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End of The Year Book Tag | Blogmas 2018 Day 5

End of The Year Book Tag Blogmas 2018

Hi friends how are you all doing? It’s day five of Blogmas! I’d forgotten how much JOY writing blog posts brings me, I love blogmas so much!

If you’re not sure what blogmas is, read my first post for info and ideas on how to do it yourself! I’ve even included some keywords to help improve your SEO!

I did this post last year, I found it on Drizzle and Hurricane’s blog and it was so much fun!

1. Are there any books you started this year you need to finish?

This year I don’t think I really have any! I’m still listening to the last Hunger Games book on audiobook so I need to finish that but other than that… I think it’s more that I have a ton I need to start and finish first haha.

2. Do you have an autumnal book to transition to the end of the year?

I STILL don’t really know what this means. No? I just read whatever whenever to be honest.

3. Is there a new release you’re still waiting for?

There are a few in December I’m excited for, which you can see here, but I am SUPER excited for Evermore!

Evermore by Sara Holland
Published by HarperTeen on December 31st 2018
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy
Pages: 368
Goodreads

The highly anticipated sequel to New York Times bestseller, Everless!

Jules Ember was raised hearing legends of the ancient magic of the wicked Alchemist and the good Sorceress. But she has just learned the truth: not only are the stories true, but she herself is the Alchemist, and Caro—a woman who single-handedly murdered the Queen and Jules’s first love, Roan, in cold blood—is the Sorceress.

The whole kingdom believes that Jules is responsible for the murders, and a hefty bounty has been placed on her head. And Caro is intent on destroying Jules, who stole her heart twelve lifetimes ago. Jules must delve into the stories that she now recognizes are accounts of her own past. For it is only by piecing together the mysteries of her lives that Jules will be able to save the person who has captured her own heart in this one.

4. What are three books you want to read before the end of the year?

Okay so this is a mix of want to read and NEED to read because boyyy am I behind.

The Girl King by Mimi Yu
Published by Bloomsbury YA on January 8th 2019
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy
Pages: 432
Goodreads

Two sisters become unwitting rivals in a war to claim the title of Emperor in this sweeping tale of ambition, sacrifice and betrayal for readers of Sabaa Tahir and Alwyn Hamilton.

All hail the Girl King.

Sisters Lu and Min have always understood their places as princesses of the Empire. Lu knows she is destined to become the dynasty's first female ruler, while Min is resigned to a life in her shadow. Then their father declares their male cousin Set the heir instead—a betrayal that sends the sisters down two very different paths.

Determined to reclaim her birthright, Lu goes on the run. She needs an ally—and an army—if she is to succeed. Her quest leads her to Nokhai, the last surviving wolf shapeshifter. Nok wants to keep his identity secret, but finds himself forced into an uneasy alliance with the girl whose family killed everyone he ever loved…

Alone in the volatile court, Min's hidden power awakens—a forbidden, deadly magic that could secure Set's reign…or allow Min to claim the throne herself. But there can only be one Emperor, and the sisters' greatest enemy could turn out to be each other.

I can’t WAIT to read this, I’m taking part of the blog tour in January so keep an eye out for that. When I saw this book at YALC I was OBSESSED with reading it. I can’t wait honestly!

All the Lonely People by David Owen
Published by Atom on January 10th 2019
Pages: 320
Goodreads

Everyone tells Kat that her online personality - confident, funny, opinionated - isn't her true self. Kat knows otherwise. The internet is her only way to cope with a bad day, chat with friends who get all her references, make someone laugh. But when she becomes the target of an alt-right trolling campaign, she feels she has no option but to Escape, Quit, Disappear.

With her social media shut down, her website erased, her entire online identity void, Kat feels she has cut away her very core: without her virtual self, who is she?

She brought it on herself. Or so Wesley keeps telling himself as he dismantles Kat's world from across the classroom. It's different, seeing one of his victims in real life and not inside a computer screen - but he's in too far to back out now.

As soon as Kat disappears online, her physical body begins to fade and while everybody else forgets that she exists, Wesley realises he is the only one left who remembers her. Overcome by remorse for what he has done, Wesley resolves to stop her disappearing completely. It might just be the only way to save himself.

All the Lonely People is a timely story about online culture - both good and bad - that explores the experience of loneliness in a connected world, and the power of kindness and empathy over hatred.

I’m really looking forward to this one, and hoping I can read it before the end of the year!

The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons
Published by Tor Books on February 5th 2019
Pages: 560
Goodreads

There are the old stories. And then there’s what actually happens.

Kihrin is a bastard orphan who grew up on storybook tales of long-lost princes and grand quests. When he is claimed against his will as the long-lost son of a treasonous prince, Kihrin finds that being a long-lost prince isn't what the storybooks promised.

Far from living the dream, Kihrin finds himself practically a prisoner, at the mercy of his new family's power plays and ambitions. He also discovers that the storybooks have lied about a lot of other things things, too: dragons, demons, gods, prophecies, true love, and how the hero always wins.

Then again, maybe he’s not the hero, for Kihrin isn’t destined to save the empire.

He’s destined to destroy it . . .

Uniting the worldbuilding of a Brandon Sanderson with the storytelling verve of a Patrick Rothfuss, debut author Jenn Lyons delivers an entirely new and captivating fantasy epic. Prepare to meet the genre’s next star.

The third I want to read is Ruin of Kings and honestly I’m SO EXCITED TO READ IT.

Okay so these are mostly 2019 releases but I need to read them before 2019 okay?

5. Is there a book that you think could still shock you and become your FAVOURITE???

I’m not sure what my favourite is this year to be honest! There are a LOT of good books that I’ve read… oh WAIT! Dry. Definitely Dry. It’s the book that really blew me away this year, and you NEED to check it out.

Dry by Neal Shusterman, Jarrod Shusterman
Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers on October 2nd 2018
Genres: Young Adult, Science Fiction
Pages: 390
Goodreads

When the California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, one teen is forced to make life and death decisions for her family in this harrowing story of survival from New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman.

The drought—or the Tap-Out, as everyone calls it—has been going on for a while now. Everyone’s lives have become an endless list of don’ts: don’t water the lawn, don’t fill up your pool, don’t take long showers.

Until the taps run dry.

Suddenly, Alyssa’s quiet suburban street spirals into a warzone of desperation; neighbors and families turned against each other on the hunt for water. And when her parents don’t return and her life—and the life of her brother—is threatened, Alyssa has to make impossible choices if she’s going to survive.

6. Have you already made reading plans for 2019?

I’m going to… read. Yep, you heard it right!

No but seriously… I think next year I’m going to make more of an effort to review right after I’ve read because I’m STRUGGLING to write my reviews now and past Jenn is an idiot.

I hope you enjoyed this post! I’ll tag a load of people on Twitter to do this tag, but even if you’re not tagged you should definitely go for it. Have you read any of these?

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