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TGIF, bookwroms! Today's post is inspired by  Freda's Voice. From Girlxoxo: Grab a book, any book, and turn to page 56. Find a sentence that grabs you and post it either on your blog or on Instagram tagged with #Friday56.  This week I've chosen Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 2 by S.Meyer This is a little different than other Friday's, as this is a graphic novel. But I just found this quote beautiful:  "But as time went on, I began to see the monster in my eyes. I couldn't escape the debt of so much human life taken, no matter how justified. And I went back to Carlisle and Esme. They welcomed me back like the prodigal. It was more than I deserved." -Twilight, p. 343 in the normal copy. I'm actually dying to reread the Twilight Saga. I don't know what I'm waiting for... I have to study for my big exams (which I'm barely doing). I will take Sunday off and try to read as many as I can. After I reread them, I'll r...

Thursday's Book Meme is inspired by  Sailing Through Books. Exert from Girlxoxo:  link up to your post on first impressions of a book cover in the form of a made-up synopsis … so basically judging a book by it’s cover yes. I reviewed this a couple of months ago, you can find it here . When I first saw this book, I thought it was going to be some piece of trash that fills my guilty hunger for paranormal romance. I thought it would be a shallow love story about some Mary Sue girl falling for her vampire. To relate to the cover, I thought there would be some epiphany where they waltz together, like maybe she decides to be a vampire herself. Or they fell in love. Who knows. I don't want to spoil it for those who haven't read it; but just a forewarning: It may sound cliche, but hot damn. It's one of the sexiest teen romances with such an interesting and well-developed world, you'd be a fool not to read it! (only if you're a fan of the genre, of course).  ...

Welcome to Wednesday's Book Meme, inspired by  the Captive Reader , and  Silly Litter Mischief . As I said in my last post , I sadly had to return some library books that I didn't get to even start. Those were Cinder, and the Glittering Court. However, a beauty that I've recently snagged is: Summer Days & Summer Nights (Twelve Stories) by Stephanie Perkins (Editor), Leigh Bardugo, Francesca Lia Block, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Brandy Colbert, Tim Federle, Lev Grossman, Nina LaCour, Veronica Roth , Jon Skovron, Jennifer E. Smith. I can't wait to read this! I'm not really in a contemporary kind of mood right now-- I'm all about the paranormal romance, especially when it has to do with the underworld. But the selling point of this book wasn't the plot-- it was the authors . Steph, Cassie and Roth all in one??? HELL YEAH! I'm going to the library today, all day, to study. Wish me luck. Hopefully I won't get too distracted a...

This day's meme is inspired by  Rainy Day Ramblings. Do you have any tips on how to save some money when buying books? Tell us about it! Question from  Fiction Book Review. I'm going to answer this suited best for the Australian audience, who prefer paperbacks like myself. I'm sure your country has to equivalent websites I'm about to suggest.  If you didn't see my master post , check it out as it has a large list that is helpful all year round. Some current buzz: Booktopia is having a really big sale right now. They have free shipping to Australia!  You may have just missed out on Book Depository's massive sale, but thankfully AbeBooks (which company is linked to) still has some deals on:  If you know nay sales going on near you, feel free to post them below for a fellow reader.  And you know what-- if you missed out on any great deals, just go to the library. They're pretty cool. And free. Sadly many of mine are shutting dow...

Everneath by Brodi Ashton 4/5 stars Would've been 5/5 if I hadn't rooted for the wrong guy in the love triangle, damnit. This book all together was a well rounded story! It was captivating and original. There's not much to complain about. However, my only issue is that I think Nikki would be better with Cole. I thought from the beginning that Jack was the boring, safe option. And poor Cole, he can't help how he feels! There's literally destiny binding them together-- and for some reason- that being, that she has ties with a boy who she barely dated for 3 months (only!)- she rejects Cole! Even though choosing him is the far superior and more interesting option! Nikki plays the victim card a lot. But there's literally a flashback she has, where Cole says for the billionth time "Are you sure?" and warns her that there "is not going back" after this, aND SHE AGREEED. Yeah maybe there was some slight emotional manipu...

Falling Under by Gwen Hayes 3/5 stars It would've been higher if it didn't cause me to go into a reading slump. The story line is so intriguing and I love the idea so much. I just which there was more depth to it, you know?  It was basically the first 20 mins of a movie. It was a lot of fun, I love being introduced to new worlds and characters, but not a lot actually happened. I loved the psychic. She (/he?) was such a star and made the book more... Dimensional? The ending was pretty disappointing. Maybe I'm just used to reading lengthier pieces now, but the ending was practically an introduction to the actual drama taking place. The mother, as well as all the other characters, was written brilliantly. They're fairly cliche if you think about it, but the author manages to tweak them just enough to make them her own. The haunting relationship between Haden and Theia is enchanting. My favourite moment between them? ...

The final book meme for this week is inspired by Sugar and Snark.   post a characteristic and choose 5 of our favorite cover’s with that characteristic  This week has been really fun to make! If I had the time, I'd love to make posts like this everyday. Maybe when I'm less busy I will. I haven't decided if I'll adapt any of these memes as regular features, but let me know in the comments if you had a favourite! Check out my poll (in the siderbar, to the right side of this post) and vote for your favourites! The theme I'm picking is: Ball Gowns (or pretty outfits you'd like to wear!) At number 5: Matched The green dress seems absolutely gorgeous to wear at your match-making ball. Nothing much else to say; green isn't my colour, and there's a reason it isn't #1. Number 4: These Broken Stars Lilac's the most spoilt princess in the galaxy, with a stunning dress that immediately takes the breath out of Tarver, super spunky soldier ...

Saturday's Book Meme is inspired by The Hardcover Lover. Criteria for the mini soundtrack: Include a song that you think goes well with the beginning of your chosen book Include a song you think fits a character in your chosen book Include a song that represents a relationship in your chosen book Include a song that fits the ending of the book  This soundtrack is for Jessica's Guide to Dating the Dark Side. Beginning of the book: Are You Gonna Be My Girl- Jet. Character; Luc: Come on Closer- Jem. Relationship; The Betrothed Vampires:   Chapel of Love- the Dixie Cups. Ending of the book (spoilers): I Do- Colbie Caillat OR Heavy In Your Arms- Florence + The Machine. I hope you're all having a lovely Saturday! I'm off to my psychologists and then will spoil myself to some afternoon reading, hopefully.  the other one

TGIF, my peeps! Today's post is inspired by Freda's Voice. From Girlxoxo: Grab a book, any book, and turn to page 56. Find a sentence that grabs you and post it either on your blog or on Instagram tagged with #Friday56. I've selected Obsidian as I knew I'd be immediately captivated: I can't pick an exact quote! What's happening is basically Katy and Daemon (my OTP) go on their first unofficial date at their local river bank, and go swimming. And oh. If it isn't hot enough, it certainly is after reading the full chapter.  Heres a link to my reviews: [ 2 , 3 , & 4 ] if you want to know how much I love this series.  It's basically Twilight but with aliens. Very hot aliens. The world is so well constructed and it centres around a book blogger named Katy! Highly unrealistic which means it's the best escape. Enjoy your Friday! I'll be enjoying my weekly pizza and maybe an all-nighter reading for a new series. ...

Hello my 8 stunning readers, For the first time in 2 years; I updated my theme. I'm having a few technical difficulties, so please excuse them until they are fixed. If you think you or you know of somebody that can help me, please go over to my request on the Blogger help forum . The main issue (full request found at the link above): I know this has been mentioned several times, but the solutions people give such as the codes for CSS/HTML are not working.  I have been searching for a solution for over 2 hours now. Sometimes when I try out the suggestions, my posts will "loop (I think that's the term?); where they repeat themselves in the same post, and the thumbnail isn't at the top (the picture just repeats itself like the rest of the post). Other times that [ugly] thumbnail with disproportions (and yes, I know how to change to ratio of them) will remain there.  I am happy for the tiny thumbnails to stay in my sidebar with my Popular This Month sectio...

Thursday's Book Meme is inspired by Sailing Through Books. Exert from Girlxoxo:  link up to your post on first impressions of a book cover in the form of a made-up synopsis … so basically judging a book by it’s cover yes.  So I only read E&P this year, a few months ago. I had never read any of Rowell's books before, and heard they were as quirky as John Green's. For some reason I did not account that this may be as heartbreaking as John Green's books. I thought this book, judging by the cover, was about two teens from my contemporary age. Eleanor was extremely uptight, skinny, and was obsessed with music. She probably had blonde hair and the perfect family life, and found Park walking in well... a park? Park, seen in this cover, was a skate boarder dude who probably was caught up with the pot heads of the group. He was laid back with no future plans scoped out. Maybe Park accidentally crashed into E as she had her headphones on? Opposites collide; the star...

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas 4/5 stars. This book was soooooooo much better than the others in the series!! I'm so happy I finally like one. Would I read it again? Sure. It wouldn't be a painful read at all (as long as I maintained my almost skimming pace). I actually FELT what the characters were feeling this time. Each and every one of them (except for Manon. I really don't like her storyline. I'd honestly prefer for her to be cut from this series pls and thanks). So many times I had to stop and go "AWWW" or sigh. The feels, man. The feels. I had such low expectations after all the other books. Thanks for all my goodreads buddies for making me persist through the series. Maybe this series is like twilight? You enjoy reading the first, the middle ones suck, and you're back to enjoying the final ending of the saga.  One of my favourite moments was at the end: "Dorian said, 'So here we are.' 'T...

Welcome to Wednesday's Book Meme, inspired by the Captive Reader , and Silly Litter Mischief . The last time I went to the library was last week, a day before my last 2 exams for Trials. I needed a reward to get me through the study, as I decided I would take the immediate day off to sit back and read (which is a lie; I ended up organising my Book Meme Week and binge watching Friends). However, on a small loot from the library, I have borrowed: Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas Cinder by Marissa Meyer A Glittering Court by Richelle Mead  These have been FOREVER on my list, and I decided it would be the best treat ever to indulge myself in a little fantasy. I've read a lot of PJO recently, and needed some other branches of YA fantasy to prevent another reading slump to occur.  After writing up all my posts for the Book Meme Week, I shall be starting these books (in the exact order they're listed in).  If you...

This day's meme is inspired by Rainy Day Ramblings. Do you have any tips on how to save some money when buying books? Tell us about it! Question from Fiction Book Review. I'm going to answer this suited best for the Australian audience, who prefer paperbacks like myself. I'm sure your country has to equivalent websites I'm about to suggest.  For a while, I was a huge sucker to major corporations like Dymocks. Around 1.5 years ago, I found Booktopia . They offered free shipping to those in Australia, with a "wide" range-- at the time I had barely breached the grounds of John Green and other popular bestersellers -- of YA books. Boy, what a fool I was. On one evening, when I was so bored I looked up 'book price comparison website', I found Booko . What a blessing it was to find. It gave me a link to every book imaginable under my Goodreads TBR list, along with second hand books. Most of the time, the cheapest books are found at Book ...

Good morning, readers! Today we're going to hit it off with Mailbox Monday . My birthday is coming up close (1 week to be exact!), and a bunch of my orders are beginning to be delivered. If you don't already know, I'm 16. I'm sure it would be weird if you thought I was 30+ and saw me referring to all these presents my mum is getting me as a little absurd. I sent my mother a list at the start of August, determined to receive the books on time! It also ensures my essential picks are already chosen and so if my friends get me random, cheap selections like last year (I appreciate the thought; but when I send my friends my Goodreads TBR list... with a ranking system... I mean, c'mon ). Those books sit at the bottom of my shelves hidden away. I can't have them taking up prime realestate on my upper shelves! So although the books are arriving; I've forgotten which books I asked for I quickly just logged onto my mum's AbeBooks account, which is where...

What's up, readers? I'm really motivated to get this blog to it's full potential. It's not just the look and followers that help reach that; but obviously, the content. Girlxoxo has inspired me to do a week long book meme challenge. Each day for the following week, I'll upload a themed post such as Mailbox Monday. This is what I should always be doing on my blog to keep it nice and entertaining, but I enjoy freelancing and reviewing whenever. But I am curious to live in the footsteps of Katy (from the Lux Series) and her epic post-schedule (I swear that girl has 3 posts each day!) Let's see how this goes. Maybe I'll pick up a few that'll stick with me on this blog? :) Time to get started! 

It's my last day of freedom before I return to school. What I've been up to: I went to a snazzy 18th birthday party . All my friends are 18 while I'm 16. It was very tame from regular 18th's, I imagine, as I played card games all night. I really liked what a wore (though nobody else did). I call it "Primeminister's Wife". I couldn't find the exact dress, my was more   risqué, with a lace tie up over the cleavage. I don't own another other shoes besides similar black pumps to these. I wear them all the time; with tan stockings. I guess I was inspired after watching Princess Diaries. As I was sick, and it's the middle of winter, of course I wore: Only buttoned under the bust to give myself shape. Accessorised by: & I thought I looked great, but when I turned up everybody was in jeans (except for the hosts) and I got a side glance from everybody. Oh well, I was excited to wear my 'costume'.  I've...

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas 3/5 stars Do you have any tips on how to save some money when buying books? Tell us about it!I can already hear the rest of you guys screaming "ONLY 3 STARS??? ARE YOU CRAZY?" I want to reply, "I'm sorry, did we read the same book? How is this book so largely rated as 5/5 stars?" This book was at such a paintstakingly long pace, I had to eventually just start skimming. A lot of the writing was unnecessary. I find this a regular issue in fantasy novels. Especially the overrated ones. If I had to skim, why bother continuing, right? I'm a superficial. I know, I'm sorry. The cover is so pretty. So many Goodreads users adore this series. The first instalment was great. The writing was a little boring for me, but the concept and characters were what stuck for me. Then the second book, I pretty much hated. I feel like not a lot happened until boom this death and this totally predictable b...