5 Fandom Friday: My TBR pile

Hello there nerdlings!

It's 5 Fandom Friday!!! This week we're talking about our TBR (to-be-read) piles. As I am so incredibly busy all the time, I am super behind on books that I want to read. As you can imagine, my list is insanely long. Since I rarely have time to keep up with newer releases, I typically keep up through Booktube blogger reviews. So most of these books are releases from years past that I can't wait to check out.

5. Caraval by Stephanie Garber

        This is the most recently released book on my list, having come out last month. I have heard so many book bloggers raving about this book and the premise sounds incredible. Scarlett and her sister Tella have dreams of attending the week-long game of Caraval, a mysterious game of legends. After finally receiving their invitations, they attend only for Tella to get kidnapped. Scarlett struggles with the hopes that Caraval is only a game, though she may not be prepared to play. This book sounds amazing and I can't wait to start it. However, I may want to read the next book on my list before I begin, as I hear it is pretty similar.

4. The Night Circus by Erin Morganstern

       A circus that arrives without warning and vanishes without a trace. This book sounds super mysterious and I have avoided reading too many reviews for it just because it seems like every review has a spoiler. I hear it's less focused on the mystery of the circus and more on the players, but I've always been a fan of creepy circuses, mysteries, and magic. I can't wait to read this one as it is currently tempting me from my Kindle. 

3. This is Our Story by Ashley Elston 

       I have to thank Kristin for this recommendation because she's been recommending it on her channel for about a month and it sounds so interesting!! Another mystery, this time about a group of 5 boys who, after a hunting trip, come out as group of 4. None of the boys will say what happened but Kate, the new intern at the DA office, isn't about to let them go that easy. What really happened to the 5th boy, and is Kate really prepared to find out? I know I am and I can't wait to pick up this book!

2. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

       I feel like I'm the only person on the planet who has yet to read this book. With recommendations by pretty much everyone, including my best friend Cassie, I have to check this book out. This book follows a fangirl named Cath who has to go through her first year of college, no longer accompanied by her twin. Wren, her sister, is ready to leave the fandom behind and embrace college life, but Cath is just not too hopeful. I actually started reading it today between classes and I'm already really into it. I'm only a few pages in, hence the TBR status, however as a fellow fangirl of most things, I can't wait to delve deeper in this story. The synopsis really spoke to me because when I came to college and left my entire life 9 hours away, I took to my fandoms to keep me sane. I'm excited to see what Cath chooses to do.

1. One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

       This book won't come out until May of this year but I'm already so freaking excited for it. I'm a huge fan of the Breakfast Club and this book sounds pretty similar. 5 students enter detention, 4 leave and of course, no one wants to talk. This book also sounds very similar to One of Us is Lying, but I can't get enough of weird high school mysteries. The 5 students all share the same stereotypical characteristics of the Breakfast Club characters: brain, beauty, outcast, jock, and criminal. There is an added twist though, as the outcast also happens to run a super high-profile gossip app and plans to release huge news on his detention buddies. Everyone has a motive, but who did the deed?

Those are just some of the books on my TBR! Have you read any of them? Are you excited to check any out? Let's chat in the comments!

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Potter Month - 5 Reasons I'm Grateful for Harry Potter

Hey there internet! 

This month is Potter Month in the Female Geek Blogger world. This is the brainchild of Megan of The Nerdy Girlie and Kristin over at Super Space Chick. I'm so happy to be joining in the fun since Harry Potter is such a huge part of my life. Let's get started!

1. The Harry Potter book series was my gateway into geekdom. When the books came out, my mom bought me my first copy of the Sorcerer's Stone. I immediately read it cover to cover until I got my hands on the second one. By the third book, I was attending the midnight releases, dressing up in costumes, buying my first merch, and bonding with other fans over the stories we loved. I remember hiding in my bedroom, writing my first (terrible) fanfiction which featured a love triangle between Fred, Hermione, and Ron. Many ships, fanfics, and fan art drawings later, I still always remember where I came from.

2. It gave me hope in some pretty dark times. Growing up is tough. Growing up as a girl with split up parents is tougher. I'm not one to seek pity, but my childhood was pretty rough. Harry Potter gave me an outlet of impossible things. Harry had no parents and was always picked on by Malfoy and yet he was the "chosen one". Maybe his life sucked, but he was special and would do great things. The series made me feel like I was part of the trio and I too could accomplish great things, if I just believed the world wasn't all bad. Plus, looking forward to the book releases gave me happiness when things looked pretty bad.


3. Hermione kicked butt as a role model. As a bushy haired, bespectacled nerd girl, Hermione was someone I could look up to. She was the brightest witch of her age and she had to work twice as hard, due to being a Muggleborn. This girl left her family to go to Hogwarts, a school for magic. WHO DOES THAT? She took chances and wasn't afraid to stick up for herself. I also liked that she never dumbed herself down, even when Snape and Ron picked on her for it. However, something I think people forget is that Hermione also was human. She had insecurities and sometimes tried to fit in and she made me feel like it was okay to make mistakes, as long as you remember that you are awesome just the way you are.


4. One Word: WROCK. As I got older, I found things like A Very Potter Musical and fanmade Harry Potter tribute bands. Justin Finch Fletchley and The Sugar Quills, Peeved, Draco and the Malfoys, and Harry and The Potters comprise my blogging playlist. If you haven't heard of Wrock, or wizard rock, it's music based on Harry Potter. I recommend Swish and Flick's theme or Harry and the Potters "I Am A Wizard".

5. The community. I've met and bonded with so many people over Harry Potter. Most of my best friends are huge Potterheads and all of the awesome women participating in this month's prompt have something to contribute to the discussion of this awesome series. Whether you're a movie fan, a book fan, or a fan of both, the series will always be there to welcome us home. 


          
           
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Why do you love Harry Potter? Let's chat! And be sure to check out all the Harry Potter posts or contribute your own here!