Updates and BOOKTUBE-A-THON!

It's been a looooong while since I posted, but nobody reads this anyway so my absence has not been noted. BUT for those of you who do, the last few months have been crazy with exams and then the change of timetables and our family holiday, which was great! Now, I have spare time, which means that I can concentrate on writing book reviews! EVERYONE CHEER AND CLAP!

From now on, I will post something on here, whether anybody reads this or not, every two days. 

I would also like to tell you about a read-a-thon that is happening on Youtube, or rather Booktube since it's book related that I am participating in! The Booktube-a-thon was co-created by Raeleen from PadfootandProngs07 and Ariel Bissett. This read-a-thon will be taking place from the 15th to the 21st of July, so write it down in your calenders! Usually during read-a-thons, you just have to read as many books/pages as possible, but in this one, there are a few challenges -which are optional- that you can complete! I'm going to challenge myself to do all of them and I want you to join me! 

Challenge #1 is to read an average of 300 pages a day, so there is no book that can go alongside this. It may prove hard to do this on the two days that I have to babysit my little sister but I will stay up late to achieve this goal. Mind, this is the only type of marathon I will ever participate in. 

Challenge #2 is to read a book with over 500 pages and for this I picked the bind up of The Fallen and Leviathan by Thomas E. Sniegoski, This challenge is supposed to last two days as the book is over 500 pages. For those of you who don't know, The Fallen is actually a mini series that I watched 3 years ago. The charming Paul Wesley plays the role of the main character Aaron. 

Challenge #3 is to re read one book and for this I picked two books since they both short. I have not read a book by Christopher Pike in a long while so I choose Phantom and Evil Thirst  which are my top two favorites from his Thirst series. 

Challenge #4 is to finish a series or trilogy, and my choice for this is Prodigy by Marie Lu which is the sequel to Legend. Although this trilogy is not yet complete, I will be up to date and ready for the next book when it comes out!

Challenge #5 is to read a book that has been on your shelf forever. I did not pick a pick that has been on my  shelves the longest because, honestly I have given up on that book a long time ago. It is sitting at the back of my shelf gathering dust. Therefore I choose The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler which I bought a year ago, and still have not had time to pick up because there are always more books to read!

Challenge #6 is to listen to an audio book and for this I took out of the library The Final Warning by James Patterson. I may not have time to listen to the whole audio book so I'm partly going to read it as I may not have time to listen to all of it. 

Challenge #7 is to read a classic. Now, I don't now if this is a classic, so correct me if I'm wrong, but I picked Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk. It's a short book so I should fly through it. 

Let me know if you are going to participate in this read-a-thon and what you are planning on reading! 

See you next time! x

May TBR

We are already six days into May and I'm still deciding on the books I'm going to read this month. I might not stick to this list, but here are the books I'm planning on reading:

                                      

 

172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Hastrad

 I've been eyeing this book for quite a while now- well ever since I read the back cover at my local bookstore, but now finally I got my hands on a copy and read it! 

 

Plague (Gone#4) by Michael Grant

What can I say? I'm lovin' this series! I have read Gone back in August, but since March I decided to pick up once of the books in this series each month so I can finish it by the end of summer at the latest. 

 

Insurgent (Divergent#2) by Veronica Roth

The sequel to the book everyone loved and I did not enjoy! I had a feeling I would see the title of this book on that piece of paper I took out his morning from my TBR jar. I'm not looking forward to reading this, but it's been waiting on my bookshelf since last year. 

 

The Lovely Bones by Alison Sebold

 Another book I've been neglecting, but fear not! You are about to be read, my friend. Once I'm done reading this, I might check out the movie. 

 

Ten Things We Shouldn't Have Done by Sarah Mylanowski

The (hopefully) easy read for this month! I do hope that the characters won't be just two dimensional. It is really hard for me to find a contemporary novel that really speaks to me. 

 

Breathe (Breathe#1) by Sarah Crossan

    This book sounds EPIC! Now, can we please just take a moment to stare at this awesome cover? 

 

Catching Fire (The Hunger Games#2) by Suzanne Collins

 I know, I know! I am possibly one of the few who have not read all of the books. All of the hype that is still going around the books and the movie, which was sooo disappointing, was putting me off reading this. As well as all the squealing Breadman fans, that are giving me a headache.  

 

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

 I'm reading this with a book club as my new years resolution to read more classics this year. This book is massive, but hey, I've read the Song of Ice and Fire books so surely I can make it at least half way. I'm reading 30-ish pages each day so I can finish it by the end of this month. 

These are all the books I plan on reading! Hopefully it will be a good month and I can stick to all of the books above, but let's face it- I probably won't. 

What books are you planning on reading this month? 

If you would like me to review any of these books once I have read them- let me know!

                                           

Reviews

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About Me

My name is Natalia and I'm in my 4th year of high school. The first book that really got be to reading was If I Stay by Gayle Forman, which I picked up at Liverpool's airport. From then on, I started reading on a daily basis. I share my passion of reading with my older sister, who is also my twin and made the awesome template for me, thank you! For over a year I've been building up the courage to create a YouTube account, were I wanted to share my opinions on books I've read so far, but when I finally plucked up the courage, it turned out that my internet was too slow to upload videos to YouTube. Bummer. 

Now, I decided to start up a blog and well see how it goes from there! 

Basic Information

Name: Natalia

Age: Fifteen, sixteen in 4 months!

Favorite Authors: Rick Riordan, Stephanie Perkins and Charlie Higson are my top 3!

Music: Indie Rock

Recommend Me A Book

Would you like to hear my opinion on any book that I have not read yet or you think that I would like a certain book? Post a comment down here and I will check it out! If I like the sound of it, I will put it on my to-read list and get to it as soon as I can. It might take a while, as my overflowing shelves are already filled with books I really need to read this year. Make sure to check out my Goodreads profile (LINK ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE) to see that I have not read the said book yet. You can also recommend me your own story on wattpad or any other site, and I'll be happy to read it.