.My Life as a Reader.

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Top 25 Most Anticipated Book Releases of 2015

Hey Everyone! :)

I found a few books that I really am excited about that are being released this year! :)

1. The Boy Most Likely To by Huntley Fitzpatrick (I read My Life Next Door in 2014 and loved it, so I just had to read this one!)

2. The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West

3. The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand

4. I Was Here by Gayle Forman

5. Liars, Inc. by Paula Stokes

6. All Fall Down by Ally Carter

7. Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver

8. My Heart & Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga

9. All The Rage by Courtney Summers

10. Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen

11. All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

12. The Start of Me & You by Emery Lord

13. Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

14. The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler

15. I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios

16. More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

17. Anne & Henry by Dawn Ius

18. The Secrets We Keep by Trisha Leaver

19. Igniting Lies by Rebecca Donovan [I adore her writing style!]

20. Killing Monica by Candace Bushnell [Have loved every book she has ever written! Plus the Sex and the City TV show and movies! lol]

21. Where Sea Meets Sky by Karina Halle

22. Lying Out Loud by Kody Keplinger [Love her books!]

23. Things We Know by Heart by Jessi Kirby [She is a great writing style]

24. Love Hurts by Malorie Blackman

25. Confess by Colleen Hoover

There are so many more books I want to read this year that are coming out, but these are the main ones at this point! :)

Have a great rest of the week!

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Friday, January 9, 2015

2015 Reading Challenge

Hi Everyone! :)

In 2014, I did a year long reading challenge -- I enjoyed it so much that I decided to do it again this year.
My goals are the same as last year: 10,000 pages and 30 books. I figured since I wasn't quite able to meet my goal in 2014 that I should stick with it and aim for it again this year.
This year will be a little different because I am going to be doing more updates here on the blog. I will be doing a 3 month update, 6 month, 9 month, and 1 year. So be on the look out for those.

Here are the links to the 2 updates from last year: 2014 6 month update and 2014 12 month update.

The next blog coming up is gonna be a good one! I am excited or it! :)

Have a great weekend!

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Thursday, January 8, 2015

2014 Reading Challenge | 12 of 12 months

Hi everyone! :)

Well, I didn't reach my goal for last year, but I came damn close! lol
I am only going to cover the last 6 months because I already did a post for the first 6 months, you can find that post here.

July:

In Honor - Jessi Kirby [235 pages]
Everything Leads to You - Nina Lacour [307 pages]
Hold Still - Nina Lacour [229 pages]
The Bermudez Triangle - Maureen Johnson [370 pages]

Total: 1,141 pages

August:

The Fault in Our Stars - John Green [313 pages]

Total: 313 pages

September:

The Disenchantments - Nina Lacour [307 pages]

Total: 307 pages

October:

Amy & Roger's Epic Detour - Morgan Matson [344 pages]

Total: 344 pages

November:

What If - Rebecca Donovan [352 pages]
My Life Next Door - Huntley Fitzpatrick [394 pages]

Total: 746 pages

December:

Girlbomb: A Halfway Homeless Memoir - Janice Erlbaum [252 pages]

Total: 252 pages

That brings it to a total of 3,103 pages for the last 6 months of the year and a grand total of 8,393 pages for the whole year! :)

8393 * 10000

I am pretty proud of those numbers, even if I didn't quite reach my goal.

Look out for my post about the 2015 reading challenge I am doing! :)

Have a great weekend!

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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Bout of Books 12: Day 2 Progress

Hi everyone! :)

Here is my day 2 progress!

I read 157 pages in Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.

Also, 116 pages in My Life in Black and White by Natasha Friend.

That is a total of 273 pages for the day. :)

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

End of December 2014/Beginning of January 2015 Monthly Planner Layout

Hi everyone!

So, I am really enjoying this planner stuff, well the decorating at least. I have always been into planners. lol
I just wanted to show how my monthly layout looked once I finished it.

So we will get right into the photos. :)

This is December in both my planners.

DIY Planner:

Store Bought Planner:

This is January for both planners also.

DIY Planner:

Store Bought Planner:

If there is anything you guys would like to see please let me know! :)

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Bout of Books 12: Day 1 Progress

Hi everyone!

So day 1, I started reading My Life in Black and White by Natasha Friend. Such a good book so far. I made it through 116 pages. It really is a sad book, I can't wait to finish it.

Then I picked up Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn and read just 6 pages. I am just borrowing this book from my future mother-in-law, so I wanted to get it read soon so I can get it back to her. So far it is good, after I get done with it I am going to watch the movie. I have been wanting to see it, but I hate watching the movie then reading the book, lol.

So, my total amount of pages for day 1 was 122 pages.

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Bout of Books 12: Goals

Hi everyone! :)

I wanted to quickly put up the books I plan to read this week during Bout of Books 12.

Book #1: My Life in Black and White by Natasha Friend.