Upcoming in december [update]

This december I plan on slowly but steadily getting back into the groove of blogging.

This month, you can expect a christmas/birthday book haul and possibly a new bookshelf tour from me. Since the embarrasing one I did in 2014 (don't look at it unless you're yearning to cringe!) I've accumulated quite a lot of books  and gotten new shelves that are worthy of them.
   
That's all, I hope you're all in a yuletide mood and feeling well ♥


xoxo, Maria

Countdown Survey

Note: hello, I thought I'd start my return from my hiatus with a tag, so there

10 - Books already released on your wishlist
- Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
- Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
- The Martian by Andy Weir
- The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare
- The Raven Boys by Maggie Stievater
- The Assasin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
- Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
- The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
- The Diviners by Libba Bray

9 - Favorite Covers 
(God, it was hard to choose)

 

8 - Not yet released books that you can't wait for
- Frozen Tides by Morgan Rhodes
- Untitled Throne of Glass book 5 by Sarah J. Maas
- Heartless by Marissa Meyer 
- A Torch Against The Night by Sabaa Tahir 
- Stars Above by Marissa Meyer (a lunar chronicles novella bind-up? hell yes!)
- Summer Days & Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories by Stephanie Perkins (this is the summer equivalant to My True Love Gave To Me, which I loved, so of course I need this)
- Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
- The Last Star by Rick Yancey (I love this series so much and can't wait for the answers)

7 - Auto-buy Authors
- Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Merissa Meyer
- Laini Taylor
- J.K. Rowling,
- Anders Björkelid
- Sarah J. Maas
- Leslye Walton

6 - Book Boyfriends
- Archer Cross (Hex Hall)
- Chaol Westfall (Throne of Glass) - I would say Rowan, but his heart belongs somewhere else
- Damon Salvatore (The Vampire Diaries)
- Warner (Shatter Me)
- Magnus Damora (Falling Kingdoms)
- Ziri (Daughter of Smoke & Bone)

5 - Books you recommend the most
- Harry Potter (obligatory answer haha)
- The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (this series just gets better and better and I rarely see anybody talking about it - but it's one of my top favorite book series of all time. The plot and characters are so cleverly written, always keeping you on the edge of the seat and making you think and theorize without having to pause the ride, and they are impossible to put down!)
- I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
- Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (don't worry if you don't like the first book - just please keep reading or you will miss out)
- Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes (I need more people to read these books and obsess with me)


4 - Books you thought you'd like but didn't
- Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (I read the entire series though, and while I didn't dislike it I didn't love it either)
- Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson (it's all because of the "love triangle" and I am not ashamed)
- World's End by Susan Ee (idk it just wasn't the ending I was hoping for I guess. I can't pinpoint it)
- Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier (I loved the first book and the sequels were great, but I just lost interest and felt like I had to drag my way through them)


3 - Books that made you cry
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (duh)
- The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (don't touch me)
- Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor (damn you Ziri)

2 - Books you never plan on reading
- Divergent (sorry, I couldn't power through the first book, plus I've been spoiled, so I'm just gonna watch the movies *shrugs*)
- Fifty Shades of Grey (I have actually heard good things from my friends, but the whole smut thing just isn't me)

1 - Favorite genre at the moment
- Fantasy! I always fall into the beautiful abyss that is fantasy when it's fall/winter.