TTT: 2014 Releases I haven’t read yet

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2014 Releases I Meant To Read But Didn't Get To, A Thousand Pieces of You, Abigail Haas, Claudia Gray, Dangerous Boys, Gasp, Illusions of Fate, Katrina Leno, Kiersten White, Lindsay Cummings, Lisa McMann, Marie Lu, Pittacus Lore, Revenge of Seven, Sophie Jordan, Suzanne Young, The Half Life of Molly Pierce, The Murder Complex, The Treatment, The Young Elites, Top Ten Tuesday, Uninvited

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 2014 Releases I Meant To Read But Didn’t Get To

1. The Young Elites, by Marie Lu
Curse you book buying ban! *Shakes fist*
But it’s ok…I got it for Christmas 

2. A Thousand Pieces of You, by Claudia Gray
I have it. I’ve had it since November. Now I just need to read it.

3. Illusions of Fate, by Kiersten
I don’t think I’ve even seen this in Australia yet…I blame that.
And the ban. Always blame the ban.

4. Dangerous Boys, by Abigail Haas
Again, let’s blame the ban.

5. The Half Life of Molly Pierce, by Katrina Leno
I read the first, like, 4 1/2 chapters online, and now I really want to read the rest!!
Stupid ban.

6. Uninvited, by Sophie Jordan
THIS THING CAME OUT LAST JANUARY WHY HAVE I NOT SEEN IT YET!?
*sobs*

7. The Treatment, by Suzanne Young
 Haven’t found it in the library yet

8. The Murder Complex, by Lindsay Cummings
Looks awesome, haven’t seen it anywhere

9. Gasp, by Lisa McMann
Crash and Bang were AWESOME! But this is another one hasn’t shown up at the library yet…

10. The Revenge of Seven, by Pittacus Lore
I bought this on release day and everything…

Stacking the Shelves: The Yearly Edition

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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.

Books Bought:

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

Books Won:

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)

Miscellaneous:

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)

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So…that was all the books I got my hands on 2014.

How was every one else’s year?

Top Ten Tuesday

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Aimee Carter, Amy Zhang, Anna Dressed in Blood, Books on my Summer TBR, Captive, E. Lockhart, Falling into Place, James Dashner, Kendare Blake, Michelle Hodkin, Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children, Pittacus Lore, Rachael Craw, Ransom Riggs, Revenge of Seven, Richelle Mead, Spark, The Maze Runner, The Retribution of Mara Dyer, The Ruby Circle, Top Ten Tuesday, We Were Liars

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 on my Summer TBR

Now, this is going to be a difficult one…because Summer lasts from December to February…SO. MANY. BOOKS.

We’ll see if I can narrow it down, shall we?

1. The Retribution of Mara Dyer, by Michelle Hodkin
It isn’t out in Australia yet, otherwise I would have read it by now.

2. The Revenge of Seven, by Pittacus Lore
I bought this in August. AUGUST PEOPLE!!!

3. Captive, by Aimee Carter
After reading Pawn, I have been desperate to read this.
I read Pawn, like, a year ago.

4. Spark, by Rachel Craw
I WON THIS IN A GIVEAWAY I’M SO HAPPY!!!
Now it just needs to get here…*waiting*

5. Anna Dressed in Blood, by Kendare Blake
So, technically I’ve already started reading this…but I’m not heaps far into it yet.

6. The Maze Runner, by James Dashner
YES! I STILL haven’t read it yet. This book is driving me nuts.

7. Falling into Place, by Amy Zhang
Another giveaway win…I don’t know why I want to read this one…it’s going to destroy me.

8. We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart
It has been on reserve at the library for quite some time now…
I WANT THIS BOOK!!!

9. Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs
So…borrowed this from a friend in June.
I should probably read it so I can give it back.

10. The Ruby Circle, by Richelle Mead
The only reason this is on the bottom of the list is because it doesn’t come out until February. *beckons February to come faster*

SUCCESS! Narrowed down to 10.

So…what are you planning on reading this summer (or winter, depending on where you live)?

Top Ten Tuesday

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Blood Of Olympus, Blue Lily Lily Blue, Brigid Kemmerer, Disruption, E. Lockhart, Jessica Shirvington, Julie Kagawa, Lisa M. Stasse, Maggie Stiefvater, Michelle Hodkin, Revenge of Seven, Rick Riordan, Rick Yancey, Sacrifice, Spring TBR, Talon, The 5th Wave, The Maze Runner, The Retribution of Mara Dyer, The Uprising, Top Ten Tuesday, We Were Liars

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 on my Spring TBR list

Originally, this was a ‘Fall TBR list’, but in Australia, there is no Fall (we call it Autumn), and Autumn doesn’t happen until March, so I changed it to Spring…figured it made sense…

I’m splitting this list into two. The first 5 will be books that aren’t out yet, the last 5 will be books that are already out.

Books not out yet:

1. Sacrifice, by Brigid Kemmerer

2. Blood of Olympus, by Rick Riordan

3. Talon, by Julie Kagawa

4. The Retribution of Mara Dyer, by Michelle Hodkin

5. Blue Lily, Lily Blue, by Maggie Stiefvater

Books already out:

6. The Uprising, by Lisa M. Stasse

7. The 5th Wave, by Rick Yancey

8. We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart

9. The Maze Runner, by James Dashner

10. Revenge of Seven, by Pittacus Lore

And bonus (because of the Between the Covers Book Club):

11. Disruption, by Jessica Shirvington

This Week in Books

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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.

Stacking the Shelves

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Are You Seeing Me?, Darren Groth, James Dashner, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Opposition, Pittacus Lore, Revenge of Seven, Stacking the Shelves, The Maze Runner

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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

Top Ten Tuesday

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A Discovery of Witches, Aimee Carter, Alexandra Adornetto, Blood Of Olympus, Blue Lily Lily Blue, Books I want but don't have, Brigid Kemmerer, Captive, Danielle Parker, Deborah Harkness, Debra Driza, Dorothy Must Die, E. Lockhart, Ella Minnow Pea, Ender's Game, Halo, Illusions of Fate, James Dashner, Julie Kagawa, Katrina Leno, Kiersten White, Maggie Stiefvater, Marie Lu, Mark Dunn, Michelle, Orson Scott Card, Pittacus Lore, Renegade, Revenge of Seven, Richelle Mead, Rick Riordan, Sacrifice, Sophie Jordan, Talon, The Half Life of Molly Pierce, The Maze Runner, The Retribution of Mara Dyer, The Ruby Circle, Top Ten Tuesday, Uninvited, We Were Liars, Young Elites

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This Week’s Topic: Top Ten Books I really want to read but don’t own yet

I’ve decided to split this into two lists:

Books that haven’t been released yet-

1. The Retribution of Mara Dyer, by Michelle Hodkin

2. Illusions of Fate, by Kiersten White

3. The Revenge of Seven, by Pittacus Lore

4. Talon, by Julie Kagawa

5. Sacrifice, by Brigid Kemmerer

6. Blood of Olympus, by Rick Riordan

7. Blue Lily, Lily Blue, by Maggie Stiefvater

8. The Ruby Circle, by Richelle Mead

9. The Young Elites, by Marie Lu

10. Captive, by Aimee Carter

Books that have been published-

1. Uninvited, by Sophie Jordan

2. Dorothy Must Die, by Danielle Parker

3. The Half Life of Molly Pierce, by Katrina Leno

4. We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart

5. Renegade, by Debra Driza

6. Halo, by Alexandra Adornetto

7. Ella Minnow Pea, Mark Dunn

8. A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness

9. The Maze Runner, by James Dashner

10. Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card

Waiting On Wednesday: The Revenge of Seven

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Pittacus Lore, Revenge of Seven, Waiting on Wednesday

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Author: Pittacus Lore

Release Date (Aus): 27 August, 2014

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

 The worst was supposed to be over. We were reunited after a decade apart. We were discovering the truth about our past. We were training and getting stronger every day. We were even happy. . . .

We never imagined the Mogadorians could turn one of our own against us. We were fools for trusting Five. And now Eight is lost forever. I would do anything to bring him back, but that’s impossible. Instead, I will do whatever it takes to destroy every last one of them.

I’ve spent my entire life hiding from them, and they’ve stolen everything away from me. But that stops now. We’re going to take the battle to them. We have a new ally who knows their weaknesses. And I finally have the power to fight back.

They caught Number One in Malaysia.

Number Two in England.

Number Three in Kenya.

And Number Eight in Florida.

They killed them all.

I am Number Seven.

I will make them pay.

Why this book?

The ending of Fall of Five almost killed me. Seriously, it was HORRIBLE. At least with Fall of Five I knew someone else who was reading it, and who finished it around the same time that I did, so we coped by crying together at my sister’s birthday party.

That being said, I’m still super excited to see Number Seven do the vengeance thing.