Hi everyone and welcome to my weekly blog feature to recap the week with bookish news and what to expect coming up! So without further ado...
*Reading Right Now*
*Previous Posts*
- {Book Blitz} Rush by Eve Silver & Giveaway
- Review & Author Interview: The Year It All Ended by Kirsty Murray
- Waiting on Wednesday: No Place to Fall
- Dual Reviews: By Sun and Candlelight / Open Thy Heart by Jessica L. Brooks
- Review: Pandora Jones: Deception by Barry Jonsberg
- Discussion: Ranting, Rating, Raving
*Recommendation of the Week*
The HarperCollins Australia YA division Between the Covers did a re-read along for this book since the sequel 'Corruption' is being released very soon! I CAN'T WAIT TO READ IT BECAUSE THE FIRST BOOK WAS AMAZING.
- Larissa @ YA Midnight Reads discussed The Stigma Surrounding YA
- Jeann @ Happy Indulgence revealed she's once again blogging solo
- Stephanie @ Chasm of Books is doing a Monster Classics Read-Along Sign-up & Giveaways
- Joy @ Thoughts by J wrote a great Gone Girl movie review
- I found this article on 'The Guardian' that argues YA fiction is loved because it speaks to us all - unlike adult stories.
*Book Haul*
Huge thanks to the amazing Felicity @PenguinTeenAus for this copy of ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES! (with Buffy post-it too) pic.twitter.com/oX6B3bCUhi
— Eugenia (@Genie_inabook) September 30, 2014
- All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven - This looks like a promising YA contemporary read releasing early next year!
Thank you so much for sharing my post lovely! I just love seeing all the All the Bright Places ARCs, because everyone has different post-it notes. And Buffy, what a win! I'm so excited that you are reading Gone Girl, I've just finished reading it and OMG. It is freaking amazing. And so is the movie, prepare for a disturbing and shocking thrill ride.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely week Genie!
You're welcome :) I'm almost halfway through it at the moment and it's really good! I can't wait to see the movie as well, it looks like a thriller that I don't want to miss.
DeleteYep yep yep CANNOT WAIT FOR CORRUPTION. Oooooh I've been hearing a lot about Gone Girl. And All the Bright Places looks really amazing :D Have an excellent week :D
ReplyDeleteCorruption sounds like it's going to be a fantastic book, and I can't wait to read it! I still need to get to Jessica Shirvington's 'Embrace' series now...
DeleteI got All The Bright Places in the mail too!! I was SO surprised. But the sticky-notes are kind of adorable. XD Mine says "snow". I have no idea what the sticky-notes actually mean, but I assume they have a big thing to do with the story??!
ReplyDeleteThey are very cute addition and definitely made me even more intrigued about the book. Penguin Teen Australia used them as part of a twitter campaign a little while ago where people tweeted about what they loved/enjoyed doing :)
DeleteThanks for sharing that Guardian article, it's nice to see them sticking up for YA.
ReplyDeleteI really want to read Disruption, hopefully I can get to it soon.
It is! YA is unfortunately attracting some negative attention for some reason lately, so it's nice to see a positive article out there. Disruption is amazing, I hope you enjoy it :)
DeleteHow are you liking Gone Girl? I found it to be quite slow at first, but by the time I finished it, I really enjoyed it. Hope you do, too! I'm also really interested to see what you think of All the Bright Places, as well--there has been quite a bit of buzz surrounding that one.
ReplyDeleteIt was a bit slow in the beginning, but now it is really picking up and I don't know what to make of everything! I have high expectations for All the Bright Places, but from the looks of things it's going to be good!
DeleteJust a wild guess...I take it you're reading Gone Girl for the movie? ;) Looking forward to seeing your thoughts on it - especially as many bloggers have said it's a more adult-y version of Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas, which I absolutely adored. :D
ReplyDeleteAnd All the Bright Places sounds FANTASTIC! I've heard nothing but fabulous things about it, and I think the sticky notes idea is so clever. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on it! :D
Thanks for sharing and, as always, BRILLIANT recap! Happy reading! <3
~ Zoe @ The Infinite To-Read Shelf
Your guess is correct Zoe! I'd been wanting to read it for ages before, but now with the upcoming movie release I knew it was time to finally read it, and I'm enjoying it so far. I STILL need to read 'Dangerous Girls' (even though I have a copy) so it's time to read that sometime soon as well! Thanks for stopping by :)
DeleteThanks for the shout out, luv! All the Bright Places looks like it has a wonderfully simple cover although I admit I haven't heard of it. I hope you enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteI hope I like it too :) It's been compared to the likes of John Green and Rainbow Rowell so I'm looking forward to it!
DeleteI was lucky enough to be sent a copy of All The Bright Places as well, and apparently it's INCREDIBLE! I can't wait to see what you think of Gone Girl. It's not my usual read, but have a copy as well and not sure whether to read it or not. I flicked through the start and it seemed pretty tame. Fantastic recap <3
ReplyDeleteI just finished Gone Girl and it was definitely a thrilling and mysterious read with some pretty twisted characters. I'd recommend it if you want a book which teaches you to expect the unexpected and wonder why nothing is as it seems! I'm looking into reading more by Gillian Flynn now after finishing it, so I'll see how 'Dark Places' or 'Sharp Objects' (two very ominous-sounding books there) go for me.
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