The Make Me Read It Read-A-Thon: RESULTS

#MakeMeRead has officially started in my timezone (well, it started an hour and half ago but I was asleep) and so I thought it was time I shared the results of my poll. So are you ready?

There you go! My first read will be Days of Blood and Starlight which was popular from the very beginning, then Siege and Storm, followed by Blue Lily, Lily Blue (!!) and The Murder Complex. If I manage to get through all of those, then I'll pick up The Retribution of Mara Dyer, Sweet Evil and then, possibly, The Demon King.

I honestly don't know how many books I'll get through this week, but I would like to take a serious chunk out of these. On that note, I'm off to start Days of Blood and Starlight!

2014 Releases I Still Haven't Read

If you know me at all then you know that I am completely terrible at keeping up to date with things - books, TV, everything! So I thought I'd share with you all six 2014 releases that I still haven't read.

1. Cress by Marissa Meyer

The sad thing about this one is that I'm only now reading Scarlet after I stole it off Chami's shelf. (Yes, this is my favourite story to tell.) It's waiting for me on my shelf but...it's so long until Winter. I don't know if I can!

2. Toxic Heart by Theo Lawrence

I was really, really obsessed with Mystic City so this was one of my most anticipated books of 2015. I did actually pick this up from the library a while back but unfortunately, I think I've decided not to finish this series.

3. To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

This is probably the book I've stayed the most excited about throughout the year. I haven't had the chance to pick it up yet but it's third on my list (after Every Move and The Winner's Crime, of course!)

4. Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater

Yep, judge me! I still haven't gotten to this yet and it's killing me. The thing is, I own the first book in hardback which means I need to own the whole series in hardback. It's expensive :( Oh, the hoes of being a booklover!

5. The Murder Complex by Lindsay Cummings

Does that cover not make you want to desperately pick this up? I've almost ordered this off the Book Depo a few times, but I always end up getting something else instead. 

6. Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

And the most embarrassing of all! You might be like, but Ely didn't you practically cry when you picked this up in Sydney? Why yes, yes I did and I cried my way through the first 250 pages or something back in September. Now it just sits there and judges me. IT JUDGES ME.

There we go! I am full of shame for not being able to keep up with books, but I am really trying to keep up with those 2015 releases. Trying is the key word there. What 2014 books have you not got around to yet?

MOST ANTICIPATED READS: June 2014

We've got lots of new existing posts happening around here, and today we've got another one. Welcome to Most Anticipated Reads! At the start of every month, we'll be showing three of our most anticipated reads for that particular month. Pretty straight forward, right? Without further ado, our most anticipated reads for June 2014.

The Murder Complex (The Murder Complex #1) by Lindsay Cummings
Out June 10th | Goodreads

An action-packed, blood-soaked, futuristic debut thriller set in a world where the murder rate is higher than the birthrate. For fans of Moira Young’s Dust Lands series, La Femme Nikita, and the movie Hanna.

Meadow Woodson, a fifteen-year-old girl who has been trained by her father to fight, to kill, and to survive in any situation, lives with her family on a houseboat in Florida. The state is controlled by The Murder Complex, an organization that tracks the population with precision.

The plot starts to thicken when Meadow meets Zephyr James, who is—although he doesn’t know it—one of the MC’s programmed assassins. Is their meeting a coincidence? Destiny? Or part of a terrifying strategy? And will Zephyr keep Meadow from discovering the haunting truth about her family?

Action-packed, blood-soaked, and chilling, this is a dark and compelling debut novel by Lindsay Cummings.

Dark Metropolis (Dark Metropolis #1) by Jaclyn Dolamore

Out June 17th | Goodreads

Cabaret meets Cassandra Clare-a haunting magical thriller set in a riveting 1930s-esque world.

Sixteen-year-old Thea Holder's mother is cursed with a spell that's driving her mad, and whenever they touch, Thea is chilled by the magic, too. With no one else to contribute, Thea must make a living for both of them in a sinister city, where danger lurks and greed rules.

Thea spends her nights waitressing at the decadent Telephone Club attending to the glitzy clientele. But when her best friend, Nan, vanishes, Thea is compelled to find her. She meets Freddy, a young, magnetic patron at the club, and he agrees to help her uncover the city's secrets-even while he hides secrets of his own.

Together, they find a whole new side of the city. Unrest is brewing behind closed doors as whispers of a gruesome magic spread. And if they're not careful, the heartless masterminds behind the growing disappearances will be after them, too.

Perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare, this is a chilling thriller with a touch of magic where the dead don't always seem to stay that way.

Rain (Paper Gods #2) by Amanda Sun
Out June 24th | Goodreads

American Katie Green has decided to stay in Japan. She's started to build a life in the city of Shizuoka, and she can't imagine leaving behind her friends, her aunt and especially Tomohiro, the guy she's fallen in love with. But her return is not as simple as she thought. She's flunking out of Japanese school and committing cultural faux pas wherever she goes. Tomohiro is also struggling—as a Kami, his connection to the ancient gods of Japan and his power to bring drawings to life have begun to spiral out of control.

When Tomo decides to stop drawing, the ink finds other ways to seep into his life—blackouts, threatening messages and the appearance of unexplained sketches. Unsure how to help Tomo, Katie turns to an unexpected source for help—Jun, her former friend and a Kami with an agenda of his own. But is Jun really the ally he claims to be? In order to save themselves, Katie and Tomohiro must unravel the truth about Tomo's dark ancestry, as well as Katie's, and confront one of the darkest gods in Japanese legend.