Reading Cause I'm Addicted

[iprefertoread]

Alright, let’s do this. I’ve been a piece of shit lately when it comes to being in tumblr and updating my blog and yada yada, I know. I’ve also been reading It by King for a month and a half now (but sooo don’t want to talk about that.) BUT, I’m gonna make up for it. I’m doing this giveaway because why not? I’m thanking y’all for continuing to put up with me and I’m also thanking the people who have recently started following me. So here it is, My These-are-just-some-of-the-books-I-want-to-read-but-have-no-time-to giveaway.

Bird Box by Josh Malerman (paperback)

To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han (hardcover)

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn (paperback)

White Space by Ilsa J. Bick (hardcover)

Love Letters To The dead by Ava Dellaira (hardcover)

Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahnuik (paperback)

The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey (hardcover)

Landline by Rainbow Rowell (hardcover)

I have not read any of these books, but they are all on the short list, so I can’t tell you how any of them are lol. But anyway, as for the rules:

Obv, this is for the people following me.

This one is worldwide. (If book depository ships to your country, that is.) (And if you live in America, I’ll probably use Amazon because you’d get it in like 2 days)

Reblog as many times as you want, or like, won’t bother me none. 

If you win, I will have to get your address but I’m way too busy to stalk you.

There will be one winner for this one and you will get to choose one book. Maybe two winners later one, we will see how this goes.

This expires on December 2nd, a winner will be chosen randomly soon after that.

I’m not too anal about it and you’ll have like 2 days or whatever to respond but your ask box has to be open! Or I’ll have to choose another winner, so be aware. 

If I forgot anything or if you want to know more, totally message me with any questions. :) But check the FAQ first.

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[alexandrabracken]

I have some AWESOME news for you guys! The Darkest Minds is US iBooks’ Book of the Week starting today (11/11)! Meaning that you can download it for free on all of your Apple/iOS devices. Click here for the link!

GUYS!

FREE!!

ALL WEEK!!!

AND if you’re looking for a binge read, the series is now complete… so if you enjoy this one you can immediately hop on over to book 2 (Never Fade) and book 3 (In the Afterlight).  

Follow the conversation on Twitter with #DarkestBookoftheWeek :)

[alexandrabracken]

(*whispers* it is also free on Kindle and Nook!)

[library-heaven]

PEOPLE, GO READ THIS BOOK!

[books--and--shit]

Why isn’t this free in the UK store?! D:

[alexandrabracken]

Because, to my apparently everlasting dismay, there is no UK publisher for the series—which means that no one can distribute the book there electronically. :(

[icarusshrugged]

You can purchase here

[readingcoma]

Buy here

[observando]

There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.

Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man’s Fear (via observando)

[peachdusk]

you will go to the paper towns and you will never come back 🌞😊 #papertowns

[condalmo]

[dailyshailenewoodley]

Shailene Woodley and Veronica Roth for The Hollywood Reporter, March 2014

[cosmicsyzygy]

I relate to this gif on a spiritual level.

[itscaptainhammertime]

[10knotes]

Oh hey look it’s the fault in our stars

Featured on a 1000Notes.com blog

[bensvn-deactivated20150401]

2014 MACBOOK PRO GIVEAWAY WORTH $2200

This is 100% legit. I purchased a Apple Macbook Pro 2.5GHz with a 17.3” and i7 processor. Apple delivered 2 products instead of the 1 so instead of selling the laptop on eBay I decided to give all of my tumblr followers a great chance to win something BIG.

Here is what you have to do to enter:

You have to be following me (some of you probably think I am doing this for the followers, I am giving away a $2200 product so I kind of deserve it in some respects, I will follow most of you back)

Likes do not count, you must reblog this competition to enter. You can reblog this as many times as you like and may increase your chance of winning. 

The winner of this amazing giveaway will be decided through my little sister choosing a blog at random from the notes, she is 8 years old so it will be completely random.

The winner will be announced when this post reaches either 20,000 notes or on the 20th March 2014. 

I am giving away this Mac Book because I was only supposed to receive one and Apple will not come looking for the FREE laptop due to their ridiculously high amount of orders. I want 2014 to be a happy year for someone and this maybe your lucky year. 

This Mac Book is brand new, I just simply opened up the box to show you the laptop and accessories you will receive. Have any questions about the products attributes or postage simple ask

For proof I have a picture of myself with the two different Mac Book boxes so if you don’t believe me simple ask

Good Luck and remeber to follow me :)

[lora-mathis]

I’m meeting boys who like Charles Bukowski and they all want to do brutal things to my body. They tell me they buy a bottle of whiskey whenever they get one of his books and don’t stop reading till they’ve gone through a pack of cigarettes. They blow smoke in my face and say, “He was the outcast king of L.A. Did you know that, huh?” “Yeah, yeah, I know.” I say. “He’s great.” A boy gives me a worn copy of On the Road and thinks he’s being original. “We should explore the road together. Would you like that, baby?” I take a sip of my water and look away. Yes, I’d like that, I think. But he’s drunk and imagining himself sixty years earlier, in the back of a bar, sweating to the sound of live bop. Still, I prefer him to the hungry boy that devoured my shirt and said, “You have a tattoo? What’s it say?” ‘mad to live?’ What, are you angry about living? Aw, I’m just kidding, come here, let me take off that bra.” The next boy I kiss doesn’t read. I ask him to come to a bookstore with me and he stays outside, sighing. He has no interest in words. He has no interest in me. I am thankful for him. For a few weeks, I am able to shed my habit of thinking obsessively and become a duller, rougher version of myself. I dump him when my fingers start turning imaginary pages in my sleep. I go on a date with a boy who knows I like to write. He calls himself a fan of mine and swears he’s read every word I’ve put down. “You’ve got this voice that’s very modern, but also so classic.” I choke on my water as he says, “I read you to fall asleep.” I listen to him pant metaphors and compare my mouth to the sea. One day, he stumbles across my journal, and finds nothing about himself in it. “You don’t really love me, do you?” I shake my head. There is no use pretending anymore. He has read my poems about the boys I want to drown in me. His goodbye leaves my hands covers in ink. He wanted me so badly to be the sea, when all I am is a girl who writes poetry. I try my best to become poetry. I take a bath and stain the water with black ink. I cut my hair in a motel sink. I cry for people I have never met. I start smoking cigarettes. I use words like “presumptuously” and talk about “post-modernist new wave.” I walk the streets at 4 a.m. and smile at people coming home from a rave. I wear sunglasses indoors. I carry a 500 page volume of poems wherever I go. I drink coffee instead of water. I talk about the “advantages of using film and listening to records.” But no matter how hard I try, I am not the sea. I am a sunken ship that has drowned in everyone who touched me.

I Am Not The Sea | Lora Mathis (via soggypoetry)

actually tearing up. i couldn’t have written this better about myself if i tried. Thank you for being so talented. wow

(via shesmywino) I love you, I love you, I love you. Thank you! 

(via conor-broberst)

[sassyfour]

The Divergent Characters

[debbiereese]

"Because thousands of native people died on the Trail of Tears, shouldn’t we call it a ‘genocide’ instead of a ‘forced march’?"

Hayley, in Laurie Halse Anderson’s The Impossible Knife of Memory.  (via debbiereese)

Hey everyone, please welcome Debbie Reese’s American Indians in Children’s Literature to Tumblr! :)

[the-vashta--nerada]

[lawrencepubliclibrary]

So, you loved Divergent and read tons of other post-apocalyptic and/or dystopian YA and now you are looking for something different? How about picking a book based on your favorite faction from the Divergent series? 

We’ve selected books we think members of Dauntless, Candor, Erudite, Amity, and Abnegation would like and included a mix of realistic, historical, sci-fi, and fantasy so every reader could discover a new book they’ll enjoy!

If you’re excited about the Divergent movie release, be sure and come to our party on Thursday, March 20th! You’ll be sorted into your faction, play games, make crafts, have a chance to win movie passes, and of course get a Dauntless chocolate cupcake. 

[yahighway]

Very cool, Lawrence PL!

[for-the-love-of-the-words]

Writing a story by hand:

Expectation:

Reality: