Hi everyone! Wow. It is nearly the end of the year! November already? That is insane!!!

October has been a busy month for us here at Book Nerd Reviews. Melissa, myself and Jocie are all crazy busy at the moment, and that includes me working away from home, so my whole routine has been thrown into chaos, as I normally read and write reviews and posts on the weekend… but for the past few weeks the weekend has been used to just be at home and do the things I missed during the week. So I apologise for the lack of the posts, and sadly this routine will continue for the immediate future, so there won’t be as much going on here for a few weeks.

I was very excited to bring you a part of the Laini Taylor interview here at Book Nerd Reviews. I have posted the rest of my interview with Laini at Australian YA Bloggers and Diva Booknerd. Be sure to check out the links via my interview post. But, more importantly, there is also an international giveaway for two SIGNED copies Daughter of Smoke and Bone running at the moment! This is international, so be sure to enter to win one of these amazing books!

I hope everyone had an excellent October! A lot of great books were released, and the interwebs went crazy over an authors article on how she responded to a negative review. I know that this put a lot of negativity out there in the blogging community, but please remember, that most authors are awesome people! For authors, thank you for your support and kind words! For bloggers, keep true to yourself, and to your followers! And for followers, thank you for being the reason we do what we do!

During November will be running the Daughter of Smoke and Bone giveaway, but I also have another amazing Aussie giveaway coming your way. But for now, here is Book Nerd Reviews’ October recap:

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Hi everyone! Can you believe that it is October already? I can’t believe it! It has been a pretty busy month for both Melissa and myself. But it was absolutely fantastic (for me!). I was lucky enough to see Laini Taylor twice during her Australian tour, and I was also fortunate enough to interview her for the Australian YA Bloggers group. I will provide the link further down for the interview.

Oh, and Book Nerd Reviews also had a makeover thanks to the wonderful Hazel at Stay Bookish :) Did you notice? Well, whether you did or not, if you are an Aussie you should enter our giveaway to celebrate (link below). This giveaway was made possible by the amazing team at Bookworld, as they noticed the new design and wanted to help us celebrate.

I hope you all had a fantastic month as well. Here is what happened at Book Nerd Reviews during September:

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Hi everyone! Is it September already? How did that happen? This year is just flying by! It has been a pretty busy month for both Melissa and myself. I was especially busy at the end of August and the first few days of September (the reason why this recap is a little late). Technically all the exciting stuff has happened for me in September, so you I won’t give you a recap on all the awesomeness that was the first few days of September until the next recap - by then I might be able to process it all as well :)

So, here is our August recap!

Book Reviews

Sinner (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #4) – Maggie Stiefvater
We Were Liars – E. Lockhart
Let’s Get Lost – Adi Alsaid

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Hi everyone! We are now in to the second half of the year! Well as we are at the end of the month, we are officially past the half way mark… wow!!! It has been a pretty busy month for both Melissa and myself, and we have some pretty exciting things coming up, so we are looking forward to the coming months :)

We were thrilled to introduce you to Jocie this month. Jocie is our new contributor, and as you may have already seen, she has already started posting some reviews for Book Nerd Reviews. If you haven’t checked them out yet, they are linked below :) Melissa and myself are very excited about having Jocie here at Book Nerd Reviews - so once again, welcome onboard Jocie!!!

Here is our July recap!

Book Reviews

City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments #5) – Cassandra Clare
The Winner’s Curse (The Winner’s Trilogy, #1) – Marie Rutkoski
Take Back the Skies (Take Back the Skies #1) – Lucy Saxon
Masquerade – Kylie Fornasier
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before #1) – Jenny Han
Solitaire – Alice Oseman

Comic Reviews

Superman/Wonder Woman Volume 1 Power Couple – Charles Soule

Other bookish posts

Bookshelf Bliss #8
Bookshelf Bliss #9
Bookshelf Bliss #10
Bookshelf Bliss #11
Cover Reveal (and excerpt!): Conspiracy Girl – Sarah Alderson
Tagged! The Seven Deadly Bookish Sins

Book Nerd Reviews News

We have exciting news!

Posts we really enjoyed from our blogging friends

There were some really great posts and discussions online this month. Here’s just some of what we enjoyed in July:

• Steph from Cuddlebuggery gives you 5 reasons why Twilight isn’t completely awful
• Kayla from The Thousand Lives says that she is a forgiving reader
• Shaheen from Speculating on SpecFic talks about magical realism
• Rinn from Rinn Reads tells you her thoughts on ebooks
• Cait from Notebook Sisters asks: are short comments are okay?
• Asti from Oh, the Books! introduces you to some of her bookish friends
• Dre from Sporadic Reads discusses when commenting becomes a chore
• Amber from The Mile Long Bookshelf tells us that blogger email addresses are being sold
• Ashley from OK, Lets Read talks about spoilers
• Jeann from Happy Indulgence shares what she learnt from 2 years of blogging

Coming up

We are taking part in the Australian We Were Liars blog tour, and there will be fantastic giveaway as well (keep your eye out for that!). There will also be some more amazing Comic Crossovers from Melissa, and some more reviews from Jocie!

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Hi everyone! June has come and gone, and as of tomorrow we are in the second half of 2014 - how did this happen? Time has flown, and both Melissa and I have had some fun this month. We have both tried new things during June, me with my photo/bookish tour of Prague, and Melissa with Comic Crossover. Both of these received fantastic support and some lovely feedback - and for that we both thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Melissa will continue with Comic Crossover (which I am very excited for as I need some guidance when it comes to comics) and I am hoping to do some more photo/bookish tours in the future. But in the meantime, here is our June recap!

Book Reviews

In the Shadows – Kiersten White and Jim Di Bartolo
Dangerous Creatures (Dangerous Creatures #1) – Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments #4)– Cassandra Clare

Comic Reviews

Comic Review: Saga Volume 1 – Brian K. Vaughan

Other bookish posts

Bookshelf Bliss #5
Bookshelf Bliss #6
Bookshelf Bliss #7
That amazing time that I met Laini Taylor – Part 2
Daughter of Smoke and Bone tour of Prague
You know, YA and comics aren’t all that different…
Comic Crossover #1

Posts we really enjoyed from our blogging friends

There were some really great posts and discussions online this month. Here’s just some of what we enjoyed in March:

• Cait from Notebook Sisters talks about diverse books
• Kelly from Oh, the Books! gives some great android apps for book lovers suggestions
• Eugenia from Chasm of Books talks about buying books
• Jeann from Happy Indulgence asks if endings change your feelings on a book or series
• Rinn from Rinn Reads talks about reviewing ARCs
• Nikki from The Paper Sea talks about finishing a series
• Emily from The Loony Teen Writer talks about the different types of five-star ratings
• Nara from Looking for the Panacea tells you “it’s for your own good”
• Angel from Angel Reads gives you some bookish style
• The girls from Oh, the Books! gave us a bookish guide for mental health in YA

Also, don’t forget

There is still time to enter our Game of Thrones boxset giveaway. This is an Australia only giveaway, sorry international folks. But, our monthly international giveaway will be returning in July :)

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Hi everyone! April and May where very hectic for both Melissa and I, so we actually missed our April in Review post, so I thought I would combine both our April and May links here. I went on my wonderful holiday mid-April to mid-May, and since I have been back I have been run off my feet with various things. Melissa has been very busy with work and everyday life as well. I would like to thank Melissa for keeping things while I was away (physically and mentally).

So here is our April and May recap!

Book Reviews

Sea of Tranquility – Katja Millay
When Mr Dog Bites – Brian Conaghan
Tape – Steven Camden
Cruel Beauty – Rosamund Hodge
Half Bad (Half Bad #1) – Sally Green
Fangirl – Rainbow Rowell
Maybe Someday – Colleen Hoover
Disruption (Disruption #1) – Jessica Shirvington
Dreams of Gods and Monsters (Daughter of Smoke and Bone #3) – Laini Taylor

Comic Reviews

Chew Volume One – Taster’s Choice – John Layman & Rob Guillory

Other bookish posts

Bookshelf Bliss #1
Bookshelf Bliss #2
Bookshelf Bliss #3
Bookshelf Bliss #4
Divergent Movie Featurettes
That awkward moment when I dump you for Laini Taylor
That amazing time that I met Laini Taylor – Part 1

Posts we really enjoyed from our blogging friends

There were some really great posts and discussions online this month. Here’s just some of what we enjoyed in March:

• Cait from Notebook Sisters asks bloggers and publishers about negative reviews
• Asti from Oh The Books! talks about illustrated YA
• Shaheen from Speculating on SpecFic talks about how she reads so much
  
• Jamie from The Perpetual Page Turner shares an interview with John Green
• Chiara from Delicate Eternity talks about why she loves fan fiction
• Chasm of Books shares some series for kids
• Jeann from Happy Indulgence shares a publisher Q&A for bloggers & reviewers
• Kelly from Diva Book Nerd makes a blogger pledge

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We’re one quarter of 2014 down! March is a busy one for Kristy and I around the blog. I know at least for me, it’s the busiest month of the year that I have at work, and I know Kristy had lots of preparation for her trip as well as being away for work as well this month, which made it a bit of a juggling act, ensuring we were both also able to keep reading and blogging. Kristy definitely carried us through March - thank you so much for your hard work, I appreciate it! Without further ado, this is our March recap!

Reviews

This month we reviewed the following books:

Side Effects May Vary - Julie Murphy
The Assassin’s Blade (Throne of Glass 01 - 0.5) - Sarah J Maas
Teen Spirit - Francesca Lia Block
Confessions: The Private School Murders (Confessions #2) - James Patterson

Comic Reviews

In addition, I also reviewed the following comics:

Wolverine - Chris Claremont & Frank Miller
Harley Quinn #0 - #4 - Amanda Conner

Posts we really enjoyed from our blogging friends

There were some really great posts and discussions online this month. Here’s just some of what we enjoyed in March:

• Cait from Notebook Sisters talks about getting covers confused
• Asti from Oh The Books! talks about starting a group blog
• Shaheen from Speculating on SpecFic continues her publisher Q&A
  
• Jeann from Happy Indulgence discusses reading styles
• Alise from Readers In Wonderland questions who benefits from reviews the most?
• Cuddlebuggery share their results from the blogging survey
• Jamie from The Perpetual Page Turner talks about reading in public and showing all of the emotions
  
• Jamie from The Perpetual Page Turner also shared with us 10 things from her bookish bucket list
• Hazel from Stay Bookish talks about being a midnight reader
• Ashley from Nose Graze talks about why she made the decision to remove “purchase here” links

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Hey everyone! We’re just about in MARCH now?! What?! Where did the last two months go? haha We haven’t had a big month in February - my fault really, Kristy has been working as hard as ever but I’ve been super busy at work this month and consequently haven’t been up for much reading when I have been getting home from work. I apologise for that! Either way though, here’s our February recap!

Reviews

This month we reviewed the following books:

World After (Penryn & the End of Days #2) – Susan Ee
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, # 1) - Ransom Riggs
Ignite Me (Shatter Me #3) – Tahereh Mafi
Perfect Lies (Mind Games, #2) – Kiersten White
Panic – Lauren Oliver
Me Since You – Laura Wiess

We discussed

Reading outside of your comfort zone
Are well known authors holding back new authors?

Posts we really enjoyed from our blogging friends

There were some really great posts and discussions online this month. Here’s just some of what we enjoyed in December:

• Shaheen from Speculating on SpecFic has posted some fabulous publisher Q&A’s:
  • Allen & Unwin
  • Text Publishing
  • Penguin Australia
  • Bloomsbury Australia

• Jeann from Happy Indulgence discusses Blogging Slumps
• Hazel from Stay Bookish discusses Book Clubs
• Chiara from Books For A Delicate Eternity discusses Escaping the Instalove Tag
• Nara from Looking for Panacea quizzes you: How well do you know your Hardcovers?
• Cait from Notebook Sisters tells you the Dark Side of Being an ARC Reviewer

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Phew, that whirlwind known as December is done! We’re in 2014 now…. crazy! Where did 2013 go? An apology firstly that things have been quieter than normal on the blog, life has been going at full speed ahead with the holidays and eating. haha But we’re back and ready to post.

In case you missed it, here is our December recap:

Reviews

This month we reviewed the following books:

Perfect Ruin (The Internment Chronicles #1) – Lauren De Stefano
The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle #2) – Maggie Stiefvater
Pawn (The Blackcoat Rebellion #1) – Aimee Carter
Ketchup Clouds – Annabel Pitcher
Jump (Twinmaker #1) – Sean Williams
These Broken Stars (Starbound #1) – Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
Where the Stars Still Shine – Trish Doller
Antigoddess (Goddess War #1) – Kendare Blake

We discussed

Kristy and I had only a few discussions in December since it’s the silly season and we were off buying Christmas gifts!

The Book Closes on 2013
Scheduling and Time Management
Marketing Material Controversy: The Fault In Our Stars
Buying Books For Other People

Posts we really enjoyed from our blogging friends

There were some really great posts and discussions online this month. Here’s just some of what we enjoyed in December:

• Rachel from Parajunkee gives us 13 tips for running a successful blog
• Melissa from I Swim For Oceans predicts where YA genre trends are heading in 2014.
• Chiara from Books For A Delicate Eternity talks about giving books a second life (secondhand books).
• Jamie from The Perpetual Page-Turner shares with us her thoughts on what she wants to do in 2014.
• Asti from A Bookish Heart was super clever and sweet and posted The Christmas Gift of Friends.
• Bec from Ransom Reads discusses burn outs - we’ve all been there!
• Jen from The Starry-Eyed Review talks about the obligation we feel to read.
• Emz from Icy Cold Reads discusses blogging slumps.
• Charleen from Cheap Thrills compares Goodreads Vs Library Thing Vs Booklikes.
• Charlotte from Gypsy Reviews talks about when your online life and real life collide.
• Shaheen from Speculating on SpecFic showcases some amazing Australian authors.

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I am a day late, I am so sorry guys! I have had a big couple of days in Melbourne and was too exhausted last night to post this, but I figure better late than never! Kristy and I had a great month in November - Catching Fire came out, and we were busy watching that (twice each!), we read some great books, and we had a huge month in terms of giveaways.

In case you missed it, here is our November recap:

Reviews

This month we reviewed the following books:

City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments #3) - Cassandra Clare
Tiger Lily - Jodi Lynn Anderson
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown - Holly Black
Unbreakable (Legion #1) - Kami Garcia
Night of Cake & Puppets (Daughter of Smoke & Bone #2.5) - Laini Taylor
Allegiant (Divergent #3) - Veronica Roth

We also reviewed a movie this month with the release of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

We discussed

Kristy and I had only a couple of discussions in November since it was a busy month for us with giveaways, travelling and life in general! We will be more active in our blogging tips feature and Feral Friday posts in December however!

Novellas & Short Stories
Possessive Males in YA
Speed Reading Tips

Posts we really enjoyed from our blogging friends

There were some really great posts and discussions online this month. Here’s just some of what we enjoyed in November:

• Shaheen from Speculating on SpecFic gave us some amazing book recommendations
• Nara from Looking for the Panacea shared some sci-fi recommendations for those who normally shy away from the genre
• Chiara from Books For A Delicate Eternity shared the perks of having a book boyfriend
• Cee from The Novel Hermit questions why some people insist on reading the ending of books first
• Emz from Icy Cold Reads talks about character deaths: the good, the bad and the ugly
• Josephine from Dudette Reads grosses us out talking about the hygine (or lack thereoff) of library books
• Hazel from Stay Bookish posted a very timely discussion about expectations & endings of series we love
• Ashley from Nose Graze launches a new book blogging directory that we think looks fantastic!
• Rachel from Fiktshun talks about her obsession with series
• Sab and Melo from Sab The Book Eater had a rant about random YA book covers

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Happy Halloween to everyone out there!! October is now finished can you believe it?! We had a really good month! Kristy and I read some fantastic books this month. We had some amazing giveaways (winners announced tomorrow), and had some really interesting discussions on the blog.

In case you missed it, here is our October recap.

Reviews

This month we reviewed the following books:

Witchstruck (The Tudor Witch Trilogy #1) - Victoria Lamb
Between The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea (Between #1) - April Genevieve Tucholke
The F- It List - Julie Halpern
Severed Heads, Broken Hearts - Robyn Schneider
Finding Cinderella (Hopeless #2.5) - Colleen Hoover
The Last Girl - Michael Adams
Made of Stars - Kelley York
Just One Year (Just One Day #2) - Gayle Forman
Never Fade (The Darkest Minds #2) - Alexandra Bracken

We discussed

Kristy and I had some great discussions in our Feral Friday posts, and I shared some blogging tips this month also:

Dealing With Publishers & Requesting ARCs
Meeting Authors & Book Events
Tips for Considering A Co-Blogger P1
Writing Negative Reviews
Tips For Potential Co-Bloggers P2
When Authors Read Your Reviews
Bloglovin Vs Feedly
Spoilers
Commenting & Socialising

Posts we really enjoyed from our blogging friends

There were some really great posts and discussions online this month. Here’s just some of what we enjoyed in August:

• Kayla from The Thousand Lives talks about being late to a series
• Stormy from Book Blog Bake gave us some productivity tips on getting your blogging done (Thank you!!)
• Emz from Icy Cold Reads investigates why we read YA
• Helen from My Novel Opinion wanted our thoughts on what horror books to read next
• Ashley from Noze Graze is going through reading slump
• Eve from PaperGrey tells villains that they need to try more
• Josephine from Dudette Reads talks about pros and cons about judging book covers
• Jen from The Starry-Eyed Revue talks about that painful one year wait for books

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Hi everyone! So September is just about over already. My gosh!! We had a huge month this month, and it seems like our readership is growing more and more by the month, so thank you everyone for your continued support of Book Nerd Reviews! We read and reviewed some absolutely amazing books this month, gave away some books and had some really interesting discussions on the blog. My favourite part is reading and responding to the comments you leave us in our discussion posts - meeting and talking to other bloggers was after all, a big reason why we get into blogging in the first place!

In case you missed it, here is our September recap.

Reviews

This month we reviewed the following books:

The Bone Season (The Bone Season #1) - Samantha Shannon
Briar Rose - Jana Oliver
Beautiful Creatres (Caster Chronicles #1) - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
All The Truth That’s In Me - Julie Berry
The Iron Traitor (The Iron Fey: Call Of The Forgotten #2) - Julie Kagawa
The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds #1) - Alexandra Bracken
The Naturals - Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass #2) - Sarah J. Maas

We discussed

Kristy and I had some great discussions in our Feral Friday posts, and I shared some blogging tips this month also:

Goodreads Changes
Book Hype
Downfalls to Great Reads
Our Feelings for Other Bloggers
Ways to Increase Traffic to Your Blog
Before You Hit Publish
Why Your Netgalley Ratio Matters

Posts we really enjoyed from our blogging friends

There were some really great posts and discussions online this month. Here’s just some of what we enjoyed in August:

• Carrie from The Mad Reviewer taught us how to read 100 pages in an hour
  
• Jamie from Perpetual Page Turner shared with us how she blogs when she’s really not feeling herself
• Danny from Bewitched Bookworms shared some tips on how to find a good audiobook (Thank you, I am buying some on Audible because of your recommendations!)
• Amanda from On A Book Bender got us more organised with our posting schedules this month
• Nuzaifa from Say It With Books shared the pros and cons of having a co-blogger
• Chiara from Books For A Delicate Eternity told us about blog must haves
• Rachel from Fiktshun talked about posting for page views

Next month

Kristy and I are currently wrapping up our Australian only giveaway of All The Truth That’s In Me tonight, and tomorrow our International September giveaway is ending. We will be posting our International October giveaway on Tuesday 1st October, so keep your eyes peeled there. We will have lots more reviews next month on their way and we’ve got more blogging tips and discussion posts coming in October.

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Evening! August has come and is almost behind us. Kristy and I have had a super productive and busy month in August - both with Book Nerd Reviews as well as offline. I just found out this week that the promotion I applied for is happening, and so I’ll be very shortly starting a new role at work which is both extremely exciting to be doing something new, but also a little nerve wracking!

In case you missed it, here is our August recap.

Reviews

This month we reviewed the following books:

When The World Was Flat (And We Were In Love) - Ingrid Jonach
Fire With Fire (Burn For Burn #2) - Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1) - Sarah J. Maas
Hate Is Such A Strong Word - Sarah Ayoub
The Sound - Sarah Alderson
Batman: The Killing Joke - Alan Moore
All Our Yesterdays - Cristin Terrill
Indelible (The Twixt #1) - Dawn Metcalf
Ink (Paper Gods #1) - Amanda Sun
Banish - Nicola Marsh

Giveaways

We still have three current giveaways happening.

International August YA New Release Giveaway (Ends August 31st)
When The World Was Flat (And We Were In Love) - Ingrid Jonach (Australian only giveaway ending September 15th)
When The World Was Flat (And We Were In Love) - Ingrid Jonach (International giveaway ending October 21st)

We discussed

Kristy and I had some great discussions in August with our Feral Friday posts:

We discussed love triangles & teams on August 23rd
We discussed loaning books on August 16th
And we discussed book covers changing mid series on August 9th

Posts we really enjoyed from our blogging friends

There were some really great posts and discussions online this month. Here’s just some of what we enjoyed in August:

• Asti from A Bookish Heart wrote a fantastic post on how she organises her blog with One Note. I have since started using the app on my ipad and iphone. Thanks Asti!
• Kezia from Chapteriosity posted about YA cover trends. She nailed it on the head!
• The Huffington Post told us why we’d be screwed if YA books were real - quite funny if you have a moment to check it out!
• Kimberley from On The Wings Of Books asked why bloggers can’t be nicer to each other.
• Stormy from Book.Blog.Bake told us that negative book reviews does not equate to cyber bullying. Amen! :)
• Debby at Snuggly Oranges shared that she gets ARC envy (don’t we all?).
• Megan from Book Brats posted a very candid and open post about feeling jealous of other bloggers at times.
• Katie from Katie’s Book Blog posted her thoughts about jealousy after reading Megan’s post (above).

Next month

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Good evening everyone, I hope you’ve had a good Monday (for a Monday… lol). April is almost behind us now and I didn’t have AS big a month as I had originally planned reading wise. Safe to say at the end part of this month I have experienced my first reading slump! Noo! I was determined to not let it slow me down too much though, and so I am pressing on and just trying to get through it! I did however get the opportunity to read some very cool books this month, and so in case you missed it, here’s a recap of the book reviews I posted in April:

If You Find Me - Emily Murdoch
The Walking Dead Vol 1: Days Gone Bye – Robert Kirkman
Paper Valentine - Brenna Yovanoff
Looking For Alaska - John Green
Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles #2) - Marissa Meyer
Sever (The Chemical Gardens #3) - Lauren De Stefano
Pivot Point (Pivot Point #1) - Kasie West

7 books read in April… I am happy to say that I am still very much on track to reach my goal of having read 100 books this year! My favourite read this month was hard for me, because I enjoyed a few of them quite a lot but for different reasons. I loved If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch. I also really adored Looking For Alaska by John Green. And up there was Scarlet by Marissa Meyer and Pivot Point by Kasie West. Bring on May! I am hoping to pick up some of the April slack in this month. Wish me luck!

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Good evening everyone, how has your holidays been so far? I am catching up on some reading and trying to stay warm since it’s definitely now getting cooler in Geelong. I can’t believe March is as good as over! I had a pretty good month considering how busy I’ve been at work and with my course. I thought I was going to fall behind, but I’ve managed to stay on track (just!). I read some excellent books this month. In case you missed it, here’s a recap of the book reviews I posted in March:

Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
When We Wake (When We Wake #1) - Karen Healey
Unremembered (Unremembered #1) - Jessica Brody
Poison - Bridget Zinn
Pretty Girl-13 - Liz Coley
Nameless (Tales of Beauty and Madness #1) - Lili St. Crow
Puberty Blues - Kathy Lette & Gabrielle Carey
In The Shadow of Blackbirds - Cat Winters

8 books read in March! My favourite read this month was In The Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters and Pretty Girl-13 by Liz Coley. Both quite dark reads, but really entertaining and enjoyable! I am hoping for a bigger month in April. Things work wise should have slowed down a little bit so I will have more time and energy to read this month!

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