Book of the Month: February 2013

For this month I have read 4 books. Click here to see my "Wrap-Up" post. Out of those four books, I have decided that Legend by Marie Lu was my favourite, Prodigy (the sequel) by the same author at a very close second. What was your favourite book of February? Comment below and tell me!! Bye!

All photos are credit to goodreads.com

February Wrap-Up and March 1st - 15th TBR

This month I read:

• Angelfall by Susan Ee: **** (4 stars)
• Legend by Marie Lu: ***** (5 stars)
• Th1rteen R3asons Why by Jay Asher: ***** (5 stars)
• Prodigy: ****/ (4.5 stars)

Look out for my pick of the month, coming shortly.

Now for the TBR! For the month of March I have decided to do something a little bit different. I will be having three books per theme (generally), but instead of picking the books right at the beginning of the month I have decided to pick 2 books at the beginning of the month and 1 more book in the middle of the month. I've decided to do this because I'm finding myself growing tired and loosing anticipation for the books I've chosen at the beginning of the month by it's time for me to read them. So yeah. Hopefully this will help me finish my TBR's.

A few weeks ago I asked my viewers what theme they would like me to read this month. It was between "green book covers", "sequels", "books with more than 500 pages", "the best looking covers", "new releases". "Green Book Covers", "Sequels" and "500 pages" ruled out. Now before you all start yelling at me, let me explain.

One of my viewers said that he would choose "500 pages" ONLY IF I read Lord of the Rings. His next choice is "sequels". Now since I am not going to be reading LOTR, his vote on "500 pages" is changed to "sequels" and the votes are even.

I will be splitting up the categories like this:

1. Sequel
2. Over 500 pages
3. Green Cover

I will be (hopefully) reading #1 and #2 in the first part of this month. The books I have chosen are Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder (sequel) and Hunger by Michael Grant. The last book,  just as a reminder, will be coming on the 15th.

I hope you enjoyed this Wrap-Up and TBR. Let me know what you have been reading in the comments below. Bye!

March 2013 Viewers Choice

Hey guys! So I need you opinion. For the month of March I am having a hard time choosing a topic, so I have made it up to you to choose the one that you would like me to do. A poll will be on the side-bar. Anyways, the choices are...

1. Green Book Covers
2. Books over 500 Pages
3. Sequels
4. New Releases
5. Best-Looking Covers

If you have any books that you would like to tell me about that fit into any of these categories, please leave a comment! I would love to hear about it!!! Also, if you go to the "March 2013 TBR" list on goodreads and check out my votes, you will be able to know what books are a possibility for each of the categories. Plus you can add your ideas too!

Thank-you so much for supporting me and I will talk to you guys later. Bye!

Top Ten Favourite Characters in X Genre

Three posts in one day? I'm CRAY!! Anyhow...

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme that was created at The Broke and the Bookish and it is where we book bloggers share our top tens. This week we will be choosing our top ten favourite characters in the genre of our choice. The genre that I have chosen (well, more like category) is "books that should be made into movies" (in my opinion). Note that these are not books that will be made into movies. Also, if any of these books that I have on my list ARE being turned into movies, please inform me. By the way, the list is not in order, so I didn't use numbers.

Top Ten Favourite Characters in X Genre – Feb. 19th

- Bramble (Entwined): I loved her bubbly personality
- Toby (Th1rteen R3asons Why): He was so understanding and conforting not only to the characters, but to the readers
- Raffe (Angelfall): Raffe was so kind-hearted and witty.
- Valek (Poison Study): He was also very kind-hearted. Even though he is so much older than me, he is still a literary crush.
- Uglies (Tally): A kick-butt character.
- Stargirl (Stargirl): Such a unique person that is fun and caring towards others.
- Astrid (Gone): There was something so likeable about this character. I just can't quite put my finger on it.
- Will/Robert (What's Left of Me): Such a cute person! Both are such amazing souls.
- Colin (An Abundance of Katherines): Funny! "This is the probability that I will break up with Katherine in two days..."
- Lena (Delirium): Such a daring person! Willing to go against the government for what she desires.

The Name Game Book Tag

As I was wandering around BookTube a few mornings ago I came across LittleBookOwl and SweetBookReviews' "Name Game Book Tag" video. It looked like fun, so I decided to do it, even if I didn't get tagged by anybody.

The Name Game Book Tag was created by KimberlysBookNook and it is where you say your first name. Then you choose a book that starts with each letter of your name to represent yourself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDKSnHIP7Kw (SweetBookReviews' Tag)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h9fJV0Oa50 (LittleBookOwl's Tag)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVMZjVsQrfU (KimberlysBookNook's Tag)

The One and Only Rule: You must own the book OR you have to have read the book

My Book Representatives:
B - (the) Breadwinner Trilogy
R - (the) Reptile Room
I - Inside Out
A - Angelfall
N - No Place for Magic
N - Number the Stars
A - Ascend

I Tag...
- Kalindee @ Get Litspired!
- Danika @ Books to Dream
- Julia @ Books as Wings
- Jami @ Bookworm's Blog
- Kirsten @ K's BooK's to Read

Th1rteen R3asons Why Book Review

Title: Th1rteen R3asons Why
Author: Jay Asher
# of Pages: 288
Reading Span: One Day
Rating: ***** (five stars)


If this rating was based solely of the mood of the book, I would rate it one star. It was so horrible reading the words of a dead girl who took her own life, even if she was only a fictional character. However, I am looking more at the literary elements, which provides this book with a different rating.
          Everything about this book was pretty good. I could sympathize for the characters, and I got to know them really well as the story progressed. The thirteen reasons why Hannah killed herself all who've together eventually and I could understand how that motivated her to make the decision that she did. As the tapes progress and the actions that people took get worse, you get more and more sympathetic towards her.
          We get to know Clay better as he listened to more and more tapes as well. At first I was a bit unsure of his thoughts, thinking that Jay Asher had overdone his feelings, but really, it was perfect, but I didn't realize it until more of the tapes were getting listened to. Tony was also a great character to read about. I loved how he acted like a rose in the kiddy of thorns. It added relief to not only Clay, but to readers as well when he came into the text. There is one instance in particular that almost makes you want to throw up because of how sad it is, but then there comes Tony how eases this feeling.
          The setting is also very good in this book. Throughout the novel you follow a map that Hannah has left for clay to follow, which helps him experience what he is hearing better, and enhances sense of setting for the readers. I found that to be a very interesting addition to the book. Not only was it spoken of inside, but the inside of the dust jacket there is the map so you can get fully engrossed in the story's setting.
          The plot progression was also very well done. As mentioned before, it started with the little things, but then grew into things that were so much bigger. It made a for a good exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. That's another thing: the ending. Who would have known that there could have been a good ending to this? I certainly didn't, but then experienced it as the book drew to a close. It left me as satisfied as I could be. Yes, after finishing this all I wanted to do was lie in bed, thinking and reflecting on it, but other than that I was able to move on fairly well.
          The only thing that I didn't like as far as literary elements goes is the format. Sometimes is was hard to tell the difference between the italics (Hannah) and the normal text (Clay). I never really got used to it, but I don't think that there would have been a better way to tell the difference between Hannah and Clay, either than colour which sort of bothers me anyways.
          I will never forget this novel, and the impacts it has had on my life will never leave me. I recommend that everyone reads this who is 13 years or older. Not only does this age limit will help you understand what is happening better, but this book does cover some mature topics. That being said, I think that everyone needs to read this to help us gain more information about suicide, taking us one step closer to stopping it.

Looking Forward (2)

I know I just did one of these, but I think I need to make another one, considering all of the new blog posting chains that are going up. I also was watching a youtube video by AmberPepper, and it gave me this idea to make yet, another post series. I thought I would make one of these posts to mention all of my post types that I will be doing with an explanation so a don't have to make a billion posts. So yeah.

• Looking Forward: Basically an update on blogging, as well as the occasional writing update
• Reading Update: An update on what I'm reading, kind of like the friday reads hashtag on twitter, but any day, any time.
• Relate!: When I will post an inspirational/relatable quote, bookfession, et-cetera.
• Wrap-Up and TBR: One of these every month featuring what I've read in the past month and what I'm planning to read in the coming month.
• Book Reviews: If you don't know what this is then you have been living under a rock... not to be mean or anything.
• Book Talk: When I am part-way done a book and need to get my thoughts out. Spoiler and non-spoiler discussions available.
• Top Ten Tuesday: Originating at The Broke and the Bookish, it's where we book bloggers list our top tens.
• Cover to Cover: A battle between different covers of the same book.
• If You Liked...: A book recommendation
• WoW: Stands for waiting on wednesday. I will discuss my most anticipated books. I don't make a post for this every week.
• Matching Books With Bookmarks: Pretty self-explanatory.
• Making Connections: When I make connections between what I'm reading and real-life.
• Book of the Month: A monthly meme in which I will talk about my favourite book that I read during that month.

I may continue updating this post if I think of any new ones in the next few days, but until then.... Bye!