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January 21, 2016

Epic Recs: January 2016

January 21, 2016

Epic Recs: Jan 2016 – Illuminae & The Dream Thieves

Return to Book Pushing

It’s been so many months since Hazel and I joined up for Epic Recs. We didn’t forget about it though! We were just pre-occupied with other matters. To celebrate the new year we looked over each other’s TBR piles last month and pulled out titles we each thought the other should prioritise and read this month.

Our Recs

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@wordrevel I think I found my pick for you. ILLUMINAE is EPIC, Joséphine. Are you up for it?

— Hazel (@staybookish) December 9, 2015

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@staybookish Have you read The Dream Thieves? It's my favourite of the 3 TRC books published so far. If not, that's my epic rec for you! :D

— Joséphine (@wordrevel) December 10, 2015

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As you can tell, we’re both excited about the books we’re pushing and equally excited to get to them. With The Raven King publishing in April, it’s about time Hazel reads the sequels leading up to it. That’s why I picked The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater. Had to be done!

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff looks really interesting due to the experimental approach towards the writing, so I’m really curious how everything’s been put together to form a cohesive story.


What do you think of our epic recs?
Epic Recs is a feature hosted by Amber at Books of Amber and Judith at Paper Riot. It’s an informal book club of sorts, where it’s all about the book pushing. And reading, of course. Pick a partner or request a partner through Amber and Judith to join in the fun.

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  1. Chiara @ Books for a Delicate Eternity says

    January 25, 2016 at 09:17

    I’m super glad you chose The Dream Thieves for Hazel because everyone needs to read all The Raven Cycle books, as far as I’m concerned. I hope she likes it! Surprisingly enough, it’s NOT my favourite TRC book. Which is so weird because it’s RONAN’S BOOK. But the first one remains my precious darling. <3

    I hope you like Illuminae, Jo! I have yet to read it, but from what everyone is saying, I think it will turn out to be a good one. Looking forward to your thoughts on it, lovely! :D

    Have fun this month with your Epic Recs! <3

  2. Erin @ The Book Archive says

    January 24, 2016 at 05:10

    I haven’t yet read Illuminae (the hype scares me), but LOVE The Dream Thieves. That entire series is just to die for. I am impatiently waiting for The Raven King. ❤ And I can’t wait to hear what you think of Illuminae. Maybe you’ll convince me to finally pick it up.

  3. Cait @ Paper Fury says

    January 22, 2016 at 05:11

    Both your recs are AMAAAAZING BOOKS THAT I HIGHLY AGREE WITH OMG. Particularly The Dream Thieves. <3 It focuses on Ronan, the darling adorable horrendous thing. And Illuminae … cue AFJDKLAFD EMOTIONS. *collapses* I hope you both love these!!

    • wrjosephinesimonek says

      January 23, 2016 at 23:52

      That’s what we do Epic Recs for ;) To make sure we get to the amazing books that have drowned in our TBR piles. Hoho.

  4. Sana // artsy musings of a bibliophile says

    January 22, 2016 at 05:09

    I’m super happy with both of the choices of books (as if that wasn’t obvious, haha) and looking forward to seeing what you guys end up thinking about them!

    • wrjosephinesimonek says

      January 23, 2016 at 23:52

      Lol. No contest there. I know you adored both books ;)

  5. Mel@thedailyprophecy says

    January 22, 2016 at 04:27

    I LOVE The dream thieves. I think it’s my favorite installment in the series so far. I’m currently reading illuminae as well and it’s so weird, unique and I’m liking it :) Happy reading!

    • wrjosephinesimonek says

      January 23, 2016 at 23:53

      Since I also liked TDT the best so far, I’m really happy to hear you feel the same way, Mel!

  6. Rachana @ Addicted to YA says

    January 21, 2016 at 22:00

    Oh this is so cool! I haven’t read either of the books you recommended to each other but I think I might give Illuminae a go this year. To be honest I’m kind of feeling overwhelmed right now in terms of all the books I want to read..it’s so difficult to prioritize and determine what is worth spending my time on.

    • wrjosephinesimonek says

      January 23, 2016 at 23:54

      Have you read The Raven Boys? If you haven’t, I heartily recommend you do. When I first read the synopsis I didn’t think I’d like it but in the end I was very surprised by how much I enjoyed it. If you’re into audiobooks, I’d suggest picking that one up. The narrator is wonderful!

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