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Monday, 6 June 2016

Music Monday #16

I got this idea from the blog Trust in the Words.

Still Here by Digital Daggers

I really like this song. I featured it in my last Top 5 Wednesday post. I really like this song. Digital Daggers is my new obsession. I like a couple of their songs and they all work really well for certain books. Give it a listen and see what you think.

I wasn't going to do a Music Monday post today because I am super busy and still have to do my May Wrap-Up and June TBR plus a whole bunch of work for school. Yes, I am still in school. Sadly :(

What's in your headphones?

Happy reading everybody! <3

Sunday, 5 June 2016

Weekly Update: 5/30-6/5

I have decided to start doing a weekly post called weekly recap where I update you on my life, reading and watching. Plus any posts I have done or will do.

I have been such a bad blogger this week. Schoolwork is overwhelming me and I literally have no time for much else. I was going to post my May Wrap-up and June TBR today but I decided to study instead.

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Thursday, 2 June 2016

Top 5 Wednesday | Book Theme Songs

TOP FIVE WEDNESDAY

TOP 5 WEDNESDAY IS A WEEKLY MEME HOSTED BY SAM. YOU BASICALLY GET A NEW TOPIC EVERY WEDNESDAY, AND YOU LIST YOUR TOP 5 BOOKS RELATED TO THAT TOPIC. HEAD OVER TO THE GOODREADS GROUP, AND ADD YOUR NAME TO THE LIST OF WEDNESDAY-ERS IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING!

Today’s topic is “Theme Songs for Books,” and it’s basically a way to showcase some music that reminds you of a book or a certain character. I love this topic so much as I often think of songs that go with a certain book and now I have an excuse to share it with you. I don't usually listen to music while I read because I feel like it distracts me from the plot and characters in the book but I love music and thinking of what book a song would relate to.

5. Shatter me by Tahereh Mafi

Toxic by Britney Spears: “I'm addicted to you. Don't you know that you're toxic?"

Juliette is literally toxic. She can't touch anyone without killing them except for a select few. This song is normally about the guy but in this scenario, I think it works fine, the other way around. I also really like this song. It is catchy and perfectly fits with this book and Juliette.

4. Splintered by A.G. Howard

Alice by Avril Lavigne: “I found myself in Wonderland. Get back on my feet, on the ground. Is this real? Is this pretend?"

This is a pretty obvious choice for this book or rather this series as it is basically describing Alice from Alice in Wonderland.

3. Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes

Castle by Halsey: “I'm heading straight for the castle. They wanna make me their queen."

This really works for this book because so many people are trying to get the kingdom. I also really like this song and it fits a lot of books.

2. Red queen by victoria aveyard

The Devil Within by Digital Daggers: "I will be here when you think you're all alone."

Seven Devils by Florence and the Machine: "Holy water cannot help you now. See I've come to burn your kingdom down."

Back These two songs really work for this book. There is betrayal, conspiracy and blood in this book. I feel like these two songs really represent it as well as the lyrics that I have put here. I also really like these songs. Believe it or not, I don't just listen to Taylor Swift and Halsey.

1. The Scorch by Shelby Merry

The Scorchu by Shelby Merry: “It was a rust belt of dust and ash. The cities stood like tombs of the world that has passed."

Can you guess why I picked this song for this book?

No?

Well, I'll tell you then. This song literally is called The Scorch and it immediately reminded me of The Scorch Trials. The lyrics actually really work for the book/movie as well. And I found a new song to listen to.

Wednesday, 1 June 2016

Movie Review #1: Alice through the Looking Glass

Finally, I am getting a movie review up. I am such a bad person in terms of promising reviews and then never giving them. Yesterday, I went to see the sequel to Alice in Wonderland which was Alice through the Looking Glass. Apparently, this movie hasn't been getting good reviews which made absolutely no sense to me as I really enjoyed it and it was one of my most anticipated movies for this year.

Title: Alice Through the Looking Glass
Director: James Bobin
Rating: PG
My Rating: 5 Crowns
Release Date: May 27, 2016

The first movie came out a few years ago and in case you have somehow never seen it or forgot about it, I shall post a small summary for you.

Alice Kingsleigh was a young girl when she first visited the magical Underland and is now a teenager who has no memory of the place. Her life takes an unexpected turn when at a garden party, she spots a curious white rabbit and chases him down a hole. She's reunited with her friends the Mad Hatter, played by Johnny Depp, the Cheshire Cat and many others. Alice learns that she has a destiny to end the Red Queen's (Helena Bonham Carter) reign of terror over Underland.

I think the fact that some people don't like it is because they don't follow the book, scene for scene. I personally did not mind because I feel like it is one of those stories that the screenwriters can do whatever they want with it.

I really enjoyed this movie. Not as much as the first one but almost as much. I loved seeing the beloved characters again and being able to see what had happened to the characters in the time that we had been gone.

PLOT

I really enjoyed the plot. We started off with Alice's normal life. She is now the Captain of her father's ship. She is basically in the Straits of Melacca getting chased by pirates. I love how it started off right in the action to start it off with a bang. I also really liked how she got to Underland and seeing Alice's whole normal life intertwined with her going to Underland

I feel like the movie followed a good plot structure with rising action and a large climax before having falling action.

CHARACTERS

Alice is as usual my favorite character. She is strong willed and strong minded. She is also very courageous, often jumping headfirst into danger. Alice shows these characteristics continuously during the movie when she is trying to find the Hatter's family and fix him.

The Mad Hatter is another one of my favorite characters. He is just so funny. We didn't know much about him until this movie when we get a backstory about his family and his life when he was younger which I really liked.

We got some backstory on the White Queen and the Red Queen's lives and how the Red Queen ended up how she is. It was a lot of her sister's fault.

We also got a new character: Time. He was so freaking hilarious and sometimes was just really stupid but it's a movie filled with craziness so he fit right in.

WORLD

We got to see a lot more of Underland in this film. We got to see the Hatter's house and not just him having tea all day. We also got to go back and time and see our beloved characters at different points in their lives. This movie was much less dark and dismal which greatly impressed me.

CONTENT FOR OLDER VIEWERS ONLY?

The PG rating was perfect for this movie. The violence is kept to a minimum and there is no drug, alcohol or sexual content. I feel like this movie is wonderful for kids and also has a good message. I encourage all of you to see it and if you have siblings, cousins, etc.

I highly recommend this movie because it is fun and is a good get away.

Monday, 30 May 2016

Music Monday #15

I got this idea from the blog Trust in the Words.

Just Like Fire by P!nk

This song was written for the movie Alice through the Looking Glass and I just saw the movie (keep your eyes peeled for the movie review). I feel like this song works really well with the movie and the whole theme of Alice. I actually really like this song. It's really catchy and the music video is really entertaining. I recommend a listen.

What's in your headphones?

Happy reading everybody! <3

Sunday, 29 May 2016

Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout [Lux #1]

This is a spoiler free review!

Obsidian

Written by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction/Paranormal Romance

Publisher: Entangled Teen

Release Date: May 8, 2012

Pages: 335

Source: Library

Places to Get this Book: Amazon Barnes and Noble Book Depository

Recommended Age: 12 and up!

Summary:

Starting over sucks.

When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring… until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up.

And then he opened his mouth.

Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something… unexpected happens.

The hot alien living next door marks me.

You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon’s touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I’m getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades.

If I don’t kill him first, that is.

Review:

I went into this book not knowing much but what bloggers, and youtubers had said about it. Then, when I read the back and discovered that the male in this book was actually an alien and not a vampire or a werewolf, I was immediately down to read it. Most books with aliens have them destroying things or wanting to kill humans but this book was different.

COVER

I must admit, the guy on the cover kind of freaks me out. His eyes actually scare me. I also don’t think the cover really represents the story. Katy isn’t hanging onto Daemon for support the whole time. She has her own mind and can decide what she wants for herself.

WORLD-BUILDING

Since there isn’t a new fantasy world it is hard to describe actual world-building. But the way the author explains Daemon’s backstory and his planet and everything is rather unique. I really enjoyed learning about their backstory and how they weren’t just normal aliens.

Then there are the characters.

KATY

We first meet Katy when she has just moved to West Virginia and is writing on her blog or about to. I adore Katy. She sort of reminds me of me or Elena from The Vampire Diaries (granted I’ve only watched about two episodes so I don’t really know). She is a normal girl who’s life changes when her dad dies and has to move to a little town in the middle of nowhere. She is also a book blogger and fangirls over getting new books which is totally me. I loved everything about her.

She was also quite the heroine. I half expected her to be a whimpy teenage girl who needed someone (Daemon) to save her all the time but she managed to hold her own and did some crazy things to save those whom she cared about.

DAEMON

Daemon….Where do I begin? Daemon was hot, infuriating, swoony and arrogant. He was also an overprotective brother, always protecting Dee from everything even things she so obviously didn’t need to be protected from. Daemon did not like Katy at first and went out of his way to be rude. But when he revealed himself to be an alien, he had no choice but to spend time with her.

Let me admit something, I hated Daemon at first. I thought he was rude and arrogant and didn’t know why anyone liked him. But he sort of grows on you and I did like him by the last half of the book.

DEE

From the first page when we met her, I adored her. She was that bubbly best friend and she was the greatest friend to Katy. She had a lot of strength and stuck by her friend.

ROMANCE

The romance was by no means insta love. They hated each other. Daemon infuriated Katy to no end and Daemon did not get along with Katy. But after a while there was a lot of flirting and I could tell that they would either get together by the end or almost get together. By the way, it is practically impossible to hear anything romantic come out of Daemon’s mouth. I can not wait to see how their relationship progresses

WRITING

I really enjoyed the writing. It was easy to understand and I really flew through this book.

Final Thoughts:

I highly recommend this book, especially if you like contemporaries and anything sci-fi. I really enjoyed this book because of the characters and plot.

Quotes from the Book:

“Will you show me what you really look like? You don't sparkle, do you?”

“Beautiful face. Beautiful body. Horrible attitude. It was the holy trinity of hot boys.”

My Rating: 5 out of 5 Crowns

Weekly Update: 5/22-5/29

I have decided to start doing a weekly post called weekly recap where I update you on my life, reading and watching. Plus any posts I have done or will do.