So it's nearing December, which can mean only one thing:
MERRY CHRIMBO EVERYONE! And yes, I realise that it hasn't even been Halloween yet (I'm going as a creepy broken doll inspired by Miss Peregrine in case you were wondering) but I can still plan what I want to read in November/December while wrapped in my cheesy Primark Christmas jumpers (I've been excited since June okay?) ANyway ON WITH THE LIST! In at number 1 it's Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle! From what I've gathered it's three winter romances! It's also been on my radar for ages now and I just need it. Basically. 2. Frozen-Heart of Dread by Melissa De La Cruz and Michael Johnson! This was sent to me by the Guardian and I think it's about a girl called Nat who has to flee New Vagas, the city in which she lives which is covered in a blanket of ice. I think she has some powers of some sort and there's a boy and a quest etc, etc (you know the drill). But it's about snow and ice which is always associated with Winter! 3. Percy Jackson Heroes of Olympus-The Lost Heroes! Now I realise this really isn't Winter-y but IT'S BEEN ON MY RADAR FOR THREE YEARS NOW AND I STILL HAVEN'T READ THE DAMN BOOK I'M SORRY PLEASE REFRAIN FROM THROWING YOUR SHARP OBJECTS IN MY DIRECTION. 4. Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas! Again, not Christmas-y but it hasn't been in any shops I've been to and I REALLY NEED IT. And finally 5. Daughter of Smoke and Bone! It sounds amazing and it's maybe sort of Winter-y to me because it's set in Prague and if I remember correctly in City of Lost Souls in the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare Clary and Sebastian visit Prague around Winter time so I've always associated it with Winter...(and it has snow on the cover so...) There are many more books I really need to read (I have something like 15 unread books on my shelves alone) but these are the ones I want most! Bye guys! I have nothing to talk about, so I though I'd have a bit of a chat...
TOPIC THE FIRST: Lorde's new song for Mockingjay Part 1, Yellow Flicker Beat. I will be completely honest here and say that it's not my favourite song of hers. I actually prefer 'Everyone Wants to Rule the World' which was also written for Mockingjay. However I will say that it channels Katniss perfectly, with the lyrics and with the type of song it is. I'm a princess cut from marble,smoother than a storm And the scars that mark my body, they're silver and gold My blood is a flood of rubies, precious stones It keeps my veins hot, the fires find a home in me I move through town, I'm quiet like a fire And my necklace is a rope, I tie it and untie it And our people talk to me, but nothing ever hits So people talk to me, and all the voices just burn holes I'm going in (ooh) (The opening lyrics of the song. Awesome right? Lorde's lyrics are always the best because they actually mean something) Read more: Lorde - Yellow Flicker Beat Lyrics | MetroLyrics TOPIC THE SECOND: Just had a MASSIVE book haul (spending the £50 Waterstones voucher I got for my birthday and some of the £60 Amazon voucher I got) so I thought I'd list the books... 1. (Amazon Books) The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. Carey 2. Half Bad by Sally Green 3. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 4. (Waterstones books) The Manifesto on How to be Interesting by Holly Bourne 5. Soulmates also by Holly Bourne 6. Cinder by Marissa Myer 7. Lets Get Lost by Adi Alsaid 8. Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira 9. Legend by Marie Lu TOPIC THE THIRD (and final, thank god. I have no idea where this post is going): My best friend and I have FINALLY got tickets to see the one and only CASSANDRA CLARE AND HOLLY BLACK TALK ABOUT THEIR NEW BOOK MAGISTERIUM: THE IRON TRIALS. I'M FINALLY GONNA MEET CASSANDRA CLARE AFTER HAVING TO MISS THE LAST TWO OPPORTUNITIES I'M INCREDIBLY EXCITED IN CASE YOU CAN'T TELL. I think I'll go away now. This post has been incredibly random. :-) So I was tagged by a lovely commenter (will link her blog) so here we go.
Expecto potronum; childhood book connected to good memories. Definitely would have to be Harry Potter itself. It was my first fandom and I just still love it now. Enough said. Expelliarmus; a book that took you by surprise WE WERE LIARS. I don't really stress enough how beautiful this book is, and the ending it INSANE and clever and just...just read it, okay? Prior incantato; the last book you read. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. AMAZING. The writing was brilliant and the story line was so detailed and the book itself was just really, really beautiful. Alhomora; a book that introduced you to a genre you hadn’t considered before Probably...Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell, believe it or not. I hadn't really read much contemporary before that. Riddikulus; a funny book you’ve read City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare WITHOUT DOUBT. I literally laughed every two pages. Sonorous; a book you think everyone should know about Again, WE WERE LIARS by E. Lockhart. Best standalone I've ever read, with THE most amazing writing in the world. Obliviate: a book you wish you could forget having read This is difficult, because I never really regret reading books...but I must say, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown kept me up at night quite a bit... Imperio: a book you had to read for school The Woman in Black by Susan Hill (reading it at the moment) Pretty scary stuff... Crucio; a book that was painful to read Either (lets go generic) The Fault in our Stars by John Green or Allegiant by Veronica Roth Avada kedavra: a book that could kill Am I allowed to say We Were Liars again? Because...it just fits... I don't have enough blog friends (or any, really) to tag so if you're reading this, and have a book blog, YOU ARE OFFICALLY TAGGED! Link to tagger: Ok so I haven't posted in a bit but news. I'M 13. I'M A TEENAGER WOO *slams the nearest door because she can*
Anyway today I thought I'd post about reading/writing slumps. Ugh, I hate them. Here's a (formal?) definition I found on google: Reading Slump:
Recently I've been on a huge one, where every book I pick up is boring and I actually don't feel like reading. I don't look forward to when I can sit down and immerse myself in my book so I just...don't...it got so bad recently when I was reading An Abundance of Kathrines by John Green that I was reading a twenty page chapter PER DAY. I don't like it, and I almost stresses me out. Another slump I've been on recently and have only just started to break out of it is a writing slump. I like to write everyday. But when there's nothing to write about, or you've got bored of every story you've been working on you just stop writing all together and don't feel like writing (I HATE this feeling.) But the good news is, is that it's easy to get out of. For the reading, you just need to put down the book you're not liking and pick up a new one, even better if it's one you've looked forward to reading for ages (I got Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell for my birthday and it worked instantly.) As for the writing...start writing about something that interests you. Don't plan your storyline, or characters, just write something and see where you get. (I started writing about genetically modified humans being put through a series of tests to find the cure for a disease that was killing the population of the world, which is what I seem to be interested in these days.) Also, don't worry about whether it's a copy of someone else's work (Realising now that that plot sounds suspiciously like The Maze Runner series...Oh well, know one's gonna read it) I've loved reading from a young age. Further back than I remember. But I've never loved books as much as I do now. See, at the moment, I'm practically fanatical about them, and have never treasured them so much. (I'm happiest in Waterstones. That wasn't always the case.)
So it was a few days after my mum's birthday (in January at the beginning of this year) and my mum was getting a jeans fitting in Selfridges (huge shopping centre.) For a while, my dad, sister and I traipsed around the shops, making a beeline for all the tasters. After a bit, we got bored and went outside. I saw a Waterstones across the street and my dad let me go in and buy a book. I went straight for Divergent by Veronica Roth. It was hugely popular on Instagram and I wanted to give it a try. From then on, my reading world EXPLODED. I treasured every book I owned, found it hard to go past bookshops knowing that I wouldn't be able to get a book, and felt my happiest in the presence of books (I basically became a bibliophile.) I think it was because this was the first taste of YA I'd had since the Hunger Games, and know my mind was mature enough to fully appreciate it (I read THG at 10 and Divergent at 12.) YA seems to be the most interesting genre I've read and hopefully I'll find some really good adult fiction to read! (Btw guys, I'm sorry if my posts are slightly spaced out...I've recently gone back to school after the summer so I'm really tired...) |
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