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Happy 5th Birthday Angel Reads!

Feb 3, 2017

I cannot believe that I am here! It’s crazy to think that this year will be my 6th year of blogger. I cannot fathom, that I have been doing it this long because it doesn’t feel it. This isn’t going to be a big post, but I just wanted to say a couple of things.

I started Angel Reads in 2012 when I was 15 years old, I’m now 20. I was in high school when I started Angel Reads. Now I’m in my second degree at university. When I started Angel Reads I was over on blogger minding my business, now I love how my blog looks and can look at it all the time

When I started I didn’t think I would be working in the book industry. Now I’ve been studying it, had an internship and have amazing opportunities.

When I started Angel Reads I didn’t have great friends, now, now I have amazing friends that I have met because of Angel Reads. When I started here, I only wanted to write about the books that I read. Now I love doing it. I love sharing my thoughts, hearing back from you. I love having fun with books, I love reading them, I love blogging.

Now that it’s my 5th birthday, all I can say is THANK YOU! Thank you to everyone that has stood by me, that follows me, that comments. That listen’s to the weird things I say on social media. Thank you for reading my reviews, for commenting. It’s amazing really. I didn’t think that I would be here, doing this still.

I would like to thank a few people personally that have been there by my side. Ely from Tea and Titles. I have known this girl nearly as long as I have been blogging. But last year we grew closer and she is one of the most trusted friends that I have and I don’t know what I would do without her. Michelle from Tea and Titles, we didn’t really become friends until last year, but again this girl is a rock and helps me way too much. And all the other Melbourne booknerds, because I wouldn’t have such fun at events and late night twitter chats without you.

Once again thank you and bring on many more years to come.

Bookish Blogs That I Love

Jan 27, 2017

I love finding new bookish blogs to follow all the time and one of those ways is with posts like these. So I thought why not share some of my favourite blogs and everyone else can check them out. I’ve been in the book blogging community going on 6 years and I’ve seen people come and go and some of my favourites have left. But it’s how this lifestyle works. People don’t stay in forever. Nevertheless, you can check out these blogs if you want and tell me some of your favourites.

Tea and Titles: Now I couldn’t make a list like this and not include them. Ely and Michelle are the creators of this fabulous blog and talk everything from books to movies. They are both not just incredible friends but have some insight into the world. With Ely being a brilliant activist for disabilities in YA.

Nick and Nereydas Infinite Booklist: I’ve been following these girls for over a year now and I just love every post that I read. Not only do they both give insightful reviews, they have both introduced me to new books. Ones that I will never read before. They have new and interesting ways to review books and bring thoughtful discussions that catch my interest.

Paper Fury: I bet most of you already know Cait, but I do have to mention her as I read every posts that she writes. I find that we have similar taste in books and trust her with things that she says. Plus she has a lot of sass that just takes her reviews to a whole new level.

Happy Indulgence: These girls know how to blog. I love reading their reviews, discussions posts and books hauls. But what I love about most is the diversity talks I know that I can get on here. It’s one thing that I am passionate about and I love reading about.

The Chronicles of Danielle: I only started reading Danielle’s blog a couple of months ago, but I love reading her reviews and discussions. Plus her bookstagram is A+

And that is it! I hope you check out all the blogs that I love and follow them if you wish. There are many more that I do love reading, but I thought I would just feature a couple. What are some of your favourite blogs that I can check out? I hope that one day I am on someone’s lists like this. Let’s Chat!

TV Review: Shadowhunters 2×03 ‘Parabatai Lost’

Jan 22, 2017

Shadowhunters: Season 2 Episode 3

Episode Name: Parabatai Lost
Release date: 16th January 2017
Running Time: 42 minutes
Starring Katherine McNamara, Dominic Sherwood, Alberto Rosende, Matthew Daddario, Emeraude Toubia, Isaiah Mustafa, Harry Shum Jr.
Directed By: Greg Smith
Watch: Freeform (US) – Netflix (Worldwide)
Episode Reviews: Season 1 | Season 2

Already cut off from the Institute and his friends, Jace finds his situation worsen when he becomes a target for the New York wolf pack who believe Jace to be a killer. And don’t forget about Aldertree and the Shadowhunters who continue their own hunt for Jace. With Jace becoming the most wanted man in New York, can his friends get to him before everyone else? Meanwhile, Simon is on a search of his own as Raphael puts pressure on him to find Camille.

Parabatai Lost:

Like the previous two episodes, Parabatai Lost starts where we left off. I am really liking that this is happening as it doesn’t let the audience miss anything. Because, of the multiple events that occur, as well as everything being fast paced – it allows us to see everything.

At the start of this episode, we see the outcome of Clary (Katherine McNamara) and Jace (Dominic Sherwood) jumping off the boat to escape Valentine (Alan Van Sprang)- and it’s not all good. The wolves believe that Jace has killed one of their own. And you know what they say, blood for blood. With Jace injured and on the run from not only the Clave but the werewolf pack, someone has to save him.

And it’s not all good on the institute side. Alec is hanging in limbo and Magus is doing everything that he can do to save him. The only problem is that Jace is the one who can.

Tension

This season everyone is high on tension and Parabatai Lost is not an exemption. I think it’s one of the highlights from this season already. Everyone is on edge with one another and the audience doesn’t know what is going to happen next. And even though it’s based on books, things have to change for TV and I have no idea what to expect.

The tension between Clary and her mum (Maxim Roy) hasn’t hit breaking point yet, but I feel as the season goes on it will. And I hope it does. The tension between these two was a massive part of the books, and I think it will work so well on TV.

The tension between the gang and the Clave also hasn’t been hit yet, but the next couple of episodes are going to be intense. Especially with the ending of Parabatai Lost.

Magnus

Magnus (Harry Shum Jr.) was a stand out in Parabatai Lost for me. The audience gets to see that he isn’t all sunshine and daisy. He means business. Especially when he concerns Alec (Matthew Daddario).

Harry plays him in a way that we don’t exactly see in the books. He is intense and has a stance about him that says – don’t mess with me. However, it was great to see this side of him. Magnus has lived hundreds of years and people that are younger than him are telling him what to do. And he doesn’t like it that much, especially when it concerns Alec’s life. The audience is also able to see Magnus human side in this episodes and his vulnerability. It was great to see.

In Parabatai Lost Magnus powers are also put on a show, with fabulous blue sparks. It’s nice to see these little details from the books, weaved into the series. It shows that they are paying attention, listening and reading.

Simon and Raphel

In this week’s episode, we also got to see tension burning between Simon (Alberto Rosende) and Raphel (David Castro). But, we also get to see the banter between the two which I think is working beautifully. It’s one of my favourite things about the books. The back and forth bickering between the two. And the audience is able to see a sliver of it in this week’s episode.

Flashbacks

The audience also witness’s flashbacks in Parabatai Lost. We are taken back to when Jace and Alec first meet, their training, and them becoming Parabatai. All tying into Alec, needed Jace to save him. I really enjoyed this aspect of the episode. With everything coming together, and the way that it did. Very well done.

In the flashbacks, we also get to see Alec hesitation for becoming parabatai because of his feelings for Jace, which I thought was brilliant.

Werewolves

We get our first look at Maia Roberts (Alisha Wainwright) in Parabatai Lost. I am not fully sold on her yet, she comes across tougher than I originally thought. But, I am still really enjoying seeing her come into the action. She is a fierce woman ready to fight for what to believes in, and who she cares for.

Overall,

I really enjoy this episode. The audience is able to see relationships grow and see where they started. The story is become intense and I don’t know which way to turn. I love that they are weaving in things from the books and I am seeing these characters that I imagined come to life. I cannot wait to watch next week.