"Waiting On" Wednesday | A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. Maas

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine.

My pick of the week is:

A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. Maas

Bloomsbury Children's
May 5, 2015

From Goodreads:

When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin—one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.   As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow grows over the faerie lands, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.

I've been excited about this book even before I knew anything at all about it. Sarah J. Maas is one of my favourite authors; whatever she publishes, no matter the genre - I'm sold. When I found out A Court of Thorns and Roses was a unique twist on Beauty and the Beast but with fae, I was even more sold. I cant wait to get my hands on it!

What releases are you excited for?

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Sunday Post #3

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It's a chance to share news~ A post to recap this past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. See rules here: Sunday Post Meme

It's been another relatively quiet week for me. I can't even remember what went on at the start of the week; clearly nothing exciting, then!
I spent Friday and Saturday up in Dublin with my friend who came down to visit and that was great as we don't see each other very often. Not only that, there was a lot of shopping involved - MANY BOOKS! I wasn't able to find The Darkest Part of the Forest or Fairest so they must not be released here yet :( I did end up getting a few other books I'm really excited about, though, so it was a nice end to the week!
Next week, I'm back off to Dublin again for two concerts, so there's good times to look forward to!
I hope you're all keeping well :3  

Last Week On The Blog

• Review | Hidden - Megg Jensen

• Top Ten Tuesday | Top Ten Books I Want To Read From The Paranormal & Contemporary Genres

• Waiting On Wednesday | The Fire Sermon - Francesca Haig

• Review | All The Bright Places - Jennifer Niven

• Feature & Follow Friday #2

• Stacking the Shelves [4]

Next Week On The Blog

• The Avenged Sevenfold Book Tag

• Top Ten Tuesday | Top Ten Things I Like/Dislike When It Comes To Romances In Books

• Waiting On Wednesday

• Review | Red Rising - Pierce Brown

• Feature + Follow Friday

• Stacking The Shelves

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Stacking the Shelves [4]

Stacking the Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks.

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by  Tynga's Reviews.

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Young Adult

Golden Son - Pierce Brown

Looking for Alaska - John Green

Lament - Maggie Stiefvater

172 Hours on the Moon - Johan Harstad

We Were Liars - E. Lockhart

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender - Leslye Walton

Adult

Legion and The Emperor's Soul - Brandon Sanderson

Graphic Novels

Seconds - Bryan Lee O'Malley

Received for Review

In Search of Lost Dragons - Élian Black'mor

Gifted

Mug Cakes - Lene Knudsen

I managed to accumulate all but one of these since yesterday - I'm lethal when I go book shopping in Dublin :| I have read a couple of these already as eBooks, but seeing as 172 Hours on the Moon was on sale at €1.99 (how even?!) and We Were Liars was a cheap secondhand copy, I couldn't resist.

I'd also been looking for that 10th Anniversary copy of Looking for Alaska since I first saw it online and was very nearly giving up on ever finding it locally, but today I found it; I couldn't believe it! It's gorgeous and I'm so glad I finally got my hands on it.

What did you get this week?

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Feature & Follow Friday #2

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Feature & Follow is hosted by Parajunkee of Parajunkee's View and Alison of Alison Can Read. 

Question of the Week

Do you read more than 1 book at a time, and if so, how, like a certain amount of pages per book before moving on to the next one in the queue? - Suggested byWords I Write Crazy

Usually, no, I don't read more than one book at a time; I really like to dedicate all my spare time to just one book alone. However, on occasion, for reading challenge weeks such as Bout of Books or if I have a really light read where I don't need to focus all my attention on a complex plot, I might read two books at a time at most, or one book and a graphic novel.
If I do have two books on the go, I'll usually set myself a limit of how many days I want to finish each book in and then split the page amounts equally per day. I wouldn't say I have a "queue" - I just read both books as the mood takes me throughout the day and aim to meet my daily goal page-count with each book :)

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"Waiting On" Wednesday | The Fire Sermon - Francesca Haig

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine.

My pick of the week is:

The Fire Sermon - Francesca Haig

Gallery Books
March 10, 2015 (expected)

From Goodreads:

Four hundred years in the future, the Earth has turned primitive following a nuclear fire that has laid waste to civilization and nature. Though the radiation fallout has ended, for some unknowable reason every person is born with a twin. Of each pair, one is an Alpha—physically perfect in every way; and the other an Omega—burdened with deformity, small or large. With the Council ruling an apartheid-like society, Omegas are branded and ostracized while the Alphas have gathered the world’s sparse resources for themselves. Though proclaiming their superiority, for all their effort Alphas cannot escape one harsh fact: Whenever one twin dies, so does the other.  Cass is a rare Omega, one burdened with psychic foresight. While her twin, Zach, gains power on the Alpha Council, she dares to dream the most dangerous dream of all: equality. For daring to envision a world in which Alphas and Omegas live side-by-side as equals, both the Council and the Resistance have her in their sights

The Fire Sermon is something I heard about only a couple of weeks ago over at Charley Reads's channel on Youtube. It sounds like a lot of things I love to read about rolled into one -and it's kinda giving me Endgame vibes-  so I'm super excited about getting to read this when it's published!

What releases are you excited for?

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Top Ten Tuesday | Top Ten Books I Want To Read From The Paranormal & Contemporary Genres

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created and hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

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This week, I struggled to choose ten books I want to read from any single genre so, to save wasting the post with only a couple of books, I've chosen both Paranormal and Contemporary and picked five books from each :)

Paranormal

Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare : Before I pick up this series, I want to finish The Mortal Instruments series (I swear I will read City of Heavenly Fire this year). I'm super intrigued to see how the Shadowhunters of the 1800's will compare to what I know from TMI.

Everneath - Brodi Ashton : This is a book I've been wanting to read for a couple of years and I still don't know an awful lot about it. I've heard nothing but good things about it throughout the Booktube community, though.

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - April Genevieve Tucholke : This definitely looks like a book I will enjoy whenever I get around to reading it. I've heard it's super creepy, so I'm very excited to pick it up.

Poison Princess - Kresley Cole : Another book I've heard a lot of good things about. I really like the sound of the synopsis -it seems to be a lot of things I love rolled into one- and I think I'm really going to have to get around to reading it soon.

The Bone Season - Samantha Shannon : I actually started reading this last year. I ended up getting extremely frustrated that main aspects of the story were being constantly mentioned but not explained (the psychic talents, if you're wondering), and I found the glossary not much help. I feel like I might've not been in the right frame of mind for a book like this -and not patient enough- so I've decided I want to give it another chance. 

Contemporary

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks - E. Lockhart : I thoroughly enjoyed E. Lockhart's writing in We Were Liars so, even though I don't know much about it, I'm really interested to see how this book will pan out.

Winger - Andrew Smith : This is a book I've heard a lot of rave reviews about but, I'm ashamed to say, the cover has always put me off reading it. I don't know, it's just not an appealing cover to me. Anyway, I saw it at the bookstore and finally decided to get over my cover-phobia and buy it. I'll be reading it this month!

Burn For Burn - Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian : I've heard a lot of good things about this series and I've also see it compared to Pretty Little Liars, which I'm a fan of. I've had Burn For Burn as an eBook for at least two years now but still haven't got around to reading it.

#scandal - Sarah Ockler : After reading all (and loving all but one) of Sarah Ockler's other books, it's a given I want to read #scandal. I enjoy her books when I'm not really in the mood for heavy reads or continuing on with series, or I'm in a bit of a slump, so I'm not sure when I'll actually pick it up.

The Museum of Intangible Things - Wendy Wunder : I read Wunder's The Probability of Miracles but, unfortunately, I can't say I really enjoyed it. I'm curious about this one, though, as it sounds more like my kind of book - and I love that cover!

What are some Paranormal and Contemporary books you really want to read?

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Sunday Post #2

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It's been an extremely quiet week for me. I ended up hurting my back and feeling generally under the weather, so I've spent most of my days getting some well-needed rest, all with a book in tow. I'm definitely going to need to get myself into some sort of better health soon as I have some busy times coming up over February that I definitely don't want to be feeling unwell for. The joys of having a near non-existent immune system! \o/ Anyway, enough of that; February is here and fingers crossed for a fresh start. I have a trip to Dublin planned for later in the week for a friend's visit and hopefully there will be a bookshop or two involved. I'm really looking forward to that, plus I have a couple of book purchases in mind and just the thought alone of potential new books is enough to raise my spirits! :)
I hope you all have a great week! 

Last Week On The Blog

• Review | The Martian - Andy Weir

• Top Ten Tuesday | Top Ten Books I'd Read If I Had A Bookclub

• DNF Review | Mind the Gap Volume 1: Intimate Strangers - McCann, Esquejo & Oback

• Waiting On Wednesday | Lair of Dreams - Libba Bray

• Graphic Novel Review | Saga Volume 1 - Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples

• Feature & Follow Friday #1

• Stacking the Shelves [3]

• Janurary Wrap-Up & February TBR

Next Week On The Blog

• Review | Hidden - Megg Jensen

• Top Ten Tuesday | Top Ten Books I Want to Read From The Paranormal & Contemporary Genres

• Waiting On Wednesday

• Review | All the Bright Places - Jennifer Niven

• Feature + Follow Friday

• Stacking The Shelves

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Stacking the Shelves [3]

Stacking the Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks.

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eBooks

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks - E. Lockhart
The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima
The Young Elites - Marie Lu

For Review

Hidden - Megg Jensen
Seeker - Arwen Elys Dayton

What did you get this week?

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Feature & Follow Friday #1

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Question of the Week

Hard print (real thing) or Kindle/Nook, which is your favorite? - Suggested byThe Realm of Books

Personally, I love both equally - but for very different reasons. Actual real books are wonderful; there's just something special about going out, browsing shelves at a bookstore, and bringing a book home. I love being able to hold a book, to physically turn the pages, and actually see how much progress I'm making.
I also love being able to read books on my iPad. To be honest, the Kobo app was (and still is) my saviour when it comes to reading. I suffer from an illness that, at times, messes around with my reading ability and I suffer from mild dyslexia. What I love about reading with a tablet is that I can adjust the screen brightness and colour, and increase the size of the font to something that is clearer for me to make out - something that, of course, you can't do with a physical book. I also love that eReaders make reading more than one book at a time so easy and portable, and that if you want a book right this second, you can get it instantly - there's no waiting when it comes to delivery.

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"Waiting On" Wednesday | Lair of Dreams - Libba Bray

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine.

My pick of the week is:

Lair of Dreams - Libba Bray

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
July 7, 2015 (expected)

From Goodreads:

After a supernatural showdown with a serial killer, Evie O'Neill has outed herself as a Diviner. Now that the world knows of her ability to "read" objects, and therefore, read the past, she has become a media darling, earning the title, "America's Sweetheart Seer." But not everyone is so accepting of the Diviners' abilities... Meanwhile, mysterious deaths have been turning up in the city, victims of an unknown sleeping sickness. Can the Diviners descend into the dreamworld and catch a killer?

The Diviners is one of my favourite books and, although I've yet to read all her books, Libba Bray is one of my favourite authors. I completely devoured The Diviners when I read it back in 2012; it was unlike anything I'd read before. Bray's writing is completely magical and transports you back in time to 1920's New York with its Ziegfeld Girls and speakeasies, with some good ol' paranormal activity, and it's a read that still plays on my mind two-and-a-bit years later.
I'm so ridiculously excited and impatient for the long-awaited sequel, Lair of Dreams - it's definitely up there with my most anticipated books of the year. I think I might even shed a little tear when I finally get my hands on it.

What releases are you excited for?

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