30 Day Book Challenge - Day 18

Day 18 - A book that disappointed you.


Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

When I heard that this was the book that Big Brother was based on I thought it was going to be a good one but as I started reading I knew that this was not going to be the case. I only finished this book because I was at school and was forced to read it.

30 Day Book Challenge - Day 17

Day 17 - Favourite quote.


Delirium by Lauren Oliver

"It's so strange how life works: you want something and you wait and wait and feel like it's taking forever. Then it happens and it's over and all you want to do is curl back up in that moment before everything changed."

30 Day Book Challenge - Day 16

Day 16 - Favourite female character.

Sookie Stackhouse - The Southern Vampire Mysteries.

I really like Sookie's character, especially in the books. She is very strong and independent which I love about her and she stands up for what she believes in no matter what.

30 Day Book Challenge - Day 15

Day 15 - Favourite male character.


Mr Rochester - Jane Eyre

In the book I fell in love with this character, in a strange sort of way but when I saw this version of him on the TV I was pleasantly surprised by how cute he was.

30 Day Book Challenge - Day 14

Day 14 - Favourite book by your favourite writer.


Dear John by Nicholas Sparks

This is one of my favourite books of all time simply because it is an amazing yet tragic love story. The ending of this novel is one that reduces me to tears no matter how many times I read it.

30 Day Book Challenge - Day 13

Day 13 - Your favourite writer.


Nicholas Sparks

This man writes the most amazing and romantic novels i've ever read and although he always has some form of tragedy I still love to read his books. 

30 Day Book Challenge - Day 12

Day 12 - A book you used to love but don't anymore.


Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

I read this book a total of 7 times but ever since the films came out I was completely put off of this book.

30 Day Book Challenge - Day 11

Day 11 - A book you hated

The Book of Tomorrow - Cecelia Ahern

Now they always say, never judge a book by it's cover and this is a prime example of this. I. Despised. This. Book. It seemed like it was going to be really fun to read but it was awful. The story was awful and I really didn't enjoy it.

30 Day Book Challenge - Day 10

Day 10 - Favourite classic book


Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Before I read the book I actually saw the film/tv programme thing so I had an idea of what the book was about and I thoroughly enjoyed it when I did get around to reading it.

30 Day Book Challenge - Day 9

Day 9 - A book you didn't think you'd like but you loved


Insurgent by Veronica Roth

I really loved Divergent and had really high hopes for this book but as I got halfway through I started to really dislike it. However I powered through it and finished it and I really like the ending.

30 Day Book Challenge - Day 8

Day 8 - Most overrated book


The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

I've read so many reviews on this book and everyone seems to love it but for me it had been so hyped up I was expecting something amazing but unfortunately I was majorly disappointed.

30 Day Book Challenge - Day 7

Day 7 - Most underrated book


The Selection by Kiera Cass

I bought this book purely because of the cover and I was not disappointed with the story as a whole. I saw so many bad reviews about this book and I really think that people who hated this book so much must be crazy because it's one of my favourites.

30 Day Book Challenge - Day 6

Day 6 - A book that makes you sad


The Time Travelers Wife - Audrey Niffenegger 

This story is amazing I loved the book as much as I loved the film. The characters are brilliant but the ending is so sad that it makes me teary every time I read it.

30 Day Book Challenge - Day 5

Day 5 - A book that made you happy.


Endless Summer by Jennifer Echols

This was a cheery little summer read that I only read a couple of weeks ago but I honestly really enjoyed it.

30 Day Book Challenge - Day 4

Day 4 - Favourite book of your favourite series

Grave Doubts and Heaven Sent by Meg Cabot

I love the way that this series ends. This was by far my favourite ending of a book and the perfect end to the whole series.

30 Day Book Challenge - Day 3

Day 3 - Your favourite series


The Mediator Series by Meg Cabot 

This series was one that I got spontaneously one day when I saw Love You to Death and High Stakes for £1 in WHSmith and I instantly fell in love with the series. I even got my sister to read the first book and she is the biggest book hater ever.

30 Day Book Challenge - Day 2

Day 2 - A book you've read more than 3 times.

Dear John by Nicholas Sparks

I can't remember exactly how many times i've read this but I know it's quite a few. I adore this book so much.

30 Day Book Challenge - Day 1

Day 1 - Best book you've read this year.


Wither by Lauren Destefano

I really enjoyed this book and on this challenge I tried to think out all of the books so that there wasn't too many duplicates so this was one of my favourite books of this year. 

30 Day Book Challenge

Ok so I've decided to do this challenge and you all know i'll probably miss out a day or two so it will probably take me 4 months to do this tag but oh well questions are below:


Day 01 - Best book you read this year
Day 02 - A book that you’ve read more than 3 times
Day 03 - Your favorite series
Day 04 - Favorite book of your favorite series
Day 05 - A book that makes you happy
Day 06 - A book that makes you sad
Day 07 - Most underrated book
Day 08 - Most overrated book
Day 09 - A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 10 - Favorite classic book
Day 11 - A book you hated
Day 12 - A book you used to love but don’t anymore
Day 13 - Your favorite writer
Day 14 - Favorite book of your favorite writer
Day 15 - Favorite male character
Day 16 - Favorite female character
Day 17 - Favorite quote from your favorite book
Day 18 - A book that disappointed you
Day 19 - Favorite book turned into a movie
Day 20 - Favorite romance book
Day 21 - Favorite book from your childhood
Day 22 - Books read in other languages
Day 23 - A book you wanted to read for a long time but still haven’t
Day 24 - A book that you wish more people would’ve read
Day 25 - A character who you can relate to the most
Day 26 - A book that changed your opinion about something
Day 27 - The most surprising plot twist or ending
Day 28 - Favorite title
Day 29 - A book everyone liked but you hated
Day 30 - Your favorite book of all time

Delirium by Lauren Oliver Review

Hey everyone, 


So I know i've been promising this one for a long time but today i've finally got round to typing this review up and i'm pretty excited. I adored this book so much and really want to but the sequel but unfortunately i'm waiting for a different cover to come out in paperback. 


Anyway, this is my first review on this channel and I think that it's going to be a good one because I gave this book 5 out of 5 stars on goodreads!


The back of this book says:


"They say that the cure for love will make me happy and safe forever. And i've always believed them. Until now. Now everything has changed. Now, i'd rather be infected with love for the tiniest sliver of a second than live a hundred years suffocated by a lie. There was a time when love was the most important thing in the world. People would go to the end of the earth to find it. They would tell lies for it. Even kill for it. Then, at last, they found the cure."


This really intrigued me and i'd heard a lot about this book and how it was dystopian but different from all of the others that I read. 


PLOT:


The plot of this book is very imaginative and I felt that while I was reading it that I was living in that world. Reading their scriptures in the Book of Shhh and believing that love was something destructive and vicious and should be stopped. The society in which you are dragged into seem to believe that the cure is a life saver. It will save them from pain and suffering with the protagonist Lena counting down the days to the day she will be cured of love forever. The cure itself sounds terrifying and at first you can't understand why these characters really want to have this done but through learning about their society and their views you begin to understand why it is that these people want this life. Society are simply terrified of becoming "infected" with love and the idea of the Book of Shhh as being like a bible to these people with it's scary scriptures about the dangers of love is an interesting concept. In particular I love the nursery rhyme that the parents read to their children to scare them about love and warn them against it:


"Mama mama help me get home.
I'm out in the woods, i'm out on my own.
I found me a werewolf a nasty old mutt.
It showed me it's teeth and went straight for my gut.


Mama mama help me get home.
I'm out in the woods, i'm out on my own.
I was stopped by a vampire a rotting old wreck.
It showed me it's teeth and went straight for my neck.


Mama mama put me to bed.
I wont make it home i'm already half dead.
I met an invalid and fell for his art.
He showed me his smile and went straight for my heart."


Now for my inner Higher English student to come out and analyse this; The idea that a simple man is compared to scary creatures like a werewolf and a vampire shows that they are very dangerous and may also be something that people don't necessarily believe in because society convinces it's citizens that Invalids do not exist. The fact that in the rhyme the child wants help home on the first two occasions but wont make it in the third suggests that an Invalid is more scary than vampires and werewolves and should be something that is feared by people especially those who have not had the cure. 


CHARACTERS:


I felt that I could really relate to Lena, she is an ordinary girl who makes mistakes and panics when under pressure. She is the shy type who likes to stay out of trouble and looks forward to the day that she will be cured of love and will never have to worry again. On the other hand, her friend Hana is a daredevil who insults society and lives life on the edge without letting society dictate what she wants to do. Lena is mostly torn up over the death of her mother who was "infected" and committed suicide. We learn a lot about why her mother did this and the pain which she was put through which makes society seem not quite as perfect as they seem. And then we have Alex, he is a good looking, strong character who is not all that he appears to be and has a fair few surprises up his sleeve. 


FAVOURITE QUOTE:


"It's so strange how life works: you want something and you wait and  wait and feel like it's taking forever to come. Then it happens and it's over and all you want to do is curl back up in that moment before everything changed."


Anyway I loved this book and can't wait to get the sequel and read about what happens.


Leigh xoxo

Another Random Chat

Sooooo


Today was interesting...


I planned on going into The Works for a look and came out with 6 books which I payed a measly £10 for...


I officially have a new favourite shop


That is all.


Laters,


Leigh xoxo

Just a little post about nothing...

Hey guys,


I really have a bit of a dilemma, part of me is so intrigued to read A Game of Thrones but i'm really unsure about whether i'll like it or not. I've seen so many reviews most of which are really good about this series and after sort of watching the TV show I think I could really enjoy it. 


Also the next book on my buying list is Anna and the French Kiss, whether it will actually be the next book I buy or not is a different story.


Oh and Pandemonium sounds so so good but I want a specific cover so am not sure how long I will have to wait to get it.


BTW everyone Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater is on play.com for £2.99 from The Works which i'm pretty excited about so be prepared for that one popping up next month. 


Think that's all for this little babble 


See you all soon


Leigh xoxo

June Book Haul 2012

Hey everyone, 


So it's the end of the month and I promise that i'm prepared and this will go up on the right date, it's actually the 29th so i'm 2 days early and I hope that I remember to put this up on the 1st of July but knowing me chances are it wont be up until later on. 


Anyway the first book that I bought this month was Fever by Lauren Destefano which is the second book in the Chemical Garden trilogy. 

I read Wither a couple of months ago and it was one of my favourite books of this year so I just had to buy the sequel. To be perfectly honest this book is a mystery to me because I didn't even read the back which is normally the first thing that I do before I even think about buying a book but because I know it will just be a continuation of the story I never thought to read it. Anyway I know this was a pointless little babble since I can't even tell you anything about this book but I recommend that you read the first before even reading the back of this one because i've done that so many times and have ruined the story for myself before even starting it.


The second book that I got this month was Pretties by Scott Westerfeld which is the second book in the Uglies series. 

This book was not as good as the first one but was still a pretty good book (pretty good...see what I did there). I absolutely love the idea of the world that Westerfeld creates in this series with people who look normal in our society being deemed ugly and who at the age of sixteen undergo major cosmetic surgery to make them "Pretty". At first Pretties seem to be the perfect choice, they have wild parties, look amazing and even have their own dialogue however under this facade is a deeper more sinister truth. All in all this is a very good series with a very different take on the dystopian genre.


The next book that I bought in June was A Summer Fling by Milly Johnson.

I read the back of this online and immediately fell in love with it, as with White Wedding this novel has 4 or 5 main characters all with a different story to tell and each chapter is only pages long making this book around 100 chapters long. After reading White Wedding I fell in love with Milly Johnson's style of writing and knew that this book was going to  be a good one. I haven't read this book yet because i've been saving it for my holiday which I am away on tomorrow but i'm really excited about reading this one.


The fourth book that I bought was Endless Summer by Jennifer Echols which is made up of two novels in one.

This book really caught my eye after I read The Summer I Turned Pretty and seemed to me like it was going to be similar, same as above I haven't actually read this yet because i've been saving it for going away but it seems like it will be a light-hearted romance novel which I am sure I will enjoy, although one thing that I already don't like about this is the cover because now reading it I will already have a picture of the characters in my head and wont form my own picture of what I think that they will look like, this is one problem that I have with books that have covers with people on them, if it is a film cover then that is okay because i've already formed my opinion of characters based on who plays them in the movie but when it's just strangers on the cover I seem to have a problem with it.


The next book that I got is The Selection by Kiera Cass and OH MY.

This book is the best thing i've read in 2012!!!!! Possibly the best thing i've read EVER!!! This book has me written all over it. Just look at that cover. It. Is. Beautiful. The story is basically about a family who have a teenage daughter who is entered into a draw in order to become one of 35 girls who have the chance to become the newest member of the Royal family by marrying the King and Queen's son Maxton. I adore the characters in this book and I adore the plot and I adore the lifestyle and the dresses and everything. Never have I read a book and wanted to go and design dresses more than with this book, I know it sounds so crazy but it's true. I will shortly be doing a review of this book along with the Delerium review which I have promised you all for months now...


The sixth book that I bought this month was Specials by Scott Westerfeld.

After finishing Pretties I wasn't too excited about this book but nevertheless I bought it anyway because I had 10% off making this book about £4 so you can't really go wrong with that. This book only arrived yesterday so I don't really have much to say about it apart from that it's the third book in the Uglies series and I have a feeling it is not going to be one of my favourites in the series itself. 


And Finally book number seven is Kiss Me I'm Irish by Roxanne St. Claire, Jill Shalvis and Maureen Child.

Now just take a minute to look at this book...I bet you can't guess what it was that caught my attention. Never mind that fact it contains the word Irish and yes I probably will read this entire book in an Irish accent but look at that body. This book is tiny, perfect handbag size which is just what i've been looking for. It contains 3 books in one and all of which sound really cute and romantic.


Anyway that's all from me for another month and I will hopefully have a review or two up before the end of July for you all


See you all soon


Leigh xoxo