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If you liked this book you will like this one #LoveOzYA Edition

Jun 12, 2016

A while ago I did a post where I gave suggests of books that people might want to read if they liked a certain movie or series. It was both fun to write and create as well as seeing people’s responses, that I wanted to do something similar. So, I bring you a If you like this book you will like this one – #LoveOZYA Edition

If you have been following my #LoveOZYA feature the last couple of months you know that I love OZ YA, so I decided why not suggest beautiful books by Australian authors. LoveOZYA do something similar to this so why not check it out.

The way this works is I have a book that has been written by a UK/US (or even from another country) author and I suggest a book by an Australian author that is similar.

If you liked The Selection Series by Kiera Cass then you might like Masquerade by Kylie Fornasier. Dresses, deception, and more.

If you liked All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven then you might like The Projected by Claire Zorn. Both of these novels deal with grief, mental illness and more.

If you liked The Siren by Kiera Cass you might like Sea Hearts (The Brides of Rollrock Island) by Margo Lanagan. Both deal with sea creatures that are quite different.

If you liked The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare you might like Akarnae by Lynette Nori . Both of these deal with a protagonist taken from one world to another.

If you liked The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson (review) then you might like The Yearbook Committee by Sarah Ayoub (review). Both these deal with friendships and how to deal with family.

I hope you enjoy this and that you read some of these Australian young adult books. I really had fun doing this and I hope to do more soon.

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Dicussion: Reading on Wattpad

Apr 14, 2016

I like reading on Wattpad. There I said it, it’s out. I am not ashamed that I do, but I never really talk about it. I have been thinking about this lately, I am a book reviewer who reads books on Wattpad.

If you don’t know what, what Wattpad is, it’s a website where you can post your novels/short stories/really whatever you want. But with social aspects, you can vote on stories, comment, add to your libraries and connect with authors in ways that you cannot do with traditional published and even self-published authors.

I personally think that Wattpad is a pretty amazing website, there are some incredible stories on there, and some that I wish were published because they are that good.

There are many aspects of Wattpad that are really good. One of those is that you get to read the novels as they are written. On Wattpad, you upload chapter by chapter. I like seeing how an author can create a story as they go, how they work with loopholes, how they fix those loopholes. It’s interesting, how someone can write chapter upload it and then write the next chapter and so on.

It is also really easy to navigate and use. You can use both your laptop and the mobile app and they are in-sync with each other. You get notifications when you a story is updated if it’s in your library or you follow the author.

Also, if you have opened the story on your phone or it’s in your library – you can read it offline on the app.

There are also some stories that have been picked up for publishing – some that have done quite well.

Angelfall by Susan Ee and the After series by Anna Todd – were both picked up and traditionally published and there are many more.

I find that contemporary is better written on Wattpad simply because there is no real need for world building. I do have some favourites though, these two writers are quite good.

Knightsrachel: Two of my favourite stories from her are My Brothers Best Friend and Jefferson Lake. These two have both been finished so if you want to read it all – you can.

Another writer that I really like is GinaWriter, her novel Boot Camp – which is now being published by Pulse.

Another thing that I like about Wattpad is that you get to see people deal with the same things in a different way in one place and see how people react to it.

One thing about Wattpad that I know I would like if I was posting on there is the feedback. You get feedback on every chapter and for a writer who wants to be published, it’s really good. – sometimes the feedback is upsetting, but that is what a writer has to deal with.

With all these good things there are some con’s about Wattpad.

There are some horribly written books. Like really bad that I want to cry about. The way I go about choosing a book is I read the synopsis and then the first chapter – that normally tells me if I want to continue reading. Sometimes I do this multiple times before I find a book that I want to read.

Some are not edited at all, and those are the books that I want to just rip apart – but I don’t because I know that is what you sometimes get when reading books on Wattpad.

Overall, I really do enjoy reading books on Wattpad. It is a different experience, but always fun. I don’t like when people say that because they are not ‘published’ stories or that they are not well written – yes some are, however there are some amazing stories on there that are very much publishable.

Do you read on Wattpad? What are some of your favourite stories on Wattpad? Will, do you read on Wattpad? Let’s Chat.

Discussion: Same World Authors

Mar 23, 2016

The one thing I hate more than people rating/reviewing books before they have read them, is when people hate on authors for writing in the same universe/world.

Ever since it was announced that Cassandra Clare would be writing more series in the Shadowhunter universe (The Dark Artifices and The Last Hours) people have gone mental. I have seen so much hate towards her on Goodreads and other platforms – that she should not be writing more books in this world, that she is only doing it for the money and that it is all the same. As a writer and reader this makes my blood boil.

However, the thing is I haven’t just seen it with Clare, recently I have seen hate angled towards Rick Riordan with the announcement that he is writing a new series in the same world as his other books.

I seriously don’t understand, why this concerns some people. You are not the author, no one is forcing you to read it, so why hate on someone.

There are many reasons as to why I am totally okay, with authors writing in that same world;

1.They are the author! If the author decides they want to write in the same world, then I say good on them. They can do whatever they like. They are the ones writing the books, so they can do whatever they want.

Maybe they like the world so much, and they have so many ideas and characters, that they cannot fit into one series. Both Clare and Riordan have been writing for quite a while and they both know what they are doing.

2. The author’s world isn’t all we see. When an author starts creating a world – they don’t just create the one that we read, they create so much more and sometimes, those characters and stories need to be heard.

3. They could be contacted to write a certain amount of book. Sometimes authors have contracts for a certain amount of books and I can bet you anything that some of these authors are contracted to write books in the same world. Publishers know that they will make money off them.

4. Money. This is a massive thing that I am seeing. That, all the author wants to do is to make money. But the thing is, you kind of need money to survive in this world and if an author knows that people like a world so much that they will get money from it – they why not. Why not make money from doing something that you love.

5. People want it. Even though I am writing this post about people hating on same world authors, there are so many people who would read these books. There are people who want more. They are so invested into the characters that, they will take anything from the world.

When I see people hate on these authors, my blood boils. Not because I like them or their world, but because I think it’s unfair that people are doing this. They could easily not comment about it. They could leave it alone. But no, they have to say their opinion, which isn’t an opinion, but more of a hateful comment.

No one is forcing them to go online or a book shop and buy the book. No one is forcing them to read it. No one is doing anything that would make the person need to say that the author shouldn’t be writing in the same world.

Furthermore, sometimes they say that the books are all the same. I am seeing it quite a bit with Cassandra Clare, anyone can back me up on this, her latest novel Lady Midnight, is nothing like her previous books – I also think that both her other series are different too.

Nevertheless, it is all up to the author; they are the ones writing the books, promoting the books, creating the world – They can do what they like.

What do you think of all this? Lets Chat.