Sunday 26 April 2015

Anna and the French Kiss By: Stephanie Perkins

Anna and the French Kiss By: Stephanie Perkins
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Synposis

This YA contemporary piece of work starts off with a girl in her Senior year named Anna who is completely happy with where she is. Until she is set off to a boarding school in Paris, where she meets the humorous charming Étienne St. Clair. Étienne has it all - including a serious girlfriend. 

Anna and the French Kiss will leave you laughing, smiling, and aching. 

Thoughts

First of all, there was a HUGE hype when this book debut. As per usual, whenever there is a huge hype on a book. I tend to avoid to read the novel until eventually i'll pick it up. But because I heard a bunch of amazing reviews on Anna and the French Kiss - I thought why not?

Every contemporary book i've read is completely cheesy, but when it comes to Anna and the French Kiss ... oh my goodness - I couldn't help but swoon over Étienne St. Clair. What I love about this novel is despite it being a contemporary read, Anna and the French Kiss wasn't completely revolved around the romance. There were interesting, humorous, unforgettable characters. This book was a mash up of everything. There are certain moments in the book between Anna and St. Clair that just make you think about yourself. Things happen, whirlwind of drama, tension outbreaks, adventures of discovery and then ... well you'll have to read to find out.

Overall, I believe that this is a perfect spring/summer read. I felt like I was in a movie!


“For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.” 

Friday 24 April 2015

Bloglovin' Disaster

A lot of people have been telling me they are having issues with my GFC, and have been asking if I have a BlogLovin' so here it is at last!

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Spring ... Book Cleaning?!

What is it time for? SPRING CLEANING?! Specifically, bookshelf cleaning.

Now I just have one question, how do you organize your bookshelf? Do you organize your bookshelf accordingly to the magical colors of the rainbow? Or do you do what you please and leave your books scattered in whatever order?

I personally organize my bookshelf accordingly to genre. Usually I read books coinciding with whatever mood I'm in. Trying to juggle a current MUST read and another book that I'm just digging with how i'm feeling can be a struggle. I'm trying to get over doing this, but what can I say ... So many books, so little time!

Do you have any tips you could give me? How do you organize your bookshelf? Let me in with your thoughts :)

Tuesday 21 April 2015

The Little Prince By: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The Little Prince 
By: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 
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Synopsis

The Little Prince tells the tale of a little boy who travels away from his planet to travel the wonders of the universe. His journey through the cosmos leads him to meet "adult-such" characters, leads him to the fascination of the adulthood demeanour.



Thoughts

Just like I've mentioned before with my other review on Love and & Misadventures by: Lang Leav this is another novella you just have to engulf yourself in and really judge it upon yourself whether it's worth the read or not.

Of course, along with the rating I gave - I fell in love this book. I heard the hype about The Little Prince and I always saw people at the bookstore pick this book up but never bothered reading it myself - until my freshman year in high school. After I read it, I thought this was the perfect time to read such a influential book. This book really makes you stop and just listen. To really take a look at the world and think, "Am I happy with what i'm doing with my life? What do I want to accomplish when i'm all grown up?".

I honestly believe that The Little Prince is a classic must read.


Of course I’ll hurt you. Of course you’ll hurt me. Of course we will hurt each other. But this is the very condition of existence. To become spring, means accepting the risk of winter. To become presence, means accepting the risk of absence.


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EXCITING NEWS! The Little Prince will be adapted into a film which has not been given a release date. The feels are are unreal. The artwork is simply outstanding.


Monday 20 April 2015

The Maze Runner Trilogy



The Maze Runner (Trilogy) By: James Dashner
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Synopsis

The series starts off with a boy named Thomas who is sent up the "lift". He's brought into a new world called the Glade. 

In the Glade, there are only boys - boys with no memory except their own names. What keeps the Gladers inside are colossal stone walls and what's behind the walls is an inescapable wavering maze. Members of the Glade have sent "runners" to find an escape through the maze, but no one has made it out of the maze alive. 

But then everything changes when a girl is brought up the lift. The first girl ever. And the chase officially begins.

Thoughts

Let's start from the first book, shall we? I honestly thought that "The Maze Runner" was amazing! I couldn't put the book down, it was an absolute page turner. I personally enjoy books that are told in third person and when the story follows a male protagonist. 

Just the whole idea of "The Maze Runner" is so creative and imaginative, plus I couldn't help but laugh throughout the book. All of the characters are so enjoyable; you really get attached to them. There are twists and cliffhangers that make your jaw drop to the floor, but there are also moments where you want to chuck the book across the room. At one point, I actually enjoyed this series more than the Hunger Games. But, that's when I only read the first book. 

Onto the second and third book, the only thing that I have to say is. It dragged on unnecessarily. I thought it was just fillers on top of fillers on top of fillers. Once I reached the end, I told myself "Wow, that was it. After all of that." From the beginning, I was completely head over heels over this series. But by the time I reached the end of the Death Cure, I lost the WOW factor.

Overall, I loved The Maze Runner it's a great story. But personally, I think that this series could've been written into one book.



Thursday 16 April 2015

Adorable Tea Rooms


As a child I loved having tea parties, despite just using oreos as my cookies and milk as my tea. To this day I have a really old fashioned tea set (picture below) that my godmother bought for me as a birthday present. Just found it so cute with the little animals in the cute little scenery.

BUT ANYWHO! Who doesn't love Buzzfeed?! I came across this article that showcases various charming tea rooms. One day I will engulf myself in your beauty, one day 

Click to see the cute Tea rooms

Wednesday 15 April 2015

Cupcake time!

It was just recently that I have been selling my delicious cupcakes! Just last week I made these simple cupcakes for a baby shower (as you can tell - it's a boy!). I had so much fun making them. The cake itself is just classic chocolate, topped with a cream cheese frosting, then white chocolate for the decor.




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