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If I Stay- Gayle Forman!
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So the book is about a girl named Mia, her family decided to go on a nice drive and end up in a car accident which leaves Mia in a coma. She is kind of in an out of body experience state and can see and hear everything going on around her. Throughout the book, there are "flashbacks" of sorts about her life previous to that point.
Amazing! Amazing! Amazing! The saddest yet sweetest book I have ever read! I am speechless when it comes to this book. Words cant explain how great this read was just please check it out for yourself! Watch my video on youtube to hear and see how much I enjoyed this! Http://www.youtube.com/HalfBloodPRincess... IT'sJUST AWESOME!
I loved all the characters and found every single one of them relatable and awesome. She seemed to have such a nice life and to have it all slip away was what was soo sad! The ending did however frustrate me a little as it was a cliffhanger but luckily there is a second book, (Where she went) which is a sequel and should reveal what happened.
It was such a moving book and it made me cry and not many things do that!!
5/5 stars!
Category 5 stars, book review, books, gayle forman, if i stay, novel, review, sequel

Beastly- Alex Flinn
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OMG! Asides from Harry Potter, (OBVIOUSLY) this is the most epic, best book I have EVER read! It was just soo cute and I can definitely see why it's being made into a movie. It has that typical movie line plot but not in a predictable way.
So first of all let me just say, sorry I have been away and not reviewing many books, a lot in my personal life has been going on. Anyways to this epic book!...
So we start off with Kyle Kingsbury, a typical blonde hair, blue eyes, perfect kinda guy. He only cares about him self and shallow doesn't even begin to cut it! He is just soo mean. So there is this witch at school (this isnt a spoiler by the way, its the basic plot so its important to know...) that he really messes with. (I won't spoil it in how he does, he just does.) And boy does he end up paying for it. He losese the thing that matters most to him in the entire world, his good looks and he is transformed into a beast. Basically he has two years to find his true love and they must love him back.
It's an epic love story and I really don't want to say too much about it because I don't want to ruin the experience of reading it but I HIGHLY recommend this. 5/5 stars!!
Category alex flinn, beastly, book review, novel

Withering tights- Louise Rennison.
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5 Frickin stars!!
First of let me just say this book was blooming fantastic! Full of fun, humour and intellect it was a perfect read. I loved the characters and the story! I thought this book was a great read for anyone but most definitely for english lassies like me! As you kinda have to understand the northern lingo in the book for it to not seem utterly outrageous. Excellent book, and 5 stars, I have nothing to criticize about this book apart from I wish it was longer so I could still be enjoying it lol! I couldnt put it down and spent a whole day straight just reading it and finished it within twenty four hours! A must read but I would recommend it for the summer. So you too can have a "summer of love" and fall in love with this book!
Category 5 stars, book review, books, louise rennison, novel, withering tights

My new novel!!!
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SO you probably didn't know this but I am currently writing a novel called "Sleeping in Stone" and planning the sequel "Concrete Angel". They will be part of a trilogy and I haven't decided on the last ones name yet but am leaning towards "Sparkling Angel". And now I am writing a new novel while that series is on hold. This is going to be more of an older YA and it deals with the serious issue of prostituion. Which is actually a subject near to my heart. I haven't decided of a name yet but will be trying to come up with one. Shattered seems to be the most fitting name at the moment or Broken. I want something really simple yet striking and something that deals with the plot.
So here is a little bit about the novel.
Jade is a normal 19 year old girl. Well, not really. Her mother is fatally ill and dying from breast cancer, her father left her years and years ago when she was born and she is left struggling to look after her family of 4 younger siblings. On top of this the family that once had everything is struck with a series of terrible events. Death after death, murder after murder. They lose everything. Jade is forced to find a way to look after her family financially after her mother's death and so one night leads to a life changing choice. She becomes a prostitute to the rich and famous but after a traumatic rape turns to drugs and ends up walking the streets, the only way to pay for her new found addiction, troubling family and her mother's hospital bill debts is to become a street hooker. Little does she know that one of her clients is closer to her than she thinks. It turns out the man she just slept with is her long lost father. Will he turn out to be her knight in shining armour? And as if things were bad enough she starts to fall in love with this man even after knowing his secret. Keeping it hidden she continues to take money from this man and sleeping with him until her mother's funeral. Will he find out the girl of his, unconventional, dreams is really his daughter he left when she was just a baby? Or will true love conquer all?
Sounds a bit sick really doesn't it? So please can you help me with a name for the book PLEASE!
Category author, by, me, novel, writing, written

The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove- Lauren Kate.
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NOTE: Pictures will be up shortly, blogger is being a BIATCH! :P x
Natalie Hargrove is so close to getting what she's always wanted. She's finally on the right side of the bridge, in the richer part of town, she has a gorgeous boyfriend and she is just about to be crowned Palmetto princess, prom queen. But when she gets caught up in the competion, she soon realises fate is not to be medelled with. When a prank her and her boyfriend pull on her competion for prom king goes terribly wrong, they are left to deal with the conseqeunces. Trying to hide what they have done whilst trying to frame it on someone else AND still win Palmetto princess and prince. Will it all be too much? Will she crack under the pressure? A story of love, enemies, regret, deceit and karma by the award winning, best selling author of the Fallen and Torment books, Lauren Kate.
Category author, book review, books, lauren kate, novel, the betratyal of natalie hargrove

Invasion- Jon S. Lewis
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The book is about a boy called Colt. He starts off by going to a training acadmey for upcoming CHAOS agents. Shortly after he returns his parents are murdered. Colt finds out why and, in an effort to avenge his parents, gets into more than he bargained for. Microchips in the brain that turn innocent people into savage assasins is just part of his problems. Not to mention he has to juggle school and liking a cute girl Lily.
This book was completely fantastic. It was a great science fiction/fantasy and usually I'm not really into that stuff but this honestly has to be one of the best books I've ever read. The plot was amazing and had so many layers to it. The characters were easy to connect yourself to and get attached to and the writing was superb. I can say no faults with this story at all. A must buy AND a must read.
Plus there is a sequel coming in Jan 2012!!
5/5
^Review from my goodreads. http://www.goodreads.com/bookswithbridget
Category ARC, book review, books, invasion, jon s lewis, novel

A Girl's Guide to Falling In Love With a Zombie- Richard Denney.
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This book was great! It's by debut novelist and fellow youtuber Richard Denney (AKA Devvourbookreviews) and it's his debut novel. It was really well written and I really fell in love with Rebecca, the main character. The book is sort of her journal of events and it really describes her feelings for Lance, her zombie "boyfriend" in depth. It's really exicting and there are lots of times when you don't think she is going to make it. She is really in love with Lance but then another survivor Ryan finds them and she starts to having wandering feelings and begins developing a thing for Ryan. There is even a sexy bit, which I LOVED! Overall I give this book 5/5 and think that it was great.
I won this advanced reader copy in a giveaway and don't know if the book itself is actually out yet but when I have more information I will update you of the release date and where you can purchase a copy, and I suggest you do!
5/5
Category a girl's guide to falling in love with a zombie, author, book review, books, debut, devvourbookreviews, novel, richard denney

Ash by Malinda Lo.
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This book was a bit strange for me, to begin with I really found it to be long winded yet intriguing and definitely worth a read. As I read on I found that the story really unfolded and became really interesting. I really enjoyed it because of the fairy twist and the love triangle (sorta). It is definitely worth a read, though maybe for the younger YA readers it wouldn't be so good because the language is quite formal and I found it to be a little bit confusing at times.
I rate this book a 4.5/5, definitely a great read. The story was great and a good twist in the Cinderella story. It wasn't that predictable like I feared it would be but I would have prefered a little bit more fairy parts. It was quite a short read and it took me about 3/4 days to finish. I felt like I couldn't put it down! Really worth a read.
4.5/5
Category ash, book review, books, malinda lo, novel, novels, reading, writing

Need- Carrie Jones
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Category book review, books, captivate, carrie jones, need, novel, reading, sequel, series, writing

The Beatrice Letters- Lemony Snicket.
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No summary as I didn't really get what the book was about. All I can say is that this book is about letters between Beatrice Baudelaire and Lemony Snicket. That is all I could really make out from this book.
This book is sooo pretty! From the front cover to the inside. First of all you open the book to find no writing but like a case file sort of holder containing the copy of the book with no pretty cover or anything and a picture/poster which is double sided. Throughout the books there are pages with a part of one side of the picture which is very strange. Then there are different letters and sometimes little fold up letters. I particularly liked how the different letters were in different fonts and set out on different style pages. I really enjoyed reading this book and managed to read it in an hour which isn't too difficult as it is only 72 pages long. The pictures and trying to figure out the letters and decode them made this book interesting. If you have followed the whole "The series of unfortunate events" books, which I have not, then you might find this book less confusing and more interesting. Don't read this if you are looking for a book that makes sense.
This definately isn't for everybody but I certainly enjoyed it and found it really fun to read. I would recommend it as it is fun and really doesn't take up much time to read at all.
Overall a good bit of fun, I give it a 3.5/5.
Category author, book review, books, fanfiction, lemony snicket, novel, review, the beatrice letters, writing

Angel uncovered- Katie Price.
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Angel summer is a glamour model living every girl's dream. She is married to the hottest footballer and has the most trendy celebrity marriage. Her daughter Honey has just been born and everything is going perfectly for Angel, but is it?! This book see's Angel struggle with post natal depression, her husband's infidelity and has to make an agonising choice between her husband and another man. Along with all the pressures of being a new mother and celebrity. Plus dealing with some of the other psycho WAGs and ex girlfriends of her husband.
I started this book about a year ago but never finished it so decided to re-read it again and actually found it very entertaining! I was fascinated with the celebrity lifestyle aspect of the book and really enjoyed it. I did find it somewhat predictable though and the storyline was a dime a dozen. I feel as if the book was written by Katie Price herself (and that's not a good thing) instead of a ghost writer, though maybe that was the intention. I don't know but I wasn't impressed with the quality of the writing. I didn't connect with Angel the way you're supposed to. I found her annoying and bitchy which is never a good thing to feel about the main character when you're supposed to be feeling sympathetic for them and connect with them and understand what they are going through.
I would recommend this book to young girls, particularly british girls who know about the british celebrity and WAG scene. I would recommend this as a light read to take on holiday and enjoy while sitting by the pool.
3.5/5
Category angel uncovered, book review, books, katie price, novel, review

Bleeding Violet- Dia Reeves
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This book was great! It took me a while to read it but I didn't want to read it too fast because I wanted to continue it slowly and enjoy it before finishing it. I thought it was very well written and really descriptive without being overpowering. I love the characters and the main plot which was a love story. It wasn't a traditional straight forward love story which is what made it stand out and made it even more enjoyable to read. The strangeness of both Hanna and Portero made the story really interesting however sometimes it became a little strange and there was a lot of blood, gore and sex which might put people off who aren't used to and/or don't like a lot of those things.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes young adult fiction and mysterious/paranormal reads. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone under 14 though because of the sexual elements and psychotic themes. I found Hanna nearly influencing me to become a psycho but that might be because of my real life mental illnesses. (Depression and psychosis)
Overall a really good read and a really good book and I would highly recommend it as I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Though confusing in parts (which is the only thing not giving it a 5/5) it is still one of my favourite books of probably all time and I will definitely be happy to re-read it again.
4.5/5 stars.
Category bleeding violet, books, dia reeves, novel, reading
