July Round Up and Book of the Month

July's Book of the Month is Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers

*Drums head against desk* In all seriousness though, why did none of you tie me down and make me read this series sooner!? I finally decided to pick up Grave Mercy (the first in this series) in May and I loved it so much. To my surprise Dark Triumph was even better. It's such a "Jess book" and I loved everything about it. If you haven't read this series yet YOU NEED TO! Especially if you're a fan of books like Throne of Glass and Shadow and Bone. I seriously can't wait for Mortal Heart to be released in November, although, I can't see it surpassing my love for Dark Triumph - then again that's what I thought after Grave Mercy. NEW FAVOURITE SERIES ALERT PEOPLE!!!!!

*** Sybella and Beast though, am I right? *** 

Read in July 
54.) Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers (5*)
55.) Let's Get Lost by Adi Alsaid (4*)
56.) Only Ever Yours by Louise O'Neill (3*)
57.) Blood Red Road by Moira Young (5*)
58.) Come Back To Me by Mila Gray (3*)
59.) The Rain by Virginia Bergin (4.5*)
60.) Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson (4.5*)
61.) Dangerous Boys by Abigail Haas (3*)
62.) The Manifesto on How to be Interesting by Holly Bourne (4.5*)

Monthly Book Awards
Best Plot: Blood Red Road by Moira Young
Best Writing: Blood Red Road by Moira Young
Best Cover: Dangerous Boys by Abigail Haas
Best Characters: Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers
Best Ending: Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
Best Romance: Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers
Most un-put-down-able: The Rain by Virginia Bergin
Most Memorable: The Manifesto on How to be Interesting by Holly Bourne
Best Moral: The Manifesto on How to be Interesting by Holly Bourne

Top 3 Most Recommended Books: Dark Triumph, Blood Red Road and The Manifesto on How to be Interesting

Books I’m Looking Forward to Being Released in August
Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins (OMG! IT'S ALMOST HERE!!!)
Deliverance by C.J. Redwine
Fiendish by Brenna Yovanoff
Between the Spark and the Burn by April Genevieve Tucholke

 What was the best book you read in July? 

 And what are you looking forward to reading this month?

Noggin Blog Tour: John Corey Whaley's Top 5 Quirky/ Outrageous Book Recommendations

If any of you have read the synopsis for Noggin you'll know that it's definitely one of the more extreme and unique sounding releases of 2014! I love books that are a little bit crazy but so cleverly imagined that it somehow works.

Today for my stop on the Noggin blog tour author John Corey Whaley is sharing 5 book recommendations that like Noggin are a little out there but all the better for it!

1.) Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
This book is the definition of outrageous and it does what I love most by being hilarious, ridiculous, and packing a surprising emotional punch.

2.) Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
This book means a lot to me and, actually, is partly the reason why I wrote NOGGIN. Vonnegut's balance of absurdity with realistic human stories is something I have always thrived to imitate. Plus, there are aliens.

3.) Eeee Eee Eeee by Tao Lin
Because what other book has an anthropomorphic dolphin murder Elijah Wood????

4.) Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris 
This one may be better as an audiobook just to hear David Sedaris share his experiences as a Christmas elf at Macy's. It's hilarious and thoughtful, which is always the case with Sedaris.

5.) How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu 
Yu's talent for telling a small story against an outlandish backdrop is truly mesmerizing.

Noggin is released in the UK on the 31st July 2014 

Visit So Many Books So Little Time tomorrow for a Q&A with Corey