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Abby Joy B.

Sept 27, 2013 - With an itty-bitty book blogging idea and just my love for books and expressing my feelings as my armor, I clicked blogger.com and created a book blog. I felt like I entered a different world and totally felt out of place during my first months. But, hey, it got better eventually and now I am here typing my 1st anniversary post! ♥ Sadly, this post is not only for my blogversary but also my bid of mini-goodbye (let's save that later.)

Who would've thought that this blog would last for a year? I am a blogger since 15 but book blogging was something very different and scary for me at first. So when people started commenting on my blog - I TOTALLY FREAKED OUT. Questions like: IS THERE A BOOK BLOGGER HANDBOOK? WHAT ARE THE GOLDEN RULES IN BOOK BLOGGING? WHAT DO I DO NOW?? surfaced inside my head for the first 6 months! But as I told a while ago, it got better and so much fun!!

Thank you Stacie, Aimee, Val, Chiara, Mitchii, Becky, Emily, Cait, Lola, Rachel, Dre, Missie, Laura, Zoe, Naban, Olgia, Hazel aaaand to everyone (AS IN TO EVERYONE!!!) who've been on my blog reading or commenting! I am still in awe of this accomplishment of mine. I won't show stats, but I just want to tell everyone that THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH!! You guys are all awesome and wonderful. To those bloggers who nominated me for blog awards - THANK YOU!!! I haven't done anything about those, but I am truly grateful! ♥ 


The sad part is, I am typing this with a heavy heart. Unfortunately, I failed an exit exam in math and it is currently breaking my heart into pieces. It's depressing....so so so freaking heartbreaking for me. It sucks though, when my relatives start questioning my failure, "You're an engineering student but you failed a math exit exam?" I seriously don't know what will I say. I am a human, you know, it's not all the time that I'll succeed over everything, but I am going to be okay. I am going to be better; I am going to change for the better. I cried and cried already and that's enough tears, it's time to stand up and improve. I might not be all right entirely at the moment, but I know I'll feel better eventually. I am going to take another exit exam this coming term and I am going to be sure I am 101% prepared. I will do my very best and I won't disappoint my family and myself this time :D Excuse the dramatic part :'D I am not going to blog for the mean time until I feel like I can handle things in college + my other hobbies together. I won't be giving this up entirely because it became part of my soul already that is why I'll take a hiatus for the mean time (although I am already on a hiatus haha).

 Let's all be happy & positive!

I can not hold a book giveaway right now, but I will be giving away Marie Lu books on November because.........I'll be attending Marie Lu's book signing here in the Philippines this NOVEMBER! *squeeee* *squeee some more!* *squeeeeeeeeeee* favorite author, hello!!!!!!


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This is not a very comprehensible, detailed review because I don't have the capacity to. HAHA. I am a bum right now, but let's discuss the movie shall we?

Overheard after the movie:

Girl 1: That Thomas is hot!! *squeeeee*
Girl 2: Dylan O'Brien or Thomas Sangster?
Girl 1: Ooh, there's two Thomas?
~~

Girl 3: Wow, dylan is hot!
Boy (i supposed her boyfriend): yeah, but the movie is not that cool.
Girl 3: Oh, come on. It's because a bunch of hot boys are the main characters.
Boy: Yeah and only one hot girl *with an audible sigh*
Girl 3: *playfully punch the boy*

~~

Mom: So, that's the movie you're excited about?
Me: Don't be a bummer, Mom. The movie was good, you got to admit it!
Mom: I just didn't get it. But the boys were all good-looking so there's that.
Me & Sister: *looks at each other and nods*

~~

And so goes all the praise for the hot teenagers.

Actually, I really took time to eavesdrop after the movie was done. It actually helped me to evaluate the movie. Forgive me random strangers. XD

This movie succeeds to remain ominous but highly entertaining. The maze, the glade, down to all the visual effects were all fascinating. I couldn't agree no more when they say that they really brought out the book to movie setting-wise. However, when it comes to the chair-grabbing and mind-blowing aspect, it was really lacking. It's not that it wasn't that enjoyable, but for some who seek for an all out action and "oh shoot thAT WAS INTENSE" I was really expecting more. The maze.. oh the maze... I hope they maximized the visual of the maze. All the running were pretty short. These are my only quibbles because the movie has really exciting, intriguing and surprising things to offer.

  • ACTORS WERE ALL GOOD YEAH RAW AND REFRESHING AND SWEATY AND DIRTY
  • Two thumbs up plus my toes for explaining in a cryptic yet comprehensible (because yeah they're going to finish this trilogy so limited information first) way why they were inside the maze. For those, who haven't read the book will understand the whole set-up eventually. 
  • GRIEVERS, WHAT ARE YOU REALLY
  • WONDERFUL BOND AND CONNECTION AMONG THE CHARACTERS
  • THE DESSERT OH MAN THAT ENDING IS FULL OF PROMISE OF WHAT TO COME 
Congratulations to the whole crew of The Maze Runner for being #1 box office movie!! Now, I am ready for Phase 2 aka The Scorch Trials on Sept 18, 2015

but no shit guys. dylan is the bae bUT YOU CAN NOT JUST NOT SWOON OVER THIS GUY

Have you watched the movie? What are your thoughts about it? Did you get all heart eyes over Thomas Sangster like I did?
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HELLO EVERYONE!!

Well, that's kind of an excited greeting. My blog has been quiet for a while now. I really don't have the time to read....even blog lately so that's why. The number one culprit to this is SCHOOL (you guessed it right, right? haha). Why college has to be this stressful *cries* Exam after exam damn it. But I did buy books. Only a few but the thing with these books are they are just spur of a moment kind. Totally out of impulse. You know, those moments that you set your wishlist and priorities(PJ Greek Gods being #1) to buy but then you went on a bookstore and totally bought something different. That just happened to me. Thrice. So without further ado, here's the mini-haul:

Sorry for the bad photography skillz

→ To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han: Total cover lust. Once upon a time I went to a bookstore for the purpose of you know strolling and gushing over books and then something happened....I fell in love over a book that has a cover with pastel colors, pretty fonts and korean girl (win-win). 

→ The Maze Runner by James Dashner: Twice upon a time, I went to the bookstore to buy school supplies and ended up bringing home a physical copy of TMR. I've read the series all through e-books, but suddenly at that moment I had the strong urge to buy a physical copy. I DONT KNOW WHY. It just happened.

→ The Golden Lily & The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead: Now, this is what I call "I-am-blaming-the-sale" kind of impulse buying. I haven't even finished Vampire Academy series (like 4 books to go yay yay not to mention that I still don't have those 4 books yet) but I already have the sequels in the spin-off series. 50% off!! Hardbound!! I can't just let these go... I thought that time, "I am going to read the spin-off anyways #YOLO" .....And it just happened. Like magic.

I was Patrick and Spongebob during these moments

................MORE?
→ TEEN WOLF: Season 4 just ended and I am having a withdrawal right now. Season 5 is still so far away. LITERALLY FAR AWAY. Come on, JUNE 2015????????? Isn't that just a little bit cruel. Anyways, to all those who watch TeenWolf: HOLLA AMIGA AMIGO *tackle hugs* COME HERE COME HERE COME HERE LET'S BE FRIENDS PLEASE. This TV series is really great. A brilliant combination of humor, were-ish jedi, drama, horror, action, family, loyalty, friendship etc. I really enjoyed the dynamic characters, exciting plot and the mythology + some paranormal things that I just heard for the first time. PS: I LOVE COACH THE MOST (no one can argue w/ that). Don't fret about the title, it might sound ridiculous and shallow but the show in general is brilliant and addicting.

→ The Maze Runner: ONLY THREE DAYS FROM NOW. SO. EXCITED. DO YOU FEEL ME?? We'll be 2 days earlier from its US showing date so *evil laugh* 

→ Extras: Some changes will happen soon :)

→ I am so behind with blog posts. I haven't opened bloglovin for two weeks and I seriously missed lots of posts of you guuuys D: I am going to make up for it and try to hop from one blog to another. I am sad that I won't be able to attend to Manila International Book Fair....because of some reasons. It's a total bummer but I promised to myself that I am going to attend next year's book fair.

THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY! I hope you are all having a good time :D
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I'm an engineering student who loves skincare, books, dramas and pastel pink (i just had to write that.) This where I translate my shenanigans and whatnots in life into written posts. I'll probably rave about stuff here so you've been warned! jk! (not really)

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