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Voldemort Origins Of The Heir // review, likes and dislikes
[Disclaimer: I watched this for my own pleasure and am giving my honest thoughts because of my love for Harry Potter. All opinions are my own and I am in NO way criticising the work put into this film] To those of you who don’t know Voldemort Origins Of The Heir is a fanmade movie that has had some buzz going around since the trailer dropped (click here for the link). It was produced by Tryangle Films and all the other details are in the description of the movie which is available on YouTube As soon as the trailer dropped, man was I patiently waiting for this to come. I mean it’s Harry Potter made by aspiring filmmakers (like myself) so what more could you want? The sets were really impressive and well done. The soundtrack and music wasgreat Tom Riddle was really well cast omg! He so looked the part and played it really well. The plot worked well and the story is intriguing and overall very entertaining I really liked the founder aspect of the story since I’ve always wanted to know more about them, ever since The Deathly Hallows and the horcruxes Seeing the history of Voldemort on-screen…
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TYPES OF READING SLUMPS THAT WE BOOKWORMS HAVE TO SUFFER
Okayyy so I’m in a bit of a slump and what better blog post then this? Let’s just get right into the kinds od terrors we all have to survive in the book world. Also, I feel like before we all joined this community, as wonderful as it is, slumps never existed back then but now… #thestruggleisreal THE “NOTHING IS LIVING UP TO THIS BOOK” SLUMP This is the slump that happens when you’ve read an amazing book and now you have no idea what you want to read and struggle to pick up another book because it doesn’t feel like this amazing book you’ve just read. This happens to me quite a lot because I basically love all books and then I never know what to read. THE “TOO BUSY TO READ” SLUMP This happens quite often I think. You get busy at school (or work) and don’t read for 3 weeks and then suddenly you have LOADS of time and don’t want to read. It really sucks because it’s nobody’s fault and the books are crying for help and we have to be evil and tell them we can’t help them. Poor books. They don’t deserve this. THE…
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TROPES THAT SHOULD REALLY JUST LEAVE FOREVER
Okay, there are some tropes that just annoy the living daylight outta me and today we’re to name them. THE “DARK, BROODY, MYSTERIOUS LOVE INTEREST WHO’S PERSONALITY CONSTANTLY CHANGES” TROPE There’s (usually) always that one guy who is like a bad-boy and you can’t figure him out and he takes a liking to our main protagonist and they get along. Next day, the guy ignores her, or badmouthes or I dunno is just generally mean. Like dude, you don’t get to be like that. You’re giving the poor girl whiplash and just make us dislike you, especially if we have NO idea why you’re doing it. Can this trope just please stop? Like I enjoy a bad-boy, but gimme a back story as to why you’re being so moody. THE “FIRST PERSON POV WHO IS REALLY NOT INTELLIGENT AND/OR MAKES THE WORST DECISIONS” TROPE You’ve probably seen this many times but I really dislike first person point of view when this happens. They’ll drive me up a wall and makes the worst possible decisions and I have to sit in your head enduring physical and emotional pain? I did NOTHING to deserve this okay?! THE “I JUST GAINED AWESOME POWERS EVEN…
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Review: WARCROSS // what just happened?!
Title: Warcross Series: Warcross Book #1 Author: Marie Lu Page count: 353 Date published: 14 September 2017 Genre: Young Adult Sci-fi Thank you to Penguin Random House SA for sending this to me in exchange for a review! Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) GOODREADS SYNOPSIS For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn’t just a game – it’s a way of life. Struggling to make ends meet, teenage hacker Emika Chen works as a bounty hunter, tracking down players who bet on the game illegally. Needing to make some quick cash, Emika takes a risk and hacks into the opening game of the international Warcross Championships – only to accidentally glitch herself into the action and become an overnight sensation. Convinced she’s going to be arrested, Emika is shocked when she gets a call from the game’s creator, the elusive young billionaire Hideo Tanaka, with an irresistible offer. He needs a spy on the inside of this year’s tournament in order to uncover a security problem . . . and he wants Emika for the job. Emika’s whisked off to Tokyo and thrust into a world of fame and fortune that she’s only dreamed of. But soon…
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HI THERE NEW YEAR // let's talk 2018, reading + more goals & a tag
2017 flew by and now it’s 2018 and I have goals. I just wanted to chat about all the things I want to accomplish this year and just general things we talk about at the beginning of the year. READING GOALS I briefly discussed my reading goals in my End Of The Year Post there’s still more I want to talk about. I set my Goodreads goal to 30 books which mean I have to read at least 3 books a month, which is totally manageable, and that means I could read more if I have a lot of time, so that’s the first goal I also just want to read more in general, because I take WAY too long to get through books. I don’t want books to sit on my shelf, unread, for like 3 months, so that’s going to change I want to try and read more classics that I know I’ll enjoy My all time favourite genres are urban fantasy and contemporary, so I want to try to get into some good high fantasy There are so many anwesome blogs and bookstagram accounts and I want to comment more, so I can make more friends SHADOWHUNTER CHRONICLES…
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LAST BOOK HAUL OF 2017
It’s time for another book haul and a close to the year. My collection of books has grown since last time, and will probably be bigger in the next haul. Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson & Lauren Myracle because who doesn’t want a Christmas read The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo (Thanks to the lovely people over at Pan Macmillan SA for sending this my way) Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan (Thank you so much Penguin Random House SA for sending this my way) Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling because my copy was falling to pieces The Raven Cycle quartette by Maggie Stiefvater which I’m in love with and reviews of all 4 are posted so be sure to check them out Simon Vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli in preparation for the movie which I’m so excited about Little Monsters by Kara Thomas which sounds so cool (Thanks Penguin!!) Renegades by Marissa Meyer which came in the Decmeber Book Case We Were Liars by E. Lockhart which I’ve heard so many great things about The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli which I got in a FableCrate…
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Review: SIMON VS THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA
Title: Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda Author: Becky Albertalli Page count: 303 Date published: 7 April 2015 Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Rating: (out of 5 stars) Synopsis Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: if he doesn’t play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone’s business. Worse, the privacy of Blue, the pen name of the boy he’s been emailing, will be compromised. With some messy dynamics emerging in his once tight-knit group of friends, and his email correspondence with Blue growing more flirtatious every day, Simon’s junior year has suddenly gotten all kinds of complicated. Now, change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he’s pushed out—without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he’s never met. MY THOUGHTS I picked this book up because the movie is coming out and I’ve heard is adorable and it certainly did not disappoint. I was…
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END OF THE YEAR POST // a tag, goals & favourite reads
So it’s the end of the year and it’s been pretty succesful book related to I have a few things I’d like to talk about before 2018 starts, so let’s just get into it. I’ve already done an entire post about new releases I want to read next year so click here for that. GOODREADS CHALLENGE I set this year’s challenge to 20 books because I started a bit late but I don’t exactly know what to set it for next year: I’m thinking maybe 35? Or even 40?? I’m just scared to push myself if I can’t read as much because next year is a hard school year. We’ll see… BEST READS OF THE YEAR [[ more titles will probably be added because the year is not over yet so follow me on twitter and goodreads for all those updates ]] BEAT THE BACKLIST 2018 I found out about this via Twitter and though it looked fun. It’s basically a challenge where you have to read books that weren’t published that year so it decreases your TBR and you get assigned a team and the more books you read, the more points your team gets. It’s really…
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BOOKS I'M EXCITED FOR IN 2018
So, there aren’t many books on this list, but I’m just dying to get my hands on these releases next year that I HAD to share with you guys. Daughter of The Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller (27 February 2018) I haven’t read book one yet but it’s been on my radar and I’ll probably binge both of them once this one comes out. Batman Nightwalker by Marie Lu (2 January 2018) Even though I didn’t really like the first book, I’m still intrigued to see what this book holds. Catwoman Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas (7 August 2018) Same as Batman with this one. I’ve also heard loads of good things about Sarah and I’ve never actually watched or read anthing about Catwoman so it’d be a first with this superhero People Like Us by Dana Mele (no date yet) I read the synopsis and it had Pretty Little Liars vibes so I’m obviously down for this. American Panda by Gloria Chao (6 February 2018) Sounds adorable and cute and what else do you need? The Lady’s Guide To Petticoats And Parties by Mckenzi Lee (2 October 2017) I still need to get to this book but I know I’ll love it…
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The Joy Of Christmas Book Tag
Yeah I know, I fell off the face of the earth. I’ve been in a little bit of a blogging slump but I’m going to bring it back with a tag and what better way to do that than a christmas themed one. So, I wasn’t tagged to do this but here is the original one which was created by Samantha @ Novels & Nonsense 1) Anticipation: The Christmas excitement is real, what book release(s) are you most anticipating? There are a few: Queen of Air & Darkness by Cassandra Clare, Leah On The Offbeat by Becky Albertali, Batman by Marie Lu, Catwoman by Sarah J. Maas, Daughter Of The Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller and The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats And Piracy by Mackenzi Lee. I did notice that these are mainly sequels…. 2) Christmas Songs & Carols: What book or author can you not help but sing its praises? Maggie Stiefvater and Stephenie Perkins because they’re SUCH AMAZING AUTHORS. And Cassandra Clare. Need I say more? 3) Gingerbread Houses: What book or series has wonderful world building? Ummmm Harry Potter #basic 4) A Christmas Carol: Favorite classic or one that you want to read? I love Anne of Green Gablesby…
