Book Review | The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

 The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Genre-Romance, Fantasy

Age- Young Adult

Release Date- October 18th 2011

Original publisher- Scholastic Press

Page Count- 404

Average GoodReads Rating- 4.08/5

Other books from Maggie Stiefvater include-

Shiver

Lament

The Raven Boys

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Synopsis-
It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line. Some riders live. Others die.

At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep, where no one else can see them.

Puck Connolly is different. She never meant to ride in the Scorpio Races. But fate hasn’t given her much of a chance. So she enters the competition — the first girl ever to do so. She is in no way prepared for what is going to happen.

Review-

I loved this book. Do not let the Shiver trilogy put you off her other books, I didn't like Shiver but I loved The Scorpio Races. I borrowed this book from the library but liked it so much that I had to buy myself a copy! This book has a spilt perspective, on being Puck's and the others being Sean's. I loved both of these main characters- especially Sean- and I found both characters had extremely good character development throughout this book. I also found the Capaill Uisce- which are the water horses- a very nice a unique addition to this book. As far as I know the Capaill Uisce haven't been in any other book and this creates a very unique mithical creature. I personally love when authors make up new animals so this was right up my street.The only real problem that I had with this book was that I found the ending just too good and happy. It was highly unrealistic as everything turned out okay, every problem was resolved in a happy way. In my opinion I think that a book is better when somethings are still wrong or unknown in the story just so it makes the fiction so much more realistic. 

Book Review | Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life

Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Brian Lee O'Malley
Genres- Comedy, Romance
Age- Young Adult
Release Date- August 24th 2004 
Original Publisher- Oni Press
Page Count- 168
Average GoodReads Rating- 4.18/5

Other books from Brian Lee O'Malley include-
Lost at Sea
Geektastic- Stories From the Nerd Herd

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Synopsis-
Scott Pilgrim's life is totally sweet. He's 23 years old, he's in a rockband, he's ""between jobs,"" and he's dating a cute high school girl. Nothingcould possibly go wrong, unless a seriously mind-blowing, dangerouslyfashionable, rollerblading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers starts cruisingthrough his dreams and sailing by him at parties. Will Scott's awesome life getturned upside-down? Will he have to face Ramona's seven evil ex-boyfriends inbattle? The short answer is yes. The long answer is Scott Pilgrim, Volume 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life

Review- No Spoilers-
This is a very good graphic novel to read if you haven't read many before and you want to read more. I liked this graphic novel, the drawings are very cartoonish and less realistic than many I've seen before so it's more like a cartoon than a graphic novel in my eyes. I liked the characters in this and thought they were very fun. I especially liked Knives as she was very cute, she reminded me of one of my friends which made it a relatable story. I very much look forward to read the next graphic novels in the series and therefore have ordered the next one. This has been turned in to a movie, but I didn't think it was very good so I don't recommend the movie, however you may enjoy it.

May TBR

In the month of May am I going to aim to read quite a few books. 

I have already read this month-

If I stay by Gayle Forman

Where She Went by Gayle Forman

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

I also would like to read-

Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire

The Stand by Stephen King

Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Unwholly by Neal Shusterman 

Just one Day by Gayle Forman

In the Boutofbooks 10.0 read along last from the 12-18 of May I hope to read the following books-

The Curious Incident of the Boy in the Night Time by Mark Haddon

Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard

Angus Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison

Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

The Sorch Trails by James Dashner

 

If there are any other books that you would recommend please comment them below :) 

Summer book covers

These are my favourite summer book covers my favourite is tied between We Were Liars, Since You've Been Gone and The Here And Now. These three are my favourites because when I see them they remind me straight away of summer.

Books- 

Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson

I loved this book, it is the perfect summer read- any Morgan Matson book is! I thought that it was great for summer and would recommend this for anyone who likes contemporary books. 5/5

Paper Towns by John Green

My Life Next Door by Huntly Fitzpatrick 

Me And Earl And The Dying Girl by Jessie Andrews

The Here And Now by Ann Brashares

We Were liars by E. Lockhart 

Lola And The Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

The Last Forever by Deb Caletti

What I Thought Was True by Huntly Fitzpatrick 

Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell 

This is the only Rainbow Rowell book that I've read that I haven't liked. Eleanor got on my nerves greatly and I couldn't connect to her character. 2/5

Book Review | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's (Philosopher's) Stone by J.K. Rowling

 Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Genres- Fantasy,
Age- Middle Grade
Release Date- June 30th 1997
Original Publisher- Scholastic Press
Pages- 310
Average GoodReads Rating- 4.37/5

Other books from J.K. Rowling include-
The Casual Vacancy
The Cuckoo's Calling
Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them

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Synopsis-

Harry Potter has never played a sport while flying on a broomstick. He's never worn a Cloak of Invisibility, befriended a giant, or helped hatch a dragon. All Harry knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley. Harry's room is a tiny cupboard under the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in ten years.

But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to a wonderful place he never dreamed existed. There he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic around every corner, but a great destiny that's been waiting for him... if Harry can survive the encounter.

Review- 

Of course I liked this book! This book is so imaginative and it made me want to live in the Wizarding World so much when I was younger. This world, in my muggle eyes, is so unique. I got very tied up with the characters, epically Hermione, and was very worried if they would survive (my biggest worry back in the day!) If any of you haven't read this book (I highly doubt that) read this as it's so much better than the films. They're great for anyone young as Harry Potter can grow out with you like he did with so many other children. I would highly recommend, not only this book but, the whole series. I think that this is a must read for any child/teenagers and have helped many people get into reading, myself included. 

Dispite all the good things about this book, I do not think that this is one of the best books ever written. The plot and characters are great, and as this is for kids the writing is quite simple. Never the less I still think that this is a good book that all children should read.

Spring Book Covers

These are some of my favorite spring book covers mostly because of the colours on them. My favorite cover out of all these is Tilt as it's extremely pretty. I also very much like Fangirl due to the mint coloured background and the cute cartoons.

Books-

Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson

How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff

This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E.Smith

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Crewel by Gennifer Aldin

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Every Day by David Levithan

Meant To Be by Lauren Morrill 

Tilt by Ellen Hopkins

Book Review | Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Genres- Contemporary, Romance, Classic, Coming of Age
Age- Young Adult
Release Date- February 1st 1999
Original Publishers- MTV Books 
Page Count- 213
Average GoodReads Rating- 4.19/5 

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Synopsis- 
Charlie is a freshman.

And while he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his years yet socially awkward, he is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it.

Charlie is attempting to navigate his way through uncharted territory: the world of first dates and mix tapes, family dramas and new friends; the world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite. But he can't stay on the sideline forever. Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a deeply affecting coming-of-age story that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up.

Review- No Spoilers-

Oh the feels!

I loved this book. It was such a good coming of age story that I think that every teenager should read during high school, actually anyone should read this, even if they're in high school or older. I myself read this when I was fourteen which personally I think fourteen to seventeen is the best age to read this- as long as you are quite mature as this touches on some very serious topics. I loved how it was set out in letter form and there was no other type of information apart from the letters. This still gave me a really good idea of what was happening and I could imagine it in my mind. This was a very strange set up, not many books being like this, I hope to read more in the same format. And now we can go on to Charlie, oh wasn't he was just the nicest person ever? I felt so sorry for Charlie I just wanted to give him a hug. When I was reading this book I felt like he was a real person and I was just hoping so much that his life would improve and he could just live a normal life. I really loved the other characters in this book as well- Sam, Patrick and Candace to name a few of my favorites. Overall I loved this and am very excited to re-read it again. Also if you've read the book you'll probably like the movie as it's quite similar to the book, with Emma Watson and Logan Lerman in.