Summer Lovin' 2013!

The Summer Lovin’ Readathon is a week-long readathon event hosted by seven independent bloggers! (Oh, Chrys!, Tumbling Books, Effortlessly Reading, Love Life Read, Shelf Addiction, Read Sleep Repeat, and Reviewing Wonderland)

Spend the week reading at your own pace, when and how you want too. There will be daily challenges for awesome prizes and opportunities to get points toward the Grand Prize Packs.

As if that weren’t enough – the week will end with a 24-hr marathon readathon! Twitter parties, mini-challenges, games, prizes given EVERY HOUR, and more chances to get points toward the Grand Prize Packs.

Sign-ups will be open through July 6th. I’m in, are you?!

Top Ten Favorite Covers of Books I've Read! TTT#2

Top Ten Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and each week they give out a new topic. This weeks topic is all about favourite covers of books, and I was just so excited to get started. The catch? You have to have read the book! So lets get going!

 I love all these covers. For 'Don't Judge a Girl by her Cover' I love the entire series's covers, so I just picked this one at random. '0.4' grabbed me because the cover winds round to the back, so it is continuous. I have to say, the cover is what made me pick up '0.4' even though the story didn't live up to expectations. For 'Lament' I just love how the colours contrast, and how simplistic it is. All the others are just so beautiful.

What are your favourite covers? Leave a link below to your TTT, and I'd love to check them out!

Waiting on Wednesday #1

Waiting on Wednesday is  hosted by Breaking the Spine , so go ahead and check them out! This week I'm waiting on...

United we Spy by Ally Carter (Gallagher Girls #6)

Finally it has a cover and a title! This is the final installment of the Gallagher Girls series and I am so excited for it! I read the other five quite a while ago, but I can't wait to wrap this series up. 

Some background (seeing as this is a sequel): The Gallagher Academy is a school for 'Expceptional Young Women' which is true. It is an all girls school and they are exceptional women, but the Gallagher Academy is basically a school for spies. 

I love everything about these books, from the titles, to the covers to the stories.

What are you waiting on this week? Comment below, I'd love to hear them!

Review: Wonder by R.J Palacio

I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.

August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school-until now. He's about to start 5th grade at Beecher Prep, and if you've ever been the new kis then you'll know how hard it can be. The thing is Auggie's just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, despite appearances?

I loved this book. I don't know how else to start this other than saying how much I enjoyed it! I had read a few reviews on it beforehand, and was still not entirely sold, but as soon as I read the first page I knew I would love it. It made me laugh, cry and I just feel like picking it up and reading it again. August was such a strong character and he was so funny, this book made me laugh throughout it. It has to be one of my favourite books this year, if not my favourite.

This book is told in 6 different perspectives- these being August, Via, Summer, Jack, Justin and Miranda- which I was not expecting at all.  I really enjoyed hearing about all these people, all their back stories which also gave us a more rounded picture of other characters in the book. They were also all very well developed, even the smaller characters.

I was so surprised today, after I finished this book, to find out it was actually intended for a younger audience, however that did not stop me from enjoying it. This is the type of book that I feel everyone- no matter how old- should read. It was so inspiring, and more than just a book 

Wonder also shows how there is good in even the seemingly bad people, and just how much people can surprise you.

August never felt sorry for himself, he was such an optimistic character which made me love him all the more. 

Basically, I adored this book and I urge everybody to read it! 

April Wrap-Up!

So this month, I read 6 books. I had a great start to the month as I had half-term holidays, but then my reading started to decline due to exams and revision. I probably won't read an awful lot in the next couple of months either-again due to exams which I apologize for in advance.

1) Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare 5/5

I really enjoyed this book- I love Cassandra Clare! I love the characters- Will, Tessa, Jem, all of them! I know lots of people hate Jem later in the series, but I haven't really got to a point in which I have that opinion, so when I read Clockwork Prince, hopefully I will have a solid opinion. I loved the fact it was set in London, and I just thought the book was beautiful- the words, the plot, the cover...all of it. Thumbs up Cassandra Clare!

2) Slated by Teri Terry 5/5

How can I begin to express how much I loved this book. I read it in one sitting, in the car, and could not put it down. It was so gripping, enticing, everything about it I loved. If I could I would rate it higher. I can not wait till I get the second book- Fractured- and it is on the top of my TBR pile!

3) Delirium by Lauren Oliver 5/5

The third book I read in April was Delirium, and I also adored this one. It follows the story of Lena, who lives in a world where love is a disease. Its such a sad concept, and I think it was captured well. The world was wonderfully developed, I just wish I knew more about the world outside the city, which I'm sure will be explored in greater depth in the second book. Also, this book is coming out sometime soon as a TV show, which I am extremely excited about- I can't wait!

4) Marked by P.C and Kristen Cast 3/5

This has been on my shelf for a while now and I just felt the need for something light after the first three books I read. As expected, it wasn't as good as the first three books I read but it was okay for a light read. considering I'm not huge on vampires, I did enjoy it. Maybe I'll pick up some more vampire books in the future...

5) The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan 5/5

Ahhh what can I say? Rick Riordan you've done it again! One thing that annoyed me with this was the fact that there was no Percy! I wish there had been more Anabeth moments too. My favourite character would have had to have been Leo! He was so funny, charming and lovable  and the way he loved Festus! I loved Festus also. I thought the characters were great, the writing was fantastic but I did grasp all the plot twists which was a disappointment. However, I did love the twists, so I'm not complaining.

6) A Witch in Love by Ruth Warburton 3/5

This book is the second in a series, the first being A Witch in Winter so I won't say much. I wanted a light read after The Lost Hero, as it took me quite a while to get through- so a light read was preferable. It was okay, I preferred the first book though. The first half was pretty slow, but it became faster paced towards the end, and it could probably have been 100 pages shorter, but all in all it was an okay book.

Friday Reads! (#2)

Hey guys, so I'm back with another Friday Reads post! If you don't know what Friday Reads is, basically it is a hashtag that started on Twitter, to let everyone know what book you were planning on reading that weekend, but BunnyCates took it over to You Tube, and seeing as I don't make videos as of yet, I am going to be doing my Friday Reads here!

This weekend I shall be reading...

I am about 150 pages in so far, and am really enjoying it, but I know I won't finish it this weekend- the reason being it is my birthday on Sunday and so I'll be busy. Also I have an ICT exam on Tuesday which I will be revising for.

So what are you all reading this weekend? Comment below- I'd love to hear from you!

Top Ten Books I am Dying to Read! TTT#1

Hey everyone! So today I'm going to do something a bit different to the usual reviews and wrap-ups, and I'm going to be doing a Top Ten Tuesday post. If you don't know, Top Ten Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and each week they give out a new topic. This week's was a Rewind, so you could choose any past topic-one that you might have missed. As this is my first ever TTT, I thought this would be a good week to join in on. Because I've never done one of these before, there was a lot of choice, but I eventually picked Top Ten Books I am Dying to Read! So, in no particular order, here goes!

1) Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews

I've heard so many good things about this book! People say it is absolutely hilarious and I'm so ashamed I haven't read it yet. I love books that make me laugh and am so excited for this one!

2) Fractured by Teri Terry

GIVE ME THIS NOW. I just finished Slated, and I am needing this one! It's already out and I've seen it in shops, but I have no money at this time so this book is a no can do. I was really fascinated by Kyla's story in Slated, and I just want to see how the story progresses.

3) Shatter Me by Taherah Mafi

Again, everyone raves about this book and I don't know why I haven't picked it up yet. BUT, I have it on order from Amazon so its just a matter of time! It sounds so different to anything I've read before and I just can't wait to start it.

4) Cinder by Marissa Meyer

This is on the same order as Shatter Me, and it looks so good! The cover is so pretty, and just the whole premise of the book sounds really intriguing.

5) Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

I know! I am such a bad person! Most people who havent read this say it is because they are not a fan of contemporary, but I am. When the book is based around romance I adore it, but when it is just thrown in there then no. This book is so cute and I just need to read this and Lola before Isla comes out.

6) Every Day by David Leviathan

I love his writing. I love it. This book sounds so interesting and it really appeals to me, so I will buy it, and I will read it ASAP.

7) Wonder by RJ Palacio

I'm not entirely sure what this is about but I have heard nothing but amazing things. I think it is about a boy with a facial deformity who is going to school for the first time. I think the cover is really nice, and I just want to see what the fuss is about honestly!

8) Shades of Earth by Beth Revis

This was one of my most anticipated books of the year, being the last one is the Across the Universe Trilogy. It came out in January and I STILL HAVEN'T READ IT. I guess I was hoping and praying that the publisher would see the error of his/her ways and change the cover back, but no so I shall have to suffer with this one. Hopefully the words will impress though!

9) The Archived by Victoria Schwab

Again, another of my most anticipated reads, and although this came out not that long ago, I haven't even bought it yet!

10) Incarnate by Jodi Meadows

Now, this has been around a while and is the first in the Newsouls trilogy I believe its called, and it has such an interesting premise and such good things have been said that I really need to pick it up NOW, but I can't due to funding problems!

I hope you enjoyed by TTT and by sure to comment below if you've done a TTT today, I'd love to check it out!