So, I’m back! I took an unplanned 3 week break from blogging and YouTube which I think I really needed. After posting every day of December I really wasn’t feeling motivated. So I took some time & I’m back! Will hopefully be back on youtube soon too. Had to fix an SD card issue first… Literally 2 SD cards of mine are breaking at the same time (One my camera cannot read at all) & I want to get new ones before recording anything.
Anyways! Here is my February TBR. In January I participated in Bookopoly ReadAThon and because of the challenges I landed on I didn’t get a chance to read the books I was super keen for! So hopefully I will get a chance in February. This TBR will be short however as I have ALOT on in Feb including organise the Miles From Anywhere Auto Show & Shine (including traveling to pick up supplies like trophies for the evnet), helping out with events for Miles Golf Club & Carnivals happening at work. It’s going to be a busy month!
Another rambling! let’s jump in!
Physical/eBooks
This is Not a Ghost Story by Andrea Portes
The Cousins by Karen M. McManus
Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan MGuire
Audiobooks
I am currently listening to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire but I’m not sure yet if I will continue the series or just jump into something else. I won’t bother including the covers for those as I think you all know what they look like by now.
Geekerella by Ashley Poston
The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston
Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston
Crown of Coral and Peal by Mara Rutherford
Kingdom of Sea and Stone by Mara Rutherford
Well that’s about it for my February TBR. I have a couple rereads on here (Geekerella, The Princess and the Fangirl & Crown of Coral and Pearl) as I want to reread those before continuing onto the next book in those series as it’s been a while.
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What books are you keen to read in February? Have you read any of these? Let me know your thoughts!
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Here is my ambitious TBR! December is always crazy at work & I’m also committing to Blogmas & trying to post every day of December. So I don’t know how much I will read but these are the books I’d like to read!
Currently Reading
Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega
Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker
Ghost Squad I am currently listening to on audiobook & loving! Over the Woodward Wall I have just started, so no thoughts yet really but I’m keen to see what is going to happen.
Audiobooks
The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu
Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
Both The Kingdom of Back & Cinderella is Dead are on the Goodreads Choice Award Challenge I am doing but I am also keen to get to these as both were on my TBR prior to doing that challen!
eBooks
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Basardoust
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
These two are also on the Goodreads Choice Awards Challenge. Girl, Serpent, Thorn was already on my TBR and I’m super keen for it. These Violent Delights I am a little nervous for though as it’s a Romeo & Juliet retelling which I don’t love & it’s a romance, which I also don’t love. So we will see if I enjoy this one or not.
Physical Books
Among the Beasts and Briars by Ashley Poston
The Game by Linsey Miller
This Vicious Cure
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What are you most looking forward to reading in December?
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So, as many of you may know Goodreads has just opened their Goodreads Choice Award voting. As many of you also probably know the Goodreads Choice Awards are not that great for fairness… Firstly, there are books on there that haven’t even released yet or have just released (These Violent Delights for example), so how can those books compete with books that released in January for example. Of course the books released earlier in the year will get more votes as simply more people have had the chance to read it. Secondly there is often books categorised in genres that they simply don’t fit in. Thirdly there is a lot of sequels which of course will get more love because if someone reads a sequel it is because they loved book 1 and will likely love book 2. So they have an unfair advantage to first books in series & stand-alones. Fourthly (is that a word?) there is people that vote for books simply because they like the author, even if they haven’t read the book And lastly there is people that vote for a book when it was literally the only one in the category they have read. Really this is the case in all cases though because unless you have read every book in the category how do you really know it’s the best one there? There are other reasons but these are the main ones that make this unfair.
ANYWAY! For that reason I decided to take on the challenge to read as many books in one category as I can. The category I chose is Young Adult Fantasy/Sci-Fi
There is some books in the list that I will not be reading because they are sequels of books I haven’t/or won’t read. Also one of them I DNFd in the past. So I won’t be completing that one but I can still give a bit of feedback for it in the end!
Already Read
Fable by Adrienne Young
All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace
DNFd
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Won’t be reading
The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare
Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tome Adeyemi
Midnight Sun by Stepahnie Meyer
Will be trying to read!
Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
Cemetry Boys by Aiden Thomas
The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu
So with that discussed let’s talk about what I am planning to read in November!
November TBR!
Firstly, Audiobooks!
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang
And now for physical books, eBooks & graphic novels
Dear Justyce by Nic Stone
Legendborn by Tracey Deonn
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
The Backstagers: Vol 2
The Backstagers Vol 1
The Backstagers: Encore
Wicked Things
Something is Killing the Children
Hex Vet by Sam Davies
Mrs. Perivale and the Blue Fire Crystal by Dash Hoffman
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What are you looking forward to reading in November? And what are your thoughts on the Goodreads Choice Awards?!
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In October I have decided to join Colour-A-Thon which you can find on Twitter HERE! This is a team based ReadAThon and I have chosen Team Blue which means that ever book I read must have blue on the cover somewhere. There are also prompts to complete which I will talk about in my TBR! I will also be reading 2 books as Buddy Reads for The YA Book Nerds!
Read a book by a black author
Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
Read a LGBTQ+ book
The Avant-Guards by Carly Usdin
Read a book that has one or more non-white characters
Dear Justyce by Nic Stone
Read a non fiction book
This is the only one I don’t really have a book for as I just don’t read or own any Non-Fiction books
Read a book set in Autumn
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell & Faith Erin Hicks
I really want to reread this one so perfect timing!
Read a horror/thriller
The Silence of Bones by June Hur
Buddy Reads
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
If you want to join the Buddy Reads for Salt to the Sea & The Inheritance Games you can join our Discord! Mexican Gothic is the Buddy Read for the Kiki Patreon’s of Books with Chloe
Other books I want to read
The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton
Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston
Mrs Perivale and the Blue Fire Crystal by Dash Hoffman
Traitor by Amanda McCrina
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What are you keen to read in October? Are you participaing in any ReadAThons?!
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It’s already September which is crazy! I will of course be participating in Bookopoly ReadAThon in September which is a ReadAThon I host. Obviously because Bookopoly runs by receiving a challenge based on a dice roll I won’t really be able to set out a TBR but here are some books that I hope I can fit into Bookopoly challenges as well as a couple ARCs and a Group Read I will be reading.
Currently Reading
eARC I will be reading
Indigo Owl by Charlie Archibold
Firefrost by Camille Longley
Indigo Owl is a book I received from Wakefield Press as part of a Blog Tour and my review will be out on the 26th of September! Firefrost is an eARC that I received through NetGalley which releases 21st of September so look out for my review sometime before then.
ReadALong
A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
This one is the first ReadALong for The YA Book Nerds which is the Facebook Group I run! The ReadALong will take place from the 17th to 30th of September and we will be chatting over on Discord! If you wanted to join this ReadALong just head over to our Discord.
Books I hope to fit into challenges
Misfit City: Vol 2 by Kirsten Smith
Fence: Vol 2 by C.S. Pacat
Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston
Wolf by Wold by Ryan Gruadin
Mirage by Somaiya Daud
Let’s Chat!
Who else is participating in Bookopoly ReadAThon? What are you most looking forward to reading September?
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Yes, I am taking on 3 ReadAThons minimum this month! May I join another? Maybe. Maybe not. We will see!! So let’s jump into it
General August TBR & Dewey’s 24 Hour 2020 Summer Reverse ReadAThon TBR
So firstly, Dewey’s 24 Hour ReadAThon begins 7th of August at 8pm EST. So for me in Australia it begins at 10am on the 8th of August! Which is also the same day Tome Topple begins. I have a general TBR which I will be focusing on during the days that I am not doing any ReadAThons (1st to 7th) and also during Dewey’s. Even though Dewey’s is also day 1 of Tome Topple I am not going to stress about the 500+ page requirement for Dewey’s.
Fable by Adrienne Young
Descendant of the Crane by Joan He
Firefrost by Camille Longley
The Bone Thief by Breeana Shields
Fable & Firefrost are both eARCs that I need to read & review before September. So they will be my first priorities. Then I will concentrate on the others if I have time.
Tome Topple TBR
Tome Topple goes from 8th to 21st of August and I have a bit of an ambitious TBR but I am aiming to try and get some of the books off my TBR that are on my 20 books to read in 2020 list.
The Devil’s Thief by Lisa Maxwell
Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
Courting Darkness by Robin LaFevers
King of Ashes by Raymond E. Feist
These are the 5 books I will be aiming to read. Which as I said may be ambitious but I will try my hardest! I may end up picking up The Devil’s Thief as an audiobook and maybe one of the others. Will just see how I feel!
Roll the Dice ReadAThon
So I don’t have a TBR for this one as I will be discovering what I will be reading as it happens. For this one there are 2 methods that you could chose to take and I am using the method where you assign each of your shelves a number, roll the dice to chose a shelf, then assign each book on that shelf a number & roll again to discover what book to read. So obviously I don’t have a TBR for this one!
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What’s on your TBR for August? Are you participating in any ReadAThons?
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**I’m sorry that the book cover images in this post are not all nice and sized the same like I usually do. You may have noticed that WordPress is not working like it used to when it comes to resizing images. I can’t get them to resize to the size I want.. Hopefully this is fixed soon but for now we are just going to have to deal with it… If anyone has a suggestion please let me know!!! It’s driving me insane and I spent over an hour yesterday trying to figure it out.**
FIRSTLY! DetectAThon has been postponed so I will not be participating in it as I planned. Just incase you watch my YouTube TBR and saw me talking about it. Unfortunately, i filmed & edited that before the announcement went up and I simply don’t have time to re-edit it.
HouseCupAThon is a Harry Potter themed month long ReadAThon for the entirety of June. TBR Jar ReadAThon is a readathon where you put the names of books in a jar and pull them out. So there won’t be an actual TBR for that one but just wanted to mention that I will be putting the HouseCupAThon books into the jar and pulling them out. TBR Jar ReadAThon goes from the 5th till the 14th of June.
HouseCupAThon
Tom Riddle’s Journal: Read a book by an author that uses a pen name or their initials
Obviously Robert Galbraith is J.K. Rowling’s pen name! So The Cuckoo’s Calling fits this challenge easily. I also thought it would be a good idea to read this as this is a Harry Potter themed ReadAThon and she obviously wrote both! Also, I love Mysteries. So hopefully I’ll enjoy this one.
The Howler: Read a book that has a character who must face the consequences of their actions
I won’t mention why but I think both Voldermort & Snape have to face the consequences of their actions in Deathly Hallows. So it definitely fits the challenge! I will be reading this one on Audiobook.
The Burrow: Read a cozy book.
Harry Potter is my ideal for a cozy book as it’s a story I love and could reread happily everyday without getting bored. Order of the Phoenix was simply the next one I had to read in order. I’ll also be listening to this one on Audiobook.
Lockhart: Read a book with a love interest everyone loves
I’m not huge into romance so I usually don’t care for the love interests that everyone obsesses over. I chose Half-Blood Prince because of Harry’s love interest! Who doesn’t love her?! Again, reading on Audiobook.
De-Gnome the Garden: Read a book that you are thinking on unhauling
I was planning on unhauling The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender as I have just lost interest. I originally purchased this book as it was the Group Book of a ReadAThon last year but I never had the motivation to pick it up. Hopefully I will get to it this time and enjoy it.
Whomping Willow: Read a book with a tree on the cover.
There is actually a couple trees on Fawkes in the top scene, so perfect fit. This one has also been on my radar for a while. I have read Romanov by Nadine Brandes and really enjoyed it. So hopefully I’ll like this one just as much!
Following the Spiders: Read a hyped book
This book fits perfect because, lets be real, every book by these authors is hyped to all hell! I really enjoyed Aurora Rising so I can’t wait to jump into Aurora Burning!
Polyjuice Potion: Read a book in a non-traditional format or a format that you don’t read very often.
I am twisting this challenge a little bit. I’m instead reading a book that is not in ITS traditional format. Obviously The Hobbit is a novel however I will be reading the Illustrated Revised Edition! This one is a reread for me but I love this edition and my partner (who is not a reader) has agreed to read it with me. We will see if that happens but I hope so as I’m always trying to convince him to read!
Fawkes: Give a book a second chance
I did start Toil & Trouble a while ago during another ReadAThon but I chose to pick up the audiobook that time which was a mistake. I love audiobooks but as this is a short story collection and that chose a single narrator to do all the stories it got very confusing very quickly. Obviously it was the same voice for every story and the narrator used the same voices for different characters in each of the stories I read, so they all started blending together very quickly. I couldn’t’ follow it as I was just getting confused trying to remember what had happened in this story so far and not in the previous ones and such. It was just not ideal. I think for short story collections the publishers really need to chose at least two narrators and get them to alternate stories to make it easier on the readers… Anyways, that is why I’m giving this book a second chance and reading it physically this time.
Petrified: Read a book that you’re afraid to read
I am not exactly afraid to read Odd One Out, I am just worried that I will not like it as much as I did Dear Martin which was amazing! I have seen some pretty low reviews on Odd One Out which makes me a little worried but I’m going to give it a go and hopefully I will love it!
Required Reading: Read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets or any Harry Potter book
Goblet of Fire is the next Harry Potter book I need to read in my reread, so I put it on the list!
What are you most looking forward to on your June TBR?? Mine would have to be Fawkes or Aurora Burning!
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This is a bit late as it’s already Day 2 for me here in Australia but oh well! Here is my TBR for the Fantasy JourneyAThon! You can find all the info for the Fantasy JourneyAThon HERE!
Please note that I am a Shadow Walker for this Round and being a Shadow Walker allows you to jump from one path to another as long as it is not forward on the same path. I will be using this ability.
Haroyell: Read a first book in a series
The Backstagers: Vol 1 is the first book in The Backstagers Graphic Novel series. I’ve been meaning to read this one for ages so I thought now would be the perfect time!
Dupressa: Read a short book
Why not continue the series? For Dupressa I will be reading The Backstagers: Vol 2 as it is just over 100 pages, so definitely a short book.
Garon: Read a book from your favourite genre
My favourite genres are Fantasy & Mystery equally, so this time I will be reading a Mystery book called European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman which is the second book in The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club series.
JUMPING FROM GARON TO MOUNT PAEDRIS USING SHADOW WALKER ABILITY
Mount Paedris: Read a book with a map
I’ve decided to throw 2 rereads into my TBR. I have been in a massive slump, so I don’t want to push myself too much! So I will be rereading Harry Potter via audiobook for Mount Paedris. All the newer editions of Harry Potter I have feature a map, so this fits perfectly.
Maroo: Read a book with a monster
This one just fit perfectly, so I will be rereading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on audio for the Maroo challenge!
Tryllin: Read a book featuring royalty
I haven’t actually chosen a book for this but I will likely find an audiobook or graphic novel to fulfil this challenge later in the month!
Nialas: Read a predicted 5 star read
This one is book 3 in The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club series and I have loved book 1 and what I’ve read of book 2 so far, so I am expecting to rate book 3 with 5 stars as well! Fingers Crossed.
Are you participating in the Fantasy JourneyAThon?! What are you most keen for on your TBR? And what team are you om?
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This month I am participating in 2 ReadAThons! SimsAThon is a month long ReadAThon themed around the Sims game which takes place for the entirety of October & I’m also participating in MateAThon but I will have a dedicated TBR for that one coming soon. So let’s jump into the SimsAThon TBR first!
Choose A Household: Read a book from later in a series
This is the 28th book in the Hercule Poirot series by Agatha Christie, so it’s definitely later in the series!
Build a House: Read something set in another world
This is a YA standalone fantasy set in the Kingdom of Achra!
Perfect the Layout: Read a book with an interesting format
I plan to reread the whole The Illuminae Files series via audiobook this month. I have read the whole series & also reread Illuminae & Gemina via audiobook but I want to reread Obsidio via audiobook. So I am rereading the whole series. Illuminae is also written as a dossier of documents, so it fits the challenge well!
Interior Design: Read a book with a pretty cover
I love this cover and I have been meaning to read it for a while! This one I will be listening to as an audiobook.
Live Mode
Fall in Love: Read a book with a romance element
I don’t usually deliberately choose romance books but this one sounds like an interesting Sci-Fi book but also has romance. So hopefully it isn’t too over the top!
Reach the top of your Career Track: Read a finale
This is the last book in the Fallen Isles Trilogy and I can’t wait to get to this one!
Take a bubble bath: Read a book over 400 pages
This is the last book in the Stalking Jack the Ripper series and I can’t wait for this one either! I’m a little nervous as I didn’t love an element in Escaping the Houdini but I’m hoping I will love this one as much as I love Stalking Jack the Ripper & Hunting Prince Dracula.
Get Married: Read a book with an established couple
This one features a couple that is established in one of the previous books and I already wanted to read it, so it fits perfectly!
Pay Bills: Read your most recent purchase
My most recent purchase was of the 3 Exclusive Collector’s Editions of the US Shades of Magic series. So out of those 3 I only have A Conjuring of Light left to read, so that is the one I will be reading for this challenge!
Astronaut: Read a book set in space
This is set on another planet, so close enough to space. This is Volume 4 of The Woods.
Athlete: Read a book featuring sports
This one is pretty self explanatory. A graphic novel featuring fencing.
Business: Read a book with a number in the title
The Woods: Vol 5! Another self explanatory one as the number 5 is in the title.
Criminal: Read a Thriller
This is a Thriller that was being hyped up around release and I have been curious about since! So I’m keen to get to the audiobook of this one.
Painter: Read a book with a colourful cover
This is another Graphic Novel that I have been keen to get to and it has a colourful cover, so it fits the challenge!
Secret Agent: Read a mystery book
For this challenge I will just be listening to the next book in the Hercule Poirot series by Agatha Christie. Whichever one that is!
Style Influencer: Read a hyped book
When everyone was hyping this book I said to myself that I would not read it as I was quite frankly just sick of hearing about it. Then when I was looking for books for my TBR I was scrolling down my saved audiobooks on Scribd and this one was there, so I decided to give it a go.
Tech Guru: Read a futuristic book
Wildcard is the sequel to Warcross which is a futuristic sci-fi gaming type book and I’m keen to get to it except that I really hope the romance that was present in Warcross does not come up in this one.
Writer: Read a book by a new-to-you author
This is another audiobook I want to listen to and I can’t wait to get to it.
Then there was also these challenges but I haven’t chosen any books for these just yet.
Other books on my TBR!
Are you participating in SimsAThon? What are you most looking forward to read in October?
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