May Wrap-up and June TBR

31 de May de 201829 de June de 2018 Joana @ Bookneeders1 Comment

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Hey guys!!

How has your month been? May, for me, was actually pretty good!

First of all, because we finally have sun and warmth! I missed this weather! It always makes me so much happier! Anyone else?

But I also had my last exams at the beginning of the month, so after that, I dedicated myself a bit more to reading, which I couldn’t be happier about! Plus I also kind of bought quite many books this month, so we have a haul coming up next month (I will join it with my birthday haul)!

I’ve read 12 books, 2 of them being manga and 1 graphic novel. I also started 3 other books, which I was aiming to have finished but oh well! I just hope next month is as good for me, as this one was.

TTT: Bookish Worlds I’d Want to/Never Want to Live In

29 de May de 201827 de May de 2018 Joana @ Bookneeders4 Comments

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Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish in June 2010 out of a love of lists. It recently changed to That Artsy Reader Girl and that’s where you can find the topics for each Tuesday.

This week’s topic is:

Bookish Worlds I’d Want to/Never Want to Live In

This is such a cool topic! For me, one of the best things about reading is meeting new worlds. That’s why I love fantasy! I can already think of many I would love to live in! Even tho, half of the time fantasy worlds are definitely not the easiest to live in…

I will be mentioning 8 worlds I would love to live in and explaining my top 4! And 8 worlds I just couldn’t possibly endure, and explaining my top 4 as well.

*If I have a review for any of the books mentioned it will be linked to the cover*

Which Bookish Worlds would you love to live in? Which ones you wouldn’t?

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

26 de May de 201826 de May de 2018 Joana @ Bookneeders2 Comments

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A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
Series: A Court of Thrones and Roses #3.1
Publisher: Bloomsbury YA
Published May 1st, 2018
Genres: YA/NA, Fantasy, Romance
Pages: 229
Format: Paperback
Buy: Book Depository | Amazon

The Winter Solstice. In a week. I was still new enough to being High Lady that I had no idea what my formal role was to be. If we’d have a High Priestess do some odious ceremony, as lanthe had done the year before A year. Gods, nearly a year since Rhys had called in his bargain, desperate to get me away from the poison of the Spring Court to save me from my despair. Had he been only a minute later, the Mother knew what would have happened. Where I’d now be. Snow swirled and eddied in the garden, catching in the brown fibers of the burlap covering the shrubs My mate who had worked so hard and so selflessly, all without hope that I would ever be with him We had both fought for that love, bled for it. Rhys had died for it.

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

24 de May de 201825 de May de 2018 Joana @ Bookneeders4 Comments

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Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Series: N/A
Publisher: Puffin
First published February 2nd, 2016
Genres: Ya, Historical Fiction – WWII
Pages: 391
Format: Paperback
Buy: Book Depository | Amazon

It’s early 1945 and a group of people trek across East Prussia, bound together by their desperation to reach the ship that can take them away from the war-ravaged land. Four young people, each haunted by their own dark secret, narrate their unforgettable stories. Fans of The Book Thief or Helen Dunmore’s The Siege will be totally absorbed.

This inspirational novel is based on a true story from the Second World War. When the German ship the Wilhelm Gustloff was sunk in port in early 1945 it had over 9000 civilian refugees, including children, on board. Nearly all were drowned. Ruta Sepetys, acclaimed author of Between Shades of Grey, brilliantly imagines their story.

Owlcrate May 2018 Unboxing

23 de May de 201819 de May de 2018 Joana @ Bookneeders5 Comments

Hey guys! This will be my first ever Owlcrate unboxing!! I’m SOO excited!!

May’s box theme is Fight Like A Girl and it’s truly incredible!! Owlcrate is an amazing YA bookish subscription box that I would highly recommend getting. Plus, if you live in Europe like me, it still arrives incredibly fast although I believe it’s a Canadian based subscription box!

I had a pretty good hunch on what the book was going to be, and I was lucky enough to have read it already and absolutely loved it, so I needed to get this box!

If you wanna check out what this box included, just keep reading! I will show photos of all the items, information on them and some of my thoughts!

TTT: Best Character Names

22 de May de 201814 de May de 2018 Joana @ BookneedersLeave a comment

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This week’s topic is:

Best Character Names (make this as narrow/broad as you’d like)

Well… Dang it. This is difficult as hell! I often forget characters’ names, especially if it’s not the main characters. This will require some proper research haha. But let’s do it! I will be taking names from 10 books for male names and 20 books for female names.

What are some of your favorite character’s names?

3 Manga Classics Mini Reviews

20 de May de 201820 de May de 2018 Joana @ Bookneeders5 Comments

Hi guys! I’ve been waiting to do one of these posts for a while, but to post only one review, it’s just not practical so I waited for a bit and have now three Manga Classics to talk about! Oops… If you’ve been here for awhile you probably know I love manga classics, they are a great way to either go back to a story you love or to get introduced to one (especially if you’re not sure about reading the original classic).

I’ve reviewed some of them already, which you can see here, and I can’t wait to talk about these ones, one of them being an ARC:

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Manga Classics: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

Manga Classics: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

Manga Classics: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (ARC)

I have only read The Count of Monte Cristo classic yet and read Romeo and Juliet while reading the manga, to compare it. Keep in mind that my review for The Jungle Book is solely about the manga version without any comparison to the original, although I do compare it to the Disney version.

Graphic Novels’ Mini Reviews

19 de May de 201820 de May de 2018 Joana @ Bookneeders4 Comments

Hey guys!

I’ve had some graphic novels reviews unpublished for quite a while. Mainly because my reviews on them tend to be on the short side, so I decided to compile some into one post. I didn’t really have enough to make a theme, so these are just some random ones…

I will be reviewing:

Real Life by Cory Doctorow & Jen Wang
Amulet (Vol-1-7) by Kazu Kibuishi
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

Hope you guys enjoy it!

FairyLoot April 2018 Unboxing

17 de May de 201818 de May de 2018 Joana @ BookneedersLeave a comment

Hey guys! This month I’m a bit late to the party but the theme for April’s FairyLoot Box was Whimsical Journeys and it’s so far my favorite box ever!! FairyLoot is an amazing YA bookish subscription box that I would highly recommend getting.

One of the things I was most excited for this box was the Tote bag, they said we were going to receive one plus two items never seen in their boxes before. Plus the Theme Card is absolutely gorgeous!!

If you wanna check out what this box included, just keep reading! I will show photos of the items, information on them and some of my thoughts!

TTT: Books I Disliked but Am Really Glad I Read

15 de May de 201815 de May de 2018 Joana @ Bookneeders7 Comments

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This week’s topic is:

Books I Disliked/Hated but Am Really Glad I Read (maybe just for bragging rights)

I don’t think I have any I hated and that I am glad I read, cuz probably if I was hating them, I never finished them. But I do have some I just read that were just okay, I liked them, but they weren’t anything special – but that I am still happy I read! So let’s go for those! They are also books I ~~highly doubt I will ever re-read~~. Actually, cross that, I will never re-read them.

Do you have any books you didn’t like but are happy you’ve read? Which ones?