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On the Internet

So…some internet stuff has happened this week, and I felt like I needed to say something about it. I don’t want to be more specific, because chances are, some of the people involved knew exactly how wrong it was, and they’re just doing this for all the attention.
The saying “all publicity is good publicity” exists for a reason.
So, I’m just going to say this:

1. Stalking is not ok under any circumstances.
2. Using pseudonyms online is not illegal.
3. Bloggers are allowed to dislike books.
4. A negative review will not ruin an author’s career, stalking a reviewer and bragging about it more than likely will.

Also, there was this thing about how reading Percy Jackson was bad for you…or something ridiculous like that. For that, I’ll just say this:

1. People can read whatever they want.
2. Language is constantly changing, and when you tell kids to only read the classics, you’re basically saying that the language of the past is the only language worth knowing. Let kids read what they’ll understand!!
Then they can go for the harder stuff.

Books released:

Blue Lily, Lily Blue, by Maggie Stiefvater
I’ve got my copy 🙂

Cover Reveals:

First, we have A Court of Thorns and Roses, by Sarah J. Maas

(Not related to the Throne of Glass series)

And we also have The Heir, by Kiera Cass:

SO EXCITED!!!

Books Read:

Disruption and Corruption, by Jessica Shirvington
Started Disruption AGES ago, but only finished it in the last week. I finished Corruption today…THE FEELS!!
They were both amazing, and I can’t believe it has taken me so long to read this author.

Black Ice, Becca Fitzpatrick
DNF.
I tried. I really tried. But I really could not stand any of the characters. Reading the synopsis on goodreads got me further in the story than me actually reading it did. I made it to chapter 5.
So, after DNF-ing Hush Hush, and now this, I think it’s fair to say this author isn’t for me.

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Note: I usually post this on Saturdays, but due to a variety of delays, it’s only getting posted now.
I’m sure you can all cope.

Between the Covers YA Party

Thursday night we had the awesome YA Party, hosted by the wonderful Harper Collins YA people

We ate pizza (well, everybody else did…I don’t like pizza), got excited about books, and almost completely ruined the end of Disruption.

And I got to meet the wonderful Jessica Shirvington

We were, like, the last people there (almost).

Unfortunately, I didn’t really get to meet many bloggers, because the person in charge of getting us there decided to ignore the people who work at the building (who said we should get off at Town Hall), and instead told us to get off at Central.
It was a half-hour walk.
She is no longer in charge of organising how we get to things.

I did get to meet and say hi to Maddie, who blogs at The Girly Geek, though. Yay!

New Mockingjay Teaser/Trailer/Thing:

Books Read:

Sacrifice, by Brigid Kemmerer

I know, only 1 book read in 2 weeks…I blame uni.

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Blue Lily, Lily Blue:

The Blue Lily, Lily Blue trailer is here!

And Maggie Stiefvater has written music for Blue Lily, Lily Blue, which you can listen to here:

 

Snow Like Ashes:

On Epic Reads you can read an exclusive prologue to Sara Raasch’s Snow Like Ashes, Icicles Like Kindling, here.

Books Released:

Sacrifice, by Brigid Kemmerer

Books Read:

Cinder, by Marissa Meyer
I’ve been meaning to read this for ages, finally got around to it. I loved it.

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So, it’s been a while…

I realise I haven’t done this post in a couple of weeks…anyone following me on twitter will be aware that I had several tests/assignments, etc., and as such went on a ‘hiatus from life’ (that’s what I’m calling it, because it is the most accurate way I can think of to describe it).

But I’m on holidays now. YAY! (Only for one more week, though).

So, this post is going to contain things from the past few weeks.

Books released:

Illusions of Fate, by Kiersten White

The Infinite Sea, by Rick Yancey

Afterworlds, by Scott Westerfield

Mockingjay trailer:

Books Read:

Heir of Fire, by Sarah J. Maas
*Incoherent noises*

The Iron Trial, by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare
I wanted to like this one…I really did. The review is still under construction, but it won’t be an overly positive one.

Are You Seeing Me?, by Darren Groth
Definitely not my usual type of novel, but enjoyable nonetheless.

This week in blog posts:

Kirsty @ Studio Reads posted the first chapter of Half Wild

Emily @ The Loony Teen Writer started a link up for Loony Blurbs

Cait @ The Notebook Sisters talked about 10 Ways to make a Book Blogger Furious

Maddie @ The Girly Geek did an infographic on eBooks vs Physical Books

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Heir of Fire:

Guys, Heir of Fire is out!!!

Porcelain Heart:

Porcelain Heart, Beth Crowley’s album, is NOW AVAILABLE!!
Go buy it. Buy it now.

Blue Lily, Lily Blue:

You can read the prologue/first chapter of Blue Lily, Lily Blue here.
Alternatively, you can listen to the beginning here.

Hogwarts Express:
So, the Hogwarts Express left on Monday…most unfortunately, I was not on it.

Books Read:
Opposition, by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Woah, a lot happened in this book…and it wasn’t even that long. Full review is coming soon.

Unite Me, by Tahereh Mafi
How do I feel about this book? Probably similar to the way I felt about Unravel Me…I still don’t like Warner, and I’m not much of a fan of Adam either…
I don’t know, I’ll read Ignite Me, but I’m not expecting to be thrilled.

Frozen, by Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston
I liked it, but I had a lot of problems with it. Full review coming soon.

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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.

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A Tour of my Bookshelves:

On Thursday, I posted up a Bookshelf Tour. Go forth and see the ridiculous amount of books I own.

The Notebook Sisters Giveaway

The Notebook Sisters have reached 500 followers. To celebrate, they are hosting a giveaway in which you can win one ebook of your choice (out of a preselected 4).

Go forth and become their minion.

Books Read:

The Assassin’s Blade, by Sarah J. Maas
This book has been sitting in the corner since Sunday, thinking about what she’s done…I haven’t decided how long I’ll leave her there yet. (Yes, I refer to my books using ‘him’, ‘her’, etc.)

The Lost Files: Hidden Enemy, by Pittacus Lore
I love extras books, and this was no exception. Review coming Monday.

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The Selection:

So, Kiera Cass has announced TWO MORE SELECTION BOOKS!!! As well as another novella from Marlee’s POV!!

GUYS I’M EXCITED!!

You can view the announcement, and also read the first three chapters of The Queen, and read an extra epilogue for The One here.

Dangerous Boys:

At some point in the past week (I think it was on Thursday), Dangerous Boys, by Abigail Haas came out.

As much as I enjoyed Dangerous Girls, I wasn’t really planning on reading this one…but then at least 3 of the blogs I follow reviewed it and said it was awesome, so now I have to read it.

The Notebook Sisters Giveaway:

So, the wonderful Notebook Sisters did a Q&A with Darren Groth, and are hosting a giveaway of Are You Seeing Me?

Click here to view the post.

Books Read:

The Girl in the Steel Corset, by Kady Cross
I have no idea what put me off this book for so long…I loved it.

And I started reading:

The Assassin’s Blade, by Sarah J. Maas
Until I can get my hands on Crown of Midnight, this will have to do to satisfy my Throne of Glass cravings (I think I’ve found a new favourite series*).

*Note: by ‘new favourite’ I mean it gets added to the list of favourites…it does not replace anything.

 

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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).

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Silver Shadows:

IT’S HERE!!! IT’S FINALLY HERE!!

Masquerade Book Launch:

So, I got to the Masquerade book launch, which is awesome:

This is basically evidence of why you should buy books at actual book stores, because I was told about this book launch while buying Masquerade.

Mockingjay Teaser Trailer:

Books Read:

Silver Shadows, by Richelle Mead
ASDFGHJKL!!! This was everything I hoped it would be.