tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49910738977495823412024-03-13T16:45:34.685+00:00A Little Something BookishAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07383303933662051761noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991073897749582341.post-58301390583679161032017-03-27T18:46:00.000+01:002017-03-27T18:46:00.040+01:00Moving...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello!<br />
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I haven't posted on here in over a year. Between then and now I have been a co-blogger (before giving up my duties to focus on my University studies) and I have now started up another blog which you can go to <a href="http://hunguponbooks.wordpress.com/"><b>here</b></a>. I am posting there twice a week and I am loving it. I kind of love Wordpress more than blogger. I love the easiness of it and the drafting system is just nicer. So yeah, just in case there's anyone still out there following this or checking up on it. That's where I am now..<br />
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P.s. I've been posting on <a href="http://instagram.com/hunguponbooks_">instagram</a> for over 2 years now, so if you feel like having a look back at what I've been reading the past year, feel free :)</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07383303933662051761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991073897749582341.post-26817194066174117622016-03-06T15:35:00.001+00:002016-03-06T15:36:30.003+00:00Flights of Fantasy 2016<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Flights of Fantasy 2016 is hosted by <a href="http://www.alexalovesbooks.com/2015/12/flights-of-fantasy-reading-challenge.html"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Alexa</span></a> and <a href="http://www.hello-chelly.com/2015/12/flights-of-fantasy-reading-challenge.html"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Rachel</span></a> and I'm so happy to participate again this year. I participated last year and I'm participating again this year (this post was written in January, but never posted hence why it's so late). </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm going for a total of 22 fantasy books this year. I've listed below all the books/series I would like to read but we'll see how that goes! As long as I can read at least 20 fantasy books, I'll be happy!</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Soundless</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Truthwitch </i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Seraphina </i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Uprooted</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Frostfire</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>The Queen of the Tearling</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Ruin and Rising </i>(I've read the first two in this series already)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Glass Sword</i> (adding this here as I've read Red Queen already!)</span></li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07383303933662051761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991073897749582341.post-77172360997172561562016-03-06T13:30:00.000+00:002016-03-06T13:38:15.738+00:00Kindle vs Books: The Great Debate<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">About two years ago, I wrote a post on <a href="http://alittlesomethingbookish.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/physical-book-vs-e-reader.html" style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">e-readers vs physical books</span></a>. I looked at the pros and cons of both but didn't actually own an e-reader myself (we have a family one, but I wasn't allowed to buy things on it at the time!). I received a Kindle Paperwhite for Christmas 2015, and safe to say, I'm very happy with it. Although I haven't used it much since receiving it (I'm trying to half my physical TBR), it really is so handy. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So what do I think of e-readers now that I have one myself? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well, I've found mine to be extremely handy. They're small, compact, can fit hundreds of books on them (although my Kindle library is at roughly 10-15 so far) and with mine, I can read well into the night with it. One thing I really like is how much shelf space I save as although I <i>love </i>having my pretty books on my shelves, I recently ran out of space and my books started stacking up on the floor until I thankfully bought a new shelf, but that's almost full and although I do have extra space on my old shelves, I know I'll fill that up in no time, so therefore, my Kindle is ideal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What I've found out when I read my Kindle books, is that I read them at a much faster rate than physical books. I'm not entirely sure why, I wonder if it's because I can see how long it would take me to read a book at the bottom and that spurs me on, but I've definitely found that I read books a lot quicker on my Kindle!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Having a Kindle, for me, is a perfect solution to my almost overflowing shelves. I'm actually planning to take it to America with me in the Summer as 1) many books for the flight and 2) more luggage space to bring those nice US edition books back with me! I best get looking for some extra shelf space in my room!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Not at all. I love physical books in my hand more than my Kindle, but I love how my Kindle tells me exactly how long it would take me to complete a book, which a physical book can't do. There are pro's and con's to each of them, but ultimately as long as I'm reading something, I don't mind the format. Although, I do love the pretty covers on physical books!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I most definitely would. Although I don't use mine a massive amount as I'm trying to whittle down my physical TBR, an e-reader is just so convenient and takes up so much less bag and shelf space. Like I said, there are pro's and con's to each, but I feel like a Kindle is definitely worth the investment. I know that just because I have a Kindle, it doesn't mean I will stop buying physical books. In fact, I buy a lot of my books from Amazon anyway, and a lot of them are from Independent Sellers on there, and if a physical book is cheaper from an independent seller in comparison to Kindle, then you can betcha I'll be buying the physical copy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So there you have it, that's my opinion on the great e-reader vs physical books debate now that I finally have my own!</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07383303933662051761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991073897749582341.post-61639417456380910292016-03-03T20:13:00.004+00:002016-03-03T20:15:24.719+00:00Hello, it's me..<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You would be very correct if you're thinking that I am the worst blogger ever because I totally am. I haven't blogged anything since the very beginning of July last year, and we are now in March, closer to July 2016 than July 2015 so let's just hold up here a sec. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So where have I been and what have I been up to, I hear you ask?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">WELL, let me do a little bit of a recap for you, but please bear in mind I may miss a few things out! (I'm really sorry this is such a text heavy post!)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">In July I spent a week away in Portugal with my family and boyfriend and had <i>the </i>best time! It was so nice to go on holiday with my family again and to have my boyfriend there was even better! Although, I got extremely sunburnt the day before we went to the waterpark (bad idea) in my effort to get a tan, except I'm stupid and forgot to put suncream on after I got out of the sea. Perk to this was that I still have a tan line from July and it is now March! I also celebrated my birthday the day after we got back, so wahoo for that. Other than that I just worked and worked and that was it!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I literally did nothing this month apart from worked. I was working two jobs over the Summer which is good money wise but also sucked because I had 4 months off and I basically spent like 3 weeks of it not working and the rest working so there's that!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I finished my temporary summer job but was still working quite a bit except more time off in the week, yay! It was also freshers week (where me and my boyfriend broke up, which sucked a ton) and then I started second year of uni, how fun. So yeah, this month sorta sucked tbh.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I went out(nights outs) a ton in October. There was a paint party which was so fun, and a few other things like a friends birthday, but other than that it was just uni and work. My life is so boring.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Once again, uni and work, uni and work. I had a few nights out but not loads, and I went up some hills that are close to where I live but it was absolutely freezing and I only went up the top of the one that I parked by. If it was warmer and less windy, I would've gone up much further. I started a temporary job this month for over Christmas so again I was working two jobs but I also had uni work (silly me) but it was ok..</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">CHRISTMAS! Oh I love Christmas and this year we </span>spent it with my whole family so that was fabby. I also had a Kindle for Christmas(!!!!) and read The Awakened and blasted through it and finished it that day (bit anti-social as I was sat in the chair in the corner of my grandparents living room just reading, but my cousins are all 8 and below and I am 20, so no thank you). Also this month was obvs New Years and I spent it with my one friend and it was such a hilarious night! Other than that I just worked two jobs still, finished Uni for Christmas, and then Boxing Day I finished my one job and just carried on with my temp one!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wow, I missed a <i>lot </i>of months on here.. So January I started back at uni to finish Semester 1 but was at Uni for two weeks before we broke up for January exams and marking week which is totally pointless because two weeks of uni and then two weeks off, but I'm not complaining. I didn't really do much other than work and uni again(I am seriously so boring) but I did celebrate one of my friends birthdays, yay! Also, we booked to go away to New York this Summer, so America, I'm coming for ya! I've also applied to be a co-blogger over at another blog so if I'm accepted, I'll be moving!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We are almost there! This month I celebrated two of my friends 21st birthday, started semester 2 at uni, had an interview for another job that is opposite the one I'm working in (it's a department store and I'm moving from one concession to another..) and also, me and my ex-boyfriend got back together at the end of this month, yay! We also went on a trip to a forest and he helped me take some bookish pictures so that was good! So this month again, was uni and work but also a lot more fun with good things happening!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We are up to date, FINALLY! So it's day 3 of this month but I can tell you what is coming up. I finish my job on one department and move to another on the 14th, I have a date night with my boyfriend coming up, I need to start working on my Uni project that I'm doing. Other than that, not a lot is happening. I have an assignment due for the 17th, but that's not so bad although I want to get started early so that I can have plenty of time on it as I had an essay due on the 29th Feb and I literally finished it at 11:30am that day so yeah, not a good move! This month, I've been thinking of moving over to wordpress (I'm waiting to see if I'm a co-blogger but if not, I'll make the move). Do any of you use wordpress?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I hope you guys have had a good couple of months since we last spoke! I'm sorry for being so absent but since July I have been so busy with work and uni and uni work and everything else that's been happening! But finally I have time to breathe and write and read and all that sort of good stuff. I actually post pretty regularly over on my instagram (@gingerbreadbooks) so you should definitely check that out! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hope to be writing again soon!</span></div>
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feels that way. The last week of June was probably my busiest week of the year
so far. Right at the end of May, I started two new jobs – one permanent, one
temporary for over the summer, so this month has involved a lot of learning
about new things which I don’t mind particularly. My temporary job is actually
at the University I attend and worked at during my gap year, but in mid-June,
my department was holding a conference which I basically took over organisation
for. It was extremely stressful for me the day before it, like I don’t think
I’ve been so stressed in my life but it all turned out to be ok, thank god!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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time. I’ve seen Taylor play on 3 tours (Speak Now, Red and 1989) and I swear
she gets better every time. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">She even spotted me and my sister as we just so
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the only people in our block with the lights wrapped round us! We’re pretty
sure her mum spotted us too as we were dancing crazy and her mum saw us so that
was fun! I just wish I could see her again. My love for T-Sweezy knows no
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We celebrated by going out for a meal in the evening which was Thai food and it
was sooo so good. We didn’t do presents as it’s only 3 years, but at the same
time, 3 years! It feels like longer than that, but then it’s such a short time
in comparison to how long some people have been together. Still, I think it’s
an achievement seeing as I’m not even 20 yet!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->My little sister’s prom. My little sister had
her prom in the last week of June, and she looked so cute! It’s so weird to
think she’s leaving school already especially as I only left 4 years ago. It
makes me feel so old! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->THE HEAT. Oh my gosh, so this post is like a day
late, because I was going to put it up yesterday but holy crap, the heat last
Wednesday (1<sup>st</sup> July) was insane. I try not to complain when it’s
sunny because we don’t get it all that much in rainy England, but it was just
so hot and humid yesterday. I was sat outside for probably 2-3 hours and I
don’t think I even got that much of a tan!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->My modules for the second year of my History
degree have been confirmed and I’m so excited! I’m taking 6 modules in total,
two last the whole year, and then the rest are either taught in the first
semester or the second! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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realised that although my reading goal this year is 52, I have over 50 books on
my tbr list, which I want to get through this year, and about 4 of the 6 I read
this month weren’t included on my TBR so panic mode struck which led me to
write a list of books I would like to read for each month. I probably won’t,
I’ve already gone against the list, but ah well! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m aiming to read 7-8 books this month! I’m going on
holiday so hopefully a lot of beach/pool reading shall be done. I was only
going to take one book but honestly, what bookworm takes only one book when
going on holiday? I swiftly realised that the book I was intending to take (The
Fill-In Boyfriend) would probably be read within about a day which has now led
me to question which other books to take. I’m thinking of taking maybe 3 or 4,,
two in hand luggage and maybe 1 or 2 in my suitcase. I think I’m going to ask
the brains of Instagram to help me out with this one. If you want to chip in
your suggestion, follow me at @alittlesomethingbookish !<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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any updates from me, although it’s not like I update my blog all that much
anyway recently, oops.. I get back on the 18<sup>th</sup>, but then it’s my
birthday on the 19<sup>th</sup>! After that, I’m coming back and going straight
into work again, both at my temporary job and my permanent role! In my
temporary job, I’ll be taking on the role of editorial assistant for a journal
made up of journals! Sounds funny! I’m a bit nervous as I’m not entirely sure
about type facing and all that, but we’ll see how it goes!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b>Author</b>:</span> F. Scott Fitzgerald</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A portrait of the Jazz Age in all of its decadence and excess, The Great Gatsby captured the spirit of the author's generation and earned itself a permanent place in American mythology. Self-made, self-invented millionaire Jay Gatsby embodies some of Fitzgerald's--and his country's--most abiding obsessions: money, ambition, greed, and the promise of new beginnings. "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter--tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther.... And one fine morning--"Gatsby's rise to glory and eventual fall from grace becomes a kind of cautionary tale about the American Dream.</span></span></div>
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every ‘books you must read’ list. I’ve personally had it on my shelf since the
movie came out, but knew about it before I bought it. I’ll admit I’m not a big
classic reader, but I decided I’d try this one out. The problem is, I have mixed
feelings towards this book. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I won’t lie I did struggle with this book a bit. It took me
about a month to read it, but I was not giving up on it. I was so determined to
finish it that no matter how much I struggled, I carried on with it anyway just
so I could finally say I’ve read it. I have to say, I think I struggled with
how formal it was, but I did also struggle slightly with the story. It wasn’t
as interesting to me as I thought it would be. I felt that it lacked something,
and I found that the narrator, Nick, seemed to have confused feelings towards Gatsby.
I was also expecting there to be more of a glitz and glam lifestyle in the
book, but I felt that this was emphasised a bit too much as I didn’t find that
there was much. I felt that this book mainly just focused on the rich
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between was a bit waffly at times. My liking of the dialogue in this book was
probably why I significantly enjoyed the second part of this book as there was
a lot more speech. The fact that the first part of the book was full of hardly
any dialogue is more than likely why I struggled with the book as it
demotivated me to continue reading it, hence why it took me a month to get
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did think the book was interesting, and I do see why it is
a classic but personally I don’t think it’s for me, or at least the first read
wasn’t. I’m not sure if I’ll ever re-read it again, although I do think I will
have to revisit the ending soon as I am not entirely sure what really happened
to Gatsby, other than the obvious (if you’ve read it, you’ll know what I mean).
I won’t deny, this book is a classic but personally for me, I didn’t enjoy it
as much as I thought I would. I’m not sure if that’s because there’s such a big
hype surrounding the book that it didn’t live up to expectations for me or just
because me and classic books have a complicated relationship. This doesn't mean I wouldn't recommend it if someone asked me for a classic book to read though!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07383303933662051761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991073897749582341.post-70111367345419208432015-05-02T12:00:00.000+01:002015-05-02T12:00:02.505+01:00Fangirl<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; line-height: 20px;"><b>Title</b>:</span><span style="line-height: 20px;"> Fangirl</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; line-height: 20px;"><b>Author</b>:</span><span style="line-height: 20px;"> Rainbow Rowell</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><b><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Pages:</span> </b>461</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Cath is a Simon Snow fan. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">But for Cath, being a fan is her life—and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Cath’s sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can’t let go. She doesn’t want to. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Now that they’re going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn’t want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She’s got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words... And she can’t stop worrying about her dad, who’s loving and fragile and has never really been alone.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">For Cath, the question is: Can she do this? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? Writing her own stories? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been putting off reading <i>Fangirl</i> for such a long time, despite the glowing reviews for this book. <i>Fangirl </i>is the second book I have read by Rainbow Rowell with the first being <i>Eleanor and Park, </i>which I enjoyed. I've found that I thought I do enjoy Rowell's book, I have the same kind of relationship with her books that I do with John Green's, and I know that a lot of people compare the two, but both of their books feel kind of the same to me, although I can't quite put my finger on why.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I felt that Cath was an interesting character and I enjoyed getting to know her and the way she thought and I loved her determination for what she wanted to do. For me, it was interesting to see how Cath was without her sister. Cath and I are kind of different in the way that I think for Cath, being out of her comfort zone was difficult and a bit scary, whereas for me I don't mind it so much, but I think it was good with the way that she dealt with things. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Something that I thought was cool was the relationship that Cath had with her Dad. I haven't really read many books where the only parental figure in the characters life is the Dad, and to see that Cath had such a positive relationship with her father was really nice to read. The relationship between Cath and her sister Wren wasn't too overdone as Wren wasn't in the book all the time, but it was interesting to read how both of them coped with moving to University and not always being together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To me, Fangirl was quite a light read with a topic that wasn't too heavy. I didn't love it like a lot of people have but I did enjoy it and like it, plus I thought it was a good read. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If someone asked me for a light read, something that involved being at University, new experiences or family relationships then I would definitely recommend this.</span></div>
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April has been quite a busy month for me and I think it's only going to get busier with May coming up. As mentioned in my March look back (which I posted extremely late), I actually repainted my room at the beginning of April which I am totally in love with. It's so much more grown up and pretty! Plus with clearing out my room in the process, I cleared a shelf so I can have more books, woohoo!<br />
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May is going to be busy for me as I have 2 exams and two assignment deadlines, although one of the assignments is a portfolio of four pieces of work! So far I haven't started any of my assignments and I'm really struggling to revise for my exams as I feel that my course is a bit flimsy in comparison to other subjects such as Science or Math.<br />
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This month I read a total of 5 books which, in comparison to March when I read 10 books, is a little disappointing but I know that it's because this month has been fairly busy what with University coming to end meaning deadlines and exams coming up! Two of my favourite books that I read this month was <i>The Start of Me and You </i>and <i>Ugly Love.</i> I read both of these in a day each which is a bit crazy, I surprised myself if I'm honest! I also completed the <i>Ruby Red </i>trilogy. My reading goal for April was 6 books so I was almost there. I'm reading <i>The Great Gatsby</i> at the moment but I think it's dragged me into a reading slump..<br />
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My reading goal for this month is 4 books. It's low but it's because I have exams and deadlines so I'm not too bothered about only reading 4 books in May! In my March look back, I said I wanted to read some Fantasy books for the Flights of Fantasy challenge however that never happened, so hopefully once I've finished my exams, I can really throw myself into reading some Fantasy!<br />
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This post is long overdue, considering it's the middle of April but last month and the beginning of April was very busy. I had plenty of assignments due in March and at the beginning of April I redecorated my room which I am in love with! I'm now preparing for 3 exams that are coming up in May, and to say I'm nervous would be a bit of an understatement!</div>
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Despite this, I read plenty of books in March and totally shocked myself by reading 10 books this month. 10!! I think it's fair to say that I smashed my reading goal for March! I couldn't believe it when I counted them all up especially since it's probably been my busiest month with University so far. I don't think I'll be reading as many in April as I'm busy prepping for exams now!</div>
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My reading goal for the month is 6 books which is fairly reasonable I think especially with exams and things coming up. I'm hoping to try and get reading some more fantasy books within the next few months and I'm really slacking on the Flights of Fantasy reading challenge, having read just one book! I'm hoping to start Throne of Glass, Snow Like Ashes and Red Queen, as well as starting The Winner's Crime!<br />
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I hope you're all having a good month so far. I promise my April look back won't be published in the middle of May next time. I'm hoping that once my exams are out of the way, I can sit down and properly make a blog plan of action, as I feel like I'm a bit all over the place and some months I post loads and other months, there's nothing! If you'd like more frequent updates of what I'm reading, head on over to my instagram at alittlesomethingbookish, where I post which books I've bought/am reading!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07383303933662051761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991073897749582341.post-325800703838188032015-03-27T18:03:00.001+00:002015-03-27T18:08:23.459+00:00A Mad, Wicked Folly<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'century gothic', arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b>Title</b>:</span> A Mad, Wicked Folly</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'century gothic', arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b>Author</b>:</span> Sharon Biggs Waller</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'century gothic', arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><b><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Pages:</span> </b>406</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'century gothic', arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><b><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Publisher:</span> </b>Viking</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><o:p>One of the things I loved about this book was a big focus on the Suffragette movement and how a young, upper class girl fits into this. Although fiction, you could tell a lot of research had been done on the period and the Suffragettes and that's not just because there was a bibliography at the back. As someone who really enjoys learning about the Suffragette movement, there are things that I leant when reading this that made me go and look into things further. </o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><o:p>Obviously as a fictional book, you can't guarantee that it'll be entirely factual, however I think Sharon Biggs Waller has done a really good job of making it as factual but interesting as it can be! Although I haven't read historical fiction before, I get the vibe that sometimes the information can be overwhelming at times whereas I didn't feel overwhelmed at all reading this. </o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Theodore Finch</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"> is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"> </span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Violet Markey</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"> lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister’s recent death.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"> </span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it’s unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to discover the “natural wonders” of their state, both Finch and Violet make more important discoveries: It’s only with Violet that Finch can be himself—a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who’s not such a freak after all. And it’s only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. But as Violet’s world grows, Finch’s begins to shrink.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;">I hadn't really head too much about this book, other than reading the summary so I went into this book with a clear mind. When the book started off, I wasn't too sure about how much I'd like it, it was interesting and I'd read that it was a bit of a cross between Rainbow Rowell and John Green, both being authors that I enjoy, but I didn't know if it'd be my thing due to the topic that the book kind of focuses on. I kept on with it anyway and I am so glad I did. It really picked up and became even more interesting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;">I found the characters to be interesting and compelling. I enjoyed reading about the characters and getting to know them better. I particularly liked the relationship that formed between Finch and Violet and was so rooting for them pretty much the whole way through the book. It was interesting to see them develop, both in different ways, but together. I thought that this added something else to the book as it was plain to see that both characters were each others coping mechanism. This book doesn't just focus on the characters and their relationship. It also focuses on her things, including bits of adventure along the way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;">The ending was a bit of a knock in the face. This is where the book kicks it up a notch, but ultimately, it ties up and makes for a 'good' ending to the book. I really enjoyed this book and was taken by surprise by it. Again, I wasn't really sure about it as I hadn't heard much but I found it interesting and a good read and would definitely recommend it!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07383303933662051761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991073897749582341.post-87111585367237948782015-03-06T09:00:00.000+00:002015-03-06T09:00:01.114+00:00My Life Next Door<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<em style="color: #181818; font-family: Century Gothic, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">"One thing my mother never knew, and would disapprove of most of all, was that I watched the Garretts. All the time."</em><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Century Gothic, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The Garretts are everything the Reeds are not. Loud, messy, affectionate. And every day from her rooftop perch, Samantha Reed wishes she was one of them . . . until one summer evening, Jase Garrett climbs up next to her and changes everything.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Century Gothic, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">As the two fall fiercely for each other, stumbling through the awkwardness and awesomeness of first love, Jase's family embraces Samantha - even as she keeps him a secret from her own. Then something unthinkable happens, and the bottom drops out of Samantha's world. She's suddenly faced with an impossible decision. Which perfect family will save her? Or is it time she saved herself?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This book was so fun and so sweet. I absolutely loved the Garrett family, and Jase sounds so swoony! Definitely in the line up for top book boyfriends. Set over the Summer break in Stony Bay (sounds so cute!), this is where our main character Samantha really comes into herself, I think. It was interesting to read about her mother and political campaigns - I basically have no idea when it comes to politics and what goes on behind the scenes in the UK, let alone anywhere else, so this was really interesting to read about.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This book did so well in exploring real, first love. I was excited to see what would happen to Samantha and Jase throughout the story and what would happen to them as the story progressed. It was nice to read a bit of a summer romance, particularly this one as it was so sugar sweet!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I definitely did not see the ending coming at all. You know how pretty much every contemporary typically goes well and then takes a turn for the worst? I really did not see this one coming..at all. But in a way, I think that this makes the book even better as it's not just a typical turn for the worst. Plus I was intrigued to see what would happen! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Despite the fact that I did love this book, there was one thing that got me and that's just how quick the end was. I felt like it was a little rushed and all these things just happened at once, which is great but I just found that the perhaps 50 pages were a bit rushed!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">February has been a little busy for me with a new University semester starting up at the beginning, and being thrust into all the work that comes with it! But other than that, it's been a fun month really. We celebrated my younger sisters birthday, celebrated Valentine's Day with my wonderful boyfriend - he gave me a massive teddy bear! I also celebrated a friends birthday! I just can't believe it's March already though, this year is already flying by, despite the fact that February did feel like it went on a bit. Funny considering it's the shortest month!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've had a fairly good reading month, and read more than I thought I actually had - 5 books. I'm happy as my reading goal for this month was 5, wahoo! I'm keeping ahead of the Good Reads Reading Challenge schedule which is great for me - last year I didn't meet my target so this year is looking promising. I'm currently 4 books ahead!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In terms of blogging, I know I said that I was going to get back into reviewing but I just feel like I haven't had any time. My plan is to get my work all done and handed in, and then just have a day of focussing on the blog and writing posts!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Century Gothic, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;">The next thing she knows she’s returned home, scars around her wrists and ankles, physically exhausted. Her parents collapse into tears when they see her, but Angie doesn’t understand – until they tell her she has been missing, presumed dead, for three years.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Century Gothic, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;">Angie doesn’t remember anything from her missing years. But there are people who do – people who could tell Angie every terrifying detail, if only they weren’t locked inside her mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;">First off, this book had me from the beginning. The book tells the story of a teenage girl that's been held captive for the 3 years but has no recollection of it whatsoever. This book had such an interesting concept to it which I enjoyed. It was really interesting to learn about new concepts, and it actually introduced me to something that I never knew. The book is definitely a chilling and touchy subject. It's not really very graphic, which I think was quite good, as although there are flashbacks, I feel that sometimes too much graphic content in a book can ruin it. This definitely hit the nail on the head with having just the right amount of information so that you felt sympathetic towards Angie, but it wasn't too the point where you felt like the information was a bit overwhelming. I think that Coley did a good job of dealing with such a touchy subject with this book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;">Now here are some of the things that got me a bit. I really felt like the author tried to incorporate too much in this book. How much misfortune can you throw at one person! This really got on my nerves as I felt that the author was just forcing things in to the story to make it more interesting, which yes, I suppose it did but at the same time, I just felt like some things were unnecessary. I also thought that there would be much more of a media presence round the case of missing Angie and her return, but strangely there was not, which was surprising too me. Obviously I realise it's not the main focus of the book at all, but it's just surprising that there was little mention of it until perhaps the middle to end of the book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;">Other than those few bits, I did enjoy reading Pretty Girl Thirteen, and it still does make it's way into my mind a few times. I think it's one of those books that's got a gritty, intense story line that can really effect you after you finish reading it. That's definitely the effect that it had on me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't believe we have already had the first month of 2015! It feels like we hardly had January at all! January saw the name change of this blog. For a while now, I've been thinking about changing it but I couldn't think what too. It's not that I didn't like the name, I just wanted something a bit different. You can always trust you bookshelves to inspire you, so <i>apapertown</i> was changed to <i>alittlesomethingbookish </i>which I really love!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">January has been a pretty good reading month for me. I've read 6 books which is 1 more than I aimed to read!</span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I'm fairly happy with this and have made a dent in my Good Reads goal of 52! I'm actually ahead of it at the moment, which I'm pretty happy with but let's see how long that lasts for as in March I have quite a few assignments due plus an exam!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In terms of my life, January has been pretty laid back. I finished my first semester of University, I've had 2 weeks off as well to mark the end of the semester which is probably why I've been able to read so much! I'm also hopefully going to be booking a trip soon for May with my boyfriend - one of those short city breaks, but we haven't decided where yet! Oh, I also started an instagram for my blog, you can find me by searching <i>alittlesomethingbookish</i>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />I'm pretty impressed with myself and how many books I've read this month. I read 6 books, all of which I have enjoyed. One of my reading goals was to read The Winner's Curse and Rebel Belle and I read one of these books so I'm happy with that as I usually find it hard to stick to monthly TBR lists!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well in terms of books, I'm hoping to be posting more reviews this month. In the second half of 2014, I really slacked on reading and reviews, but this year I really want to get this blog up and running again. I'm already getting reviews from the Summer done and posted, but you should be seeing some more reviews coming your way so watch this blog!</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07383303933662051761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991073897749582341.post-36707022077892347212015-01-31T23:24:00.000+00:002015-02-01T00:03:55.025+00:00Let's go on a Road Trip<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">Amy Curry is not looking forward to her summer. Her mother decided to move across the country and now it's Amy's responsibility to get their car from California to Connecticut. The only problem is, since her father died in a car accident, she isn't ready to get behind the wheel. Enter Roger. An old family friend, he also has to make the cross-country trip - and has plenty of baggage of his own. The road home may be unfamiliar - especially with their friendship venturing into uncharted territory - but together, Amy and Roger will figure out how to map their way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><i style="line-height: normal;">Amy and Roger's Epic Detour </i>is the second book I have read by Morgan Matson, having first experienced her writing with <i style="line-height: normal;">Since You've Been Gone</i> which I <i style="line-height: normal;">loved.</i> Despite this, I let it sit on my shelves a few weeks after buying it, scared that I wouldn't love it as much as <i style="line-height: normal;">Since You've Been Gone. </i>I didn't need to worry much, because I really enjoyed this book! <i>Amy and Roger's Epic Detour </i>was a fun read which I thought was great. I felt it was kind of predictable, but this didn't bother me in the slightest. I thought it was quite interesting and I can already say that the list of stops is already on my list of places to visit!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;">Matson has a knack for creating realistic characters that you can relate to in some way. Although our main character wasn't necessarily mourning, I thought that it was nice to see the connection that Amy had with her father. I also really enjoyed seeing how Amy dealt with different things throughout the book. The book definitely saw Amy come into her own throughout the duration of the book, and I quite enjoyed having her as a main character.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;">The one thing that I loved about this book is that it was a bit of a rebellion towards her mother and staying on track, but it also included friendship, which is something I love in books and something that I've noticed Morgan Matson does really well. This book was just a whole load of great and I loved it. For me, it ticked loads of boxes which made it a good read for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;">Oh, and just too add - one thing that I liked about this book was the visuals within it. I would definitely recommend this to anyone as a summer read as it's just perfect for that time of year!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07383303933662051761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991073897749582341.post-69865773260212550372015-01-28T11:35:00.003+00:002015-01-28T11:35:36.382+00:00Small Announcement!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi everyone!<br />
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I just wanted to make a quick announcement that the name of this blog has changed to <i>alittlesomethingbookish</i>!<br />
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It's not so much that I didn't like <i>apapertown</i> but it's just that when on twitter/tumblr/instagram, the name had been taken, so therefore I thought I'd change it. If you'd like to follow me on any other platforms, you can catch me at...<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07383303933662051761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991073897749582341.post-28406307087768793772015-01-28T09:00:00.000+00:002015-01-28T11:26:30.458+00:00Just A Little Something Different<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'century gothic', arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">The creative writing teacher, the delivery guy, the local Starbucks baristas, his best friend, her roommate, and the squirrel in the park all have one thing in common—they believe that Gabe and Lea should get together. Lea and Gabe are in the same creative writing class. They get the same pop culture references, order the same Chinese food, and hang out in the same places. Unfortunately, Lea is reserved, Gabe has issues, and despite their initial mutual crush, it looks like they are never going to work things out. But somehow even when nothing is going on, something is happening between them, and everyone can see it. Their creative writing teacher pushes them together. The baristas at Starbucks watch their relationship like a TV show. Their bus driver tells his wife about them. The waitress at the diner automatically seats them together. Even the squirrel who lives on the college green believes in their relationship.
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<span style="font-family: 'century gothic', arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">The summer before senior year of high school. It’s supposed to be one of the biggest summers of her life, but Pippa is headed to an art program she has no interest in. The one saving grace is it’s in Italy. And when the opportunity strikes, she decides to ditch the program and travel Italy accomplishing her own list of goals. Things like swimming in the Mediterranean Sea, eating a whole pizza in one sitting…and falling in love with an Italian boy! </span><span style="font-family: 'century gothic', arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">As she explores the famous cities of Rome and Pompeii, Pippa finds herself falling for two boys: a local guy she knows is nothing but trouble and a cute American archaeology student who keeps disappearing and reappearing at the strangest moments. Will Pippa find her true love before her parents find out the truth about her summer program?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;">The book had an interesting but romantic storyline. First off, there was rebellion, which I thought was a good to start off on and progress from. I enjoyed the travelling in this book - the places featured are all ones that I would love to visit some day. This book did feature a love triangle which I felt took up a lot of the story, however I felt that this didn't mean the book strayed too much away from the setting, as the parts of Italy our main character, Pippa, travelled too was still spoken about in detail. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;">I think this book was interesting because Pippa was being forced to attend a program she didn't want to attend. I feel like this book was easy to relate to in that aspect as I'm sure many people feel forced into doing things by their parents, especially in regards to education, and this book shows that you don't always have to do what you feel like you'r being forced to do. You could totally just travel round Italy instead!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;">This book is, as said earlier, is a perfect summer read. It gives me the urge to go and grab some ice cream, despite the fact that it is January and freezing cold at the moment!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07383303933662051761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991073897749582341.post-33809564516525016282015-01-03T17:12:00.003+00:002015-01-03T17:12:51.782+00:0001 Book Haul <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">This is the first time I have ever done a book haul before and I've actually taken my own pictures for it, even though they're not great but it'll get better..I hope! All but 3 of these are books that I got for Christmas. The other 3 which are The Winners Curse, Burn for Burn and This Song Will Save Your Life were bought at a different time in December. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">I feel very lucky to have received so many books for Christmas and can't wait to devour them all!</span></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07383303933662051761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991073897749582341.post-45520019300643767722015-01-02T20:44:00.002+00:002015-01-02T21:28:25.879+00:00Happy New Year!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">First of all, happy 2015 everybody!I hope you all had a lovely New Years Eve/Day! </span></span><span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">2014 has been a bit of a roller coaster but I've enjoyed it! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">In 2014, this blog was born and s</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">ince having started this blog, I have began to read a whole lot more than pervious years, paid more attention to book recommendations and have been introduced to plenty of other book blogs! Personally, I started a new job in June and then in September I quit it and started studying History at University. This was pretty big for me but I'm very happy with my decision. All in all, 2014 has been a life changing, but happy year for me. I'm hoping that 2015 will also be a great year - I already have a few concerts and a holiday to look forward too!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'century gothic', arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">1. </span><b style="font-family: 'century gothic', arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">Read 60+ books</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'century gothic', arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"> - In 2014 I had a GoodReads Challenge of 40 books. I manage 36 which isn't great, but I know this is because of work and then starting University. I also didn't read anything for a whole month so that didn't help! My goal for 2015 is 60 however I would like to smash this and go further!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">2.<b> Read more of a variety </b>- For the most part, I've noticed I tend to stick to Contemporary YA. I do own some Fantasy however I would like to read more. I'd also like to dip into Historical Fiction. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">3. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'century gothic', arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><b>Don't specify books to read for the month</b> - As a mood reader, I can never stick to my TBR list that I create for each month. Instead of specifying 5+ books to read in a month, I would rather specify 1 or 2 books so that I'm not forcing myself to read books on my monthly TBR. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">4.<b> </b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'century gothic', arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><b>Create reading goals per month</b> - </span><span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">This relates to the resolution above. I'd like to create a target of how many books to read per month. This relates back to being a mood reader, as this allows me to be a lot more flexible with what I read.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">5. <b>Read 5 Classics</b> - I've never enjoyed classics that much in the past, however I would like to read a few this year and get a taste for them especially as I'm a bit older before.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'century gothic', arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">1. </span><b style="font-family: 'century gothic', arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">Blog more!</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'century gothic', arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"> - I started this blog in March of 2014 however I stopped posting for a few months. This year I'd like to blog a lot more and become more consistent.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">2. <b>Be more blog organised</b> - Relating to the resolution above, I want to become a lot more organised with this blog and posting. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">3. <b>Blog maintenance</b> - I read plenty of other blogs and have noticed that many have very clean and tidy appearances. This year I'd like to take my blog design up a notch, and perhaps even learn a bit of HTML. I have already thought about paying for a blog design but feel I should wait until I am posting a lot more consistently!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">4. <b>Blog post formats</b> - This year I would like to change the way I write reviews. I tend to feel that my writing is not that great in my reviews, therefore I would like to change the way in which I write each review post.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">5. <b>Blog memes/features</b> - I would really like to get involved with more blog memes and features. I did participate for a bit in a few memes however this stopped when I took a break from blogging!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">1. <b>Be more organised</b> - As I'm balancing uni, work, blog, life as well as my accounting studies, I feel like this year I really need to be a lot more organised. This year I actually have a planner that I feel will really help me to become a lot more organised! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">2. <b>Pick up photography again</b> - When I was at college, I did an A-Level in Photography which I really enjoyed. This year I would really like to pick up photography again. Maybe I'll take up book photography!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">3. <b>Be more thankful</b> - This year I want to take the time to be a lot more thankful and appreciative of what I've got. I don't feel like I really take the time to appreciate my life and what I have enough.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">4. <b>Spend more time with family</b> - Throughout my teens, I started to become distant from my family, spending a lot of time in my room. As I'm coming to the end of my teens now, I'm starting to realise just how important family is therefore I want to spend more time with my family this year.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">5. <b>Learn to save and budget</b> - One of my problems since starting work almost 4 years ago has been learning to save my money and budgeting myself. Although I saved money when I was working full time, now I'm back in full time education and working part time, I'm realising just how much I need to save so this year I want to set a target of how much I'd like to save for the year and budget myself on how much I can spend per month. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Here's to hoping that 2015 is another great year, for both me and you! </span></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07383303933662051761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991073897749582341.post-24045790976173457672014-12-22T09:00:00.000+00:002015-01-02T21:50:19.369+00:00And they lived Happily Ever After<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'century gothic', arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Author</b>: </span>Stephanie Perkins</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">I finished this book a few days after it had come out however have been avoiding writing this (and all the other reviews of books I've read..) since. I don't know why, considering you should all know by now that I absolutely love all 3 books by Stephanie Perkins, it's no secret how much I adored Anna and the French Kiss!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Isla and the Happily Ever After is the perfect conclusion to the Anna and the French Kiss trilogy. Although I still can't decide which book I enjoyed the most, it's most definitely a tie between Anna and Isla.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">I can't express to you how happy I was to finally get my mitts on this, neither can I express to you how much I enjoyed this book. There were so many different elements that I enjoyed - the starting location of the book which then moved to Paris and then from there to a few places. I enjoy planning my travels and reading about travel in books so the way this was incorporated was something that I really enjoyed and felt like it added another dimension to the story. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">One thing I can't understand, is how Perkins creates such dynamic and great characters. I really just don't get it, but I love it. I feel like I can really connect to the characters in Perkins' books, and Isla is no different. I particularly like the fact that our main male character is Josh who we were originally introduced to in Anna. Having been introduced previously to this character and already knowing some things about him, I felt that this book was interesting because it really formed Josh and helped us to see his background, which I thought was a great idea. If you've read Anna and Isla, you've probably also noticed that Isla is featured briefly in Anna, so seeing how Perkins has done a crossover between the stories is a great feature!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: century gothic, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">I absolutely loved Isla, the pace was perfect, there was just enough of everything from romance to comedy. Oh, and that ending! The ending was really perfect for me. I couldn't believe what I was reading but it really brought the story to a close and left me feeling satisfied. I am sad that the trilogy is over, but knowing that there is a short story out by Stephanie Perkins (My True Love Gave to Me) does ease the pain!</span></span><br />
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