Guess who's back!

   So I sort of deserted you guys this last week. Sorry about that. This week hasn't been the best for me, but I'm back now! It's been what, seven days since I last posted? Gods. I'm so sorry. And considering the fact I haven't blogged for so long, you guys are probably expecting an overwhelmingly large amount of reviews to have to deal with from me.

But I don't have any. *Cue the disappointment*

   I haven't been reading a lot at the moment. I'll start a book, reading a few pages/chapters, then set it aside and start a new one. I need a book to really capture my attention, to drag me into a written journey filled with beautiful words and surprising plot twists. I need awesome, love-able characters who capture my heart and be awfully sarcastic while doing so. I need...I need a really good book.

And plenty of good books I have. I just don't know which one to read.

   Say hello to the stack of books currently residing on my desk. I have 22 more unread books sitting not-so-patiently on my shelves. As you can see, I have a lot of books to read.

I just can't decide which to start with. 

   This morning, I started reading Amy & Roger's Epic Detour (see review page to check out Beth's review of it!) and I'm liking it! I'm just worried it won't be able to hold my attention when I come back to reading it later in the day. I'm also reading The Young Elites by Marie Lu, (which is pretty awesome by the way) but I have no desire most of the time to pick it up and actually continue reading it. 

So I need your help, guys.

   I would be more than appreciative to know if you have read any of the following books (this is going to be one big list of books; you have been warned!) and would recommend I read them next. Some of them I started quite a while ago, and never got around to continuing. (Mainly the ones on my shelves.)

Anyways, here is the list of unread books I own:

-Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson

-From What I Remember by Stacy Kramer & Valerie Thomas

-Messenger of Fear by Michael Grant

-He's After Me by Chris Higgins

-The Young Elites by Marie Lu (I am currently borrowing this from the library)

-The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (I know it's a kids book, but I got it free!)

-Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine (another free one)

-Northern Lights by Philip Pullman (oh look, another free one!)

-The Crazy Things Girls Do For Love by Dyan Sheldon

-Paper Towns by John Green (I still haven't read it!)

-An Abundance of Katherines by John Green (A friend has given me this one!)

Those are just the desk ones. Here are the ones on my shelves:

-Gangster Squad by Paul Lieberman

-The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd

-If I Stay by Gayle Forman

-My True Love Gave To Me by Various Authors (I've read the majority of this one)

-The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

-The Death Cure by James Dashner (started, but wasn't brave enough to continue)

-The Kill Order by James Dashner

-Adorkable by Sarra Manning (started, but I didn't really like it...)

-Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland Stone

-Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas (Throne of Glass was just amazing!)

-Insurgent by Veronica Roth

-The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

-Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (read most of it)

-Inkspell by Cornelia Funke

-Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke (I have a beautiful hardcover of this one!)

-The Bane Chronicles by Clare, Rees Brannan and Johnson

-The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

-Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

-Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

   A lot of books to bombard you with, I know. Sorry. 

   If you would recommend any of these for my next/current read, please comment below! 

Thanks!

- Emma

Happy Reading!❤

Book-haul and TBR: 12 books and counting!

   Emma and I have been lucky enough to receive a variety of books to choose from, and here's the ones I picked! As you know, giving bibliophiles like us books is a BIG mistake. We turn into the Big Friendly Giant, or more in Emma's case, the hulk.

So, here's the list of books I have to read now:

Away For The Weekend by Dyan Sheldon: I read Baby Makes Two by Dyan Sheldon centuries ago, so hopefully I'll enjoy this one!

Matlock by Jon Mayhew: I'm not sure if this is something for me, but I think I'll give it a go!

To All The Boys I've Ever Loved by Jenny Han: THIS BOOK IS BEAUTIFUL!!!

Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce

Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine

Now Is The Time For Running by Micheal Williams

Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

Survival by Paul Dowswell

The Look by Sophia Bennett: IT HAS PINK PAGES!!!

My Now Or Never Diary Liz Rettig

Northern Lights by Philip Pullman: The cover is so pretty -.-

   If you want to suggest my next read, then feel free to comment! I am currently reading PAPER TOWNS!!! I had a book voucher, and I really couldn't resist John Green's beautiful writing!

-Beth

Happy Reading!♥

We are golden!

   My books came today! I'm so happy! I wasn't expecting them until at least tomorrow, so I am so very happy with Amazon right now. Look at them! I mean, I know it's not the best photo, but they're still beautiful. 

And I'm guessing you understand the title now? Or just in case you don't, I'll give you a clue: it has something to do with my beautiful, 10th Anniversary Edition of Looking for Alaska by the amazing John Green, not the song by Mika. (Although, I would be lying if I'm saying I didn't sing it like that in my head.)

   Now I, as you may know, started reading More than this by Patrick Ness a few days ago. The plan was that, that book could tide me over until these beauties arrived. But as you can see, they have arrived earlier than expected. And so, I couldn't stop myself from picking up Holly Black's 'The Darkest Part of the Forest' and immediately starting it. Everything else is being put on hold until I have devoured these books, and read Every Single Word that they contain.

But I've got something to admit right now. Something that I'm really not proud of. 

I guessed what happened in Looking For Alaska and Beth confirmed my suspicions and I don't know what to do.

  

   I mean, of course I'm going to read the book. And I have no doubt in my mind that I'm going to enjoy it. But I know what happens. It's just going to be nagging at me now, and the whole time I read it. And who's fault is that? Mine. 

Yet saying that, I'm still as equally as excited to read it as I was before the guess. 

   Moving onto the last book, the one that's sitting on the top of the stack: Paper Towns by the legend himself, Mr John Green. You may have noticed my love for John Green by now. He is just an amazing author and human being in general. 

   Anyway, moving on... I almost can't resist the idea of holing up in my bedroom for a day, and powering through Paper Towns until I know it like the back of my hand. I also feel similarly towards Looking for Alaska and The Darkest Part of the Forest. I love Holly Black as well, in case you were wondering.

   I cannot explain to you how I feel about having these books sitting on my desk next to me right now. I just... I need to...

I need to read.

So that's exactly what I'm going to do.

Thanks!

- Emma

Happy Reading!❤

Book-haul Alert!

   Beth and I made a mistake today by going to the library. It turns out bibliophiles should stay far, far away from any building that holds a large quantity of books. It will only end in bloodshed and tears.

Well, not literally. But still. It isn't a pretty sight.

   Anyway, we visited our local library today and borrowed a few books. And every book we saw, we ended up making an excuse as to why we should have it. We had to limit ourselves in the end to the amount we could actually take, because I'm sure if we could we would have taken the whole young adult/teenage section. That's bad, isn't it? I probably shouldn't admit that. Oh well.

But this post is just something of a warning: you are going to be getting a lot of reviews soon.

   Hopefully the books I've borrowed will manage to knock me out of this reading slump that I'm still stuck in. Although saying that, I've been able to read stories on Wattpad, just not actual physical, published books. Strange, I know.

We'll be posting soon, so check back on us.

Thanks!

- Emma

Happy Reading!♥