The GIF Book Tag

The always lovely Ebony of Daring Damsels tagged us to do the GIF Book Tag, so that's what we're doing today! Basically, the person who tags will give you a list of ten books, and you just need to find a GIF describing/showing how you feel about the books in question. Let's start!

1. Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

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2. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

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3. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

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4. The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

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5. On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

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6. The Selection by Kiera Cass
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7. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

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8. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

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Chami: NOPE. NOPE. DON'T HAVE A GIF FOR THIS BECAUSE THERE IS NO GIF FOR THIS.
9. Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
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10. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
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Who's terrible at noticing which people do which tags? WE ARE! (We apologise if you've already done this) But we're tagging...
Cait and Mime @ Notebook Sisters
Kate @ Fictional Thoughts
Val @ The Innocent Smiley
and Laura @ Laura Plus Books

Your books are...
1. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
2. Legend by Marie Lu
3. Allegiant by Veronica Roth
4. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
5. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
6. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
7. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
8. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
9. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
10. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Wishlist Wednesday #8

Wishlist Wednesday is a weekly blog hop hosted by Pen to Paper which allows us to share with you a book each that is on our wishlist, whether it's been on there for a while or just been added. If you'd like to learn more about this meme, check it out here.

It's been a while since we did one of these, but we're getting back into it now!

The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.

Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth’s last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie’s only hope for rescuing her brother—or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up.

Why Chami wants to read The 5th Wave by Ely (because Chami is doing homework). Basically, I (being Ely) freaked out to Chami about this book too much and now she hates me.

Zombies Vs. Unicorns edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier 

It's a question as old as time itself: which is better, the zombie or the unicorn? In this anthology, edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier (unicorn and zombie, respectively), strong arguments are made for both sides in the form of short stories. Half of the stories portray the strengths--for good and evil--of unicorns and half show the good (and really, really bad-ass) side of zombies. Contributors include many bestselling teen authors, including Cassandra Clare, Libba Bray, Maureen Johnson, Meg Cabot, Scott Westerfeld, and Margo Lanagan. This anthology will have everyone asking: Team Zombie or Team Unicorn?

 I have this new obsession with owning either Maureen Johnson has ever written, and so this seems to be the next one I need to add to my collection. I'm not usually one for anthologies, but I need this one!

Ely's Recommendations #3

 IT'S RECOMMENDATION TIME! You can see my other recommendation posts here: #1 and #2. The five books I have for you today are all ones I've recently read (which is how I plan to do the rest of these posts).  So, let's get it started in here!

1. The Violet Eden Chapters by Jessica Shirvington
I've kind of been freaking out about this series a lot recently. I marathoned the whole series last month before I actually met Jessica Shirvington (which was amazing). This series is very fun and unique and the characters are amazing. I wrote a proper series review so you can read that here. (P.S. This series is also called The Embrace series in the UK)

2. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
This one is quite popular, but I feel the need to mention it anyway. THIS IS SO GOOD! I don't actually remember every being scared because of a book until this one. I don't even know why, there's just this aspect to the book that makes it seem so very real and possible- it's terrifying. You need to read this, it's just that simple. Also, special thanks to Kelly for Diva Booknerd for supporting me after this book was finished, I could not have survived without you!

3. The Great Gatsby: Graphic Novel by Nicki Greenberg
This one's very different from any of the others. As you can tell from the title, it's a graphic novel...but it's not just any graphic novel it's a graphic novel adaptation of The Great Gatsby. (How many times do I need to say graphic novel?) It's so amazing, and unique and the characters are all this little funny creatures and the art is amazing (and originally hand-drawn by Nicki). I'm working on a very special post dedicated to this so look out for that.

4. Searching for Sky by Jillan Cantor
I'm being a bit mean here as this one isn't out until July, but I just HAD to mention it. This is really amazing, it's being described as a sort of 'reserve-dystopian' but personally, I believe it's more of a survival story with a twist. I can't tell you much more, but my review will be out late June!

5. Tomorrow, When The War Began by John Marsden
As many of my fellow Aussies will tell you, this is a YA classic down here. It's the first book in seven book series about a bunch of teenagers fighting for survival after Australia is invaded. It's action-packed, and just wonderful. I studied this in school a while back so this is a re-read for me, but if you're an Aussie who hasn't read this you need to get on it, and if you're from anywhere else...you need to read this just as much!

These recommendations posts are quickly becoming a 'see how many Australian authors I can fit in' (3 today) kind of post, and I love that. If you've read any of these books, please let me know so we can gush about them in the comments, and if you haven't, please consider giving them a go. I'll see you all next time with some more recommendations, until then...