The New Years Resolutions Book TAG | BookTube

A collection of books I'm setting myself to read during 2014.

The lovely CharrsNewChapter made this tag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV9kI2UCSJo
I was tagged by the lovely BlondeBookBee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4QgQvXgLu8

Soul Cutter by Lexa Cain | Supernatural Horror Mystery Story

Soul Cutter
Lexa Cain
Genres: Supernatural, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Age Group: Young Adult
Publication Date: 6th December 2013
Number of Pages: 300
Source: Sent for review from the Author

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The Soul Cutter is hunting again.

Seventeen-year-old Élan spends her free time videoing psychic scams and outing them online. Skepticism makes life safe—all the ghosts Élan encounters are fakes. When her estranged mother disappears from a film shoot in Egypt, Élan puts her medium-busting activities on hold and joins the search.

In Egypt, the superstitious film crew sucks at finding her mom. When a hotel guest is killed, whispers start—the locals think their legendary Soul Cutter has come back from the dead. Élan's only ally is Ramsey, a film-crew intern, but he’s arrogant, stubborn—and hiding dangerous secrets.

When Élan discovers the Soul Cutter is no scam, she finds herself locked in a deadly battle against a supernatural killer with more than her mother’s life at stake.

Élan is fighting for her very soul.

When introduced to Élan, a psychic-disbeliever who has her own online website which uncovers psychic scams artists through video, I was sure this book was going to take on Scooby Doo-esque nature and we’d find out the Soul Cutter culprit at the end wasn't actually supernatural and had been a scammer the whole time. But as the book went on and we were introduced to Ramsey, the story started to take a different turn and I had no clue how it was all going to end.

When Élan, the supernatural disbeliever, and Ramsey, the believer, get thrown together to search for Élan’s mother who has gone missing, it makes for an interesting discussion between the two characters as to what their beliefs are and the reasoning behind them. Although Élan is an unbeliever and has evidence to prove most physic and supernatural things are unreal, she has her own reasons for wishing this and still remains skeptical that the supernatural may be real.

I really enjoyed this story - the writing was quick paced and aspects of the story were very gory. The scare factor of this book for me was mild, I was never creeped out or hiding behind the duvet or a pillow but I didn't mind that because the goriness and unraveling of the story had me absorbed and wanting to know what might be hinted at next. There was certainly a strong hint at what might be in Ramsey’s future near the end which makes me very intrigued.

Overall this was a well-written and exciting mild horror/supernatural/mystery story. I didn't really warm to the main characters Élan or Ramsey but I also didn't hate them either. I enjoyed the Egyptian setting and the cultural and language elements shared within this book. If you’re looking for a mild horror book with supernatural elements then this is right up your street! See if you can guess what the outcome of the story is before the end - I didn't guess correctly :-)

Book Review MASHUP - Under The Never Sky & Independent Study | Post-Apocalytpic, Dystopia

Under The Never Sky (#1)
Veronica Rossi
Genres: Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopia, Sci-Fi, Supernatural, Romance
Age Group: Young Adult
Publication Date: 1st December 2011
Number of Pages: 384
Source: Bought myself

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Since she'd been on the outside, she'd survived an Aether storm, she'd had a knife held to her throat, and she'd seen men murdered.

This was worse.

Exiled from her home, the enclosed city of Reverie, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland--known as The Death Shop--are slim. If the cannibals don't get her, the violent, electrified energy storms will. She's been taught that the very air she breathes can kill her. Then Aria meets an Outsider named Perry. He's wild--a savage--and her only hope of staying alive.

A hunter for his tribe in a merciless landscape, Perry views Aria as sheltered and fragile--everything he would expect from a Dweller. But he needs Aria's help too; she alone holds the key to his redemption. Opposites in nearly every way, Aria and Perry must accept each other to survive. Their unlikely alliance forges a bond that will determine the fate of all who live under the never sky.

Independent Study 
(The Testing #2)
Joelle Charbonneau
Genres: Dystopia, Post-Apocalytic
Age Group: Young Adult
Publication Date: 1st January 2014
Number of Pages: 383
Source: Bought myself

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For the attention of candidate Melncia Vale.

Congratulations, you have passed the Testing.

You have won a place at our prestigious university. After six months of preliminary classes, you will sit an examination. The results will be used to assign you to an area of study appropriate to your talents.

The united commonwealth urges you to consider your answers carefully during this examination.

Wrong answers will be penalised.

January Book Haul | HUGE 24+ BOOKS

Whoops! Bought loads of books in January. Prepare yourself for this book haul by grabbing yourself a cup of tea and a cookie, then enjoy the next 12 minutes of pure book goodness. WARNING: You may want to add a number of these books to your wish list after viewing this video :-)

The Watchtower by Lee Carroll | Urban Fantasy Fey Story

The Watchtower
(Black Swan Rising #2)
Lee Carroll
Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance
Age Group: Young Adult
Publication Date: 4th August 2011
Number of Pages: 397
Source: Borrowed from the Library

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With her fair share of problems - money (lack of), an elderly father, a struggling business - Garet should be just like any other young, feisty, single New Yorker. If only it was that simple...

It begins with the old silver box that had been soldered shut. All Garet has to do is open it. A favour for the frail owner of the antiques shop. Who wouldn't help?

Only it's then that things start to change. Garet doesn't notice at first, the shifts barely perceptible. But the city in which she grew up is beginning to reveal a long-hidden side - darker, and altogether more dangerous: parallel world of chaos, smoke and blood.

And now it's out of the box...and it has no intention of going back in.

The Watchtower is the second book in the Black Swan Rising series and after reading book 1 (Black Swan Rising) at the end of 2013, I decided to loan book 2 from my local library to investigate if this series was worth continuing. I had enjoyed book 1 but felt like some of the world-building and literature references within it were confusing, I was however interested to see how the relationship between Will and Garet would develop further. Read my review of Black Swan Rising.

The Watchtower was a more enjoyable read than Black Swan Rising, in part due to the London and Paris settings, the more varied Faerie folk that are introduced within this book (Jean Robin, Morgan, Octopus lady) and also the retelling of Will’s journey to vampirism. At times however, I did find young Will incredibly annoying and also Garet’s journey felt lumpy as she was just passed onto Faerie to Faerie with no great events happening in-between.

I did however enjoy the alternating chapters between Will and Garet and the two time periods within The Watchtower. This made the uneventfulness of the book read a little quicker because of the back and forth chapters but when all the characters ended up in the Summer Country the POV got a little confusing to follow as I was finding it hard to keep up with which Will was in which chapter!

The ending to The Watchtower though has posed a predicament for me, I was 100% positive I wasn’t going to carry on with the series whilst reading the book but after the cliff-hanger ending I may just have to read the third book (The Shape Shifter) to find out what happens next!

Blogger Interview with Samantha from The Secret Life of a Bookworm (Interview #8)

Hi fellow readers and welcome back for another booktuber/blogger interview.

Welcome back for the second interview in 2014 this week. This time I'd like to introduce you to Samantha a Blogger (The Secret Life of a Bookworm), BookTuber (SamanthaStewart93) and general readaholic. This girl can read! Samantha easily gets through 10+ books a month and usually writes and films reviews for every book she reads. I think it's fair to say that Samantha wins the award for 'Top Reviewer'! Definitely check out her blog, you'll find me there frequently because Samantha has the best reviews! Here are Samantha's answers to the BookTuber/Blogger Interview Questions. Enjoy.

Please describe your channel and the type of books which you enjoy reading.

My channel is solely about books. It’s a place where I can share my thoughts on books and talk to people about books. It’s also where I can post book hauls and get recommendations on books. I also like doing wrap up/TBR videos even though I generally don’t stick to them – but I do like to at least have some sort of plan. Generally, I tend to read mostly YA/Teenage/Children’s fiction. When it comes to specific genres in those categories, I’m not too picky, I’ll generally read anything. But, my favourite genres have to be: Dystopian, Sci-Fi, Contemporary & Fantasy. I do occasionally read Adult Fiction, but it’s mostly been chick-lit so far (which I am trying to change!).

What made you decide to start your channel and what are the main reasons you keep making videos?

Before I started making videos, I started my blog. I’d been watching booktube videos for a couple of months and I really wanted to start one, but I was pretty scared so I decided to go with a blog to start with. And then when my blog started gaining followers, I decided to start my channel! I started off with a book haul (because it seemed like the least scary video to film) and ever since then I’ve never looked back. The main reason I keep making videos is definitely my subscribers. I love interacting with them and reading their comments on my videos. It makes me really happy and that’s what keeps me making videos.

What is your favourite book?

Just one single favourite book? Why did you have to make this so hard, Sam! Well, if I’m only allowed one I’m going to slightly cheat and go with Harry Potter by J K Rowling. This series basically made up my whole childhood. I read and re-read these books non-stop when I was younger. I think I used to go through the series like 3 times a year. I spent most of my childhood playing Harry Potter as well. Harry Potter has to be my favourite series because it built up my whole childhood and I’m pretty sure it cemented my love for reading. Sure, I read before Harry Potter, but definitely not as much.

If you could read one genre for the rest of your life, which genre would you choose?

When I first thought about this question I instantly thought dystopian, but then I thought I might get slightly bored with that genre since I’ve read a lot of dystopians already, so I’ve decided to go with Fantasy. Fantasy is such a broad genre and there are so many different things that fall under it so I don’t think I could ever get bored reading it and I think I’d be pretty happy reading that genre for the rest of my life.

If you could live in any book world created, which would you choose?

Harry Potter, duh. Seriously, how freaking awesome would it be to go to Hogwarts and do Potions, Defence Against the Dark Arts, and a whole lot of other awesome stuff like play Quidditch and visit Hogsmeade & Diagon Alley? I honestly can’t imagine any world that could be better than this. 

What has been your best/favourite booktubing moment so far and why?

It has to be when I reached 1000 subscribers. I honestly never imagined having that many people subscribing to my channel and it just makes me so happy that people are actually watching my videos. I love each and every one of my wonderful subscribers <3

Where do you store/show-off your books and how many do you own in total?

I keep my books in the two IKEA bookcases I have in my room. I used to only have one, but the amount of books I have seems to have doubled in a year. As for how many I have, well I have 434 physical books and I have no idea how many books I have on my kindle but I know it’s a lot.

Where is your usual place to read and what would your dream reading place look like?

Generally I just tend to read in my bed in my room because there are always other people in the other rooms. If everyone’s out I’ll sometimes go down to the living room to read, but I prefer to read in my bed.
My perfect reading place would definitely have to be a window seat that has a lot of comfy pillows and a cosy throw so that I could curl up and read and also have a great view out of the window. I’ve wanted a window seat ever since I was young, but none of the houses I’ve ever lived in have had anything close to one. I’m determined to have one one day.  

Lastly, which blogs/channels can we usually find you stalking when you're not creating content for your own channel?

Well, I know there are a lot of booktubers that I love and ones that I check out every video they post (it may be a week or two later or something because sometimes I get really lazy, but I will get to them!). Katie (Kitkatscanread); Samantha (ColdTeaAndCrumbs); Catriona (Little Book Owl); Heather (Bookables); Marline (marlinelina) & Jen (TodayinJensLibrary). I’m pretty sure there are more, but these are the ones I can remember off the top of my head. 

Samantha x

Find Samantha on all these social media sites:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SamanthaStewart93
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10385325-samantha-stewart
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamanthasBooks
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak | FIVE STAR BOOK REVIEW

The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
Genres: Historical Fiction
Age Group: Young Adult
Publication Date: 8th September 2007
Number of Pages: 554
Source: Bought myself

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HERE IS A SMALL FACT - YOU ARE GOING TO DIE.

1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier.

Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall.

SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION - THIS NOVEL IS NARRATED BY DEATH.

It's a small story, about: a girl, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist fighter, and quite a lot of thievery.

ANOTHER THING YOU SHOULD KNOW - DEATH WILL VISIT THE BOOK THIEF THREE TIMES.

FIVE STAR READ - warmed my stone cold heart and brought tears to my eyes, multiple times!

I can’t count the times I’ve been told to read The Book Thief and every time I was also recommended that I would need a box of tissues nearby. This made me apprehensive because I often don’t cry at books that everyone else does – I blame my stone cold heart that lacks feeling. But after reading this book my response is WOW, just WOW, this book really affected me. I cried thinking about what might happen to the characters, especially Rudy, I cried when death dropped the news of what would happen to the characters, and then I cried when it actually happened – I was just a big mess of tears, tissues and wails!

The writing style of The Book Thief was magical to read, I really enjoyed the third person narrative from Death which was humorous at times and lightened the heavy subject involving the Nazi Party’s Rule of Germany and the Second World War. I also really liked the additional notes added to the story by Death which allowed more of an overview of the war such as events which had happened to characters before the war, during the war and after the war - had the story just been told from Liesel’s perspective we would have missed these important experiences which involved the other characters. The Book Thief however is a story written by Liesel, Death is just the one retelling the story after finding Liesel’s book – this was such a fantastic idea by Marcus Zusak and was carried out perfectly.

As for characters, Rudy was my favourite. I loved his cute incessant teasing of Liesel and his idolism of Jesse Owens. For me this personified Rudy’s youth because he couldn’t understand why he couldn’t openly idolise and share his love for Jesse Owens - his defiance regarding this subject made me love him more but also fear for him in the same thought. Another character I really enjoyed was Hans Hubermann. One reason was his disagreement with the Nazi Party ‘ideals’, but the main reason was his importance to Liesel’s life and the story, because without Hans teaching Liesel how to read and write we would not have had The Book Thief. *Sam stops writing to remind herself that The Book Thief is not a real story – I think this further demonstrates how much this book affected me*

The Moment Before by Suzy Vitello | Contemporary Blog Tour Stop

The Moment Before 
Suzy Vitello
Genres: Contemporary, Romance
Age Group: Young Adult
Publication Date: 14th January 2014
Number of Pages: 214

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“Don’t get me wrong. I loved my sister. I never, not once, wished her dead.”

Brady and Sabine Wilson are sisters born eleven months apart, but they couldn’t be more different. Popular Sabine, the head cheerleader dating the high school hunk, seems to have all the luck, while her younger, artsy sister "Brady Brooder" is a loner who prefers the sidelines to the limelight.

After Sabine dies in a horrific cheerleading accident, grief unravels Brady and her family. Once recognized for her artistic talent, 17-year-old Brady finds herself questioning the value of everything she once held dear. Her best friend betrays her. Her parents’ marriage is crumbling. And the boy everyone blames for the accident seems to be her only ally in the search for answers in the wake of her sister’s death. As an unlikely friendship emerges, Brady learns more about Sabine – and love – than she bargained for.

As a founding member of what the Oregonian has dubbed Portland’s “hottest writing group” (members include Chuck Palahniuk, Chelsea Cain, Lidia Yuknavitch, Monica Drake and Cheryl Strayed), Suzy’s name has graced the acknowledgement pages of many a book. Her own award-winning writing has appeared in a bunch of journals and anthologies. She holds an MFA from Antioch Los Angeles, and when she’s not writing novels, does freelance copywriting and editing. The Moment Before is her debut novel. Suzy lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband, Kirk, and son, Carson. Find out more on suzyvitello.com.

Author's Links: 
Website: http://www.suzyvitello.com 
Blog: http://www.suzyvitello.com/suzys-blog/ 
Diversion Books: http://diversionbooks.com/ebooks/moment
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18478212-the-moment-before?from_search=true
Twitter: https://twitter.com/suzy_vitello 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuzyVitelloBooks

Brady and her family are coming to terms with the loss of Sabine, Brady’s sister, after she was killed in a cheerleading stunt gone-wrong. Sabine’s enthusiasm and energy was a major factor in the family’s unity and as Brady coasts through her mundane school and social life, she begins to imagine what Sabine would say.

Events take a turn for the worse, when Brady is deprived of the art award she so truly deserves and a downward spiral of events lead to her life becoming entwined with Connor, Sabine’s cheerleading stunt double, who bears the blame for the accident after he tested positive for drugs and was deemed unfit to perform. As the pair become closer, Connor begins to shed light on aspects of Sabine that Brady was never aware of and she starts to question everything and everyone in her life.

This story was a quick read, I finished in within about 5 hours and this was due to the enjoyable reading style, quick pace and unravelling secrets that we discover only the way. I was shocked to discover that Sabine was not as angelic as everyone thought and I was constantly going back and forth questioning who I believed was telling the truth or not. The flashback retellings of Sabine’s accident also made me squirm so many times due to my overactive imagination – surely it’s not healthy to have an imagination that makes everything The Walking Dead-esque?

Overall this story was a quick enjoyable read; I loved the characters and was willing for everything to turn out ok for them in the end. I’m not usually a fan of ‘dark contemporary’ books but this was a refreshing change to my usual reads and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Definitely check it out if you want something enjoyable, not overly romantic, and with a story that makes you contemplate your decisions in life and how it affects others.

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Black Swan Rising by Lee Carroll | Urban Fantasy Fey Story set in New York City

Black Swan Rising
(Black Swan Rising #1)
Lee Carroll
Genres: Supernatural, Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance
Age Group: Young Adult
Publication Date: 25th November 2010
Number of Pages: 400
Source: Netgalley

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With her fair share of problems - money (lack of), an elderly father, a struggling business - Garet should be just like any other young, feisty, single New Yorker. If only it was that simple...

It begins with the old silver box that had been soldered shut. All Garet has to do is open it. A favour for the frail owner of the antiques shop. Who wouldn't help?

Only it's then that things start to change. Garet doesn't notice at first, the shifts barely perceptible. But the city in which she grew up is beginning to reveal a long-hidden side - darker, and altogether more dangerous: parallel world of chaos, smoke and blood.

And now it's out of the box...and it has no intention of going back in.

Garet James thinks she’s a normal 20 year old but she’s really a Watchtower, one of the four fey protectors of the universe! When Garet enters a watchmakers shop one day and acquires a silver box matching her mother’s swan engraved ring, events begin to happen which turn her life upside down: A group of suspicious burglars shoot her father, putting him in the hospital, and steal some of the expensive paintings from his gallery; a mysterious mist covers New York causing everyone to go a little ‘mad’; and Garet starts to see people for what they really are… the fey. With the help of Oberon, her father’s nurse and the King of the Fairies, aiding her to discover her true identity, ancestral heritage and powers, Garet soon learns about the evil alchemist John Dee who is set on releasing the demons Despair and Discord on NYC.

I’d been reading a lot of Young Adult books before reading Black Swan Rising and this was one of the reasons I picked it up as I knew it was more of an adult read. The beginning of the book felt slow but I related this to the adult and descriptive writing style which I had not experienced for such a long time. However, elements of the vast world-building of the fey and the villain, John Dee, also contributed to this ‘slow feeling’ because aspects of the history, the explanations of alchemy and the New York setting went over my head. I even had to google some of the history of alchemy to understand some of the world-building. Some elements of the story I did like however were the references to England and William Shakespeare which I was able to relate to and grasp a little better. However I also struggled to fully understand some of these references but I’m not an English Literature graduate or classical reader - Maybe this was a sign I need to increase my knowledge :-)

Overall, Black Swan Rising was more enjoyable the further I got into the story however my feelings are it had all the ‘right elements’ but never quite excelled. I enjoyed the introduction of Will Hughes’ character and, although the romance element was all a bit ‘blah’, I do hope to learn more about Will and his family’s heritage as well as how he and Garet develop their friendship/family connection/romance relationship. Certainly from the ending, it looks like this may be a major plot within book 2 which I will be picking up and continuing with shortly.

The Fault in our Stars by John Green | Book Review and Discussion

The Fault in our Stars
John Green
Genres: Romance
Age Group: Young Adult
Publication Date: 10th January 2012
Number of Pages: 313
Source: Received for BookTube Secret Santa

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Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.

Bout of Books 9.0 Sign Up, Goals & Wrap Up

It's Bout of Books Read-a-thon time again! *applause*

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 6th and runs through Sunday, January 12th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 9.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog.

My Goals
My target is to read 120 pages per day therefore my total goal is 840 pages. Here's the books I've picked out:




Progress:

Monday 6th January Total pages read: 174 Total books read: 0 Tuesday 7th January Total pages read: 150 Total books read: 0 Wednesday 8th January         Total pages read: 51 Total books read: 0 Thursday 9th January Total pages read: 212 Total books read: 0	Friday 10th January Total pages read: 115 Total books read: 1 (The Book Thief) Saturday 11th January Total pages read: 189 Total books read: 0 Sunday 12th January Total pages read: 112 Total books read: 1 (Independent Study)
TOTAL Total pages read: 1037 Total books read: 2 (The Book Thief & Independent Study)

Booktuber Interview with Helene Jeppesen from Helen the Book Owl (Interview #7)

Hi fellow readers and welcome back for another booktuber/blogger interview.

This series had a short break at the end of 2013 but I'm bringing it back this year with so many more great booktubers and bloggers to share with you. Starting off 2014, I have the lovely Helene Jeppesen from Denmark whose videos have quickly become my favourite to watch. Helene is absolutely hilarious and really throws herself into the booktubing community with both feet :-) Enjoy.

Please describe your channel and the type of books which you enjoy reading.

My channel is mainly about books, only because I love reading them and discussing them. I mainly do book hauls, book wrap ups and tag videos but sometimes there's also time for a readathon or two :-) The type of books that I like reading are mainly Young Adult books which is quite surprising since I didn't know anything about them only half a year ago. But since getting into the booktube community that's almost all I read and I can't seem to get enough of them. Occasionally, I also read adult fiction, contemporary and classics.

What made you decide to start your channel and what are the main reasons you keep making videos?

I decided to start my channel back in July 2013 when I learned about the summer booktubeathon and the amazing booktube community that existed. It was a kind of spur of the moment decision - I thought about doing a video, and 24 hours later it was uploaded and ready. Since then I've been loving doing this videos; mostly because I love discussing books but also because I love engaging with other book lovers around the world and get to know them.

What is your favourite book?

I cannot settle on one book so here are some titles: "Winger" by Andrew Smith is hands down one of my absolute favourites. I remember finishing it and being completely stunned and overwhelmed, and I actually couldn't pick up another book until the next day. That's something I've never experienced before! "The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer"-series by Michelle Hodkins. I love how these book deal with an unreliable narrator and make the reader verts suspicious, and I love how the mysterious world is mingled together with romance. "Shatter Me" and "Unravel Me" by Tahereh Mafi. Whenever I read these books I have to reread several paragraphs because they are so beautifully written! Tahereh Mafi has a way of playing with words and language that is very unique.

If you could read one genre for the rest of your life, which genre would you choose?

I would choose the Dystopian genre within Young Adult. That genre provokes me the most and makes me think differently about things.

If you could live in any book world created, which would you choose?

I would choose the world in the Divergent series by Veronica Roth just because it would be interesting to see which faction I would end up in :) 

What has been your best/favourite booktubing moment so far and why?

When I did a live chat with NadiaReads, ivymuse and MarlinElina about being a European booktuber. That made me feel so accomplished and happy because people wanted to see me in a live chat.

Where do you store/show-off your books and how many do you own in total?

I store my books in my living room on 4 black BILLY-bookshelves from IKEA. They are halfway filled by now and I can't wait till they're filled up completely. I own about 300 books.

Where is your usual place to read and what would your dream reading place look like?

I usually read in my couch with a blanket and some comfy pillows or in my bed just before I have to go to sleep (or in the morning when I wake up in the weekends). My dream reading place would be in a comfy place surrounded by books. A little bit like this:

Lastly, which blogs/channels can we usually find you stalking when you're not creating content for your own channel?

LittleBookOwl, katytastic, Kassidy Voinche, enchantology, gingerreadslainey, mysecretbookclub, benjaminoftomes, PerusseProject and of course Samantha's ColdTeaAndCrumbs :)

HUGS and cheek kisses from Denmark,
Helene.

Find Helene on all these social media sites:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClylic7-t5Pn-7Ferhoc2Hg
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/21992464-helen-the-booko­wl 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HelenTheBookowl

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Thanks Helene for taking part in the BookTuber/Book Blogger series.
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January TBR + Viewers Choice

In 2014, you're getting the chance to pick 1 book from 3 choices each month for me to read during that month. This month's theme is Dystopia. Don't forget to leave a your choice in the comments below :-)

December Reading Wrap Up

December has been and gone so it's about time I wrapped up my reading for the month. This month I managed to read 7 books from a variety of genres - contemporary, dystopia, romance and supernatural. Some were incredible (2 books received 5 stars from me) and others I didn't quite connect with.