Book Spines
1. The penguin classics of Alice in Wonderland
2. Never Fade
3. Fathomless
4. Graceling
5. Ruby Red
Hugs,
Sally
2014-08-27
Top 5 Wednesday
August 27
Book Spines
1. The penguin classics of Alice in Wonderland
2. Never Fade
3. Fathomless
4. Graceling
5. Ruby Red
Book Spines
1. The penguin classics of Alice in Wonderland
2. Never Fade
3. Fathomless
4. Graceling
5. Ruby Red
2014-08-23
Fairytale Retellings
Retellings pt.1
Top 5
I LoVe fairy tale retellings! I find people who write them to have such a creative mind, even though it has the same characters. It is kind of weird that I haven't had any that has been boring or similar to another so that is great :)
I couldn't decide on a order but I guess that's fine...
1. Snow in Summer
This was such an interesting take on Snow White!
2. Zel
I got it from my brother and oh my!
3. Cinder, Scarlet and Cress
Haven't read all, but I have them, and I'm planning on reading all three before the fourth one, Winter, comes out this year :)
4. Ella Enchanted and Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
5. All the Disney takes on Grimm
& All the Disney takes on H.C. Anderson
I started thinking, is Snow Queen and the Little Mermaid the only ones?...
Top 5
I LoVe fairy tale retellings! I find people who write them to have such a creative mind, even though it has the same characters. It is kind of weird that I haven't had any that has been boring or similar to another so that is great :)
I couldn't decide on a order but I guess that's fine...
1. Snow in Summer
This was such an interesting take on Snow White!
2. Zel
I got it from my brother and oh my!
3. Cinder, Scarlet and Cress
Haven't read all, but I have them, and I'm planning on reading all three before the fourth one, Winter, comes out this year :)
4. Ella Enchanted and Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
5. All the Disney takes on Grimm
& All the Disney takes on H.C. Anderson
I started thinking, is Snow Queen and the Little Mermaid the only ones?...
Any suggestions for other retellings?
Hugs,
Sally
2014-08-20
Top 5 Wednesday
August 20
Worlds
1. The Mortal Instruments
2. Now the title says top not best so: Darkest Minds; was awesome to read about but I'd thinkk otherwise if I lived there...
3. Graceling
4. Imposter
5. And just because; Harry Potter
Worlds
1. The Mortal Instruments
2. Now the title says top not best so: Darkest Minds; was awesome to read about but I'd thinkk otherwise if I lived there...
3. Graceling
4. Imposter
5. And just because; Harry Potter
Hugs <3,
Sally
2014-08-16
Oz : review
by: L. Frank Baum
The classic I chose for June was The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. I had seen the movie, ages ago though it was, and I had no recollection what happened. So I decided to read it. Yep so that's an explanation.
If you have seen the movie you know bits of the book. And that's interesting since the book is only around 150 pages. The movie cut lots of bits and bobs from the book yet they still managed to do a movie without adding too much things. So I started reading it in thoughts of it having a little amount of description. I was surprised how it actually did have a lot of describing the characters. So not a lot of imagination was needed for the characters but regarding the places they traveled to and through you needed to have active thoughts on rebuilding everything.
So what is it about?
A girl named Dorothy gets swept away, from her home in Kansas, to a place she has never been to. She gets accompanied on her quest to find a way home by the Tin Woodman, Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion and some other fellas.
I really enjoyed reading this book and I will recommend it to those who like stories. Maybe to someone who loved Alice in Wonderland, like me. I am not sure if I will be reading on the series. I think it has 12 books in it, if I'm not mistaken, and I have a bind-up of the first three. I will be reading the other two and see if I'll continue on, but somehow I'm doubting it.
The classic I chose for June was The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. I had seen the movie, ages ago though it was, and I had no recollection what happened. So I decided to read it. Yep so that's an explanation.If you have seen the movie you know bits of the book. And that's interesting since the book is only around 150 pages. The movie cut lots of bits and bobs from the book yet they still managed to do a movie without adding too much things. So I started reading it in thoughts of it having a little amount of description. I was surprised how it actually did have a lot of describing the characters. So not a lot of imagination was needed for the characters but regarding the places they traveled to and through you needed to have active thoughts on rebuilding everything.
So what is it about?
A girl named Dorothy gets swept away, from her home in Kansas, to a place she has never been to. She gets accompanied on her quest to find a way home by the Tin Woodman, Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion and some other fellas.
I really enjoyed reading this book and I will recommend it to those who like stories. Maybe to someone who loved Alice in Wonderland, like me. I am not sure if I will be reading on the series. I think it has 12 books in it, if I'm not mistaken, and I have a bind-up of the first three. I will be reading the other two and see if I'll continue on, but somehow I'm doubting it.
Hugs,
Sally
2014-08-14
Top 5 Wednesday
August 13
Love Triangles
Now I don't think I'm alone in hating love angles of any kind. But I must say some have been nicer to read than others. So here it is this weeks list. And as always you can join by going to goodreads's group of T5W.
1. I think I'm cheating with this but, Imposter
2. The Mortal Instruments
3. Naturals
4. The Selection
5. Iron King
Love Triangles
Now I don't think I'm alone in hating love angles of any kind. But I must say some have been nicer to read than others. So here it is this weeks list. And as always you can join by going to goodreads's group of T5W.
1. I think I'm cheating with this but, Imposter
2. The Mortal Instruments
3. Naturals
4. The Selection
5. Iron King
Hugs,
Sally
2014-08-09
The Fault in Our Stars : Book vs Movie
Book and Movie thoughts (Pt. 4)
As you can probably read from the title: I went to the movies!
So to start off I really like this book. And I was scared to go see it because I don't know if they changed it and I wouldn't like it as much I guess. I hate it when that happens to a book I really like.
Well even so I went to see it, how could I not, and I enjoyed it. I didn't love it. But I wasn't disappointed either. I guess it was better than I expected and all.
I read it quite a while ago and have yet to read any other book by John Green (I really need to). I read this one because well I watch the Vlog Brothers on youtube... And I LoVe it!
To the Book Review itself:
So thoughts on the book first (other than liking it):
The writing style John uses is lovely to read. It brings the characters to life and makes it feel like you are part of that story. It did this without being too descriptive which I often find annoying. I want to have space, while reading, for your imagination.
The characters were some of the best I have read about in a while. They made by with what they had and I really appreciated that. Also the fact that it involved cancer was inspiring in itself and then you read it and you just feel all the feels!
One negative thing I have to say, I'm sorry but yes. There was two moments in which I wanted the author to expand more than he did. Now I know usually it's a very good thing to not tell too much and let the reader ponder. But I couldn't help but think it was missing some filling. And don't get me wrong, they were both good scenes nevertheless and important too. I don't want to spoil the scenes so you can mail me if you want to know which parts. I just really don't feel like spoiling anything to anyone, even though most of you have read the book.
I will be recommending this to anyone who likes contemporary books with emotion and to those who want to expand the genres they read.
So to start off I really like this book. And I was scared to go see it because I don't know if they changed it and I wouldn't like it as much I guess. I hate it when that happens to a book I really like.
Well even so I went to see it, how could I not, and I enjoyed it. I didn't love it. But I wasn't disappointed either. I guess it was better than I expected and all.
I read it quite a while ago and have yet to read any other book by John Green (I really need to). I read this one because well I watch the Vlog Brothers on youtube... And I LoVe it!
To the Book Review itself:
So thoughts on the book first (other than liking it):
The writing style John uses is lovely to read. It brings the characters to life and makes it feel like you are part of that story. It did this without being too descriptive which I often find annoying. I want to have space, while reading, for your imagination.
The characters were some of the best I have read about in a while. They made by with what they had and I really appreciated that. Also the fact that it involved cancer was inspiring in itself and then you read it and you just feel all the feels!
One negative thing I have to say, I'm sorry but yes. There was two moments in which I wanted the author to expand more than he did. Now I know usually it's a very good thing to not tell too much and let the reader ponder. But I couldn't help but think it was missing some filling. And don't get me wrong, they were both good scenes nevertheless and important too. I don't want to spoil the scenes so you can mail me if you want to know which parts. I just really don't feel like spoiling anything to anyone, even though most of you have read the book.
I will be recommending this to anyone who likes contemporary books with emotion and to those who want to expand the genres they read.
So Keep On Reading
Hugs,
Sally
2014-08-06
Top 5 Wednesday
August 6th 2014
Blue Covers You Own
1. Fangirl
2. Bitterblue
3. Assassins Blade
4. Skylark
5. Cradturner
Blue Covers You Own
1. Fangirl
2. Bitterblue
3. Assassins Blade
4. Skylark
5. Cradturner
Hugs,
Sally
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