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Top Ten Books I Read In 2013

Dec 30, 2013

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that members at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. All bloggers are then welcomed to join. This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is: Top Ten Books I Read In 2013

This was very very very x10000 times hard for me. I read so many amazing book this year. So it was pretty hard choosing 10 books from the 54 I read this year. So I cheated a little. I just could not choose. These are in no order at all, because that would be absolutely impossible for me to choose. Some of these books have reviews or reviews soon to come so just click on the covers to read them.

1. Bloodlines Series by Richelle Mead – I read all 4 books this year because I didn’t really keep up with all this book news before so I only really found out about them at the end of last year. I adore the Vampire Academy Series if you didn’t know that already and I was not disappointed in any of the Bloodlines Books at all. They just take me to another world, make me feel so many emotions. I cannot explain it. I can read these books over and over again.

2.Pawn (The Blackcoat Rebellion #1) by Aimee Carter – I have talked about Pawn so much in the last month or two. I just love it. I think it’s an amazing dystopian novel and it just blew me away. I had not read anything my Aimee Carter but I knew of her work. I cannot wait for book 2, Captive to be released

3. Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits #1) by Katie McGarry – I just recently finished reading Pushing The Limits and boy what have I been missing out on? It was just an amazing and emotional read. Pushing the Limits has been on my list to buy for a long time, and I just kept putting it off, don’t know why I did that.

4. Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna #1) by Kendare Blake – I didn’t think I would like this book at all, it was just not my thing, I am a total scaredey cat. But gosh boy I was wrong, yes I was Kinda scared at parts but this book blew me away. The writing was beautiful and it drew me from the start. I have the second book on my shelf and I plan to read it as soon as I can.

5. Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry #1) by Simone Elkeles – I have loved a lot of contemporary novels this year and this is one of them. I loved it to bits. It was fun, emotional, interesting, unique I could go on and on. Simone Elkeles has recently become one of my favourite authors that I have recently read. I am dying to read the next 2 books in this series.

6. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green – This book brought out so many emotions in me, I was crying like a baby. I remember going down stairs after I read it with tears just running down my face. It was just a beautiful story that could happen to anyone. It took my breath away.

7. Angelfall (Penryn & End of Days #1) by Susan Ee – Wow this books blew me out of the water. It wasn’t your typical books about fallen Angels. It was beautifully written. Also the fact that the book was not heavily relying on romance made it that much better. It showed the growth of the characters that was unbelievable. I could not put the book down at any moment.

8. Divergent (Divergent #1) by Veronica Roth – I was really late getting into the Divergent books and I am bummed because it was truly such a fun read. Even if I did have a few problems with it. It had so much more that just blew me out of the water. It took me to another world, I could imagine what was going on, I could feel the pain. The world was so interesting, so unbelievable yet very believable.

9. Under The Never Sky (Under the Never Sky #1) by Veronica Rossi – I had never heard about this before I picked it up. it was in the bargain on The Book Deopistory but I am very glad I did. This has to be one of my favourite Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic of the year, it was just amazingly written, interesting, new, vibrant. It has romance, fights, emotions it was everything I could of asked for in a book.

10. Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan – I have no idea why I waited so long to read this series, I think maybe because I never found the first book in the shops. But I finally got around to it, and I was not disappointed. They are amazing reads that never let me down. They were always fun to read. I am planning to get my brother to read them soon.

11. Looking For Alaska by John Green -I know what you are thinking, this is 11, well I just could not choose it was too hard. But anyway. I just loved Looking for Alaska it was emotional yet very inspiring in a way. I loved that we got to hear from a male perspective because I am so used to a female. it was different. I love John Green that’s it.

So that’s it my Top 11 Books for the year! I really loved all the books I read this year and it was hard to choice 11. Do we have any of the same this year? What was on your list.

This is also the last Top Ten Tuesday for the Year. I hope that you have enjoyed and have a Happy New Year

December Book Haul

Dec 29, 2013

I just love sharing all the new books or bookish related items such as swag etc that I get throughout the year. So at the start of each month I will post what I bought throughout the previous month or received from either publishers, Netgalley, from people or won in giveaways etc. For example at the start of September, I make a post about what books or bookish Swag I bought or received throughout the mouth of August. I would also like to hear what books you also bought throughout the month as well, maybe we bought something the same.

I only bought 2 books this months which was a surprise but I did receive 11 books from my family for Christmas which is amazing. I also received 2 ebooks for review. I have some more books coming in the mail from Christmas but they haven’t arrived yet.

Bought

Dance of Shadows (Dance of Shadows #1) by Yelena Black
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings #1) by J.R.R Tolkin

Gifted For Christmas

The Diviners (The Diviners #1) by Libba Bray

Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits #1) by Katie McGarry

World After (Penryn & the End of Days #2) by Susan Ee

I have been wanted to get the Diviners for ages and when my aunty said she going to get me some books for Christmas this was straight on the list same goes for Pushing the Limits. After reading AngelFall a few days before Christmas I just wanted the sequel World After as soon as I could get it and my siblings needed to get me a presents and there we go. haha.

Girl of Nightmares (Anna #2) by Kendare Blake
Pawn (The Blackcoat Rebellion #1) by Aimee Carter

After reading Anna Dressed in Blood I wanted to read the next one as soon as possible so my aunty also got me them for Christmas. I received an e-arc of Pawn and I adored it, you can read my review here. I really wanted a physical copy, so bam I got it for Christmas haha

I also received the Hogwarts Library Book Set that includes;

Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them (Harry Potter Companion Books #1) by Newt Scamander – J.K Rowling
Quidditch Through the Ages (Harry Potter Companion Books #2) by Kennilworthy Whisp – J.K Rowling
The Tales of Beedle The Bard (Harry Potter Companion Books #3) by J.K Rowling.

Cinder (Lunar Chronicles) by Marissa Meyer

This year I participated in The Broke and Bookish Annul Secret Santa, which was a whole lot of fun. I received Chantelle from Book Reviews with the Blog Monster as my Secret Santa, check out what I gave her here. Jodie from Aussie Bookworm received me as her Secret Santa and she gave me a copy of Cinder by Marissa Meyer. Which was quite funny because I gave Chantelle a Copy of Cinder as well.

Received

For Always (For Always #1) Janae Mitchell
Psycho Inside Me by Bonnie R. Paulson

I received a copy of For Always from Janae was we were having a little chat and she kindly offered me a copy to read. I also received an ARC of Psycho Inside Me.

So that’s it for the month of December, what did you get through out the month?

Top Ten Sequels I Can’t Wait To Get My Hands On!

Nov 5, 2013

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that one of the bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. All Bloogers are then welcomed to join. This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is: Top Ten Sequels I can’t wait to get my hands on.

This week was sort of hard as I haven’t really started many new series this year. I have read alot of stand alone, finished off series or read the whole series at once. But I did give it my best try. These are in no particular order.

1.City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare – This is the 6^th and last book in to The Mortal Instruments Series, just need to know what will happen, and with Cassandra’s snippets and telling a fair few people will die, I just oh my. Need it. City of Heavenly Fire expected to be published May 2014

2.The Fiery Heart by Richelle Mead – This is the 4^th book in the Bloodlines series and if you haven’t realised already, I adore Richelle Mead and her Vampire Academy world books. I cannot wait to get back in and see what happens to Adrian and Sydney. This Comes out the 19^th of November.

3. The Blackcoat Rebellion #2 by Aimee Carter – Pawn is not even out yet and I am dying to read the second in the series. I received an ARC of Pawn and adored it. I cannot wait to read more of this series.

4. Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi – I have yet to read the second book in the Under the Never Sky Trilogy but I love the first book to pieces and from what I have heard the second book is just as amazing. I do plan on reading it very soon. Into the Still Blue is set to be published January 28^th 2014

5. Winter by Sierra Dean – I really enjoyed the first book in this series, it was a quick, awesome read and I cannot wait to see what happens in the second book in the Dog Days Series as we are left with a cliff hanger in the first book. On Goodreads it says it’s expected to be published in November 2013 but I am not too sure about that.

6. Fractured Innocence by Julia Crane – I recently read the first book into this series Freak of Nature and really enjoyed it. So when I heard there was going to be another book, I just had to put in on this list. No published date yet.

7. Angel Fever by L.A Weatherly – I have really enjoyed the first 2 books into the series. And cannot wait to see what happens next, don’t be fooled by the cover. This has already been published in the UK/Australia in August this year but I am yet to read it.

8.Sliver Shadows by Richelle Mead – Well I had to do, yes I know I already have The Fiery Heart on my list but I know I cannot wait for this either. This is the 5^th book into the Bloodlines Series. Set to be published August 2014.

So guys that is all I could think of :/ What sequels are you looking forward?