18 Sep

“Waiting” on Wednesday #2

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“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spin, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

This week mine is The F- It List by Julie Halpern

Expected Publication: 12th of November by Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
Series: –
Genre: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction
ISBN13: 9781250025654

Alex’s father recently died in a car accident. And on the night of his funeral, her best friend Becca slept with Alex’s boyfriend. So things aren’t great. Alex steps away from her friendship with Becca and focuses on her family.

But when Alex finally decides to forgive Becca, she finds out something that will change her world again–Becca has cancer.
So what do you do when your best friend has cancer? You help her shave her head. And then you take her bucket list and try to fulfill it on her behalf. Because if that’s all you can do to help your ailing friend–you do it.

The F- It List sounds like a very interesting book, that I think that I might enjoy. I have’t read anything by Julie as of yet, so this will be a first. I think i would like it, as I have been liking realistic books in the last few months and I like a change ever once in a while.
What are you waiting for?

17 Sep

Top Ten Books On My Fall 2013 TBR List

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Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that one of they bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. This weeks To Ten Tuesday is: Top Ten Books On My Fall 2013 TBR List, It could be either books that you’re planning to read or Fall releases you’re excited about!

So as I live in Australia Fall or as we call it Autumn is long past, I am doing Top Ten Books On My Spring TBR. And here is my List, (in no particular order)

The Cinderella Moment by Jennifer Kloster
I Think this will be such a good spring, I just love fashion. Been wanted to read this since I heard about it a couple of months ago, and I think I owe Jennifer a review.

Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

All I have heard about this book, is amazing and good reviews, and I just cannot wait to pick it up and see for myself.

Angelfall by Susan Ee

Again a book that I have wanted to read for a long time and I know and hope I have time to pick it and read it, all I have heard about this book in the last couple of months is all good.

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

I love Cassandra Clare and I love The Mortal Instruments series and I have even more wonderful things about the Infernal Devises Trilogy. I love the whole word that Cassandra built and cannot wait to read more.

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Again another one of those books that I have wanted to read for a long time and I just hope I’m able to pick it up during Spring

Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

I love Under the Never Sky and I just cannot wait to keep on reading the series. It is such a good Dystopia Fantasy.

Incarnate by Jodi Meadows

First of all this cover is absolutely gorgeous, and secondly it sounds so interesting and I think it will be an interesting read, and something that I have never read before.

Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson

I just want a nice fun, read but shows emotions as well and I think this may be it. And come on I love romance filled novels.

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

I want to read during spring a fantasy filled book with a some romanced. Also I have heard so many good things about this book and cannot wait to pick it up.

This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen

I love Sarah and I just cannot wait to pick another of her’s up and I have wanted to read this one for a while.

So here it is My Top 10 Books on My Fall (Spring) TBR. What is one your’s?

16 Sep

Book Review – Hunting Lila (Lila #1) Sarah Alderson

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Synopsis:
The novels follow the story of Lila, a 17-year-old with the power of telekinesis, and Alex, her brother’s best friend and long-time love interest. When a mugging on the streets of South London goes horribly wrong and exposes her unique ability, Lila runs away to Southern California, where Alex and her brother are working for a secret organisation called The Unit and searching for the men who killed Lila’s mother five years before. Lila unwittingly becomes embroiled in the hunt and a suspenseful murder mystery ensues.

Published Date: August 5th 2011
Pages: 306 (Paperback)
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
ISBN: 0857071955

My Review

I have wanted to read Hunting Lila for a while now, and I finally was able to pick it up, and I’m very glad that I did. It was an entertaining and very eventful. First the Cover is absolutely gorgeous. The Story that Sarah created was very interesting and different. I haven’t read anything like this before, so I did find it very interesting. The way Sarah Alderson, writes was very intriguing and I was absorbed into the novel as soon as I started reading. I adored the Writing Style of Sarah. I also like that the story was faced paced and didn’t drag on. At the start of the book, we are not to sure what is going on, so from the first moment we start reading the suspense starts. I love Lila our main Character, she was likable, easy to relate to in a way, and ‘normal’. She wasn’t a stuck up Bitch that we sometimes get with our main girl characters. She was easy relate to as she did not seem that popular girl. Yes i know if you have read this book she is not ‘normal’ in a sense but, in a way she is, Sorry if i am confusing you here. Ok Alex, Alex, Alex who can not like Alex, he is just amazing. I love that he is so protective of Lila, just makes him so much more likable. Alex is mysterious and gorgeous. I also love the powers that people had, it was nice and refreshing, from the other books that I have read in the last couple of months. Again the Suspense thought out the whole books was amazing, the last half was, wow, just I didn’t know what was going to happen. I also like the emotions that Sarah brought through Lila, with the lose of her mum, and her brother and Alex leaving her out of the loop on alot of things. She is a very strong character. I also adored the relationships in the novel, firstly between Lila and her bother, she is just so protective of her, and the big brother that I think everyone needs, and ever brothers has their faults. And the Relationship between Lila and Alex, yes I know the clique Older Brothers friend but just come one they are amazing together.

One of my favourite quotes is between this couple

He bent his head and in a voice that Jack couldn’t hear, said, “When you came down the stairs and fell into me, that was the moment.'” Then his lips pressed against mine.

Overall I really did like the whole concept of the whole book, the characters, the writing style.

So I give this book 4 out of 5 stars