The start of the month always brings a new list of books I would like to read during the month. I have 10 books here that I would like to get to during the 31 days of January. Chelsea and I are going to see Seventeen early in the month so that leaves the remainder of the month to get some reading done.
Random Dance Play-athon TBR
Challenge One Maze of Memories – Stray Kids Reread a favorite book
Challenge Two California – The Rose Read a book about coming or going home
Challenge Three Obsession – EXO Read a hyped book
Challenge Four Hollywood – AB6IX Book to movie adaptation
Challenge Five Letting Go – Day 6 Read a book involving a break-up
Challenge Six Win – Ateez Read an award winning book
Challenge Seven Senorita – VAV Read a book that is under-rated
Challenge Eight 247 – Seventeen Read a book you have been anticipating
The start a new month brings comebacks and debuts of new Kpop groups. Chelsea and I have decided to start listing the artists giving new music as well as new groups coming that we are looking forward to each month. The listed comebacks and debuts are not all of the ones happening for the month of January, these are just the ones that Chelsea and I are looking forward to most. This post will also include the Japanese releases.
What you will see for the comebacks is the previous title track. For debuts, there will be trailers or teasers listed. Linked in the group name is their Kpop Profile’s page.
With the start of a new month, that brings a new batch of books being releases. Here are some of the books we are looking forward to being releases in January 2020.
While this post is going up before the New Year, I wish you all nothing but wonderful days in the next year. Happiest of New Years!! Here is our first RDP of 2020.
Challenge One Maze of Memories by Stray Kids Reread a favorite book
Challenge Two California – The Rose Read a book about coming/going home
Challenge Three Obsession by Exo Read a hyped book
Challenge Four Hollywood by AB6IX Read a book to movie adaptation
Challenge Five Letting Go by Day6 Read a book involving a breakup
Challenge Six Win by Ateez Read an award winning book
Challenge Seven Senorita by VAV Read a book that is under-rated
Challenge Eight 247 by Seventeen Read a book you have been looking forward to
We have made it to the midway point of the week. I hope everyone’s week has been going well! Mine has not been too bad. I make it through today and I am off for two day in a row and I could not be more excited. Anyways, here is this week’s T5W!
Book Wishlist
So, this is based off of my own Wishlist and I am sticking to the physical books I have on this Wishlist from Amazon.
It is Tuesday that means it is time for a tag! I was trying to find one and when scrolling through Kayla’s Booktube channel, I found this one! Since we are so close to the end of the year, I just wanted something quick and easy. This seemed the best option.
Question One: How do you keep track of your TBR pile? I try to keep track of them all on my actual GoodReads to-be-read shelf but not all of my books are on there. Other than that, I just keep a mental note since all of my books are organized by series or genre.
Question Two: Is your TBR mostly print or ebook? 97% of my TBR is print. I do have some eBooks but not many.
Question Three: How do you determine which book from your TBR to read next? Normally, I plan out a TBR based on what my mood wants to read but I do tend to try to finish series I have in progress. It also depends on what readathon I am working on during that month.
Question Four: A Book That’s Been On Your TBR List The Longest? According to GoodReads, the first book I added to my To-Be-Read list is Attachments by Rainbow Rowell.
Question Five: A Book You Recently Added To Your TBR? The last book I added to my TBR, before adding my recently hauled books, is The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager.
Question Six: A Book In Your TBR Strictly Because Of Its Beautiful Cover? The first book that comes to mind is The Lantern’s Ember by Colleen Houck. I have many but I think this is my favorite, hence why it is often the answer to questions like this.
Question Seven: A Book On Your TBR That You Never Plan on Reading? I currently have All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven on my TBR list but I have the feeling after everything I have heard about it, it is not a book I am hurrying to get to any time soon.
Question Eight: An Unpublished Book On Your TBR That You’re Excited For? Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon comes out in February 2020 and it is a book I have wanted to get to. It is a contemporary Beauty and the Beast retelling.
Question Nine: A Book On Your TBR That Basically Everyone’s Read But You A Curse So Dark and Lonely is a book that I feel like everyone in the book community has read but me. Hopefully I can get to it before the sequel comes out next year.
Question Ten: A Book On Your TBR That Everyone Recommends To You Bring Me Their Hearts by Sara Wolf is a relatively unknown book in the community but I have had a couple friends read and tell me that it is one that I would enjoy. It is on the list of series I want to start in 2020 so I might get to it sooner rather than later.
Question Eleven: A Book On Your TBR That You’re Dying To Read There are many books I want to read on my TBR but when I feel like after I get through Capturing the Devil later this week, I will be in the mood for books with science and historical elements. I want to pick up Cadaver and Queen by Alisa Kwitney. This is also a Frankenstein retelling.
Question Twelve: How many books are on your TBR shelf? According to GoodReads, I have 300 books on my TBR but I feel like after unhauling some books and hauling other books, I have anywhere between 250 and 350.
Hello everyone! Instead of boring you with excuses for why there have been no posts, we will just dive right on into what couple of books I want to work on this coming week!
Firstly, I would like to finish Kingsbane by Claire Legrand. I was listening to this as an audiobook and I was really enjoying it but the load expired and I am now on a wait list to finish it. I am currently on page 472 of 587 so I have a little over 100 pages before I finish it. So, fingers are crossed that I manage to get this finished before the end of this week.
While I do not have any plans for an audiobook this week, I am about to open up Libby and see what I can find from the couple of libraries I have access to. I would like to be caught up on the Shatter Me series so I found and borrowed the audiobook for Defy Me which is the fifth book in the series by Tahereh Mafi.
Thinking about the books I have on my shelves that I would like to start at the end of the week, my brain went straight to Capturing the Devil by Kerri Maniscalco. This is the final book of the Stalking Jack the Ripper series and I am hoping to wrap up a couple series this month and this is one so it would be perfect to start at the end of the week.
Another week has come and gone! We are nearing the end of the year and while it is exciting it is also terrifying. I am ready for the new year but also want to repeat this near perfect year. Enough of my musing, I have five songs that have been on repeat for the last seven days!
Red by The Rose
This song came on while I was cleaning my kitchen and I just had to stop and listen. Once I figured out who it was, I was done for. Something about this song opened up my love for The Rose and I have not looked back since! I have been trying to spread the word of how perfect these four boys are.
Mist by Ateez
Earlier this week, I went through a rough phase and this was the song I had on repeat while I worked my way through the break down. Monday was my one year with Kpop and my own one year with Ateez so it was even sweeter to me. It also helps that Chelsea and I are planning a massive trip to see these eight twice during their tour next year.
Blue Flame by Astro
This is my first come back with Astro and I was not let down. These boys are climbing their way up my list, quickly becoming six of my favorite boys. One of my goals for 2020 is to see these guys with Chelsea.
Black Out by CIX
This. Song. It is one of the best B-Sides I have heard this year. They just had their come back earlier this week and already I have this feeling for this song. So. GOOD!
Tattoo by The Boyz
This is their first comeback since one of their members left and they are still so strong. This is my second comeback with The Boyz and while I loved D.D.D. a whole lot, I think the darker concepts will always be my favorite.
The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White Published: November 5, 2019 Publisher: Delacorte Press Pages: 352 Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Retelling Rating: ★★★
From New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White comes a new fantasy series reimagining the Arthurian legend, set in the magical world of Camelot. There was nothing in the world as magical and terrifying as a girl. Princess Guinevere has come to Camelot to wed a stranger: the charismatic King Arthur. With magic clawing at the kingdom’s borders, the great wizard Merlin conjured a solution–send in Guinevere to be Arthur’s wife . . . and his protector from those who want to see the young king’s idyllic city fail. The catch? Guinevere’s real name–and her true identity–is a secret. She is a changeling, a girl who has given up everything to protect Camelot. To keep Arthur safe, Guinevere must navigate a court in which the old–including Arthur’s own family–demand things continue as they have been, and the new–those drawn by the dream of Camelot–fight for a better way to live. And always, in the green hearts of forests and the black depths of lakes, magic lies in wait to reclaim the land. Arthur’s knights believe they are strong enough to face any threat, but Guinevere knows it will take more than swords to keep Camelot free. Deadly jousts, duplicitous knights, and forbidden romances are nothing compared to the greatest threat of all: the girl with the long black hair, riding on horseback through the dark woods toward Arthur. Because when your whole existence is a lie, how can you trust even yourself?
I was approved for the e-ARC of this book through NetGally in exchange for an honest review.
The idea of this book was so fun and so interesting! I wasn’t as obsessed with Arthurian times as a lot of people seem to be but I do know the stories and always enjoyed seeing cartoon moves about this time period. I think not knowing much about the original tale might have hindered my experience with this book. I was confused a solid 40%-50% of the story and while I feel it can be partially my fault, it can also be with the story telling. The reveals were too slow or they would come at a time that made no sense. Things did pick up after the 50% mark but by then I was just waiting for the story to be over. It was saved by the ending though because when I say things picked up, they PICKED UP!
Like I said, the idea of this story is amazing. Female empowerment during a time like this was unheard of but the fact that Kiersten spun a world where there were feminist themes just intrigued me. I had the feeling something was off the moment the first chapter ended. From then on, I was confused and just questioning everything. While I feel like that was meant to happen, I do not feel like leaving the reader in the dark for 40-50% is good writing. While this could have been totally my fault, I found out that I am not the only one who felt this way.
It took too long for anything to get solved and when it did, it would give me one or two more questions! When a big reveal happened about 60% of the way through the book, things really took off. Action packed and I found myself just turning page after page to find out what was going to happen. Then, it was over. I was sad because I felt like things were finally happening and then, it was all over. I did like the ending enough to give this book three stars, otherwise it would have been a solid two stars for me.
I am looking forward to the next book but currently, I am not dying for it. I will give this book a shot in it’s final form before the second book in the series comes out but I am in no rush to reread it right now. I feel like the audiobook might be a good way to go because I know when things get confusing, hearing the story helps me to keep everything in line. So when a reread is due, I will give the story a listen.
We are nearing the end of the year already. It is insane to think the year has passed already. When I think about all the books I wanted to read this year, it makes my heart happy since I have read the majority of those books. Out of that list, here are the five I am still anticipating to get to. These are in no particular order.
Five Books on the Top of the TBR Pile
Two years ago, Louise le Blanc fled her coven and took shelter in the city of Cesarine, forsaking all magic and living off whatever she could steal. There, witches are hunted. They are feared. And they are burned. As a huntsman of the Church, Reid Diggory has lived his life by one principle: Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. But when Lou pulls a wicked stunt, the two are forced into an impossible situation—marriage. Lou, unable to ignore her growing feelings, yet powerless to change what she is, must make a choice. And love makes fools of us all. Set in a world of powerful women, dark magic, and off-the-charts romance, book one of this stunning fantasy duology will leave readers burning for more.
At the Medio School for Girls, distinguished young women are trained for one of two roles in their polarized society. Depending on her specialization, a graduate will one day run a husband’s household or raise his children. Both paths promise a life of comfort and luxury, far from the frequent political uprisings of the lower class. Daniela Vargas is the school’s top student, but her pedigree is a lie. She must keep the truth hidden or be sent back to the fringes of society. And school couldn’t prepare her for the difficult choices she must make after graduation, especially when she is asked to spy for a resistance group desperately fighting to bring equality to Medio. Will Dani cling to the privilege her parents fought to win for her, or will she give up everything she’s strived for in pursuit of a free Medio—and a chance at a forbidden love?
Katsuyamas never quit—but seventeen-year-old CJ doesn’t even know where to start. She’s never lived up to her mom’s type A ambition, and she’s perfectly happy just helping her aunt, Hannah, at their family’s flower shop. She doesn’t buy into Hannah’s romantic ideas about flowers and their hidden meanings, but when it comes to arranging the perfect bouquet, CJ discovers a knack she never knew she had. A skill she might even be proud of. Then her mom decides to sell the shop—to the family who swindled CJ’s grandparents when thousands of Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps during WWII. Soon a rift threatens to splinter CJ’s family, friends, and their entire Northern California community; and for the first time, CJ has found something she wants to fight for.
Seventeen-year-old Aderyn (“Ryn”) only cares about two things: her family and her family’s graveyard. And right now, both are in dire straits. Since the death of their parents, Ryn and her siblings have been scraping together a meager existence as gravediggers in the remote village of Colbren, which sits at the foot of a harsh and deadly mountain range that was once home to the fae. The problem with being a gravedigger in Colbren, though, is that the dead don’t always stay dead. The risen corpses are known as “bone houses,” and legend says that they’re the result of a decades-old curse. When Ellis, an apprentice mapmaker with a mysterious past, arrives in town, the bone houses attack with new ferocity. What is it that draws them near? And more importantly, how can they be stopped for good? Together, Ellis and Ryn embark on a journey that will take them into the heart of the mountains, where they will have to face both the curse and the deeply-buried truths about themselves. Equal parts classic horror novel and original fairytale, The Bone Houses will have you spellbound from the very first page.
In the tropical kingdom of Rhodaire, magical, elemental Crows are part of every aspect of life…until the Illucian empire invades, destroying everything. That terrible night has thrown Princess Anthia into a deep depression. Her sister Caliza is busy running the kingdom after their mother’s death, but all Thia can do is think of all she has lost. But when Caliza is forced to agree to a marriage between Thia and the crown prince of Illucia, Thia is finally spurred into action. And after stumbling upon a hidden Crow egg in the rubble of a rookery, she and her sister devise a dangerous plan to hatch the egg in secret and get back what was taken from them.
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