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.

Book Review | Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

Genres- Paranormal, Dystopian, Fantasy, Romance, Vampire
Age- Young Adult
Release Date- January 1st 2011
Original Publisher- Harlequin Teen
Pages- 485
Average GoodReads Rating- 4.16/5

Other books by Julie Kagawa include-
The Iron King
The Eternity Cure
Talon 

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Synopsis-
To survive in a ruined world, she must embrace the darkness…

Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a walled-in city. By day, she and her crew scavenge for food. By night, any one of them could be eaten. Some days, all that drives Allie is her hatred of them—the vampires who keep humans as blood cattle. Until the night Allie herself dies and becomes one of the monsters.

Forced to flee her city, Allie must pass for human as she joins a ragged group of pilgrims seeking a legend—a place that might have a cure for the disease that killed off most of civilization and created the rabids, the bloodthirsty creatures who threaten human and vampire alike. And soon Allie will have to decide what and who is worth dying for… again.

Enter Julie Kagawa's dark and twisted world as an unforgettable journey begins.

Review- No Spoilers

I liked this book a lot more than I thought that I was going to. The only reason that I bought this book was because I found it, brand new, for a pound at Asda- for anyone international this is a supermarket that sells pretty much everything from fresh food to clothing, just like Walmart. Anyway, back to the review! I liked this book a lot, I thought it was a nice twist on the normal vampire story as it shows the bad side of being a vampire not the nice, romantic side. In fact the vampires were seen as repellent in the book which I liked, after all they are blood sucking demons. I very much liked the main character, she reminded me a bit of Katniss from The Hunger Games as she was such a strong person that could look after herself just fine. However, I didn't like one of the side characters who Allison (the main character) wouldn't stop mentioning, called Stick. She just kept going on and on about him and all I could think was just shut up and move on. Despite this, I thought it was a very good book which was nicely paced and had lots of action. I think that the book cover does not at all represent this, I really dislike the cover and think that there could of been a much nicer one made. I very much look forward to carrying on with this series, with the third coming out the 15th of April.

Book Review | Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

Genres- Paranormal, Horror, Fantasy, Romance, Vampire
Age- Young Adult
Release Date- September 3rd 2013
Original Publisher- Little Brown Books
Page Count- 419
Average GoodReads Rating- 3.89/5

Other books from Holly Black include-

The Spiderwick Chronicles
Tithe
White Cat

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Synopsis-
Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. The only problem is, once you pass through Coldtown’s gates, you can never leave.

One morning, after a perfectly ordinary party, Tana wakes up surrounded by corpses. The only other survivors of this massacre are her exasperatingly endearing ex-boyfriend, infected and on the edge, and a mysterious boy burdened with a terrible secret. Shaken and determined, Tana enters a race against the clock to save the three of them the only way she knows how: by going straight to the wicked, opulent heart of Coldtown itself.

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown is a wholly original story of rage and revenge, of guilt and horror, and of love and loathing from bestselling and acclaimed author Holly Black.

Review- No Spoilers

I loved this book. When I heard it involved vampires I thought 'oh no, please not another Twilight'. I mean don't get me wrong, at one point I was obsessed with Twilight, but now not so much. However I enjoyed this so much, and thankfully it was nothing like Twilight. I loved the world that Holly Black created, with a bit of a twist on the normal vampire story. The Coldtowns had such a mix of evil and good it created such a diverse group of characters all that I thought were perfect in this book. I loved all the main characters and found myself rooting for them when things were going wrong. I think that this will be a book that I definitely re-read and would not be surprised if this ended up on my best books of 2014 list. I very much look forward to read more books from Holly Black, hoping that they all live up to this one.   

Book Review | Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

 Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

Genres- Romance, Contemporary, Comedy, Chic Lit

Age- Adult but is suitable for teenages

Release Date- April 14th 2011

Publisher- Dutton Adult

Page Count- 336

Average GoodReads Rating- 3.97/5

Other books by Rainbow Rowell include- 

Fangirl

Elenor and Park

Landline - Which is coming out July 8th 2014

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Synopsis-

"Hi, I'm the guy who reads your e-mail, and also, I love you . . . "Beth Fremont and Jennifer Scribner-Snyder know that somebody is monitoring their work e-mail. (Everybody in the newsroom knows. It's company policy.) But they can't quite bring themselves to take it seriously. They go on sending each other endless and endlessly hilarious e-mails, discussing every aspect of their personal lives.
Meanwhile, Lincoln O'Neill can't believe this is his job now- reading other people's e-mail. When he applied to be "internet security officer," he pictured himself building firewalls and crushing hackers- not writing up a report every time a sports reporter forwards a dirty joke.
When Lincoln comes across Beth's and Jennifer's messages, he knows he should turn them in. But he can't help being entertained-and captivated-by their stories.
By the time Lincoln realizes he's falling for Beth, it's way too late to introduce himself.
What would he say . . . ?

Review- No spoilers

This book really surprised me. I really liked this book and found myself actually laughing out loud at some of the lines. I read this in a day and I stayed up until midnight to finish it. I thought that this was a really good book as I felt so attached to these characters, and I felt as though I knew them personally. My favorite parts of the book were the e-mails that were back and forth between Jennifer and Beth because I liked how real their life was and thought that the messages they sent were very amusing but also deep at other times. I liked how this book could change between highly amusing to upsetting very quickly. Jennifer, even though she wasn't the main characters, was my favorite as she had such a realistic life, but she was so kind and considerate. That is why I didn't really like Lincoln as I thought he was a bit unrealistic. I thought that his whole life was so predictable and he was cliche. Also I thought how the story played out was a little bit too cliche too as you could see it coming. 

Despite my problems with this book I thought it was very good and if you want a book that'll make you laugh while still having depth then this is defiantly the book for you. I gave this book 4/5 and very much hope to read more of her work.

Dystopian book covers

These are my favourite 10 dystopian book covers. I chose the covers above as all have such pretty colours on them, the ombré on Taken I love, which is why it's one of my favourites. I love The Programs cover due to the fact that it's so simple and it's different from other distopian dark covers. 

The Books-

Black City by Elizabeth Richards

Breathe by Sarah Crossan

This is an okay book, nothing amazing but am interested in reading the sequel to this called Resist. I thought that the plot of this book was a lot stronger than the characters. 

Taken by Erin Bowman

Angelfall by Susan Ee 

The Forsaken by Lisa M.Stasse

The Program by Suzanne Young

Not A Drop To Drink by Mindy McGinnis

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Just like Breathe this is an okay book, but unlike Breathe I thought that this book had good characters but I had some issues with the plot.

Divergent by Veronica Roth

I really liked this book, I thought it was such an original plot and loved the main protagonist. This was Veronica's first ever book (and it shows) however the next books in this trilogy in my opinion are much than the first.

Across The Universe by Beth Revis

I liked this book, but once again didn't think it was amazing. The thing that spoiled this for me was that I could tell exactly what was going to happen throughout this book, I was able to guess all of the mysteries very quickly.