Talking Personal

I have officially finished my last semester for this year, and hopefully passed all classes to head into my 3rd - and final - year of uni. Exams weren't too bad until the last final moments when I had a mental freak out when I realised I was not at all near ready then what I should be. My last exam was two days ago and I celebrated in true Tracey style - with food! Unfortunately I was too hungry to really take photos. However, I did end up having decent hot pot with my girls for one of their birthdays and there was so much food.

XJ Hot Pot House

265 Springvale Rd, Glen Waverley VIC 3150 

I haven't really done much besides studying and working on the side, but I am excited to finally start my holidays and really just sit back and relax. It's been 3 weeks since I've read anything, which feels really weird, but I'm getting straight back into it. NaNoWriMo has been on a halt as well but hopefully I can get to at least 5,000 - 10,000 words. I only have a week left so that's definitely going to be a challenge.

I've been really enjoying just sitting at home and watching movies, although marathoning the Fast & Furious movies during exam period was not a good idea. Currently I'm going through Toy Story and will probably move onto the Marvels series. That's about it really.

Oh, one last thing. It's my birthday month this month so I'm thinking of spoiling myself a bit ... with more books! Hope you have guys have a great ending to November!

How Has Your Month Been?

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Top Ten Tuesday: Sequels I Can't Wait To Get

Hosted By: The Broke and The Bookish

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and The Bookish, where we list our top ten according to a topic of the week. Check out future topics here.

Top Ten Sequels I Can't Wait To Get

I'm mixed it up with unreleased titles and sequels I want to read - that have been released - but I don't own yet. 

Unreleased Titles

1. Untitled (Throne of Glass #4) by Sarah J. Maas

Date: Sept, 10th  2015

This is probably a given for everyone's list considering how fantastic Heir of Fire (#3). I just want to know more and it is killing me!

2. End of Days (Angelfall #2) by Susan Ee

Date: May, 12th 2015

Eeep! For a series I was feeling so-so about, the second book World After really pulled me back in and I cannot wait for the finale. I hope I don't cry, because that would not be a pretty sight. 

3. The Winner's Crime (The Winner's Trilogy #2) by Marie Rutkoski 

Date: March, 3rd 2015

I enjoyed the first one a lot and the cliff hanger at the ending really left a lot to think about. It paves way for an interesting premise in this one. That cover though! 

4. Matryoshka (Deathless #2) by Catherynne M. Valente

Date: TBA

I'm pretty sure I lost the plot when I heard news that there was going to be a sequel to the breathtaking Deathless. It's not a follow up but a companion, but it doesn't matter. This world was so gripping and I loved every moment of it! 

5. The Mime Order (The Bone Season #2) by Samantha Shannon 

There are ARC copies of this already going around (those lucky people), but I think what intrigues me so much about this series is the length of it. It means I can commit myself knowing that I will get a lot of character development and a solid plot - hopefully.

Released Titles

6. The Treatment (The Program #2) by Suzanne Young

I just recently finished The Program (review here) and I thought it was a very creative and intellectual read. I'm hoping The Treatment gives me the same feeling!

7. Kitty Kitty (Bad Kitty #2) by Michele Jaffe

Again I only just finished this (review here) and it was so hilarious that I want to go straight back and join Jas' on her adventures. Cries!

8. The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two (Fairyland #3) by Catherynne M. Valente

I feel like I leave too much time between reading each one that I lose a grasp on the actual story, so I really need to jump on this fast! 

9. The Retribution of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer #3) by Michele Hodkin

Yes, I am still waiting for this believe it or not. Long story short my pre-order got delayed, like delaaaaaayed so now I have to try and get it somewhere else. I just want to read this. Why is the world getting in the way?!

10. The King's Curse (The Cousins' War #6) by Philippa Gregory 

I swear this on like every list of mine but I still haven't gotten around to getting it, despite constantly eyeing it in store.

What Are You Anticipating?

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Bad Kitty - Michele Jaffe

Title: Bad Kitty

Author: Michele Jaffe

Series: Bad Kitty #1 

Publication Date: January, 24th 2006

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Jasmine's an aspiring detective, self trained in sleuthing and investigating. Her dad's warned her to stay away from her usual mischief but a week in Vegas could contain many surprises.

It all starts with Jas run in with a cat.

Review

I haven't done a video review in so long, but I really enjoyed Bad Kitty so I thought it definitely needed a bit more attention.

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Bedtime Reading: Throughout The Years

"To celebrate National Young Readers Day, I'm going to share my journey in reading before bed. I got the idea from Casper, an up and coming mattress company that understand how important sleep and reading are, and vow to create the most "outrageously comfortable mattresses." The team is inspired to build a "bed that loves you back."

On to the more relevant matter at hand - reading! I don't think I can quite pinpoint when I started reading, but I do remember spending countless of hours reading at home after school. I distinctly remember constantly borrowing the one book from the school library to take home with me.

Source: Brigette B

I can't find the actual copy that I read but The Twelve Dancing Princesses was my most loved book when I was younger. It was such a fascinating and enchanting story, with a bit of excitement and mystery. I read the picture book with swans as the princesses.

Later on, I ended up snuggled in bed with .. you guessed it - the Harry Potter series! This didn't happen until I was probably in year 7 or 8, but because I never had the internet reading was what I did the most. I re-read the series constantly but on the side I also really liked Twilight (no shame here).

Source: Lackuna

I find reading before sleeping is such a relaxing past time. But sometimes I end up reading way past my actual sleeping time because I'm too into the story and have to finish it. I'm pretty sure this is standard for every reader.

What Do You Read Before Bed?

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Top Ten Tuesday: Characters Who I'd Want To Read From

Hosted By: The Broke and The Bookish

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and The Bookish, where we list our top ten according to a topic of the week. Check out future topics here.

Top Ten Characters I Wish Had Their Own Books

1. Noah Shaw in The Mara Dyer Trilogy by Michelle Hodkin
Yum. Also, it would mean that series wouldn't actually be over - like it is now *cries*.

2. King Henry VIII in The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
This would definitely be fascinating, but also a really horrifying read. I feel like King Henry VIII would be delusional in his thought process and very, very sleazy.

3. Manon Blackbeak in Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass #3) by Sarah J. Maas
Ok, Manon is badass and definitely needs a whole book to herself to tell her tale.

4. Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter Series by J. K Rowling
I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who thinks this, but a novel about Dumbledore's life will be absolutely epic.

5. Zane  from Uglies Series by Scott Westerfeld
Zane was the one person I grew attached to in Uglies and I think it's because he had belief he wanted to fight for, and a strong sense of morale. A very good looking boy with some brains. Yes please.

6. Patch Cipriano from Hush Hush Series by Becca Fitzpatrick
I love Patch for silly reasons, and I think it'd be nice to hear from him again.

7. Tiny Cooper from Will Grayson, Will Grayson by David Levithan and John Green
My favourite character in this novel, Tiny has so much energy and flamboyancy he needs to release it in his own tale!

8. Valentine Morgenstern from The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
I was close to choosing Voldemort, but I think I know quite a bit of his life already, as opposed to Valentine and his motivations, which I don't know much about. It'd be weird, but quite interesting to read his rationale.

9. Boo Radley from To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
I love Boo Radley, even though I got to know him through Scout's perspective. I think it'd be fascinating to read from Boo and see the real side of him.

10. Adrian Ivashkov from Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
This is a stupid choice, only because I know there's a spin off series with Adrian in it, but I just want to read through his perspective during the VA period. Or maybe even before that, and how he lived his flamboyant life.

Who's On Your List?

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