TTT: Books I’ve read so far in 2015

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A Court of Thorns and Roses, Alexandra Bracken, An Ember in the Ashes, Fleur Ferris, Half Wild, Magonia, Maria Dahvana Headley, Markus Zusak, Michelle Hodkin, Rachael Craw, Rachel Hawkins, Rebel Belle, Risk, Sabaa Tahir, Sally Green, Sarah J. Maas, Spark, Stephanie Oakes, The Book Thief, The Darkest Minds, The Retribution of Mara Dyer, The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly

Top Ten Tuesday is a thing where we get given a topic, and we have to list our ‘top ten’ things for the topic. Pretty self-explanatory.
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

This Week’s Topic: Top Ten Books I’ve read so far in 2015

1. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak

2. The Darkest Minds, by Alexandra Bracken

3. Spark, by Rachael Craw

4. A Court of Thorns and Roses, by Sarah J. Maas

5. Rebel Belle, by Rachel Hawkins

6. The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, by Stephanie Oakes

7. The Retribution of Mara Dyer, by Michelle Hodkin

8. Half Wild, by Sally Green

9. An Ember in the Ashes, by Sabaa Tahir

10. Magonia, by Maria Dahvana Headley

Bonus: Risk, by Fleur Ferris

TTT: All Time Favourites

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Alexandra Bracken, Amy Zhang, Bloodlines, Brigid Kemmerer, Disruption, Divergent, Falling into Place, Jessica Shirvington, Kasie West, Maggie Stiefvater, Markus Zusak, Michelle Hodkin, Pivot Point, Rachael Craw, Richelle Mead, Spark, The Book Thief, The Darkest Minds, The Raven Cycle, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, Top Ten Tuesday, Vampire Academy, Veronica Roth

Top Ten Tuesday is a thing where we get given a topic, and we have to list our ‘top ten’ things for the topic. Pretty self-explanatory.
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

This Week’s Topic: Top Ten Books you would classify as your all time favourites from the past 3 years

Note: I’m taking ‘from the past 3 years’ to mean books that I have read in the past 3 years.

1. Vampire Academy/Bloodlines series, by Richelle Mead

2. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, by Michelle Hodkin

3. The Raven Cycle, by Maggie Stiefvater

4. Divergent, by Veronica Roth

5. Pivot Point, by Kasie West

6. Disruption, by Jessica Shirvington

7. Falling into Place, by Amy Zhang

8. The Darkest Minds, by Alexandra Bracken

9. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak

10. Spark, by Rachael Craw

Bonus: Spark, by Brigid Kemmerer

TTT: Books I want to read with my non-existent book club

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All Our Yesterdays, Amy Zhang, Cristin Terrill, Divergent, Falling into Place, Half Bad, Kasie West, Kylie Fornasier, Lauren Oliver, Maggie Stiefvater, Markus Zusak, Masquerade, Neal Shusterman, Panic, Pivot Point, Sally Green, The Book Thief, The Raven Boys, Top Ten Tuesday, Unwind, Veronica Roth

Top Ten Tuesday is a thing where we get given a topic, and we have to list our ‘top ten’ things for the topic. Pretty self-explanatory.
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

This Week’s Topic: Ten Books I’d Love to Read with my Book Club if I had a Book Club

1. Falling into Place, by Amy Zhang

2. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak

3. The Raven Boys, by Maggie Stiefvater

4. Panic, by Lauren Oliver

5. Divergent, by Veronica Roth

6. All Our Yesterdays, by Cristin Terrill

7. Half Bad, by Sally Green

8. Pivot Point, by Kasie West

9. Masquerade, by Kyle Fornasier

10. Unwind, by Neal Shusterman

I Finished The Book Thief…Now What?

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Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

If you follow me on Twitter, or instagram, or Goodreads, you will be aware that on Monday, I finished reading The Book Thief.

I think it’s fair to say, my life is now over.

I’d been wanting to read this book for years. So, when I finally got to start it, I was all:

By the end of it, I was all:

So well done, everybody who talked about how awesome this book was. You are all responsible for ruining my life.

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Have you read The Book Thief? What did you think of it? Do you want to read it now?

Also, has anyone seen the movie? Is it any good? I’m thinking about destroying my life further…

The Gif Tag

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Abigail Haas, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Benjamin Alire Saenz, Cinder, Dangerous Girls, E. Lockhart, Gayle Forman, If I Stay, James Dashner, Marissa Meyer, Markus Zusak, Mockingjay, Sarah J. Maas, Suzanne Collins, The Assassin's Blade, The Book Thief, The Maze Runner, We Were Liars

So…aeons ago I was tagged by Emily at The Loony Teen Writer to do the Gif Tag, where basically I have to find a gif that accurately sum up my feelings for the list of given books, and then tag other people to do the same.

We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart

Since writing this post, I have gotten this book for Christmas…still haven’t read it yet.

If I Stay, by Gayle Forman

The Assassin’s Blade, by Sarah J. Maas

I knew it was coming…didn’t make it any easier

Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins

Technically two gifs…but whatever

Dangerous Girls, by Abigail Haas

I did NOT see that ending coming!

The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak

The Maze Runner, by James Dashner

So, I haven’t actually read it yet…but this gif was too good to resist.
It’s on my shelf.

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, by Benjamin Alire Saenz

And I’m still debating whether or not to read it…

Cinder, by Marissa Meyer

And, because it’s been so long, I’m not even going to bother with the tagging.

Top Ten Tuesday

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Gayle Forman, James Dashner, Jessica Shirvington, Kylie Fornasier, Laini Taylor, Marissa Meyer, Markus Zusak, New-To-Me Authors I Read In 2014, Richelle Mead, Sally Green, Sarah J. Maas, Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday is a thing where we get given a topic, and we have to list our ‘top ten’ things for the topic. Pretty self-explanatory.
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

This Week’s Topic: Top Ten New-To-Me Authors I Read In 2014

1. Richelle Mead
I did not read Vampire Academy until March this year!! I then read the entire series in a month (including Bloodlines). Definitely my favourite new author.

2. Sarah J. Maas
The Throne of Glass series started gaining popularity with the release of Heir of Fire…so I figured, why not?
*FANGIRLS*

3. Jessica Shirvington
WHY DID I WAIT SO LONG TO READ THIS AUTHOR!? Disruption was amazing, as was Corruption. I’m now planning on reading everything but this person.

4. Marissa Meyer
I FINALLY read Cinder!! Now I just need to read the rest of them.

5. Gayle Foreman
With the movie of If I Stay coming out, I figured I’d read the book.
WOW!
Definitely not my usual type of book, but I still really loved it.

6. Kylie Fornasier
Masquerade was just awesome, ok. Go read it. Now.

7. Sally Green
Half Bad was incredible. I can’t wait for Half Wild.

And, because I’m pedantic and always like to have 10, I’m going to finish this week with 3 new-to-me authors I wanted to read this year.*

8. James Dashner
Because The Maze Runner movie has come and gone and I still haven’t read these books!!

9. Markus Zusak
I’m in a similar situation with The Book Thief.

10. Laini Taylor
A Daughter of Smoke and Bone is sitting on my bookshelf, waiting for me.

*Note: Considering the fact that it is still December, I may still get to read these authors before the year is out.

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