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So on Friday night I went to Penguin Teen Australia’s YASquad event and it was so much fun! We had four Aussie authors, Will Kostakis, Shivaun Plozza, Kylie Fornasier and Megan Jacobson there who talked about their newly released books. It was also Felicity’s last event who has run Penguin Teen Australia for as long as I’ve known, so it was really fun and sad to see her go! The best part was also catching up with fellow bloggers and book people, these events just leave you with a happy feeling.
Here’s a quick recap of the event:
Felicity from PTA, Megan Jacobsen, Will Kostakis, Shivaun Plozza and Kylie Fornasier
With fellow bloggers Maddie, Brett and my fellow radio presenter Rhianna from ABC Radio
I started playing a farming game called Stardew Valley, which is the 2nd biggest seller on Steam at the moment. It’s a Harvest Moon clone but new and improved, and I’m just so impressed that 1 guy made this game over 3 years! I just love how you can go at your own pace and do whatever you want, it’s just so relaxing and therapeutic.
Book Haul
Purchased
So I bought lots of books for the YA Squad event but also picked up a few $5 bargains at a book clearance store! What a score!
The Sidekicks by Will Kostakis
The Things I Didn’t Say by Kylie Fornasier
Frankie by Shivaun Plozza
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White
Review Copies
Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare – SQUEEING
Whisper to Me by Nick Lake
Dreaming the Enemy by David Metzenthen
Gifted
The First Third by Will Kostakis – Will was lovely enough to gift a signed yiayia copy due to getting my name wrong lol!
A Corner of White, The Cracks in the Kingdom and Tangle of Gold by Jaclyn Moriarty – Jenna got these signed copies for me at her recent Jaclyn Moriarty signing, which was an unexpected surprise! I know she loved these books, so I’m excited to read it. Read her reviews here.
Reading Update
- I feel like I’m going through some rite of passage reading The Knife of Never Letting Go, and of course after that major cliffhanger I’m reading The Ask and the Answer. This dystopian seriously is like nothing else I’ve ever read, it’s dark and gritty and I’m loving it (despite all the pain).
- Really enjoyed both Rebel of the Sands and Vengeance Road, which are both Westerns, although Rebel has a Middle Eastern twist to it. My reviews will be coming soon, I rated Rebel of the Sands 4 stars, and Vengeance Road 5 stars!
Bookstagram
Here’s some of my favourite shots on bookstagram! Follow @happyindulgence for more photos.
I feel like I’m finally learning how to use my DSLR correctly which I’m really excited about! I’m hosting #AusYAChallenge this month and it’s been awesome sharing the love for Aussie Ya authors.
Bookish News
- Sarah J Maas revealed her the 5th Throne of Glass Title – Empire of Storms! IT SOUNDS EPIC AND I NEED IT NOW.
- This week, we’re saying goodbye for now to Felicity at Penguin Teen Australia! She’s been such an amazing force in the Aussie YA community.
- Rights for a new YA movie adaptation has been sold for Love That Split the World by Emily Henry!
- Inside a Dog are looking for Teen YA readers between 12-20 years of age to become an Inky Awards judge this year! Applications close 28 March, apply here.
- The movie poster for Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is out, and the Aussie release date has been announced: 29 September!
Movie Trailers
I’m so hyped about these movies that I just have to include them here!
Xmen Apocalypse 2nd Trailer
Batman vs Superman Final Trailer
Xmen is one of my favourite franchises ever, so I’m super excited to see this one to be full of action and along the same lines as Days of Future Past (which was my movie of the year in 2014!). I pretty much need to watch this now.
Batman vs Superman Final Trailer
Love how this one emphasises more on the battle between Batman and Superman. And I’m totally sold on Ben Affleck now because I’m a Batman loyalist.
Captain America Civil War Trailer 2
Like my babies Captain America and Ironman are fighting like what is this?! Noooooo.
Discussion Posts
Some of my favourite discussions in the past few weeks:
- Larissa @ Life as Larissa tells main characters to get off their pedastals
- Alyssa @ Devil Orders Takeout does a bookstagram and VSCO editing guide!
- Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight on commenting obligations
- CW @ Read Think Ponder talks about what she’d love to see in NA
- Joan @ Fiddler Blue on misrepresentation of mental illness and disability in books
- Summer @ Xing Sings categorises different types of book bloggers!
- Josie @ Josie’s Book Corner on plot summaries and why they’re unnecessary
- Cait @ Paper Fury asks why aren’t you getting comments on your book blog?
- Nick @ Nick and Nereyda’s Infinite Book List talks about why sex in YA is important
- Nereyda @ Nick and Nereyda’s Infinite Book List also gives us some great tips on commenting
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- Aila warns everyone against Tell the Wind and Fire that she DNFd.
- My February recap video and update
How was your bookish week?
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[…] went to the Lynette Noni signing at Dymocks, talked about two OzYay books on ABC Radio and went to YA Squad 2016. My sister got to leave the hospital this week as well which we’re very relieved about! […]
Wow!! So much awesome going on right here!!!!! Glad you had a blast, and received so many AMAZING books!! Time to go watch your vlog!! (You know how I love those!!) <3
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Thank you so much for watching Lisa! Had such an awesome few weeks <3
That event looks fun!
I always like seeing blogger posts 🙂
I loved Rebel of the Sands and Vengeance Road, so glad you did too!
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Such fantastic books weren't they? Thanks Nereyda!
Great recap, Jeann! This way I can be there vicariously. I plan to read Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White The Cracks in the Kingdom and Tangle of Gold by Jaclyn Moriarty, looking forward to your thoughts about these books. I have no idea about the movie, based on Love That Split the World by Emily Henry, now I need to read it.
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Thanks Ksenia, I know Jenna absolutely loved the Jaclyn Moriarty series so I\’m excited to pick it up! I\’ve heard good things about Love that Split the World.
Ah, I am so super curious about FRANKIE! Blurb sounds spectacular so I cannot wait to hear your thoughts on it 🙂
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Thanks Lucia! Jenna will be reviewing it Wednesday next week, so make sure to check back!
Asdfghjkl I'll never stop telling you how jealous I am of all your Aussie events! <3 (My dad went to Melbourne a few weeks ago and wasn't able to take me because I had exams–*cries*)
And yes, reading The Knife of Never Letting Go does seem like some sort of reader rite, but I actually DNFed it around… 5% in? 🙁 I got Rebel of the Sands last week though, and I'm excited to dive into it! 🙂
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Ahhhh Aimee I\’m so glad you\’re back for now! It would\’ve been wonderful to meet you, hopefully we can someday. It was amazing Aimee! Such a shame it wasn\’t for you. I think you\’ll enjoy RotS!
What a fun event! And man, so many good movies are coming out!
Thanks for sharing, Jeann.
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Thank you so much Joy! It was tonnes of fun and I can't wait to watch them!
A lot of great trailerss dropped this week, excited to catch all of them.
Those authors are so young! Gosh, what have I been doing with my life?!?!
happy week ahead, Jeann, I hope your new baby gets more settled this week and let you sleep
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LOL OMG BRAINE I don\’t have a baby hahaha! That\’s hilarious XD
Oh my God! I didn't know there was going to be a new X-Men movie. And the poster for Miss Peregrine's is gorgeous! Have a great week 🙂
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I KNOW! how epic does it look? I need to watch the trailer but I\’m afraid I\’ll get spoiled!
That even tlooks like so much fun! I wish we had those here. 🙁 OH but I can't wait to read Rebel of the Sands and I also can't wait to see X-men! It's gonna be epic, for sure.
It was so much fun Bieke! We\’re definitely lucky to have bookish events here. So many amazing movies omg I need to watch them now
Friday night's event looks great Jeann – so much fun. I hope to get to a book / reading / blogging event or two this year. I miss my 'tribe' if that makes sense.
I haven't read Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children but saw the preview online last week and it looks amazing!
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Thanks Debbish, I totally know what you mean! Bookish people are the best and they understand lol. I can't wait to read the book, I haven't watched the trailer yet!
OMG I saw it just after I posted this recap! I haven't read the book, so I didn't want to watch the trailer yet. But such a shame they changed it again! It was such a fun event Cait! I know, I saw it at the bookstore and was about to buy it!
Empire of storms sounds like it will be one hell of a ride, I can not wait!
Civil war: why can't they all just be friends? This is going to be heart-breaking.
I like the look of MIss Peregrine!
I can't wait to read Rebel of sands & Vengeance road.
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I know, it's going to be extremely heartbreaking omg. I can't wait to get my hands on it!
The YASquad event sounds like it was a fun one, Jeann! I wish I had the chance to attend fun book events like that. Maybe one day!
And you got some awesome looking books! I'm looking forward to hearing what you think of Lady Midnight!
And yay for enjoying Vengeance Road! I loved that book too.
Have a lovely week ahead, Jeann and happy reading! 🙂
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It was so much fun Nick! Maybe one day we will attend BEA together <3 Looking forward to picking up Lady Midnight! Thanks Nick, have a great one too!
All the trailers for amazing movies are coming out this week and I just can't!!! The nearest one is BvS and I kind of doubt the movie but that final trailer is epic. As for Civil War trailer… NOPE. That movie will be the death of me. And of course we couldn't forget X-Men! I'm excited to see more superpower display!
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I know, there are just so many awesome trailers! I'm firmly on Batman's side, but the Civil War? I can't pick T_T
YA Squad looks like it was so much fun! I'm still sad I couldn't attend T_T
I'm so glad to hear you loved Vengeance Road! That book is awesome.
And your haul is so beautiful! There are so many books I'm aching to get my hands on there. I hope you enjoy them all 😀
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It was so much fun Bec! There's always more bookish events in the future. Man how good was VR! I absolutely LOVED it, so glad I read it even though it was overdue lol. Thanks lovely, and good luck with the exams!
Sounds like you had a great time at the YASquad – and got some awesome books! I can't wait to read Lady Midnight, and Yellow sounds good. 🙂
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It was so much fun! So many awesome books, I just started Yellow and it's awesome!
So many great books! I hope you enjoy them
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Eeep Lady Midnight. I got a copy as well and I'm super scared to read it. So much expectations. I loved your photos of PTL. I can't wait for Melbourne's one later this arvo!
I know what you mean Tash, I saw it at the store and almost bought it! I hope you had a fun time at the event.
I have read a lot of Neal Stevenson, but not the last two. Do you plan to review 'Seveneves'?
I tend to review everything I end up reading I think, but I probably won't be reading this one for a while!
*flails* CAPTAIN AMERICA AND X-MEN! I love these two franchises so very, very much… but I'm one of those people that cannot watch trailers before seeing the movie. They're almost always too spoilery and I'd rather be surprised. Cannot wait for May for these two!
And I wish the YASquad could have come to Adelaide. Felicity talked about it at #PTALive last year so I had hopes, but I get to meet Will Kostakis next month so that eases the pain a little bit. Great haul too. I love Keirsten White but I haven't read Illusions of Fate yet but I have it to read too!
So do I Rachel! The trailers definitely share a lot, especially across the different ones that they've released. Ohhh, that's exciting that you'll be meeting him, he's so funny and an all round awesome guy! You'll have the best time.