October Wrap Up

September Wrap Up

BOOKTUBEATHON 2015 Wrap Up

BOOKTUBEATHON 2015!!!!

Announcing BookTubeAThon 2015!

I've had a blast in past years, so this year no exception! The BookTubeAThon will take place from August 3rd to August 9th! There are challenges to follow and books to read and videos to create.  It's going to be a crazy week, but I am ready.  Are you?

Book Candidates:
A book with Blue on the cover

• The Young Elites by Marie Lu

A book that shares the first letter of your last name

• A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

Someone else's favorite book

• Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder  (Kim's favorite book) 

The last book you acquired 

• The League of Regrettable Superheroes by Jon Morris

Finish a book without letting go of it (at all)

• Zia the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
• Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Brooke Allen & Shannon Waters
• The Titan's Curse (Graphic Novel) by Rick Riordan
• Amulet: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi

Read a book you really want to read

• Nimona by Noelle Stevenson

Finish 7 books during the week

Let's do this thing!

If you want to participate yourself all the information is on the BookTubeAThon YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/user/BookTubeAThon

July Wrap-up

Enjoy

July TBR: The Bookshelf

I participated in the Read Your Bookshelf-A-Thon in May and it was really fun.  Essentially I picked a section of my bookshelf and began reading the books in order.  I enjoyed the feeling of reading and finishing books that had been sitting on my shelf.  So in the style of that read-a-thon I'm declaring July the month of bookshelf reading.  I'm going to choose a point on my bookshelf and read as many of those books as I can in July.  I don't know how far I will get but it'll be fun getting there! 

Currently Reading

• What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
• The Isle of the Lost by Melissa de la Cruz

Possible Candidates

• Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer
• Matched by Ally Condie
• Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
• Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
• Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
• Liesl and Po by Lauren Oliver
• Waiting For You by Susane Colasanti
• The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
• Rook by Sharon Cameron
• Starters by Lissa Price
• Monstrous by MarcyKate Connolly
• Meant To Be by Lauren Morrill

Book Club

• Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

New Releases

• Paper Weight by Meg Haston (July 7)
• Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee (July 14)

Key:
(Ecl.) = Eclectic Reader Challenge
(New) = Newbery Reading Challenge
(Full) = Full House Reading Challenge
(TBR) = 2015 TBR Pile Challenge
(ABC) = Alphabet Soup Challenge
(Ult.) = Teenreads Ultimate Reading

June 2015 Wrap-Up

May 2015 Wrap-Up

Here's my wrap-up for May.

June TBR: Adventure

Summer is here and it's time for a little adventure.  I've got my fair share of adventuring planned this summer and so I thought I'd take some of it to the books!  I will be adventuring in the magical realms and in real life.  I'm hoping to get to quite a few of my choices this month!

Currently Reading

• Little Bee by Chris Cleave

Possible Candidates

• War of the World by H.G. Wells (TBR)
• Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms by Lissa Evans (TBR)
• Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (TBR)
• The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness (ABC)
• Flora and Ulysses: The Illustrated Adventure by Kate DiCamillo (New)
• This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel (Ecl.)
• The 100 by Kass Morgan (Full)
• The Isle of the Lost by Melissa de la Cruz 
• Taken by Erin Bowman (Full)
• Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (ABC)

Book Club

• What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

New Releases

• Because You'll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas (June 2)
• More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera (June 2)
• Even When You Lie To Me by Jessica Alcott (June 9)
• Between the Notes by Sharon Huss Roat (June 16)

Key:
(Ecl.) = Eclectic Reader Challenge
(New) = Newbery Reading Challenge
(Full) = Full House Reading Challenge
(TBR) = 2015 TBR Pile Challenge
(ABC) = Alphabet Soup Challenge
(Ult.) = Teenreads Ultimate Reading

#RYBSAT Wrap-up

It was a pretty decent week.

#RYBSAT and an Unboxing

It's the book life...

May TBR: Comics

In honor of The Avengers: Age of Ultron, which came out May 1st in America and which I saw opening night, I thought it would be nice to read some comics this month.  Some of these will be rereads because I plan on reading most of my comic collection this month and finally dive into some of the storylines I've been avoiding.  Marvel, DC, and graphic novels alike don't get as much recognition as they should for being great sources of literature.  I'm excited to dive into this genre some more! (But also I ended the month with three different books started, that was dumb.  So this month will be more like finish the books I started in April and then on to Marvel comics month!) 



Currently Reading

• Becoming Jinn by Lori Goldstein
• Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
• To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

Possible Candidates

• Civil War by Mark Millar, Steven McNiven, Dexter Vines, Morry Hollowell
• Hawkeye by Matt Fraction and David Aja
• The Mighty Thor by Matt Fraction, Olivier Coipel, Charlie Beckerman
• Black Widow by Nathan Edmondson, Phil Noto
• Young Avengers by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Mike Norton
• Guardians of the Galaxy by Brian Michael Bendis, Steve McNiven, Yves Bigerel, Michael Avon Oeming, Sara Pichelli
• Rook by Sharon Cameron 

Book Club

• TBA

New Releases

• Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (May 5th)
• Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge (May 5th)
• Made You Up by Francesca Zappia (May 19th)
• Illusionarium by Heather Dixon (May 19th)

Book to Movie 

• Age of Ultron (May 1) 

Key:
(Ecl.) = Eclectic Reader Challenge
(New) = Newbery Reading Challenge
(Full) = Full House Reading Challenge
(TBR) = 2015 TBR Pile Challenge
(ABC) = Alphabet Soup Challenge
(Ult.) = Teenreads Ultimate Reading

April TBR: People's Choice

This theme is a bit tricky but I'm going to go with it.  I have chosen several people to go to my book shelf and pick out books for me to read.  In these moments, I know which books I'm hoping they pick and which ones I'm praying they skip over.  It really makes you aware of which books you don't want to read.  Anyway, the people have spoken and I will attempt to read some of these books.  Hopefully I won't get distracted. 

Currently Reading

• The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins

Possible Candidates

• The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (ABC)
• Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (Ecl.)
• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
• Savvy by Ingrid Law (ABC)
• Watership Down by Richard Adams
• Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (TBR)
• Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce (Ecl.)
• Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
• Okay For Now by Gary D. Schmidt (TBR)
• Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys (ABC) 
• Matched by Ally Condie (TBR)

Book Club

• Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein 

New Releases

• Becoming Jinn by Lori Goldstein (April 21)
• Rook by Sharon Cameron (April 28)

Key:
(Ecl.) = Eclectic Reader Challenge
(New) = Newbery Reading Challenge
(Full) = Full House Reading Challenge
(TBR) = 2015 TBR Pile Challenge
(ABC) = Alphabet Soup Challenge
(Ult.) = Teenreads Ultimate Reading

March Wrap Up

I read 4 books in March and listened to 4 books as well.  What a good number!

January TBR: Christmas Gifts

I had a different theme picked out for January, however, my friends and family completely surprised me this year at Christmas and I ended up with way more books than I've gotten in recent memory.  It's a magical, beautiful thing.  And because of that, I want to read all those books now!  Let's go!  :)

Currently Reading

• Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors by Brian Hayles

Possible Candidates

• Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
• Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
• Isla and the Happily Every After by Stephanie Perkins
• Civil War by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven 
• The Mighty Thor by Matt Fraction
• Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
• Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen 
• Persuasion by Jane Austen
• Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
• Lady Susan by Jane Austen
• Jane Austen by Victor Lucas  

 

Book Club

• Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman

New Releases

• The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black (Jan. 13)
• The Prey by Tom Isbell (Jan. 20)
• Fairest by Marissa Meyer (Jan. 27)

First Line Challenge

October TBR: Sequels

I wanted to read the Harry Potter series again this month but they are all packed away in boxes at a different house from the one I am currently living in, so that's not going to work.  Instead, I thought I'd read some of those sequels I've either been procrastinating or dying to read.  Off to the library I go to pick these up.  

Currently Reading

• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Possible Candidates

• The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
• The Death Cure by James Dashner
• Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins
• Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
• Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
• City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
• The Dream Thieves by Maggie Steifvater
• Independent Study by Joelle Charbonneau
• Graduation Day by Joelle Charbonneau

New Releases

• The Young Elite by Marie Lu (Oct. 7)
• The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan (Oct. 7)

September TBR: Classics

In the spirit of the beginning of school, I thought it would be good to read some classics that I never got around to in high school and college.  These are all books that have captured my attention at some point and now I'm finally giving myself an opportunity to pick them up.

Currently Reading

• 4:50 From Paddington by Agatha Christie

Possible Candidates

• Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
• Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
• The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett
• Watership Down by Richard Adams
• Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
• Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
• Atonement by Ian McEwan

September Releases

• Falls the Shadow by Stefanie Gaither (Sept 16)
• I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson (Sept 16)

Book to Movie

• The Maze Runner by James Dashner (Sept 19)

July/August Book Haul

Hauling My Life Away.

BookTube-A-Thon Wrap Up