Wishing, Waiting, Wanting, Hoping...

Wishlist Wednesday is a meme hosted by Pen to Paper where you post a book that has been on your wishlist for some time, or just added (it's entirely up to you), that you can't wait to get off the wishlist and onto your wonderful shelves.

What do I want to add to my shelf? So many choices. This time, I'll go with...

Days of Blood & Starlight

Daughter of Smoke and Bone #2

By Laini Taylor

I recently finished Daughter of Smoke & Bone and really want to continue on Karou's journey.  

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that highlights upcoming releases we're excited about.

There are, as you know, books coming out left and right that we all want to read. One I am looking most forward to is...

 

The Dream Thieves

The Raven Cycle #2

By Maggie Stiefvater 

I *love* Maggie Stiefvater and can't wait to read the next installment. I hate when I get into a series before they are all written and having to wait. But I am not one for delayed gratification. ;)

What books are you wishing and waiting on?

Smiles,
B

Top Ten Rewind!

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they provide a Top Ten topic for you to create your list, then you share it on their post so others can find you. :)

  ♥ Top Ten Books I Want to Reread ♥

Okay, so when I went through the list of previous Top Ten's, I narrowed it down to two. This one, Books I Want to Reread, and another one, Books I Wish I Read as a Kid. As hard as I thought on it, I could not come up with ten books I wish I had read as a kid. Unless I broke it down and named all the titles of an author, which I felt was cheating (such as Roald Dahl... man I wish I had let my kid-self experience that magic). But, alas, coming up with ten titles, well, authors, at least, didn't work for me. I got to six before my head wanted to explode with annoyance. So, I went with the rereads. I do feel as if this one is too easy of one, though, as I easily came up with fifteen. Fifteen. My apologies for taking an easy way out, but I did narrow it down to ten. That part was hard. ;)

 

The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff

I love all three of Brenna's books, but this was my favorite. I would love to revisit this world and her writing.

Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult

This was the first book I ever read by Jodi. I want to reread it to remember why I fell in love with her in the first place. (I still like her, just want to revisit that first one.)

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

It's The Fault in Our Stars, do I really need a reason? ♥

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

I know there has been a lot of mixed reviews on Requiem, but I personally really liked it. I would love to go back to the beginning and remember and relearn all those things I had forgotten.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

I've already read this series three times. But I will definitely revisit it before Catching Fire is released (well, before I actually watch it, at least). And, if it's like the last time, I'll reread it again after I've seen the movie. (I was immersed in Hunger Games for nearly a month when the first movie came out... books, movie, books again.)

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

This was my first introduction to Maggie Stiefvater and her brilliance. I love her writing and this world fascinated and surprised me. I want to go back and see my friends. 

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

See above, minus it being my first introduction. :)

Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly

I read this one what seems like forever ago. I want to remember the world, the lives, and why I loved it. 

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Although I know I will cry, once again, and be emotionally wrecked by the end, I still want to revisit this one. The shock factor will be elusive, but I can't imagine it being any less painful.

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

This book was so much fun and I fell in love with the characters and their adventure. I definitely want to reread this one; maybe next winter? Hmm...

What about you? What books would you want to revisit?

Smiles,
B

Memorable Monday ~ 13 Little Blue Envelopes

Memorable Monday is a meme hosted by Escape in a Good Book. I'm excited to join in on this one because I love quotes, which was the driving force behind the creation of Memorable Mondays. I thank the ladies at Escape in a Good Book.

So... how do you participate? It's simple ~

1) Share a quote that has captured your interest lately in a Memorable Monday post on your blog.

2) Come back here and leave the link to your post in the comment box below. If you don't have a blog, I'd still love to hear read your quote. Leave it in the comment box instead of a link to a non-existent blog. :)

3) Visit other participants if you have time. It's always nice to have visitors. There's no overstaying your welcome this way, and they don't have to offer the obligatory drinks. Or clean.

4) If you tweet your posts, feel free to use the hashtag #MemorableMonday.

This week's choice:

“I am a mass of contradictions.”

~ 13 Little Blue Envelopes, by Maureen Johnson 

  

When I read this I thought, "Aren't we all?" ;)  That's why it stuck with me.

Anything strike you lately?

Smiles,
B

Teeth: Review by Malissa

Guest Review by Malissa

Title:  Teeth
Author: Hannah Moskowitz
Publisher:  Simon Pulse
Publication Date:  January 2013
Source:  Borrowed from library
Rating: 4 stars

~ The Scoop from Goodreads ~

A gritty, romantic modern fairy tale from the author of Break and Gone, Gone, Gone.

Be careful what you believe in.

Rudy’s life is flipped upside-down when his family moves to a remote island in a last attempt to save his sick younger brother. With nothing to do but worry, Rudy sinks deeper and deeper into loneliness and lies awake at night listening to the screams of the ocean beneath his family’s rickety house.

Then he meets Diana, who makes him wonder what he even knows about love, and Teeth, who makes him question what he knows about anything. Rudy can’t remember the last time he felt so connected to someone, but being friends with Teeth is more than a little bit complicated. He soon learns that Teeth has terrible secrets. Violent secrets. Secrets that will force Rudy to choose between his own happiness and his brother’s life.

 

This is the first of this author's books I've read, and I really liked it. It's gritty, and very real. The characters feel very real to me. Rudy just came to life for me as did his relationship with his little brother. I loved that relationship! And no, I'm not going to say much about what the book is about (I usually don't anyway) because I hate to give away more than the publisher's description does, and because anything I could describe it as might pigeonhole it in an unfair way. Read the description. It will sound weird. It is. And that totally works. It's not a simple book, and is unlike most I've read. 

Yes, I feel a bit like I'm just rambling here, so let me say this: Teeth is what I would call magical realism, would appeal equally to boys and girls as well as realistic and paranormal fans, is about family, and love (but not romance), and a little magic, and sacrifice (isn't love always?), and the cost of living. 

The only caution I would give is that it has quite a bit of language that might make some younger teen readers uncomfortable and deals some with rape (but that's not the theme nor is it an "issue book"). I'd say it's best for highschool readers, and would make a good discussion book for a teen book group. A definite win. I'll give another of Moskowitz's books a try sometime soon.

Have you read it? What'd you think?

Smiles, 
B & M
 

WWW Wednesdays

WWW Wednesdays was started by MizB over at Should Be Reading,

To play along, simply answer the following three (3) Questions:
1. What are you currently reading?
2. What did you recently finish reading?
3. What do you think you'll read next?

Currently Reading

As I type this I am seriously not reading anything. *gasp* But, in all fairness, I finished Requiem at lunch and have yet to start something new... see below for what that might be. :)

Recently Finished Reading

    

I have finished both of these in the past week. Very different, but thoroughly enjoyed both of them.

What I Might Read Next

      

Honestly can't decide between these two. On the one hand, I want to finish the Beautiful Creatures series. By the time I got Beautiful Redemption, my burning desire had fizzled some, but I still want to know how it all wraps up. On the other hand, Shiver has been sitting on my shelf since Christmas and it's Maggie Stiefvater. ;)

What have you been reading?

Top Ten Faves Before Blogging

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they provide a Top Ten topic for you to create your list, then you share it on their post so others can find you. :)

  ♥ Top Ten Favorite Books I Read Before I Was Blogger ♥

In no real order, here are books I loved prior to my blog. Some of these are not that far back; my blog only started last September. ;) I tried to delve back a bit, though. Tried being the key word. Didn't work out so well.  And, I didn't stop at 10. And, I could have added more. But I stopped. :)

 

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks by E. Lockhart

The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff

Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly

Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

The Hunger Games (series) by Suzanne Collins

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Second Glance by Jodi Picoult

Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult

Harry Potter (series) by JK Rowling

What about you? What books did you love before blogging? If you're not a blogger, what books did you just love? ;)

Smiles,
B

Memorable Monday ~ Daughter of Smoke & Bone

Memorable Monday is a meme hosted by Escape in a Good Book. I'm excited to join in on this one because I love quotes, which was the driving force behind the creation of Memorable Mondays. I thank the ladies at Escape in a Good Book.

So... how do you participate? It's simple ~

1) Share a quote that has captured your interest lately in a Memorable Monday post on your blog.

2) Come back here and leave the link to your post in the comment box below. If you don't have a blog, I'd still love to hear read your quote. Leave it in the comment box instead of a link to a non-existent blog. :)

3) Visit other participants if you have time. It's always nice to have visitors. There's no overstaying your welcome this way, and they don't have to offer the obligatory drinks. Or clean.

4) If you tweet your posts, feel free to use the hashtag #MemorableMonday.

This week's choice:
 
"She was lonely, and she feared the missingness within her as if it might expand and... cancel her."

~Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor 


 


What quote has struck you lately?

Smiles,
B