The Bookish Report

Here are all of the top bookish stories, blog posts, pictures, and videos I found this past week. I put this post up every Sunday so come back again next week for more bookish awesomeness.Click away and enjoy your Sunday!

News

Sometimes I spend more time surfing Netflix for a movie to watch than I do actually watching anything. Luckily Book Riot his here to help! YA Themed Movies: List One - List Two

10 Signs Books Are Your Boyfriend - I may have a problem.

Guess what? AMaze Runner sequel is already in production before the first movie is even in theaters. I do plan on seeing The Maze Runner.

A cookbook you can eat sounds like a fantastic idea to me. Not to mention that one of Atwood's novels is going to be locked up for a century before anyone can read it.

Barnes and Noble is testing out the idea of having espresso book machines in their stores. "According to a company spokesperson, customers will be able to make a physical print book of a hard-to-find book, a public domain title or self publish a book."

Goodreads now has a preview this book option for US members. I really don't preview books so this doesn't affect me.

Fellow Book Blogger Posts

Are you a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer? If you are then I highly suggest you look into The Sunnydale Project over at Bookish Comforts and Teen Librarian Toolbox.

If you need some tips on how to get away with reading instead of working Parajunkee has you covered.

A Funny Bookish Comic

~ This week's funny bookish comic is brought to you by twisteddoodles.com!

A Straight To The Point Review: The Queen of the Tearling by: Erika Johansen

The Queen of the Tearling (#1) by: Erika Johansen (July 2014)

448 pages

Genre: Fantasy

Publisher: HaperCollins Publishers

Source: The Library

Purchase: Barnes and Noble | The Book Depository | Amazon

Goodreads Summary: Kelsea Glynn is the sole heir to the throne of Tearling but has been raised in secret by foster parents after her mother - Queen Elyssa, as vain as she was stupid - was murdered for ruining her kingdom. For 18 years, the Tearling has been ruled by Kelsea's uncle in the role of Regent however he is but the debauched puppet of the Red Queen, the sorceress-tyrant of neighbouring realm of Mortmesme. On Kelsea's 19th birthday, the tattered remnants of her mother's guard - each pledged to defend the queen to the death - arrive to bring this most un-regal young woman out of hiding...

And so begins her journey back to her kingdom's heart, to claim the throne, earn the loyalty of her people, overturn her mother's legacy and redeem the Tearling from the forces of corruption and dark magic that are threatening to destroy it. But Kelsea's story is not just about her learning the true nature of her inheritance - it's about a heroine who must learn to acknowledge and live with the realities of coming of age in all its insecurities and attractions, alongside the ethical dilemmas of ruling justly and fairly while simply trying to stay alive...

My Review

The Queen of the Tearling is a MUST read for all Fantasy fans, scratch that, it is a MUST read for anyone that even likes fantasy a tiny bit.

Here is why…

The Queen of the Tearling is full of rich memorable characters. The main character, Kelsea, is a strong, calculating, hard not to like Queen.

It is never boring. It’s full of magic, secrets, and intense scenes.

As you keep reading and get further and further lost inside the story you will acquire more and more feels.

Talk about beyond exceptional writing.

This quote: “Even a book can be dangerous in the wrong hands, and when that happens, you blame the hands, but you also read the book.”

Bottom Line: I NEED book two.

Library Loot #25

Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire fromThe Captive Readerand Linda fromSilly Little Mischiefthat encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library.

** I'm pretty proud of my loot this week. Not to mention that I have actually been reading my library loot lately instead of just having it sit on my shelf and then returning it. Click on the cover of a book to find out more about it.

My Library Loot

1. One of those books I keep saying I'll read but haven't yet.

2. It's supposed to be "X-Men meets Ocean's Eleven."

3. I love this author's other series.

4. Since all of three of the books are out now I figured it's a good time to give them a try.

5. This one just sounds so different.

6. I have been meaning to read this since it came out last year.

7. This non-fiction book has received a lot of positive reviews.

My First Ever Month In Review! - August Edition

~ August Edition

What happened on It's a Book Life?

• I participated in Bout of Books and kicked some major butt! Here are my results. My favorite challenge that I participated in was the recreate a cover challenge. I nailed it.
• I only had three review posts this month. Now that is a depressing number.
• Mini Reviews of Adult Books: Stay, Married with Zombies, & The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
• ARC Review: Dangerous Boys
• Review: We Were Liars

My Favorite Read of The Month

My review will be posted shortly! I gave it five well earned stars.

What went down behind the blog?

• I went to Vegas for the second time in my life. My friend won a trip from a bridal magazine to celebrate her bachelorette party. So our flight and hotel were paid for! I had a blast, won a little bit of money, and was extremely tired when I got home.
• I got a new job! Don't worry, I still work at the library. I am now a desk clerk instead of a page. It's a pay raise and so far I am really loving it.
• Today I took part in my annual family fantasy football draft. I'm ready for football season! Fall is my favorite time of year not only because of football, but because it means my cardigans, sweaters, boots, and scarves can be taken out of the closet.

My New Obsession

The television show Outlander! I have been hooked since the first episode and I now want to read the rest of the books more than ever! (I have only read the first one.)

September Is Here!

My Bookish and Non-Bookish Goals For September

• I am so very far behind in writing reviews and posting them. My goal, get it together.
• Read my three ARC's that debut in September.
• Catch up on the television show, Vampire Diaries, before it comes back on.

The Book I look Forward to Reading The Most This Month

Other Sept. Releases I want to read

Review: We Were Liars by: E. Lockhart

We Were Liars by: E. Lockhart (May 2014)

227 pages

Genre: Young Adult/Mystery/Thriller

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Source: The Library

Purchase: Barnes and Noble | The Book Depository | Amazon

Goodreads Summary: A beautiful and distinguished family.

A private island.

A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.

A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive.

A revolution. An accident. A secret.

Lies upon lies.

True love.

The truth.

We Were Liars is a modern, sophisticated suspense novel from National Book Award finalist and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart.

Read it.

And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE.

My Review

I am sure you are aware of all of the hype surrounding We Were Liars. Many have said that it is THE book to read this summer. With that in mind I was hesitant about reading it. No one wants to be let down by all the hype surrounding a novel. Not only was the book blowing up all over the blogosphere, it become a hot topic at my library as well. After all that I finally decided to take the plunge. AND….

We Were Liars has everything I love in a book. An unreliable narrator, check. Crazy family drama, check. Beautiful writing, check. A shocking reveal I didn’t see coming, check. Nicely done E. Lockhart.

I enjoyed reading We Were Liars from beginning to end. The characters are intense. The writing is wonderfully dark. From the first page I knew that I wanted NEEDED to find out the truth and I had a feeling I wouldn’t be getting it from any of the liars. This novel will make you think. When you think the big reveal isn’t shocking, keep reading, you know nothing. I loved following the little pieces and trying to see everything coming together right along with the main character. While reading I felt:

Have you read We Were Liars yet? Have you? Read it. If anything else discover for yourself if you think the book lives up to the hype or not. I think it does. I know some people had a hard time liking the main characters and didn’t enjoy the book as much as I did, so I can’t say for sure if you will like We Were Liars, but I still suggest you give it a shot. If neither I nor the hype can convince you to read this book, re-read that summary.

TTT #25: Top Ten Books I Really Want To Read But Don't Have In My Posession

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly event hosted over at The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's original topic is Top Ten Books I Really Want To Read But Don't Own Yet. Since I use the library more often than I purchase books I decided to mix this week's topic up just a little bit. I had a lot of fun with it, but I did cheat a little. I ended up mentioning 14 books instead of 10. Tell me what you think of my list below and share your Top Ten Tuesday with me as well!

The Bookish Report

Here are all of the top bookish stories, blog posts, pictures, and videos I found this past week. I put this post up every Sunday so come back again next week for more bookish awesomeness.Click away and enjoy your Sunday!

News

Minnesota is home to The Floating Library! You read that correctly, now check out their website. It is pretty neat, although I would just be so paranoid to have books that close to water all the time.

"Amazon Publishing and Alloy Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Television Group, announced a digital-first imprint that will focus on young adult, new adult and commercial fiction. The new imprint, named Alloy Entertainment, will be part of Amazon Publishing’s Powered by Amazon program." One of the books from this new imprint, Imitation, sounds really interesting.

Epic Reads does it again. They entertain, delight, and share the truth about us book nerds in the Epic Reads Glossary. :) You have to read the entry "book stripping."

To all my fellow grammar nerds out there, check out these Movie Titles With Errors! A lot of these I picked up a long time ago and they always bothered me.

Want a laugh? 16 Pickup Lines That Would Work On Any Book LoverI have never laughed so hard, especially at number 11.

Laura Ingalls Wilder's memoir is going to be published. It is going to be gritty. I loved the Little House books while growing up (I really do want to re-read them) and her memoir will be a must read for me.

Blog Posts

I discovered a new feature thanks to The Book Monsters titled Write On Review-A-Thon! It is hosted over at The Book Vixen. I feel like I always get behind in writing reviews and this feature would help me with that!

Do you love Jane Austen novels? Do you love looking at pretty covers? Check out the Stay Bookish post: The Many Beautiful Editions of Austen Novels!

The Book Addict's Guide has written a great post about novellas. You should definitely check it out if you are a fan of Throne of Glass.

Apparently The Selection novels aren't done yet. I haven't read these ones and I have yet to decided if I will, but for those of you who are fans this is probably some pretty good news for you.

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