Showing posts with label Book List. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Book List. Show all posts

READATHON | Make Me Read It Readathon

hosted by The Innocent Smiley && Tea & Titles
Hello,

So I saw this readathon just yesterday and got interested. It's hosted by Val @ The Innocent Smiley and Ely @ Tea & Titles.  Basically it's a readathon that allows you guys to pick the books for me. I know I'm a bit of a moody reader and at times, I want to kind of force myself to finally read a book that's been siting in my bookshelf or ereader. This is my chance. Here's more information about the readathon:

{ Make Me Read It Readathon }
Look at the books you own, either physical, e-book or ones you've borrowed from the library and pick out a few you really want to read, or feel like you should read. It’s up to you how many you pick, personally I'd pick a few more than you expect to be able to read in a week. Example: if you think you’ll only read two, pick out five books or if you think you can read seven, pick out ten. 
Make a list of these books on your blog, or make a video, or a Goodreads shelf or post a picture on Instagram—whatever is easiest for you. Then get friends, other bloggers/booktubers etc. to vote on which books you HAVE to read. 
When the readathon comes along, you read the books in the order of most votes. For example, if one book gets 10 votes—you read that first, then the one that got 7 and so on. If there's a tie, then it's your preference. The goal is to read as many as possible.

TOP TEN TUESDAY | Most Anticipated Releases for the Second Half of 2016

my books having are having a party.
Hello,

I don't always participate in Top Ten Tuesday but I decided to give this week ago since I'm super, super, super excited for these books (although these are not ten :P). I don't check out upcoming releases a lot and I think it's fine. It's stops me from dying every single minute of every day wishing to get a copy of a sequel of what. You know all I want is to secure the book in my shelf. Make sure I have it anytime I'm ready to read it.

Anyway, if you guys know any book I might enjoy, feel free to live them in the comments section and I'll be sure to check them out and add them to my wish list :D

25 Booking Facts About Me

random photo. this is The Last of the Firedrakes by Farah Oomerbhoy, btw
Hello,

This is perhaps the first time I'm actually posting a tagged post. For those who previously tagged me, I'm sorry but I'll try to look for them and try to accomplish them (no promises made though). Raffy from Eccentric Everything tagged me to post 25 Bookish Facts About Me. Thanks Rafyy!

So let's do this!

1. I read multiple books at once. Not reading two books at the same time, that's weird and impossible. Well you know what I mean. I usually read one physical book and one ebook. And they have to be of entirely different genres just so I don't get confused when I read. I actually read the same genre like two times now and I hated myself for it. I got confused!!

2. My all time favorite author is Neal Shusterman. I read Unwind years ago (a year or two before Unwholly was actually a book). I have a few more Shusterman books in my TBR shelf and I will practically read anything he writes.

3. I read anytime and anywhere. I read when I commute to and from school. I read while I wait in lines or in between classes. I even read during classes. I read before I sleep. I read the moment I wake up. (I'm a slow reading machine)

4. My fave book genres are: YA dystopian science fiction, historical fiction, crime fiction (doesn't matter if suspense-thriller, cozy mystery, or YA). Recommend me any good books you can think of :)

5. I didn't enjoy Shadow & Bone and Young Elites as much as everyone else did. Sorry. But I'll try to read it again. I promise :)

[TOP TEN TUESDAY] Ten Books On My Spring TBR

This Week's Topic: Ten Books on my Spring TBR

Excited for the next couple of months since I'll be having my vacation soon! Just three more weeks of craziness and after that I'll busy myself with far better and more fun things. I'll have my thesis topic defense a couple of weeks from now then finals then vacation! YAY!

For now, here's my partial TBR list for the next couple of months :)

Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass #3) by Sarah J. Maas. I read Crown of Midnight months ago and I have no idea why I'm stalling this. Really crazy of me to do so.. But I'll get around it soon. Yes, soon.
Dorothy Must Die (Dorothy Must Die #1) by Danielle Paige. I never really thought about getting this book but when a copy miraculously landed on the footsteps of my house (okay, not literally. lol), I just thought that hey maybe I should give this a try and see for myself.
Winter (the Lunar Chronicles #4) by Marissa Meyer. I've been wanting to read this ever since I got my hands on it but it's sooooo long 800 BLOODYDAMN PAGES so for school vacation it is.
Red Rising (Red Rising #1) + Golden Son (Red Rising #2) by Pierce Brown. I'll be rereading these books since I finally have a copy of Morning Star!! But I'll get my hands on it this weekend. SO EXCITED FOR IT!!

[WEEKLY MUSING] 10 of my Book Cruhes and/or Fave (male) Characters

tell me i'm not dreaming alone (against the current)
Hello,

It's Valentine's Day and I spent the lovely day with my family. I've read a couple of pages of Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger. And now, I'll be working on my univ. homework. Ugh.

Anyway, since I didn't do anything that screams Valentine's Day today, I decided to create a list of my book crushes (or book boyfriends!!) and or fave male characters in books. Just because why not?

Peter Kavinsky (To All the Boys I've Loved Before Duology) | Dorian Havilliard (Throne of Glass Series) | Frank Porter (Since You've Been Gone) | Ben Parish aka Zombie (The 5th Wave Series)

These are my top book crushes. I don't usually swoon over characters but when I do, I just end up fangirling so hard over them (you can go ask my younger sister for it).

[WEEKLY MUSING] 6 Tips on Finding Out Mystery Suspects

...because Queen of Mystery
Hello,

If you've been following my blog for a few months now, you'd probably know that I'm a mystery and crime fiction reader (at least I hope you noticed that). My addiction with crime fiction and mystery thrillers, in general, started when I came across Robert Galbraith's The Cuckoo's Calling. It was a crazy attempt since crime fiction was so out of  my comfort zone then.

Anyway, after reading a decent amount of YA mysteries, mystery-thrillers, crime fictions, and cozy mysteries, I came up with this crazy list.

[WEEKLY MUSING] Fave 2015 Reads

some of my fave reads
Hello,

I'm obviously late for the party. Everyone else have posted their fave lists. But better late than then never, yeah?

2015 was a great and crazy year (kind of feels that I describe everything the same way.. ugh). I'm so glad to have tried and several new authors and series yet disappointedly finished only a couple or so. Turns out, it's 2015 when I started reading the Lunar Chronicles and Throne of Glass which I both fell in love with. I started a few series such as The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer which I'd love to continue but still can't seem to do so for various reasons.

[WEEKLY MUSING] 2016 Releases I Can't Wait to Read

Hello,

I usually post my weekly musings on Sundays but I didn't open my laptop (or maybe barely open it) since my Christmas vacation started. I've been so busy with wrapping my and my mom's gifts and buying them - definitely tiring but certainly one of my fave things about Christmas.

In my last weekly musing post, I shared books I'd like to read before the year ends. I'm currently reading Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas and I'm really loving it. I do see why everyone likes it more than the first book - the development that's going on around Celaena, Chaol, and Dorian is crazy. While I think my ship just sunk, I think that I'll still enjoy this series.

Anyway, here are books I'd really LOVE to get my hands on and immediately read once they are released this 2016:

Morning Star (Red Rising #3) by Pierce Brown. Golden Son ended in a cliffhanger - I mean just how did Darrow and Mustang ended there? And Fitchner!! And bloodydamn everything else!! ugh. I really just have a major NEED to read this book already!
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys. Ruta Sepetys is an auto-buy author for me. When I found out that she'll have a new novel more so that it's a WWII novel, I knew I should read it. Between Shades of Gray was a heartbreaking but lovely read. With that in mind, I'm sure this one will be as good or hopefully even better.
Stone Field by Christy Lenzi. Saw this on a WoW post a few months back and found out that it's a Wuthering Heights Retelling which is one of the few non-Agatha Christie classics I've read and liked.
The Last Star (the 5th Wave #3) by Rick Yancey. The Infinite Sea was full of revelations that I'm still quite confused about. This final book will obviously clear everything and hopefully will have a satisfying ending.
Stars Above (the Lunar Chronicles Novella Collection) by Marissa Meyer. I still haven't read Winter. I know, I suck. My local bookstores suck. Anyway, while my three of my paperback books have three of the novellas that will be featured here, I still haven't read them (I feel so weird for not reading them).

[WEEKLY MUSING] Books I'd Like to Read Before 2016

some books I intend to read before the year ends
Hello,

2015 was a really great reading year for me. As of today, goodreads told me I've read 82 books out of my goal of 70. Before the year ends, I'd really love to read a few more books and maybe go around 100 read books for year.

Today, I decided to list down books I'd love to read before the year ends. I have more or less (actually less) three weeks to go before 2016. Impossible? Some part of me thinks it is but who knows? Christmas vacation is coming up so I think that I'll have a decent amount of time to actually read.

[TOP TEN TUESDAY] Summer 2015 TBR


This Week's Topic: Top Ten Books On My TBR For Summer 2015

I hate myself whenever I end up not following my set TBR list each month. The worse part is seeing the same books from last month's (and last-last month's) TBR to my new list. ugh. Then I'll tell myself, I'll surely read them this time around (I hope).

VACATION PLANS: TBR + Watch List!

Hello,

My 2nd academic year in my university just ended last week. It was a really tiring year for me especially with all my major subjects joining together with opening up my blog again :) It was a real roller coaster ride for me. Balancing everything was driving me crazy (and I barely did that, really).

I don't really understand why but I NEED to attend Summer classes this April. I have three good weeks of vacation and I really want to maximize it :) I have a great deal of things in mind but I'd like to start things up with setting the things I'd like to read & watch over my short vacation. I posted some books I intend to read over the season a few days back.

I'm currently rereading Red Rising just because I want to. I'm hoping to finish it soon and proceed to these five books I found people suggests more:

Golden Son by Pierce Brown | Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard | Material Girls by Elaine Dimopoulos | Scarlet by Marissa Meyer | Gates of Thread and Stone by Lori M Lee | Mary Hades by Sarah Dalton 

[TOP TEN TUESDAY] Books on My Spring TBR List

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at The Broke and The Bookish.

This Week's Topic: Books on my spring TBR list

Spring season is technically my summer vacation. SO I had really fun coming up with this tbr list. I had fun because I'm quite sure that I'll really be able to read these books. I've been VERY busy this March because of my major subjects. While I'll still have summer classes come April 13, I'm quite sure that my subjects then will not be as heavy as those I have right now.

I didn't add any upcoming books on this list because I'm quite sure my country won't have the new releases until the next season -__-


Golden Son by Pierce Brown. I told myself that I'll read it the moment I was able to buy it but I was bloodydamn busy so I'll just read it once my vacation starts. I'm also planning to reread Red Rising before jumping into this one :)
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard. This one had so much love on my previous book haul post, SO I'll just go ahead and read it. Although as far as I can remember this one had mixed reviews. Hopefully I won't fall on the disappointed side.
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer. I keep on telling myself that I'll read this. I'll read this. I'll read this. And I will. It's just that I always get stuck with my current read because I become to busy to finish them so I can't move on to my next book. BUT this time I WILL READ HAVE THE TIME TO READ THIS.
Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake. I also keep on placing this on my tbr list. SO yeah, I promise myself that I WILL FINALLY READ THIS.
Allegiant by Veronica Roth. Ummm... I'm adding this here just because I really need to finish this book && it's practically the oldest book I bought that I still haven't read.

[TOP TEN TUESDAY] 2014 Releases I Meant To Read But Didn't Get To

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at The Broke and The Bookish.

This Week's Topic: 2014 Releases I Meant to Read But Didn't Get To.

Every year there're A LOT of books I really want to get and read. But of course getting all of the is freaking impossible especially when you're in my country (unless I start ordering online which is quite impossible for now).

This list consists of 2014 releases I wanted to read but wasn't able to because I don't own them yet.


A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall. cute romance told in multiple POV.
The Cure for Dreaming by Cat Winters. nothing but positive reviews. with my great enjoyment of Winter's In the Shadow of Blackbirds, I'm quite positive that I'll love this one as well.
SYMBIONT by Mira Grant. this is one of the 2014 sequels I'm itching to get and I can't find it in my local bookstore :(
UnDivided by Neal Shusterman. okay, I haven't actually read UnSouled but I'll just cross my fingers I'll be able to get them both at the same time because I really, REALLY need to know what happens after UnWholly.
Falling Into Place by Amy Zhang. I NEED TO GRAB THIS SOON. I've been seeing this in the bookstore a lot but my eyes randomly lands on another book which for some reasons I'd rather get. oh well.

[TOP TEN TUESDAY] Most Anticipated Debut Novels for 2015

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at The Broke and The Bookish.

This Week's Topic: Top Ten Most Anticipated Debut Novels for 2015


The Conspiracy of Us by Maggie Hall. I've scheduled this for my WoW tomorrow just because I'm too excited for this! 
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard. I saw mixed thoughts about this book but I'm still too excited to explore this new world.
My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga. I've excited to read this ever since I saw this. Suicide-related story that gives off a hint of inspirational. I'm just in love with those kinds of stories.
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir. Not my usual read but I'm really pumped up to pick this one up.
Shutter by Courtney Alameda. Something tells me that this is just my type of horror. Heard it's comparable to Fatal Frame which is like one of the scariest game I've seen!

[TOP TEN TUESDAY] Books I Want to Reread

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at The Broke and The Bookish.

This Week's Topic: Top Ten Books I Want To Reread (or if you don't reread...would reread in an ideal world)

I really want to reread books and I'll definitely reread a nice amount of them only if I had the time... sometimes I DO reread. I've reread Unwind a couple of times and I don't really mind rereading it again and again. I've also reread Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. But most of the times I just tell myself that I'll reread them and they don't happen (well not yet...).

[TOP TEN TUESDAY] Books on my Fall TBR List

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at The Broke and The Bookish.

This Week's Topic: Books on my TBR List.

Fall is my favorite season for anime but it looks like Fall will also be my favorite season for books. There are just so many interesting books that will be released (and five of these books I chose are those that I'm eagerly looking forward to because I've read a book or two from these authors).

The other half of the list is composed of books I own but haven't had the time to read yet. AND hopefully by listing them here, I'll always be reminded that I should read them soon (actually 3 out of 5 of these books are newly bought and I'm sooo excited for them so I'll probably read them soon either way).

[TOP TEN TUESDAY] Authors I’ve Only Read One Book From but NEED to Read More.

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at The Broke and The Bookish.

This Week’s Topic: Authors I’ve Only Read One Book From but NEED to Read More.

I like getting into new authors especially when they are well loved. Since I just went back into reading for almost a year now, I’ve gotten my hands on a handful of new-to-me authors and a few of them, I’ve only read once or twice because: (1) they are new, (2) I haven’t gotten the chance to read the next book of their series, and (3) the book I got from them is a standalone.

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