Booking It

Book Haul March 2012: “The Sequels Haul”

The Stuff:

- Hallowed by Cynthia Hand*
- Looking for Alaska by John Green
- The Nightmare Garden by Caitlin Kittredge*
- The Crow & The Singing by Alison Croggon*
- Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl*
- Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver*
- Legend by Marie Lu
- The Magicians by Lev Grossman
- Starters by Lissa Price
- The Passage by Justin Cronin

* denote sequels, hence “The Sequels Haul”

Yes. I’ve decided to start doing that thing.

I’m considering this a goal - not necessarily an achievable one, due to pursuits aside from Tumblr (as though such things exist). Which means that you probably won’t be seeing reviews on these books. But hey! Maybe you will! And I seriously have to cut down my TBR. Seriously. Drowning in the sea of pages here. (Although if you have to drown… books aren’t such a bad thing to drown in, I don’t think).

Anyway, you’re here for the books, and I can’t blame you. Here’s my (unambitious) (for me) TBR for March! It doesn’t include course books (James’ What Maisie Knew, Ford’s The Good Soldier and other fun stuff), so it’s purely recreational. My favorite kind of reading :)

1) Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta: Because it’s fantasy, and it looks great, but primarily because I also have to read

2) Froi of the Exiles: which is the sequel/companion, and also looks great. I’ve got a review copy, and I’m so, so, so utterly bad at putting up reviews of those before the book comes out. So I’m crossing my fingers I can get ‘er done and throw together a review before this comes out on the 16th!

3) Spellcaster by Cara Lynn Schultz: A bit of fluffy, insubstantial paranormal Harlequin TEEN romance sequelfoolery. I have yet to review the first book, Spellbound, so watch out for that. Also an advanced copy. Also hoping to get up a review before/around the release date.

4) A Temptation of Angels by Michelle Zink: Remember when there was all that buzz about Prophecy of the Sisters? Yeah, I never read it. But surprise! This is another ARC I haven’t read! I’m such a bad reviewer! But I’m actually really pumped for this - magic, mayhem, romance, that cover…

5) Croak by Gina Damico: Another review copy I never got to. This one’s about a teen grim reaper and touted as a bit of a dark comedy/satire. It’s also a series-opener (like anything isn’t a series opener) so that should be interesting.

And that’s the roundup. It’s only five books, but I’m pessimistic - mainly because I’m pessimistic about everything. And I really desperately want to read Divergent. If I get a spare hour somewhere near the end of March, I’m squeezing that in. Must. Be. In. Loop. Agh, I’m such a bad reviewer.

Aside from that, this looks like a freaking sweet month of reading! What’s on your TBR?

2011 Reads: The Complete List!

… it’s been almost a month. Bad, Addie! Bad! I plan on making a video about my faves from 2011, but thought I should put SOMETHING up after my inexcusable absence. 

Book Haul! (November 2011)

Oh, I have to stop this madness. And yes, I’m going to read these. And review them. … … … Eventually. 

Books:
- Guards Guards! by Terry Pratchett
- Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett
- The Naming by Alison Croggon
- Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
- Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories by Angela Carter
- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
- Crossed by Ally Condie
- The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
- Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
- Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Books of the Month: October!

What was your BOTM this month? :) Linkies below!

NANOWRIMO Account!:
http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/participants/addiecat92

Watch my review of “The Iron King”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9UJeIIOgmU

Watch my review of “Jane Eyre”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-fC2N6k2mw

More reviews to come!

Book Haul (October 2011): Fantasy Novels!

I love books :) 

What I Got:
- A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin 
- Shades of Milk & Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal
- The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
- The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
- The Iron Daughter & The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa
- Eon by Alison Goodman
- Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

Book Review: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

READ ME!: I am not hating on this book. In fact, I liked it. I’m just a bit strange and felt the need to expound upon this point. I didn’t mean to offend anyone by suggesting this book’s plot was unoriginal, but I maintain what I said! 

(Just… just go watch Labyrinth. Do it).

Book Review: The Hunter’s Moon by O. R. Melling

Kickin it old skoooool.

I forgot to mention the total - it was 4 / 5. Pretty solid. Although I’m fairly sure a point of this is just based on nostalgia.

This or That Tag!

Tag time :)

Tag started by:
http://www.youtube.com/user/AurasBookBox

My rant on “The Goddess Test”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sDM1Fuc8qk

Here are the questions - I TAG YOU!!

- Audio book or book in hand?
- Soft or hard cover?
- Fiction or nonfiction?
- Fantasy world or real-life issues?
- Harry Potter or Twilight?
- Kindle, iPad, or other?
- Borrow or buy?
- Bookstore or buy online?
- Standalone or series?
- Monster read or short and sweet?
- Starry eyed romance or full of action?
- Curl up in your snuggie or lay in the sun?
- Hot chocolate or latte?
- Read the review or decide for yourself?

My Updated Rating Scale!

From now on all of my reviews will be rated using this scale. A scale that actually makes sense.