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May 30, 2015
Book Review - We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach
We All Looked UpAuthor: Tommy WallachGenres: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Contemporary.Published: March 26 2015Pages: 370 pages (Paperback Edition) (Simon & Schuster UK)Read: April 2015Rating: 4 StarsBefore the asteroid we let ourselves be defined by labels:
The athlete, the outcast, the slacker, the overachiever.
But then we all looked up and everything changed.
They said it would be here in two months. That gave us two months to leave ou...
May 27, 2015
Book Review - The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
The Sky Is EverywhereAuthor: Jandy NelsonGenres: Young Adult, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance.Published: June 7 2010Pages: 368 pages (Hardback Edition) (Walker Books)Read: March 2015Rating: 2 StarsSeventeen-year-old Lennie Walker spends her time tucked safely and happily in the shadow of her fiery older sister, Bailey. But when Bailey dies abruptly, Lennie is catapulted to centre stage of her own life - and, despite her nonexistent history with boys...
Read-A-Thon's Final Update
Read-A-Thon's Final Update
Bout of Books: For Bout of Books I was able to complete 2 books and start a third and get about almost halfway through that book.
I completed both Scarlet by Marrisa Meyer and Insurgent by Veronica Roth and started Parasite by Mira Grant.
Crush Your TBR:As Crush Your TBR was practically the end of Bout of Books I read 1 book for it. which was Insurgent by Veronica Roth as said above :p
RYBSAT:RYBSAT didn't go to well for me because the first book I picked up...
Bout of Books: For Bout of Books I was able to complete 2 books and start a third and get about almost halfway through that book.
I completed both Scarlet by Marrisa Meyer and Insurgent by Veronica Roth and started Parasite by Mira Grant.
Crush Your TBR:As Crush Your TBR was practically the end of Bout of Books I read 1 book for it. which was Insurgent by Veronica Roth as said above :p
RYBSAT:RYBSAT didn't go to well for me because the first book I picked up...
May 21, 2015
Summer Reading Plan
Summer Reading PlanAnd here it is, that time again, where I make a Summer Reading Plan!! (Not that I ever stick to them or anything, but still...)
Summer here in Ireland starts from the 1st of May and ends the 31st of July. And well, I have my holidays now from college since the 6th of May but I'm only making the list now so..... this is actually going to be from mid May, June, July and be until the end of August... That should give me enough time :P
And my Summer List is as follows:
Books I Own...
Summer here in Ireland starts from the 1st of May and ends the 31st of July. And well, I have my holidays now from college since the 6th of May but I'm only making the list now so..... this is actually going to be from mid May, June, July and be until the end of August... That should give me enough time :P
And my Summer List is as follows:
Books I Own...
TBR & Unread Books Tag
TBR & Unread Books TagHey guys here's just a little tag that I found on Youtube, and I'll link the video down below, and just really really want to do!! It was created by Danni Darling and is just a really great tag about your TBR and unread books :)
Now onto the questions:
How many unread and read books do you have?Unread - 128 Book XORead - 91 Books (Because of unhauled read books!! :P)
The book that has sat on your shelf the longest?That would probably be Jonas by Eden Maguire. I re...
Now onto the questions:
How many unread and read books do you have?Unread - 128 Book XORead - 91 Books (Because of unhauled read books!! :P)
The book that has sat on your shelf the longest?That would probably be Jonas by Eden Maguire. I re...
May 14, 2015
Bout of Books 13.0 - Challenge #2 & #3!!
Bout of Books 13.0 - Challenge #2 & #3!!
I fell behind with the challenges but I really want to do them so I'm just going to poat them all here in this one post :)
Challenge #2 - Character Face-OffThis challenge was hosted by Lulo Fangirl and involves you picking two of your all time favourite characters and facing them off against each other. This is actually a really hard challenge for me because I always find these difficult and I know I'm just going to make it extremely...
I fell behind with the challenges but I really want to do them so I'm just going to poat them all here in this one post :)
Challenge #2 - Character Face-OffThis challenge was hosted by Lulo Fangirl and involves you picking two of your all time favourite characters and facing them off against each other. This is actually a really hard challenge for me because I always find these difficult and I know I'm just going to make it extremely...
Bout of Books 13.0 - Update #3
Bout of Books 13.0 - Update #3Day 3 - Wednesday 13th May (Written on Thursday - 8.34am)
Book Reading - Parasite by Mira Grant / Insurgent by Veronica RothNumber of Pages Read Today - 52pgs :(
Number of Pages Read In Total - 704pgs
Books Finished - Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
General Thoughts:I didn't get to read very much today because I was very busy going into town and doing stuff and I wasn't at home that much so... I hope to do much better on Thursday :)
Book Reading - Parasite by Mira Grant / Insurgent by Veronica RothNumber of Pages Read Today - 52pgs :(
Number of Pages Read In Total - 704pgs
Books Finished - Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
General Thoughts:I didn't get to read very much today because I was very busy going into town and doing stuff and I wasn't at home that much so... I hope to do much better on Thursday :)
May 13, 2015
Bout of Books 13.0 - Update #2
Bout of Books 13.0 - Update #2Day 2 - Tuesday 12th May (Written on Wednesday - 5pm)Book Reading - Parasite by Mira GrantNumber of Pages Read Today - 522pgs
Number of Pages Read In Total - 652 pgs
Books Finished - Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
General Thoughts:I read so so much today!! I am actually really proud of how much I read :) I even finished my first book and got to get a good bit into my second. But because I was reading all day, I didn't get to update... therefore this is why this is going u...
Number of Pages Read In Total - 652 pgs
Books Finished - Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
General Thoughts:I read so so much today!! I am actually really proud of how much I read :) I even finished my first book and got to get a good bit into my second. But because I was reading all day, I didn't get to update... therefore this is why this is going u...
May 11, 2015
Bout of Books 13.0 - Update #1
Bout of Books 13.0 - Update #1Day 1 - Monday 11th May (10pm)Book Reading - Scarlet by Marissa MeyerNumber of Pages Read - 130pgs
General Thoughts:I felt I didn't really get to read much today :( But I'm back continung reading once this is posted so maybe I'll get a bit further :)
General Thoughts:I felt I didn't really get to read much today :( But I'm back continung reading once this is posted so maybe I'll get a bit further :)
Bout of Books 13.0 - Challenge #1
Bout of Books 13.0 - Challenge #1The first challenge of the Bout of Books 13.0 read-a-thon is hosted over at the blog Writing My Own Fairy Tale and you can find the post about the challenge here.
The challenge is simple, just answer the Bookish Survey!! So let's begin :D
1. How do you organise your shelves?I organise my books depending on the mood I'm in but I do have some general rules when orgainising my book such as :All books in a series must be kept together.Where at all possible, he...
The challenge is simple, just answer the Bookish Survey!! So let's begin :D
1. How do you organise your shelves?I organise my books depending on the mood I'm in but I do have some general rules when orgainising my book such as :All books in a series must be kept together.Where at all possible, he...
