I’M GOING ON VACATION.
I know. I’m leaving you, how dare I. I will be in the middle of the ocean, far, far away in paradise… with no wi-fi. I will be back on May 9! I may pop in this Saturday with a stacking the shelves right before we leave, but I just wanted to let you know so you guys won’t be in the dark. 🙂
Now, I know what you’re thinking: no wi-fi! what kind of vacation is that?? But never fear. I think I’ll be content. And if all else fails, and Disney can’t sustain me (highly unlikely), I’ve got about a billion books left to read. Since I’m abandoning you for twelve long days, I thought I’d make a mini stacking the shelves of this before I go. (On a side note, if I get wi-fi at any of the ports or in a rare moment when something does load, I’ll update my books on Goodreads. So you’ll still be able to see what I’m reading.)
LOOK AT ALL THE POSSIBILITY. LOOK AT THE BEAUTY.
am I dragging all of those books with me on the ship? well no. (after all, if we sunk, I couldn’t have all five of my lovelies drowning with me, now could I?) So this is where I need your help.
QUEEN OF HEARTS by Colleen Oakes: I won a free ARC. *hair toss* You totally should have been at my house when a mysteriously book-shaped package showed up on my doorstep from the infamous Epic Reads. (basically: screeching fangirl pterodactyl noises and jumping up and down.) Queen of Hearts is the first in an Alice in Wonderland retelling. (You couldn’t guess, could you?) It hits shelves May 3, and I am stoked to be able to have this.
SALT TO THE SEA by Ruta Sepetys: I adore Ruta Sepetys and her books, but I’ve come to a dilemma. 1) I’ve been waiting ages and ages to read this. (not really; more like three weeks(ish), but it might as well be ages.) 2) I broke down and bought it because I wanted to own a Ruta Sepetys book in the first place and I have zero restraint. 3) here’s where it gets tricky. I’M GOING ON DA BOAT. And this is a WWII historical fiction featuring a large boat, its occupants, and a sinking. I’ve already been warned by Brooke not to read this on the ship, so I reeeallly need to exercise some strength here. BUT LOOK AT IT.
THE MAZE RUNNER by James Dashner: GUESS WHAT GUYS. Emily spoiled a death for herself! Like she is notoriously famous for doing. Dang you, Pinterest. Brooke and Izel were mad at me. There is hope, however, because I still don’t know how this character dies, and apparently it’s a huge deal. I’m listening to this on audio, so I will definitely have it with me. I’ll likely listen to a good portion in the car, since I can’t read anyway. Right now I’m around a hundred pages in and… ehh? There’s a boy with a death wish and these freaky monster things and a girl. I’m not a fan of the writing style either, but I’ve been told it gets better about halfway through. So I shall stick it out.
THE WINNER’S KISS by Marie Rutkoski: I’ve got around 170 pages left, so I’m hoping to finish this one either today or tomorrow. I am dying inside. Positively dying. Don’t ask me how Marie Rutkoski does this; you got me. But dear lord my heart. This is the third in The Winner’s Trilogy, so I won’t go into too much detail but… *melts* The writing is so poetic, and Kestrel and Arin are my babies. That is all. *sobs*
PASSENGER by Alexandra Bracken: This book was mega-hyped and I was so extremely happy when my library got it. I’m about halfway through. I love Alexandra Bracken’s writing style but at times, it can feel very over-detailed. His shiny brass buttons on the lip of his coat shone in the moonlight while his hair danced in the wind… for every sentence. That said, I love time-travel books and this is such a creative premise. So hopefully I can push through and finish. (Possibly on the ship?)
Have you read any of these books? Which ones do you recommend? And if you haven’t, do you want to read any of them? And most importantly: do you take books on vacation?? Do you find time to read them? Teach me your ways! Bon voyage, bookworms,
Have a great vacation! I enjoy no wifi time…a time to cath up and not feel stressed with the pressure of school. It always bugs me when I’m trying to talk to someone and they’re always on their phone. No wifi is good!!
Thanks, Lu! I feel you. I do too – plus, it means plenty of reading time with no tempting distractions! 🙂
Have fun!! I do bring books on vacation, but I usually am too busy to read them. It is good to have them though! I haven’t read any of these books, but I have been thinking about reading The Maze Runner.
~Lilah
Oh and by the way, I spoil stuff for myself all the time! Pinterest is the best and worst thing ever XD
I will, Lilah! (I love your name; it’s so pretty!) Same here. I simply can’t leave the house without enough book supply… but more times than not, on vacation I just don’t have much time.
Haha, glad to know I am not alone! We must not see the spoilers!!
Have a lovely trip, Emily dear!!! 🙂 I haven’t read any of these books, but all of Ruth Sepetys’ sounds fabulous. 😀
Aww, thanks Faith! Ruta Sepetys is fabulous. I highly recommend her books. By the way, I emailed you to make sure you got the gift card you won in my giveaway. 🙂
Have a good trip Emily! I hope you have a lovely tip!
Also, can I just say, it’s been such a logn time since I’ve commented on your blog?! I’m so happy that school is kinda slowing down so I can finally do everything I want to do.
That looks like such a beautiful stack of books! I cannot wait to read and see what you think of them!
Thanks, T! 😉 I’m positive I will. Aw, no worries. I completely feel you when it comes to business. *sigh* Darn school. I can’t wait for summer and lots of sweet comments from you again! It feels like it’s been such a long time since we’ve talked! I really need to visit your blog more often, too. Haha – me too!!
You’ve got such a great stack! I need to start Passenger soon…. All of my birthday books kind of side tracked me.
You’ll love Salt to the Sea when you read it…. After you’ve been on a boat. Haha. If you read it while on your boat you may get very freaked out.
I’ve been reading A Time to Die. It’s good…. it has just been a bit slow. But it’s starting to pick up again. And as you know I almost never dnf a book.
I’m going to miss texting you so much. *sob*. I’m going to be all bored. I’ll walk around all sad. Wanting to talk books with someone…. I’ll have to text Izel a lot then. Haha.
You should read Passenger. After that one scene at the end I was kind of put out with it, but all in all it’s an okay read. (Though I don’t know if I’m willing to get the next one or not. The synopsis alone has content I dislike.)
This comment response is super late, so most of what you said doesn’t apply anymore (because who can keep up with our reading?) but yuuusss Salt to the Sea was flawless; I need to get my hands on A Time to Die; I missed texting you so so much while I was gone!
Ooh have fun on vacation!! 🙂
Queen of Hearts sounds amazing. I’m a sucker for any kind of fairytale retelling!! I know how you feel about Maze Runner. I gave up on it myself about a quarter of the way through, though many people have been telling me to give it another chance.
YES OF COURSE I TAKE BOOKS ON VACATION!!!! (how else could I survive I ask you??) There’s always a time to read….In the car. On a plane. On the beach. In your bed before you go to sleep. 😉 Great post!
Thanks Olivia! Queen of Hearts does sound amazing. I haven’t begun it yet, but I’m hoping to within the next few weeks or so.
I’ve been slugging through The Maze Runner for a month and ehhh. I really want to try to push my way through it but gosh it’s hard. >_< HOW ELSE. Precisely, haha! Who doesn't bring books on vacation, pfft? Lol. Thanks again Liv!
Enjoy your vacation! And btw, I LOVE the Maze Runner series! XD It’s definitely one of my favorites. Who’s death did you spoil (as in which book did the character die in, so as not to spoil it for anyone else)?
Thanks Jenna; I certainly did! (Sorry for the late comment reply… oops.) Ooh, really? *deep breath* okay then I’ll really need to push through the first book then, won’t I? I have no clue which book said person dies in; highlight this next sentence for the spoiler. ***SPOILER ALERT*** I spoiled Newt’s death. ***END SPOILER*** I really hope no one accidentally sees that! 🙂
Yeah, I had to push through the 1st book, too, but hopefully if you do end up liking the 1st one, you’ll love the rest. 😉 And my friends were totally just casually talking about the books and spoiled that character’s death for me, too! >_<
AHHH. So many fabulous books! I really liked Salt to the Sea and The Winner’s Kiss – they were both fantastic reads and I hope you end up enjoying them as much as I did. I was a bit meh about Passenger and Maze Runner, but I know a ton of people love them so I’m curious to see what you think of them. Thanks for sharing and, as always, fabulous haul! ♥
Right?? I can’t wait to read all of them. Since this is a late reply, I have finished Salt to the Sea and The Winner’s Kiss and both were five star reads. They were positively wonderful! As for Passenger, I’ve just finished and ehh. I gave it three stars. I’m still slowlllyy making my way through The Maze Runner… I’m tempted to DNF it but I’ll have to push through since so many others enjoyed it. Thanks Zoe! 🙂