Posts by: Kat Kennedy

I Like Big Banners And I Can Not Lie

I Like Big Banners And I Can Not Lie

Kat likes big banners. And she can not lie. And the rest is too horrible to speak of. Proceed at your own risk.

10 Things Book Bloggers Worry About

10 Things Book Bloggers Worry About

Kat Kennedy’s list of 10 Crazy Things Book Bloggers Worry About. Come see what ridiculous, inane things pass through her head and the head’s of her friends on a daily basis in the world of book bloggers.

Review: Die For Me by Amy Plum

Review: Die For Me by Amy Plum

Kat Kennedy doesn’t really review Die For Me by Amy Plum. But, instead she takes a deep, scholarly look into the underlying themes and messages of the novel and how that reflects on humanity as whole and in our every day lives. Haha. Not really.

Buzz Worthy News 30 April 2012

This week’s Buzz Worthy News includes book world news, continued coverage of Sirengate and a couple of amusing drama related incidents. Read to see what all the cool kids are outraged at.

Review: The Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Francis Long

Review: The Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Francis Long

Kat Kennedy reviews Ruth Francis Long’s The Treachery of Beautiful Things – a book about fairies in which she talks extensively on sex. And virginity. And hot fairy sex.

Review: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Review: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Kat Kennedy reviews Leigh Bardugo’s YA fantasy debut novel, Shadow and Bone.

Book Bloggers Plagiarising -What Happens Now?

Book Bloggers Plagiarising -What Happens Now?

Kat Kennedy muses on the unique circumstances that have surrounded the plagiarizing by book blogger, Kristi from The Story Siren. Where do we go from now and how does this affect us? How did it break down in such a way and what made this different?

Buzz Worthy News 23 April 2012

Buzz Worthy News 23 April 2012

This week’s Buzz Worthy News feature fantastic new releases, wonderful book world news and disturbing scandals.

15 Things Learned from Reading Young Adult Lit

15 Things Learned from Reading Young Adult Lit

Kat Kennedy’s list of fifteen things that can be learned by reading lots and lots of YA novels. From romances, to strangely repetitive themes and oddities throughout the genre.

How We Would Have Ended It – Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

How We Would Have Ended It – Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

How We Would Have Ended It. Kat Kennedy re-imagines the end of Fitzpatrick’s debut novel, Hush Hush. If Nora was 50% bitchier and found Patch 40% less attractive. Predictably it contains, on average, 80% more casual violence, swearing and made-up words.

Buzz Worthy News 16 April 2012

In this week’s Buzz Worthy News – some great new books are coming out, big news for Potter fans, King fans and McAffrey fans. There are some awesome new covers being revealed and some scandalous scandals to round of this week’s events.

Women are F*cking Badasses

Women are F*cking Badasses

Kat Kennedy, whilst swearing frequently and displaying general delusions of grandeur, muses on the excuses made for weak female characterization and whether it holds up under scrutiny.

Review: Gone, Gone, Gone by Hannah Moskowitz

Review: Gone, Gone, Gone by Hannah Moskowitz

In the wake of the post-9/11 sniper shootings, fragile love finds a stronghold in this intense, romantic novel from the author of Break and Invincible Summer. Kat Kennedy reviews Hannah Moskowitz’s newest contemporary novel, Gone, Gone, Gone.

Review: The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

Review: The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

Kat Kennedy expresses her love for Julie Kagawa’s vampire novel, The Immortal Rules, entirely in images.

Review and Giveaway: Night Beach by Kirsty Eagar

Review and Giveaway: Night Beach by Kirsty Eagar

Imagine there is someone you like so much that just thinking about them leaves you desperate and reckless. You crave them in a way that’s not rational, not right, and you’re becoming somebody you don’t recognise, and certainly don’t respect, but you don’t even care. Kat’s review of Kirsty Eagar new novel, Night Beach.

Buzz Worthy News 9th April 2012

This week in Buzz Worthy News there are fantastic new cover reveals, controversial news surrounding Book Expo America, and just a pinch of scandal.

15 Things I Thought While Reading Your YA Book

Kat’s list of thoughts while reading Young Adult books. Warning: May include some insanity. And then a little extra for good measure.

The Growing Pains of the Book Blogging Community

Kat Kennedy discusses the growing changes and issues in the book blogging community. Why are we changing? How? And what does this mean for our future growth? We have challenges to face an decisions to make about how we handle them. But who has the most to lose? All this and more in today’s Musing Musers post.

Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers Read-a-long Part 3

Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers Read-a-long Part 3

Kat Kennedy and Stephanie Sinclair meet one last time to discuss their reading of Grave Mercy. This may or may not have been done in Stephanie’s basement, against Kat’s will.

Buzz Worthy News April 2 2012

Buzz Worthy News April 2 2012

This week’s Buzz Worthy News contains book releases, book world news, and Scandalous Scandals! Author meltdowns, swan songs, and some exciting new releases are exposed here on Cuddlebuggery.

Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers Read-a-long Part 2

Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers Read-a-long Part 2

Kat Kennedy and Stephanie Sinclair sit down and casually discuss the halfway point of their readalong, Grave Mercy… WITH THEIR FISTS!

Book Review: Fury by Shirley Marr

Book Review: Fury by Shirley Marr

In today’s book review, Kat Kennedy tackles Shirley Marr’s stunning, cult-classic, debut novel, Fury. Also she makes a cartoon. Also, she kind of has a little fan worship Jizzgasm. But mostly there’s just awesome. Which is why you should read this. Teeheehee. Jizzgasm.

Author Interview with Shirley Marr and EXCLUSIVE Giveaway

Author Interview with Shirley Marr and EXCLUSIVE Giveaway

Shirley Marr is the Melbourne based author of Preloved, a […]

Read-a-long for Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers

Read-a-long for Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers

Kat Kennedy and Stephanie Sinclair meet for a battle of wills in part 1 of their read-along for Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers.

Buzz Worthy News March 26 2012

Buzz Worthy News for the week starting 26th March 2012. Cover reveals, Book World News, New Releases and, as always, some Scandalous Scandals.