29 Thursday Jan 2015
Posted in Bookish Thoughts
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Bloodlines, Cara Lynn Shultz, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Maggie Stiefvater, Obsidian, Richelle Mead, Spellbound, The Raven Boys, Vampire Academy
Book characters do many things. Sometimes, we want to do what the book character’s do.
So, here is a list of things I have done, purely and simply because a book character did it.
02 Friday Jan 2015
Posted in Stacking the Shelves
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A Discovery of Witches, A Thousand Pieces of You, Aimee Carter, Alexandra Bracken, Amy Ewing, Amy Zhang, Anna Dressed in Blood, Are You Seeing Me?, Beautiful Darkness, Blood Of Olympus, Blood Promise, Bloodlines, Blue Lily Lily Blue, Boundless, Bram Stoker, Brigid Kemmerer, Captive, Cara Lynn Shultz, Claudia Gray, Corruption, Crown of Midnight, Cynthia Hand, Dangerous Creatures, Darren Groth, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Days of Blood and Starlight, Deborah Harkness, Debra Driza, Demonglass, Disruption, Dracula, E. Lockhart, Endless Knight, Endlessly, Evernight, Falling into Place, Four: A Divergent Collection, Frostbite, Gayle Forman, Half Bad, Hallowed, Heir of Fire, I Was Here, Into the Still Blue, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Jessica Shirvington, Josephine Angelini, Julie Kagawa, Kami Garcia, Kasie West, Kendare Blake, Kiera Cass, Kiersten White, Kresley Cole, Kylie Fornasier, Laini Taylor, Last Sacrifice, Legend, Leigh Bardugo, Let the Sky Fall, Let the Storm Break, Maggie Stiefvater, Margaret Stohl, Marie Lu, Masquerade, Michelle Hodkin, Mind Games, Never Fade, Obsidian, Onyx, Opal, Opposition, Origin, Paranormalcy, Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, Pittacus Lore, Pivot Point, Poison Princess, Rachael Craw, Rachel Hawkins, Raising Demons, Rebel Belle, Renegade, Revenge of Seven, Richelle Mead, Rick Riordan, Rick Yancey, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sacrifice, Sally Green, Sarah J. Maas, School Spirits, Secret, Shadow and Bone, Shadow Kiss, Shannon Messenger, Silver Shadows, Sinner, Sister Assassin, Spark, Spell Bound, Spirit Bound, Split Second, Stacking the Shelves, Supernaturally, Talon, The 5th Wave, The Assassin's Blade, The Dark World, The Darkest Minds, The Eternity Cure, The Fiery Heart, The Forever Song, The Goddess Test, The Golden Lily, The Immortal Rules, The Indigo Spell, The Infinite Sea, The Jewel, The Lost Files: Hidden Enemy, The One, The Retribution of Mara Dyer, The Selection Stories, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Young Elites, Throne of Glass, Through the Ever Night, Trial by Fire, Under the Never Sky, Uneartly, Vampire Academy, Veronica Rossi, Veronica Roth, We Were Liars
Stacking the Shelves is a thing where we talk about the books we’ve collected in the past week. These can be bought, delivered, ARCs, ebooks, etc.. Pretty self-explanatory.
Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tygna’s Reviews
This week, in honour of the new year, I’m doing things a little differently.
I’m doing a post on ALL the books I bought this year!
It’s going to be epic.
Also, please note, I have actually been working on this post since October. This thing has taken me 3 MONTHS to create.
Enjoy.
And here’s what you’re seeing in the picture
Whole series bought:
Unearthly Trilogy, by Cynthia Hand
Obsidian Series, by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Blood of Eden Trilogy, by Julie Kagawa
Pivot Point Duology, by Kasie West
Under the Never Sky Trilogy, by Veronica Rossi
Vampire Academy Series, by Richelle Mead (incl. Movie companion & Ultimate Guide)
Paranormalcy Trilogy*, by Kiersten White
Sister Assassin Duology, by Kiersten White
Disruption Duology, by Jessica Shirvington
Whole series currently available bought:
Bloodlines, by Richelle Mead
The Arcana Chronicles, by Kresley Cole
Let the Sky Fall, by Shannon Messenger
The 5th Wave, by Rick Yancey
Throne of Glass, by Sarah J. Maas
Other:
Secret/Sacrifice, by Brigid Kemmerer
The Selection Stories/The One, by Kiera Cass
The Goddess Test/Captive, by Aimee Carter
Raising Demons/Spell Bound/School Spirits, by Rachel Hawkins
The Dark World, by Cara Lynn Shultz
Four: A Divergent Collection, by Veronica Roth
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson
Sinner, by Maggie Stiefvater
Masquerade, by Kylie Fornasier
Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods/Blood of Olympus, by Rick Riordan
Renegade, by Debra Driza
Legend, by Marie Lu
Dangerous Creatures*/Beautiful Darkness, by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Talon, by Julie Kagawa
Revenge of Seven/Hidden Enemy, by Pittacus Lore
*Not pictures because I forgot that I bought them this year and I didn’t remember until after I put all the books back
Special Mentions (ordered, not received):
Rebel Belle, by Rachel Hawkins
The Retribution of Mara Dyer, by Michelle Hodkin
Now, I didn’t have to pay for all my books last year…rafflecopter was kind enough to allow me to win several books, plus bookish events enabled book winning.
Won from blogs:
Are You Seeing Me?, by Darren Groth (Thank you Notebook Sisters!)
Falling into Place, by Amy Zhang (Thank you Book Nerd Reviews!)
Blue Lily, Lily Blue, by Maggie Stiefvater (Thank you Miss Page Turner’s City of Books)
The Jewel*, by Amy Ewing (Thank you Genie in a book!)
Spark*, by Rachel Craw (Thank you again, Notebook Sisters!!)
*Not received yet
Won at events:
A Thousand Pieces of You, by Claudia Gray (BTCYA)
The Mortal Instruments series, by Cassandra Clare (CoHF Book Launch) (I gave these to my sister…she loves me)
Presents (Birthdays, Christmas, etc.):
We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart
The Young Elites, by Marie Lu
Shadow and Bone, by Leigh Bardugo
The Darkest Minds/Never Fade, by Alexandra Bracken
Trial By Fire, by Josephine Angelini
Days of Blood and Starlight, by Laini Taylor
Dracula and Other Horror Stories, by Bram Stoker
Books I got for free (through various means):
Evernight, by Claudia Gray
A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness
Anna Dressed in Blood, by Kendare Blake
Daughter of Smoke and Bone, by Laini Taylor
Half Bad, by Sally Green
I Was Here, by Gayle Forman (ARC)
So…that was all the books I got my hands on 2014.
How was every one else’s year?
08 Wednesday Oct 2014
Posted in Reviews
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Series: Lux (book 5)
Synopsis: Katy knows the world changed the night the Luxen came.
She can’t believe Daemon welcomed his race or stood by as his kind threatened to obliterate every last human and hybrid on Earth. But the lines between good and bad have blurred, and love has become an emotion that could destroy her—could destroy them all.
Daemon will do anything to save those he loves, even if it means betrayal.
They must team with an unlikely enemy if there is any chance of surviving the invasion. But when it quickly becomes impossible to tell friend from foe, and the world is crumbling around them, they may lose everything— even what they cherish most—to ensure the survival of their friends…and mankind.
War has come to Earth. And no matter the outcome, the future will never be the same for those left standing
How I got this book: Bought
WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS
30 Saturday Aug 2014
Posted in This Week's Adventures
Tags
Beth Crowley, Blue Lily Lily Blue, Crown of Midnight, Divergent, Gayle Forman, Heir of Fire, If I Stay, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Maggie Stiefvater, Opposition, Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, Pittacus Lore, Revenge of Seven, Rick Riordan, Sarah J. Maas, This Week's Adventures, Veronica Roth
The Revenge of Seven:
The Revenge of Seven is HERE!!!
However, due to uni assignments, I haven’t been able to read it yet. *sad face*
Divergent:
Divergent is OUT ON DVD!!!
I haven’t got mine yet, but it’s only a matter of time…
If I Stay:
If I Stay is now in Australian Cinemas (as of Thursday). I haven’t seen it yet, but I’ll be going sometime within the next month.
A Trip to the Bookstore:
So, as yesterday’s Stacking the Shelves will inform you, I bought 3 books in the past week. On Thursday, upon arriving at the bookstore (looking for Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods), I discovered that Heir of Fire was already in stock.
I was quite excited, especially when they had Percy Jackson there, too.
However, it was not to be. As it turns out, I am literally out of money. So I told the store I would be back on Monday with the money.
To be continued…
Blue Lily, Lily Blue:
Maggie Stiefvater has recently announced on Twitter that it will soon be time for her to start sharing teasers for Blue Lily, Lily Blue. *flails excitedly*
Beth Crowley:
Beth Crowley’s album Porcelain Heart comes out on Tuesday!!
If you pre-order today or tomorrow (click here), you can still get a signed copy.
Books Read:
Crown of Midnight, by Sarah J. Maas
ASDFGHJKL!! I would have Heir of Fire by now…but alas.
Opposition, by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Unsure as to whether or not I will have finished this, but I accidentally read 150 pages without realising how much I’d read…I’ll definitely have finished it by next week.
29 Friday Aug 2014
Posted in Stacking the Shelves
Tags
Are You Seeing Me?, Darren Groth, James Dashner, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Opposition, Pittacus Lore, Revenge of Seven, Stacking the Shelves, The Maze Runner
Hosted by Tygna’s Reviews
Ok, I normally post this a little earlier in the day, but stuff has been hectic, and I wanted to add pictures, so…
Better late than never.
Books Bought:
The Maze Runner, by James Dashner
Opposition, by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Revenge of Seven, by Pittacus Lore
Books Won:
Are You Seeing Me?, by Darren Groth (courtesy of the Notebook Sisters).
I think this is the first time I’ve ever actually won a book!! WOO-HOO!!
Netgalley:
The Iron Trial, by Cassandra Clare and Holly Black
More, by T.M. Franklin (the whole trilogy)
Broken Realms, by D.W. Moneypenny
Melt, by Selene Castrovilla
09 Saturday Aug 2014
Posted in This Week's Adventures
Just a note:
As of Monday, I went back to uni (Semester 2 begins…)
I’m there four days a week, and I’m doing Maths and Physics.
I don’t think it needs saying, but this is going to seriously restrict my time. I have weekly posts (like Top Ten Tuesday and Waiting on Wednesday) scheduled up until the end of October, but chances of me being able to reply to comments and stuff like that as often as I usually do is not very likely.
Then again…productive procrastination can be a wonderful thing.
So, if it appears that I’m not talking (or if any unfinished posts suddenly appear), you now know why.
Silver Shadows:
So…there’s no Silver Shadows stuff this week…I read it, I loved it, and now I’m waiting for February.
But I still felt like I needed to mention it.
Talon:
Talon (by Julie Kagawa), is now available on Netgalley for Australians!!!
Find it here.
Opposition:
Opposition (by Jennifer L. Armentrout) came out on Tuesday…
Well, in America it did, at least. I haven’t seen it in Australia yet, but that doesn’t really surprise me.
Books Read:
Quicksilver, by R.J. Anderson
Now all I want to do is read Ultraviolet again…these are such good books.
Throne of Glass, by Sarah J. Maas
As at the time I’m writing this, I haven’t actually finished it…but I’m going to assume that by the time this post goes online I will have finished it. (I’m currently up to chapter 7, and I’m loving it so far).
30 Wednesday Jul 2014
Posted in Waiting on Wednesday
Hosted by Breaking the Spine
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Release Date: 5 August, 2014
Synopsis (from Goodreads): Katy knows the world changed the night the Luxen came.
She can’t believe Daemon welcomed his race or stood by as his kind threatened to obliterate every last human and hybrid on Earth. But the lines between good and bad have blurred, and love has become an emotion that could destroy her—could destroy them all.
Daemon will do anything to save those he loves, even if it means betrayal.
They must team with an unlikely enemy if there is any chance of surviving the invasion. But when it quickly becomes impossible to tell friend from foe, and the world is crumbling around them, they may lose everything— even what they cherish most—to ensure the survival of their friends…and mankind.
War has come to Earth. And no matter the outcome, the future will never be the same for those left standing.
Why this book?
I keep trying to think of a more fancy way of putting this, but really, when it all comes down to it, it’s all because of THAT ENDING!
I’m talking, of course about Origin (which was awesome), but then decided to end LIKE THAT!
If you’ve read it, you’ll know what I’m talking about.
25 Friday Jul 2014
Posted in Stacking the Shelves
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Amie Kaufman, Fallen Angel, Gayle Forman, Heather Terrell, Jennifer Kloester, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Kady Cross, Kylie Fornasier, Maggie Stiefvater, Markus Zusak, Masquerade, Meagan Spooner, Morgan Rice, Nova Weetman, Origin, Pittacus Lore, Rachel Hawkins, Sarah J. Maas, School Spirits, Sinner, Stacking the Shelves, The Book Thief, The Girl in the Steel Corset, The Haunting of Lily Frost, The Lost Files: Hidden Enemy, The Rapunzel Dilemma, These Broken Stars, Thone of Glass, Turned, Where She Went
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So…I went a little nuts with the book-buying, and the book-borrowing, and I got my first Netgalley approvals, so I was very excited about that…
Books Bought:
Haha…So, the book buying ban (which is more of a ‘buying restriction’, as opposed to an actual ban) is still happening…but wasn’t entirely adhered to this week…
Masquerade, by Kylie Fornasier*
Origin, by Jennifer L. Armentrout**
School Spirits, by Rachel Hawkins
Sinner, by Maggie Stiefvater
*I got this book from Netgalley (as an eBook) before the release date…but I loved it so much, I bought it anyway.
**I’ve already read this book, but bought it for the sake of adding it to my shelf.
Books Borrowed:
Where She Went, by Gayle Forman
These Broken Stars, by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
Fallen Angel, by Heather Terrell
Turned, by Morgan Rice
The Girl in the Steel Corset, by Kady Cross
Throne of Glass, by Sarah J. Maas
The Haunting of Lily Frost, by Nova Weetman
Netgalley:
The Rapunzel Dilemma, by Jennifer Kloester
The Lost Files: Hidden Enemy, by Pittacus Lore
Masquerade, by Kylie Fornasier
03 Tuesday Sep 2013
Posted in Uncategorized
Why?
So, Origin has just come out, and I really, really want to read it…Unfortunately I don’t know how long it’ll be before I can get my hands on it…*cries*
The Magical Adventures of Cassie the Weird 