I decided, in preparation for attempting Camp NaNo in April, to descend upon my TBR and utterly devour it — as fast as humanely possible. I only had 10 books on my TBR left! This is the first time in forever it’s been so small! I had no library books and no ARCs.
So, naturally, I panicked and went to the library ASAP and fixed this.
THE STACK
See? I handled it greatly. My TBR is back to a comfortable 19 (all up, not just pictured) and I feel much better. (Although this is a collection of the last 14 days of March, so some I’ve already read.)
ALSO! In preparation for an attempt at writing a Middle Grade book, I’ve borrowed a few MG’s for research. (And also because I love reading kids books. But shhh! RESEARCH.)
- Gustav Gloom and the People Taker by Adam-Troy Castro: I don’t know, peoples, I think it’s like Coraline’s scary sibling.
- James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl: It’s research.
- The Templeton Twins Have an Idea by Ellis Weiner: From title alone I hypothesis it’s a bad idea.
- Isla and the Happily Ever After (book #3) by Stephanie Perkins: FINALLY I AM READING THIS! I heard it’s not nearly as good as the first two. Your thoughts??
- As White As Snow (book #2) by Salla Simukka: Thank you Hot Keys! I loved book #1 so I ate this the day it came but…it wasn’t nearly as good.
- The Messenger by Markus Zusak: I had a small panic, because isn’t this supposed to be I Am the Messenger?? But whatever. Markus Zusak is amazing and I’m totally excited for this one!
- The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker: Thank you Simon and Schuster AU!
- The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl by Melissa Keil: Well, Emily demanded I read it now so…I am. (Aren’t I obedient?!)
- Juvie by Steve Watkins: Thank you Walker Books AU!
- The Treatment (book #2) by Suzanne Young: I absolutely adored book 1. I’M EXCITED.
Snow Like Ashes by Sarah Raasch: FINALLY I GET TO READ THIS. OH GOSH. LET ME FLAIL A MOMENT, FOLKS. I HAVE WANTED THIS SO BADLY FOR YEARS. THANK YOU, MY GLORIOUS LIBRARY.- The Killer Book of True Crime by Tom Philbin: Um. So. I have reasons…they are mostly that I’m writing and this is research.
I’m also listening to A Game of Thrones on audio (I blame Engie for this) and it’s fantastic so far! Sure, I’m like 200 pages in and I start each reading update on Goodreads with OMG THEY DID NOT JUST KILL [INSERT PERSON I LIKED HERE]. It’s rough. And I broke my Netgalley fast to request When You Leave and World After.
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- MONDAY: I review The Winner’s Crime and basically confess how much I ADORE it. I also analyse the dress. (Is it black and red or blue and black?)
- WEDNESDAY: I encourage your inner con artist to be devious with a list of crimey movies and books you should try.
- FRIDAY: I hypothesis the explosion awesomeness if some of my favourite authors co-wrote together.
- SATURDAY: I review The Sin Eater’s Daughter which is not about eating. WHICH MADE ME SAD.
WHAT DID I READ??
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- The Sin Eater’s Daughter: Definitely disappointing but with a cracker of an ending! [3-stars]
- Half A King: See me reading adult fantasy?! I AM SO PROUD. This was sarcastically wonderful. [4-stars]
- Talon: This was absolutely FANTASTIC! Everyone hates this book! I love it! [4-stars]
- As White As Snow: Hopelessly disappointing and very very tiny. It barely scrapped into 200 pages. [3-stars]
- Juvie: Very boring. I know going to prison isn’t going to be a firecracker event of action, but literally nothing happened for 300+ pages. [2-stars]
- Every Breath: I put off this book, stupidly, because the cover and title are dorky. BUT IT IS THE MOST AMAZING BOOK IN THE UNIVERSE. I swear to always listen to Emily and Ella about these things from now on. [5-stars]
- The Spindlers: Cute and quirky and extremely imaginative. I’m becoming quite an Oliver connoisseur now. I’ve read 2 of her YAs, 1 adult, and now 1 MG. [4-stars]
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March has been the month of COVER REVEALS. Excuse me, while I absolutely freak out at the fantastic covers out now!!
- AG Howard @ A Still and Quiet Madness gives details details of Untamed and also is having a huge giveaway! (I don’t know why I told you that. Don’t enter. I want to win.)
- They couldn’t let it go, so Frozen 2 is officially happening! (Erm, sorry. But the pun was a must.)
- Veronica Roth is working on a new series! CUE ULTIMATE EXCITMENT. YAAAAAAY!!! It’s going to be sci-fi. It’s not announced yet, but I’m pretty sure all the characters are gonna die.
- There’s a trailer out for Mr Holmes which features
GandalfIan McKellan as an older Sherlock Holmes which is AWESOME. - Epic Reads exploded my Goodreads wish-list with a list of YA books coming out that are just goooorgeous. Seriously, don’t click on this if you don’t want to add 5839823 more books into your life.
- Terry Pratchett, sadly, has died from Alzheimer’s.
- Paper Towns has an official movie poster, which, unfortuantely looks fan made and doesn’t give a single HINT to what the movie is about. Little disappointed, folks! I love this book.
- Inge @ Bookshelf Reflections has you covered for surviving Camp NaNo.
- I stumbled on this post about outlining your novel via Beth @ The Quiet People. It’s super awesome.
- Jen @ YA Romantics points out some rainbow and exploding-flower cover trends.
- Amanda @ Beautiful Bookish Butterflies talks about reading challenges and how they’re good for us.
OH THE COVERS. i had to flail about the winter one! and saomeone pointed out that the other seven mcs and love interests are like the 7 dwarves. mind blown lol. Her hair is going to stick to her lip gloss, seriously (this and the extras cover are wildly unrealistic about wind in your hair. Don’t worry. I love your puns. New releases make me flail with excitement. And I desparately love all your paper sisters stuff. I should get someone who loves me to get a book necklace for my birthday, which is in, um october. 7 books in 7 days! quite an achievment, I read LIke 3.5 books so far this week.
I was sad about tery prattchett, and I have about 11 library boks including every breath and disruption to get onto. Ack!
Ohhh, I didn't think about that with the 7 other MCs! (I didn't actually know there was going to be 7. OMG! THAT'S A LOT.) I'm really pleased with the cover. ^_^ I can't wait until aaaaall the Lunar Chronicles are on my shelf. *happy sigh*(Every Breath and Disruption are like 2 of my favourite books EVER.)
I was on twitter the SECOND Winter’s cover got released and I was all like OOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHH!!!!!! Awesome sauce and sweet evilness and glee and red and shinyyyy apple!!!!!!!
Yes, my thoughts are weird aren’t they? XD
Also, WOW YOU READ A LOT! Ii’m still reading Throne of Glass…I HATE HOMEWORK!!!!
Also, I definitely agree about the Paper Towns poster! I was reading over on RowReads about how TFIOS kind of used Ansel and Shailene like the clouds, almost symboliccaly, but this cover has nothing like the book cover.
Great busy post full of awesome Cait! As usual. xoxo
My TBR pile has… Four books in it. Which is crazy, and sending me into panic stations, especially as I’m not allowed to buy (our library literally has NO BOOKS. None. Just computers and cosy nooks) anymore until MAY. Luckily it’s my birthday at the end of the month, so then I can has ALL OF THE BOOKS. Which will be wonderful.
ALSO THOSE NEW COVERS ARE AMAZING!! I’m finally up to date with the Lunar Chronicles (you were right, the series did get better!), so I just can’t wait for Winter. Exciting!!!!
Beth x
P.S. thank you muchly for the link Cait! Kristin (The author of that awesome novel outlining thing) will be happy!
WHAT KIND OF LIBRARY IS THAT?!! I mean cosy nooks and computers rock, but boooooks. I love my library a lot. Yay though I'm SO glad you love the Lunar Chronicles now! Scarlet is my favourite. XD I LOVE SCARLET AND WOLF A LOT. But I think I identify most with Cress. XD
I was actually really disappointed by the Paper Towns poster. =/ It’s verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry “meh” if I’m being honest. Though I did enjoy the book (I think?) so I’ll still go see the film. SNOW LIKE ASHES, THOUGH. READ IIIIIIIIIIIIT.
IT IS. It looks fan made! It doesn't indicate what the movie is going to be about AT ALL. Gah. Margo isn't even really in the book that much, so I really wonder if the movie's going to stick to the book. SO EXCITED FOR SNOW LIKE ASHES. I'VE WANTED TO READ THAT FOREVER. AFJDKLSAFDFA.
I only voted for Snow like Ashes as your next read because it is on my TBR and I want to know what you think. I am so ANXIOUS to see a Paper Towns trailer!! Every single time I google it, I just see the fan made ones. Argh!! Come on already! I loved that book so I can’t wait to see the movie.
I WANT TO SEE THE PAPER TOWNS TRAILER SO BADLY TOO. I feel like we had the TFIOS trailer earlier than this, right?! Gosh, the movie comes out in like 3 months for goodness sakes. *flails*
Psssttt…
ERMAGERSH MY DAY IS MADE YOU ARE SO NICE, THANK, YOU NIKKI I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKE THEM. XD
I liked Isla and the Happily Ever After better than the other two actually! I felt like I could relate more to Isla. I think my physical TBR is around 50. But there are some that are so old, I don’t think I want to read them anymore. Maybe I should do an unhaul -although my parents will never let me. I am SO EXCITED for Queen of Shadows! I can’t even… I hope it won’t make me cry too much.
Oh yay! That's the first positive thing I've heard about the book!! SO THIS MAKES ME EXCITED. I really liked Lola. So I'm hoping this is just on par with the two adorable first books. x) Omg, 50?! THAT IS A LOT. Pfft. ARE YOU KIDDING WITH ME??? of course we're going to cry during queen of Shadows. We'll bawl. We'll probably have our hearts ripped out and stomped on.
I would LOVE to be down to ten books to read!!! I currently have 533 books to read-150ish books on the ereader and the rest are paperbacks that I have bought. I’m aiming to be down at 400 to read by the end of the year…and I’m currently on a book buy ban!
OMG. 533?!! THAT IS LIKE A REALLY REALLY LARGE AMOUNT. I would be so overwhelmed if that was me! Good luck with your reading. 0_0
Those covers all look so pretty lined up next to each other. The Queen of Shadows cover just looks the same as all the others though so I’m not really bothered.
I’m still reading the first Salla Simukka book. I put it down during my food poisoning HORROR last weekend and just haven’t felt like picking it up since. I think I like it though. I don’t really know.
I voted for James and the Giant Peach because ROALD DAHL, obviously.
I know right?! I just want to hug my laptop screen because they're all beauuuutiful. It is true that QoS looks similar, but hey, it's a different colour. And I like me some pink.Omg, that is awful. Food poisoning is NOT OKAY.
Cait, I wish my TBR pile was as controlled as yours. I have hundreds on mine. It’s quite disconcerting. Also, I LOVE THE COVER FOR WINTER AND QUEEN OF SHADOWS OHMYGOSH!!! ENJOY YOUR NEW BOOKS!
I really really try not to let mine get too big, but, pfft, at the beginning of the year I had 30 and it was a worry. *gulps* I literally have to NOT go to the library if I want to keep it small. xD
I loved reading Snow Like Ashes. I thought the world building was really unique and I did not see the huge plot twist coming up at the end. Meira was also a really great character because she was brave but also able to admit her mistakes. I love characters like that! Eep! James and the Giant Peach! Roald Dahl is like the king of MG. Eh…I’m not that thrilled about the cover of Winter. It’s exciting to see it be released, but it’s not my favorite cover…
Oh YAY! PLOT TWIST. I love plot twists. I love ones that knock my socks off. Roald Dahl is definitely the king. I love how hilarious and horrible his books are. The things he does to “bad” kids. omg.
Winter’s cover is definitely beautiful, (although I’d rather the apple was more red than it is, mph) as is Untamed’s, but I won’t be reading that.. sorry? I have waaaaaay too many books on my tbr, I have a good 100+ books, mainly because I just own them and get gifted them, but I’m working through them, being good on what one’s I buy actually (I can be good!) You should read World After though, heard it’s an amazing sequel! 🙂
I agree. 😉 I actually feel the cover is a LITTLE BIT TOO LIGHT?! But shhhh. I won't be too picky. Omg, you aren't reading Untamed. Let me just go cry in the corner. I'm shattered, utterly shattered. 😉 Okaaaay i'LL FORGIVE YOU. 100+ books is rather a lot. *gulps*
Oh my. I LOVE the cover of Winter. And Untamed!!!! It is so gorgeous!!!
I have had Snow Like Ashes on my TBR-wishlist for a while. I hope it is as good as I have been hearing!
Have a great weekend, Cait!
Untamed is just so BEAUTIFUL. I'm glad it's back to Alyssa's face too. xD Eeeep, I seriously can't wait for that book!!
WINTER I flail. I need more cresswell and I have just realized that we probably aren’t going to get through the finale without someone dying and if it’s scarlet or Wolf I will personally lead a revolt
OMG PLEASE DON'T SAY THAT YOU MIGHT MAKE IT TRUE. NO NO NO. IT BETTER NOT BE SCARLET OR WOLF THEY ARE MY FAVOURITE. They are my ultimate ship. I'm also concerned for Iko's safety, tbh. I love Iko too much.
I really enjoyed ISLA! More than Lola – but less than Anna (which is one of my all time fave’s!) I voted that you should read Isla next! Hope you enjoy!
YAY! THIS IS GOOD NEWS! I'd heard a lot of negative things about it, so I'm glad lots of people are saying it's awesome. 😉
Ooh, Mr. Holmes looks like a great movie. And I agree, not impressed with the Paper Towns poster.
It does, right?! I will so be up for Mr. Holmes. Gandalf is awesome. Le sigh to that Paper Towns poster. It's not much of a “grand reveal” either.
Ooh, GoT on audio? I haven’t tried that before (audiobooks are expensive, and the library is not very obliging), but it should be fabulous, if difficult to keep track of all the names. Really, if you can do that without a print copy, you deserve to conquer the world. *nods*
And so many such pretty cover reveals, indeed! (And movie-related releases. Have you seen the Cinderella poster though.) I do think I’ll be checking out Gandalf as Sherlock, though XD
My library is VERY obliging, which saves my life so much. Why are audio books so crazily expensive?!! Most of the time they're like $80+ and who can afford that?! GAH. Also: challenge accepted. I shall remember ALL THE THINGS and then get the world.(I haven't seen the Cinderella poster yet! I've seen the trailers, but I'm not that excited. >_< SORRY. I just like twisted fairy tales and it seems totally plain. *sigh*)
I actually kind of like the Paper Towns cover…*hides*
I liked Isla more than Lola but Anna was my favorite. 😛 It’s charming and sweet and I love the characters from the other books in it.
WINTER IS FABULOUS. I’m a little bummed because it’s sparkly and shiny and magical and doesn’t really look like the other covers, but I think that’s okay. Maybe there will be magic stuff involved, like more Lunar things? O.O
OH DON'T HIDE I WILL NOT THROW THINGS. 😉 I really want to basically see Anna (and Lola!) again which is like 89% of the reason I NEED ISLA IN MY LIFE.*whispers* I kind of agree that Winter doesn't really match. I mean, when you stick them all together, they're all getting lighter blue. Like Cress is a LOT lighter blue than Cinder, but then the apple seems the wrong shade, you know?!
Ha, can’t wait to see your review for Game of Thrones! When I read the book I was all, “I like him. He should live.” Fifty pages later, “Oh.” Damn you, GRRM. Fear not, I also haven’t read Isla and Snow Like Ashes yet, but I own both, so I will get to it soon…ish…later.
EXACTLY THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS AND IT'S NOT FAIR. I'm totally like “I like Bran. He climbs stuff and is awesome and — oh. Bye Bran.” (Although, yes, temporary bye but they still ruined his life. *glowers*)
The cover for Winter looks amazing, just makes me that much more excited! And why didn’t I know about Untamed?! Maybe this is telling me to start looking at my favorite author’s websites more often. :/
Oh, and I loved Talon, too! I don’t get why so many people don’t like it.
I follow AG Howard on facebook and she does SO many awesome updates there! It's super handy. xD Talon is just AMAAAAZING. I'm so so excited for Rogue!
THE NEW COVER RELEASE FOR WINTER!!! OMG!!! Sorry, no more caps lockXD And you should totally read James and the Giant Peach. Rohld Dhal is is hilarious and awesome and I don’t care if his books are for children, I still read them. (-: (Actually, I still read picture books from time to time, so, yeah…) Oh, and are you going to do a review of A Game of Thrones? It looks awesome!
LET US PARTY IN CAPS LOCK BECAUSE FINALLY WE GET COVER REVEALS. I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN WAITING YEARS FOR THIS. *flails everywhere* I love Roald Dahl and I actually think James and the Giant Peach is one of the only ones I haven't read! FIXING THIS. Hopefully I will do a review of Game of Thrones. xD If I get through all 33 hours I totally need to post about it, right?! XD
Those covers are SO AWESOME. And I was a bad minion and joined the give away XD
NAUGHTY. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ALL MINE.
*rebellious teenager face*
I was SO EXCITED about the Winter cover! *happyhappyhappydance* It is beautiful and it is awesome and I really, really want to know what happens.
I haven’t read Paper Towns, but even just looking at the cover poster it kind of feels… I don’t know. Very boy-meets-girl story with teenagers and something to cry about; more something that was designed to make money than because the artist thought John Green was awesome.
And there are probably 30 books in my TBR list, mostly because I ignore them by rereading and rereading because reading new books is hard and dangerous. *nods sagely*
I neeeed it in my hands RIGHT NOW. *wails because November is so far away*Trust me the book of Paper Towns is GREAT. And actually Margo isn't even in it that much because the whole POINT of the book is that she's gone. 0_0 So I have no idea if they're changing up the book. Not that I'll probably mind. I'm a huge John Green fan. xD
FIRST UP – that Paper Towns poster was such a disappointment. Also, Cara D as the main character??? Have they even read the book????? An international supermodel playing down to earth Margo???? I don’t think so. GOSH JOHN GREEN YOU’VE SOLD YOURSELF OUT ON THAT ONE.
In other news, Every Breath looks AHMAZING. And five stars?? That is so very tempting….
Amy;
Little Moon Elephant
I think the cover for Winter looks beautiful, but the hype around the books is sliiightly getting on my nerves right now, so I shall wait until it has died down, and then randomly decide to read the series in two years and wonder why I waited for so long. 😀 Paper Towns is my favorite John Green book, but I’m not sure whether I’m excited about the movie or not, because it doesn’t really SEEM like a book that would transfer very well to the big screen. I’m DEFINITELY going to see it when it comes out though, and I think the writers did well with TFiOS, so I haven’t written it off completely. The poster totally looks like crap though.
So for the TBR stack, do you mean the actual physical stack, my list on Goodreads, or what I have saved for later in my amazon cart? 😀 I have tons of books lying around at home that I haven’t read yet, BUT the actual books that I’m planning to read in the near future are usually 6-10. Then there are a lot that I was excited about at one point, but now I don’t really feel like reading them VERY soon (these are usually classics or pretentious books that I thought would be “good”, “adult” books). And THEN there’s my goodreads tbr, which currently contains 69 (yes, I said ha! in my head) books, but these are more “mark for later so I can check them out if I don’t know what to read) than “ABSOLUTELY have to read”, although they do also contain “ABSOLUTELY have to read” books, so it can get confusing. And then there’s my amazon cart, where I’ve saved 20 books for later, which means I’ll proooobably actually buy them at some point, but I might also not. This is also where all the unreleased books I want live, because I often go to the website to order a book after reading an amazing review that reminded me that I want it, only to realize the book’s not even out yet even though I’ve already read like 10 reviews. IT’S A COMPLEX SYSTEM OKAY.
It's going to be like 800+ pages WHICH IS A LOT. I'm not too worried about the hype because IT'S MARISSA MEYER. She hasn't let me down AT ALL so far and even the 200-pages of Fairest were too incredible for words. *happy sigh*Paper Towns is like my 2nd favourite John Green book (although it's like half tied with Alaska…I love that one too) so I'm REALLY PUMPED FOR THOSE MOVIE. That's why I feel like the poster is a bit lax. :(I meant physical. ha! I have like 900+ books on my TBR on Goodreads. XD I kind of feel like that's my “wish list” as opposed to what I have on my shelves/kindle for reading NOW. IT SOUNDS COMPLEX BUT STILL A GOOD SYSTEM.
I literally squealed when I saw Untamed’s cover. I thought she was done with Wonderland but I am so glad she isn’t 😀
I have (((whispers fast))) 196 books in my TBR pile. I’m a bit of a book addict 😉 Also Snow Like Ashes is amazing. Read it, you’ll love and then can come commiserate with me on waiting til October for book Ice Like Fire.
ME TOOOOO!!! I was so sad when it was over, so here's to hoping she does a spin-off series after this, right?!! haha. okay, that's probably a bit unrealistic. XD 196 is a LOT but hey, BOOKS ARE GOOD. I'm sooo excited for Snow Like Ashes!!
Your reading speed puts me to shame. 🙁 I have 9 books on my TBR (including Heist Society and Shiver) and 2 current WIPs (a rewrite and a first draft). I also have exams coming up, too little time and not enough energy. That cover for Untamed is gorgeous. Unfortunately, I still haven’t started that series…
Now that I have 2 WIPs, I’m half-considering doing Camp NaNoWriMo. When do you have to have signed up by?
Do you rewrite and draft simultaneously?! YOU ARE QUEEN IF YOU DO. I can only do one thing at a time. And I have like 5K left to edit and I'm totally just putting it off. ha. I'm a slacker. Exams. Omg. Good luck!I don't even know. I guess before April? You have to get assigned cabins or go into a cabin. It's actually the cabin thing that's freaking me out. 0_0 I've had so many people say “be in my cabin” and I kind of just want to be alone now WHICH ISN'T THE POINT OF NANO. lol I need to figure out what I'm doing.x D
Great haul! Crisis averted! I really liked Snow Like Ashes. There’s a lot of information in the beginning, but it starts moving after that. I was very disappointed in The Sin Eater’s Daughter. I totally forgot that Lauren Oliver had an MG book. It sounds cute. I’m reading Vanishing Girls right now and so far, so good! Happy reading!
Michelle @ Michelle’s Minions
Markus Zusak is an Australian author (I think?), where the book was published as The Messenger. In the USA, it was published as I Am the Messenger. Not sure why they made the change…it’s like the whole Philosopher’s Stone/Sorcerer’s Stone for the first Harry Potter book. How is Camp NaNo different from in November? Or is it the same thing, just at a different time of year?
OMG CAIT! READ SNOW LIKE ASHES! I promise you will absolutely love it! (And if you don’t… *gulps*) I read it, and I can totally picture it being right up your alley. 😉 And I’m curious to see what you think of The Treatment and Isla & the Happily Ever After – I hope you end up enjoying them as much as you did their predecessors!
AND I HAD NO IDEA THERE WERE SO MANY WONDERFUL COVER REVEALS FOR THIS MONTH! Just give me a second so I can flail! *ten minutes later* I have to say that my favorite cover reveal is Winter though. It’s gorgeous! The glow around the apple is just perfection and I adore the purple gradient background!
Thanks for sharing Cait!
Holy covers. I hadn’t seen the one for Untamed yet… WOW. That is stunning. As is Winter. But I can’t decide if I like our Queen of Shadows better, or yours. Ours is pinker. I think I might like that more. I don’t know. Also, Paper Towns’ poster gives me the sads. What the heck is that!? Also, i do not like that girl. I know that’s not really nice to say, since I don’t actually know her personally, but I do not like her as I know her public persona. So, yeah. But I didn’t like Margo a ton either, so maybe it’s okay.
Now, HOW does one not have ANY BOOKS?! I don’t understand. My brain does not actually compute. I mean, looking at the literal STACKS of books I have, and 13 ARCs for April alone… well, you are my hero, as always. I voted for World After, but Snow Like Ashes would also be a good choice 🙂
Oh man oh man. That Paper Towns movie poster does look kind of lame. I mean it features that girl that is on EVERY YA COVER imaginable. You know what I mean right? You borrowed so many amazing books Cait, I actually haven’t read a lot of them so I’m looking forward to your reviews! Have a lovely week ahead.
It’s awesome that you’ve caught up with your TBR Cait! I’m drowning in mine more than ever now that I’m sacrificing more time for the study cave…but holidays in a few weeks should soon fix that! I’ve always wanted to read Game of Thrones since I watch the show, but the books themselves are a little daunting – so I might actually try reading the audiobooks like you have which sounds like a good idea 🙂 Hope you have a lovely week 🙂
I VOTED SLA DUH!
You’ve read so much you’re putting me to SHAME. I NEED TO CATCH UP OK
Agreed, those March cover reveals are gorgeous. Why am I such a sucker for covers? I guess they just evoke all the feels and set up expectations for what’s inside the book. Even though I -know- a cover has no actual connection to the inside.
Love your read, TBR, and reveal! 😀
The covers!! Ohh the beautiful, shiny covers! I love all three! (And, as long as Untamed has lots and lots of Morpheus, I’ll be extremely happy :D) Snow Like Ashes! I’ve wanted to read it for so long, I really hope you love it. Can’t wait to see what you think of it! And World After <3 Ooh, I love that trilogy so much. I really hope I get some time to reread the first two before End of Days is released. I wish my TBR was down to 10 books, though! I've been reading really slowly this year, and it feels like I'm constantly playing catch up. Have a fab week, Cait, happy reading!
There definitely has been a lot of cover excitement this week! My fav is Untamed, just because I think that whole series is beautiful! (I’ve wanted to read it forever just because of that series, but even though I own the first two books I haven’t gotten around to reading them yet.) I do like both Winter and Queen of Shadows, but both slightly bother me as well. I think Caleana’s hips in the Queen of Shadow cover look way off, like they don’t look anatomically correct with her legs. And the apple in Winter just looks SO cartoonish. Someone put up an image of all the Lunar Chronicles covers together and I just thought it stood out. But still, love them both despite my criticalness.
I don’t really have an opinion on the Paper Towns poster. It doesn’t look pretty bland, and doesn’t get me excited about the movie whatsoever, but I can’t say I was excited about it begin with so meh. (Not because I have a thing against John Green or anything, I just can’t remember if I’ve read this book and if I have I’ve completely forgot it.)
I chose you should read the Zusak book next just because I LOVED The Book Thief and also wondered how his other books compared. Selfish reason, I know. 😛
And books on my TBR pile? Well, I think if you count all the books I have here and in the UK, I have like 70 unread books? But a good portion of those were gifted, picked up during publishing work placements, or won in giveaways. Still, SO MANY BOOKS! And this year seems to be the year of epic releases so I don’t see that number dwindling down any time soon. >.<
Read Snow like Ashes. I just got it from my library and I’m enjoying it. The covers are so pretty, specifically Winter (personally I never really liked the Throne of Glass covers all that much). That book is going to look so nice one my shelf, I bet in real life its shiny, at least I hope it will be. I really enjoyed Isla and the Happily Ever After. The romance is slower than the other books but I really connected with Isla. I managed to take a couple of books off my TBR (Throne of Glass being one of those books) but it still needs a lot of work.
I haven’t read a single John Green book in my life. One day, probably. Maybe. We’ll see.
As for Isla, I liked it better than Lola but of course nothing can top Anna. There’s a bit of instalove but the emotions are super heavy!
Have a great week Cait!
19 books on the TBR! Congrats!! You should be so proud of yourself! So many cover reveals this week, whoa. (They all look beautiful, though).
I can’t wait to see what you think of Snow Like Ashes; I’ve been trying to decide whether I want to buy it or not. AND THE WINTER COVER. I’M SO IN LOVE.
Yay! What a great week! I hope you’ll enjoy Snow Likes Ashes it’s one of my fave titles hihi Half a King sounded promising last time I saw it on Netgalley. HEHE Was there romance?
OF COURSE I VOTED FOR SNOW LIKE ASHES, HOW COULD I VOTE FOR SOMETHING ELSE?!?!?! Girl, you’re definitely in for a wild ride if you’re just about to read this one! I can’t wait for you to start flailing with us 😉 And seriously, it so made me sad that Pratchett had died 🙁 I know how influential he was and how many people he inspired, but his Twitter announcement was kinda awesome, too 🙂 I think it encompassed and gave tribute to the works he did, and it had that air of bittersweetness.
And I’m so excited for Frozen 2!!! I know, I know, maybe it should be better as a standalone, but… come on, who doesn’t want MORE idina menzel and kristen bell songs?!?!?!
I’ve heard the same thing about Isla, which is precisely why I *haven’t* read it yet after owning it for months. Oops. The Treatment was so good! SO MUCH FEELS, CAIT! Same goes for Snow Like Ashes. (Once you’re done, LET ME KNOW ASAP WHO YOU SHIP.)
Excited about allll the cover reveals! Winter actually doesn’t look too good, but it doesn’t matter because I’m sure the content will be FANTASTIC. Untamed = so much pretty! Queen of Shadows: Bad. Ass. 😉
Oooh, you have Isla and the HEA and The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl! I super adored those books! And Snow Like Ashes!! I needed to read that, like yesterday. Gah, I wish we had a fabulous library here with awesome YA titles like yours. I hope you enjoy your books, Cait!!
Thanks for linking to my cover post xoxoxo
I didn’t like Isla as well as the others — too angsty for me — but others have loved it and it’s still a lovely ending to the series.
And glad you’re no longer out of books — what a thought?!
Thanks so much for stopping by! Jen @ YA Romantics
That Paper Towns poster really DOES look fanmade doesn’t it. A bit dodgy. She’s got a fair set of eyebrows too that girl. It won’t be long before those eyebrows get their own Twitter profile and agent. Every Breath is GLORIOUS! I just finished the series and absolutely loved it! Book three is explosive! I can’t wait for Untamed, I think it was written specifically for me you know, not having liked the finale ending. Let’s face it, who cares what it’s about as long as we have more Morpheus and all his mothy goodness.
Omg, you make me laugh so hard. XD I'm sure the eyebrows will get a twitter if she gets famous enough. HEY BUT I HAVE BUSHY EYEBROWS SO IT GIVES ME HOPE. Pfft. Untamed was written for me. Just you wait, I bet the dedication will be “to Cait, the best fan in the world”. <– Totally going to happen.