Sunday, May 10, 2015

Mid-monthly news at Feminist Reflections #10♥

Sunday, May 10, 2015

By: Beena on Sunday, May 10, 2015
I wanted to do this post every two weeks showcasing my future posts, past recap, books I have read, book haul and other news!
It's inspired from Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews, and the Sunday Post hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer.
It will be a combination of book haul and my personal reflections.

  • Happy mothers day to all the amazing mamas out there! I went out for mothers day with my family at this beautiful Afghan restaurant, we had an amazing time, I actually ate so much and I ended up like a bloated whale afterwards. The weather was lovely though especially at night when we went by the lake. I just have more finals and exams left, one more week left of school before the semester is over! Busy month.. wish me luck guys! These past two weeks I was catching up on old purchases, library copies, and review copies so I didn't buy any new books.
5/11  Stolen Songbird by Danielle L. Jensen Review
5/12 Ice Kissed(Book #2) by Amanda Hocking Review
5/13 Mini Reviews:The Winner's Curse(Book #1) by Marie Rutkoski + More
5/14 Discussion Post: Feminist Reflections #19
5/15 Tour stop with FFBC: Hold Me Like A Breath Review


Thank you to Penguin Random House, Abram Books,  St. Martin's Press/Griffin, Grand Central Publishing, and Skyscape!
I received Ice Kissed twice and the finished copy of The Ice Twins. I already have the ARC :)
I'll make sure the double copies are in safe hands soon.

One Plus One | I love Jojo Moyes books especially Me Before You, so here's to hoping I enjoy this one as well.
The Guest Cottage | The Story of Us(unsolicited copy) | I like the premises, so let's see.
Bittersweet | I heard a lot of about this book, it's a bestseller.
Black Eyed Susans | Hmm, a suspenseful thriller, I love the title though.
The Infinite Moment of Us | Otherbound | These two books sound amazing with their premise. Gorgeous covers as well.
 Letters to the Lost | Those Girls | The School of Unusual Girls( not pictured) That Night (not pictured) Unsolicited copies I received, I love surprises!
Summer Secrets | Aaah another Jane Green book<3 She's one of my favorite authors.
 Ice Kissed |I was so waiting for the book to arrive! I read it right away & I adore it. Now I just need the final installment!
The Ice Twins | Twinnie books are usually awesome, I just love the title and cover.
End of Days (not pictured) | The copies that aren't pictured, I realized afterwards I hadn't taken pictures of them. Whoopsie.

I borrowed these from the library actually, I have to do a separate tag for them later, feeling lazy right now. 
These books are quite popular and they have been recommended by several blogger friends. 
Tiger Lily has been recommended by so many people, I hated it honestly when I read it.
An Ember in The Ashes was so boring, I don't understand the hype, I DNF.
Wild Cards and Just One Day were huge disappointments with their cliche concepts.
 Matched had a great concept about arrange marriages, but the plot wasn't good at all. I barely finished this one. I'm not picking up the next books though.
So far these are the books I have read out of the ones I borrowed, and I haven't liked even one :/

These two books are quite hyped right now - I love the sound of Uprooted with it's grim fairytales. 
Paradise City, I have heard it's a different kind of book in New Adult so here is to hoping it will wow me.





Vlora @ Reviews and Cakes discusses why she thinks Bambi is a horrifying movie.
Faye @ The Social Potato wants ordinary love interests.
Francine @ Not So Literary discusses looking back at old reviews.

What about you guys? What books did you get? 
Have you read any of these before?

Shukran for reading this! Leave your blog links in the comments & I'll be sure to check them out & follow :) Stay in tuned pretty creatures..

“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” —Nora Ephron 
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30 comments:

  1. KrisztiSunday, May 10, 2015

    I like reading too! Theese books look so interesting!
    Autumn in Neverland

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  2. KrystiannaSunday, May 10, 2015

    Great haul this week! Otherbound is a pretty great read. I also really enjoyed The Infinite Moment of Us. I hope you enjoy everything! Happy reading. :)
    Krystianna @ Downright Dystopian

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    1. BeenaMonday, May 11, 2015

      I hope I enjoy them as well, they do sound pretty wonderful :)

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  3. LeeannaSunday, May 10, 2015

    So nice to see someone else agree with me on Embers! Same with Matched. I never made it through the first book. I'm about a third into Uprooted and enjoying it, so yay for that. You got lots of great books this week!

    Leeanna.me: The Reading Machine.

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    1. BeenaMonday, May 11, 2015

      Thank you Leeanna ♥ I agree Embers and Matched were two boring books though, I don't understand the hype of those books. Uprooted does sound amazing though!

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  4. Shannon @ It Starts at MidnightMonday, May 11, 2015

    Aww your family's Mother's Day sounds lovely! And whoa, the books! I am sorry you didn't like An Ember in the Ashes :( I am curious as to what you think about the Ghosts of Heaven and The Infinite Moment of Us, those are two that are on my radar. Good luck with all the stress and business this week! Hope it calms down soon :)
    Shannon @ It Starts At Midnight

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    1. BeenaMonday, May 11, 2015

      Thank you Shannon! & yes I'm looking forward to reading The Infinite Moment of Us soon. The covers are all gorgeous though :)

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  5. DebbishMonday, May 11, 2015

    I rarely get books I haven't requested so don't often double-up. But I'm always eagerly awaiting publisher's listings each month (well, for several months in advance) to put in my requests!

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    1. BeenaMonday, May 11, 2015

      Yes, that's true. I usually look at the catalog for the later year.

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  6. Faye M.Monday, May 11, 2015

    You have no idea how much it brings me great relief to know that I'm not the only one who didn't understand the hype around AN EMBER IN THE ASHES. I eventually gave it 3 stars, but in hindsight, that feels too generous. good thing you didn't get to that part where the love interest pretends to rape the heroine to "save" her... LIKE LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL. And Happy Mother's Day to your mom Benish! I hope you guys had an awesome time.

    Faye at The Social Potato

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    1. BeenaMonday, May 11, 2015

      BWAHAHAHAHA really? There's a part like that? I'm going to back to the book and find that part just to read it lol that is disturbing though how he pretends to rape.. IDIOTS. Happy mothers day to you as well! ♥

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  7. Magen CorrieMonday, May 11, 2015

    Great haul of books! I see a few I need to pick up as well :)

    Happy reading!

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  8. brandileigh2003Monday, May 11, 2015

    Ice Twins looks like a good one. Hope you enjoy and have a great week.

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    1. BeenaMonday, May 11, 2015

      It was a good story ♥ & likewise to you Brandi :)

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  9. UnknownMonday, May 11, 2015

    Super amazing haul! Happy reading, Benish!

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  10. Olivia's CatastropheMonday, May 11, 2015

    Such a great collection! I have to say I like that you have borrowed some great books from the library. Personally I liked Insurgent a lot myself so I hope you do as well. I wasn't such a fan of Matched but perhaps you will like it more than me? I think an Ember in the Ashes sounds very promising as a standalone fantasy, so do let me know what you think in the end!

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    1. BeenaThursday, May 14, 2015

      I didn't like Matched as well, it's a shame because the concept was brilliant about arrange marriages. I made a recent post about An Ember In The Ashes, I actually DNF it :/

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  11. Naomi HopTuesday, May 12, 2015

    Happy Mothers Day! Glad to see you had a nice day!
    Lots of awesome reads you've picked up! Good luck reading them!

    Naomi @ Naomi’s Reading Palace

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    1. BeenaThursday, May 14, 2015

      Likewise Naomi, thank you for dropping by ♥

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  12. JaspritTuesday, May 12, 2015

    Wow Benish you have so many wonderful books to look forward to! I've only read one book by Moyes, but loved them both, The One Plus One was a fantastic read, so I do hope you enjoy it. And seriously I wish I was able to read as fast as you can! Good luck with your finals!

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    1. BeenaThursday, May 14, 2015

      I know, I'm so excited to read many of them soon! Thank you Jasprit ♥ I just aim to read a book a day, it's my motivation :)

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  13. KarenTuesday, May 12, 2015

    Love Letters of the Dead was interesting. I really want to read Ghost of Heaven too.

    Karen @For What It's Worth

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    1. BeenaThursday, May 14, 2015

      Aaah I DNF Ghosts of Heaven, I'm not sure what to think of it because I couldn't understand one word lol :( Love Letters to The Dead was a sweet read though ♥

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  14. Carrie @ Paper BindingsWednesday, May 13, 2015

    A great selections of books you have up there. Happy reading! I haven't heard a lot about most of them, but I am looking forward to hearing your thoughts about them.

    Dreams @ Once Upon A Dream Books

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    1. BeenaThursday, May 14, 2015

      Thank you for dropping by :) Happy reading ♥

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  15. AnonymousThursday, May 14, 2015

    You always get amazing books to read! Lovely haul!

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