Books:
Contemporary:
This year I have really excperienced how much I can enjoy contemporary YA and that Paranormal Romance might not be my thing. So here are a few contemporary titles I'm especially looking forward too this year:
Just One Day by Gayle Forman: I liked her books about Mia and Adam a lot. It's something about the way she writes about emotions that feels so real and I just care so much for the characters. This was released this week.
Forgive me Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick: this is said to be an original, emotional and also hard to read story about a young man with some imposible choices to make. Release date: august 13.
That Time I Joined the Circus by J.J.Howard: the title piqued my interest and a funny story where a romance, music and a circus plays an important part sounds pretty good don't you think? This a debut-novel and it's release date is in april.
Sequels:
Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris: these books had an uprising when I started to listen to the audiobooks. I think it's so much fun to listen to Johanna Parker read and even though the story has taken an awful lot of turns and is not at it's best anymore I still like to know what happens to Sookie, Eric, Sam, Bill and some of the others. The last book ended with a little surprising twist so I'm especially curious this time. Expected publication on May 7th.
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When it comes to sequels I'm usually a bit behind so I'm not anticipating that many this year. I do have to mention some anticipated ones though that are translated and released in norwegian this year: Reached by Ally Condie, City of Glass by Cassandra Clare and Feedback by Robison Wells.
Paranormal:
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman: I only just read my first book by this author and that made me very curious to read more. I do have a lot of other Gaiman-books to choose from but there's something about the brand new books that noone has yet made their favorites, disliked or told you you have to read. I like that most of his books are stand-alones and the writing creates a certain magical mood I really enjoy. This book is a fable that's suppose to be both terryfying and moving. Expected publication June 18th.
Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff: what got to me here is that it's called a poetic tale about love and death, and it also includes ghosts. I haven't read anything by the author before but her name and book titles have been noticed several times. Release date January 8th.
Movies:
A new version of Stephen King-book Carrie is released on March 15: I recently read this book and have not seen the previous movie.
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, the movie-version of Cassandra Clares book is released in august and the director is the norwegian Harald Zwart!
Catching Fire, part 2 of The Hunger Games-trilogy comes in the theatres in november. I actually liked the first movie better the second time I watched it. I hpoe they've had enough time to make a descent seguel.
What are your most anticipated books and movies this year?
Books I look forward is That time I joined the circus..
ReplyDeleteMovies I look forward to is Hunger Games 2.. + The Host :D
I have to read The Host very soon so I am looking forward to that movie as well:-)
DeleteI excited Catching Fire too. I'm really looking forward to the sequel to The False Prince this year.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read The False Prince or hearof it. Maybe I'll check it out even though one of my goals this year is to not read that many series but more standalones:-)
DeleteI haven't heard of That Time I Joined the Circus but it sounds amazing! I'll have to add it to my TBR list.
ReplyDeleteYes, I know:-) I just read about it for the first time.
DeleteI look forward to reading Just one day, its looks great:) Have to bought the book soon:)
ReplyDeleteYes, me too:-)
DeleteEasy, The Hobbit part 2 :)
ReplyDeleteI have to read that book soon and then watch all the movies!
DeleteOh, wow! I had no idea Neil Gaiman is coming out with a new book! So excited now! And the paper Valentine one looks very interesting as well :) Thanks for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome.
DeleteI am very excited about Just One Day! Very curious to see how Willem turns out, it might be interesting to read about a Dutch character.
ReplyDeleteCity of Bones and Catching Fire. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Seventh Son, Warm Bodies, Rubinrot. Such great movies coming out this year.
Great picks, I'll definitely be reading some of those books.
I didn't know it was a dutch character:-) There are so many YA-novels and series that are going on the big screen this year. I haven't read Warm Bodies but it is on my tbr. I still haven't read the Hobbit so I'm hopefully going to read it until the the next movie comes out so I can both of the movies afterwards.
DeleteI was surpised to find out about that too, as you don't often come across characters with a Dutch ethnicity in English literature.
DeleteTo be honest I haven't read either Warm Bodies or The Hobbit, but they're on top of my to read list. That's actually a great idea, not reading the book until the second film is released. No more waiting. :)