July Wrap Up & August TBR (2016)

Hey guys, this is Abi here,
And since this is the last post I can do, of course I am going to be doing a wrap up!

But first there is a matter that I must speak to you about!
And no, it isn't the fact that Harry Potter & the Cursed Child is out! (I already have a copy!!!!!)
But it is about my posts.
I'm just letting you all know in advance that I am going on holiday tomorrow and that this is the last post I am going to be doing until Monday 8th August. (I'm coming back on the Monday, but I will definitely be doing that post. It might be a bit late, like 2am on Tuesday (UK time) but I won't sleep until I get it done!)
But don't worry, I will be doing a post every day until I catch up on the amount of posts I missed, so expect a lot of posts!
Also, that is why I am doing my August TBR today as well.

So that's that, let get on with the post!

July Wrap Up & August TBR (2016)

July Wrap Up (2016)

So these are the books that I read in the month of July. They are nowhere what I was hoping to accomplish in terms of reading this month, but I did find the time to do some writing this month as well, so it's not a total loss. So anyway, here are the books that I read:

1. Life and Death, by Stephenie Meyer

2. Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer

3. New Moon, by Stephenie Meyer

4. Eclipse, by Stephenie Meyer

5. Breaking Dawn, by Stephenie Meyer

6. Red Queen, by Victoria Aveyard 

7. Before I Die, by Jenny Downham 

8. Glass Sword, by Victoria Aveyard 

9. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, by J K Rowling

10. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J K Rowling 

11. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J K Rowling 

So altogether, not a complete loss, as I did get to read 11 books (even if 9/11 of them were re-reads). 

But on to my August TBR (which isn't going to be full of re-reads, thank god). 

So here is the TBR!

August TBR (2016)

TBR Jar Challenge (I decided to just do one this month so I can catch up on all of the ones that I currently haven't completed yet). 

TBR Jar Challenge: Read a series finale: Seven Minutes In Heaven, by Sara Shephard 

Okay, I've been saying for what seems like the longest time that if I didn't pick this challenge in the next couple of months that I would just buy this and use The Last Star instead because I've been reading this series like a book a month for 4 months and I read Cross My Heart and Hope To Die like two or three months ago, so I just wanted to finish this series and be done with it. But then I picked it! And the world is okay again! (I don't know why I said that)            I have already ordered it, and it should arrive from the 4-8th August, so I should be able to squeeze it in at some point in this month. I also find that if I'm on the verge of a reading slump I know I can go to this series and It'll get me back into the reading mood, and because I'm reading a bunch of new books, it seems like the perfect fit. 

I am really looking forward to seeing how Sara wraps everything up to be honest because it's all so crazy at the moment in this series! But I guess I'll find out soon enough! 

Other Books 

1. On the Other Side, by Carrie Hope Fletcher

Okaaay... what can I say about this book? I've talked a lot about it, so I'm not sure what else I can say about it. But if you haven't seen the posts in which I include this book, (Introducing... On the Other Side and July Book Haul) I'm gonna tell you about the plot. This book is about an 82 year old woman who when she has to pass through to Heaven finds that she can't because her soul is too heavy. So to pass through to Heaven she has to unburden herself of the three secrets she has kept over a 50 year span. Oh, and she is now 27. (I totally just copies and pasted that text from another post I did). 

2. Chasing the Stars, by Malorie Blackman 

Malorie Blackman! And sci-fi! Together! Is there anything better? No seriously, it's been literally a whole year since I've read a new Malorie Blackman, and I'm really interested to see how she copes with a sci-fi book, particularly the world building. I'm not worried about the characters, her characters are always first-class. 

3. Since You've Been Gone, by Morgan Matson 

Again, don't know what I can say about this book because I've mentioned it so often, but I think it's the one I'm most likely to read out of all of the books in this list. I've only really heard positive things about this, and I reckon I'll really relate to the characters, particularly Emily. I feel really bad not to have read a Morgan Matson book yet, but hopefully this'll be the first one many. 

4. Six of Crows, by Leigh Bardugo 

I was meant to read this last month, but due to lack of time I wasn't able to. But I am really hoping to read this book and complete the reading challenge that is tied to it (read a popular YA book). Also, Crooked Kingdom comes out in less than a month, so I need to get on this. It's about a bunch of criminals that each have their own unique set of skills that are given a proposition. Complete a number of impossible tasks and they get a life-changing amount of money. They also can't kill each-other in the process.  

5. Hate List, by Jennifer Brown 

This really is just a book that is sitting on my TBR pile, and I want to read it before it becomes too big of a problem. This is going to be a month where I focus on all the books that I've been wanting to read for a long time, books that I have left for my remaining TBR challenges, and books that aren't tied to categories, and this book fits the bill for two out of three of those categories. Really interested to find out the way the story goes for this one, because I haven't read a book with this type of story-line before. 

6. Passenger, by Alexandra Bracken 

Yet another book that I've wanted to read for ages. 

So that is my July Wrap Up and my August TBR! There are a bunch of new and exciting books that I cannot wait to read on this list, and I also can't wait to share my thoughts on each and every one of them, because I will be reviewing all seven of them! 

So I will see you all on the 8th/9th August, and have a wonderful day!

Byeeee!

-Abi xxxxx

5 Books I Can't Wait To Be Released (Update)

Hey guys, this is Abi here,
And I can't wait for this month to be over!
(Not because of what I'm doing, which is a wedding and a holiday, but because I went August to get here so I can read some new books and start doing reviews again!)
But August isn't far away, so today I will be listing an update on books that I cannot wait to be released!

5 Books I Can't Wait To Be Released (Update)

1. Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2), by Leigh Bardugo 

Okay, I know I haven't even read Six of Crows yet, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to love that (hopefully) so I'm going to be including this book on the list, just because. I don't really know anything about it, because the blurb might include spoilers from the first book, except for the fact that it is the concluding book in the trilogy. 

Release date: 22nd September, 2016






2. American Monsters, by Derek Landy 

Again, I need to read Desolation before this comes out, but I love Derek Landy's books, and me reading the concluding book to the Demon Road trilogy (this book) is about as likely as the sun coming up tomorrow. Again, don't know much about the plot for this one because I haven't read Desolation so it might include spoilers, but I know that I cannot wait to see how this trilogy ends. 

Release date: 25th August, 2016 (So just under a month)

3. Heartless, by Marissa Meyer

I read the Lunar Chronicles at the end of last year, and I am super excited to read what looks like her next book because she does fairytales really well (this looks like a Fairytale because it is set in Wonderland).                              Release date: 8th November, 2016  

4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Illustrated Version, by J K Rowling 

I can't believe it took me this long to remember this one! (Especially since I'm re-reading the Harry Potter series right now) But I can't wait to get this since I already have Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.      Release date: 4th October, 2016

5. Replica, by Lauren Oliver

Now this book seems really interesting. It jumps from two perspectives, and the way you read it is up to you because there are two half's, for each of the characters. (You can read it chapter by chapter, switching between the POV's, or you can read one whole perspective, and then switch to the other). That by itself makes it interesting. But the plot itself isn't like anything I've read before.  

So that is my update on books that I can't wait to be released! If you have any thoughts on any of the books I mentioned, or any others that you are are looking forward to being released, let me know in the comments, because they make my day! 

So I will be posting my July Wrap Up and my August TBR on Sunday (this is just a one-time-thing because I am getting on a plane on Monday and won't be able to post).

So have a lovely day, and I will see you all on Sunday!

Byeeee!

-Abi xxxxx

A Trip To the Cinema Book Tag

Hey guys, this is Abi here,
And today I am doing a book tag!
Even though I've already done one this month, I just felt like I wanted to do one!
But this is no ordinary book tag! Because I created it!
I mean, the last time I created a book tag was on Christmas Day, over 7 months ago! (The Running Tag, go check it out).

So with that I give you: A Trip To the Cinema Book Tag!

A Trip To the Cinema Book Tag

1. Ice blast: Name a book that explodes at the start but gradually turns into slush. 

Throne of Glass. It was interesting at the start, but I just felt like it couldn't hold it all together. The ending was okay, but the more I got into it the more I lost interest. 

2. Premier: Name a book you bought as soon as it was released

There are a number of books I could write about for this category, but in the end I decided to go for Red Queen because it was the first book in the series, and I was a fan from the start. Also most books I buy as soon as they are released, often it's the second or third book in the series, and that just feels wrong to put it in this category (Hunger Games/ Twilight/ Divergent). 

3. Adverts: Name a book you wish would hurry up and get here already!

It was way harder to think of a book than I thought it would be to be honest, but I finally remembered Carve the Mark. (It really shouldn't have taken me this long to remember this book). 

4. Sneaking the cheap sweets into the cinema: Name a book you didn't think it worth it to pay the amount you did. 

Okay, first, I want to explain the question. When I'm going to the cinema I buy sweets and drinks from Tesccos down the road (the sweets and drinks are ridiculously over-priced in the actual cinema. With the exception of the ice-blast)

Now I picked Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children because I just generally found it kind of boring. The link to the full (spoiler-free) review is on my Post Pandemonium... page. 

5. Watching a guilty pleasure: Name a book from a new genre (that you hadn't tried before) that you enjoyed

This category isn't necessarily for this specific book. It really was just historical fiction in general. (it really wasn't about Book Thief, it was the fact that I didn't think I'd enjoy historical fiction, but it surprised me that I actually did). 

So... this was kind of a random tag, but there isn't really a book tag like it, so that's a good thing I guess! 

Also I apologise that it was so short. 

Have a lovely what's left of the day, and I will see you all on Friday. 

Byeeeee!

-Abi xxxxxx