It's that time of year again. This year will be my third time participating, and second year documenting it here on my blog. If you're a fan of booktube, I'm sure you've heard of BookTube-A-Thon. If not, it's an annual event hosted by the always awesome Ariel Bissett. From July 30th till August 5th the goal is to read as much as possible. There are seven reading challenges, as well as video challenges and I think even bookstagram challenges to do if you want to. Here are the seven reading challenges along with the books I plan on reading: 1/ Let a coin toss decide your first read. I want to start off with something potentially heartwarming, so the two options for the coin toss will be … [Read more...]
Recommended Reading: Short Books, Part I
Sometimes you don't want to or you simply don't have the time to commit to a long book, or maybe you're participating in a readathon and you want to finish as many books as possible. Fortunately that's where short books and novellas come to the rescue. As much as I love immersing myself into a long and complex story, there's something special about a story you can devour in just a couple of hours. Without further ado, here are some recommendations. In this first part I want to talk about five books and novellas under 200 pages. All Systems Red by Martha Wells (144 pages) is the first novella in a four book series about a self-aware security robot. Narrated by the robot, who calls … [Read more...]
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James
Synopsis from Goodreads: Can you fall in love with someone you’ve never met, never even spoken to – someone who is light years away? Romy Silvers is the only surviving crew-member of a spaceship travelling to a new planet, on a mission to establish a second home for humanity amongst the stars. Alone in space, she is the loneliest girl in the universe until she hears about a new ship which has launched from Earth – with a single passenger on board. A boy called J. Their only communication with each other is via email – and due to the distance between them, their messages take months to transmit across space. And yet Romy finds herself falling in love. But what does Romy really … [Read more...]
The Month in Review: March 2018
March has been a month of shadowhunters and lots of amazing superheroes. It has also been yet another month of neglecting this blog. Sharing my thoughts on books is one of the things I love the most. But I haven't had the energy to do much about it so far this year. I hope you enjoy my monthly wrap-ups, because thus far in 2018 they are the only kind of post I'm certain of posting every month. I have a lot of stuff clogging my mind lately, most of it being about the classes I'm taking, but hopefully it won't last forever. Anyway, here are my favorite books of the month, the TV shows I watched, books I reread and what's on my radar for April. Favorite books of the month I've boiled it down … [Read more...]
(A Very Ambitious) Readathon by Zoë TBR
Tomorrow, Saturday March 3rd Zoë from the youtube channel ReadbyZoe is hosting a 24-hour readathon. There are no rules or challenges, but like Zoë, I'll be trying to catch up on a series. I'm so excited, it's my first time really participating in a 24-hour readathon. The official hashtag on twitter is #readathonbyzoe, I'll be trying to post regularly throughout the readathon on there. I'm only planning on reading one book, and I'm almost absolutely certain I won't be able to finish it. It's one I've wanted to read ever since it came out last year, but never got around to because I didn't want to deal with the inevitable pain I'll suffer reading it before the next book comes out in … [Read more...]
The Month In Review: February 2018
FebruaThe month of February brought lots of gifts. I adopted a cute little rescue bunny from the shelter, which has helped me get back on track and calm down after losing my beloved Elvis. I've named the new little guy Hugo after my grandpa. He has a strong personality, which makes for some hilarious moments. In addition to the new addition to my life, I also went on a short trip to Copenhagen with my mom. It was a lot of fun visiting some of my favorite places, eating great food and generally enjoying life. Now it's back to studying again, which is also kind of great. It's surprisingly nice to be taking classes again. Favorite books of the month Both of my favorite books of the month are … [Read more...]
The Month In Review: January 2018
It's been a rather hectic month. I started some classes, specifically math and chemistry, and it's going great so far. For that reason I haven't been able to read as much as I usually do. In addition to all of this change, I also lost my little beautiful floof bunny, Elvis. He had an inoperable tumor, and since it would be cruel to keep him alive and suffering for my own comfort, he was put to sleep. I'm completely heartbroken about it, I loved him so much, he was my little ray of sunshine. Not to go completely insane, I want to make an effort to keep my blog going. Though I won't be able to post as much, because of homework and other assignments. Fortunately, I read a couple of great books … [Read more...]
Reading Goals for 2018
I have finally stopped procrastinating (for now) and written down my reading goals for the new year. I've kept it short and sweet, as they are all straight forward and manageable. 1. Reread moreWhile picking out books for a recent post about books I want to reread, I became aware of how few books I've actually reread. This year I want to visit some of the books I remember loving. I want to reread at least three books. It's not a lot, but I want to have a realistic goal. 2. Quality over quantityInstead of focusing on reading as many books as I can, I want to catch up on some of those big and intimidating books on my shelves. It's tempting to stick to shorter books, because, let's be honest, … [Read more...]
The Reading Year in Review: 2017
This previous year has been surprisingly productive for me. I started this blog and I've been actively using it since late April 2017. A feat I never thought possible with my poor track record of maintaining interest in, well, basically anything. I rarely get bored from lack of ideas or entertainment. I get bored with things. Usually very quickly in fact. It's good for generating ideas and thinking outside the box, but not so great for keeping a book blog alive. Don't get me wrong, it hasn't been easy. Some months have been pretty terrible. But that's the thing, isn't it? Nothing worth doing is ever easy. If it was, I'd most likely have abandoned this project long ago. Twenty-seventeen … [Read more...]
End of The Year Book Haul: Part II
This second part of my end of the year book haul contains almost exclusively popular science books. If you're even remotely interested in space and physics, you should look in to a couple of these books. If you haven't already checked it out, the first part of my end of the year book haul can be found if you click right here. Hyperspace by Michio Kaku is as the subtitle says, 'A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimension'. Truly mind-blowing stuff is discussed here. And on a comprehendible level if you're willing to be open-minded. It works as an introduction to string theory without going into the depth of the obscure mathematics it's based on. I've … [Read more...]
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