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Prioritise My TBR

02 Saturday Jan 2016

Posted by Cassie the Weird in Uncategorized

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A Discovery of Witches, Alienated, All Fall Down, All the Rage, Ally Carter, Amy Ewing, Barry Jonsberg, Cat Clarke, Cloudwish, Courtney Summers, Dawn Kurtagich, Days of Blood and Starlight, Deborah Harkness, Dreams of Gods and Monsters, Dumplin, E. Lockhart, Estelle Laure, Far From You, Fiona Wood, Happily Ever After, Hidden, Hilary Badger, Hold Me Like a Breath, John Flanagan, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Josephine Angelini, Julie Murphy, Justine Larbalestier, Kerstin Gier, Kiera Cass, Laini Taylor, Lair of Dreams, Leviathan, Libba Bray, Lifespan of Starlight, Maggie Stiefvater, Margo Lanagan, Marianne Curley, Marie Lu, Megan Miranda, Melinda Salisbury, Melissa Grey, Melissa Landers, Pandora Jones, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes, Pompidou Posse, Ranger's Apprentice, Razorhurst, Rebecca Lim, Rick Riordan, Rick Yancey, Ruby Red, Running Like China, Sarah Lotz, Scott Westerfeld, Sea Hearts, Soman Chainani, Sophie Hardcastle, Sophie Jordan, Soulprint, Star Wars, State of Grace, Susanna Clarke, Tess Sharpe, Thalia Kalkipsakis, The 5th Wave, The Astrologer's Daughter, The Dead House, The Diviners, The Girl at Midnight, The Infinite Sea, The Jewel, The Lost and the Found, The School of Good and Evil, The Scorpio Races, The Sin Eater's Daughter, The Young Elites, This Raging Light, Tiffany Schmidt, Trial by Fire, Trish Doller, Uninvited, We Were Liars, Where the Stars Still Shine, White Time

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I seem to have a problem that many book-nerds have, my TBR pile is HUGE!

And because it’s 2016, I have decided…this time next year, I will not own any books that I have not read.

Can I actually do it?

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But I need your help

Obviously, my pile is huge, so I need some suggestions of where to begin.

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What’s on my TBR:

  • Pandora Jones trilogy, by Barry Jonsberg
  • All the Rage, by Courtney Summers
  • Hold Me Like a Breath, by Tiffany Schmidt
  • The Scorpio Races, by Maggie Stiefvater
  • White Time, by Margo Lanagan
  • The 5th Wave/Infinite Sea, by Rick Yancey
  • Cloudwish, by Fiona Wood
  • The Diviners/Lair of Dreams, by Libba Bray
  • Star Wars: Verily a New Hope
  • Dumplin’, by Julie Murphy
  • The Lost and the Found, by Cat Clarke
  • Pompidou Posse, by Sarah Lotz
  • This Raging Light, by Estelle Laure
  • Happily Ever After, by Kiera Cass
  • Uninvited, by Sophie Jordan
  • Running Like China, by Sophie Hardcastle
  • Where the Stars Still Shine, by Trish Doller
  • Sea Hearts, by Margo Lanagan
  • State of Grace, by Hilary Badger
  • Ruby Red, Kerstin Gier
  • Razorhurst, by Justine Larbalestier
  • The Young Elites, by Marie Lu
  • Lifespan of Starlight, by Thalia Kalkipsakis
  • We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart
  • Alienated, by Melissa Landers
  • The Dead House, by Dawn Kurtagich
  • Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods, by Rick Riordan
  • All Fall Down, by Ally Carter
  • Days of Blood and Starlight/Dreams of Gods and Monsters, by Laini Taylor
  • The Sin Eater’s Daughter, by Melinda Salisbury
  • Ranger’s Apprentice, by John Flanagan
  • Leviathan, by Scott Westerfield
  • Soulprint, by Megan Miranda
  • Trial by Fire, by Josephine Angelini
  • The Jewel, by Amy Ewing
  • The Girl at Midnight, by Melissa Grey
  • The School of Good and Evil, by Soman Chainani
  • Far From You, by Tess Sharpe
  • A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness
  • The Astrologer’s Daughter, by Rebecca Lim
  • Hidden, by Marianne Curley
  • Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke

So, my question to you all is this: which books should I prioritise? I need to know where to begin.

Help me out, guys!

Stacking the Shelves: The Yearly Edition 2015

31 Thursday Dec 2015

Posted by Cassie the Weird in Stacking the Shelves

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A Court of Thorns and Roses, Alexandra Bracken, Alienated, All Fall Down, All the Rage, Ally Carter, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Amie Kaufman, Amy Ewing, An Ember in the Ashes, Barry Jonsberg, Because You'll Never Meet Me, Bright Before Sunrise, Brigid Kemmerer, Champion, Cloudwish, Courtney Summers, Cynthia Hand, Dawn Kurtagich, Dead of Winter, Demon Road, Derek Landy, Dreams of Gods and Monsters, Ellie Marney, Every Move, Every Word, Far From You, Fiona Wood, Fleur Ferris, Frostbite, Half Wild, Happily Ever After, Harry Potter, Harry Potter Illustrated Edition, Hold Me Like a Breath, Holly Black, Illuminae, Illusions of Fate, In the Afterlight, In The Skin of a Monster, J.K. Rowling, James Smythe, Jane Austen, Jay Kristoff, John Flanagan, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Julie Kagawa, Justine Larbalestier, Kady Cross, Kathryn Barker, Kerstin Gier, Kiera Cass, Kiersten White, Kresley Cole, Laini Taylor, Lair of Dreams, Lauren James, Lauren Oliver, Leah Thomas, Legend, Leslye Walton, Libba Bray, Lisa M. Stasse, Maggie Stiefvater, Magnus Chase, Magonia, Margo Lanagan, Maria Dahvana Headley, Marie Lu, Meagan Spooner, Megan Miranda, Melinda Salisbury, Melissa Grey, Melissa Landers, Miss Mayhem, Pandora Jones, Panic, Percy Jackson, Pittacus Lore, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Prodigy, Queen of Shadows, Rachael Craw, Rachel Hawkins, Ranger's Apprentice, Razorhurst, Rebel Belle, Red Queen, Renee Ahdieh, Richelle Mead, Rick Riordan, Risk, Rogue, Ruby Red, Sabaa Tahir, Sally Green, Sarah J. Maas, Sea Hearts, Shadow Kiss, Shiver, Sisters of Blood and Spirit, Skulduggery Pleasant, Soman Chainani, Sophie Jordan, Soulprint, Spark, Star Wars, Stephanie Oakes, Stray, Susanna Clarke, Tess Sharpe, The Darkest Part of the Forest, The Dead House, The Diviners, The Dream Thieves, The Fate of Ten, The Foretelling of Georgie Spider, The Forsaken, The Girl at Midnight, The Heir, The Iron Warrior, The Jewel, The Last Time We Say Goodbye, The Next Together, The Raven Boys, The Ruby Circle, The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, The School of Good and Evil, The Scorpio Races, The Sin Eater's Daughter, The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender, The Wrath and the Dawn, These Broken Stars, Thicker Than Water, Tiffany Schmidt, Trish Doller, Uninvited, Vampire Academy, Vanishing Girls, Victoria Aveyard, Way Down Dark, Where the Stars Still Shine

StackingTheShelves

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

When I did this last year, it was so much fun I just had to do it again.

So, here are ALL the books I obtained throughout the year 2015.

Books Bought:

Bought

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender, by Leslye Walton
Illusions of Fate, by Kiersten White
Hold Me Like a Breath, by Tiffany Schmidt
An Ember in the Ashes, by Sabaa Tahir
Illuminae, by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Magonia, by Maria Dahvana Headley
Red Queen, by Victoria Aveyard
The Ruby Circle, by Richelle Mead
The Diviners, by Libba Bray
Lair of Dreams, by Libba Bray
Way Down Dark, by James Smythe
The Darkest Part of the Forest, by Holly Black
Pandora Jones: Admission, by Barry Jonsberg
The Last Time We Say Goodbye, by Cynthia Hand
Razorhurst, by Justine Larbalestier
Alienated, by Melissa Landers
Sea Hearts, by Margo Lanagan
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, by Stephanie Oakes
These Broken Stars, by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
The Wrath and the Dawn, by Renee Ahdieh
The Dead House, by Dawn Kurtagich
Vanishing Girls, by Lauren Oliver
Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes, by Rick Riordan
All Fall Down, by Ally Carter
Ruby Red, by  Kerstin Gier
The Sword of Summer, by Rick Riordan
Rebel Belle, by Rachel Hawkins
Miss Mayhem, by Rachel Hawkins
The Fate of Ten, by Pittacus Lore
In the Afterlight, by Alexandra Bracken
Every Word, by Ellie Marney
Every Move, by Ellie Marney
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J.K. Rowling (new edition)
Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope, by Ian Doesher

Vampire Academy: Graphic Novel
Frostbite: Graphic Novel
Shadow Kiss: Graphic Novel
Legend: Graphic Novel
Sisters of Blood and Spirit, by Kady Cross
Far From You, by Tess Sharpe
The Sin Eater’s Daughter, by Melinda Salisbury
Uninvited, by Sophie Jordan
Soulprint, by Megan Miranda
In The Skin of a Monster, by Kathryn Barker
The Girl At Midnight, by Melissa Grey
The Raven Boys, by Maggie Stiefvater
The Dream Thieves, by Maggie Stiefvater
Risk, by Fleur Ferris
Ranger’s Apprentice #1, by John Flanagan

Because You’ll Never Meet Me, by Leah Thomas
Skulduggery Pleasant books, by Derek Landy
The School of Good and Evil, by Soman Chainani
Dreams of Gods and Monsters, by Laini Taylor
Rogue, by Julie Kagawa
Happily Ever After, by Kiera Cass
The Heir, by Kiera Cass
Half Wild, by Sally Green
Prodigy, by Marie Lu
The Foretelling of Georgie Spider, by Ambelin Kwaymullina
Queen of Shadows, by Sarah J. Maas
Box Set of Puffin Classics, various authors
Harry Potter Illustrated edition

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The Shiver Trilogy, by Maggie Stiefvater
The Scorpio races, by Maggie Stiefvater
Champion, by Marie Lu

Books Won:

Won

The Jewel*, by Amy Ewing
Spark*, by Rachel Craw
The Iron Warrior, by Julie Kagawa
Demon Road (signed ARC), by Derek Landy
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
Cloudwish, by Fiona Wood
In the Afterlight (signed), by Alexandra Bracken

I also somehow ended up getting a bowling ball.

*Won in 2014, received in 2015

Miscellaneous:

ARCs and Review Copies (requested and surprise):

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Bright Before Sunrise, by Tiffany Schmidt
Where the Stars Still Shine, by Trish Doller
Stray, by Rachael Craw
The Next Together, by Lauren James
Thicker Than Water, by Brigid Kemmerer
A Court of Thorns and Roses, by Sarah J. Maas
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, by Stephanie Oakes
The Sword of Summer, by Rick Riordan

Books I got through BooksForTradeAU:

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Pandora Jones: Deception, by Barry Johansberg
Pandora Jones: Reckoning, by Barry Johansberg
The Forsaken, by Lisa M. Stasse
Cinder (ARC), by Marissa Meyer (Not pictured)

Presents (Birthdays, Christmas, etc.):

Presents

Panic, by Lauren Oliver
Dead of Winter, by Kresley Cole
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Seth Grahame-Smith (and Jane Austen)

Books I got for free (through various means):

Freebies

White Time, by Margo Lanagan
All The Rage, by Courtney Summers
The Lost and the Found, by Cat Clarke
This Raging Light, by Estelle Laure
Pompidou Posse, by Sarah Lotz
Dumplin’, by Julie Murphy
Running Like China, by Sophie Hardcastle
We All Looked Up, by Tommy Wallach
Hidden, by Marianne Curley
The Astrologer’s Daughter, by Rebecca Lim
Lifespan of Starlight, by Thalia Kalkipsakis
State of Grace, by Hilary Badger
Cooper Bartholomew is Dead, by Rebecca James


So…that was all the books I got my hands on 2015.

How was every one else’s year?

TTT: Books on my TBR for Winter 2015

16 Tuesday Jun 2015

Posted by Cassie the Weird in Top Ten Tuesday

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A Discovery of Witches, A Thousand Pieces of You, An Ember in the Ashes, Claudia Gray, Deborah Harkness, E. Lockhart, Justine Larbalestier, Leigh Bardugo, Marie Lu, Melissa Grey, Razorhurst, Rick Yancey, Sabaa Tahir, Shadow and Bone, Sophie Jordan, The 5th Wave, The Girl at Midnight, The Young Elites, Uninvited, We Were Liars

TTT

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 Winter TBR

This season, I’m trying to focus on books that I own but haven’t read yet…we’ll see how I go.

AnEmberInTheAshes1. An Ember in the Ashes, by Sabaa Tahir

2. Uninvited, by Sophie Jordan

3. A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness

4. A Thousand Pieces of You, by Claudia GrayAThousandPiecesOfYou

5. Shadow and Bone, by Leigh Bardugo

6. The Young Elites, by Marie Lu

Razorhurst7. We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart

8. Razorhurst, by Justine Larbalestier

9. The 5th Wave, by Rick Yancey

10. The Girl at Midnight, by Melissa Grey

The Challenge: A Summary

31 Tuesday Mar 2015

Posted by Cassie the Weird in Uncategorized

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A Court of Thorns and Roses, Alexandra Bracken, All Fall Down, Ally Carter, Amie Kaufman, Ballad, Cooper Bartholemew is Dead, Cynthia Hand, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Derek Landy, Half Wild, Harry Potter, In the Afterlight, J.K. Rowling, Justine Larbalestier, Laini Taylor, Lauren Oliver, Leslye Walton, Maggie Stiefvater, Meagan Spooner, Megan Miranda, Melinda Salisbury, Never Fade, Rachel Hawkins, Razorhurst, Rebecca James, Rebel Belle, Red Queen, Richelle Mead, Ruby Circle, Sally Green, Sarah J. Maas, Shadow Kiss, Skulduggery Pleasant, Sophie Jordan, Soulprint, The Darkest Minds, The Last Time We Say Goodbye, The Sin Eater's Daughter, The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender, These Broken Stars, Uninvited, Vampire Academy, Vanishing Girls, Victoria Aveyard

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As some of you may recall, I gave myself a challenge at the beginning of February. I was to limit myself to reading only books that I already owned/had out from the library. I was not to buy any new books in this time, with the exception of new releases.

So, how did I go?

Well, silly me forgot to take into account the fact that it was my birthday in February. Which means that I got birthday money to spend on ALL THE BOOKS!!!

So, here are the books I bought with my birthday money:

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And here are the books I was ‘allowed’ to buy during the challenge period:

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And here are all the other books I bought because they were there, or because they were cheap, or because books.

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And here’s a picture of them all together:

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Total number of books bought: 16.

That’s like, one book every 4 days.

Better yet, for every one book I was allowed to buy, I bought three others.

Reading wise, I faired a little better, reading 6 of the books I bought, as well as several others:

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And due to the fact that I read a few ebooks/library books/Netgalley books, here is a full pic of all the books I read:

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Total books read: 18.

So, while I did technically read more books than I bought, I made a very, very small dent in my to-read pile. Also, some of these books didn’t make it to the to-read pile before they got read (namely, the ebooks/Netgalley books), so they were, if anything, counter-productive.

In conclusion:

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TTT: 2014 Releases I haven’t read yet

13 Tuesday Jan 2015

Posted by Cassie the Weird in Top Ten Tuesday

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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

TTT

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 LenoHalfLifeMollyPierce
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

MurderComplex8. 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…

Top Ten Tuesday

26 Tuesday Aug 2014

Posted by Cassie the Weird in 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

Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

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

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