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Review: TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN
Title: Turtles All The Way Down Author: John Green Page count: 304 Date published: 10 October 2017 Genre: Mystery, Young Adult, Contemporary Thank you so much to Penguin Random House SA for sending this book my way! Rating: Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett’s son, Davis. Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts. In his long-awaited return, John Green, the acclaimed, award-winning author of Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars, shares Aza’s story with shattering, unflinching clarity in this brilliant novel of love, resilience, and the power of lifelong friendship. MY THOUGHTS (SPOILERS AHEAD) So, I’ve only ever read TFIOS and I watched Paper Towns and that is all I’ve ever consumed by John. I never touched anything else in fear that there might be more sad…
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WHAT'S UP, WEDNESDAY!
Hi everyone! Exams have started so I’ve watched and read as many stories as I can in in preparation for the month of studying. Wish me luck… MOVIES I didn’t watch very many movies, but I enjoyed the ones I have I watched Spiderman Homecoming, and let me tell you how much I enjoyed it. I love Spiderman in general and this one was no let down. Tom Holland is great and cute and hilarious. I really enjoyed this one. I was in the mood for a teen romance movies, so I googled in and one of the first that popped up was Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging. The name was peculiar but I was intrigued. So I started watching and it was it bit immature for me at first, but I started liking it toward the end. I’ve been re-watching old favourites and one that I really wanted to see if I still liked was High School Musical. Now, don’t judge. I still really enjoyed them. They’re so nostalgic. In fact, HSM was one of the first “fandoms” I was in. I have merch and all sorts of stuff for it. I overall had a fun time watching them…
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MY FAVOURITE SHIPS
Where have I been you say? Writing exams *sighs*. Sorry I haven’t been so active, but today let’s all gush over our favourite ships. FROM BOOKS….. My all time favourite and the first I ever really loved is Clace (Clary + Jace from The Mortal Instruments). Jace is bae and I was just living this ship. I still do love it and always enjoy seeing them in other Shadowhunter books. Now, before Clace (and that kind of romance) I loved Percabeth (Percy + Annabeth from Percy Jackson books). Percy was (and still is) hilarious. I will go down with this ship. They were just so cute and I love them dearly. Any other Anna and Etienne shippers? (Do they even have a ship name??) I loved them from the start. Anna & The French Kiss is my all time favourite contemporary. I just love them so much. From the early days of YA and most probably also say this: Edward and Bella (again, no ship name?) from Twilight. I’m sure we’ve all been there. I thought they were perfect for each other. I think their ship name is Everlark (Katniss + Peeta from The Hunger Games). Again, I was in…
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Review: ELIZA & HER MONSTERS
This book is our October book of the month for the TOPPING THE TBR BOOK CLUB. Here are some links for more info: Goodreads Group https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/254843-topping-the-tbr-book-club Instagram https://www.instagram.com/toppingthetbr/ Twitter https://twitter.com/toppingthetbr But basically, we’ll read a book off our TBR and discuss at the end of the month on the Goodreads Group and you can post about in on social media using the hashtag #toppingthetbreliza Title: Eliza and Her Monsters Author: Francesca Zappia Page count: 385 Date published: 30 May 2017 Genre: Young Adult & Contemporary Rating: Synopsis Her story is a phenomenon. Her life is a disaster. In the real world, Eliza Mirk is shy, weird, and friendless. Online, she’s LadyConstellation, the anonymous creator of the wildly popular webcomic Monstrous Sea. Eliza can’t imagine enjoying the real world as much as she loves the online one, and she has no desire to try. Then Wallace Warland, Monstrous Sea’s biggest fanfiction writer, transfers to her school. Wallace thinks Eliza is just another fan, and as he draws her out of her shell, she begins to wonder if a life offline might be worthwhile. But when Eliza’s secret is accidentally shared with the world, everything she’s built—her story, her relationship with Wallace, and even her…
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LOADS OF CONTEMPORARY RECOMMENDATIONS
There are a lot of contemporaries out there. And there all unique and cute. And some of you have no idea where to start. Well I’m here to help. If you want to, you can check out my beginner fantasy recommendations, so click here if you’d like to see that. Let’s just begin. BOOKS I’VE READ THAT I RECOMMEND The Anna & The French Kiss by Stephenie Perkins is one of my all-time favourites. I fell in love with them. It’s about a girl who has to leave to Paris for boarding school and start a new life. She meets a guy and the story develops from there (that summary is vague but click here for a Goodreads synopsis. There is also 2 other companion novels so be sure to check ’em out. They’re great and I’ve read this one in particular multiple times. Another favourite of mine is To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before trilogy by Jenny Han. I adored these ones. They’re so loveable and cute. I reviewed them so click here to see that. I recently read Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell which was so good. It is relatable and awesome. Click here for my review. If…
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INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR PENNY JOELSON
Hi there everyone, Penny Joelson is the author of the YA novel I HAVE NO SECRETS, which is a mystery thriller that you should totally check out. Here is a link to her website http://www.pennyjoelson.co.uk/ I have a review for this book – click here. I’ve had the great privilege to ask her some questions. I highly recommend you go and read this book. Penny is such a lovely person and I really loved speaking to her. I hope you enjoy! *There are a few mild spoilers ahead* Where did this story start and develop? What was your inspiration? I had the idea of writing a thriller in which the person who knows who committed the murder is unable to tell anyone. Jemma’s character came to me quite fully formed. She came out of my experience of working with people with cerebral palsy though she wasn’t based on any particular person. I was also inspired by a play called ‘Paula’s Story’ about the life of Paula Rees, who has cerebral palsy and wasn’t able to communicate until she was ten, when someone discovered if they supported her arm that she could point to a letter board. From that point on she…
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Review: I HAVE NO SECRETS
Title: I Have No Secrets Author: Penny Joelson Page count: 330 Date published: 4 May 2017 Genre: Young Adult, Mystery & Thriller Thank you so much to Penguin Random House SA for sending this to me Rating: Synopsis: Jemma knows who did the murder. She knows because he told her. And she can’t tell anyone. Fourteen-year-old Jemma has severe cerebral palsy. Unable to communicate or move, she relies on her family and carer for everything. She has a sharp brain and inquisitive nature, and knows all sorts of things about everyone. But when she is confronted with this terrible secret, she is utterly powerless to do anything. Though that might be about to change… MY THOUGHTS (SPOILERS AHEAD) I really adored this book. I’d never heard of it before, but the reviews looked great so I said yes. As soon as I read the first page, I was already intrigued. I didn’t know that there was disability representation or that it was why Jemma couldn’t speak. It was a great read and I highly recommend. This book is so important and brings such an important message. At first, the book was quite slow. I enjoyed the characters, but that was about it. Then…
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MY POTTERMORE SORTING STORY
I thought this would be fun to share with everyone. I have multiple accounts because why not? And don’t we all? Anyway lemme share with you today’s weird post FIRST ACCOUNT Hogwarts House: Gryffindor Wand: Spruce wood with a Unicorn hair core 10 ¾” and Brittle flexibility Patronus: Kingfisher Ilvermorny House: Thunderbird Inside, I’m a Gryffindor. I love the house. Proabably because it’s the house we’re most familiar with. I like being in this house. When I was actually being sorted, I thought long and hard about my answers. I’m cool with the wand. I also think my patronus is a pretty elegant animal so I like that too. Don’t know much about Ilvermorny houses, but the name of mine is cool. SECOND ACCOUNT Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw Wand: Pine wood with a Unicorn hair core 10 ¾” and Brittle flexibility Patronus: Weasel Ilvermorny House: Wampus I was thoroughly suprised when I got results of this account. I really like Ravenclaw and I always thought I might be sorted into this house. Again, my wand is cool. I like unicorns so… I just laugh at my patronus. It’s quiet comical to me. And I don’t know much about Wampus. THIRD ACCOUNT Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff…
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ANOTHER WHAT'S UP, WEDNESDAY!
Holidays have started. Yay! So I have a lot of spare time to do whatever I want. I have time to read, binge series, chat more with you guys and post more on social media. I posted like 4 photos on my Instagram yesterday, if you want to check those out, be sure to check out my other social media because I tweet quite often too. Links are in blog header, but all my usernames are @rubyraereads MOVIES I haven’t really watched any movies since last week’s post. I did re-watch The Duff because I loved that movie the first time When the first movie came out, I was obsessed, but I was still young and didn’t know much about movies. Descendants 2 is not as good, but I did like the story. It was okay. I seriously feel like re-watching Harry Potter so I might do that. I also want to start the Lord of The Rings movies again because I loved The Hobbit movies. I should seriously get to read them too. But they’re very intimidating. TV SHOWS I have only a few tv shows to tell you guys about: I started Game of Thrones. What?! I’m enjoying,…
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MY FAVOURITE BOOKS FROM MY FAVOURITE SERIES
My first ever post was my all-time favorite series (click here to view). We all love one book more than another from our favourite series, so I want to share mine with you. Harry Potter (by J.K. Rowling) is awesome. I don’t where you have been if you’ve never heard of it. But I think my favourite of those books has to be Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows. It’s such a good book and I love it so much. The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare is that series that I was obsessed with and couldn’t put down. There are two books that I can’t really decide between: City of Lost Souls and City of Heavenly Fire. I think it might have to go to CoHF, but I genuinely love them both equally. I also love City of Fallen Angels. Arghhh this is too hard. Please don’t make me choose. I want to go to Camp Half-Blood. It’s next to Hogwarts for me. Anyways, I love Percy Jackson & The Last Olympian (by Rick Riordan from Percy Jackson & The Olympians). It’s great. I also really enjoyed Percy Jackson & The Battle Of The Labyrinth. Percy is awesome. Go and read it…