I’m Back…again…for reals this time

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Gillian Rubenstein, Hate is Such a Strong Word, Heartland, Justin Richards, Lauren Brooke, Lisa McMann, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Ryan Graudin, Sarah Ayoub, Seth Grahame-Smith, Space Demons, Time Lord Fairy Tales, Visions, Wolf by Wolf

So, at the beginning of February I said that I was back from my break.

As it turns out, I lied.

Sorry about that.

But I am actually back this time, I promise.

So, what happened in February?

Books were bought:

Hate is Such a Strong Word, by Sarah Ayoub
Visions trilogy, by Lisa McMann
Every Breath, by Ellie Marney
Wolf by Wolf, by Ryan Graudin
Heartland (1,2,4), by Lauren Brooke
Time Lord Fairy Tales, by Justin Richards

Books were read:

Space Demons, by Gillian Rubenstein (reread)
Heartland (books 1-8), by Lauren Brooke (rereads)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Seth Grahame-Smith

Lambington the Second was born

His birth happened right outside my bedroom window…at 6am…

We called him ‘the second’ because it sounded better, not because there is a Lambington the First.

I had a birthday

As always, I got a valentines day cake from woolies…it had the word ‘Love’ written on it, so as I cut the cake I was yelling “DESTROY THE LOVE”.

It was a great day.

So, what’s going to happen in March

As I said earlier, I had fully intended on starting back blogging regularly at the beginning of February.

Evidently, that didn’t happen.

And uni starts back today, so I’m going to be super-super-busy (two third-year maths subjects *shudders*), but that also means PROCRASTINATION!

Which means more blogging.

Hopefully.

Dear Book, I judged you by your cover, I am so sorry

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Bloodlines, Cassandra Clare, City of Bones, Gillian Rubenstein, Legend, Marie Lu, Richelle Mead, Space Demons

So, you know how there’s the saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover”, and you know how we all totally just do it anyway…

Well, there has been many a time where I have not even picked up a book, purely because I didn’t like the cover…and I have regretted it dearly.

So, here are some books that I have neglected to pick up in the past, because of their covers, but later picked them up to discover I loved them.

Legend, by Marie Lu

I saw this book around the place for ages before I picked it up…

That cover just does not appeal to me. At. All.

I can’t remember what made me eventually pick it up, but pick it up I did…and I loved it.

And then Champion destroyed me.

City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare

 As with Legend, I saw this everywhere, but had no desire to read it…I’m just not a fan of that cover.

But then I heard of a book series called ‘The Mortal Instruments’, and it sounded interesting, so I googled it (this was back before I knew about goodreads), and I discovered that it was this book.

I read the first chapter sample thing online, and I was hooked.

Space Demons, by Gillian Rubenstein

My relationship with this series has a bit of a different story.

See, we had to study an author for school (we literally pulled author names out of a hat to see who we had to study), and I was looking at the books our school library had…

The two sequels for this book both looked appealing, which is the only reason I picked this one up…

And it was a good thing I did, because I love this series.

Bloodlines, by Richelle Mead

THIS. SERIES.

I’d been sort of intending to read the Vampire Academy books for a while (those covers held no real appeal to me, either), but I had no desire at all to read this books until I realised that they were the sequel series.

This is one of my favourite series ever!

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So guys, are there any books that you aren’t reading because their covers don’t appeal to you? Have you ever loved a book but hated the cover? What about the other way around? Have you read a book because of its cover, only to be disappointed?

Let me know.

 

Top Ten Books that have Stayed With Me

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Bloodlines, Blue Lily Lily Blue, Brigid Kemmerer, Cassandra Clare, City of Bones, Divergent, Gayle Forman, Gillian Rubenstein, Harry Potter, Hunger Games, If I Stay, J.K. Rowling, Maggie Stiefvater, Percy Jackson, Richelle Mead, Rick Riordan, Space Demons, Spark, Suzanne Collins, Vampire Academy, Veronica Roth

I was tagged to do this one a little more recently than the others by the lovely Renee, who hangs out on Tumblr at Book Boyfriends. Now, I must talk about 10 books that have stayed with me. Let’s do this.

1. Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling

I think this sort of goes without saying…

2. Percy Jackson, by Rick Riordan

This series is the reason my sister reads. I will be forever thankful to Rick Riordan for writing these books.

3. The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins

This book was basically my ‘Welcome to Dystopian! There are things other than Twilight out there!” Before reading Hunger Games, I pretty much exclusively read Harry Potter and Twilight. There were other books, but The Hunger Games pretty much is the reason I read such a range.

4. City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare

Anyone who saw my series review of these books a few months ago will know that I have very mixed feelings about this series. But I think the fact that I read City of Heavenly Fire months ago, and am still thinking about all the issues I had with it warrants it a spot on this list.

5. Spark, by Brigid Kemmerer

I am constantly going back and rereading this, and it makes me cry every single time.

6. Divergent, by Veronica Roth

Every now and then I’ll almost start crying on the train because of the ending, but this was still a truly great series.

7. If I Stay, by Gayle Forman

If there is anyone who has read this book and it hasn’t stayed with them, I want to meet that person and ask them what is wrong with them.

8. Vampire Academy/Bloodlines, by Richelle Mead

I only began reading these in March this year, but I LOVE THESE BOOKS!!!

9. Space Demons, by Gillian Rubenstein

I have a bit of a funny history with this book, because we were in year 7 and we had to pick an Aussie author’s name out of a hat, and research that author and write a book report on one of their books. I got Gillian Rubenstein. Now, I did the assignment and everything (using a different book, who’s name I can’t remember), but then later went back to read more by this author. I immediately dismissed Space Demons because of the name. I then saw a book called Skymaze, which looked interesting until I realised it was the sequel to Space Demons. The same thing happened with Shinkei. So I was like “Fine. I’ll read Space Demons!” And I loved it. And I still love it, 8 years later.

10. Blue Lily, Lily Blue, by Maggie Stiefvater

This whole series, actually, but BLLB is my favourite (so far…there’s one more to go). They are just so amazing, and so different, and I just love them.

The Bookshelf Tag

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A Thousand Pieces of You, Amy Zhang, Claudia Gray, Cornelia Funke, Corruption, Disruption, Falling into Place, Gillian Rubenstein, Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Inkheart, Inkspell, J.K. Rowling, Jessica Shirvington, Kylie Fornasier, Let the Storm Break, Masquerade, Shannon Messenger, Space Demons, Suzanne Collins

Continuing with the many tags I’ve been tagged to do, quite some time ago I was tagged by Fangirling Misses to do the bookshelf tag.

Here we go.

Is there a book you really want to read but haven’t because you know that it’ll make you cry?

Yes, Falling into Place, by Amy Zhang.

I haven’t yet, because I know I’m going to need time to get over it, but it’s sitting on my shelf.

 

Pick one book that helped introduce you to a new genre.

The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins introduced me to Dystopian.

Find a book that you want to re-read.

ALL OF THEM!!

But seriously, though. I reread as many books as I can anyway, so this question is kind-of irrelevant.

(I’m not going to give a picture here)

Is there a series you read but wish you hadn’t?

No…I don’t think I’ve ever regretted reading a book/series.

If your house was burning down and all your family and pets were safe, which book would you go back inside to save?

Can I say all of them?

I mean it… I love them all.

Is there a book on your shelf that brings back fond memories?

Harry Potter. Always.

See what I did there?

Find a book that inspired you the most?

Hmm…I always find these questions hard, because I don’t often get inspired by books…

Do you have any autographed books?

When I first got tagged to do this, I had one.
Masquerade, by Kylie Fornasier.

Now, I have more 🙂

Disruption/Corruption, by Jessica Shirvington

Let the Storm Break, by Shannon Messenger

A Thousand Pieces of You, by Claudia Gray

Find the book you have owned the longest.

Harry Potter, although it isn’t technically mine, it is the oldest book on these shelves.

Otherwise, it’s probably Inkspell, which I got before I got the first book in that series, Inkheart. But I don’t actually know.

I figured they both deserved a picture.

Is there a book by an author that you never imagined you would read or enjoy?

Space Demons, by Gillian Rubenstein

It’s not that I thought I wouldn’t enjoy the author, I just did not expect to enjoy a book titled ‘Space Demons.

Now, I know better.

 

And to end this tag, I have to post a photo of my bookshelf!

[If no picture is present, please assume that I have simply forgotten to take/upload one. If you are desperate to see a picture of my bookshelf, one is bound to appear on my twitter or instagram sooner or later]