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<i>Landline </i>was my first book of 2015, and a book I've been wanting to read since it came out. I would absolutely read Rainbow Rowell's grocery lists, I devoured <i>Fangirl </i>and <i>Eleanor and Park, </i>and her story in the Stephanie Perkin's collated <i>My True Love Gave To Me </i>was my favourite. There was no doubt in my mind that I would love <i>Landline.</i><br />
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And did I? Yes. Sorta. In a totally different way to her other works. <i>Fangirl </i>reasonated with me in so much depth - not only as a Kath who loves to write, and I appreciated the cultural references in <i>Eleanor and Park.</i> <i>Landline </i>described a place in life I haven't yet been.<br />
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That's a good thing for me, every now and again, to step away from the somewhat safe branches of YA fiction that I love so much. <i>Landline </i>was sharp, funny and emotional, with authentic and entertaining dialogue that has become a characteristic of Rainbow Rowell novels. Rainbow Rowell did an excellent job of intertwining past and present so we get to see all of Georgie and Neal's relationship, which was something I was concerned about.<br />
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The 'magical' phone was an interesting concept but unfortunately not one that I could fully get behind. It was a great way for Georgie to evaluate her past and remember why her and Neal got married in the first place, but eh, it just didn't really work for me. This is probably the main reason it dropped a couple of stars.<br />
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<i>Landline </i>was ok. It shone in the areas Rainbow is so great at, dialogue and character development and sheer emotion, but it lacked a special something for me. This has not dampened my Rainbow Rowell love at all, and now I just need to find time to read <i>Attachments</i>!<br />
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Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126094405697567807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429991417315165082.post-37307573348156927532015-01-11T20:11:00.000+00:002015-01-11T20:11:32.321+00:00Routine<span style="font-family: inherit;">I love having a routine. It's one of the reasons I felt so displaced while I was out of work, not having to have set things to stick to every day. I was off work for most of December with shingles and then while it was closed over Christmas and New Year and man, I was missing it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Last week though, was horrible. I had seemingly forgotten how to wake myself up at the cruel time of 5.45am. I had to re-memorise the bus timetable! But I'm getting back into the swing of things, and remembering how to make my free time <i>valuable</i>.</span><br />
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Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126094405697567807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429991417315165082.post-68616463157563327692015-01-01T09:34:00.000+00:002015-01-01T09:34:35.338+00:00What I'm Looking Forward to in January 2015At the start of every month I'm going to be posting a handy round-up of what I'm looking for to in books, cinema, netflix and television that month. Here we go, kicking off with January 2015. Happy New Year, Guys.<br />
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Big Hero 6 released in the UK on 30/01/15. I’ve been so
excited for this film since I saw the trailers for it <i>ages ago</i> and I was so disappointed to find out that it was going to
be released in the UK twelve weeks after our friends across the Atlantic. How is that fair in this day and age? I can’t
wait to visit San Fransokyo with Hiro, Baymax and the team.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Friends is coming to Netflix. This is not a drill, Friends
is coming to Netflix from January 1<sup>st</sup>! Whenever I am bored, or need
background noise, I can usually find an episode of Friends <i>somewhere </i>on my television. But now it’s going to be on demand, for
those times when I can’t! Altogether now…
<i>So no one told you life was gonna be this
waaaaaaay…<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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and season 5 of White Collar follows behind on January 3<sup>rd</sup>. Netflix,
I love you.<o:p></o:p></div>
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January sees so many beautiful television shows coming back
to me. <i>Pretty Little Liars</i> begins it’s
second half of season 5, and hopefully bringing the answer to a few questions.
Who is Uber A? Where does Bethany Young fit in? Will the girls graduate High
School finally? Are we ever gonna find out why Melissa is so damn shady? <i>Broadchurch</i> comes back for season two
and <i>8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown</i> will
be making me chuckle on a Friday evening again. I’m also very excited about
Marvel’s upcoming miniseries <i>Agent Carter</i>
premiering on January 6<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Can’t Look Away - </i>Donna Cooner<i>; The Door
That Led to Where - </i>Sally Gardner<i>; Jekyll’s
Mirror - </i>William Hussey<i>; The Here and
Now - </i>Ann Brashares<i>. </i></span></div>
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January 27<sup>th</sup></u><i>: The Earth is
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Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126094405697567807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429991417315165082.post-76561350699455814432014-12-31T14:34:00.000+00:002014-12-31T14:34:50.967+00:002014: Finding Myself<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2014 has been a weird year. An <i>excellent</i> year, but most definitely a strange one. I've had five different jobs, two of which I balanced for five months. I moved city once and house twice - one of which was a move to my own little dream flat. I had a lot of changes and not too many constants. I entered 2014 unwell, insecure, unhappy and with no idea who I wanted to be - and without being too mushy, in 2014 I found myself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Yes, I know how cliché that sounds, but I did. I've become happy in my own skin. I rediscovered a love for reading and writing that I wasn't sure was ever going to surface again. I learnt that it is okay to like what you like - and I like YA Fiction and Taylor Swift and Unicorns. I learnt that no is a complete sentence. I learnt what it is to speak and read and write (badly) in two languages. I learnt that if I wanted to see thirty without a whole host of problems than I needed to start taking my health seriously. Mostly, I learnt to participate in life rather than just cruise alongside it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I learnt that anyone who did not accept me for all that I am and all that I learnt <b>isn't</b> worth having around at all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2014, thank you for all you gave to me. 2015, here we go.</span>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126094405697567807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429991417315165082.post-6622176752782796152014-12-30T15:42:00.000+00:002014-12-30T15:42:43.057+00:00Hello Blogging World! I am back.<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Oh my god it has been so long since I've logged in to this website. 2014 has been an interesting year for me. Interesting and busy and so so complicated, and blogging had to take a back seat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But I am back! Or I am trying to be. I can't make any promises, because I'd only set myself up to fail. But I'm really looking forward to 2015 in the blogging world and all it brings me.</span>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126094405697567807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429991417315165082.post-28844021399998789272014-06-25T09:00:00.000+01:002014-06-25T09:00:01.883+01:00Fearsome Dreamer - Laure Eve | Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In <i>Fearsome Dreamer, </i>Europe
is transformed into a dark, alternate world. England has become Angle Tar – a rural,
technophobic country holding its own against the mass of other nations who have
signed up to the new technological advances. While it has the premise of being
a very interesting story, I found it hard to connect with.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Fearsome Dreamer </i>starts
off slow and unfortunately I didn’t feel that it really picked up at any point.
At the very first instance we’re introduced to Rue, a young witch’s apprentice,
and while her early story was interesting I soon found myself skipping her
chapters in favour of White’s. All in all though, I couldn’t connect with the
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The back of the book synopsis hints at a romance between
White and Rue and I felt like a lot of the story was a difficult plot with the
sole objective being to bring them together for the romance towards the end. It
was glaringly obvious throughout that the book was part of a series, and while
I’m sure it did a great job of setting up for the rest of the series, it was
unable to stand on it’s own feet. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My review of this book feels disjointed, and honestly a lot
of that is because the book felt disjointed. I can’t coherently seem to write
my thoughts about it. I was expecting a solid four star book, and I found
myself reading a two star. It was disappointing.<o:p></o:p></div>
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questions that will niggle at me until I know the answers. <o:p></o:p></div>
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2/5 stars.</div>
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Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126094405697567807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429991417315165082.post-33102397901692794942014-06-04T12:01:00.000+01:002014-06-04T12:01:12.174+01:00Say Her Name - James Dawson | Review **AND GIVEAWAY**<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Bobbie Rowe is not the
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with her best friend Naya and cute local boy Caine, it’s no big deal. Nothing
happens, until the next morning when Bobbie finds a message on her bathroom
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Ever since this book was announced, I’ve quite literally
been counting down the days. James Dawson never fails to impress with his
brilliant, inventive stories, and <i>Say Her
Name </i>lives up to that reputation he’s firmly set in my mind.<o:p></o:p></div>
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give you a bit of light relief every now and again – Bobbie and Naya have a
great friendship, there’s some cute romance bits, that sort of thing. Bobbie
grows so much from the very first chapter to the very end of the book, and she
is believable and adorable and I was cheering her on throughout. You get to dip
in and out of the little snapshots of Bobbie’s life you’re provided with (you
know, when she’s not being haunted and stuff). The background plays its part
and does its job but that’s all, and Dawson is able to get a beautiful balance
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James does a fantastic job of building the tension slowly
and gracefully, until you’re suddenly sitting right in the corner of the sofa
unable to breathe properly and not entirely sure how you got to that point. But
you can’t put the book down, because you always need to know what happens next.
And with his big moments, he delivers. Mary is every bit as terrifying as the
old stories will tell you, but with a new refreshing twist and background which
may pull on your empathetic strings. I never thought I’d feel empathetic and
scared at the same time, but it happened. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126094405697567807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429991417315165082.post-41413465775596640882014-05-23T19:03:00.000+01:002014-05-23T19:05:27.341+01:00We Were Liars - E. Lockhart | Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is going to be one of those reviews where I really
skirt around what happens in this book. I’m not going to tell you about the
plot. I’m not going to tell you what happens. I’m not going to tell you how it
ends. It is honestly better if you go into this book knowing as little as
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That’s what I did. I knew nothing about this book before I
sat down to read it as part of the #LiarsLiveRead on twitter, except that
everyone who had read it LOVED it. That was it. Those I follow who had got ARCs
had kept quiet about the plot, while loudly telling everybody that would listen
to read it as soon as it was available. And I’m afraid I’m going to echo them.
I will tell you that the narrator is 17 year old Cadence, the oldest grandchild
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Moreover, I can tell you is that the captivating, twisting
fiction that Lockhart has crafted is housed in one of the most beautifully
written books I think I’ve ever read. The descriptive language used is truly
stunning, and there are metaphors that are so cleverly done that you re-read
the same page a few times before moving on, soaking it all in. I was transported
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<i>We Were Liars </i>is a
story that was desperately needed in the YA genre. Beautifully written, captivating
and an emotional roller coaster, I honestly believe that I will struggle to
find many people that don’t like this book. I finished it a couple of hours ago
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Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126094405697567807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429991417315165082.post-53837699237910978252014-05-05T19:13:00.000+01:002014-05-05T19:13:52.574+01:00Library Haul | MayNow I've moved again and am back to using a library with free reservations, I've gone on a little reservations spree! The books I've got out from the library to read in May are:<br />
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<li>The Silver Linings Playbook - Matthew Quick</li>
<li>Anime: A History - Jonathan Clements</li>
<li>The Bone Season - Samantha Shannon</li>
<li>Ketchup Clouds - Annabel Pitcher</li>
<li>More Than This - Patrick Ness</li>
<li>A Monster Calls - Patrick Ness</li>
<li>The Weight of Water - Sarah Crosnan</li>
<li>She Is Not Invisible - Marcus Sedgewick</li>
<li>Sisterland - Curtis Sittenfield</li>
<li>All the Truth That's in Me - Julie Berry</li>
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This is a significant chunk of my to read list, thankfully. Sometimes it seems like that thing is never ending. I'm already through Ketchup Clouds, which lived up to it's hype even if it was a bit hard on an emotional level for me, and She Is Not Invisible, which I loved!<br />
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Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126094405697567807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429991417315165082.post-31354196369226128872014-04-27T10:00:00.000+01:002014-04-27T10:00:00.981+01:00The Tiffin - Mahtab Narsimhan | Review<div class="MsoNormal">
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boxed lunches, to office workers all over the city. It’s a highly organised
operation, and the dabbawallas take much pride in its high delivery success rate:
only one in six million tiffins never makes its intended destination. 13 years
after a Tiffin with a note tucked inside it goes missing, Kunal is reaping the
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<i>The Tiffin </i>is a
quick read, all of 162 pages long. This is certainly frustrating at points
because lots of plot points are introduced but never developed and followed
through despite the potential and I think led to me finding the story dull at
times. Kunal goes through a lot of growth to get to where he is at by the end
of the novel, but it is demonstrated somewhat suddenly at the very end of the
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I have never been to India, so that I can’t personally vouch for how well represented it is, but I felt fully immersed in the setting of contemporary Mumbai. It is described in such detail that I felt transported there, eating the delicious Indian food that was described in mouth-watering detail and fighting my way through the busy crowds at the train stations. I feel like I learnt a lot about Indian culture from reading the book and it’s a great way for younger readers to learn more about India.</div>
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I do think that this is an excellent MG read, and will
engross younger teens and allow them to be transported to another country and
culture all in one book. There are some storytelling issues, but I did like it –
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Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126094405697567807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429991417315165082.post-37114484612672059882014-04-25T11:12:00.001+01:002014-04-25T11:12:10.645+01:00Night School - C.J. Daugherty | Review<i style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Allie Sheridan’s world is falling apart. Her brother’s run away from home. Her parents ignore her. And she’s just been arrested. Again.<br />This time her parents have had enough. They cut her off from her friends and send her away to boarding school, far from her London friends.<br />But at Cimmeria Academy, Allie is soon caught up in the strange activities of a secret group of elite students.<br />When she’s attacked late one night the incident sets off a chain of increasingly violent events. As the school begins to seem like a very dangerous place, she finds out that nothing at Cimmeria is what it seems.<br />And that she is not who she thought she was.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I’ve always enjoyed boarding school books. I adored Malory Towers and St Clare’s as I grew up. I’m always drawn towards boarding school books. I think that equates for a lot of the reasons that I chose to pick up Night School.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I didn’t know too much about it going in, and I actually expected a paranormal novel of some kind. The synopsis and plot makes it seem that way, however it has no paranormal elements whatsoever. To be very honest, this was a nice change from my somewhat monotonous reading routine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One of my main issues with the book is that Allie’s “rebellion” disperses pretty much as soon as she gets to Cimmeria. Before Cimmeria she is troubled, acting out and being arrested and expelled all over the place. While she is sent to Cimmeria to be “sorted out” if you will, her personality changes quickly and we lose the rebellious, feisty main character for one that is solidly average. While I like Allie more in later books in the series, much of Night School was made strong by the supporting characters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Due to the nature of the school all the plots were so cloaked in mystery you got absolutely no resolution about anything that happened until the very end, which could be frustrating. Even then, due to the bigger story arc of the series, you’re left with more questions. It can be a frustrating experience, although that is ultimately what made me read the next one in the series almost straight away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">C.J. Daugherty’s writing is so smooth and beautiful, transitioning easily through different settings and scenes and this definitely made up for some of the somewhat flawed, content.</span><br />
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<u>1) UKYA authors are very friendly on twitter!</u><br />
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They are a friendly bunch! They tweet back, favourite and retweet often.<br />
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<u>2) Loads of books by UKYA authors are set in the UK! You can finally visualise where the story takes place.</u><br />
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For example, the most recent UKYA books I've read include a book set near Norwich (Looking for JJ), books set at a school in the English countryside (Night School and it's sequels) and a dystopian Britain (Fearsome Dreamer).<br />
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<u>3) When a UKYA author does a book signing or tour, it's not inconceivable to think you might actually be able to go!</u><br />
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Ok, yes, I know that many signings make the mistake of thinking that London is the only place that matters. However, more and more authors are going on book tours to promote their books which take place up and down the country.<br />
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Supporting authors who have come from the same country as you gives you a special feeling. And lot's of pride that British people are such a talented bunch!<br />
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<u>5) You can join in with the fabulous #UKYAchat on twitter, and the UKYA livechat's starting in May.</u><br />
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#UKYAchat is a chat that happens regularly on twitter, where people discuss and recommend UKYA books.<br />
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<u>6) You get to experience the amazing UKYA books out there. </u><br />
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This is obviously the most important point. I've only become vigilant about making sure I include a decent amount of UKYA on my TBR lists in the last few months, but it's opened up a whole world of new books that have quickly become favourites. <i>Cruel Summer</i> by James Dawson, The <i>Night School</i> series by C.J. Daugherty and The <i>Year of the Rat</i> by Clare Furniss are some of my absolute favourites.<br />
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<b>**Today is UKYADay!! Organised by Project UKYA - their website is <a href="http://projectukya.blogspot.co.uk/">HERE</a> and their twitter is <a href="https://twitter.com/ProjectUKYA">HERE</a>. Check them out for fantastic posts celebrating the best of UKYA. **</b>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126094405697567807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429991417315165082.post-86882235423924275632014-03-24T09:00:00.000+00:002014-03-24T09:00:01.032+00:00Grimm Tales for Young and Old - Philip Pullman | Review<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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knew that he’d put a fantastic spin on these stories and really draw them out
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In this compilation, Pullman has taken 50 of the tales from
the Grimm’s catalogue and rewritten them to flow elegantly for the contemporary
reader. At the end of each story, there is a short explanatory afterword, which
explains some of the changes that he may have made and the context of the
original version. It was a really helpful way to keep track of the changes that
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It was great to read these stories again, that I had not
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purpose. It was nostalgic and wonderful and I thoroughly enjoyed my reading
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Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126094405697567807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429991417315165082.post-85394116928675026112014-03-21T09:00:00.000+00:002014-03-21T09:00:00.624+00:00The Boy in the Smoke - Maureen Johnson | Review<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Boy in the Smoke, </i>released
as part of World Book Day, is a prequel to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Name of the Star</i>/ <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Shades of
London</i> series. I adore Maureen Johnson and the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Shades </i>series, so I was <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">very</b>
excited to read this. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Boy in the
Smoke </i>follows Stephen Dene as he comes to terms with the hand life has
dealt him, and how he becomes head of the Shades.<br />
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I’ve become very emotionally invested in Stephen Dene’s
story, and I couldn’t wait to read more about him in this book. There was definitely
a worry that the book might not appeal to those who haven’t read the Shades
books. And admittedly, it’s true, this book gave current readers a really big
understanding into Dene’s character and motivations. However I felt the story
existed in its own right. Readers could read <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Boy in the Smoke </i>and not take another foray into the Shades
universe if they didn’t want to. However it also wonderfully sets the scene,
should they go on to read <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Name of the
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The narrative in this book is beautifully written, and makes
a nice change from the slightly angsty feel that Rory usually gives to the
book. Instead it’s just heartbreaking. As I said earlier, I’ve become
emotionally invested in Stephen’s story and some things definitely felt like a
punch in the chest. It’s undeniably sad at parts, but there’s a lot to be said
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I really enjoyed it, and couldn’t put it down. It’s
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Released on World Book Day was the Writes of Passage, 50 books which have been nominated by Young people and adults as the books that will change your life. I thought I'd pass it on, and go through it and see how many I've read.<br />
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<u>Books that will...<b>Scare You</b></u><br />
<ul>
<li><i>The Wasp Factory </i>by Iain Banks</li>
<li><i>The Rats </i>by James Herbert</li>
<li><i>The Shining </i>by Stephen King</li>
<li><i>1984 </i>by George Orwell</li>
<li><i>Lord Loss </i>by Darren Shan</li>
</ul>
Score: 1/5.<br />I don't do well with being scared. I can't even watch Pretty Little Liars after 8pm. The only book I've read here is 1984!<br />
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<u>Books that will...<b>Teach You About Love</b></u><br />
<ul>
<li><i>Pride and Prejudice </i>by Jane Austen</li>
<li><i>Forever </i>by Judy Blume</li>
<li><i>Jane Eyre </i>by Charlotte Bronte</li>
<li><i>The Diary of a Young Girl </i>by Anne Frank</li>
<li><i>Twilight </i>by Stephanie Meyer</li>
<li><i>How I Live Now </i>by Meg Rosoff</li>
</ul>
Score: 2.5/6. Better! I've read Anne Frank's diary, <i>Twilight, </i>and <u>some</u> of Pride and Prejudice, hence the .5! Typically, <i>How I Live Now </i>is very high up on my reading list.<br />
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<u>Books that will...<b>Make You Laugh</b></u> <br />
<ul>
<li><i>The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy</i> by Douglas Adams</li>
<li><i>Catch 22 </i>by Joseph Heller</li>
<li><i>Diary of a Wimpy Kid </i>by Jeff Kinney</li>
<li><i>Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging </i>by Louise Rennison</li>
<li><i>Geek Girl </i>by Holly Smale</li>
<li><i>The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4 </i>by Sue Townsend</li>
</ul>
Score: 3/6 - I sense a theme here. I've read <i>Hitchhiker's</i>, <i>Diary of a Wimpy Kid, </i>and <i>Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging. </i> I was seven or eight when <i>Angus... </i>came out, who would have thought it's been that long!? I wanted to read the series when I got to about 12/13 but my mum never let me, so naturally I did it anyway. <br />
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<u>Books that will... <b>Transport You</b></u><br />
<ul>
<li><i>The Great Gatsby </i>by F.Scott Fitzgerald</li>
<li><i>The Life of Pi </i>by Yann Martel</li>
<li><i>Northern Lights </i>by Philip Pullman</li>
<li><i>Percy Jackson (series) </i>by Rick Riordan</li>
<li><i>Harry Potter (series) </i>by J.K. Rowling</li>
<li><i>The Lord of the Rings </i>by J.R.R. Tolkein</li>
</ul>
Score: 3/6, technically. I haven't read all of the <i>Percy Jackson </i>books, just the first one. Obviously read <i>Harry Potter </i>and who hasn't read the absolutely fantastic <i>Northern Lights.</i><br />
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<u>Books that will... <b>Change The Way You Think</b></u><br />
<ul>
<li><i>Noughts and Crosses </i>by Malorie Blackman</li>
<li><i>A Streetcat Named Bob </i>by James Bowen</li>
<li><i>The Perks of Being a Wallflower </i>by Stephen Chbosky</li>
<li><i>The Curious Incident of the Dog in The Night-Time </i>by Mark Haddon</li>
<li><i>To Kill a Mockingbird </i>by Harper Lee</li>
<li><i>Wonder </i>by R.J. Palacio</li>
<li><i>The Book Thief </i>by Marcus Zusack</li>
</ul>
Score: 4/7. <i>Noughts and Crosses </i>is one of the books I thank for my love of reading and writing stories. <i>Perks </i>I read recently, same with <i>Wonder. </i>I read <i>Curious Incident </i>not long after it came out, and I want to read it again soon, as an adult. I'm currently reading <i>The Book Thief </i>but didn't want to cheat and include it.<br />
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<u>Books that will... <b>Make You Cry</b></u><br />
<ul>
<li><i>Before I Die </i>by Jenny Downham</li>
<li><i>The Kite Runner </i>by Khaled Hosseini</li>
<li><i>War Horse </i>by Michael Morpurgo</li>
<li><i>The Time Traveller's Wife </i>by Audrey Niffenegger</li>
<li><i>My Sister's Keeper </i>by Jodie Picoult</li>
<li><i>Of Mice and Men </i>by John Steinbeck</li>
<li><i>The Colour Purple </i>by Alice Walker</li>
</ul>
<u><b> </b></u>Score: 1/7. Dropping way down again! I read <i>War Horse </i>when I was much younger - and yes it did make me cry!<br />
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<u>Books that will... <b>Help You Understand You </b></u> <br />
<ul>
<li><i>The Fault in Our Stars </i>by John Green</li>
<li><i>The Outsiders </i>by S.E. Hinton</li>
<li><i>The Knife of Never Letting Go </i>by Patrick Ness</li>
<li><i>The Catcher in the Rye </i>by J.D. Salinger</li>
<li><i>I Capture the Castle </i>by Dodie Smith</li>
</ul>
Score: 2/5 - <i>TFiOS </i>and <i>The Knife of Never Letting Go. </i><br />
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<u>Books that will... <b>Thrill You</b></u><br />
<ul>
<li><i>A Clockwork Orange </i>by Anthony Burgess</li>
<li><i>City of Bones </i>by Cassandra Clare</li>
<li><i>The Hunger Games </i>by Suzanne Collins</li>
<li><i>Rebecca </i>by Daphne Du Maurier</li>
<li><i>Gone </i>by Michael Grant</li>
<li><i>Skulduggery Pleasant </i>by Derek Landy</li>
<li><i>Divergent </i>by Veronica Roth</li>
</ul>
Score: 2/7, <i>The Hunger Games </i>and <i>Divergent. </i><br />
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<u><b>Ultimate Score: 18/50. </b></u><br />
Wow! I expected to have read much more of them. Bad book blogger. Looks like my TBR list will be going up a little bit!<br />
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<u><b> </b></u><i> </i> Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126094405697567807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429991417315165082.post-15367178905299936112014-03-05T09:00:00.000+00:002014-03-05T09:00:03.706+00:00Tribute - Ellen Renner | Review<i>Zara is a mage, one of the elite in a world where magic is power, and the non-magic majority live as slaves. When her slave child best friend is killed for the crime of literacy, Zara seeks revenge by spying for the rebel Knowledge Seekers. </i><br />
<i>But her bravery and magical skill tested to the limit when a hostage from the other side of the wall arrives at her palazzo. Seeking a kindred spirit, she promises to help him - but before she can, her secret is discovered. Hunted by her own kind, she must convince the Knowledge Seekers that she is really on their side. But can she convince herself?</i><br />
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<i>Tribute </i>is quite unique, not least in the way that it tackles racism. In this world the mages dominate over the non-magic users - who they call kine, like cattle. These non-magic users are oppressed and downtrodden and loathe the mages. Zara believes that both groups are as human as each other and are equals, a spirit she inherited from her late mother. Zara is impressively imperfect - she's been brought up with the most racist of views and they still surface sometimes, and to experience her dealing from it from her own perspective is impressively distinctive.<br />
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There's a lot of big ideas in <i>Tribute. </i>Some common YA themes all thrown together and I feel like none of them were really given enough justice or explained fully. Even after the book has ended I have no idea about most of the world <i>Tribute </i>is set in, even though the first half of the book felt like little more than world building. I wish that more focus was given to the factions and guilds and what
have you that I felt were mentioned randomly and not really explained. I
kept thinking that I'd missed a few pages and found myself coming up
confused quite often.<br />
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I honestly found it hard to get in to at first. It is such a big story and while
the world-building was necessary, it was definitely boring me slightly. I
spent much of the book struggling with the language, only to finish it
and find a glossary at the back! About mid-way into the book, when the
'mission' of the story begins to get started it really begins to pick up
and from then I couldn't really put it down.<br />
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All in all, I do feel that the second half of the book saved it for me. The plot moved quickly and the writing was excellent. It's set up the second book fantastically and I'm looking forward to reading it.<br />
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3 out of 5 stars. Honestly, I've found it really hard to rate! I really liked it, particularly towards the end but unfortunately the story ran away with itself and left me behind too many times for anything higher.<br />
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Tribute is released <u>tomorrow</u> March 6th! Let me know in the comments if you pick up a copy!<br />
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mum dies after giving birth to her baby sister. Told across the year following
her mother's death, Pearl's story is full of bittersweet humour and
heartbreaking honesty about how you deal with grief that cuts you to the bone,
as she tries not only to come to terms with losing her mum, but also the fact
that her sister - The Rat - is a constant reminder of why her mum is no longer
around…</span></span></span></i><br />
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I knew that I would like The Year of the Rat when I cried a
few pages in. Nothing particularly sad or bad had happened (apart from the
death of Pearl’s mother, but that was a predetermined event just before the
book takes place) but all the emotional that the characters were feeling came
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she was before she had Rose – before everything so dramatically changed: she no
longer has a baby bump, she smokes again, she’s annoying and she’s normal. In
the beginning, while Pearl’s grief is so new she screams and shouts for her mother
to appear to her. As the book reaches its conclusion her mother appears less
and less until Pearl is finally able to let go. This is such a unique
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So much admiration has to go to Clare for writing so well, and
this is honestly fantastic for a debut novel. I have a feeling big things are
coming for her. I have so little to fault this book on, and as soon
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Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126094405697567807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429991417315165082.post-24983634312425184652014-02-28T10:00:00.000+00:002014-02-28T10:00:02.599+00:00Thoughts on libraries and age rating and those sorts of thingsRecently, there's been a bit of a debate online (due to some <strike>idiotic</strike> articles) about age rating Young Adult and Teen fiction and whether that is an idea that is viable, and if it is how the publishing industry should go about it.<br />
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I'd done my fair bit of reading the articles, commenting on it a bit on twitter, RT'ing authors when they make points I agree with, you know. However, last week something happened that made me view it all from a new light.<br />
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I was refused a book in a library. A public library. I had reserved <i>Legacy </i>by C.J. Daugherty, the second book in the <i>Night School </i>series. Is good, would recommend. I have lots of problems with the library service in this county compared to the one where I used to live, and quite high up on that list of issues is the matter of paying £1 per book to reserve them. But, the library here is tiny and the only way I get to read anything I want is to reserve them and pay the money <strike>and feel bitter for absolutely ages about it. </strike><br />
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So on Tuesday I went to collect the book and the librarian serving me asked me my name then searched the books behind her. She looked at me. Then she searched it again. She looked at me again and tentatively pulled out a book. "Yep, just that one!" I said cheerily. She looked at the book and put it back on the shelf and said, "I don't think that's it. That book has a T+ sticker on it."<br />
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After a bit of insisting that <i>yes </i>I am twenty one and <i>yes </i>I do still want to read it, she handed the book over. Ironically, I think it's the only time I've ever looked too old for something.<br />
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It got me thinking. Age ratings are somewhat necessary in libraries - they tell the librarians where to place the book, readers where to find books they might like, parents where to direct their children to etc. However a goal of libraries and librarians is to promote reading, not prevent it.<br />
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I'm glad I'm an adult and I'm stubborn and I can decide for myself, but I hope no young readers get dissuaded from reading something due to lack of access. Read everything, that's what I was always told. It hasn't done me any harm. <br />
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she would compete in Panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors,
where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher. Dodge has never been
afraid of Panic. His secret will get him all the way through the
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Panic is a game, the stuff of legends in small-town Carp, a
dead-end town of 12,000 people in the middle of nowhere. It began one summer
because there was nothing else to do. The graduating class see it as their only
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The opening couple of chapters of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Panic </i>really gripped me. The book starts with an action scene and
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The main characters have motivations for playing Panic which
are discovered throughout the book. Dodge’s primary motivation for playing is
revealed fairly early on, and while obviously sad was very one-dimensional in
my opinion. I had much more appreciation for Heather’s motivations, which were
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My main issue with Panic is that there was very little world
building. Lots of things were unrealistic and had me rolling my eyes. I’m sure
that even small boring towns have a police force that would do more about loads
of teenagers literally risking their life for a bit of cash then just
complaining a bit and being a bit grumpy. There was literally no consequence of
action for <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">anyone. </b>Also, as the book
drilled into us, it takes place in a “small town” and yet no-one knows about
Panic? Unless all the residents of Carp are ignorant as well as bored… Yeah,
ok, you keep working on that plot hole. I mean, no-one wants to read a book
where the main characters are in a various cycle of crime – arrest – repeat but
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However, every time something made me raise my eyebrows or
roll my eyes I did read something that I really enjoyed. I could relate to the
bond between Heather and her sister. Although Heather’s version of protecting
her was a bit screwed I’m glad that relationship was focused on over the
romantic relationship. Granted, it was building for the majority of the novel
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I’m torn. At times I thought it was exciting, and the themes
of desperation and friendship were well written and developed. The beginning
was fast paced and kept me reading, but it just got weaker. I couldn’t get
fully attached to the plot because it was predictable and unrealistic. It’s so
unusual to find a standalone not-dystopian young adult novel currently, and I
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For the most part, I enjoyed it. It's a fun and light read, although it took me a while to get invested in it. I disliked most of the characters, although I think to an extent that was intentional on O'Malley's part. It's very much the setting up of the world, and the story and nothing really 'big' happens until right until the end. However, those last few pages definitely made me want to read the next book in the series as soon as my library request comes through.<br />
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I do wish the library had the new colour version of the book though, just for my own selfish reading reasons!<br />
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Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126094405697567807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429991417315165082.post-76294789970895122122014-02-16T12:40:00.001+00:002014-02-16T12:40:48.644+00:00Taylor Swift - The Red Tour - o2 Arena London 11/02/2014Sorry I've been so absent this week but I have had THE most hectic week, thankfully for a very good reason! On Tuesday I headed down to London to see Taylor Swift on her last date of the Red Tour in London at the o2 arena. Taylor is my favourite female artist and I've loved her for years, but this was the first time I've been lucky enough to see her live.<br />
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After a <i>bit</i> of a battle with the UK transport system, I met Ria in London Waterloo and we headed off to our hotel - the ibis in Greenwich. We changed and got ready, swatching all of our red lipsticks to attempt to find the perfect shade, and headed off to the o2 arena!<br />
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We had a pit stop at GBK in Entertainment Avenue, which was both of our first times at GBK and we were both pretty impressed - the burgers were tasty! <br />
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<br />Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126094405697567807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429991417315165082.post-59077075120795899972014-02-10T09:00:00.000+00:002014-02-10T16:16:27.316+00:00The Eye of Minds - James Dashner | Review<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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London (you can read about that <a href="http://sensitivityandflair.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/james-dasher-signing-at-forbidden.html">here</a>). One of the morning of the event I hadn’t
yet bought a copy of the book, and it was somewhere on my reading list but not
particularly high up. That all changed after the event.<br />
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It was obvious how enthusiastic about this book James was, he
was energetic in his answers to the questions we asked him and all too willing
to talk about his inspirations (an ending to the Matrix that he thought would
happen and never did, for one) and how the book has become what it is. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This enthusiasm pushed the book up my list and
on his advice, I started reading it on the train home. </div>
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I think one of the things that was putting me off this book
was how much I loved <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ready Player One </i>and
I was worried that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Eye of Minds </i>would
be a less-interesting similar story. Man, I was stupid. Yes, they are both
about worlds basically taken over by Virtual Reality games, but they are <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">completely </b>different stories. Beyond
the premise of being about a Virtual Reality game they hardly match up. </div>
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The story is based on three teens <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- Michael, Bryson and Sarah, who spend all of
their free time hooked up to tiny wires in a coffin-like structure that allow
them to enter a virtual gaming world called VirtNet. In the VirtNet you feel
everything (thanks to those tiny wires and that coffin), including pain. Michael,
Bryson and Sarah have never met in real life, but spend all of their time
together in the VirtNet. They are great at manipulating code and hacking and
use it to advance in the game so that they can make it to the ultimate level –
Lifeblood Deep. VirtNet security enlist Michael’s help and expertise in
looking for cyber terrorist Kaine and the mysterious Mortality Doctrine, a
serious threat to the VirtNet system. Michael agrees and he and his friends go
on one adventure after another inside the VirtNet looking for the infamous
Kaine.<br />
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Dashner is incredibly good at creating complicated, intricate
well-developed worlds that I could imagine easily – the hall of bodies made me
physically shiver more than once! The VirtNet was really well developed and I
found myself getting lost in the nonstop action. Dashner creates complicated plots that seem so simple and easy to read – until you get
to the end and flick back 100 pages to re-read the clue that you didn’t notice
was a clue. There were so many twists and turns in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Eye of Minds </i>and honestly each one surprised me, which happens
so rarely and is so great when it happens. </div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Eye of Minds </i>had
a very good balance of adventure, action, suspense and subtle romance. The plot
is refreshing and surprisingly original. I found that it <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">was </i>slow to start with. It got to chapter 11 (out of 25) before I
was really into the story and from then I found it hard to put down. My only
massive issue is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">what is with </b>those mini
chapters within the chapters after almost every paragraph? More than a little
annoying. The ending is quite mind-blowing and in typical Dashner fashion, ends
on a massive cliffhanger. </div>
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Thankfully, the next one is out later this year so I don’t
have to wait too long to find out the answer to some very important questions.</div>
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My verdict: 4/5 stars, brought down a star by the slow
beginning and the weird mini chapters. </div>
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Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126094405697567807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429991417315165082.post-59422551125246021532014-02-07T16:46:00.000+00:002014-02-07T16:46:12.903+00:00I Won My First Goodreads Giveaway!So this week I won my first Goodreads giveaway! I enter absolutely LOADS of giveaways on Goodreads, but so many other people do too that I never thought I'd be chosen.<br />
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But on Tuesday I got an email to tell me I had won a copy of Jodi Picoult's <i>The Storyteller. </i>They advise that books can take anywhere from 4-6 weeks to arrive, but the distribution centre is very close to where I live and it was delivered the next day! Typically, I borrowed the same book from my library this month and finished it last week - but it's always great to have a copy of my own! (Plus, it's very good).<br />
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<br />Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126094405697567807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429991417315165082.post-60884652332990609592014-02-05T17:51:00.000+00:002014-02-05T17:51:14.321+00:00Daughter of Smoke and Bone - Laini Taylor | Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s always so difficult to read a book that has so much
hype surrounding it. I felt like I <i>had </i>to
like this book otherwise the world and it’s mother would give me quizzical
looks and be all like “really?”. Maybe this is the reason it took me a look
time to like this book. Or maybe the first few chapters I sat there thinking “WHAT
IS GOING ON?” for the most part. Maybe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I probably started to get hooked about 45% of the way into
the book. So not quite halfway, because I probably would have stopped reading
if it had got that far, but man once I was hooked, was I hooked. Up until that
point I found the main character Karou to be fascinating in a very-fascinating plot. And then suddenly the plot was fascinating and
there I was, hooked. If I had been hooked from the start I probably would have
given it 4 stars but alas, I wasn’t.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The premise of the story is incredibly interesting and a
take on many different aspects of traditional literature (ahem: bible) that I
haven’t seen written before. Angels are finally described as having
characteristics beyond their wings and demons are not quite what you would
expect. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There is an undeniable amount of depth to this book. Karou’s
thoughts and feelings come flooding out of the page and you can’t help but feel
them all along with her. The main characters, the secondary characters and the
settings in this book are so well-written and described that my imagination can
conjure the worlds of this book perfectly and I could follow the (very varied
at times) storyline without much difficulty. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Probably my only problem with the book is that although it
was extremely well-written, sometimes I felt that the author used language
which was not entirely necessary and interrupted the flow of the story. If you’ve
read some of my other reviews, then you’ll know that I take an aversion to what
I like to call ‘poncy’ language. However, it is likely that is Taylor’s writing
style in the same way that it is not my reading style.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All in all, I’m definitely going to pick up the sequel to
this asap! As I said, the latter half of the book enthralled me and now I <i>absolutely must know </i>what happens next.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126094405697567807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429991417315165082.post-18884170365185411142014-02-03T17:11:00.001+00:002014-02-03T17:11:49.168+00:00Literary Inspiration - Agatha Christie When I moved to Wallingford, the only thing that I knew about it was that the 'Queen of Crime' Agatha Christie lived here from 1934 until her death in 1976, and many of her novels were written here.<br />
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She's buried in a local churchyard. Her old house is identified by the blue plaque which you can see from the street, and I pass it often on my walks along the River Thames. According to the local museum she shopped regularly in Wallingford town centre, and she was the President of the local theatre group at one point.<br />
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I often wonder about her, when I pass her house or I'm having a particularly speculative moment in my favourite chair at Costa overlooking the marketplace. I wonder what Wallingford was like in the 1930's, and if she ever took any inspiration from the river, or the bridge, or the market centre. I wonder if the same things that inspire my writing ever gave her a hint of promise when she was feeling a touch of writers block. It's over 35 years since her death and still her presence is felt here. She's an inspiration. <br />
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