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.