All the Bookish Things

Hi everyone!

It's been a while. The other day I remembered I once kept this little blog as a small way to share my passion for reading and books. When I decided to revisit, I was surprised that people are still viewing this old thing. It's fun to go back and look at my initial thoughts of books I've read a few years ago (despite gritting my teeth through the grammar and being too excited over books of which I have different views now). Life has been busy, and I don't think I'll make this blog as active again. Maybe an occasional post here and there, but it's safe to say that this blog can rest in peace. The last post I made was in the spring of 2014. It's now 2016. I've still been reading and thought that I would share some memorable books I've read since then (4/5 or 5/5 stars). To see all the books I've read, I have remained active on my Goodreads; you can also find these books listed in order as I will be sharing only small thoughts on each one. (The list is ordered chronologically).

Halloween Reads

Hey everyone!
Today I'll be sharing some Halloween reads. Personally, I am not a fan of horror movies and am hesitant about books. I'm also very sorry about the lack of posts. Everything has just been crazy! But I still hope you enjoy this one! I didn't forget about you guys! These books are mostly supernatural or paranormal. They contain varying degrees of creepy or spooky, and like I said, I hate horror stuff so some of these books may not be that bad at all. Some of them aren't really scary, but they fit into the supernatural theme (i.e. The Mortal Instruments with vampires and werewolves, etc.)  If you want to hear what I personally thought about them, you can search them on my blog (Top left or on the right) or click on one of the labels below of the book's title!

• The Diviners by Libba Bray
• The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin'
• The Mortal Instruments (series) by Cassandra Clare
• Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
• Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

Thanks for reading, Kait

Autumn Book Tag

Hey everyone!
Today I am doing a tag that I found on YouTube. It's the Autumn Book Tag which I thought was pretty convenient since, you know, it's fall now. Anyways, let's get started! Let me know if you do this tag. I tag all of you!

1) What is your favorite thing about Autumn?
I love the weather and fashion. It's also so pretty outside since the leaves are changing.
2) What book on your shelves reminds you of going back to school/your school days?
I have some books that I read for school on my shelves. Otherwise, I can't think of one!
3) Find a book on your shelf which has something Autumn related on the cover.
Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver
4) What is your favorite horror/Halloween story?
Maybe The Diviners by Libba Bray because it is kinda creepy and scary.
5) What is your favorite horror film?
I hate horror films, but for Halloween I like to watch the Disney movies!
6) Which book release are you most looking forward to this Autumn?
HOUSE OF HADES BY RICK RIORDAN.
7) Which film release are you most looking forward to this Autumn?
CATCHING FIRE.
8) Three books that you are hoping to read this season?

1. House of Hades by Rick Riordan
2. Allegiant by Veronica Roth
3. Champion by Marie Lu

Anyways, hope you enjoyed this tag! What book are you most anticipating? Thanks for reading, Kait

Important Dates for Readers

Hey everyone!
In the upcoming month and beyond, I feel like there are many new book sequel releases and movie adaptations coming out. So I decided to help myself and hopefully you, too, with these dates. These are all from Goodreads for the books. Also, these are all the books I've read and heard of, so there's a high possibility that a book you read is not on here. (I also couldn't find the date for the TFIOS movie.)

House of Hades, Rick Riordan   | Oct 8, 2013
Never Fade, Alexandra Bracken | Oct 15, 2013
Allegiant, Veronica Roth            | Oct 22, 2013
Altered, Gennifer Albin              | Oct 29, 2013
Champion, Marie Lu                  | Nov 5, 2013
Unsouled, Neal Shusterman       | Nov 7, 2013
The Book Thief (Movie)            | Nov 15, 2013
Catching Fire (Movie)               | Nov 22, 2013            
Cress, Marissa Meyer                 | Feb 4, 2014
Ignite Me, Taherah Mafi            | Feb 4, 2014
Divergent (Movie)                     | Mar 21, 2014
Lair of Dreams, Libba Bray       | Apr 22, 2014
City of Heavenly Fire, Cassandra Clare | May 27, 2014
The Retribution of Mara Dyer, Michelle Hodkin | Jun 3, 2014

So these are just a few of the many releases coming out. I'm excited for them all! Thanks for reading, Kait

Uncompleted Series Tag

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Two posts ago I did the Completed Series Tag but I realized I had many uncompleted series as well. So here I am, doing this post for you all! Like last time, I'll be listing all the book series I haven't finished- and I believe for most of them, it's because the additions in the series are not out yet. This time, I'm providing links to my reviews, too!

• Mara Dyer series | Michelle Hodkin
• A Crewel World | Gennifer Albin
• The Darkest Minds | Alexandra Bracken
• Legend series | Marie Lu (Prodigy Review)
• Divergent series | Veronica Roth
• The Heroes of Olympus | Rick Riordan
• Shatter Me series | Taherah Mafi (Unravel Me Review)
• Unwind series | Neal Shusterman
• The Lunar Chronicles | Marissa Meyer
• The Diviners | Libba Bray
• The 5th Wave | Rick Yancey
• The Mortal Instruments | Cassandra Clare (reread CoB! Liked it more!)

Those are all the uncompleted series that I have! I'm excited to finish all these series. I hope you enjoyed, and thanks for reading! -Kait

Five Books to Continue a Series I Can't Wait for PART 2

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A little while ago I did part one to this blog, which you can find here. Since then, I read several new series that were uncompleted! This is in no specific order; however, in part one, House of Hades is number one and Allegiant is number two. Both of those are in order- I want HOH the most, and Allegiant second! Otherwise, like I said, there's no order.

     1. The Retribution of Mara Dyer | Michelle Hodkin (October 22, 2013)
         I love this series. I have a review on them here! Especially after the cliffhanger in the second one! But I'm so excited for this book!

     2. Never Fade | Alexandra Bracken (October 15, 2013)
         I adored The Darkest Minds (which I also have a review here). However, I'm not sure I like the direction that we're headed in. I talk about it in my review, but without trying to spoil anything, a few characters that I really liked and made the first book might not show up in this one. But I still bet it will be amazing!

     3. The Diviners #2 | Libba Bray (March 11, 2014)
         I loved the first book! I just did a review a couple of days ago, which you can see here- more self promotion!). It was pretty creepy, but really interesting! I love the characters, the plot, the setting... and we have to wait a long time. I thought waiting for October 8th will be hard, but this is even longer. Thank you.

     4. The 5th Wave #2 | Rick Yancey (August 2014)
         You see, I really did enjoy the first one. But I didn't like it as much as other people. I think I was in a reading slump when I read this. HOWEVER, from page 300 and on.... it was so awesome! And how this book ended... it makes me excited for the next one!

     5. Shatter Me #3 | Taherah Mafi (February 4th, 2014)
         I really liked the first book, but in the second, personally, I found the place she was at (trying not to spoil!) a little uninteresting. But I loved the ending and when she talked with Warner and all that exciting stuff. How Unravel Me ended makes me super excited for this book!

This were a few of the books that I can't wait for! I hope you enjoyed! -Kait

Book Review: The Diviners by Libba Bray (Spoiler Free)

Hey everyone!
So yesterday I finished reading The Diviners by Libba Bray. At first I was intimidated by it, partly for its size (and it's not even that big- close to 600 pages), but for some reason, I thought this book would be very challenging to read and more of an adult book than a YA book. But I pos-i-toot-ly loved it! (See what I did there? If you read the book, you'd know!) I must say, I love the book jacket and actual cover itself!

"Evie O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City--and she is pos-i-toot-ly thrilled. New York is the city of speakeasies, shopping, and movie palaces! Soon enough, Evie is running with glamorous Ziegfield girls and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is Evie has to live with her Uncle Will, curator of The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult--also known as "The Museum of the Creepy Crawlies."

When a rash of occult-based murders comes to light, Evie and her uncle are right in the thick of the investigation. And through it all, Evie has a secret: a mysterious power that could help catch the killer--if he doesn't catch her first." (Goodreads)

June Wrap Up & July TBR

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Today I'll be sharing the books that I read in June and what I'm planning on reading for this month.

JUNE WRAP UP

• The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken (review here)
• The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (review here- for whole trilogy)
• The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan
• The Serpent's Shadow by Rick Riordan
• Across the Universe by Beth Revis (review here)
• A Million Suns by Beth Revis (Do not have a review for this one and Shades of Earth, if you would like to see one, let me know!)

I just finished Shades of Earth yesterday, but since it was July, it doesn't count! Just to let you all know!

JULY TBR

• The Diviners by Libba Bray (Goodreads link here)

REREADS:

• City of Bones
• City of Ashes
• City of Glass
• City of Fallen Angels
• City of Lost Souls

      All by Cassandra Clare. Yes, I'm planning on rereading TMI this month. I might stop after the first three because I have a lot of other books I want to reread, but I'll see how far I get. The Diviners might take a while- it's thick, and I have read books this thick in two days, but I'm not sure how much the story will capture me! It's kind of intimidating!

Thanks for reading! -Kait