March 2018 TBR

Jen

As usual with me, another overly ambitious TBR. But I’m just in a mood where I want to read everything and I like to give myself options!

Currently reading

Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen

It by Stephen King

A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet #1) by Madeleine L'Engle

Series to start/continue

Graevale (The Medoran Chronicles #4) by Lynette Noni

Hallowed (Unearthly #2) by Cynthia Hand

Head Over Heels (Geek Girl #5) by Holly Smale

Falling Kingdoms (#1) by Morgan Rhodes (I actually read this book nearly three years ago way back when only the first few books were out. I barely remember a single thing about the book other than absolutely loving it! Now that the 6th and final book in this series has just recently been released, I want to read the whole series through.)  

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (#1) by J.K. Rowling (I’ve been wanting to start another series reread and I’m shocked that I didn’t get to this one at all in February!)  

Orange (manga series) by Ichigo Takano  

Other books I want to read

American Panda by Gloria Chao
I Am Thunder by Muhammad Khan

Something in Between by Melissa de la Cruz

The Darkest Corners by Kara Thomas

Can You Keep A Secret? By Sophie Kinsella

Mel
I only have a few things I'd like to read this month. I really have to get back into my studies, so the less distractions I have, the better!

House of Cards by sugamins - I really want to continue this, especially since it's such a long story.
Two Nights by Kathy Reichs - I was kindly sent this for review by Penguin Random House UK and I don't want to miss the opportunity!

Mel's April 2016 Book Haul

I'm trying something new with my haul photos. I'm loving them so far! I might just stick to doing them this way for a while!

Special by Georgia Blain - I picked this one up after seeing it in the store and reading the description. I've already read and reviewed this one, so if you'd like to check that out, you can find it on Goodreads.

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes - I watched the trailer for the movie and oh my god I want to see it! But I definitely want to read the book first, so when the store restocked it, I grabbed it before it sold out again.

Dreaming of Zhou Gong by Traci Harding - One of my favourite books ever was written by Traci and I've been wanting this for a while, especially since it has a Chinese theme going on. Also, I bought it for $10 from a sales rack!

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir - Okay, okay, I bought the other edition a few months ago. As much as I love both covers, this edition is a lot more reader friendly, according to my standard. This edition is smaller than the other one, so if I were to travel with it, it'll take up less space in my bag. I gave the larger edition to mum to read because the print is much bigger and that's what she prefers (plus, she's already started reading The Hunger Games trilogy and the Divergent series, so she might like this one too).

Head Over Heels by Holly Smale - the latest book in the Geek Girl series. I love how light and fluffy these books are, plus they're full of obscure facts and pop culture references!

Flawed by Cecelia Ahern - I read Where Rainbows End/Love, Rosie last year and while I liked the story, it did end a bit abruptly. But I like Cecelia's writing style and her ability to draw me into the story, so when I found out she was releasing a YA novel, I knew I had to have it!

A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray - I've never read any of Claudia Gray's books, but I love the covers for this series, and the story sounds interesting, so I picked it up when I saw it for a decent price.

Ten Thousand Skies Above You by Claudia Gray - As with the first book, I saw this going at a decent price, so I picked it up.

Half Lost by Sally Green - I already have the first two books in the series, so when I saw this, I grabbed it.

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift - I got this book for free! Kelloggs had a promotion going, so I checked the selection and decided a classic would be a good choice (everything else was middle grade or younger). The book wasn't packaged well, and so arrived with a crease in the cover, but who can complain when I got it for free!

The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling - I've been looking for this cover for a while. Each time I came across it in the past, it was either damaged or too expensive (here's looking at you, Valley Books), so when I found it at a decent price and in perfect condition at Big W, I had to have it!

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer - I read Cinder not that long ago and loved it, so I want to continue the series! I decided to order this and Cress through one of the bookstores that I like to shop at instead of ordering it online (I don't want any bookstores near me closing because they're not being utilised), but when Cress came in, it was damaged. So they're ordering Cress again and I have this one to keep me busy in the meantime.

Dream House by Marzia Bisognin - I picked this up, read the back and liked the sound of it. Then I realised who it was written by, because I have watched Marzia on YouTube! Bonus.

Doctor Who Travels in Time Colouring Book - Because Doctor Who and colouring!

The Gunslinger by Stephen King - This is another to add to my Stephen King collection, but the bonus was that I got it for $0.50 at a local op shop! Aside from that, I've heard that this is an excellent book (1st in the Dark Tower series, which is highly praised).

Grumpy Cat: No-It-All - Because Grumpy Cat!

The Siren by Kiera Cass - I've already heard some good things about this book, so I finally picked it up.

That Sugar Book by Damon Gameau - The reason I bought this book is because last year I tried a no sugar diet to see if it was effective, after doing some research on the internet. Even without exercise, I have lost 8+kgs (works out to be only 1kg a month, but that's better than gaining!). Most of the information in this book backs up the information I found online, so considering that the diet this book talks about is proven to work for me, it's a great reference for me if I need reminding of any of it.

That Sugar Guide by Damon and Zoe Gameau - This is a companion book for the previous one, but has more recipes and goes into more depth about the different types and amounts of sugar that go into food, and especially focuses on the amount of sugar that is in supposedly "healthy" foods, like cereal, yoghurt and juices.

Both of these books are quite cheap, ranging at about $20-$22, depending where you buy it (as opposed to other nutritional/cookbooks out there). I bought one from Big W and the other from Kmart (I haven't looked for them elsewhere, but Target may also have them for around the same price), but considering the information in these books can help improve your health (especially stop diabetes), it's worth the money.

A Stolen Life: a Memoir by Jaycee Dugard (photo from Goodreads, I forgot to photograph it!) - I have no idea why stores in Australia have stocked this all of a sudden, but I don't recall seeing it before now. This is a powerful story of Jaycee's experience with sexual imprisonment. I remember when the story broke over the news, and I've wanted to read this since I heard about it.

PHEW! 20 books!

Stephen King Haul

Mum decided to give me a bunch of her Stephen King novels, and since I'll never turn down a free book or fifty, I gladly added them to my collection! So, the books here are:

The Dead Zone
Different Seasons (short stories including The Body, which was renamed Stand By Me for the film adaptation)
Skeleton Crew
The Eyes of the Dragon
Danse Macabre
Cujo
Carrie
Christine
Night Shift
It
Misery
The Tommy-Knockers
Delores Claiborne
Thinner (Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman)
The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub
Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub