Thursday 29 September 2011

Banned Books Week

September 24th - October 1st, 2011

Although the week has almost end this is my post on banned books week. 
What you do is pretty self explanatory: you read a book that has been banned or challenged.
You can find more about Banned Books Week here.

The book i am reading for this week is:

 oh and by the way, i am against banning books. 
Happy Reading!


Nevermore By Kelly Creagh

Nevermore (Nevermore, #1)Nevermore by Kelly Creagh
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Reading Level: Young Adult




Cheerleader Isobel Lanley is horrified when she is paired with Varen Nethers for an English project, which is due—so unfair—on the day of the rival game. Cold and aloof, sardonic and sharp-tongued, Varen makes it clear he’d rather not have anything to do with her either. But when Isobel discovers strange writing in his journal, she can’t help but give this enigmatic boy with the piercing eyes another look. Soon, Isobel finds herself making excuses to be with Varen. Steadily pulled away from her friends and her possessive boyfriend, Isobel ventures deeper and deeper into the dream world Varen has created through the pages of his notebook, a realm where the terrifying stories of Edgar Allan Poe come to life.As her world begins to unravel around her, Isobel discovers that dreams, like words, hold more power than she ever imagined, and that the most frightening realities are those of the mind. Now she must find a way to reach Varen before he is consumed by the shadows of his own nightmares. 

  My Thoughts:
This book was wonderful.


I had little idea what this book was about when i started. I was blown away by how beautifully Edgar Allan Poe was woven into the plot.


I hate one thing about me. And its that i cannot like a book in which a guy has piercings and long hair. I just cant. This has been the reason for most of my books being half read. I find it hard to visualize the character and actually like it.
But this book was on a completely different scale.


I loved the chemistry between Isobel and Varen. Though two completely different people; they seemed right for each other from the start. I can definitely relate with Isobel because of her curiosity towards Varen and his black journal.


The writing is simple but very vivid. You cant help but be a part of the book.
I felt Isobel's embarassment in the cafeteria and on other such occasions. And wanted to strangle her stupid boyfriend and selfish friends.


It was the middle when things started getting intense. When so many things were happening and you couldnt understand why.


It didnt end the way i wanted. But im glad that there is a sequel coming up, which i will read as soon as possible.


This book is a definite favourite!


My Rating:

Saturday 24 September 2011

To Be Reviewed

Nevermore By Kelly Creagh

Cheerleader Isobel Lanley is horrified when she is paired with Varen Nethers for an English project, which is due—so unfair—on the day of the rival game. Cold and aloof, sardonic and sharp-tongued, Varen makes it clear he’d rather not have anything to do with her either. But when Isobel discovers strange writing in his journal, she can’t help but give this enigmatic boy with the piercing eyes another look.Soon, Isobel finds herself making excuses to be with Varen. Steadily pulled away from her friends and her possessive boyfriend, Isobel ventures deeper and deeper into the dream world Varen has created through the pages of his notebook, a realm where the terrifying stories of Edgar Allan Poe come to life.As her world begins to unravel around her, Isobel discovers that dreams, like words, hold more power than she ever imagined, and that the most frightening realities are those of the mind. Now she must find a way to reach Varen before he is consumed by the shadows of his own nightmares.His life depends on it.



Shiver  ( Wolves Of Mercy Falls ) By Maggie Stiefvater



Grace and Sam share a kinship so close they could be lovers or siblings. But they also share a problem. When the temperature slips towards freezing, Sam reverts to his wolf identity and must retreat into the woods to protect his pack. He worries that eventually his human side will fade away and he will left howling alone at the lonely moon. A stirring supernatural teen romance.


Linger (Wolves Of Mercy Falls # 2) By Maggie Stiefvater

In Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other.  Now, inLinger, they must fight to be together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping a very dangerous secret about her own well-being. For Sam, this means grappling with his werewolf past . . . and figuring out a way to survive into the future. Add into the mix a new wolf named Cole, whose own past has the potential to destroy the whole pack.  And Isabelle, who already lost her brother to the wolves . . . and is nonetheless drawn to Cole.At turns harrowing and euphoric, Linger is a spellbinding love story that explores both sides of love -- the light and the dark, the warm and the cold -- in a way you will never forget.


Forever (Wolves Of Mercy Falls # 3) By Maggie Stiefvater


The thrilling conclusion to #1 bestselling Shiver trilogy from Maggie Stievater. In Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other. In Linger, they fought to be together. Now, in Forever, the stakes are even higher than before. Wolves are being hunted. Lives are being threatened. And love is harder and harder to hold on to as death comes closing in.



Saturday 17 September 2011

Mini Shopaholic By Sophie Kinsella



Title: Mini Shopaholic
Author: Sophie Kinsella
My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars


 ”Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) thought motherhood would be a breeze and that having a daughter was a dream come true a shopping friend for life!But it s trickier than she thought two-year-old Minnie has a quite different approach to shopping. She can create havoc everywhere from Harrods to Harvey Nicks to her own christening. She hires taxis at random, her favourite word is Mine , and she s even started bidding for designer bags on ebay.On top of everything else, there s a big financial crisis. People are having to Cut Back including all of Becky s personal shopping clients and she and Luke are still living with Becky s Mum and Dad. To cheer everyone up, Becky decides to throw a surprise birthday party on a budget but then things become really complicated.Who will end up on the naughty step, who will get a gold star and will Becky s secret wishes come true?”
My Thoughts:
This book was hilarious. so funny. I love the entire Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella.
Though i may add, that the only reason i read this book was because of Luke Brandon. I have a thing for fictional characters. Anyway, this book was really funny and had me laughing the whole time.
-SPOILER ALERT-
The one thing that i did not like about this book was that Luke does not get to know that Elinor was behind the surprise party.


This book gives the impression that Elinor has changed and really wants to know Luke. So it seemed only fair that Luke should know that She was the one with the bigger hand behind the surprise birthday party. I was hoping by the end of this book that he might get to know the truth; but he did not. That goes to a little down side for me.
But all in all the book was an amazing read. Minnie's "miiinnneee", the Ultimate Nannies and Becky definitely cracked me up!


My Rating:


The Last Song By Nicholas Sparks

The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Seventeen year old Veronica "Ronnie" Miller's life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains angry and alientated from her parents, especially her father...until her mother decides it would be in everyone's best interest if she spent the summer in Wilmington with him. Ronnie's father, a former concert pianist and teacher, is living a quiet life in the beach town, immersed in creating a work of art that will become the centerpiece of a local church.
The tale that unfolds is an unforgettable story of love on many levels--first love, love between parents and children -- that demonstrates, as only a Nicholas Sparks novel can, the many ways that love can break our hearts...and heal them

My Thoughts:                                                                                                             
Words don't even begin to describe how much i loved this book.

Nicholas Sparks writes amazing novels and i fell in love with his writing since i first read "A Walk To Remember."
I finished this book in two days. It was a page turner. I COULD NOT put it down. Its been a while since i cried after reading. So i was quite surprised at myself when the tears kept falling from my eyes.
It was so good that i tried my best to read it as slowly as i possibly could. Because i just did not want it to end.

My favorite character would have to be Steve (Ronnie's dad). I loved him when he believed in Ronnie. I loved him when he did the best he could to make his children happy. I loved him because of the beautiful bond that developed during summer; between him and his kids.

It was a beautiful book.

I watched the movie an hour after i finished this book, so imagine my disappointment when i saw that the book and the movie were NOTHING alike.
Unlike many people i think Miley Cyrus was the perfect Ronnie in appearance. But her acting not very much. The Ronnie in my mind was very different than the Ronnie on the screen. And the sarcasm was much better in the book.
I cannot say the same for Jonah though. I LOVED HIM. In the book as well as in the movie. He is such a cute kid.

I would give the book FIVE STARS
and the movie TWO STARS.

-Those who have not read the book; do not judge it by the movie-


My Rating:

The Five People You Meet In Heaven By Mitch Albom

The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



From the author of the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller Tuesdays with Morrie, a novel that explores the unexpected connections of our lives, and the idea that heaven is more than a place; it's an answer. Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It's a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie's five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his "meaningless" life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: "Why was I here?"


  My Thoughts:
"All endings are also beginnings; we just dont know it at the time" -Mitch Albom

This book was really really good. Mitch Albom is a really good writer.
I loved the lessons that each of the five people taught Eddie.

The one thing which got a little annoying was "Today Is Eddie's Birthday". I know that it was supposed to give an insight to Eddie's life but i couldn't get myself to like it as much as i loved the parts in "For One More Day".

I absolutely loved reading "Times my mother stood up for me" and "Times i did not stand up for my mother". They were tear-jerkers. I cried each time reading them.

I am not comparing "Five People You Meet In Heaven" with "For One More Day". They were both amazing in their own way.
I'm just pointing out tha the part "Today Is Eddie's Birthday" got a little annoying for me.

But i recommend this book to everyone. It has life's greatest lessons in it. How wonderful it would be if we all could make sense of our yesterdays. The reasons for what we did and what we didn't; and how it affected everyone around us.




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