I'm moving!

I'm happy to announce that I will be joining Yani at The Secret Life of an Avid Reader. I'm so excited to have a partner in blogging and I love the blog that Yani has created. 

I'm still on Twitter as horriblybookish.

Look for my post at TSLoaAR soon!

Top Ten Tuesday: Sequels We're Dying to Read

 

What a fun TTT! There are so many trilogies out right and the wait for them is killing me. But I am wondering what's wrong with a good standalone book? They're almost like an extinct breed of book-- one has to such very carefully for them.

Still, having even more of awesome writing, characters and plots is never  a bad thing. :)

Clockwork Prince (Infernal Devices) by Cassandra Clare

Want. Steampunk. Will. Mangus Bane. I'm sold already.

Hallowed: An Unearthly Novel by Cynthia Hand

I loved the angel mythology in Unearthly and I can't wait to see some more Team Tucker in this book. 

Heroes of Olympus, The, Book Two: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan

I love this series and how it combines Riordan's previous series with new mythology.

Spell Bound (A Hex Hall Novel) by Rachel Hawkins

Sophie Mercer is one of my favorite YA characters, and I'm dying to see how this last plot twist in Demonglass is going to work itself out.

Crossed (Matched) by Ally Condie

I'm ready to see where Cassia is going to be taken and how she is going to find the one she lost. 

Wings of the Wicked (Angelfire) by Courtney Allison Moulton

Ellie is another favorite! I'm ready to see more of her world.

(Fun fact: When you google Wings of the Wicked, the first three images are of KFC :P)

And now three with no book cover!

Arise by Tara Hudson

I loved Hereafter and I can't wait to see where on earth Joshua and Amelia's relationship is heading.

Thumped by Megan Mccafferty

Bumped made me laugh. A lot. Hoping this one lives up to the first.

Unnamed third book of Firelight trilogy by Sophie Jordan

Vanish ended with huge cliffhanger--I want to know what happens!

Why, hello there!

I am a bad book blogger. But truthfully, for the last few weeks, I've been a bad reader. I've read like 2 books. Maybe.

I think I've hit a reading slump. Nothing sounds good to read. A new Meg Cabot and Louise Rennison book has been sitting on my pile and I haven't even touched it. I've sent a new ARC to someone I didn't even read yet. I haven't bought a book at all this month.

However, I have celebrated my two year anniversary with my husband, bought a new car, spent four full weeks working out at the gym, began rebuilding my photography portfolio and watched most of The Big Bang Theory. Again.

So until my reading slump is over I won't be posting reviews. But I'm going to try and at least post a few times a week about some bookish topics. :) Hope everyone has a great week. 

Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I Would Die to Meet

This week's list is the top ten authors you would dies to meet. They can be living or dead. There are several authors I would absolutely love to meet!

1.  Meg Cabot (When I started this list, I had no idea that Meg would be coming to Oklahoma. But she is! I'll be meeting her on Thursday--I'm so excited!)

2. Charlotte Bronte. I love love love Jane Eyre and I would love to ask Charlotte questions about her challenges on being published. 

3. Stephanie Perkins. A&FK is a favorite, and I've heard Stephanie is extremely funny.

4. JK Rowling. Two words: HARRY POTTER.

5.  Louise Rennison. When I met Maureen Johnson (who would have been on the list had I had not had the chance to meet her already), she talked a bit about Rennison and her story. Gah, pretty sure I would just listen to her talk for the British accent.

6. Jennifer Donnelly. Revolution was such an amazing book, and it's one I recommend to everyone. I would love to met Donnelly and ask her about the book.

7. Robin Benway. I've been reading her blog for a while, and she just sounds fabulous--just like Audrey Wait!

8. Rachel Cohn and David Levithan. The pair behind Dash & Lily, Nick & Norah and Naomi & Eli. 

9. Ayn Rand. Pretty sure I wouldn't understand anything coming out of her mouth, but I'd still love to met her.

10. Margaret Mitchell. Who wouldn't want to meet the woman who created Scarlett O'Hara?

What's in Your Beach Bag?

What's In Your Beach Bag is hosted by Jennie at Life is Short. Read Fast. and Kelly at Reading With Martinis. It's a summer linkup to showcase books that you're looking for ward to reading this summer and sharing it with others! Be sure to check it out by clicking the icon to the left!

Summer reading means rereading my favorites. I rarely ever reread things fall-spring, but in the summer I look forward to visiting my favorite characters and settings :) And not just YA, but also some adult fiction and nonfiction.

1. Rereading my favorite books by my favorite authors. Lots of Meg Cabot, Sarah Dessen, Jenny Han and I will definitely be rereading Stephanie Perkins this summer as well.

       

2. Adult fiction and non fiction books that take place in Europe. I'm pretty much obsessed with Europe, some of my favorites are:

    

3. Christian fiction. I'm not sure why, but I only ever read Christian fiction during the summer. And only two authors. But every summer I pull these off the library shelf.

     

What are some of your summer reads? Anything you read every year?