Birthday Events

Yay! It's my birthday!  I am officially 11 A.K.A 1+1=2.... Anyways, I just went onto Google and it knew it was my birthday. Kind of creepy if you ask me, but kind of nice. I made cupcakes for my class, with cat faces. It was also our substitute librarian, A.KA my friend's grandma's birthday. I also got to see my little cousin after school. My birthday party is on Saturday, but I'm only inviting 3 people, because my 'party' is just a picnic and a sleepover. I got some AMAZING gifts though. I even got a book about a girl named Rose and her poodle! Coincidence much? I am nearly finished Dorothy Must Die, I reckon it's one of my new favourite books, so that review is coming to you soon. W e are having takeaway Indian, we were going to go to the restaurant but I didn't want to miss one of my favourite shows, MKR (My Kitchen Rules). I a lot of people said Happy Birthday too me. My grandparents gave me some weird assortment of pig ornaments. I have had the best birthday ever and am very grateful for all my presents and day. Have a wonderlandaful day!

Rose :3

February TBR

Hai! Here is my February TBR! 4 of them are library books, and 2 are my own, and all but one are YA.

Dorothy Must Die- Danielle Paige

I am so happy I got this out of the library! Ever since I discovered this book I've wanted to read it.

Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones- Cassandra Clare

I have read the 1st and 2nd book of the Infernal Devices and decided to read this series. Again, I got it out of the library.

Touch Of Power- Maria V. Snyder

My friend had read this and it looks really interesting, and I for some reason have gotten quite a lot of fantasy out of the library.

Skullduggery Pleasant: Dark Days
I have had this on my shelf for a month, so I have finally decided to read it! I got it for $3 at a bargain book store on the main street of my town.    

The Kensington Reptilarium- N.J Gemmell
Sorry, I couldn't get this above the book cover. I won this as an award at my schools presentation day assembly for academic achievement. I have had it for about 2 months now.      

Well, I hope you enjoyed my February TBR. My birthday is in 5 days!

Rose :3                                      

The Boy In The Dress By David Walliams | Book Review

Title: The Boy In The Dress
Author: David Walliams
Genre: Children's Fiction/ Friendship
Publication: October 1 2008, Harper Collins
Pages: 288, paperback
Source: Bought
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Dennis lives in a boring house in a boring street in a boring town. But he's about to find out that when you open your mind, life becomes anything but boring! You'll laugh, you'll cry, and once you meet Dennis he'll live with you forever...

I really enjoyed this book. This was my second time reading this for this review. Dennis is a great main character. He is very quiet, but I feel like in this book all his feelings just came bursting out. How, you ask? The clue is in the title. I loved all the characters in this book as they all had their own personalities. I feel like Dennis's dad was very misunderstood and anxious, and his brother was really sad. Walliams' writing style made me laugh out loud at numerous places! One of my favourite quotes from this book is:

"Everybody should be able to wear whatever they like."
- Lisa, page 84

This is completely true, and Dennis does. Lisa, the amazing fashion designer, says the quote. I think everyone should read this book, as it is about being able to do whatever you want to do!

I would rate this book

Well, I hope you enjoyed my review!

Rose :3

Beautiful People For Writers

Hai guys, today I'm going to be doing the Beautiful People linkup hosted by Cait at Paper Fury and Sky at further up and further in. So, let's get started!

1.What were your writing achievements last year?

To finish my story, Fly On The Wall.

Tell us about your top priority writing project for this year?

The Amazing Un-named Adventures of Granite And Mona. Still doesn't have a name. I'm hoping to finish the first draft of either the first or whole book, I'm not sure if it is a series or not.

List 5 areas you’d like to work the hardest to improve this year.

1. Writing More. I'm using a word counter which you can check out at here.

2. Read More. I mean, I read a lot, but I want to read more.

3. Review more books. This is a thing I love doing and want to do more of.

4. Organise My Writing. I just need to plan, and this plot wall that Ashley G over at [insert title here] was doing really helps.

5. Improve my blogging skills. So I want to improve my blogging and coding skills.

4. Are you participating in any writing challenges? 

Does Snazzy Snippets count?

What’s your critique partner/beta reader situation like and do you have plans to expand this year?

Nope.

Do you have plans to read any writer-related books this year? Or are there specific books you want to read for research?

I don't really know...

7. Pick one character you want to get to know better, and how are you going to achieve this? 

I really want to get to know this character I haven't introduced yet, Jessamine, she's a witch, so her character is very flexible.

Do you plan to edit or query, and what’s your plan of attack?

I love editing, so I'll probably edit.

Toni Morrison once said, “If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”  What are the books that you want to see more of, and what “holes” do you think need filling in the literary world?

I feel like literary really needs more time-travel novels, I LOVE THEM! I feel like that's all.

What do you hope to have achieved by the end of 2016?

Probably finished the Granite story!

Well, that's all have a great day!

Rose :3

To All The Boys I've Loved Before- Book Review

Hai, today I'm going to be doing yet another book review! Sorry about that! Today's review will be To All The Boy's I've Loved Before and it's genre is YA Romance.

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is the story of Lara Jean, who has never openly admitted her crushes, but instead wrote each boy a letter about how she felt, sealed it, and hid it in a box under her bed. But one day Lara Jean discovers that somehow her secret box of letters has been mailed, causing all her crushes from her past to confront her about the letters: her first kiss, the boy from summer camp, even her sister's ex-boyfriend, Josh. As she learns to deal with her past loves face to face, Lara Jean discovers that something good may come out of these letters after all.

I really liked this book! The characters were all so nice, apart from MARGOT!!!!! Lara Jean was so likeable and nice, though at one point I got quite angry at her. I for some reason really liked Peter, though I think he was supposed to be annoying. I also think Margot was supposed to be nice. I also feel like sometimes the writing was a bit rushed to get to the point, but overall it was good. I do have some annoyances, as I thought maybe Lara Jean should have gotten with someone else, but it is fine. I'll just go rage in secret. Her letters are also featured in the story, so I think that was great. The end was a really big cliffhanger, which was frustrating. Her friend Chris was so funny, and I liked her alot! Though, of course, this book does have it's ups and downs. Sometimes I didn't agree with Lara Jean's decisions and I feel that she could have made some better ones. But, this book was AMAZING! But like Noor said in her review, which you can see here, this book was a little stereotypical, especially when Lara Jean was concerned.And i found it annoying when she and her sister Margot kept calling their dad 'daddy'. Lara Jean is 17! I felt that Lara Jean was really self confident and thought she was so good. But, overall it was a great book.

Rating: 4.5 Stars out of 5

Well, I hope you enjoyed this review, I promise my next post will not be a review!

Rose :3

Two Wolves- Book Review

Sup guys, today I'll be doing a review of Two Wolves. So, let's get started!

Author: Tristan Bancks

Genre: Action/Adventure

Cover:

*not mine*

The cover is very intriguing. The cabin in the mist is very mysterious. Wow Rose, way to write! *palms face*. There's really nothing else I can say about it.

Blurb:

One afternoon, police officers show up at Ben Silver’s front door. Minutes after they leave, his parents arrive home. Ben and his little sister Olive are bundled into the car and told they’re going on a holiday. But are they? 

It doesn’t take long for Ben to realise that his parents are in trouble. Ben’s always dreamt of becoming a detective – his dad even calls him ‘Cop’. Now Ben gathers evidence and tries to uncover what his parents have done. 

The problem is, if he figures it out, what does he do? Tell someone? Or keep the secret and live life on the run?

Review Of The Overall Book:

What I found disappointing was that yet again, there was a male hero of this book. I have nothing wrong with this, but for some reason the mother and daughter seemed to be protected a lot and treated like they're not a strong as the boy and man, the mother in particular.  I feel that Ben could have given some of the work to Olive. Ben's father also continuously calls him a 'big girl'. Moving on, it is a great adventure story, filled with mystery. The characters were good, though the ending was a bit sloppy in my view. I felt that Bancks could have tied the ending up a little bit.

Rating:

3/5

Would I Recommend It?

If you like to read mysteries and action/adventure, I would recommend it. Though there is some gender stereotyping, it is a good book.

I hope you enjoyed the review!

Rose :3

Snazzy Snippets- Alpaca Tent

I'm sorry, I know I've already posted today, but I've decided to do Snazzy Snippets! Snazzy Snippets is a blog link up are you share snippets of your story. It is co-hosted by Alyssa at The Devil Orders Takeout! Well, let's get started!

A Snippet Of 16 Words Or Fewer

OH MY ZORRON!

Classy.

A Snippet About Something New

Granite had bought a canvas tent, a present from Ms Anlid for painting the sign. Mona, on the other hand had brought hers off Mr Fishir, the tailor. It was made out of sheep wool, Ailston skin and the bottom was padded with werewolf fur (washed, of course). 

Well, I hope you enjoyed, have a nice day!

Rose :3S