Winter TBR / Top Ten Tuesday

    

Hello! So per usual I am late to TTT! But Luckily this weeks topic is winter tbr's! so I decided to go ahead and post the books that I'm excited to get to this winter and that way its still a TTT post but also kinda on its own! So Top Ten Tuesday is a feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and you can follow the link back to their blog and see other follow bloggers tbrs! 

So I actually went back and checked my fall tbr that I had posted a couple months ago and I managed to read 6 out the 10 books that I had listed! Not bad! I'm a mood reader, so I rarely follow tbrs. I am trying to change that a bit though! I like the idea of setting myself a guideline for my month! Anyway on to the list!





1. The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Now this books doesn't come out till January but its by far my most anticipated read for this winter! Queen Leigh Bardugo talked it up spectacularly at her book signing and I am putting all my trust on her word! I know she wont lead me a stray! But seriously, the book sounds so good and I'm very excited!

2. The Bear and The Nightingale by Katherine Arden
This books just has a winter vibe to it and I have a good feeling I'm going to love it!










3. and 4. The Rose Society and The Midnight Star by Marie Lu
I really really liked The Young Elites and have yet to continue with the trilogy! I feel like I'm almost avoiding it though! I don't want Adelina's story to end!










5. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstein
Also a book I'm avoiding but maybe will finally get to this winter! I just have such high expectations with this book and I don't wanna be let down!









6. Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente
I had this book on my last seasonal tbr and didn't manage to get to it so hopefully I will this time!











7. Falling kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes
I have had this first book on my shelf forever and feel like maybe its time to finally give it a shot!











8. The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
I think I'm really gonna like this one!









9. The Young Queens by Kendare Blake
This is a novella about the three queens from Three Dark Crowns and I love that series so I cannot wait to read this!






10. Another reread! I did give myself some time to reread one of my favorites this year and I loved it so much! Now I wanna reread more of my favorites and I think I'll allow myself another this winter!

So that's my tbr! I probably wont stick completely to this list but I'm sure I'll be reading most of these books listed! So what books are on your Tbr this winter?

Top Ten Tuesday

 

Hello! Its Tuesday and that means its time for Top Ten Tuesday! I didn't get to participate the last 2 weeks because I was on Vacation but I'm happy to be back this week! This month should be a lot less hectic for me and I'm hoping to get a lot of post up soon! Anyways, Top Ten Tuesday is a feature hosted over at The Broke and The Bookish and this weeks topic is Ten books I'm grateful for! 

Lets get the obvious out of the way...






1. The Hunger Games
For opening up my mind as a teenager and just overall forcing me to become more aware.










2. Twilight 
For getting me into reading in high school.












3. Harry Potter
For being so magical and bringing the world and me so much happiness!





and moving on....







4. Graceling
For being my first fantasy novel and starting my love for the genre!












5. The Raven Boys
For reminding me of how much I love Maggie Stiefvaters writing!











6. Hunted
For giving me the perfect Beauty and the Beast feels I'd been craving!











7. The Outsiders
For being my favorite book in middle school











8. Fangirl
For reminding me why I hate contemporary novels....
(JK... or am I?)











9. Pride and Prejudice
For showing that not all classics are boring and for Mr. Darcy...










10. Shadow and Bone
For being my new obsession, and The Darkling, and Leigh Bardugo and just for giving me this sense of hope and relief in that I can still obsess over books like I once did in high school, that I haven't outgrown that! and I hope I never do! lol




It was hard trying to explain last one bit, sorry if it doesn't make much sense! Well that's my list of books I'm grateful for! what books made your list? I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

October Wrap Up 2017

Hello! Welcome back! So this is gonna be the saddest wrap up ever... I only read one book this whole month. I know, right???? What on earth! How did I go from 6 books last month to only 1 this month! to be fair I did have a lot going on this month. I went on vacation last week and just got back a day a go and I just couldn't concentrate on anything but my excitement! I also attempted to read more than one book at a time for the first time ever and that really messed up my groove! Hopefully November is a better reading month!

*link leads to goodreads page!


So the only book I actually finished was The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater.
And I loved it as much as I loved the first one! We got to reunite with all the characters from the first book and we met some new ones too. Of the new characters that we met, I did not like either of them! I warmed up to one of them towards the end but for the most part my love stayed to the The Raven Boys and Blue! We get to see more of the individual relationships between the characters and also the consequences of some of the things that went down in the first book! And we learned more about Ronan and his secrets and I loved that! I love Ronan and being in his head and in his dreams was really fascinating! I also loved Blue and Noah's friendship in this book! They are adorable! I'm currently reading the Third book in the series and hopefully I finish the series this month!
4.5 stars!