Genie's Weekly News (24)

Sunday, 1 March 2015


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*


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I'm binge-reading this series, and loving the first book so far!

*Previous Posts*
*Recommendation of the Week*

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Emotional and heartbreaking, told beautifully.

*From The Interwebs*

*Haul*

Thank you to Bloomsbury, Simon and Schuster and Jen @ YA Romantics for these books!
  • The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski - Yay for more Kestrel and Arin! I can't wait to start this.
  • Year of Mistaken Discoveries by Eileen Cook - This sounds like a touching contemporary which I'm looking forward to reading. 
  • What I Thought Was True by Huntley Fitzpatrick - I won this and since I love a good contemporary romance and heard great things about the author, I definitely can't wait to dive into this one. 
*Other News*

  • On Saturday morning I volunteered at the St Vincent de Paul Brekky Van, providing breakfast to the homeless. Although it meant a really early start, it was ultimately a rewarding experience which does help the community, and I'd love to do it again.
  • 'Finding Nemo' was on last night and I remember just how much I loved it - it brought back so many good memories as my favourite movie from my childhood. Not only do I now pick up those hilarious one-liners, but I also found some great pieces of advice which will come in handy for me now as the workload of the HSC continues:



On that note - how has your week been?




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16 comments :

  1. Loony Literate1 March 2015 at 13:39

    YAY HAVE FUN BINGE-READING. It's such a great series <3 Ooooh volunteering, sounds awesome. I do Breakfast Club giving brekky to the primary school kids next door to our school, and it's so great :D Oh and Harry Potter was on TV last night so I watched that. But yay Finding nemo!!

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    1. Eugenia3 March 2015 at 17:07

      Haha I will! Doing that Breakfast Club activity sounds like a great way to contribute to the community. I was trying to watch HP in the commercial breaks, it's not like I could bear missing all of it lol :)

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  2. N o v a - Z a y1 March 2015 at 15:57

    Cynthia Hand gets a great amount of positive reviews from what I've seen so I would love to be able to read The Last Time We Say Goodbye!

    I really love the idea of volunteering. In my school, it's compulsary to volunteer but I think it's an amazing opportunity anyway <3

    My Stacking the Shelves + Montly Recap here.

    - Nova @ Out of Time

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    1. Eugenia3 March 2015 at 17:09

      I do hope you get to reading it - it's a really moving read. It's great that your school has compulsory volunteering, we should all do it if we can!

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  3. Cynthia1 March 2015 at 17:59

    Great haul of books! Man I loved Finding Nemo. Such a good movie. That is great that you volunteered to feed the homeless. :)

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    1. Eugenia3 March 2015 at 17:17

      Thanks Cynthia :) Finding Nemo is one of those movies that I just can't help but still love every time I watch it.

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  4. CG @ Paper Fury1 March 2015 at 19:49

    I NEED NEED NEED TO READ ELLIE MARNEY'S BOOKS. In fact. I think I'm going to just read Every Breathe this week because everyone swears by it and I own it because I won it and WHY AM I PROCRASTINATING?! I love Sherlock. <3

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    1. Eugenia3 March 2015 at 17:21

      Yes Cait, you do! I'm just finishing the first one now and I'm loving it. Hope you like them too :)

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  5. Jess @myreadingdress1 March 2015 at 19:57

    THE EVERY SERIES HAVE FUN! It's one of my favourites! Volunteering? You're an absolute gem of a citizen!

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    1. Eugenia3 March 2015 at 17:24

      That's good to hear Jess - it makes me even more excited to get onto the other books in the series!

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  6. Amanda Gray1 March 2015 at 22:17

    Good luck with your binge read Genie, lots of people are loving that series and sooner it gets itself over to the UK more, the better I say, I can't wait to try it myself! The Last Time We Say Goodbye has gotten a lot of love, so I'm keeping a beady eye out from now, if I see a good copy, I might buy it.. Great week, good luck for next! :)

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    1. Eugenia3 March 2015 at 17:33

      Thanks Amanda, I hope it gets to you soon so you can experience just how good it is! Hope you have a great week too :)

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  7. Anonymous1 March 2015 at 22:17

    Finding Nemo is THE BEST. I adored that movie as a kid--and I still love it. :) Glad to see you're enjoying Every Breath. I love love love those books. With the third and final book coming out it's great to see more and more people reading them. :D

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    1. Eugenia3 March 2015 at 17:34

      It's just one of those movies that transcends time isn't it? It suits all ages. I'm so glad I've finally gotten to reading them!

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  8. Jeann @ Happy Indulgence1 March 2015 at 22:31

    That's so wonderful of you for volunteering Genie! I've heard great things about the Every series, hope you're enjoying it so far, I need to read it. Thank you for sharing my post too!

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    1. Eugenia3 March 2015 at 17:34

      I am enjoying it, and you're welcome Jeann :)

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