Friday 31 July 2015

Booktube-a-thon TBR

Hi guys

As I have mentioned previously I have wanted to get involved in a read-a-thon for a while and when I saw the summer booktube-a-thon was coming up I knew I was going to do it. If  you want to find anymore information on the booktube-a-thon, I will link the YouTube channel here. Today i'm just going to be sharing what I hope to be reading during the booktube-a-thon. I will also be posting daily updates on my blog of my reading process.

The Challenges

1// Read a book with blue on the cover
2// Read a book by an author who shares the same first letter of your last name
3// Read someone else's favourite book
4// Read the last book you acquired
5// Finish a book without letting go of it
6// Read a book you really want to read
7// Read seven books

My TBR

The rules are that you are only to use a book for two challenges.

1// I am going to read 'Dangerous Deception' by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl.
2// I didn't own any books that I hadn't already read by an author with the first letter P so I've had to go for Adele Parks' short story in 'The Book Lovers' Appreciation Society'.
3// I am going to read 'Since You've Been Gone' by Morgan Matson.
4// I am going to read 'A Pirate's Time Served' by Chris Malburg.
5// I am going to read 'The Magic Finger' by Roald Dahl.
6// I am going to read 'Dangerous Deception' by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl.

Sunday 19 July 2015

Don't call me Kit Kat by K. J. Farnham

Don't Call me Kit Kat by K. J. Farnham
Published by: self published
Publication date: May 15 2015

Genres: YA, Realistic

Junior high is where things really start to happen. Cliques form and break apart. Couples are made and destroyed. And a reputation is solidified that you won’t ever be able to escape. Everything you do and say, and everyone you spend your time with, matters.

Katie Mills knows that. She gets it. That’s why she tried so hard to get in with the cool girls at school. And why she was so devastated when those efforts found her detained for shoplifting and laughed out of cheer squad tryouts.

But Katie has more to worry about than just fitting in. Her parents are divorced and always fighting. Her sister never has time for her. And her friends all seem to be drifting apart. Even worse? The boy she has a crush on is dating the mean girl at school.

Everything is a mess, and Katie doesn’t feel like she has control over any of it. Certainly not over her weight, which has always topped out at slightly pudgier than normal—at least, according to her mother.

So when she happens to catch one of the popular girls throwing up in the bathroom one day, it sparks an idea. A match that quickly engulfs her life in flames.

Is there any going back once she gets started down this path?

And would she even want to if she could?


My Thoughts

I obviously hadn't read the synopsis for this book before I started reading because I was expecting a nice coming of age story that was a relaxing summer read but that was not what I got.

The story was very plot driven and very informative about eating disorders. But the author had lacked in the character development in the book because of the plot. I felt like she wrote this book to educate people on eating disorders, not for it to be an intriguing story.

'Don't Call me Kit Kat' really made me look at people with eating disorders completely differently. I assumed that I knew quite a bit about eating disorders but turns out I actually didn't and I don't think I fully understand nw. If 'Don't call me Kit Kat' taught me one thing it is that you don't really understand any form of mental disorder until you have one.

In conclusion, I like 'Don't call me Kit Kat' but it wasn't anything special. I think to fully enjoy 'Don't call me Kit Kat' you probably have to either have/had an eating disorder or have a close friend or family member with one. I'm giving 'Don't call me Kit Kat' 3/5 stars.

*This book was given to me for free by netgalley in return for an honest review, however this doesn't effect my opinion

Monday 6 July 2015

Summer blogging plans

Hi Guys

Last Friday I broke up foe the summer holidays and a huge thing I want to do during my holiday is write my blog. I have constructed a list of things I want to do this summer. If there are any posts you want me to write please comment and tell me.

  • Update my old posts. This especially applies to my old reviews, I just want to make it look like my more current posts.
  • Review more of the books that I read even if I start a series of reviews in 20 words or in 120 characters.
  • Learn how to spell series  (auto-check is a lifesaver for stupid spelling mistakes like this)
  • Take part in book-tube-a-thon.
  • Talk to more bloggers and readers.
  • Write more discussions.
  • Be consistent with WOW.
I would also love to plan a read-a-long with all of you guys. Please comment if you would do the read-a-long.

Friday 3 July 2015

'89 Walls by Katie Pierson : Review

'89 Walls by Katie Pierson
Published by: Wise Ink
Publication date: June 5th 2015
Genres: Romance, Historical fiction, Political


College is not in the cards for Seth. He spends his minimum wage on groceries and fakes happiness to distract his mom from the MS they both know will kill her. It’s agony to carry around a frayed love note for a girl who’s both out of his league and beneath his dignity.

Quinn’s finishing high school on top. But that cynical, liberal guy in her social studies class makes her doubt her old assumptions. Challenging the rules now, though, would a) squander her last summer at home, b) antagonize her conservative dad, and c) make her a hypocrite.

Seth and Quinn’s passionate new romance takes them both by surprise. They keep it a secret: it’s too early to make plans and too late not to care. But it’s 1989. As politics suddenly get personal, they find themselves fighting bare-fisted for their beliefs—and each other—in the clear light of day.


My Thoughts

I got this book from Netgalley because it was a read now and I was putting it off for so long. I finally got round to reading it because I had a really long car journey to france and thought I could read it then but as usual I got side tracked and listened to Psycobabble (which is a great podcast).

The characters were very three dimensional, I felt even the minor characters had a whole back story in Katie's mind. I especially loved the contrast between Seth and Quinn, I thought that was well written.

I also loved how Katie used politics as a base for the whole book to go back to every time. I thought that the addition of Quinn being brought up to be a republican compared to Seth who is a democrat because this helped me see both sides of the story rather then just one.

My huge problem with this book was how sexually explicit it was, I felt really uncomfortable reading these parts and extremely grossed out at some sections of these scenes.

In conclusion, a overall okay book with only one problem which I think is relatively uncommon in YA books. It is definitely aimed more at older teenagers. I can't wait to see what Katie Pierson has install for us. I'm giving '98 Walls 4/5. 

*This book was given to me for free by netgalley in return for an honest review, however this doesn't effect my opinion