2>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://www.brokeandbookish.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html">The Broke and The Bookish</a> and consists of them picking a topic each week for us bloggers to list our Top Ten.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm so late with this one but hey sure heck! I forgot what days I had and what date..... :/</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This was only 2000, but that was too hard so I upped it to 5000. So here are the books:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">1. Beautiful Broken Things by Sara Barnard</span><br />
828 Ratings<br />
This is just a 2016 debut that released back in February and it is seriously an amazing book about female friendships. I just finished this book last week and it was just a perfect read.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Unbecoming by Jenny Downham</span><br />
882 Ratings<br />
I read this book solely because I was going to be meeting the author but then it was such an amazing book. And I'm really shocked to see that it has only 840 ratings. Guys this book is amazing! Seriously!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Trouble Is A Friend Of Mine by Stephanie Tromly</span><br />
1,972 Ratings<br />
Honestly, I wouldn't have picked up this book only for I got it in my owlcrate box and it was so good! It was so funny and entertaining and I really just enjoyed this book. I really recommended this and the sequel is coming out this year.<br />
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<img alt="Beautiful Broken Things" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1444049685l/25437747.jpg" width="131" /><img alt="Unbecoming" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1446190526l/27392416.jpg" width="141" /><img alt="Trouble Is a Friend of Mine (Trouble, #1)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1413009102l/23354047.jpg" width="133" /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">4. The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich</span><br />
2,225 Ratings<br />
A seriously impressive and uniquely written story. This novel is one to read at Halloween when it is late and dark. This book was very, very creepy and thrilling. A book that will definitely keep you on your toes especially with the way it was written through interviews, video tapes and diary entries.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">5. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Empire of Night by Kelley Armstrong</span><br />
2,937 Ratings<br />
This is the sequel to Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong and honestly it was such an amazing sequel. These books are scarily, horrifically good and this sequel which released in 2015 should have way more ratings!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">6. </span><span style="font-size: large;">One by Sarah Crossan</span><br />
3,400 Ratings<br />
A really intriguing and heartbreaking story of conjoined twins. This story was utterly unique in this topic as well as being written in verse. I read this in less than 3 hours and loved every bit of it.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">7. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Asking For It by Louise O' Neill</span><br />
3,415 Ratings<br />
Asking For It is such a raw and powerful book about rape and the way that society is around this topic. Louise O Neill really put so much into this book and it is definitely such an inspirational but hard to read novel that is a must read for everyone and I mean everyone.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">8. Drowning Instinct by Ilsa J. Bick</span></div>
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3,491 Ratings<br />
I loved Ilsa j. Bick after reading her Ashes trilogy and just had to read her standalone novel about a student / teacher relationship and boy, this book broke me apart,. I was hooked to it and it really, literally had me in pieces once I finished. Honestly for a book that has been out for so long I really expected it to have more ratings.<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">9. Monsters by Ilsa J. Bick</span><br />
3,601 Ratings<br />
Another book by Ilsa J. Bick that has been out for many years now and should have way more ratings. This book is the conclusion to the Ashes trilogy and lets just say it is mental. Ashes is all about a zombie apocalypse.<br />
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<img alt="Asking For It" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1441469813l/25766713.jpg" width="130" /><img alt="Drowning Instinct" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1359990812l/17279707.jpg" width="130" /><img alt="Monsters (Ashes Trilogy, #3)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1378125612l/18421752.jpg" width="130" /><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">10. The Accident Season by Moira Fowley Doyle</span><br />
4,996 Ratings<br />
This book is a magical realism novel that was so whimsical and confusing that I just instantly loved it!<br />
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What underrated books are your absolute favourites? Did any of mine make your list? Let me know below!</div>
YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-9596028416032395212016-07-10T09:21:00.001-07:002016-07-10T09:21:35.393-07:00TBR Jar Pick #2<h2>
TBR Jar Pick #2</h2>
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TBR Jar Pick is a new little feature, where I pick one book a month from my TBR jar that I have to read during the month.<br />
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Last month I got Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagar which I gave 3 Stars too and if your interested in my review click <a href="http://yabookaholic123.blogspot.ie/2016/06/book-review-hour-of-bees-by-lindsay.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">All The Light We Cannot See was a book that became quite a big deal not too long ago in the book community. This book was everywhere and everyone was saying really great things about this book. So I decided to pick it up while all this hype was going on because I found the concept interesting. I am also a big fan of historical fictions and at that time and even now I am interested in exploring and discovering more in the adult fiction genre. So now that I finally have this book on my TBR I am excited to see what I think. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Let me know below if you've read this book or whether you've heard anything or if you're interested in reading this book. Or even if you want to join in and tell me what your TBR Jar Pick is, just let me know below! </span></span></div>
YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-59299077853348074722016-07-03T12:14:00.001-07:002016-07-14T06:48:41.295-07:00June Wrap Up & Collective Book Haul<h2>
June Wrap Up & Collective Book Haul</h2>
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Wow.... I have not done a wrap up or haul since January. What the hell??? Well you know what that means guys, this is going to be one long wrap up and haul!</div>
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Collective February - June 2016 Book Haul</h2>
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Dum, Dum, Dum........<br />
Yup, this haul here is just going to feature a list because well all the books would not fit in the one picture so.....<br />
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(Also let me know if you guys have read any of these books)<br />
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<li style="text-align: left;">Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare (Of course I had to get this on release day and I read it and loved it!)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">The Appearance of Annie van Sinderen by Katherine Howe (I received a finished copy from the publisher but still have to read this....)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (This was a nice surprise that I found in my local bookstore.)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman (I heard so much hype around this book that I just had to pick it up.)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Book of Lies by Teri Terry (I saw this, knew nothing about it and it was an impulse buy.)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig (Another hyped book I just had to pick up.)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Stars Above by Marissa Meyer (Duh, TLC, had to pick it up! And I have read it and loved it!)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys (One of my most anticipated reads of the year and I loved it!)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Beautiful Broken Things by Sara Barnard (I was really intrigued by this book and that cover...)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">An Ember In The Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (I found this book so cheap in my local bookstore, I just could not say no.)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas (Another anticipated read that I just had to get on release day)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Whisper To Me by Nick Lane (This was the same situation as Book of Lies, I just saw it, was intrigued and picked it up.)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson (Do I need to say anything? Of course I was picking this up and I again read it and loved it!)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly (Loved her book Revolution and just needed to get this.)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">The Last Star by Rick Yancey (Another anticipated book. I can't wait to see how this series ends!)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Forest of Ruin by Kelley Armstrong (The exact same as The Last Star applies here)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Uprooted by Naomi Novik (Everyone just talked so much about this book and then the gorgeous paperback came out that I just had to get)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Zoo 2 by James Patterson (I've been wanting to read Zoo so when I saw this I picked it up.)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson (This is the last Morgan Matson book I need to read.)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Cujo by Stephen King (I just really wanted to explore some of Stephen Kings novels.)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Pet Semetary by Stephen King (Same as above!)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">After You by Jojo Moyes (The standard paperback came out and I had to get it!)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo (Another book I really want to read and it was on offer, so why not?)</li>
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February - June 2016 Wrap Up</h2>
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<li>You by Caroline Kepnes (3 Stars)</li>
<li>Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas (5 Stars)</li>
<li>Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (5 Stars)</li>
<li>Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo (3 Stars)</li>
<li>Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare (5 Stars)</li>
<li>Stars Above by Marissa Meyer (5 Stars)</li>
<li>Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys (5 Stars)</li>
<li>The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson (5 Stars)</li>
<li>Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagar (3 Stars)</li>
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Ok with all those books bought up there and not much read I can tell you that my TBR is currently on 76!</div>
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YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-52692115924464250052016-06-28T13:11:00.000-07:002016-06-28T13:11:04.473-07:00Top Ten Tuesday #10<h2>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://www.brokeandbookish.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html">The Broke and The Bookish</a> and consists of them picking a topic each week for us bloggers to list our Top Ten.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So for this freebie week I'm going to let yu all know the last ten books that I've added as To-Read on Goodreads which is essentially my Wishlist for books that I wish to get and read!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">1. The Girl With All The Gifts by M.R. Carey</span><br />
I just saw the movie trailer just a few days ago and instantly had to add this to my wishlist. No one told me this book was about zombies? Why didn't anyone tell me this book was about zombies??<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas</span><br />
I've seen this book get a lot of hype recently on BookTube so decided to add it my wishlist. I actually thought this book was a new release but it came out a few years ago so I'm super excited to get it and see why the hype is only coming around now.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas</span><br />
Sarah J. Maas has anther WIP. So of course I had to add it.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4. Twilight of the Gods by Sarah J. Maas</span><br />
Same as above. Sarah J. Maas. Enough said!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">5. Emperor of the Eight Islands by Lian Hearn</span><br />
I actually just saw this book in the book shop when I was browsing through the shelves and it looked very interesting. So I snapped a pic to google it on Goodreads when I got home and added it to my wishlist.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">6. My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows & Brodi Ashton</span><br />
This book has been everywhere! So following the hype like a sheep I've added it to my Goodreads wishlist.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">7. Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire</span><br />
I really want to read this book. I loved both starting books in this authors other series that she wrote as Mira Grant so now I just really want to try out this book to. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">8. Dark Horses by Cecily von Ziegesar</span></div>
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It's a Black Beauty retelling!!!<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">9. Firstlife by Gena Showalter</span><br />
Another book that got me intrigued from the cover alone. So yes it is a cover add but I'm hoping it is just as good as it's cover!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">10. Untitled (Magnus Bane Adult Trilogy) by Cassandra Clare</span><br />
Ahhhhh Magnus Bane adult trilogy!!! Need I say more?? Nope!<br />
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What topic did you guys pick for this week? Let me know down below!</div>
YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-39465825128605527232016-06-25T03:42:00.000-07:002016-06-25T03:42:57.741-07:00Book Review - Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagar<h2>
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Hour of the Bees was a book I received in a goody bag back in October 2015 and I was excited by the premise f this book and continuously said that I should be this open solely for the reason that this is a magical realism book. Magical Realism is a new, exciting genre that I have gotten myself into and loved each book I've read from that genre which is mainly just The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender and The Accident Season. So I was expecting to go into a marvelous, whimsical, confusing, yet beautiful story, but I was highly disappointed. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">As I started the beginning of this book I realised I couldn't connect with out 12 year old protagonist, Carol. Must of the times I usually have this problem when reading from a younger protagonists point of view so I let this slide and continued on with the story. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">But even as I reached that halfway point, I was considering giving up on this book. I, honestly, highly contemplated DNFing this book because I just couldn't get into it. It bored me. Instead of finding a beautiful whimsical writing style and story I found that the writing in this book was for a younger audience. It just didn't click with me in the way writing styles should. One thing about the book that I found to be quite awkward especially at the beginning was the way that Serge's story was told. I felt like it could have been told in such a more unique and better way than it was presented in this book but alas that might be just my nitty picky feelings. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">So even though I was highly considering DNFing this book I soldiered on and I found a story that really made me feel. It was towards the end of the book where things really turned around. Where events started happening, where characters developed, where there was this feeling that just kept me going. I nearly cried so many times while reading the end of this book and the characters really did change for me. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Serge would have had to be my favourite character in this book and of course his little dog Ines. He had just so much character and I really cared about him. Carol was ok, I did start to like her more as the story progressed, The other characters in the book were just annoying and I honestly didn't like them even if they did turn around in the end, There was the big sister who did some horrible things and just turned around saying 'I'm a teenager, what do you expect?' Eh no, and then the father. he did some awful, horrible things to Serge. I don't care if you hate the guy, there is literally a moral line you do not cross and he crossed it and I was shocked. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">But in the end, I really enjoyed the latter quarter - half of this book. I really liked the way that the two stories that were being told entwined with each other at the end. And this book does leave you to think about life and death in a whole new light and I will still be lingering with those questions in my mind for a long time to come. </span><br />
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YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-31884478871930886242016-06-24T01:35:00.001-07:002016-06-24T01:35:16.672-07:00Friday Reads #2<h2>
Friday Reads #2 (June 24 2016)</h2>
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Here is my second Friday reads post! One thing I'm really ashamed to say is that I'm still reading the two books that I featured in my previous Friday Reads on June 3.<br />
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I actually, on Goodreads, have 11 books that I'm currently reading.<br />
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<li>Hour of the Bees - 54%</li>
<li>Beautiful Broken Things - 47%</li>
<li>Forest of Ruin - 23%</li>
<li>Dreams of Gods and Monsters - 22%</li>
<li>The Lies of Locke Lamora 13%</li>
<li>A Clash of Kings - 12%</li>
<li>A Court of Mist and Fury - 8%</li>
<li>Poison Study - 7%</li>
<li>The Appearance of Annie van Sinderen - 5%</li>
<li>The Sin Eater's Daughter - 5%</li>
<li>Ten Thousand Skies Above You - 2%</li>
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Next week I hope there will be at least 1 or 2 of these books of this list and no more added until I have cleared this one. That is if all goes to plan but we will see... !!<br />
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YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-41505361772367060892016-06-23T05:02:00.001-07:002016-06-23T05:02:43.401-07:00Book Review - The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson<h2>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6364px; line-height: 17.5636px;">From Morgan Matson, the bestselling author of Since You’ve Been Gone comes a feel-good story of friendship, finding yourself, and all the joys in life that happen while you’re busy making other plans.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6364px; line-height: 17.5636px;">Andie has a plan. And she always sticks to her plan.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6364px; line-height: 17.5636px;">Dad? Avoid him as much as possible (which isn’t that hard considering he’s a Congressman and he’s never around).</span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6364px; line-height: 17.5636px;">Friends? Palmer, Bri, and Toby—pretty much the most awesome people on the planet, who needs anyone else?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6364px; line-height: 17.5636px;">Until a political scandal costs Andie her summer pre-med internship, and lands both she and Dad back in the same house together for the first time in years. Suddenly she’s doing things that aren’t Andie at all—working as a dog walker, doing an epic scavenger hunt with her dad, and maybe, just maybe, letting the super cute Clark get closer than she expected. Palmer, Bri, and Toby tell her to embrace all the chaos, but can she really let go of her control?</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">I think everyone has heard the story that it was Morgan Matson who made me read contemporary books so I won't bore everyone and go into that long tuned story. But because of this it was a given that I would be reading her new novel.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">And when I heard what that novel was going to be about and then when I saw the cover I was hooked, A dog walking summer job in a Morgan Matson book. I am an animal lover so of course this just appealed to me even more.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">And boy did I love it! Of course I did! I felt like this book was right on par with Since You've Been Gone which was one of my absolute favourites on 2015. I really enjoyed this contemporary novel, because Morgan Matson does a marvelous job of writing a summer romance into such a bigger topic. All of Morgan Matson's books seem to focus on the main character finding herself, but around all different situations and I just love them for that.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">With Since You've Been Gone, I instantly connected with Emily as she was so much like me. I saw myself in everything that she did because she was inevitably like me personality wise. This was not the case with Andie but I really enjoyed her as a character. I found her to be such a complex character and she has so much to go through in the space between this book and I found that she grew so much in this book. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">All the characters were so realistic in this novel. I loved the fact that everyone was so different and that Morgan Matson did incorporate a writer along with characters mentioned in previous books in The Unexpected Everything. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Above all, the story was amazing, It made me happy. It made me sad. It made me angry, It made me laugh. It made me cry. This book inevitably made me feel so much while I was reading it. It was a book that I was hooked to, a story I didn't want to see finish but I found the way Morgan Matson wrote this book was just incredible. I enjoyed the ending just as much as the beginning and I really hope that possibly just like we saw previous characters in this novel that we may see these characters in another book especially Bertie! The dogs in this book just made the story all that more enjoyable for me. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Now I have read a total of 3 of Morgan Matson's work under her own name - Second Chance Summer, Since You've Been Gone and The Unexpected Everything. I just got myself Amy and Roger's Epic Detour and seriously cannot wait to read it.</span></div>
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YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-28300674489288943672016-06-21T06:39:00.000-07:002016-06-21T06:39:03.979-07:00Top Ten Tuesday #9<h2>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://www.brokeandbookish.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html">The Broke and The Bookish</a> and consists of them picking a topic each week for us bloggers to list our Top Ten.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">1. Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare</span><br />
I think this was pretty obvious that Lady Midnight was going to be on this list. I loved this book so much as you have seen from my review and I actually cannot wait for the next book to come out.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. Stars Above by Marissa Meyer</span><br />
I was highly anticipating this release and of course I loved it! Of course I did, it is Marissa Meyer and The Lunar Chronicles.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys.</span><br />
I fellin love with Ruta Sepetys after reading her second published novel, Out of the Easy, then I went back and read her debut and I of course read her new release, Salt to the Sea, which I absolutely adored. Such a fabulous book!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4. The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson</span><br />
Finally the last 2016 book that I completed and loved was The Unexpected Everything. I just finished this book a few days ago and it was just an awesome summer read. Sunshine, summer, dogs, first love, finding yourself, what more could you want from a book?<br />
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YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-66452264474151259762016-06-20T03:39:00.000-07:002016-06-20T03:39:16.603-07:00Book Review - Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys<h2>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 19.32px;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b><u>Book 18/65 - 2016 Goodreads Reading Challenge</u></b></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">What can I truly say about Salt to the Sea, other than that it left me in a blubbering mess in a heap on the floor. Ruta Sepetys is just amazing when it comes to writing historical fiction novels that are just heartbreaking. After reading her previous two works I just knew that I was going to love this book just as much as I did the others.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">One thing I love about Ruta Sepetys is that she picks the topics that are less well known. I studied history all through primary school and then for three years in secondary school and it was a subject that I loved but in all of that time spent learning different facts and stories from history, not once did I ever hear of the tragedy that was the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff. This was the greatest sinking of that time period and not once had I heard about it only when I read the blurb for Salt to the Sea. So of course I let Ruta Sepetys tell me the story.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">And what a marvelous storyteller she was. This book had me gripped to each page. I was in an in-between state where I didn't want to put it down and I didn't want to read it for I knew it wasn't going to end well for everyone. That was a given. But I absolutely adored how Ruta Sepetys told this story, through the lives of four very different teenagers who were all going to come together under the horrendous conditions that they were all facing. I loved the fast, short, alternating chapters, I loved how she associated each character with a feeling; guilt, fate, shame, fear. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">I loved how we didn't know everything about each character straight away. I loved how we found out little, impacting pieces about them throughout the whole story, I loved how Ruta Sepetys made these characters so real that it was like they were just sitting beside you. I loved that these characters grew, held and kept a place in my heart even after I finished that last page. I loved that this book made me feel so much. I just loved this book. </span><br />
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YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-65279008777947322682016-06-19T05:41:00.000-07:002016-06-19T05:41:07.712-07:00Book Review - Stars Above by Marissa Meyer<h2>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6364px; line-height: 17.5636px;">Carswell’s Guide to Being Lucky: Thirteen-year-old Carswell Thorne has big plans involving a Rampion spaceship and a no-return trip out of Los Angeles.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6364px; line-height: 17.5636px;">After Sunshine Passes By: In this prequel to Cress, we see how a nine-year-old Cress ended up alone on a satellite, spying on Earth for Luna.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6364px; line-height: 17.5636px;">The Little Android: A retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid,” set in the world of The Lunar Chronicles.</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Stars Above! I loved this little book of novellas! Usually, to be honest I'm not a fan of novellas except when they add extra to a series such as with The Assassian's Blade by Sarah J. Maas and I can really say the same for these novellas. Even though they didn't match up to tell a story like The Assassian's Blade, they were still so amazingly good. I'm just going to go through my individual thoughts for each novella:</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">I loved seeing Michelle again in this novella. Seriously her death was just so sad in Scarlet and I was really interested to get a bit of the story of how she became the caretaker of Cinder/Selene and I finnaly got to see this here. I really enjoyed this little novella. Not my favourite but really enjoyable.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Another story that I feel added a lot to the series especially since we saw the family ties and tension that was there with Cinder and her adopted family and Iko. Aww Iko! I enjoyed this novella too.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">This has got to be one of my all time favourites in this little book of novellas. I loved seeing Wolf, how he was recruited, wha happened to him, his relationship with his brother and of course how he became alpha. I really, really enjoyed this novella. It was just simply amazing. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">I enjoyed seeing this side of Carswell and his robotic cat. I loved how he was still such a quirky character even at a young age but I believe I would have perferred to see a different story of Carswell's. Maybe how he was arrested or just some of those criminal adventures that he had had. But I still ejoyed this little story. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Oh Cress. This one just made me feel so sorry for Cress. I liked seeing how she got to be living alone in a satelite but I just felt so bad for her. She's such a lovely character too. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Another absolute favourite story of mine in this little book of novellas. I loved seeing Winter's and Jacin's relationship as they grew up and how it slightly changed after that fundemental decision for Jacin to join The Guard rather than becoming a doctor just to keep Winter safe. Absolutely loved this story.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Aww I loved this little story. A Little Mermaid retelling as androids? Yes please! And I just really enjoyed it.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Kai! Kai! Kai! I loved seeing Kai's perspective when he first meets Cinder and I just found it unbelievably cute, and awwwww....</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.3125px;">Another favourite again! I loved seeing what has happened after the events of Winter and that wedding was just so cute and again awww....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>Second half of the year releases! There are actually so many books that I can't wait to come out and honestly my can't wait to release shelf has just exploded! My list here is going to be ordered by publication date starting with the sooniest to the furthest away...<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">1. Paper Butterflies by Lisa Heathfield</span><br />
June 30 2016 - This book is supposed to be so sad and dark that it has just intrigued me for that and yup I can't wait for it.<br />
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August 30 2016 - This is supposed to be a Pretty Little Liars / Sci-Fi type reead so that is something that I find very interesting!<br />
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September 13 2016 - Speaking of Pretty Little Liars, Cecily has a new Black Beauty retelling type book coming out and I just really want to read it!.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4. The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis</span><br />
September 20 2016 - Since seeing this book when it was first unveiled, I have been craving it! I actually want to read all of Mindy McGinnis books but haven't got around to it yet...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">5. Strange The Dreamer by Laini Taylor</span><br />
September 27 2016 - Another Laini Taylor book, I seriously can't wait!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">6. Replica by Lauren Oliver</span><br />
October 4 2016 - Since seeing this book in BEA hauls I am seriously intrigued!<br />
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<img alt="The Female of the Species" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1455917180l/25812109.jpg" width="132" /><img alt="Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1459437419l/28145767.jpg" width="133" /><img alt="Replica (Replica, #1)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1462487686l/28448287.jpg" width="132" /><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">7. The Midnight Star by Marie Lu</span><br />
October 11 2016 - Can not wait for this ending! I need to know what happens. I just love Marie Lu for her twists so I can't even begin to imagine what will happen in this last book....<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">8. Gemina by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">October 18 2016 - Hello!! I was addicted to Illuminae and I just need this book right now!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">9. The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon</span><br />
November 1 2016 - I saw this book in BEA and it just intrigued me so much that I just can't wait for it now!<br />
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<img alt="The Midnight Star (The Young Elites, #3)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1461260409l/28588345.jpg" width="132" /><img alt="Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1456754553l/24909346.jpg" width="132" /><img alt="The Sun Is Also a Star" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1459793538l/28763485.jpg" width="132" /><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">10. Heartless by Marissa Meyer</span><br />
November 8 2016 - Do I really need to say anything about this book? Marissa Meyer is queen and I just really need an Queen of Hearts retelling from her!<br />
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I totally missed the boat on this one even though I had it done... I just didn't know what day I had..<br />
What books are you looking forward to?</div>
YAlover96http://www.blogger.com/profile/12093105952498523749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095360098267064403.post-87659325431245345522016-06-03T02:49:00.001-07:002016-06-03T02:49:20.175-07:00Read-A-Thon's I'm Taking Part In<h2>
Read-A-Thon's I'm Taking Part In</h2>
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I've decided to take part in some upcoming read-a-thons and I am just really excited for them to start and yay! </div>
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The first read-a-thon that I'm taking part in begins on Sunday June 5 and runs until June 19th. It is the TOME TOPPLE READ-A-THON hosted by Thoughtsontomes and is all about reading big books! Books that are over 500 pages long!! </div>
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I already have my tbr chosen and you can expect that post tomorrow!! Let's just say I'm really excited to read all the books that I've picked out and well my tbr may be slightly ambitious. (just slightly)....</div>
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The next read-a-thon that I'm participating in is the FANTASY FAVOURITES READ-A-THON. This is hosted by Olivia @ Olivia's Catastrophe and Inge and Aly @ Of Wonderland. I will again be posting my participation post with my tbr closer to the date which is July 10th - July 18th. I can't wait. </div>
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Finally the last event I'm participating in is a read-a-long! It's a read-a-long for the series A Song Of Ice And Fire by George R. R. Martin! This read-a-long has a ton of hosts and so you all should check out the Goodreads <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/189860-the-readasoiaf-read-along" target="_blank">Group</a> or follow the hashtag on twitter #readasoiaf What happens is that each month starting in June all the participants will be reading one book from the series per month. So for June, everyone is reading A Game of Thrones, I won't be starting with this as I've just read it last year or the beginning of this year and instead I'll be beginning in July with A Clash Of Kings and you guys can be sure you'll be hearing updates from me on this read-a-long!</div>
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And that guys, are the read-a-thons / read-a-longs that I'm going to participating in in the near future, </div>
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