So it’s nearly NOVEMBER which means NOVEL WRITING TIME!
I mean, when it comes to me…any time is novel writing time. This is possibly my 4th novel of the year. BUT SHHH. These things accidentally happen. Anyway, I love NaNoWriMo with the hundreds (maybe even thousands?) of us all howling simultaneously while we write like mad fiends. #creativity
And, yes, I will be taking a miniscular hiatus. But (A) it will only be for 3 or 4 days so deep calming breaths, you can do this, and (B) the next edition of Beautiful Books will go up in my absence. SO LOOK OUT FOR IT! and (C) heck yes I’ll be on twitter and if you want snippets just say PLEASE. It’s like my life at this point. I’m totally not obsessed.
Also congrats unto me for I completed my Goodreads challenge of 200 books! Oh this is nice, very nice. And to answer your next question, no. I have no life. Just books.
BOUGHT WITH DRAGON COINS
aka my freelance book vouchers + one book from last month that went MISSING IN ACTION omg the panic but it’s here now
- VASSA IN THE NIGHT: Russian folklore is MY FAVOURITE. This book is absolute nonsense and it’s bizarre and weird as anything…and I loved it. ★★★★✩
- THE EDGE OF GONE: Starring an Autistic girl?! BLESS THIS BOOK. It’s so so hard to find ASD girl representation in YA.
- WE ARE THE ANTS: Literally every. single. one of my goodreads friends has given this 4 or 5 stars. Do I need to read it? YES. (Plus I want to read more books by boy narrators.)
- THREE DARK CROWNS: Psychopathic royal sisters. I’m so ready for this.
- PS I STILL LOVE YOU: Excuse me while I am a sap. But the first book (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) left me an absolutely emotional onion and I NEEDED THE SEQUEL SO BAD.
- THE SONG OF ACHILLES: I’ve been warned my heart will be ripped out. Bring it.
REVIEW COPIES AND ARCS
(thanks to Penguin, Bloomsbury, Scholastic, and the author!)
- THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR: My second attempt at this author did…not go well. Possibly worse than the first time. BUT AT LEAST I TRIED. So much instalove and ridiculous coincidences. ★★✩✩✩
- A MOST MAGICAL GIRL: I wanted to like this?? But it was quite boring and unreasonable. #SadNoises ★★✩✩✩
- THE FEVER CODE: This was such an exciting surprise! I love this series! I HAVE QUESTIONS THAT NEED ANSWERS.
- THE GRACES: Almost everyone I know didn’t like this?? But I loved it??? WHAT IS THIS LIFE. This book is witchy and weird and beautiful. ★★★★✩
- ROSEBLOOD: Omggggg I CANNOT CONTAIN MY EXCITEMENT LEVELS RIGHT NOW. This is a Phantom of the Opera retelling (which I’ve always been obsessed with) by one of my top favourite authors of ever. AND she sent me this ARC herself and it’s signed to meeeeeee. And basically this is the most exciting ARC thing that has ever happened to me IN ALL MY BLOGGING DAYS. <3 <3
LIBRARY HAUL
- WHEN MR. DOG BITES and JERK CALIFORNIA: So I decided I wanted to learn more about Tourettes Syndrome. HELLO TO THESE BOOKS. I seriously grabbed these on a library whim because my TBR isn’t ridiculous enough as is. Hahhaah. Of course not.
- SEVEN BLACK DIAMONDS: Do I need creepy faerie books in my life? Yes.
I just reached 17,000 followers on Instagram which KINDA MAKES MY DAY.
(Click covers to read the reviews!)
N U M B E R R E A D?
B E S T B O O KS?
W O R S T B O O K S?
D I S A P P P O I N T M E N T S?
G O O D S U R P R I S E S?
T O P P O S T S:
I N T R I G U I N G S E A R C H E S:
- “kill your tbr” — Well that’s a violent way to handle the situation, but hey, if you want to instigate a Hunger Games for your TBR so they fight to the death over who will be your next read then…well. It’s a viable option.
- “negative points about a bookworm” — sometimes your arms get tired and you drop a book on your face and if it’s a hardcover there’s an 84% chance YOU’LL DIE. But don’t be weak. Come back as a ghost. Haunt a library. Keep reading. There are no negative points you can’t overcome.
- “papewrfury” — Yews? What cawn I do fowr yowu?
- “beautiful writing by person” — Like, I don’t want to be in your face, but is this “person” perhaps…ME?
- “why do we fangirl” — WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO??
- “people who didnot like six of crows” — FIGHT ME. Haha…I’m just kidding. But you don’t get waffles, so aren’t you sad?
- “paperfury the wrath and the dawn” — Someone is very specifically stalking my opinions. I LIKE YOU, GOOD SIR.
- “life lesson about being overlooked” — Keep collecting books, get them in a huge pile, stand on it, shout “I AM THE CONQUEROR” and none can overlook you again. Like, they literally can’t. You’re blocking the view now.
- “throne of glass series overrated” — Well, yes. Shall we be friends?
- “how to care for a bookworm” — bring them snacks and books. That’s like the quick ‘n’ easy how-to guide and I suggest you follow it avidly. Chocolatey snacks. WHAT OTHER KIND OF SNACKS ARE THERE.
- “love interest free ya books” — Oh you can buy them. They’re on the same aisle as chemical and gluten free ya books, right next to the vegan and organic ones.
- “who read more fantasy boys or girls” — Me.
- “glittering image” — I’m sorry but I haven’t posted a selfie so this image is just sadly not available.
- “i don’t like to read ya books anymore” — That’s okay. Not all of us can be awesome.
- “fangirling over people who don’t even know you” — This is literally the entire job description of fangirls.
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Plus I have some new book-themed designs!
(CLIKE PHOTOS TO GO TO THEIR PAGES)
All news I have garnered from across the globe.
A U T H O R S
- The Hate U Give comes out February and you can see the cover and an excerpt here!
- Don’t let being dead stop you, TOLKIEN IS COMING OUT WITH A NEW BOOK.
- Ransom Riggs is writing a new Miss Peregrine’s trilogy.
- Veronica Roth gives us an update on the last Divergent movie to basically say she has no clue what’s going on either. Thanks.
- The most MASSIVE congrats to (one of my favourite authors ever) Leigh Bardugo who got a 7-figure deal for an adult series about a con-artist. SO EXCITED.
I N T E R N E T N E W S
- #WeNeedDiverseBooks is getting an app. This is awesome. I need a phone so I can use it.
- There will be 5 Fantastic Beasts movies….because JK Rowling & Co cannot move on or find anything new to create.
- Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere books are being adapted into movies. He’s predicted to make millions.
- Netflix is creating a Anne of Green Gables series and they’ve cast Anne Shirley.
- Epic Reads HATES US because look at his list of 2017 books???? That I need???? RIGHT NOW??? OMG SO BEAUTIFUL.
- I don’t know about you but I am FREAKING EXCITED about Pirates of the Caribbean 5 teaser trailer. I’m obsessed with pirates. Not sorry.
- LOOOOOK. TEASER TRAILER FOR A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS. Coming out January Friday the 13th which is awesome for aesthetic purposes and also awesome because it’s the day after my birthday. Present to me. Bless you Netflix.
B L O G G E R S
- Brianna @ Story Port has advice on how to tell if you have too many characters. (I say kill ’em all off. Her post is a lot more logical though.)
- I saw Yeldah @b_bibliophile tweeting these GORGEOUS editions of A Series of Unfortunate Events from Juniper Books and I just afjdaksdla I want so badly.
- Abbiee @ Abbiee’s Music Blog talks about what to do when you run out of book content.
- Katie @ A Writer’s Faith says don’t be scared, you should give NaNo a try.
- Alison @ Alison’s Wonderland Recipes made little Poe coffin pizzas!! I REALLY WANT A DEAD PIZZA!!
- Shannon @ It Starts At Midnight asks if a sunk ship can sink a book?
- Liz @ Out of Coffee, Out of Time talks about writing as a career.
- Laura @ Boats Against the Current asks why some books take so long to read.
- Emily @ Loony Literate made GALACTIC DONUTS in honour of Gemina so basically this is my favourite post on the internet.
LEIGH BARDUGO AKA THE QUEEN SPOKE TO ME. EXCUSE ME WHILE I FLAIL.
@PaperFury thank you, Cait!
— Leigh Bardughost 👻 (@LBardugo) October 3, 2016
- I’m writing a genderbent Goldilocks retelling for NaNo! Because…why, Cait? I have no idea. My brain worries me sometime. Least to say it’s going to be a happy book which will no doubt destroy me because how does one write books without killing all characters?? #confused You can read more about it here.
I’m pretty nervous and insecure about writing this book.I have no idea what I’m doing.Save me.- Somehow I got 100 followers IN ONE WEEK. This is absolutely mind-blowing. Like this doesn’t ever happen to me???!!
My blog count always creeps up slower than an immobile carrot. SO LET ME TAKE A MOMENT TO FEEL PLEASED. I don’t know what I did. Please don’t all run away once you realise what you signed up for. I know it’s madness aruond here, but I’m nice. I SWEAR. (67% of the time, I’m nice, at least. I take breaks for snack and biannual evil.)
- Feel free to say HELLO if you’re new! I will give you welcome cake (it’s a thing) and refer to you as a vegetable and we’ll be great friends. I’m not scary I promise.
- Also Evernot approved of my NaNoWriMo tweet. AN APP LIKES ME.
- Just quietly mentining the fact that Samantha Shannon retweeted me. SAMANTHA SHANNON. SUPER FAMOUS AUTHOR. SO YEAH THAT HAPPENED.
- But you know…life isn’t all sprinkles and chocolate cupcakes. I’m also being plaigarised again. By the same girl who stole from me last time. Like at first I thought…you know maybe she doesn’t know better? Maybe it’s a geniuine mistake? I confronted her. She never spoke to me but did delete her blog. Okay! Sorted, right? WRONG. SHE’S BACK. STEALING POSTS OFF MY BLOG AND GOODREADS. Okay now I bring legal hellfire, you fiend, you asked for it. I’m mad right now, super mad. (Note: this is also just devastatingly disappointing….please never take what’s not yours. It sucks for the artist who works hard.)
- And I don’t want to link to the above blog because I don’t want to drive traffic there. But if anyone has tips/advice on how to go about dealing with this: PLEASE LET ME KNOW. Talking did not work.
- Okay so onto happier things!!
- LOOK AT MY CUTE PUPPY’S FACE. He walked into my room, saw I was taking #bookstagram photos, and he gives me this 10000% done face. Like, thanks for the support, Atticus. You don’t deserve your literary name.
- I’ve been adulting aloooooone this month too. Well, I have sisters here and there, but sister can be useless creatures unless they’re cooking me good food. For instance: when it comes to making dinner, my little sister made meat and vegetables. I made a chocolate brownie. Who’s holding this household together in absence of our parents????? ME.
- Oh oh and just quickly? I have to beg you to go read The Serpent King. IT’S SO UNDERATED AND SO GOOD. I actually teared up. If something is making this Vulcan cry — you need in on it.
- And in absence of Gemina in my life, I’m re-reading llluminae via the audio. It’s actually really cool! Despite not having all the visuals artwork of the phsyical format. I also am playing it on 2x the speed because they’re talking soooo slooooooooow. But other than that. YAY PAIN. LOVE IT FOR THE SECOND TIME. Plus it just played classical music while people were murdered because so many psychos. I love this book. It’s also hurting me. Again.
- Anyway…wish me luck writing my NaNoWriMo novel. I shall see you at the end of the week, fiends! TRIUMPHANT. Or in tears because why am I writing a contemporary. Someone get me cake and common sense immediately.
I really really liked Sinner which I read this month, and This is Where it Ends had some important pieces missing, as did a World Without Princes. Whenever an author talks to me I’m very excited. LIke the first time Garth Nix favourited a tweet of mine, I was jumping up and down with excitement. This month involved some amazing trips (4000 metre lake and Jaipur) and lots of good books, and me being an idiot and stepping on my brand new ereader. I also finished my goodreads challenge, and I have 49 followers on twitter. But it’s been a good month, and i”m so excited for diwali tomorrow!
Sinner is my precious darling. <3 It was like one of the books I STOPPED READING FOR A WHILE because I didn't want it to end and it was breaking my heart to have to say goodbye. *slaps all the stars of ever on it*
Ahhh authors are like SUPERHEROES. *falls on the floor fangirling*
Oh oh that sounds like you have a busy month too. Except for stepping on your ereader??? SHANTI. HOW DID THAT EVEN HAPPEN. (And congrats on nearly being at 50 on twitter! I WOULD FOLLOW YOU AGAIN IF I COULD. <3)
Thanks so much for sharing my post! 🙂
I have had a copy of The Song of Achilles on my shelf ready to read for literally ages but haven’t got round to it yet (I say that about so many books! It’s like, the story of my life!). I’ve heard it’s supposed to be really good!
And I had no idea about J.R.R Tolkien’s new book! I love J.R.R. Tolkien’s books, but I always find that so strange when books come out after the author’s death (especially this long after their death!). I always assume it’s been very heavily edited or extended by someone who isn’t the author (in this case his son), because if they’d finished it whilst alive, presumably they would have published it? So it’s never quite the same for me. I’m pretty much definitely going to be checking it out though if it’s even partially by J.R.R. Tolkien! 🙂
And that really sucks that someone is plagiarising you! I think when you put so much time into something, like you do with a blog, that’s one of the worst things another person can do. I hope you manage to sort it all out soon! You have a very distinctive style of writing though, so I think anyone who had ever read your blog who found themselves on that other one would immediately recognise the posts as your posts. I really don’t know how this person expected to take the credit for your work!
Anyway, have a good November (and a good NaNoWriMo!) 🙂
You are most welcome!! I really love your blog.:D
And omg I say “I’m getting to that book soon” for like 934839 books.😂 I have a list I should get to before the end of the year…is that happening? NOPE.
And yeeeah, I get worried about these kind of books too. Like is it even really truly Tolkien’s? Like what if it’s actually his son’s but just passing it off as Tolkien’s? I DON’T KNOW. I’M JUST MAKING WILD SKEPTICAL STABS IN THE DARK BECAUSE I’M AWFUL.😂 But what if it was a draft Tolkien hated? Maybe he’s crying in his grave right now…
Aww, thank you about my style/voice. THAT MEANS A LOT. <3 And yes, I think anyone who knew me would recognise...and plus this girl doesn't seem to have a huge following (possibly any following right now?) on her blog, although she's got a few thousand on instagram where she's stealing many people's photos. (She mostly took mine down, but some are still up there.) It's just really disgusting. Especially when she's been asked (politely!) to stop.
Tbh, I just think Tolkien is helluva boring. plus remember when we were gushing that we need more Leigh Bardugo books?? THE GOD HAS LISTENED TO US. omg, who is excited? ME. JK Rowling needs to stop. I mean 5 FREAKING MOVIES. NO JUST STOP. Honestly, all I truly want is a book series about the Marauders BUT THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN. *sobs forever*
*whispers* I agree.😂 I love the movies, but I fell asleep through the Fellowship of the Ring. BUT C’MON NOW. WRITING FROM THE GRAVE IS DEFINITELY WRITER GOALS. The dude has skills. And I’m a bit worried about how far they’re going to string out HP…like are people just going to start hating it soon?!? A prequel movie would make a LOT of sense…like about Voldemort’s full backstory or the Marauders!!
If a favorite author spoke to me via social media, I’d flip the frak out for awhile and then try to figure out how to calmly and cooly reply. The following reply will probably be neither of those things, but at least I TRIED!
Excellent on the OurStory App front! I didn’t know this was even being considered, so thank you for sharing it. I’ll have to remember to look for it in January. 🙂
I don’t really have a best of the month book, but dear lord do I have a bad one: One Paris Summer by Denise Grover Swank. You hate instalove? Well, what’s instalove with three love interests for the girl? Granted one falls off pretty quick, but ugh. This book just had so much wrong with it. :/
THAT IS MY THOUGHT PROCESS TOO!! Except I end up just waiting so long to think up something intelligent to say that I …. say nothing.😂 Authors are just too cool, omg, I’m fangirling too much. *shrieks*
Omggggg that sounds like the WORST THING EVER. I just finished a book about instalove and it was irritating as anything. But three? THREE??? *gives you chocolate for your suffering*
YOU’VE READ 200 BOOKS?!? And I thought I was doing well at 83… I can’t wait to see how quickly you compete NaNo this year! 🙂 I have three assignments due in during the first week, so I’ll probably be behind for a bit. 🙁
YOU ARE DOING WELL. WE’VE ESTABLISHED THAT I’M TOTALLY INSANE. 😂 Plus, c’mon, you’re doing uni!! That’s huge. And good luck with your nano book…which I just realised I hadn’t read your post on yet so shame on me, I’m off to read that now!!
Excellent month indeed. Congrats on 200 books. wow. Though I know usually you read so much more. Good luck with the writing. I agree about Odd and the frost giants. You expect so much more since its a Gaiman book right? I was expecting a big climax or big reveal. But yeah, nothing happened. It s a nice one time read I guess. I have Graces on the TBR. I heard mixed review about it. SO I guess I should read and see if I find it good.
And how awful about stealing posts. You cant report either since its a blog. Sorry I have no tips. If you get her email, maybe all your followers can send her one mail each = spamm the inbox. Lol. I hope the person becomes more responsible and stops doing what they are doing.
I’ve really actually cut back reading this year, eeep! In favour of doing more writing. 😉 Which has been working out so far! 😊 And omg YES what was going on with Odd?!? It barely had a plot…I loooved Coraline and the Graveyard Book, so I really expected more.
I can’t find ANYWHERE to contact this plagiarising girl either. 😕 She doesn’t reply to comments. I’ve heard someone say you can report blogs on blogger?? *fingers crossed I figure something out* Doing it twice is just unacceptable on soooo many levels.
Hi! 🙂 I know I haven’t written a comment in a while but: I still love your blog! It’s just been a very busy month. I moved out of home and into my own apartment 200 km from where I used to live. And I started studying. I’m not panicking at all, oh no. Behaving like a reasonable adult is easy. Hahaha. (Please someone send help and chocolate.)
This means I didn’t read that much in the past few weeks. Funny enough, I read Vassa in the Night (and now I want to read the original tale so badly) and We Are the Ants. Which, for some reason, I liked but didn’t love? I blame it on the stress of having to act like a grown-up. As for ToG… I managed to finish the fourth instalment and nearly reated it 2 stars. The fifth, however, got a freaking 5 stars. I mean, the characters constantly annoyed me but I liked the story and the ending was BRUTAL. So I have hope that maybe (pleeease) the final instalment will be just as good and I can still love the series despite QoS (and parts of HoF)? Oh God, please.
Well, Tolkien is just unstoppable. XD And much luck writing your novel! I’m sure it will be great.^^
Aww, that’s totally fine, Matie!! I appreciate any and all comments, but I tooootally get that life gets busy! And omg good luck with the studying and the adulting. *sends you a chocolate castle* ADULTING IS REALLY HARD EEEK.
Oh wow, I’m glad you had good luck with Empire of Storms!! I quit after Queen of Shadows. 🙈🙊 Like maybe I’ll get back to it one day??? But there’s SO many books to read and I really don’t like how the characters have changed, so eeep, oh well. VASSA WAS SO GOOD BUT SO WEIRD.😂 I was familiar with the original folklore before reading it, but I just loooove Russian folklore. None of it makes sense?! iT’S DOWNRIGHT GLORIOUS.
Tolkien is like the pinnacle of the writing life since EVEN DEATH DOTH NOT STOP HIM.
Ahahahahaaaaahhh I’m ready for NaNo. But also not at all. Because WHAAHHHH. And it’ll be my 4th book of the year, whut even??? It’s the third one in the Rose Bay series and the MC’s are super precious pumpkins that I adore to bits. I know them SO SO SO well and I need to just cuddle them and wrap them in blankets because they’re so sad. It will be cute too and mostly friendship focused with maybe hinting at more at the end. But lots of tragic things. Because reasons.
Your NaNo book sounds awesome and you can do it Cait! And when you did it, imma ask you to give it to me so I can read it because of course.
AND YESSSS I want to see the Pirates movie too because PIRATES!! Jack Sparrow <3. Oh and I feel you so hard with that JK Rowling comment. PLZ give us something new and original and totally not HP related now, yes??? No?? Okay… I am le disappoint.
I already read The Serpent King (as you well know, I yelled at you to read it ahem) and adored it to bits but OKAY I'LL READ IT AGAIN NO PROBLEM? Wut even is a to do list anyway? Pssht.
WE’RE TWINNNNNNS, BEE!!! Both of us will be writing our 4th books! *hi fives* And this is the one with the Gansey-dog isn’t it? Eeep. I hope it’s fun to write! And super tragic? My kinda story. Honestly it’s so hard not to add things that are ridiculouslyt ragic into books. BUT I’M WORKING HARD. *nods* My NaNo book will only be like 15% tragic. And then the ending…mwahha. Who knows. I’ll hopefully be feeling nice on that day. (When I’m ready for betas, I’ll let you know! 😜)
PIRATES ARE AMAZING AND EVERYTHING.
I do feel bad for JK Rowling though. I mean, if she did write a new kids series, everyone would compare it to Harry Potter and it’d be just…hard, right?!? So I guess being mega-famous like that is a blessing and a curse.
AND YOU WERE SO SO SO SO SO SOSOOSSOSO RIGHT ABOUT THE SERPENT KING. But I’m crying all over the place afjdksalfdj.
YESSS it’s the one with the Gansey & Manchee dogs. XD It’s not super tragic per se but the characters are because they are so sad. One of them has PTSD and anxiety and the other has BPD. Should be interesting though! I hope it’s a sweet story. Hopeful. 🙂 Not supersad because ackkk my heart can’t take that. I’ve written enough tragic this year. XD
Yeahhh I guess that would be hard. But still. I’m SO tired of hearing about HP these days. It’s sad, but true.
AND AT LEAST WE’RE BOTH CRYING THEN.
Oh wow those are HUGE topics to tackle. Good luck with the BPD…I hope writing it goes well for you!! And like super tragic characters having a super sweet storyline is adorable. <3 Yayyyy for this project!!
OMG. That has to be one of the most interesting, thoroughly addictive, informative, clever posts I’ve seen on a blog in … forever. We visited the Warner Brothers backlot (here in Australia) last year and saw the Pirates of the Carribean ship set during filming – it looks like it’ll be a great movie – fingers crossed.
Well done on your blog, I only recently found it. Keep it going. Will share it 😜
Best of luck with NaNo … and … cute dog!
WELL CONSIDER MY DAY MADE. THANK YOU!!! 😊 (Honestly, that means so much EEEE!P) And omg that’s so cool you saw the Pirate ship. My sister knows someone who was acting in it, which is pretty cool and it’s like 100005% even more cool that one of the new main actors is Aussie. AUSTRALIA IS RULING. *calms self*
And THANK YOU! I hope NaNo is a success.😂
OMG Atticus is SO adorable. <3 And DUDE you're famous now what with all them famous people (re)tweeting you and sending books (!!!) to you. So cool. Also, can I just say: EXCELLENT Supernatural gif use. I'm slowly catching up – right now I'm in season 10 somewhere. How is it that that show just doesn't get old?! With most shows in their gazillionth season I'd be like OMG STAHP IT ALREADY. But not SPN. Nope. ANYWAY. It's so good to be back reading your blog again <3 Been too busy to write or read blogposts lately, but I'm pretty sure the next couple of months will be slightly better. Oh! Good luck with Nano! I'm going to go read your post about your NaNo novel right now. 😀
AFJDLAKSDA YES I AM SO FAMOUS, CLEARLY. It’s like if I talk to a famous person, I BECOME famous. It’s logic. I’m sure it’s true. *flaps about flailing* And omg I looove Supernatural so much. <3 I haven't finished watching S11 though, because...time. Like those 200 books didn't read themselves.😂 But I want to finish and start S12 while it's airing!!
I'm glad you're back! The blogosphere MISSED YOUR WONDERFUL PRESENCE.
HI HI HI HI *Waves* Good luck with your nano book! I was halfway through commenting on your post about your NaNo book btw, (…while possibly ‘doing maths homework’ but then the internet started hating me and I tried to stop procrastination (but I was having fun and didn’t succeed. I found a 2 minute interpretation of To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before prologue on youtube. It’s by Yulin Kuang and you should look it up. Just saying) Annyway your dog’s ears look like furry pigtails! Do they flap in the wind when he runs (my dog’s ears do that and it’s hilariously cute) . What is the audio version of illumine like? Does it have sound effects? And 4 books in a year is kind of ridiculous, in a good way. GO YOU!
You’re not….PROCRASTINATING ARE YOU, THERE, SHAR? Hmm? Of course not. And omg thanks a lot for sending me on a trip for youtube. I’m probably going to get lost watching llamas skydiving if I get started on there. It’s a black hole of hopeless addiction, it is.
My dog is CUTENESS PERSONIFIED. Except he’s also evil and keeps stealing my bookstagram props. Like can’t they be cute and good?? Sheesh. And sometimes his ears flop in front of his face and it’s sooooo cute though. #BeStillMyBeatingHeart
Oh and the Illuminae audiobook is AMAZING. Tons of soundeffects and like at one point during mass destruction when AIDAN started playing classical music…the audiobook did it too. IT’S SO MUCH MORE DISTURBING. I LOVE THIS. <3 And the emotion in the voices keeps making me tear up. What is this. My vulcan soul is not happy with this.
Oh, Cait, you are SO awesome!!! And you can certainly call me fruit and flail and take over my world anytime!!!
Of course I’m not freaking out about NaNo, not at all – hahahahahaha…. (Anyone feel like passing the cake and the Valium?)
Great “French Mistake” gif. 🙂
THANK YOU, MY KIND BEAN. <3 THIS MAKES ME VERY HAPPY. 😊😊 And yes CAKE! Cake for us all!! It's my nephew's birthday soon so I will obviously be consuming plenty of cake to prepare for November. This is going to be glorious. YOU'VE GOT THIS TOO. I BELIEVE IN YOU.
(Any Winchester gif makes a post 100000 x better, right?! 😂)
Thank you!!!!!!
Congrats on the Goodreads goal!!! I’m gonna go quietly weep over here at my 40-ish books for the year.
I NEED Holding Up the Universe. Like, my heart and soul are slowly dying over here, begging for me to get that beautiful new hardback book to save them.
Now I’m curious, what would a vegan book look like?
Duh, of course that was the fangirl job description. It was right there on the application when it asked, “Are you prepared to fangirl over people who don’t even know you because they are either: A. Famous B. Fictional C. Dead or D. All of the above?” And I said HECK YEAH SIGN ME UP.
You, my friend, are the Christmas shopping savior. I NEED ALL THE THINGS . . . for my friends and family, of course. Not for myself. Pfffsshht.
I want to be Tolkien when I’m dead, honestly. xD
Ugh, that sucks about your stalker copycat. I wish I had advice for you, but I’ve never had anything like that happen. Good on you for trying to rationally talk things out first. I don’t know if there’s someone you can report it to? The blogging gods, perhaps?
C’mon we’ve established I have no life, just books, and that also I’m a little…insane.😂 AHEM. I MEAN, OF COURSE NOT. I’M PERFECTLY NORMAL. Awk, I hope you like Holding Up the Universe! And YES get the hardcover whatever you do. The paperback has this nasty printed sticker on it that doesn’t even MATCH the colour-scheme and it’s awful and ew.😭 Ahem. Rant over.😂
And we all picked option D because THAT’S OHE FANGIRL LIFE OBVIOUSLY. Dead unknown fictional people whom we are marrying at dawn. (Why do people think fangirls are psychotic?? We’re clearly normal.)
(Oh and excellent idea: you buy your family writing mugs for christams. Then you use them. #WIN.)
Tolkien is now writer goals.
I’m definitely lodging a complaint with the blogging gods. Next up is the blood sacrifice. I’M PREPARING THE AXES. *laughs manically*
(No no, come back, Kate. Why are you running away.)
SO BASICALLY I HAVE CONCLUDED THAT SOON YOU WILL BE RUNNING THE EARTH AND QUITE POSSIBLY THE MOON TOO AND I WILL STILL BE SAT HERE DOING NOTHING AKA FAILING (and flailing).
SIGH.
CONGRATS ON THE INSTAGRAM FOLLOWS/BLOG FOLLOWS AND YAASSS, soon you will have more than me and i will not be surprised (and by soon i mean in like a few days) because your photos and wonderful and question: are those fake flowers or real flowers in all your photos? either way i need some in my life.
ALSO THAT NANO NOVEL SOUNDS INTERESTING. i think i’m going to try NaNo..although..I just got a job, and i have two major projects this month for art. Um, help?
All the books you’ve talked about sound sooo interesting i now have lots of tabs open and am off to read all the blurbs.(
(ALSO OMG AT THE LEIGH BARDUGO NEWS.) (fun fact: i had to google what a seven figure deal meant because i didn’t know. LOL).
OF COURSE I WILL. IT’S ON MY SCHEDULE, PENCILLED IN FOR EARLY NEXT YEAR TBH. AND I THINK I’LL TAKE JUPITER AND A FEW OTHER PLANETS TOO BECAUSE WHY HAVE ONE WHEN YOU CAN HAVE ALL? #CaitLogic
Omg pfft. 😂 You will rule instagram forever, and that is a fact!! Your art is sooo amazing omg. And they’re fake flowers. I mean, occasionally I post a photo with real flowers because we got given this HUGE mound of flowers once so I took a bazillion photos and just post them infrequently so people think I have, like, a garden of flowers. But #lies. Ahem. But all the blue ones are just fake! And actually free from garage sales.😂 THRIFTY BLOGGER! WOO! Ahem.
AHHHH NANO!! You can do it!! Just don’t think about your insanity. Just hug it and then wave goodbye because you won’t have it after this. (I’m so helpful I know, I know.)
SEVEN FIGURES MEANS SUCH A LOT OF MONEY THAT’S WHAT IT IS.😂 hehe. Leigh Bardugo is QUEEN. I’m so happy for her!
YES TO SHAUN DAVID HUTCHINSON! I already have we are the ants and I am his SUPER MAJOR LATINAMERICAN FAN.
THAT IS WONDERFUL I’M SO EXCITED THAT YOU’RE THAT EXCITED. Isn’t he coming out with another book soon? Or just has recently??? Eeeep. I AM SO KEEN TO TRY THIS.
YES I THINK HE HAS A BOOK FOR NEXT YEAR. IF YOU HAVEN’T READ THE FIVE STAGES OF ANDREW BRAWLEY (ONE OF HIS OTHER BOOKS) YOU SHOULD READ IT NOW
WELL IF I LIKE THE FIRST BOOK I WILL DEFINITELY BE LOOKING UP ALL HIS BOOKS EVER. *nods*
Wow, 200 books. I’m beginning to think that you are crazy. It sucks that you’re being plagiarized. I guess people love you so much that they want to BE you? Good luck with your NaNo project!
I AM CRAZY. *laughs psychotically and runs into a wall*AHeM. I mean I’m perfectly normal of course of course.I, unfortunately, don’t take plagiarism as flattery at all. 😕
Thanks!! I hope NaNo goes well and this “happy” project doesn’t flatten me. hahhahaa. *cries* 😭😂😭😂
THE SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS LOOKS SO. GOOD. I’m having major flashbacks right now…I haven’t read those books since I was eleven or twelve and I really need to reread them.
About the plagiarism thing…I think you should get the link out. I used to write fanfiction, and a few years ago sometime told me that a girl had taken it from one site and posted it on another, claiming it as her own. I confronted her privately, but she didn’t take it down, but I rallied my other fanfiction friends and she eventually took it down. We weren’t mean, but seeing your comments filled up with “This isn’t your story, this is Aine’s, and here’s the link to the original page” is probably pretty embarassing, plus it lets anyone know who might have gone to comment because they like it see that it was plagiarized. It will still being giving her views, but they won’t be good views. Plus, if she’s doing this as a way to try and get ARCs, publishers will look at comments, and see that the stuff isn’t hers.
OMG, AINE. I NEED TO RE-READ THEM TOO. WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT?!?!? I NEED TO RE-READ THEM ALL IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE SHOW!!! Okay that’s my plan for December haha.😂 Thank you. You’re so inspiring. 😉
I have thought about doing that with this girl….but the thing is I (and a few of my friends) did that to her last time and she just deleted her blog and started a new one?? SO I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO. But I’m thinking now, even if I do report her for copyright against blogger, there’s nothing to say she can’t start a wordpress blog and do it again right? If she’s this horrible about it, she’s not going to stop I guess.😭 (Also I’m so sorry you had your fanfic plagiarised in the past! THE PAIN IS HARD. *shares cake with you for past and present woes*)
I guess she could, but she was clearly hoping that you wouldn’t see it a second time, and you did, and maybe all it would take is twice.
Also, look into copyright laws. Sometimes you don’t even have to pay to hire a lawyer to contact someone to tell them they’re breaking copyright laws. You hear all these stories about bloggers being sued for thousands of dollars because they took an uncredited photo of the Internet, and while you wouldn’t sue for thousands of dollars, sometimes just a letter from a legal person is enough to scare someone into not doing it again. Also, report her to WordPress or Blogger or Tumblr or Instagram or whatever she’s doing it on. You don’t even have to contact her directly.
Oh I won’t be hiring a lawyer/suing haha. I’m not that dedicated. Apparently you can report to blogger copyright infringements? And then they take the legal action and delete it? (And omg I’ve heard that stuff about bloggers being sued for photos…I also heard that those people PUT the photos there really really visible so that they would get stolen and then they could sue. That’s disgusting too. I mean, I 100% disagree with stealing photos too, but I also know a lot of newbie bloggers don’t know until they’re told. So like #1 warning = I’m okay for that. Second infringement is just bad, right?!)
UHhhh people stealing your stuff is the worst!!! If the site is hosted on something you might be able to report her, or maybe file a copyright claim? (you could always give us her link so we can flood her with angry comments, lol)
I’ve heard that because it’s blogger I should be able to report copyright?? Eeek. My relative does web-design so he’s going to take a look at the situation this weekend and hopefully we’ll figure out what to do. And the first time she did it, I commented (like politely, but kind of really unimpressed too) and a few of my friends commented as well. But she just deletes her blog! And then…gets a new one and starts again. GAH. This is so disgusting honestly. And I mean, even if blogger does shut down, I’m guessing she’ll just start another blog.😭 She doesn’t appear to have many/any followers, but she does on instagram where she steals tons of photos. Whyyyyyyy.😭
Yikes those people are the worst…. Good luck!
To answer your first question, we are in no way ready for November 1st because our recap post hasn’t been written, we have nothing scheduled and there’s a high chance we’ll fall into a level of despair never seen before (we’re not including our reaction to when we finished ACOMAF)
We did so little reading this month…we’re embarrassed. We don’t do Goodreads challenges because we’ll never complete them or beat them. They will beat us and it will be painful.
Leigh Bardugo responded to us once and while we can’t actually remember what she said, we were very happy having a notification from her. She definitely deserves her new book deal and it will be glorious!
WE HIT A MILESTONE THOUGH. We have bested our stats and we can now saw October is the best month for book blogging not only because we were born in October and got to celebrate our eighteenth, but because the amount of comments we received soared!
For November we’re planning on making it into your recap which will be a high order…we’ve seen the quality of posts *sighs* and, uh, yeah. Hahaha. Bye 🙂
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Well CHOP CHOP, you have time! *throws cake at you so you get busy* And I have nothing scheduled either tbh.😂 I wanted to have posts ready so when I come back from my hiatus and am a dead creatively-drained limpet, I’ll have something fun to post. But…no. I have done nothing except take bookstagram photos and eat chocolate brownie. (Heyyyy I made it so I get to eat it.)
AHH LEIGH BARDUGO IS THE BEST. <3 I think it's amazing when authors reply to their fans. Just makes them favourites, I think!
OMG CONGRATS ON YOUR STAT ACHIEVEMENTS!! That is so so awesome! I'll even share my brownie with you! #SoKind 🎉🎉🎉 I HOPE NOVEMBER IS EVEN MORE AWESOME FOR YOU THOUGH!!
I am so excited for A Series of Unfortunate Events!
ME TOO. ALL THE EXCITE. It’s going to be the first time in years that I actually look forward to my birthday.😂
WAHT YOUR PUPPY IS THE CUTEST OF EVER. (Also tell me it’s not creepy that I just wrote a reminder for your birthday on my calendar because I LITERALLY FORGET EVERY BIRTHDAY IN THE HISTORY OF EVER?? Ahem. Moving along…) YAYAY THANK YOU FOR THE SHOUTOUT TO MY BLOG. :””) you’re so kind to bother with a small blabbering slug like myself. <3 ALSO WHOA EVERNOTE WAS TALKING TO YOU. That deserves an award or something. 😉
BRB VIOLENTLY ADDING THE SERPENT KING TO MY TBR BECAUSE IT LOOKS ASDFGHJKL AMAZING. And deep and feelsy and whoa yes I just want in ok. <3
I’m always in awe with the amount of books you manage to read. Congrats on achieving 200, I only wish I could ever hit such a goal! I really can’t wait to get my hands on Vassa in the night. It sounds perfect for me! And ieeee, you also got Roseblood 😀 I was so excited when it came in the mail!
Your Instagram is one of my favorites <3 you deserve all the followers, you talented cupcake.
GENDERBEND GOLDILOX, YES.
I should read the last book from Miss Peregrine, really liked the first too, and the news of the new series is exciting.
LEIGH BARDUGO. Yes. Really happy about this news.
I am happy and scared and nervous and excited about the news of 5 Fantastic beasts movies.
I have mixed feelings about Pirates, although I'm a 100% sure I will watch the movie anyway. I can't wait for Lemony Snicket 🙂
Harper titles:
AVENGED. OUR DARK DUET. I need them right now.
Aww, thanks Mel! *blushes* And omg the flailing was so intense when I got Roseblood. I kept making these excited little squeaks because I unwrapped it during lunch and my sister was just like “WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU”. Books, sister, books. These non-bookworms just don’t understand omg.
I’M EXCITED FOR THIS WRITING PROJECT. *HOLLERS HAPPILY*
Omg Our Dark Duet cannot come out fast enough. That cover though, right?!? 😍
I am half ready for November 1st. I am scared to balance school and writing though. UGH…School should give NaNo participants a month off. All in favor say Ay. “Ay!” Oh, this month I read Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon! I loved it and need to get my hands on The Sun Is Also a Star. Oh, I also won a prize pack giveaway for Replica by Lauren Oliver! It made my month it had an Arc, some tea, a book coffee cup, some replica T-shirts, and a blanket. I was so happy! I read Tales of the Peculiar too! I loved the first story, and the ghost one. Those were my favorites. The pictures in the book are wood burning’s that just blow my mind. I carved my pumpkin yesterday too, I take pumpkin carving to the next level. I made the Baratheon Stag, from Game of Thrones. My family does not get it all, and I am all alone in its admiration:( I think my last years pumpkin was the better though, last year I did the Targaryen Dragon, a three headed dragon. It was awesome!
AY!! I mean, writing is technically English, so that’s totally school. When I rule the world, I’ll make it a worldwide decree and you’re welcome in advance.
Omg you won shirts! THAT IS SO COOL!! AND A CUP AND BLANKET AND TEA!! Basically you’re all set for life then. But no chocolate? Sheesh. It’s like missing the one thing.
Ohh and the Tales of the Peculiar is SO GORGEOUS.😂 I mean, I haven’t read it. But pretty cover. #ShallowCaitTheBookworm
DUDE YOU CARVED A BARATHEON STAG. YOUR FANGIRL LEVELS ARE TO BE ADMIRED.
What Tolkien is being published???
NOOOO!!! I love the AnnesAnnes of Green Gables movies too much! They can’t make it a TV series!
Also congrats on the followers, man! That’s awesome. 🙂
Aww, thanks!! And omg I know right?! It’s always so…strange…when a dead author comes out with a “new” book. I wonder if he’s crying in his grave right now because he didn’t want that draft to see the light of day.😂
CAIT!!!! So many milestones asdhfjdljsgglshkhl Leigh Bardugo talked to you, come on. *furious applause*
You are all around QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE.
I personally loved the Song of Achilles! It’s beautifully written.
5 books ahead on goodreads challenge #yayyy gotta cram a few more in before Nano hits and I won’t have as much time! *coughs* (NO TIME). I’m like, really excited one moment, then dying in deep dread the next!
My latest milestone was last night- I wrote 2000 words in one sitting for the first time in over 6 years!! Getting this ol’ brain ready for Nanowrimo!
JAIMIIII THANK YOU. 😊 It’s been exciting, eeeeep!! LEIGH BARDUGO THO. 😍 She’s becoming one of my top favourite authors without doubt omg.
I can’t wait to read Song of Achilles. Beautiful writing and heartbreak? Totally what I need in my life. And YAY that you’re ahead of your challenge!! I’ve been cram reading before NaNo too.😂 I can’t read AND write at the same time!?? My multitasking skills are basically non-existent *takes a moment of silence for dead multitasking skills* AHEM. BUT also omg good on you for 2K in one sitting!! THAT’S HARD WORK. You are going to rule NaNo if you keep that up. *nods*
My heart is happy that you loved The Serpent King, which is my hands down favorite book of 2016 thus far. And I am ALSO excited to see what you think of Three Dark Crowns, because I loved it, but some people hated it, though I am not like, the ONLY one who loved it. So there’s that. I need to read ALL the books you bought with Dragon Coins, except for a few. Because I have read those. But like, all the others, YES. I am sorry about The Sun is Also a Star too, I am hoping I like it since I liked Everything, Everything? ALso I am proud of you for being so FAMOUS. That is impressive, really. Congrats on reaching (surpassing!) your Goodreads goal too! YAY!
I am scared for NaNo mostly because I kept telling myself I had time to prepare and then…. didn’t. So who knows what will happen? I don’t. I am almost afraid to start, honestly. Because unlike you, I do NOT have the incredible epic ideas in my head. This is a challenge, you see. Keep your fingers crossed for me, okay? Thanks 😀
OMG I AM 10000% WITH YOU. Okay, well, wait, I looooved The Raven King (obviously) and A Gathering of Shadows also destroyed me nicely. <3 But The Serpent King is RIGHT UP THERE. I can't even with my levels of adoration.😍😍😍
And YES I really hope I'm in the "I love it" camp for Three Dark Crowns because I need psychopathic dark sisters in my life. <3 And I really hope you do like The Sun is Also A Star. I feel baaaad. But ugh, I just was rolling my eyes so much by the end and that's NOT a helpful reaction for reading. And I swear I went in without being squinty because I didn't like Everything Everything. I proooomise. Ahem. Anyway.
YOU'VE GOT THIS. YOU CAN DO NANO!! I BELIEVE IN YOU. My fingers are crossed. But honestly just remember: it can be horrible. It just has to be written. And your blog and TBR will be fine for a month if you're too busy to give them 110%. Trust me. 🙂
AGAIN?!?! Why don’t people learn? If it isn’t yours, don’t post it unless you give credit! Honestly! Good luck with NaNo! I tried writing a contemporary once. Within ten pages there was a serial killer (that wasn’t meant to be there), and all of my main characters were stabbed to death. oops.
I KNOW. IT’S JUST DISGUSTING. Like once is bad…but twice is just downright saying they don’t care if they’re a thief. 😩😩
BAhahhaha. I HEAR YOU WITH THE DIFFICULTIES OF CONTEMPORARY. I mean, it sounds easy, but like why can’t we just have…a little…stabbing. And dragons. *sneaks them in* I’m sure no one will notice.
I’m failing so much on my reading challenge *cries a million tears*. I blame everything on school and homework, lol. I had to ditch a book signing because I had a major test the next day *cries even harder*, and I almost attacked my teacher for it the next day. I’m honestly so excited for November because I can finally get a whole week off to try to conquer my TBR pile (fails immensely at that too). Best book this month was probably Steelheart? To be honest, it was the only book I read, but David’s metaphors are my aesthetics.
And I’m so sorry about the plagiarizing situation!! It’s the worst feeling seeing all your hardwork being stolen and claimed to be someone else’s (twice too!!). Hopefully, you’ll find a way to confort her :). But if that doesn’t work, you can always channel your inner dragon tracking skills and then attack her with a bunch of fruit cakes. 😀 And good luck on your novel!!!
*cries with you because this is so sad* YOU POOR THING. <3 Honestly school is just out to destroy lives tbh. I hope you have a good break in November though!! Don't push yourself too hard!😜 I keep telling myself I'll finish my TBR off before the end of the year but ahhahahah. #no. AND OMG I LOVE STEELHEART SO MUCH!!! I just read Calamity. <3 It wasn't my favourite of the series but I still loooove those books so much.
Fruit cake attacking is DEFINITELY my next plan.😂
Your Wrap-Up Posts are always so exciting.
AN APP LIKES YOU? Cait, you’re getting REALLY popular! I mean who gets 100 followers in a week? IT took me 6 months for that to happen!! CONGRATS on your author retweets and replies!! THATS SO AMAZING!!
Also, THE FEVER CODE! I NEED ANSWERS! Hope you enjoy, I’m thinking of getting a copy soon, because I WILL DIE otherwise 😀
Good luck on your novel for NaNoWriMo!
A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS. Coming out January Friday the 13th! OOH, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ALSO, I CAN NOT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAN YOU?
Your search terms kill me as always! I’m laughing so much right now!! 😛
I’m no expert on plagiarism but hmm. Try and make her look bad. I know that’s evil, but if she’s stealing your work…. Nobody deserves that. Comment on her blog as much as you can stating that she’s copying. MAke it hard for her to ignore you? I don’t know. I mean you don’t want to be rude or anyhting but she IS stealing your work #UNACCEPTABLE!
Also, 200 books!! WOW, I’m on like 60 ( i think??), excuse while I cry now 🙁
P.S Aww, your puppy looks ADORABLE, as always XD
I know right?!? When the apps start to like me, that’s when I know I’ve made it. #winning 😂 Ahem, but aww, thank you!! I’M REALLY HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!
I reeeeally hope the Fever Code gives answers. But knowing James Dashner it’s just going to raise more questions.😂 I CANNOT WAIT FOR LEMONY SNICKET THOUGH. LIKE I’VE NEEDED THIS SO LONG. I loooove the movie though, so I hope it improves on it. <3
And I did comment on the plagiarizer's blog last time. But she just deleted it and started a new one. STILL STEALING. So that's why I'm at such a loss!! 🙁 🙁
Yes! You thought Death Cure was gonna give you answers and then MORE questions. Sounds like that’s going to happen in FEVER CODE!! Yes, the movie was great!!! (apart from the fact it left out LOADS from the books 😀 )
That sucks. I don’t get why people would do that to you. I hope you work out some way to stop her plagiarising. You know, throw some cake? 😀
Throwing cake is my next plan for sure. 😂 IT CAN’T GO WRONG!
Ohhh, but I felt the same way about The Death Cure. And then I still haven’t read The Kill Order so I MUST DO THAT TO OMG. I loved the first movie but haven’t seen the Scorch trials movie yet. Sheesh, am I behind on everything or what?!😂
WHAT. Do. I. Say. FIRST?
1) I assume by now that Goldilocks has been written. If not, why is it taking so long?
2) Also I want to read it pronto.
3) Also I am really mad about all the Fantastic Beasts because I don’t even want to watch this one.
4) SERPENT KING.
5) Have you seen the book he’s releasing next year? Don’t worry, it’s in my blog post tomorrow. Hehe.
6) I AM FREAKING OUT ABOUT NANOWRIMO.
7) I’m fine, everything’s fine O_O
CONGRATS ON 17k ALSO!!!! *party emojis* YOU GO.
Noooo no no I have to wait till NOVEMBER 1ST OBVIOUSLY. So, like, give me until November 2. Then I’ll be finished obviously. *flips hair*
The Fantastic Beasts is worse than the Hobbit?!? Like 1 book = 3 movies is bad enough. BUT ONE SMALL BOOK EQUALLING 5 MOVIES IS GETTING RIDICULOUS.
AFdjsalfd yes I want all the Jeff Zenter books. He even thanked me on instagram! AFJDASLKFD I SPOKE TO AN AUTHOR TWICE THIS MONTH SOMEONE HOLD ME I’M HAVING A FANGIRL EMOTION.
I’m also super excited for the Pirates 5 trailer! I have a theory about who’s the boy… But where’s will and jack?? xD I don’t know how I feel about 5 Fantastic Beast movie… I mean the book was so short how can you make it into 5 movies??? And I thought she said she had enough of HP and yet…. I think I read an article about MORE books coming about wizarding world from JKR. Also congrats for the 17k followers and all the authors talking with you! 🎉 I think my recent milestone is surviving my first ever college exam. I’m so happy and I think I did pretty well yay!
It’s Will’s son isn’t it?! I thought I read somewhere that it was. THIS MAKES ME VERY HAPPY THOUGH, BECAUSE WILL IS BACK AND I LOVE WILL. AND JACK. AND ALSO WILL’S SON’S ACTOR IS AUSTRALIAN SO DOUBLE YAY FROM ME.
And omg I know right?!? It seems so strange to turn 1 book = 5 movies. That’s worse than The Hobbit!😂
Oh oh congrats on surviving your college exam!! OMG THAT’S AMAZING. I hope you celebrated! *passes you cake*
These recaps posts are literally my favorite things in the world.
OH REALLY!? THIS MAKES MY DAY. LET ME JUST HUG YOU NOW.
CAIT. YOUR DOG. IS THE CUTEST THING EVER. AHHHH. What breed is he? Literally the cutest thing! Also, how do you manage to read so many books? I’ve read like 50 what??? I swear I just don’t have time! I’m so sorry to hear someone is plagiarizing your blog again. It’s such a shitty thing to do! Like why? I don’t get how it would get you anywhere. Ugh, sometimes people are the worst. You NaNo idea sounds amazing, so good luck!
Denise | The Bibliolater
YES HE IS ABSOLUTELY FOR SURE. *shrieks* He’s a schnoodle (schnauzer x poodle) and he’s SO adorable and entirely dramatic.😂
But ugh, yes, the plagiariser is the worst. Like even to come back and start a new blog and do it a second time?? That’s just super low. I feel like if I confront her again she’ll just do this AGAIN. WHAT IS ONE TO DO. *howls*
But thank you for the NaNo encouragement!! I hope it goes over really well. 😊😊
A favourite author has never talked to me, so… I’m not sure how to answer that. And am I on track with my Goodreads challenge? Let me just go sit in the corner while I die laughing. (I’ve read 2 books. Out of 12. I think this year’s challenge is going to be a big fat fail.)
That plagiarism thing sucks. Must be so frustrating! I wouldn’t know the first thing about how to go about dealing with that, other than leaving a message on the person’s blog. Legally, though… I have no idea! I hope you get it sorted out, though; that’s not okay.
Have a good time with NaNoWriMo!
Aww, that’s okay though! Not all years are good for reading. *nods* And I mean, I read 300 last year.😂 So I’m definitely backing off which is totally cool too.
I do hope I can figure out what to do. What I don’t get is why she’s done this TWICE. Like wouldn’t you feel embarrassed to be caught stealing?? At least then go steal from someone else?? It’s really low. *wails*
Your dog is soooo cute!!!! I’m excited for POTC 5 too, the teaser was awesome!! Moar piraaates. This made my day: “fangirling over people who don’t even know you” — This is literally the entire job description of fangirls.
I have belatedly decided to try NaNo YET AGAIN. Your story sounds awesome!!! Retellings are my jam.
THE SONG OF ACHILLES THE SONG OF ACHILLES SORRY I’M SHORT CIRCUITING. CAIT IT’S SO GOOD AND TRAGIC, YOU WILL LOVE IT. At least I hope you do!
ISN’T HE JUST. And he knows it because he can basically get away with anything because of high cuteness levels.😂 Ahem. And omg pirates are everything right?! There are not enough pirates in books or movies. (IRL pirates I’m not so fond of…as we can see.😂)
YAYYY THAT YOU’E DOING NANO TOO!! We can yell encouragingly at each other!!
And the Song of Achilles will destroy me right/?? I’M READY. *gathers chocolate in preparation*
Congrats on completing your reading goal Cait! That’s amazing(: And I’m sorry someone is stealing your posts, hope it gets resolved soon<3 But the POTC5 trailer looks so amazing, I love these films (although I've been trying to work out what character the guy in it is!) Good luck with NaNoWriMo!(:
Thaaaanks, Libby. <3 And yes, I do hope this gets resolved with the plagiarising soon. It's so disappointing. YAY FOR PIRATES THOUGH AND I'M GLAD YOU'RE KEEN!! Everyone in my family is groaning and I'm like "Whyyyy it's JACK SPARROW!!" I will be okay with infinite Jack Sparrow movies.😂
I’m thinking of unofficially trying to do NaNoWriMo. I started a new story – not too far into it – and with everyone writing in November, it might be good motivation to get moving. I don’t know if I can hit 50k but anything would be great. I’m out of my writing groove.
-Lauren
Oh oh yes, do it, Lauren!! It’s really inspiring and encouraging to write when other people are! Even if, like you’re not on the site, I still think it’s super motivating. And tbh, I don’t use the forums on the site.😂 I just like watching my bar graph go up.😂 GOOD LUCK!!
Congrats on reading 200 books! I can’t wait to read Vassa in the Night – I heard such great things about it. And Roseblood is probably one of my most awaited novels right now, even though I still haven’t read anything by the author (THE SHAME IS REAL). Three Dark Crowns sounds incredible, too, but I’ve been disappointed in other works by the author, so IDK if it’s for me or not.
Oh my god, CONGRATS ON 17000 INSTA FOLLOWERS. You totally deserve them, bc your Insta is actual #goals – and that comes from someone who doesn’t usually like really colorful stuff, but your pics are just *-*
WHEN AUTHORS REPLY TO YOU ON TWITTER THAT’S THE BEST THING EVER OMG. One of the best parts of this week was Cat Winters doing giveaways & my co-blogger tweeting sg like I’d be the happiest person if I’d win bc I’m a HUGE fan – totally true – and Cat Winters didn’t only reply, but SHE REMEMBERED my review of her latest books, which was like MIND = BLOWN. lol
The worst was definitely Love Letters to the Dead – the concept was so intriguing, but the writing & characters were really plain, in my opinion & the plot was non-existent… I ended up DNF-ing it. The best was Under Rose-Tainted Skies – it was so damn cute and lovely, with realistic portrayal of mental illness. Amy Chelsea Stacie Dee was such a pleasant surprise – really raw & emotional and made my heart break a little bit – OKAY, A LOT.
OH OH I HOPE YOU TRY THE SPLINTERED BOOKS EVENTUALLY!! They’re like the BEST Alice retellings I’ve found yet. 😍 But squee, I’m just so excited for Phantom! It’s going to be my reward for when I finish writing my NaNo book. 😜 I haven’t read anything else by the Three Dark Crowns author, so hopefully this is a good introduction for me?! *fingers crossed*
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH ABOUT MY INSTA!! It always makes me laugh because I’m such a neat freak in real life, but then my instagram…is a complete colour explosion mess. Irony. 😂
FJDAKSLFD THAT’S AMAZING ABOUT CAT WINTERS THOUGH!! Authors are just like our superheroes omg. It’s so hard not to totally freak out when they’re so awesome!!
And I’m totally with you on Love Letters to the Dead. I read it a few years back but…ugh. It was like totally a rip-off The Perks of Being A Wallflower too, which was awful. And I REALLY want to read Under Rose-Tainted Skies so I’m glad you liked that one!!
I love reading your recaps. I always want to comment on everything, but then I forget half of it by the time I reach the comments section haha. I narrowed my eyes at you when I read something about ghosts haunting libraries though, because I’m still not quite over Thomas and his murdering tendencies. Sorry for the plagiarism, but hey we all know who has the dragons. And congrats for all those followers, that’s awesome! Also, I didn’t even know authors could get seven figure deals what the hell, rock on Leigh! Good luck with your NaNo novel! I will be quietly feeling guilty all throughout November, because I suck at doing anything other than writing and writing at the same time (except maybe for writing + consuming chocolate, that is the only acceptable combination) and won’t be attempting 50k, but I’ll probably try to write a little. At least I’ve created my NaNo novel on the website (which is coincidentally the same novel as last year, because I didn’t finish it), so that’s that.
I’M SO GLAD YOU ENJOY THESE. I love writing them.😂 I mean, it’s just a massive chance for me to comment on news across the blogosphere and give a commentary. What can go wrong. AHHEM.
and YES. The dragons shall help with these fiends who want to steal from me. Rawr.
But omg I know right?!? LEIGH BARDGUO IS RULING. That’s like the biggest deal I’ve *heard* an author publicly announce. It’s amazing and she 1000% deserves it. <3 Although I lowkey hopes she still writes more Grisha books because I'm not ready to say goodbye. *howls*
GOOD LUCK FOR NANO! And if it makes you feel better I can't multi-task at all.😂 Not even a little bit. I just write + eat chocolate + whinge about things, basically. That's the strength of my multi-tasking. I can't even read or like communicate to other humans whilst writing. BUT THE WORDS COME FIRST. WHO CARES ABOUT THE HUMANS. *flings cake at the multitudes and then holes up with laptop*
Na-No! Na-No! NA-NO! It is almost upon us! *maniacal laughter* Your shop is becoming ever-broader and better! Definitely stuff for the Christmas list. And you got 1000 new followers because you are a badass, of course. And crazy, too. I mean…holy hell, 208 books is a lot. Geez. With blogging AND authoring? When do you sleep?
Awww, thanks, Elisabeth!! I’m glad you like my store.😊 BUT WHO NEEDS SLEEP, REALLY? 😜
Well, happy end of October. I don’t know where this year has gone.
Love your monthly recaps by the way – always super entertaining!
Firstly, sorry to hear about the plagiarism. That’s just wrong on so many levels, but at least that person really, really likes your blog. You know, imitation is the greatest form of flattery and all.
I’m glad you were surprised (in a good way) by Sword and Verse… It wasn’t for me at all, but it’s nice to see why you thought it was a good thing and not terrible.
Yay for massive follower leaps and for hitting 200 books this year! WOW on both!!!
Erm, I’m sure there was more I was going to comment on but now blanking so will end it here. Good luck for Nano!
Omg yes, so true. Why is it nearly December. CUE PANIC STATIONS?!? Eeek. But yes I was actually surprised I liked Sword and Verse so much.😜 I’d heard pretty much only negative things about it, but I just really enjoyed it haha. Books are so weirdly subjective, right?!
And eek, no I don’t view plagiarism as flattery at all.🙈🙊 If I made myself food and then someone stole it because they didn’t want to make their own — I would be furious. That’s how I view plagiarism anyway!😜
EEEP, THANK YOU THO! SO HAPPY TO HAVE READ 200. It’s less than last year, but good for me this year!
I’m so glad you liked The Graces, I was starting to feel like something was wrong with me. I didn’t think it was GREAT, but I was intrigued and feel like the second book could be better.
Also I’ve had a copy of The Serpent King for like 9 months and still haven’t read it. *hides*
Omg SAME!! I don’t actually get why it’s so hated?!? I think the protagonist was insufferable but…she got better. And by the end I UNDERSTOOD why she had a bit of a “better than thou” attitude…I want the sequel so so bad. *grabby hands* And afjdasklfd pleeease read The Serpent King IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
Congrats on hitting your GR goal!
I love Pirates and am so pleased to see a new movie coming out.
I really want to do NaNoWriMo this year…I was planning to do it last year and then life got in the way, sadly.
I can’t believe someone actually has the balls to plagiarise from you not once but twice! That’s just asking for some bad karma. I wish I had advice to give you. 😞
Ahhh, thanks Martha!! And omg any pirate movie is a movie I want to see.😂 I’ll be okay if they KEEP MAKING MILLIONS OF THEM.
And dude, I know, right?! Twice is just incomprehensible to me ugh.
AS;DLFJAS;LDFJAS;FLJASD;LFKJSDFLFKAJS;LFKAJSDF THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING MY BLOG POST!!!! You are such a kind person. I will let you sit in my throne for five minutes.
I’m so excited about the no-shipping for Society6!! And I can’t wait to get the laptop skin (the Queen Fabulous one). It probably won’t be here before NaNoWriMo starts, but I’ll at least have it for the vast majority of November. I am trying to budget things and be responsible, but soon I want to buy one of your travel mugs too. We shall see. *gazes longingly*
Ugh, your puppy is so cute! *steals it* Just kidding. I won’t steal your puppy. I don’t want to die. And also, my landlords own a giant dog (she can look me in the eyes when she’s standing on her hind feet, and I’m 5’7). Obviously I refer to her as puppy and silly little thing. She likes jumping on me and sitting in my lap. It’s like cuddling a baby elephant. I accidentally taught her how to give hugs, and she likes to boop my nose with her nose. *hugs the puppy*
All the bookish news!!! flkajsdf;laksjdf I can’t decide what to be most excited about.
Grr, I hate that people keep plagiarizing you. I really wish there was a way to take care of these things quickly and easily. I wish bloggers were recognized and protected more. 🙁 I really hope you are able to stop her from continuing to steal your work. *sends you cake delivered by dragon*
I’M SO EXCITED FOR NANOWRIMO. a;slfjas;ldfkjasd;lfkjasdl;fkjas;flajsdfl;jks
*squishes cake in your hair* YOU MEAN, I WILL LET YOU LOOK AT MY THRONE FOR 5 MINS BECAUSE I ALWAYS AM SITTING UPON IT. DON’T ANGER THE DRAGONS.
Ahhh, thanks for buying something from my store though! AHH EEEP. *flings confetti* And yes, probably don’t steal my puppy? He’s super against the idea of humanity. No joke, he likes about 3 people and the rest he wants dead at dawn. It’s like he’s mine or something. I don’t know where he gets that attitude. (But, wait you’re 5’7? YOU ARE A GIANT THO.)
YAYYY NANO!! I hope your projects are going well?!
I am so beyond jealous of you that I don’t even know where to start!!
200 books?!?!?!?!
Super cute Puppy?!?!?!
AMAZING BLOG?!?!?!
Adorable Store?!??!
And you are writing a book?!?!?!?
*Cries* it is just too much!!!
Keep being fabulous! 🙂
Happy Halloween!!
😂😂 You’re hilarious. *gives you cake* HAPPY NOVEMBER!
The Song of Achilles will tear your heart out – PATROCLUS IS TOO GOOD FOR ALL OF THESE PEOPLE!!!!!!!! ALL OF THEM!!!!!!!!!!! GIHNDFITJHNYGKN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(ahem)
and well done on the finishing of Goodreads challenge! *claps*
I’M READY TO BE DEAD FROM FEELS. *arms self with tissues and cake*
They are doing 5 Fantastic Beasts movies?? The book isn’t even that big, I don’t know how they are doing 1. Ya know, if she needs ideas for another Harry Potter book to write she could always write Hogwarts a History because I need that in my life! lol.
Good luck on your writing! It sounds like it’ll be a really good novel! 😀
Eeek, it’s bizarre right?!? It’s like the Hobbit all over again and I thought THAT was bad getting 3 movies out of one tiny book.🙈🙊 I think it’d be cool if she wrote some prequels! I’d LOVE to see Dumbledore’s youth all fleshed out…and the Mauraders!
Ok, where do I sign up for Netflix? 😀 Wahahaha, My Boyfriend will kill me, but Stan and Foxtel is not enough, I NEED NETFLIX TO WATCH ANNE OF GREEN GABLES!
I hope you find some way to watch it!😜
A genderbent Goldilocks retelling, that is awesome! Sorry about the plagiarizing though, that’s terrible :-/ I don’t even know what you’re supposed to do to deal with that. On GR I imagine you can contact GR and have them deal with her account. For the blog, if it’s hosted by blogger or wordpress.com you can probably contact them. Don’t know what to do if it’s just on its own domain and hosting though. Maybe Google?
I did not get 100 new followers last week, but I did randomly get a whole bunch of people on GR liking my challenge? I completed it like a month or two ago, so I don’t even know why this happened all the sudden lol. And I’ve only read like 140 books, so it’s not like my challenge was particularly amazing. And I don’t think the people liking it were even on my friends list?
Also, your dog is adorable! Good luck with NaNo 🙂
I’ve sent in a plagiarism report to blogger so fingers crossed they actually do something. Unfortunately their support is pretty shot.☹️☹️ BUT WE’LL HOPE SOMETHING HAPPENS! Or I’ll go back on and tell her to stop again, but I feel like she’s just going to keep deleting her blog and starting a new one???? It’s such rubbish.
Ahh, that’s awesome about liking your challenge though! Clearly everyone has recognised your intense awesome. 😉
Good luck on NaNo! Your story idea sounds awesome. Like usual. 😀
Oh gosh, I can’t believe people are so rude as to plagiarize! If there’s anything I can do to help let me know!
AWW, ABI YOU’RE SO NICE.😊 Thankyou!! And ugh to those stealers, right?! Once was bad, but twice?!? I don’t even…
welcome. 🙂 Yeah right! Ugh. People sometimes.
How is it nanowrimo time already? I feel underprepared now…..i need to go buy all the coffee and chocolate to make me feel better. Good luck to us both
Congrats on 17K on insta girl!!! That’s amazing 😀 And 200 books? You never cease to amaze indeed. I’m over the moon excited about the Cosmere news. And Anne on Netflix? I’ll have to get Netflix then 😀 Anyways, off to write now..I guess…
http://www.curious-daisy.com/wrap-up/october-wrap-up-reading-life-work-update-nanowrimo-plans/
So much exciting bookish news right?! I’M SO HAPPY!! And omg thank you. <3 It's been a good month!
I totally agree that The Demon King should get more love. That series is amazing.
It’s truly amazing.😍
Wow you keep being awesome and inspiring 😀 I am amazed on your achievement in October 😀 200 books, 17k followers, 100 followers in one week 😀 Thank you so much for sharing 😀
My favorite reading in October is bakuman manga vol 16 😀 if you want to read manga, I recommended you to read it 😀 it is about two teenage boys who pursuing their dream about mangaka 😀 The mangaka are the same mangaka with Death Note 😀
AHhh, thank you Hana!! YOU SAY SUCH NICE THINGS. <3 And ooh, I will take that manga recommendation onboard and see if my library has it! I do want to read more manga and I loved Death Note!
your welcome 😀 Yeah! Thanks for listening to my recommendation 😀 I hope your library has Bakuman manga 😀
oh I completely forgot.. Good luck on your Nanowrimo Cait 😀
So. You like lists.
1. Novels and other writing stuff.
1a. –
Is this like an open secret? I mean about your nth novel. You keep talking about those and I feel like everyone knows *where* they can be found but me. Where are they?? D:
1b. –
We do get to read your NaNoWriMo entry somewhere..? Pardon for being uneducated about this.
2. Goodreads.
2a. –
Grats on the Goodreads challenge!! The best I ever did was 101, and that’s when I had a job where I could sit around and read. This year I’m not sure I’ll finish my meagre 42, cause jobs, life events and blog, and all that. 200 is so impressive! You do listen to audiobooks, don’t you. They save so much time, and really, your eyes do get sore from all the reading eventually.
So congrats! Really really REALLY impressive.
2b. –
Did you vote on the GR choice awards yet? So many books, so little time…. so little books that I’ve actually heard of xD apart from the YA category, cause you girls on Twitter have already educated me about ALL of those.
3. All those ARCs! I can just hope a day comes when I get so many, they will be relevant and some will be signed to me ^_^ I’m sure that’s feasible. …..Rrrrright?
For now I’m just sitting there, having posted my first review blog link on a GR review, cussing at people for not following the link to read THE REST of the review… #loser xD
Well, we all gotta start somewhere, right.
Other than that, the book the review was for was UNBELIEVABLE. And I boldly recommended it to you, cause OH MY GOD. The feels, the genius.
4. Grats on the IG followers!!! 17 is a nice number to be trailed by multiple zeros too.
5. Hahaha.. “beautiful writing by person” 😀 that’s the best search to be clicked on. I swear.
6. Totally joined the raffle for your prizes on Society6 yesterday. Holding my fingers crossed.
7. Sorry for long spammy comment! Back to work for me. /hides and plots about how to get on PaperFury’s blogger list
8. ….oh, sshhhhh*. I thought that was the end of the post! It’s not XD so then…
……
11 395. Okay, too many things to comment, this is already huge and spammy… But your puppy!!! I can’t stay silent about that one xD the done face is so perfect.
Over and out now for sure.
Oh oh, sorry! No it’s not a secret.😂 I’ve written 22 novels now but no you can’t read them anywhere.🙈🙊 Maybe one day?
Hey but having a busy life is pretty awesome still! I read 300 last year, so this is like a bit of a cut back for me too.😂 I DON’T MIND THOUGH. It’s nice focusing on writing a bit more, since I’d love to make it a career someday. Gotta work. *wails and pretends editing doesn’t exist*
AND IT WASN’T SPAMMY, IT WAS A LOVELY COMMENT, THANK YOU. <3 My puppy appreciates the love of his adorableness.😂
LOOOOOOL and so I answered THIS comment on the other post xD I guess I really am tired and sleepy. Gotta admit, that’s really funny though 😀
300? Cait, you serious? :0 wow. Although to be fair, I would also like to know the page count xD because I tend to read hard scifi monsters of 700 pages… Naturally that slows me down. If I’d just read books like the Kitchen (that last one I said I rec’d to you) it would be so much easier xD I finished that book in like 2 hours. So maybe it’s in the book choices as well. I remember that one time I compared one year’s books with another years and I thought I’d read wayyyy less because the count was so much smaller. But then I switched to page count (there’s these lovely stats on GR) and I found out I had read the same amount.
But page count or no, I’m still pretty sure you read more than me, cause 300 is insane xD but then I blog, read, and have pretty much full time loads of work, and also a boyfriend. So maybe that’s understandable xD
I used to read more when I listened to books too. Your eyes just get so tired, don’t they.
And I go on tangent rampages when I’m tired. So I’m off to bed. Over and out.
I’m not totally sure the page count.😂 I mean, the books I read are like 300-pages to 500-pages. Probably average on 380-page books? I should go check my GR stats…*runs off howling*
AUDIOBOOKS ARE SO GOOD THOUGH. I listen when I’m working on my etsy store and stuff.😂
Ahhhh ok you probably have a secondary brain installed then. You mutant :DDD (I’m so jealous xD)
Audiobooks ARE good 🙂 except I used to not buy them, I’d mostly just use Google voice reader to read me back Project Gutenberg Victorian books xD because at the time, I had a job where I had to solder electronics PCB’s and stuff, just work with your hands, so my ears were totally free for listening to all that. Was really the best combination. But now I don’t have jobs like that anymore, so I guess I’ve gone off audio stuff.
Oh my God!! All the awesomenss in this post. I don’t even know what to say except maybe Congrats?
200 books? I’ve read like 45 *cries*
Also, good luck with your book. NaNoWriMo is killing me already. Just saying.
AKFDJASDL THANK YOU. *gives you cake* And hey everyone’s reading habits are different, right?! And that’s totally cool! 45 is GREAT.
Congrats on getting to 200 books! That is awesome! I reached 200 a month or so ago, but I haven’t read many others beyond that because of a stupid reading slump. Ugh, I hate that. And I really need Gemina in my life. Illuminae was amazing and I am so glad you loved it. I love the physical copies. They are just so pretty.
I kind of am in a mini-slump right now too.😂 But for the silliest reason that my brain is like “oh you did your goal…now we should do something else” but apparently “something else” IS WATCHING YOUTUBE. GAH. MY TBR IS GONNA KILL ME.😂
Congrats on reaching your Goodreads goal!
I can’t believe I haven’t read PS I Love You yet, I really need to fix that. And have fun with NaNoWriMo!
Ahhh thank you, Cyn! YoU ARE NICE. And omg I’m so behind with the Jenny Han series so, haha, you’re not alone. 😉
Truth be told, I haven’t been able to get past the fact that Ransom Riggs is writing a new Miss Peregrine’s series, *insert awed face*. I swear, if it wasn’t for you Cait, I’d be severely behind in the bookworld. Also: MORE BOOKS FROM QUEEN BARDUGO? Sign me up! (and lol to the Divergent situation, it has flopped like a badly flipped omelette).
I’m fascinated that you’re writing a gender-bent Goldilocks retelling!! Look at you go – has that even been done? Why aren’t there Goldilocks retellings. WHY, I SAY. The world, sheesh. I swear we keep getting far too many dodgy attempts at retellings of Beauty and the Beast. Like, hand me some Pinocchio any day. Any-hoo, I’ve totally managed to fall behind already for NaNo (idek) – if life could please go away for a bit that would be nice.
I don’t know how I feel about there being so many Fantastic Beasts movies. Rowling could totes actually do something new now, you know? It’s like, yep, I think we’ve explored this world preeeetty closely (although who am I kidding, the more HP the happier I am ((but also, it feels like Americans are going to start demanding provenance over the HP world like NERP #BritishForever))).
I’m HERE TO HELP. And omg I read that as “Queen Burgandy” and thought, “omg that is the best title for Leigh Bardugo and her habits of hurting my soul.” But, well. I might learn to read one of these days and actaully read what comments truly say.😂
But SO TRUE. Why aren’t there any Goldilocks retellings?!? I am confused. It is an awesome tale.😂 If someone does Beauty and the Beast again, I think I might just…like, lose my MIND. ARGH WE’VE HAD SO MANY. That saying, I do want to see the new B&B Disney movie. Because Beast library….actually I would be up for a B&B retelling where it actually FOCUSED ON THE LIBRARY. Which is obviously the important of the story.
It just makes me laugh that they had, what 8 movies for 7 books? And now it’s like “5 MOVIES FOR 1 BOOK!” Hm…
Atticus is soooo cute! 🙂
Also, I think I’ll have to subscribe to Netflix one of these days!
HE IS. And he knows it and uses it to get his way all the time.😂
Yessss my Illuminae reread on audio is going pretty well, I don’t normally listen to audio books but this is awesome! I want to skip all the parts where they read out the time stamps and ID numbers though. GEMINA WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE like it did mine! Anyway, such a great book haul. That’s disappointing about the Sun is Also A Star, although I’m curious about We Are the Ants now.
Haha, YES the timestamps were annoying.😂😂 But at least it doesn’t like say who the dialogue is each time because it just uses the different voices. I LOVE HOW IT’S DRAMATISED AFJKDSALFDA. Although Im dyyyying because audible Australia doesn’t have Gemina.😭😭 Life is unfair agh.
I’m honestly the minority for not like the Sun is Also a Star…but instalove? Bleh. I’m curious to know what you’ll think of it!
Oh my gosh I am so glad you got On the Edge of Gone! Corinne Duyvis is Dutch author who writes in English and more people need to read her books. I really enjoyed this one so I hope you do as well! 😀
Also teach me your book inhaling ways. 😉
Oh oh I didn’t realise she was Dutch!! I’m really excited about the Autistic protagonist. <3 (And it's #ownvoices isn't it?! SO EXCITED.)
Well my head is spinning after reading your wrap-up post as usual! I don’t get the bloggers who use other peoples content. Why even bother to blog then. Are they trying to get tons of followers so they can monetize their blog, so it is ultimately just a business tactic to get some passive income going on? This sounds exactly like what happened to two other bloggers about a year ago. I wish I could remember who they were. Maybe it will come to me. If it does I will let you know. Yay for the new followers! And ATTICUS! I want to squishy hug him. Thanks for the Epic Reads link. Maybe it will make finding titles for my Waiting in Wednesday easier. Ha ha. It is spring in Oz now, right?
Eeep, I’m sorry they’re always so long! I kind of save up SO much info over the month and I still don’t know how to whittle down these posts to make them smaller.🙈🙊
And ugh, I don’t get the plagiariser’s actions and motives either. Someone suggested it would be to show publishers and get ARCs? But they don’t have my stats? So I DON’T KNOW.😭 It’s so disheartening to be stolen from.
ATTICUS IS ADORABLE AND HE KNOWS IT.😂
Can’t believe the same person is plagiarising you. That’s quite cheap of them, to be honest :/hope it’s all resolved now.