The Coffee House

So today I will be doing a tag which has been floating around on Youtube for quite awhile now. This tag was created by The Book Jazz and I was tagged by The Book Tower. So let's jump right in.

Do you have a certain place at home for reading?

Not really, I will read anywhere, sofa, bed, desk chair, floor, wherever whenever.

Bookmark or random piece of paper

Both, but most of the time it is just whatever is closet to me at the time.

Can you just stop reading or do you have to stop reading after a chapter/a certain amount of pages?

I rarely ever stop at the end of a chapter, I always just stop at any random place. sometimes in the middle of a sentence as well.

Do you eat or drink while reading?

Yes, all the time. mostly drinking coffee though.

Multitasking: Music or TV while reading?

Usually I listen to music but I can read while watching TV if I don't care what is happening.

One book at a time or several at once?

One book at a time.

Reading at home or everywhere?

Home mostly, but I do like reading at the beach or in a park.

Reading out loud or silently in your head?

Silently in my head.

Do you ever read ahead or even skip pages?

Yes, I don't know why but I always look up for spoilers.

Breaking the spine or keeping it like new

I do try to keep good care of my book and do like it if they look like new but I wouldn't not read it if it meant breaking the spine.

Do you write in your books?

No never.

Who do you tag?

Anyone and everyone is welcome to do this tag.

Monday, 23 September 2013

Book Review | Graphic Novels | Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life (Scott Pilgrim #1) by Bryan Lee O'Malley

| Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life (Scott Pilgrim #1) | Bryan Lee O'Malley |

| Published - 2004 | Format - Paperback | Pages - 168 |

| Goodreads | My Rating 6/10 |

| Summary from Goodreads |

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

| My Thoughts |

I had seen the movie Scott Pilgrim VS. The World not to long ago and had loved it, so when my sister got this out of the library, I knew I had to read it too and I am glad I did because I also loved this as well.

This book was funny and kind of crazy. I loved all of the video game elements that were included and I liked the play-a-long page that was included when the band rehursed there song and I thought that it made the book more interactive because of this which is pretty awsome.
Anyway, I liked this book and would read more of the series.

Sunday, 22 September 2013

Fall Into Reading | Read-A-Thon | Daily Updates

| Fall Into Reading |

Ok, so here is where I will be writing up my daily updates for the first annual Fall into Reading read-a-thon that is being held this week by the Bibiosisters

Day 1

Pages Read: 168

Total Pages Read: 168

Books Finished: 1

Total Books Finished: 1

What I Read:

Scott Pilgrim VS. The World: Precious Little Life Vol.1 by Bryan Lee O'Malley

Day 2
Pages Read: 72
Total Pages Read: 140
Books Finished: 0
Total Books Finished: 1
What I Read:
Matched (Matched #1) by Ally Condie

Book Review | Warning: Spoilers and Rants | YA Dystopian | Pretties (Uglies #2) by Scott Westerfeld

| Pretties (Uglies #2) | Scott Westerfeld |

| Published - 2005 | Format - Paperback | Pages - 384 |

| Goodreads | My Rating 6/10 |

WARNING: This review will include spoilers for the first two books in the Uglies series (Uglies and Pretties). If you have not read these books then please do not read any further. You have been warned.

| Summary from Goodreads |

Gorgeous. Popular. Perfect. Perfectly wrong.

Tally has finally become pretty. Now her looks are beyond perfect, her clothes are awesome, her boyfriend is totally hot, and she's completely popular. It's everything she's ever wanted.

But beneath all the fun -- the nonstop parties, the high-tech luxury, the total freedom -- is a nagging sense that something's wrong. Something important. Then a message from Tally's ugly past arrives. Reading it, Tally remembers what's wrong with pretty life, and the fun stops cold.

Now she has to choose between fighting to forget what she knows and fighting for her life -- because the authorities don't intend to let anyone with this information survive.

| My thoughts |

This book begins a few months after Tally's operation to turn her from an 'ugly' into a 'pretty' so that they can test the cure on her. So Tally is now living in New Pretty Town with Shay and Peris as a pretty.

Life as a pretty is basically one was hazy sorority party with the non-stop parties, not a care in the world, other then to find a costume to wear, and where everyone is completely stunning. Sound prefect? Well think again. Because under that perfectly pretty exterior there is some ugly secrets. Memory loss anyone?

So, of course with Tally being a pretty, it is like learning to like and know a whole new character. As well as learning about the lifestyle in which the pretties live and learning the 'pretty words'. By the end of the book, words like bubbly and fun-making were driving me up the wall.

Anyway, early on in the book we find out that adrenaline helps them remember their lives before they turned pretty. So the clique that Tally joins called The Crims pulls tricks to help them remember, these ticks of course being very dangerous and making them walking targets for the Specials.

The Specials, aka Special Circumstances, are the authority in the city and as the saying goes “we don't want to hurt you, but we will if we have to” the Specials will stop at nothing to stop the truth about the lesions from coming out and that includes turning them into Specials. Yeah, at the end of the book they take Tally and turned her into a Special, do they really think this will stop her? And of course who is there to help them take her away? Shay of course, between her and Dr. Cable they have coursed Tally so many problems. I mean come on Shay, yes Tally betrayed you and the smoke but you have betrayed them so much more by joining them, telling on them and for not taking the cure in the first place which would have meant that Tally would never had to turn pretty and then never would she have meet Zane and then yet another love triangle in YA book would never had been started and she would be happy with David without having everything messed around with. Wow I really hate Shay.

Anyway to wrap up this review I would say that I definitely preferred the first book in this series as this one just made me go a little crazy. But I still did enjoy it and can't wait to read the next two in this series.

Tuesday, 17 September 2013

Books | Book Tags | The Autumn Book Tag

Hello everyone,

So today I was tagged by The Book Tower to do The Autumn Book. Now this originally started on Youtube by Dani On Books but I will be doing this in blog format. So let's begin.

1. What is your favourite thing about Autumn?

The crisp golden leaves falling from the trees above.

2. What book on your shelves reminds you of going back to school/your school days?

I don't have any of the books I read in School anymore but one that is read a lot of school that I own is To Kill A Mocking Bird by Harper Lee

3. Find a book on your shelf which has something autumn related on it.

The only book I have that is anywhere close to being related to Autumn is After Summer by Hannah Harvey

4. What is your favourite horror/halloween story?

I do not read horror books and I don't take part in Halloween. So I do not have an anwser for this question.

5. What is your favourite horror film?

Same as above, I don't watch horror films, I am a chicken and scare easily.

6. Which book release are you most looking forward to this autumn?

Just One Year by Gayle Forman

Need it, want it, must have it, NOW.

7. Which film release are you most looking forward to this autumn?

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

8. Show three books that you are hoping on reading this season.

So that's all for now and if any of you want to do this tag then your all welcome to take part. But for now, goodbye.

Monday, 16 September 2013

Book Haul | Library Haul

| My sister's blog - The Book Tower | Her library Haul |

So today I went to the library with my sister and I went a little crazy with the amount I picked up, but with a read -a-thon happening soon then hopefully I will be able to tackle this stack of books. Ok, lets get on with this haul.

My Sister will also be doing a library haul as well over on her blog, The Book Tower, so check that out. But for now, goodbye.