Ranking Colleen Hoover Books

I read Never Never part one when it came out and loved it. It seemed different from the other Colleen Hoover books, though.

I read November 9 the day it came out and completely feel in love with it! I quickly read all of her other books, except for Slammed and it's sequels.

1. November 9 - I totally completely loved this book! I loved the characters and didn't see the ending coming at all.

2. Never Never (part one and two) - I am anxiously awaiting the third and final part that comes out next month!

3. Hopeless - I predicted some of this book, but other parts left me shocked. I loved it.

4. Confess - Another one where I loved the characters!

5. Loosing Hope - It felt so different from Hopeless, I loved seeing Dean's point of view of what happened.

6. Ugly Love - Despite being at the bottom, I still loved it.

5 Seconds of Summer

I have a very flip-flop relationship with 5 Seconds of Summer. I didn't like then, I liked them, I LOVED them, and then I found them boring.

However, their most recent release, Sounds Good Feels Good, completely changed my opinion on them! The album was so much better than I thought it would be. It was a million times better than their debut, self-titled album which came out in 2014.

Their sound has evolved so much, it's amazing. While I'm a lot less interested in their personal lives than I was in 2013, I love their music more than I ever have at this point.
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Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

I have never read Harry Potter, nor haveI ever really had a desire to.

At first, I didn't think I would pick up Carry On. While I LOVED Fangirl (probably the most relatable book I've ever read) I mostly skimmed over the Simon/Baz parts.

I ended up buying it on Amazon, since everyone seemed to love it so much.

AND IT WAS EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED.

I thought I would be confused since I've never read Harry Potter, but that wasn't the case. This quickly shot up towards one of my favorite releases of 2015.  As someone that has spent a little over half a decade reading and writing slash fanfiction for various books/tv shows/movies.... This is everything I ever wanted.

2016 Releases I'm Looking Forward to

It's already that time of the year when I start wrapping up thing.

There's a lot of 2016 releases I'm looking forward to, 54, according to goodreads.

This list is not in any order. Except for number one.

1. The Raven King (The Raven Cycle #4) by Maggie Stievfater - WORDS CAN'T DESCRIBE HOW EXCITED I AM FOR THIS BOOK. And sad. I already have several posts talking about TRK, but I. JUST. CAN'T. While I am (obviously) excited to read this, I also don't want it to. The teasers that Maggie has released already have me asfghjkl; I feel like what I'm expecting, isn't going to happen. I don't even know what's going to happen. Please don't kill my son.

Release Date: April 26, 2016

2. WINK POPPY MIDNIGHT by April Genevive Tucholke - The blurb mentions Mara Dyer, The Raven Boys, and We Were Liars. Um, those are three of my favorite books so this book quickly caught my attention. The synopsis doesn't give much away except about the characters, Wink, Poppy and Midnight. I don't know, I just really want to read this book. I've never read anything by her before. The first chapter was released online a while ago and the first line got me.

Release Date: March 22, 2016

3. The Love That Split The World by Emily Henry - Football and time travel? Sign me up. I've only read a few other books about time travel, but I loved them. I also love books about football. It has really good reviews on goodreads so far. This is also a debut novel, which is cool.

Release Date: January 26, 2016

4. Dreamology by Lucy Keating - This vaugly reminds me of my 2013 nanowrimo story, girl dreams of guy, guy ends up being real. It also reminds me of Dream a Little Dream. Anyway, this book just sounds like something I would like. Like, I already know I'm going to like it.  I love the cover, the synopsis is really intriguing and this is another debut.

Release Date: April 12, 2016

5. Jerkbait by Mia Siegert- This book is a book written for me. It's a book I've wanted to read for ages. Not this book specifically, but something like this. Hockey, twin brothers and mental health? Sounds perfect. I'm really, really, really, excited for this. This book also happens to, strangely, be the only contemp book on my top 5. This is also a debut.

Release Date: May 3, 2016

EDIT: After finishing Illumine by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, their unnamed and dateless book has pretty much jumped to the top of my list (after TRK) wITH THAT ENDING

Honorable mentions:

- Lady Renegade (Rebel Belle #3) by Rachel Hawkins - April 12, 2016
- The Long Gamer (The Fixer #2) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes -  June 7, 2016
- Never Never Part 3 by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher - January 26, 2016
- When We Collide by Emery Lord - April 5, 2016
- Every Exquisite Thing by Matthew Quick - May 10, 2016

Another Post About The Raven King

While I am very excited to read The Raven King, I'm also so sad. Apart from the fact that Gansey is dying. 

I feel like once TRK comes out, an entire piece of my life has ended. Even though it's only been like two and a half years since I read the first book, TRB was my revival. 

Before TRB I thought I was done being obsessed with things. I didn't love anything as much as I had loved Twilight and My Chemical Romance in middle school, but then came TRB and I was in love again in the way I never thought I would experience. 

It's going to be like My Chemical Romance breaking up all over again.

The Raven King Release Date

The date has literally changed so many times. Hopefully I doesn't get father away. April 26, 2015 sounds ages away.

My 5 Favorite Albums of All Time

I didn't have to give much thought to this, to be honest.

1. Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge - My Chemical Romance || MCR changed my life. I remember the first time I ever went to Hot Topic and bought my first band shirt in eighth grade. I remember how my best friend got this album for christmas when we were in seventh grade. She burned me a copy and it stayed on constant replay on my Disney princess CD player for years.

In middle school, I was known as the girl that loved MCR.

My five favorite tracks from this album are:
1. To The End
2. You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison
3.Thank You For The Venom
4. I Never Told You What I Do For A Living
5. It's Not A Fashion Statement It's A Fucking Death Five

2. Collide With The Sky - Pierce The Veil || Before CWTS came out, I knew of Pierce The Veil, of course. They were a popular band in my music scene. But, when this album came out and I gave it a listen, I instantly fell in love with this band and their music. Every thing they put out is golden. Since then, they have remained one of my favorite bands. They were my favorite band for the majority of high school. They were amazing to see live and I'm so excited for what's to come from them.

My five favorite tracks from this album are:
1. A Match Into Water
2. Props & Mayhem
3. I'm Low on Gas and You Need a Jacket
4. Stained Glass Eyes & Colorful Tears
5. One Hundred Sleepless Nights

3. Sempiternal - Bring Me The Horizon || I've been a BMTH fan for as long as I can remember. Or like, seven years. While I definitely liked them, I never considered them one of my favorite bands until Sempiternal came out. I had been eagerly awaiting Sempiternal as I had loved the preceding. But when Sempiternal actually came out, I was in shock. I couldn't believe that was Oliver Sykes singing. It was such a beautifully crafted album. Again, listening them in person was amazing. I didn't really love their new albums, That's The Spirit, but I'll give it another try at some point.

My five favorite tracks from this album are:
1. Can You Feel My Heart?
2. Hospital For Souls
3. Deathbeds
4. And The Snakes Start To Sing
5. Join The Club

4. Vessel - Twenty One Pilots || I used to hate this band. I remember a few years ago, probably when Vessel came out, there was a huge add of them in Alt Press. I looked them up and wasn't impressed. Around a year ago, I looked them up again because they were touring with Panic! and FOB. I still wasn't impressed but also confused on why this band was invading this music scene with their rapping. Finally, when they were on the cover of Alt Press (exactly a year ago) I gave them another chance because I was mesmerized by their lyrics... and I also instantly fell in love. I quickly texted my best friend who shared a similar opinion and she too, fell in love. That was exactly a year ago so I haven't liked TOP for very long, but they quickly because the band that I answer with when people ask what my favorite band is.

My five favorite tracks from this album are:
1. The Run and Go
2. Truce
3. Car Radio
4. Semi-automatic
5. Holding on to you

5. A Fever You Can't Sweat Out - Panic! at The Disco || This is the band that started it all for me. I started listening to this band in fourth grade. For that entire year of fourth grade, they were the only band I listened to. By the next year, they had showed me an entire world that I didn't know existed. I didn't know music like this existed. Every band I listen to can be lead back to Panic. This band was along side me every step of the way. In the eight (?) years I've listened to them, I never stopped listening to them. I remember reading my first few fanfics and when their second album came out, band members leaving but also coming. The first gay ship I ever shipped. This band and album changed everything for me.

This is also the band that taught me to delete my internet history.

I still listen to this album pretty often and when I actually pay attention, it's rare a few tears aren't shed.

My five favorite tracks from this album are:
1. Camisado
2. Time To Dance
3. London Beckoned Songs About Money Written By Machines
4.  There's a Good Reason...
5. The Only Difference Between...

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I Don't Know What This Is

Sometimes I cry because I'm just so excited for The Raven King and it's been such a long time since I've loved a book or a movie or a tv show or band like that. When I was younger I loved so many things with such a passion and I thought that I had lost the ability to feel that way about a work of art but the Raven Cycle has brought back that piece of middle school love that I thought I lost.

Aristotle & Dante... | Book Review

I'll start by saying that I spent the last two years thinking Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of The Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz was about astronauts. 

Halsey + The Weeknd ???!?!

Guess who got tickets to see the lover of her life? (me)

Bands/Artist I'm currently into

My taste in music is always changing, but never strays far from the same genre.

It's been two years

Wow, I used to post on this blog almost daily from seventh-tenth grade.

Looking back at my earliest blog, everything is so cringe worth. I was so obsessed with emo, vampires and bands. It's hilarious and makes me want to delete every single post on this blog. But, I won't. Maybe I'll look back on this someday and laugh. That someday might be tomorrow.

In my last daily(ish) post most of them where about One Direction. Even though I can't escape them on the internet, they aren't something I have thought about really in three years.

Looking back at these post, it makes me sad how much I used to love things. I don't love like that anymore. I don't get excited about fanfiction or boybands. I used to love things with such a passion. Reading old posts has made me realized that even though I haven't noticed, I have grown up.

Of course somethings never change. I still spend outrageous amounts of time on the internet. I still read and write. I still love "emo" bands (something I don't think I'll ever leave behind).

What brought my looking back, was my adult debate of getting a tattoo. I want to get the logo of my favorite book (of two years) tattooed somewhere.

But there was a point when I wanted a Vladimir Tod tattoo and One Direction tattoo and a Twilight tattoo and a Vampire Diaries tattoo.

I do not love things the way I used to when I was thirteen or fourteen or fifteen. But, maybe I don't need to. I don't need fandoms and fanfictions and things to hide behind and make myself feel whole. I don't need those things to help me escape.

All those people that say things get better, they do.

One day you will graduate high school and get a job and have a new start in college. And the only thing you'll have left from days when getting lost in books and bands seemed like the only non-harmful thing to do, will be blog posts.