January In Review

Well, damn.  We've made it to the end of January!  Holy crap!  This month has been up and down.  Seriously.  I've been trying to play catch up, and ultimately dealing with a few things but getting back into the swing of things and pushing most of my owned TBR books into February as well as most of my intended reviews for this month...BUT, I'm getting things geared up and hopefully will have a few more posts slammed out before my get up and go decides to leave without me!  

Now, here's a glimpse of what happened in January here at the Confessional! 

WHAT I READ

I'll Give You the Sun - Jandy Nelson

Kalona's Fall - P.C. Cast

The Future of Us - Jay Asher

Destined (House of Night #9) - P.C. Cast

The Realm of Possibility - David Levithan

After Alice - Gregory Maguire

Hidden (House of Night #10) - P.C. Cast

Seven Paths to Death (Samurai Detective #6) - Dorothy Hoobler

Cinderella is Evil (Fairy Tales Retold #1) - Jamie Campbell

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail - Cheryl Strayed

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon

Gathering Blue - Lois Lowry

The Martian - Andy Weir

The Testing (The Testing #1) - Joelle Charbonneau

Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell

Black City (Black City #1) - Elizabeth Richards

BOOK OF THE WEEK

Jan 3 - Jan 9: Aristotle and Dante
Jan 10 - Jan 16: The Wrath & The Dawn

Jan 24 - Jan 30: Go Set a Watchman

Jan 31 - Feb 6: Eleanor & Park

BOOK & AUTHOR OF THE MONTH

Book of the Month: January 2016

Author of the Month: January 2016

WEEKLY FUN POSTS

What's On My Kindle? 2016 1st Edition

Books of 2015

Top Ten Tuesday: Series Commitments

Wish List Wednesday: End of Month Releases

#TBT: My First Review

REVIEWS

Death Eater Collection - Catherine Stovall

As Mad as a Hatter - Catherine Stovall

The Society - William Wilde

The Tiger's Wife - Tea Obreht

White Oleander - Janet Fitch

Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1) - Sarah J. Maas

The Young Elites (The Young Elites #1) - Marie Lu

Wonder - R.J. Palacio

So, that was my January in a nutshell lovelies!  Let's see what February has in store!  

January: Book of the Month

It is the end of the month and that means that it is time to reveal my choice for the book of the month! Yeah, I know most try and do this at the beginning of the month...but, since when do I do things like anyone else? I mean, really...me? Like everyone else?  You've forgotten a few things about me haven't you? 

Anyway, enough of that!  Time to get back on topic!  This month's book of the month is....

This book...seriously is absolutely FANTASTIC!  Comically so. I mean, Mark Watney was among the first to step foot on Mars...and there is a very, very good chance he'll be the first person to die on Mars.  There will more than likely be, the "Mark Watney Memorial Crater," somewhere near the landing sight where his crew was.  But, ya know, he'll be remembered of course! 

However, it would seem, he isn't quite ready to give up just yet.  Will his resourcefulness be enough to ensure that he won't die before he can get rescued?  

You'll enjoy this comical and enjoyable book about a man's struggle to survive odds that should actually have killed him.  

Bibliophile Round-Up: June In Review

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Welcome to June's Round-Up!  Here you'll find a collected gathering of everything that happened in the month of June...including all the books that I've read this month!  As you can see, this has been a very active month for the blog...mainly because I finally decided to force myself to find time to kick things up again...and I'd been neglecting my reading.  Hopefully starting in July, I will have some reviews going up (because I really, really do miss writing them!).

What I Read

1. Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer
2. The Wizard of Time by G.L. Breeden
3. Feast, Stray, Love by Kevin Anthony
4. Roasting in Hell's Kitchen by Gordon Ramsey
5. Hoo-Doo Country Horrors by Johnathan Moon
6. The Pursuit of Happiness: 21 Spiritual Rules to Success by Jennifer O'Neill
7. Soul Enchilada by David Macinnis Gill
8. The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan
9. 3500: An Autistic Boy's Ten-Year Romance with Snow White by Ron Miles
10. The Somali Doctrine by James Grenton
11. A Child al Confino: The True Story of a Jewish Boy and His Mother in Mussolini's Italy by Eric Lamet
12. Tales from the Crib by Jennifer Coburn
13. Champion by Marie Lu
14. Virtuosity by Jessica Martinez
15. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
16. So Long, Lollipops by Sarah Lyons Fleming
17. Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge
18. The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
19. Bound in the Boardroom by Jenna McCormick
20. Wetter by Harper Bliss
21. The Shadow in the Garden by Braden McElroy
22. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
23. The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss
24. The Moon Dwellers by David Estes
25. Grave Witch by Kalayna Price
26. Chomp by Carl Hiaasen
27. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
28. Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
29. The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
30. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
31. The Journal of Curious Letters by James Dashner
32. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Books of the Week

1. May 31 - June 6: The 5th Wave
2. June 7 - June 13: The Name of the Wind
3. June 14 - June 20: The Tapestry
4. June 21 - 27: Game of Thrones
5. June 28 - July 4: Looking for Alaska

Book of the Month

1. June 2015: The Moon Dwellers

What's On My Kindle?

1. Episode Thirteen: Stephen King
2. Episode Fourteen: #TeamLexy
3. Episode Fifteen: All The Feels

Bibliophile Eats

1. Meat Pie
2. Fast Food Moments

#TBT

1. Lord of the Flies
2. Drums of Autum

Bibliophile Wish List

1. Julie Kagawa

Book of the Month: June 2015: The Moon Dwellers

The Book of the Month showcase for June is....*drumroll*

The Moon Dwellers by David Estes

When I first started my blog David was one of the first authors that I interviewed, one of the first authors that I seriously started reviewing and instantly I'd come to love his writing.  Unfortunately my collection of his works is lacking, but I will be fixing that as soon as I can.  I am very fortunate to have met him, and I'm quite glad to share with you this series because it is one of my favorites. 

I am also currently re-reading this book, and continuing the series as I've the first three books, I'm missing book four.  I will probably also be re-reading his Evolution Trilogy...and the first two books in The Country Saga...which The Earth Dwellers ties into...which is the fourth book in the Dweller's Saga...as well as The Country Saga...!!!!! 

This book, the first in the Dwellers, has been included on Buzzfeed lists, and is DEFINITELY one of those books you should read if you love YA Dystopia, and if you loved The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.  Seriously...it is that good.  

David Estes is by far one of my favorite YA authors, and it is a pleasure to have gotten to know him and lose myself in the fantastic worlds he has created.  If you've never heard of him...I highly encourage you to check him out and start reading his stuff.  It is that good.  

Bibliophile Round Up: October

Bibliophile's activity for the month of October.

Books Read

1. The Boy Who Played With Dark Matter (Sequels to the Count of Monte Cristo, #11) by Holy Ghost Writr
2. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
3. Ruined City by A.F. Stewart
4. The Rancher: Redbourne Series Book One - Cole's Story by Kelli Ann Morgan
5. Eve (The Eve Trilogy, #1) by Anna Carey
6. Eighth Note (Fire Ballad #1) by Kimberly Stedronsky
7. Bishop Street by Rene D. Shultz
8. Shadow and Bone (The Grisha #1) by Leigh Bardugo
9. Finding Cinderella (Hopeless, #2.5) by Colleen Hoover

Book of the Month

Cabinet of Curiosities, Released 10.29.13 ($36 on Amazon)

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities: My Notebooks, Collections and Other Obsessions.  Released for print on October 29, 2013.  I adore Guillermo del Toro's movies and his vision and his ability to make things twisted and nightmarish.  Seeing this book makes me want to have a marathon of his movies - my favorite being Pan's Labyrinth.

Bibliophile's Wish List

Wish list #3, posted for books releasing the week of 10.27.13: Wish List #3

Reviews

• One Night with You by Toni Dare

Release Day Events

• Eighth Note (Fire Ballad #1) by Kimberly Stedronsky

Halloween Feature

• Fear Filled Reads

Book of the Month: October

Book of the Month is a new series here at Confessions of a Bibliophile, and I will be sharing with you my favorite book that I'd read this month, or the favorite new release that I am lusting after and desperately want on my bookshelf. 

For the Month of October, the book is Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities.  This book is perfect for any del Toro fan.  With original notes, original journal entries, notes in Spanish and English, and even includes notes from a variety of his films.  

The film notes included in this book are: 

• Cronos
• At the Mountains of Maddness (not yet made)
• The Count of Monte Cristo
• Mephisto's Bridge
• Mimic
• The Devil's Backbone
• Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
• Blade 2
• Hellboy
• Hellboy 2
• Pan's Labyrinth
• Pacific Rim

I have seen most of these, and I loved this year's The Simpson's Treehouse of Horror XXIV, which the opening was done by Guillermo del Toro, and I managed to catch each and every one of the horror movie/show references in the opening.  The Pan's Labyrinth references were some of my favorites. 

This book releases October 29th and is available through Amazon.com for $36.  It is also available on B&N.com for $36.72.  Both sites are offering the book for free shipping, Amazon via their Prime membership, and B&N because the order is over $25, and will be free if it ships in the US.