The Kooky Bookworm: new year

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to wish everyone happy holidays (a few days late, but better late than never). Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas (commercial or religious), or even just to celebrate the new year, I just wanted to say happy holidays and thanks for being a part of my year.

This year has been rough. I've been sick three times (I don't ever remember getting sick so often in such a short period of time), the last illness being bronchitis. If I never cough again I'd be a happy woman. I've been busy with studying and school and renovating the blog. Really, my posting has been patchy at best. I can't tell you how sorry I am for that.

But this year has been pretty amazing as well. The blog was redesigned, and although I still have things to work through on it, just look at it. The blog is beautiful, and I love how Laura designed it. I had the pleasure of visiting multiple countries for my summer break.

I started to learn how to play guitar, I started learning to shoot (not a real gun, but still, pretty fun), I've delved into a whole new genre of music, begun to learn about American and British politics, and I've lived in a new series of world that came off the pages of books. I've discovered new friendships and rekindled old ones; I've discovered my passions and I've loved in an entirely new way. I've never been happier. And hopefully it will continue to get better in the next year. I wish the best for all of you as well.

We have days until the new year. I want to thank everyone for being a part of my life (and of course my blog) in whatever way you have. I hope you have the best fortune and happiness in 2015.

Happy reading and happy holidays,

How many people are excited about the New Year?

We survived 2012 baby, and now we're heading on to 2013! I have recently been introduced to GIFs, so I'll be using some of those to express the awesomeness that is the New Year.
I don't do many posts that are about me rambling on here. I do put input in my posts, but really, who wants to hear about me droning on and on? Certainly not me. You want the giveaways, the interviews, the blog tours, the reviews, and everything else that comes with being a book blog.

Yet here I am, about to start rambling on. Or have I already started? I probably have. I apologize in advance for boring you in my long drawn-out ramblings. But there is a reason for this tedious post. I'm pretty sure you can take a guess from the title of the post.
So, 2013 begins today. And guess what? That means it brings us into a new world of books and waiting in agony for what we all love the most in the world. Books.

     Have you checked out my new page, 'Upcoming?' No? Well you might want to every now and then. The page name says everything. Upcoming reviews, interviews, blog tours, giveaways, cover reveals, and of course the books I'm desperately awaiting.
     Every now and then I go through my entire to-read shelf on Goodreads and look at the books I'm dying to read and write down when they come out. The last time I checked my to-read list was probably two days ago. So my list of books I'm waiting on is pretty up to date.
     Now of course there are books that I don't know about that I'm going to want to read. I'll probably add those on later on. And you probably will notice something rather peculiar about the books on my waiting list on here. Almost all of them come out on a Tuesday. I didn't notice that until I copied them all onto my upcoming page.
     That was totally random and besides the point. But there you go. Save up your money for Tuesdays and then you'll have enough money for all the books you want. Don't even think about getting that manuscript illegally. That's stealing, and I know I'd be pretty pissed if I was the writer and people were downloading my writing without paying for it. So don't do it. Ever.

Now that we've gotten that conversation out of the way, I know you may want to check out the release dates for your fav books which may be on my list. I also know that some of you are probably as lazy as me, Garfield lazy that is, and don't want to click on the page.

That's cool. I feel like that all the time. So here you go, below is the upcoming list of books I'm waiting on:

Release Dates for Books I Want to Read:
Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi - Tuesday January 8th 2013
Boundless by Cynthia Hand - Tuesday January 22nd 2013
Prodigy by Marie Lu - Tuesday January 29th 2013
Asunder by Jodi Meadows - Tuesday January 29th 2013
Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi - Tuesday February 5th 2013
The Obvious Game by Rita Arens - Thursday February 7th 2013
Requiem by Lauren Oliver - Tuesday March 5th 2013
With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent - Tuesday March 19th 2013
Light by Michael Grant - Tuesday April 2nd 2013
The Collector by Victoria Scott - Tuesday April 2nd 2013
The Rising by Kelley Armstrong - Tuesday April 9th 2013
Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire - Tuesday April 16th 2013
Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins - Tuesday April 30th 2013
Goddess by Josephine Angelini - Tuesday May 28th 2013
Dare You To by Katie McGarry - Tuesday May 28th 2013
Elegy by Tara Hudson - Tuesday June 4th 2013

I'm still waiting on release dates for some books. When I get those then I'll add them to the list. Also for 2013 I'm participating in my very first blog tour--yay!--The Obvious Game by Rita Arens. That happens on February 20th. And of course I'll be doing reviews and author interviews and such. Hopefully I will reach 500 followers by May. If I do then I'll be having a 500 follower giveaway where I'll be giving away some swag I've picked up for our favorite books.