Blogoversary!

       Today, January 5, 2014, marks the one year anniversary of Reviews of YA Books. I could go off on the cliche things that bloggers do when this day falls upon them, but I don't really want to. I have however, decided to post some of my stats in case some of you are for interested in knowing them.

GFC Followers:

47

Bloglovin Followers:

14

Total Blogger Interviews:

4

Total Author Interviews:

7

Total Comments:

129

Total Pageviews:

4743

       YAY! I guess I can call that a successful year, yeah? 

Merry Christmas!

       Merry Christmas everybody! I hope everybody has a wonderful time! I know Christmas is not about getting gifts, but can we talk about what I got for a minute?

   





        OH MY GOSH. I AM SO HAPPY.  After I read the first Alice in Zombieland, I knew that I had to read the second, and the best part of this. The book I have is in hardcover. Let me say that again. This. Book. Is. In. Hardcover. to be honest I am too cheap to by hardcover myself, so I only own like, 2 3 hardcover books.
       I have heard so many good things about Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi, I knew I had to read it. Nobody in my family knew that I wanted this book until I started fangirling over it in Coles. And then my brother, my awesome brother picked it up for me while I went to a different store.
     

       Also, on a side note, I got soooooo much chocolate. I GOT THREE HUGE TOBLERONE BARS. And Turtles, and Ferro Rocher. I can already feel the chocolate that will be soon flowing through my body.

ANYWAY, I HOPE ALL OF  YOU HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS

Top 10 Tuesday #4: Top 10 books I Wouldn't Mind Santa Bringing Me.

        Top 10 Tuesday is an original feature hosted over at The Broke and the Bookish.

        The theme for this week is, top 10 books that I hope to find under my tree. So, on to my list.

       Not in any order

#1 Through the Zombie Glass (White Rabbit Chronicles #2) By Gena Showalter

#2 North Of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley

#3 The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

#4 The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey

#5 Born at Midnight by C. C. Hunter

#6 Hold Still by Nina LaCour

#7 Give up the Ghost by Megan Crewe

#8 Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

#9 White Cat by Holly Black   

#10 Evermore by Alyson Noel

Call for Beta Readers for YA Horror MS!

       So, one of my best blogging friends, Inky Fox, who blogs at YA Lit Reviews From a Librarian, and reviews at  The Surreal Grotesque.  is looking for beta readers for her YA Horror MS. An agent became interested in her work, but right now, she needs some beta readers. If you want to know more about her, her manuscript, or you would like to contact her, here is the link to her blog  YA Lit Reviews From a Librarian Here is the supplied blurb:

   "Tourist destination Star Harbor has picturesque waters, beaches, lighthouses, and residents. For moody teenager Brent, these things mean nothing. His crush rejected him publicly. His parents are divorcing and they fight over custody of the dog instead of him. They ignore him and obsess over ruining each other’s lives. Deciding to end it all he goes to a secluded beach of black rocks. He is about to throw himself in when a beautiful girl surfaces from the water. Her name is Nerin and she is half woman, half fish-a mermaid. Love binds them together and he swears to protect her. 

A mermaid’s duty is to punish unjust men, and she enlists Brent to help her locate deserving offenders. Believing that she intends to scare them, he gladly sends his school bullies to her.But there is something else is amiss in Star Harbor. Men have been going missing, with their body parts and entrails washing ashore. Somewhere in this mess is Nerin, and Brent has to keep afloat before he is in too deep to save himself." 

       You don' t have to write too much about  her book. she just wants to know if you actually enjoyed reading it.  So  go on, what are you waiting for, be the awesome people I know you can be and go contact her!

W...W...W Wednesday

W...W...W... Wednesdays is a weekly event hosted by Should Be Reading where you answer the following questions.

What are you currently reading?

What have you recently finished reading?

What do you think you'll read next

What are you currently reading?

       I am reading Ice and Embers by Isabella Modra still. It's a slow process but I really do like the book. I  am also reading Paper Towns by John Green, when I don't have my laptop.

What have you recently finished reading?

       Uhhh, does a Catching Fire magazine count? I haven't been finishing any books lately...

What do you plan on reading next?

       I don't even want to think about what I am reading next. I'm reading books so slowly right now, I feel like I'll never get anything done. 

H?

Liebster Blog Award!

         Holy. Mother. Father. I have been nominated for the Liebster blog award. *Jumps up and down* I was nominated by Holly U at Part of That World

  


       The Liebster Award is a way to help blogs you like with less than 200 followers to expand their audience. It's a way to give them some deserved attention, so our followers can discover them as well. If you want to know more about the award, click here! 

Rules

*Link back to the person who nominated you and answer the questions that they've asked.
*Nominate 10 other bloggers.
*Ask your nominees 10 questions
*Let your nominees know about their award.

(These rules have morphed over time, in some places it says that you have to provide eleven random facts about you, but if you really wanted to know, you could just visit my About Me page here)

My Answers

#1 What made you decide to start blogging

       Well, I've always loved books, but never really had anybody to talk to about them. So then on a particularly cold January day my sister suggested, 

         "Why not start a blog?"

        And yeah that's it... Not very exciting, sorry.

#2 Love triangles, yay or nay?

       NAY. NAY. NAY. Never. They get my unnecessarily frustrated. See see, I'm going to to tell you exactly how that they go. It will start out with the protagonist, let's say it's a girl. That girl. Let's say her name is Amanda. Amanda's all happy and good and nice, then she meets a boy. A totally nice, cool boy.We'll name him Max. They flirt and stuff, and Amanda's thinking:

       Wow. I like this boy. I want to be in a relationship with Max.

       And one day, Amanda will be walking in the woods by herself or whatever, and she'll stumble upon a pretty little cottage. And it is in that very cottage that she will meet another boy, his name is Dave. Dave is totally hawt, so naturally Amanda falls into insta-love, but still kind of likes Max. So then, she leads both guys on. Nearing the end of the book, some forced angry fight will happen between Amanda and Max and Amanda will crawl into the wrong guys arms. *Cough*  Dave. *Cough.  

       The end.

       Oh. Yeah, what was the question? Uhhh. Nay.

#3. What is your favorite genre to read?

       Young Adult Dystopian is my all time favorite. I love seeing all the different worlds, I love seeing how the characters live in the future. I love wondering if that could ever happen to our world one day.

#4 What series do you recommend everyone read?

       The Divergent Series by Veronica Roth. I love these. The world they live in is addicting. I fell in love with the characters instantly, The dialog is intriguing. I loved. Everything. About These Books. And the best part, the third one is out, so you don't have to wait to find out what happens.

#5 Who is your favorite book boyfriend?

     Alright guys. You can't expect me to choose one. I'm going to choose my top three.

    #1 Tobias/Four (Divergent)

    #2 Warner (Shatter Me)

    #3 Cole (Alice in Zombieland)

#6 What is the best book you have read so far in 2013?

       Oh Holly. CURSE YOU AND YOUR DIFFICULT QUESTIONS My favorite stand alone book? I think I would have to choose Revived by Cat Patrick. What a tearjerker. *Sobs*

#7 If you had to choose, what world would you want to live in most?

       This is always a tough question to answer, because if I have to stay as myself, Even in one of my favorite books like Alice in Zombieland. My life would be pretty much the same. So I guess I would choose the Alice in Zombieland world because nothing would really ever happen to me. But sometimes I wish my life was some epic suspense and I was some kick-ass person. So, if I could switch places with a protagonist, I would either choose Alice from Alice in Zombieland, or Tris from Divergent.

#8 If you could hang out with one character for a day, who would it be?

       Does Hit Girl from Kick-Ass count? =)

#9 Who is your favorite heroine?

     Tris from the Divergent trilogy. I like her because she doesn't sit and wait for somebody to come and save her when she gets herself into trouble. Plus I love how she isn't all:

       "OH FOUR. HOW DO I LOVE THEE?"

#10 Why do you love blogging\

       I love blogging because I get to connect with people and chat with people with them about books. I also love to hold interviews. I guess I love to blog because this blog is MINE, and I don't have anybody telling when I can post and when I can't. Although I have been getting kind of lazy with my reviews lately, it's not affecting anybody but me.

My Nominees

Courtney at YA Lit Reviews from a Librarian

Sydney at Pika Pages

Eveline at Eveline's Books

Unsociable Rabbit at Unsociable Rabbit's Rants and Reviews

I could only think of four. Most of the other blogs I LOVE are over 200 followers

My Questions

#1. Why did you start blogging?

#2. What is the last book you stayed up waaaay to late reading?

#3. What is the most disappointing book to movie adaption to you?
#4.If you could scream at one annoying protagonist who would it be?
#5. If you could do an in person interview with any author who would it be?
#6. Do you ever see yourself writing a book?
#7. What is the last book that made you want to bang your head against the wall?
#8. If you could write a fortune for a fortune cookie what would it say?
#9. If you were to magically into one person at midnight until 7:00am who would you want to be?
#10. Can you see yourself not publishing on your blog (forever) anytime soon?

In case you guys were wondering this is what I looked like when I found out I was nominated...

xx!!THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR NOMINATING ME!!xx

WWW Wednesday #1

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted over at Should Be Reading  To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions… • What are you currently reading? • What did you recently finish reading? • What do you think you’ll read next? 

What are you currently reading?

       I am currently reading Embers and Ice by Isabella Modra. It is the second book to Rouge, which I reviewed in August. But anyway so far, I am loving the second installment!

What did you recently finish reading?

       Uhhh, not really anything. I haven't been reading too much lately, notice the lack of reviews. I have really been meaning to read some more, but I ain't got no time. =)

What are you planing on reading next?

       Umm. I don't know. I don't really plan these things ahead of time. But, If I can find Hexhall again, (I lost it) then I am going to start that. If I can't find that, I want to read Paper Towns by John Green. It's finally back at the library!