I have books. It’s been an excellent specimen of a week.
Seriously, it was getting a bit scary there for a minute, with my TBR down to 4 books I didn’t feel like reading…and then I went op-shopping (thrift-storing/ secondhanding) with my mum and sister. I found BOOKS. No clothes, obviously. But so many books. I let out strangled gasps of afjkdlfasd when I found Skulduggery Pleasant books — UNREAD AND UNMARRED — and basically whispering my name. I adopted them immediately.
Also, incredibly, one of my mum’s friends (who is a famous food blogger) shared one of my posts and my blog had 3,000-page-views in ONE DAY. I-I-I am so amazed and excited and just wow. (I usually average around 700.) SO THAT HAPPENED.
So, yes, quite a lot, but I haven’t had new books in weeks.
- THE THIEF LORD: It was, like $2, at the op-shop. It’s Cornelia Funke. WHY WOULD I SAY NO?
- MESSENGER (The Giver #3): Did you know The Giver is a quartet?! I read book 2: Gathering Blue ages ago, but finally got around to book 3. The cliffhanger was RIDICULOUSLY CRUEL.
- GRAVE MERCY: For my book club! Assassin nuns, peoples, that’s all I can say.
- ME, EARL, AND THE DYING GIRL: Because it’s going to be a MOVIE.
- ALTERED: I’ve had this one on reserve at the library forever. Finally I get it and I can’t remember why I wanted it so desperately. #typical (Definitely tell me in the comments if this is a good one!)
- THE YOUNG ELITES: Again, I’ve wanted this forever BUT I’M RIDICULOUSLY EXCITED AND REMEMBER EXACTLY WHY I WANTED IT. It’s about villains. ‘Scuse me, I need a moment to flail.
- THE DREAM THIEVES: I won this from Ebony @ Daring Damsels and I cannot even begin to describe how HAPPY I am right now. Maggie Stiefvater is my favourite author of ever. Seriously, I’m having emotions all over the place this week. (I’ve read it already, obviously, but I want to REREAD soon.)
- VALIANT (book 2): I love Holly Black and I’m slowly collecting this trilogy. Backwards. Yup. I have book 3 (bought for 10 cents), and now book 2 (snagged second-hand for $4)…finding book 1 would make my day.
- THE UNLIKELY HERO OF ROOM 13B: This was incredible. Like, mind-blowingly incredible. Comics and OCD and the sweetest sibling relationships ever. Thank you Walker Books for the ARC!
- SHH!: I won this from the author, Stacey Nash! YAY.
- SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT: I bought Death Bringer (6), Kingdom of the Wicked (7) and Last Stand of Dead Men (8) from the op-shop (and totally flailed irrationally when I found them…what is breathing? i forget) and from the library I borrowed, The Maleficent Seven (7.5) and The End of the World (6.5).
The end of the world? So many books? Highly anticipated glorious papery wonders? PROMISES OF DESTRUCTION? I am so happy.
HELP ME DECIDE WHAT TO READ NEXT!!
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- SUNDAY: I detail the delicious adventure of making hot cross buns with preschoolers.
- MONDAY: Basically Half Wild by Sally Green was so fabulous. And oh look there is my heart bleeding on the ground.
- TUESDAY: Time for the monthly linkup of Beautiful People! This time it’s a siblings edition in honour of #NationalSiblingsDay
- THURSDAY: I ask why there’s so much sexism in Epic Fantasy and WOAH, the discussion is intense and detailed in the comment section. (Thanks, peoples! YOU ROCK.)
- FRIDAY: I review As White As Snow (woah, apparently it’s review-all-the-sequels-week on my blog) and it sadly didn’t live up to book 1.
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- THE UNLIKELY HERO OF ROOM 13B: This. was. incredible. I AM SO BLOWN AWAY! It was an unsolicited ARC and I just didn’t expect it to steal my feels (and punch them). It’s about OCD and superheroes. (Go read it now. Like, don’t even talk to me. JUST GO READ IT.) ★★★★★
- DOROTHY MUST DIE: I’ve owned this for exactly 12 months. Finally read it. Definitely loved it. ★★★★
- GRAVE MERCY: I read this for my bookclub and…bleh. It was written in a historical toffee style and everyone was disturbingly psychopathic. ★★
- MESSENGER: This is the 3rd book in The Giver series. It. was. so. good. Basically most wicked cliffhanger EVER. I’m still crying. ★★★★
- EON: Ugh, where do I begin? Boring and awkward and nothing really happened. No one even got eaten by a dragon. #sodisappointed ★★
I love my instagram. I do not love that it makes the pictures so HUGE. (Does anyone know if there’s a way to embed them but make them smaller?)
- There’s a trailer out for Me, Earl and the Dying Girl which…I HAD NO IDEA WAS BECOMING A MOVIE UNTIL JUST NOW. So, yeah, I have the book. I’m going to catch up ASAP.
- While we’re talking about movies, have you seen this featurette for Age of Ultron?? I’m…kind of starting to FREAK OUT WITH INCREDIBLE FANGIRLING, OKAY?!!
- Starflight by Melissa Landers has a new GORGEOUS cover. I want it.
- Imogen @ Gossiping with Dragons is celebrating her blogversary! *throws confetti*
- Sam @ Bookish Serendipity has a blogger-collaboration post for book recommendations. (I AM ON THERE. SO EXCITED.)
- Katie @ The Goodness Revolt says we don’t have to be creative all the time.
- Amanda @ Of Spectacles and Books talks about censorship. (Love this post.)
I nearly sold out my Etsy store this week (which is a phrase I LOVE to say) so I’m preparing to post some trilogy book-necklace collections. What do you think?! And, honestly now, what are the logistics of wearing all 7-Harry-Potter books at once? Hmm? Can we make this work?
WELL (obviously) I’M AN AUNT AGAIN!! If you recall from my Hot Cross Buns post, I mentioned my incredible-large-with-child older sister (who blogs, by the way). It was a girl (!!) and she’s been named Juniper, which is an incredibly adorable name even though my brain refuses it and I accidentally always call her Jupiter. Whatever. She’s soft and squishy and adorable. I officially have 4 nephews/nieces…and it’ll be up to 6 by the end of the year. Pity me, please, at Christmas time.
ALSO! Walden Media favourited my tweet about reading Messenger (The Giver #3) and…let’s just say, I’M FAMOUS AND FABULOUS.
Congrats on being an aunt again! Those book necklaces are adorable and totally awesome (I need one). Hoep you enjoy that massive stack of books and have a fantastic week 🙂
Squeeee, my new niece is so TINY and SQUISHY and…wriggly. Slippery little thing. And she's already perfect the bottom lip tremble. 😉
Ooooh, what an adorable niece. I had a lovely week, and one three hour exam is out of the way. Mission accomplished! Your niece is adorable, as are most small babies. I go a ridiculous number of ebooks this week from entering a compettion. You can get good (though older) secondhand books in Dehli, which is where I got Skulduggery from. I would love to see your thoughts on the young elites, because I love Marie Lu and I haven’t read it yet.
was it the Spring Fling competition?! Because I won SO MANY EBOOKS from them. :O I'm a little nervous though, because most came with emails asking for reviews and I didn't want to feel beholden to review them. *gulps* So. many. books. to. read.
yes it was the the Spring Fling. You don’t have to read them if you’re too busy… I think that I’ll start in May because April is crazy for me. It’s probably harder for you when you get a lot of review copies, but self-published/indie authors have a hard time too…
I’ve just read The Giver and the whole premise of the book was amazing. I read it on Kindle (so if I’d like it I’d just buy the whole quartet to save a little money and having double copies) and it let me read a sample of the next book which I did but it didn’t mention Jonas or anyone from the previous book at the start so is it the same characters or is it a completely different story?
Sarah x
Ah, yes, Book 2: Gathering blue TOTALLY disappointed me because it wasn't even about Jonas. It is a completely separate story, but then book 3 ties book 1 and 2 together. XD If that makes sense.
AWWW A BABY!!!!! SO CUTE!!!! Congrats Cait and congrats to your sister! Also, YAY!!! NOW DO YOU HAVE 5 STIEFVATER BOOKS??? 😀 😀 😀
OI must say, my week has been filed with studying…so not as fabulous as your week, although I’m not at school so I suppose that counts for SOMETHING. (dreading next week)
Enjoy your new books and yay for famous accounts favouriting things!
xoxo Renee
SHE IS SO CUTE. OMG. BABIES ARE JUST HEART MELTINGLY CUTE. Ohh, I technically have 5 Stiefvater books, but two fo them are Blue Lily. I bought one and then later I got a surprise ARC. -_- Gah. I COULD'VE SAVED MY MONEY AND BOUT SHIVER. hehe. But like 4 of my Stiefvaterling books are hardcover and just beauuuutiful. :')
Aww, your niece is gorgeous!!! Congratulations on being an aunt (again!). And your haul is just so amazing, I don’t even know where to start in admiring it! I read The Thief Lord a few years ago, and I liked it so, so much. I’d definitely recommend it! Hope you enjoy all your new books, and have a lovely week.
I seriously can't wait to start The Thief Lord. XD I'm on a real fantasy-kick at the moment, too, so I'm perfectly in the mood for it!
The Young Elites is pretty decent YA high fantasy. Some elements I didn’t like. But the epilogue sets up some good things for the sequel.
I've JUST started it!! So far, I'm a little dubious. I didn't actually realise it was going to be medieval-ish. I thought it was modern. >_< GAH. I should read blurbs….
Your niece is so cute, and I love her name! Also, yes, I buy second hand books a lot because they are incredibly cheap, and I can often find them in a condition that’s not new but new enough. It’s actually my favorite way to get classic books, because I find used classic books more often than I find used modern books.
Cheap books = happy me. I LOVE new ones and I want to support authors, but omg, I'm a poor starving artist and I have to do what I can do. ha. Classics are very plentiful second hand. *nods* I've noticed that too.
Oh yes, I HAVE read Son. It was so incredibly good. It did resolve most of the issues, but there were still a few things that I wasn’t happy with.
Your new niece is so cute!!
I REALLY NEED SON. OMG THE CLIFFHANGER IN MESSENGER IS HURTING ME.
THE THIEF LORD IS SUCH AN AMAZING BOOK.
It’s been a school reading of mine and one I enjoyed immensly (I’ve read it before). It’s such a nice story and so pretty written and the movie adaptation is one of the best.
But then, I’ve read it a few years ago when I was about 12 or 13 and loved it. No idea if it’s as good when one is older. I hope so, though.
Nadja 🙂
ohoh, The Thief Lord is a movie?! I DID NOT KNOW THIS. I definitely am excited for it now. x)
Ooooooooh, I have The Young Elites but have never read it! I might read it after I finish The Queen of the Tearling, though. And I really want to add Dorothy Must Die to the list, but I’m a little scared! 😛
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Scared because of why?? I WAS SCARED. I was scared of Dorothy because I lovelovelove fairy tale retellings and I get so frustrated if they're not good. But Dorothy was soooo good (and dark and creepy) heh. I totally recommend it! I've started The Young Elites now and it's interesting! Xmen vibe for sure. xD
I’ve heard good things about Dorothy Must Die and have wanted to read it. First that means I actually need to get a copy of it and secondly, that I have to find time to read it. One day…
Aw, cute niece. I’ve become an aunt again as well. She’s three weeks old today.
AWWW. CONGRATS TO YOU BEING AN AUNT AGAIN TOO!! Babies are so squishily adorable and … non-judgemental. They don't even care who holds them so long as its comfy. xD haha
Congratulations on becoming an aunt again! I’m sure you’ll remember her name eventually!
You got some great books too! I read The Thief Lord a while back and I remember much preferring the Inkheart books but, then again, it’s Cornelia Funke so you can’t really go wrong. The Skulduggery Pleasant books are good fun too. Derek Landy is one of the few Irish writers to make some headway into YA so that’s always great to see, being Irish myself. I was actually at a book signing of his back when the third book came out and he was pretty fun. I think I was about 10 at the time so I don’t remember too much but he was great, and I got some of the books signed too!
I HOPE SO. Gah. I actually focused very hard and called her Juniper once. ONCE. *facepalm* I've actually, embarrassingly, only read one Cornelia Funke book so I'm quite excited to try something apart from the Inkheart books. (I do so need to finish that trilogy though.) SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT IS MY LIFE. I absolutely laugh my head off at the witty dialogue. xD Zomg, you are so lucky. I would a) love to see Ireland, and b) love to meet Derek Landy. Are you going to read his Demon Road book when it comes out?!
I actually had no idea that he had a new series starting, but now that I’ve heard I’d say I’ll probably try it out. I actually haven’t read any of his books in two or three years but I’ll definitely be interested. Thanks for letting me know!
Also, if you ever consider visiting Ireland, bear in mind that this is the country whose government accidentally made LSD, ecstasy, meth and loads of other drugs legal for three days (that happened last month).
Yay to baby niece!!! How exciting and awesome. Soo cute and love her name. Congrats on the epic pageviews and awesome book finds. Seems you had a fab week!!
IT WAS PRETTY AWESOME. xD
3,000 views? That’s awesome, girl! ;D and look at those booooooks.
I totally didn’t know that Me, Earl and the Dying Girl was going to be a movie!! I didn’t enjoy The Young Elites as much as Marie’s Legend trilogy. 🙁 I need to get The Dream Thieves myself soon! I already read The Raven Boys and need to get on with this series already.
BABY EEK! Look who’s a proud auntie. 😉
THE RAVEN BOYS!!!! I have The Raven Boys and BL,LB in hardcover, but not The Dream Thieves. I have been trying to trade for TDT, but I think I am going to have to break down an buy the ebook while I wait. 🙂
AFJDLKA I AM STILL REELING. LIFE WAS GOOD THIS WEEK. hehe. I had no idea about Me Earl Etc. (haha I'm such a cheat) until this week and now Im pretty excited for it! I just finished the book though and…um….yeah, the preview already looks VERY different. But I'm still keen. 😉
I buy a lot of secondhand books-I troll the charity shops looking for new series and authors to try and my unwanted books go to charity shops if I can’t trade them. It’s my way of making donations to the charities. I always SAY I’m bad when I buy books when I should be on a book ban (like now) but if I’m honest, I don’t care coz I LOVE buying books!!! Baaaad chuckles…!
BOOKS ARE TOO AWESOME. And hey we could have worse collections, right?! We could be wanting to collect….decorative pizza cutters. BUT WE ARE EPIC AND COLLECT BOOKS.
You’ve won me over. I MUST READ SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT. I just have to. *casually puts on hold at the library with like 20 other books*
And I’m interested to see what you think of The Young Elites? I loveeeee Marie Lu’s Legend trilogy but I had a hard time with Young Elites and didn’t end up finishing it the first time around – I’m planning on trying it again, though. *nods*
yes yes YOU HAVE TO. Although even if you don't like the first few books YOU MUST KEEP READING. I was pretty “meh” about books 1 and 2 but after that….zomg. Addicted? I think yes. The humour is just golden. *whispers* I'm nearly finished The Young Elites now. I…I'm having issues. So this actually makes me feel better. XD It's not as spunky as I expected and the villainous vibe isn't scary.
Ooh, that looks like a beautiful copy of The Thief Lord</i. Have you really not read it yet?
I haven't even finished the Inkheart trilogy. I AM BAD.
Thanks for telling me Me, Earl and the Dying Girl is becoming a movie! Oh my.
Also, your little book necklaces are gorgeous, I think I’ll just pop that on my wishlist…
I seriously can't WAIT. It looks so so good (and hilarious). XD
First of all YOUR NIECE IS SO CUTE. SHE IS BEAUTIFUL! Aww, congrats to your sister. Babies are awesome!
And wow, what a great week! Congrats on sky-rocketing through the roof with 3000 views per day (?!) and the tweet from Warner Media (I think they recognised how awesome that phrase is…).
ALSO: the trailer for me, earl and the dying girl IS SO COOL. I want the book and I want the movie.
Only 3K tweets for one day. XD It's back to normal now *cries a little* lOL I AM JUST KIDDING. But it was an epic milestone! AHEM. So yes, Warner Media is officially the most awesome.
Congratulations on being an aunt! (The mere thought of having nieces and nephews makes me feel old. Possibly because any siblings I have would be over a decade younger than myself, if any. XD) And that is one ginormous book haul. I don’t think the low TBR state will maintain for a long time …
And AAAAH I hadn’t seen that Age of Ultron featurette! So excited for it — although I’m still deciding whether to trust the no-stinger rumour. :S
IT IS SO FUN BEING AN AUNT. You get the kids while they're happy and when they get cranky, pass 'em back to the parents. So much win. XD
I vote you keep calling that child Jupiter forever. I love it XDDD
ALSO SOON LIKE MAYBE THIS TUESDAY MAMA AND ME AND OUR PASTOR’S WIFE ARE PROB GONNA GO THRIFT STORE SHOPPING. (and yes there are clothes Imma look for but I’m more excited about the prospect of finding booooooooks XD)
I PROBABLY WILL. except now it's been shortened to Jupey (DON'T EVEN ASK) and I've already got Mime calling her that and the 4yr old, so yessss. Cait wins. xDomg, thrift-stores are the BEST for books. We only ever go in the holidays, because Mime is around, and I also found Disruption for super cheap AND ANOTHER RANGERS APPRENTICE BOOK. *flails* I love it when books are like $1. xD
Congradulations on being an aunt (again)! Juniper is a pretty name, I really like it. And those necklaces look amazing…how do you manage to make the tiny little covers? The Young Elites was good, I liked it. But then, it was also like 2 AM when I started reading it (i finished around 5), so I don’t actually remember anything about it, I just remembered that I liked it.
It is suuuuch a cute name. And my sister wouldn't tell us any prospective names until she was born, so it was pretty epic finding out how cute it is. xD (I print out the tiny covers. XD It can be a little fiddly but I love it.)
That stack is impressive! I would also be super impressed if that stack didn’t fall between photos. I have wanted to pick up Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl for some time, but seeing that awesome trailer when it was released has definitely made me want to pick it up quicker! Great haul!
-Monica @ Tomes Project
I kind of sprained my entire ARM carrying them. HAHA. Okay not quite. But they were super heavy. I'm sure I was carrying a full tree there. XD
Finding used books is always so exciting!
You need to read The Young Elites right away! The protagonist is an anti-hero and it’s glorious. There needs to be more books about villains!
Especially when the used books are a) super cheap and b) a book I really really want. xDXD
OH jeez that’s a lot of books HOW DID YOU READ SOME OF THEM ALREADY. And how did they not topple towards the ground. Also The Thief Lord is good, but I read it back in elementary school so I mayyyyy be a little biased here. Oops. OH WELL. I see a lot of awesome things happened in your life! AND I LOVE THE NEW HEADER THINGS.
I DON'T KNOW. I JUST READ FAST AND DON'T OTHERWISE HAVE A LIFE. AHHA. Okay, I totally broke my arm carrying all of those. (Shhh, I don't exaggerate at all, don't look at me like that.) And yesss I want to read The Thief Lord so bad because I love Cornelia Funke and I HOPE I don't feel too old for it. It can be hit-or-miss for me when it comes to MG. AWW THANK YOU ABOUT THE HEADER-Y THINGS. XD that completely makes my day. 😉
I’m surprised that Messenger had such a big cliffhanger because the fourth book didn’t come out until recently, which is YEARS later. It’s a good thing you didn’t read it when it first came out! But who are we kidding, right–readers love torturing themselves with awful cliffhangers. It makes them feel all giddy and twisted inside.
I also wanted to say that I LOVE THE SUBHEADINGS IN THIS POST. Are they new? Because they are great and you should keep them. =)
I think Lois Lowry loves to watch people cry. *nods* I'm sure she snacks on the tears of her poor readers.THEY ARE NEW! ZOMG. I'm so pleased you noticed. ^_^ I keep fiddling with things and tryyyying to make them look professional (lol that is a joke. -_-) and I'm really pleased with how these look SO YES I'M KEEPING THEM. XD
Sounds like you had one awesome week. That’s a LOT of new books, which is le awesomeness. 🙂 And I do pity you at Christmas time — My only sib is almost 7 years younger than me, so here’s hoping I don’t have any nieces/nephews for quite a while.
I wasn’t a big fan of Grave Mercy either — the concept is pretty amazing, but I struggled with the plot/characters/writing. Which is a lot to struggle with in a single book >.>
Dorothy Must Die was recently added to my TBR — that cover w/o the dust jacket is really neat; and yes, really creepy. Thanks for sharing!
It was pretty spectacular. *dances* XD Ha! But gosh, yes, I hope you don't have nieces/nephews for a while. 😉 I have 4 older siblings and 3 of them have (or are having) kids so, yaaay for me. Except at Christmas time. When I'll be broke. *gulps*Agh, yes, EXACTLY THAT to Grave Mercy. It was a let down after the awesome premise.
So many books!!!! Also, that picture of you with your new niece is absolutely adorable (I love babies)!
Great post as always!!
xx
BABIES ARE THE CUTEST. Especially this one. hehe. But maybe I'm just biased. 😉
I am not an aunt because my sister is 16 so…. But I am an old cousin. I have a little cousin who is four years old and he is adorable. Also, all my other cousins are older than I am so they all have wives and kids so I have lots of… cousins-once-removed?
(And yes, all my cousins are guys. My sister and I hold up the girl-power in our generation.)
I really need to go thrift shopping for books and clothes. Being in college gives me a new perspective on money.
I really want to read Me and Earl and the Dying Girl because the movie’s coming out! It looks kinda adorable. 🙂
It’s true that instagram makes the pictures so huge. I tried messing with it but I couldn’t change the settings. Oh well. Huge is good.
OOH I have a genius idea for the HP minibooks! What if you make the first one and the seventh one earrings, and then you can have five on a chain instead of all seven. THERE.
The girls are the strong ones in our family. *nods* I only have one brother and a TON of sisters and a lot of girl cousins. Most of my second-cousins are boys though, so my family is mostly balanced? HA HA EXCEPT WE'RE ALL CRAZY. Ahem. What was I saying? (Zomg, ignore me, it's late and I'm loopy.)I love cheap books, I mean, it doesn't support the author but i AM A POOR BOOKWORM. Life is expensive, seriously, shheeeesh. HA THAT IS AN EXCELLENT IDEA FOR THE HP SET. omg, that would look so epic right?! And a bracelet. Then I could have like 2 for earrings, and 2 for necklace and 3 on a bracelet. *plots* DID I EVER MENTION YOU'RE A GENIUS?
Look at that – I’ve given you TWO WHOLE GENIUS IDEAS in the last… month?
*chuckles proudly to herself*
I KNOW RIGHT?! Gee. I just need to hang around you like all the time.
YES YOU ARE FAMOUS AND FABULOUS
AGE OF ULTRON AAAAAAAAAAHH
ADORABLE NIECE (No, I’m not an aunt…)
I AM SO JEALOUS OF YOUR BEAUTIFUL BOOK STACK. THAT IS AWESOME. I looove buying books second-hand, especially at library sales. There is also an awesome second hand book store that I NEED TO GO BACK WITH BOOKS TO GET CREDIT THERE AGAIN BECAUSE WONDERFUL BOOKS. I also saw White Cat there and died and almost got it but was stupid and didn’t because it was expensive. CLEARLY SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH ME.
ALSO I READ THE SECOND HEIST SOCIETY BOOK. YOU MUST READ IT. HAAAAALE. <3
BEING AN AUNT IS AWESOMENESS AND BABIES ARE CUTE AND AGE OF ULTRON IS ALREADY FREAKING ME OUT WITH FEEEEELS. Omg, you didn't get White Cat?! SO MUCH REGRET. XD But thenI can't talk, because I passed up buying Shiver for $4 which is stupid of me, but at the time I thought “nah I don't need it”. Gah. I need EVERY Maggie Stiefvater book. -_-
The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B sounds fantastic! I would read on title alone, but now that you’ve told what it’s about I’m convinced to need this book posthaste. (I’m not really sure if I spelled that right… But spellcheck is not saying anything so, it should be good.)
Congrats on another niece! Being an aunt sounds like a lot of fun.
For Instagram, I usually use this app called Instasize. I think it’s free, but sometimes there are advertisements on it. -__- Advertisements on an app sounds weird to me, but apparently people do that.
I'm reviewing it tomorrow (?! I think? Gah who knows what I schedule. It's usually a surprise to me as well) AND IT IS JUST SO CUTE AND INCREDIBLE AND HEARTBREAKING. But not as sad as a lot of the contemporary/mental-illness YA books these days, so that was a relief. XDI shall look up instasize. THANK YOU.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?! I now have to read that Earl book. It’s been on my TBR for eons but now I have to make it nr 1. I must. I must.
Also: cute niece!
YOU ARE SO WELCOME. I just devoured it and it's totally hilarious. xD
Congrats on your new niece! I don’t have any nieces or nephews. I’ve only got one sister, and I don’t think she’s planning on having any kids. But I’ve got lots of… first cousins once removed? (Children of my first cousins.) I already have 17 of those (I think… I’m starting to lose track), and there are 3 more coming in the next few months! Whew.
I haven’t bought second-hand books in a long time. I don’t like the way they smell. Even if they’re new-ish, they might still smell like someone’s perfume or cigarette smoke, which is a constant reminder that I’m not the first person to have read the book. And I like being the first person to have read the book! (It’s why I don’t do physical library books; I much prefer e-books.)
Family titles get complicated right. 0_0 I know what you mean…are they second-cousins? GAH. I DON'T KNOW. I have lots of second cousins too that are quite young. Woah, though, that is a lot! you have a busy family. ;-)Ooh, yes, that would be awful of the second-hand books smelt. I DON'T LIKE WEIRD SMELLS. Lucky for me, I've only ever gotten average bookish-smelling 2nd hand books.
Congrats on being an aunt again! I learned that my brother and his wife are expecting this later this fall. That will be 6 more me by the end of the year as well.
Grave Mercy has been on my TBR list for like EVER! I did pick up a uber marked down copy before the end of 2014. Assassin nuns was the selling point for me when a bookseller was telling me about it when it first came out.
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aww, congrats to you too then! YAY FOR NIECES/NEPHEWS. (Although they seriously need a puralised word. I mean we can say “cousins” and “siblings”, so my mum decided we should say “Niblings” for nieces/nephews. *nods* It totally works.)
CAIT WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME. The new Avengers movie has already taken over my blog and my twitter, and I’m sure it will continue to do so for the next weeks. I carefully repressed my excitement the last two years and only let it out during random periods of rewatching the movies, because I knew I wouldn’t be able to handle the wait otherwise BUT NOW THE RELEASE DATE IS SO CLOSE AND I CAN’T. I’m basically just sitting here, waiting to spontaneously combust from excitement. DID I MENTION I’M EXCITED YET.
Aaaaaanyways, congrats on the tiny human and the books. I can’t wait to see what you think of The Young Elites. I’m always curious about an antihero storyline!
DUDE JUST STOP REPRESSING AND GET EXCITED WITH ME. I'M DYING HERE. DIE WITH ME. BASICALLY, THAT IS ALL. WE SHALL SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUST FROM THE AWESOME. *throws popcorn*
OMG CAIT. YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE THE YOUNG ELITES! Especially considering how you are with books about villains. 😉 This is going to be right up your alley, and I can’t wait to see what you think of it when you finish.
And aww…your niece is adorable! ♥
Thanks for sharing, and happy reading!
FAJDLKFASD I LOVE VILLAINS. THEY ARE MY LIFE.
Aww congratulations!! Juniper is adorable!! I would loooove to be an aunt, but I just don’t see procreation in my brother’s future 🙁
That stack of books is GLORIOUS. I don’t even know what else to say. Because… so pretty. I need to read Me and Earl and the Dying Girl too. Because it is a movie. I will read just about anything when someone says they’re making it a movie. I don’t really know why. Also, I have owned it for like, a year and a half. So I voted that you should read it, of course!
And oh my goodness, your new Etsy creations… THOSE COVERS. I need. You are so talented Cait! Enjoy new baby snuggles and ALL the books 🙂
Eh, brother's are annoying. Although my brother will be less-annoying if he has small children for me to coo over. xD (He's only recently married though, so lol, I'm not rushing him. XD) Oh and Me And Earl and the Dying Girl is INCREDIBLE. It's hilarious. It's kind of pointless and not a TFIOS tear-jerker at all, but it. is. hilarious. HA. YES! I actually thought of you when I made the white Hunger Games covers. xD I think I'll do a giveaway for them, eh?! XD
FUNKE!!! I thoroughly enjoyed the Hot Cross Buns post. You are such a good (and saintly) aunt. We do have hot cross buns here in the US at Eastertime. They even have them in the grocery stores. Ours, just like the mincemeat pies, are much less spicy. We make ours with just cinnamon and raisins. I am intrigued by the mixer/chopper/weigher thingy! As far as the state of undress of your niblings (love this word), my son spent his preschool years in near nudity and is very well adjusted. Lol. Congratulations on the new squishy love! I adore the name Juniper. I have Dorothy Must Die, but again, I read an awful prequel novella (No Place Like Oz) and have been put off the book! If you liked it I will give a whirl anyway. I just started listening to all 22 Wizard of Oz books on audio. Also, congratulations on the popularity of your guest post; you are on a straight path to world domination. 🙂
LOVE ME SOME CORNELIA FUNKE. Oh yes, they call me “Aunty Fabulous” *smiles modestly* And I pretend I'm 100% awesome and don't tell about the time where I dropped a kid or two. SHhhh. JUST KIDDING. ahah. Although I did lose one of them at the library once which was slightly scary. I found him again, though, never fear. Zomg, why am I confessing all of this?! LOL Niblings is the best word ever.What is it with small children and clothing opposition?!! Well, I mean, it's easier to clean them than soak clothes I guess?SO THERE ARE POSITIVES. Dorothy was FABULOUS and I put it off forever because of the less-than-stellar reviews. and I just got book 2 in the mail today! *flails* Definitely can't wait to start it.x D
Me, Earl and the Dying Girl, 13B and the Young Elites are all on my TBR list, so I’m excited to hear what you think. You know, I’ve also had Altered on my shelf for a while and cannot remember why either…. Hmmmm. I wonder.
IT'S HILARIOUS. Totally read it! I laughed so much my mum and sister poked their head in my room to see what was so funny. And that is a FIRST .XD
Congrats on you new niece! I have 3and 2 nephews and I’m always buying things for them year round. At Christmas I go broke but I wouldn’t trade them for the world. Lots of pretty books this week. Enjoy!!
I KNOW RIGHT?! I love being an aunty and I whinge about Christmas buuuuut gah, I don't mean it. xD They're so epic.
AAAH congrats on the new minion-to-be! I totally missed that on Instagram this week!
Also, I love your book necklaces. Wearing all 7 of the HP books is TOTALLY DOABLE. (maybe. I want it to be.)
Congrats on those page views, you deserve them girl 😀
YOU HAVE GRAVE MERCY. Yes. Excellent life choice. One of my favorite books (series). And this was my reaction before I saw your rating and opinion, hahaha. Shoot 🙁
Awhh, babies are adorable 🙂
Congrats on being an aunt! The baby is so cutee <3
Also, that's a huge pile you have! I haven't read any of them, sadly, but I'm planning on reading The Young Elites since I love the Legend trilogy.
Anyway, happy reading, Cait! 🙂
I love your blog. I think I have been here a few times but just never followed, my bad. I am now following 🙂 Me, Earl and the dying girl OMG it looks amazing!!! I want the book and to see the movie!!
Congratulations on being an auntie again 🙂 Happy Reading!
WHAT A WEEK. Congrats on being an aunt (again!) I am sad to see that you didn’t like Grave Mercy! That series is one of my favorites. You should still give Dark Triumph a chance 🙂
Sounds like you’ve had quite a week! I never think to look at books at thrift stores but I can see I’m definitely missing some opportunities! Congratulations on your niece and have a fantastic week!
You AVERAGE 700 a DAY?! GIRL, YOU ARE FAMOUS. Seriously. I’m lucky if I even get 300 in a day! :)) you’re truly an inspiration to us all, Cait 😉 Please, teach us your ways!
In any case, I reaaally need to read Dorothy Must Die. It seems interesting enough… plus, I hear there’s an anti-heroine of some sort? I never really got into Grave Mercy, either. The writing style just didn’t resonate with me, among many other VALID reasons. Haha. I have my reasons, people!!! Don’t brick me for not loving it >_<
Hope you have a fabulous week ahead, Cait!
Congratulations on the birth of your niece! You definitely need to read the Young Elites and Dorothy Must Die as soon as possible, both were books I though I wouldn’t like but ended up really enjoying.
Your niece is precious. Lots of spoiling is in store. LOL
Your book stack is as tall as mine. I had to break it up in to two pictures!
Wow! 3K views in one day is staggering for us poor (literally, books are expensive) book bloggers. You are so lucky in your book finding! I have yet to find a decent YA book at the thrift store. Maybe I just shop at the wrong thrift stores, or maybe you’re a much better spine spotter. (I like that alliteration. That should become a thing.) I’ve read The Thief Lord, but I didn’t love it. Have you read it?
Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl looks so great! I can’t wait to read it, and watch it when it comes out. Also The Unlikely Hero looks SO GOOD. I must gobble up that book! Is it out yet for people that don’t have special ARC status?
All in all, it looks like you had a really fantastic blogging week!
~Sarah Faulkner
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BABY!!! I SHALL CALL IT SQUISHY AND IT SHALL BE MINE AND IT WILL BE MY SQUISHY!!!
Also, I love your little book necklaces! I might have to figure out how to order some from you. 🙂
OMG ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL LOOKS SO AMAZING. I CRIED AT THE TRAILER. I thought it was going to be a TFIOS but honestly, the dialogue is so beautiful – so muc better. And there isn’t a pretentious person who think he’s so smart for his cigarette metaphor. <3
YOUR BOOKS OMG. CAIT STOP. [actually don't because I love it!]
Congratulations on the aunting! I’m sure you are excellent at it 😀
ALSO: did not know that movie was coming out but it seems touching and not at all TFIOS-like and I need it. #FlingMyselfAtTheLibrary
Newborn babies are the best… especially when you can hand them off to their moms when they are anything but adorable. And the name is great!
Wow that is some stacking! I voted for your next choice too.. Thank you so much for visiting my post.
Hey Cait! Looks like you have been SUPER busy! I really like those charms you’re making. I’ve been seeing them made by fans but have not the slightest idea of how to even begin making one haha Also, I voted for you to read The Skulduggery series next. You told me about them and got me interested so… Yes. Read that one. hehe
*aggressively wants the new Avengers movie*
You niece is adorable! 🙂 I love the name Juniper (and Jupiter). It’s so unique.
Also, I love the idea of having trilogy necklaces. And I would so buy a complete Harry Potter one if you successfully made it. 😉
Awesome books. So many great ones! And that is awesome about the page views 🙂
I hope you enjoy 🙂 Happy Reading!
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You have to read Me, Earl and the Dying Girl. I read it last year and it was one of my favorites of 2014. I enjoyed it so much better than TFIOS as I was reading it when that book/movie blew up. Also, are the Skullduggery books really good? I have seen them and they look like something I might like but I haven’t heard a lot about them/
BABIES! BABIES! Ohhh, so incredibly lovely, isn’t she gorgeous! I remember that new baby smell, like powder and sunshine and fluffy little farts. That’s a beautiful photo Cait. I know you prefer to be behind the camera, but you’re incredibly photogenic. I’d be asking mum to frame that one <3
I've checked out our local op shops once or twice looking for old classics (still hoping to find an early edition Alice in Wonderland for my collection, but alas, no luck), but all they seem to have are old tatty bodice rippers. No thanks. You're local one sounds incredible, lots of bargains. And who needs clothes when you have books anyway? Just fashion yourself a lovely book ensemble, you're an Etsy seller, you people are the Macgyver of crafts.
OH HECK YES. I need a paper dress. I just truly do. And provided it doesn't rain, I should be good to go. AW, YOU ARE SO NICE. That's the first time I've been accused of being photogenic. 😉 It's the baby that's the cutest little thing. And it's been 6 days, yes, but I still call her BABY because names are so overrated.
I’m so jealous of all the books you got haha! Congrats on being an aunt 🙂 (again)
I KNOW YOU ALREADY READ YOUNG ELITES AND IT WAS A NO GO AND THAT BREAKS MY HEART. But hey, I still luv ya <3
Grave Mercy did not do it for me either. MAYBE MY PUNY BRAIN COULDN'T WRAP ITS HEAD AROUND THE CONCEPT LOL
AND HOLY MOLY THAT STACK OF BOOKS. Insane!
AND YAY NIECE! Congrats on being annnn Auntie!!!!
WELL I'M REALLY HAPPY YOU STILL LOVE ME BECAUSE OTHERWISE, I'D PROBS CRY. WHO KNOWS. IT'D BE MESSY THAT'S FOR CERTAIN. I still want to read the next book though. CUZ REASONS. Grave Mercy had so much psychopathic killing. The girl was full on upset if she couldn't kill a guy. I mean, chill woman. There is more to life than mass destruction.
Happy to see you have had such an amazing week. Congrats on becoming an aunt again!!!! 🙂 I’ve owned Me, Earl and the Dying Girl for far too long and now I want to read it so badly. I just watched the trailer and the movie looks incredible and like it will probably make me cry like a baby.
IT'S REALLY REALLY GOOD. I couldn't wait and just read it on Sunday, like in one afternoon. It's hilarious, like absolutely HILARIOUS.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is one of my favorite books! I read it last summer and I was laughing on the first page (and throughout most of the rest of the book). I hope you enjoy it.
And The Young Elites got a movie deal too! I still haven’t read it, but it’s on my list.
ME TOO!! I couldn't stop laughing!! I loved it a lot. xD