Currently Reading- 31st October 2013

Sooo hello everyone! I thought I'd do a little 'currently reading' for the last day of October. Happy Halloween!
So I literally just finished The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (review to come VERY soon!!) and I thought I'd just pick a book to read for the start of November!

So I picked Geek Girl by Holly Smale, which is the 1st book in the Geek Girl series. I am very excited to read this book!!

I haven't actually read any pages yet but I may tonight/tomorrow. Ooh I can't wait!
Here is my edition of it! It's the paperback edition (As Always)
Also, I sort of want to do something like a BookShelf Tour very soon. Not sure how to do it though or when. Hmmm.....

Anyway, bye guys!

Book Review- Pretties (Uglies #2)

Name: Pretties

Author: Scott Westefeld
Genre: Young-Adult, Fantasy
Publication Date: 24th May 2012
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Childrens Books
Synopsis: "Gorgeous. Popular. Perfect. Perfectly wrong. Tally has finally become Pretty. Now her looks are beyond perfect, her clothes are awesome, her boyfriend is totally hot, and she's completely popular. It's everything she's ever wanted. But beneath all the fun -- the nonstop parties, the high-tech luxury, the total freedom -- is a nagging sense that something's wrong. Something important. Then a message from Tally's Ugly past arrives. Reading it, Tally remembers what's wrong with Pretty life, and the fun stops cold."

Book Review- Uglies (Uglies #1)

Name: Uglies

Author: Scott Westefeld
Genre: Young-Adult, Fantasy
Publication Date: 29th March 2012
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Childrens Books
Synopsis: "Tally can't wait to turn sixteen and become pretty. Sixteen is the magic number that brings a transformation from repellent Ugly into a stunningly attractive Pretty, and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to have a really great time. In just a dew weeks, Tally will be there. But Tally's new friend, Shay, isn't see she wants to be Pretty. She'd rather risk life on the outside. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the Pretty world - and it isn't very Pretty. The authorities offer Tally the worst choice she can imagine: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn Pretty at all. The choice Tally makes changes her world forever."

Book Review- Boys Don't Cry

Name: Boys Don't Cry

Author: Malorie Blackman
Genre: Young-Adult, Fiction
Publication Date: 28th April 2011
Publisher: Corgi Childrens
Synopsis: "In Boys Don't Cry, best selling author Malorie Blackman explores the uncharted territory of teenage fatherhood. You're waiting for the postman - he's bringing your A-level results. University, a career as a journalist - a glittering future lies ahead. But when the doorbell rings it's your old girlfriend; and she's carrying a baby. Your baby. You're happy to look after it, just for an hour or two. But then she doesn't come back- and your future suddenly looks very different. Malorie's dramatic new novel will take you on a journey from tears to laughter and back again"

Book Review- Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna #1)

Name: Anna Dressed in Blood

Author: Kendare Blake
Genre: Young-Adult, Romance, Horror
Publication Date: 5th July 2012
Publisher: Orchard Books
Synopsis: "Cas Lowood, armed with his late father's athame knife, kills ghosts. In Thunder Bay, Anna, forever 16, drips blood on her white dress from throat slit in 1958, and rips apart anyone who enters her house - except Cas. He makes new friends - high school queen Carmel, joke Will, admiring nerd Thomas and Tom's voodoo grandpa Morfran - to fight this demon."


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Amazon UK: Buy Here
Amazon US: Buy here
Source: Paperback

Review:
The plot for this book was so amazing. I never really read Horror books, but this one was just so hyped on goodreads and YouTube and other blogs that I needed to get it, so got it for my birthday. The plot, characters and entire book was written really well, I just occasionally felt that the chapters without Anna went on a bit too long, since Anna is a big part of it, you sort of expect the chapters without her in them to be quite short. I don't think the book was written with too much gore in it, I could still get vivid images of things in my head, but that is because I'm quite good with that sort of thing. You can get images in your head, but maybe not too graphic. This book is certainly not for young readers and I will have to pick up the second book soon. Another great thing was that the author, Kendare Blake actually connects with her readers on twitter, and she did tweet me which was lovely. I did really really like this book (I may even say I loved this book) but some chapters just felt too long. Still a 5 star book for me though!

Rating: 5/5 Stars

UK Storm 2013

This is a serious post to those all over the UK.
The storm that's been happening has been awful.
On Twitter, I've seen a lot of sarcastic comments about how bad it is and they've just got a picture of a blown over bin or a broken garden gnome, but it's so much worse.

People have died and a boy has gone missing (and feared dead). This isn't a joke.
I've honestly not had anything majorly bad happen in my area or to my family. Only that the bench that was made in memory of my deceased grandfather was broken and the fence by it was broken and it isn't safe for animals, and pets have been freaked out.

This is serious stuff, if you want to make your sarcastic comments, tell them to friends, don't post them all over the internet, think about how the families of those who have died feel, think about how the family of the missing boy feels. It's not funny, and death never is.

I just wanted to get this off of my chest.
To those in the UK like me, stay safe guys!

See you soon with a review...

Currently reading- 17th October 2013

Hello everyone! I haven't done a currently reading in a long time! So here I am to do another one.
I'm currently reading Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake. I'm on page 276 and I'm loving it!
It is a horror book, and I always thought it was going to be really scary. It is creepy in some places and it's just so well written. I hope to read more of it today.
It's also Eminems 41st birthday today (just thought I'd point that out for any rap fans).

Bye!

Internet Obsessions

Hello world!
I've returned! I'm so glad that the internet is back in my house, I hate not having it.
I honestly think I probably rely on the internet too much. It's what I use to talk to my friends and family, buy things, find out about new books, talk about books to people around the world, do homework with and loads of other stuff.

I think this May just be a problem with our generation but you know what? It's okay to be obsessed with the internet. It's educating us, entertaining us and keeping us out of our parents way. There are so many benefits that some people don't see, it can get annoying.

Honestly,I don't think I social network as much as I used to. I used to have everything and always use it. I think the only social networking related things I use are: Twitter, Facebook, goodreads, Instagram, YouTube, vine, snapchat, and things related to blogging. Believe it or not that's been cut down.

If you want to cut down on how much internet you use, I'd honestly recommend just reading a book.

This post has so meaning, so here are images of internet cats...



Bye!

The internet irritates me!

This isn't about the actual internet, but mainly internet providers and 3G!!
My internet is down, and I can't actually remember why, but I know my dad told me why.
Anyway, I have 3G on my iPad and my phone. The only issue is that 3G is terrible!! Where I live, it seems to be awful, and I don't even live in the country side, I live in an area where there is a town and a beach nearby. I never seem to get good 3G signal, which means doing homework online can be a serious issue, and I'm lucky that no homework needed to be typed up and sent via email or required the internet to use.

You're probably wondering how I'm writing this and posting it. We'll, I'm using my IPad and using my incredibly slow and awful 3G on the iPad to post this. It's hard for me to live without the internet, I need it for my social networking (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, goodreads, snapchat) and all that sort of stuff. And it means I'm bored! I can only read for a certain amount of time before my eyes get tired, and the iPad is just easier to use, and I like looking at stuff online. I also did want to do a bit more shopping, for a new cable for my iPhone/iPad and some more books (like vampire academy and other books that are first in a series).

My internet should be back by Tuesday, and when it comes back, I will be overjoyed.
Also, I have the day off of school on Thursday due to a teachers strike, so my year (year 10) and the year below me (year 9) get a day off, so I guess you could expect some posts and reviews on that day!

I look foward to posting again soon. I guess this was just a post to let you guys know why I'm not posting too much. Apart from the obvious reasons which is school, homework and all that delightful stuff!

Byeee!!!!!

Book Wrap Up- September 2013

I know this post is slightly early, but due to a migraine and stuff, I doubt I'll be reading anymore books this month (reading, but not completing).
So this month I read 4 books. Not brilliant, but I have been very busy with birthdays and school and stuff.
Let's get on with the books:

1. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld



2. Miracle at the Museum of Broken Hearts by Talli Roland





3. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll



4. Specials by Scott Westerfeld










So, this month had some good books, and some not so good books. I'm looking forward to October and looking forward to reading more books and doing more reviews. I got quite a few books for my birthday and I have bought quite a lot too, so maybe a book haul is in order, so look out for that!

Oh, and I'm currently reading Extras by Scott Westerfeld. Once I'm done with Extras, that'll be the whole Uglies series completed, so a review of that should be up within a couple of weeks too.





Well guys, see you soon. BYEEEEEE!!!!!