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Precious Stone trilogy by Kerstin Gier| Interesting concept but had so much untapped potential

Precious Stone trilogy by Kerstin Gier| Interesting concept but had so much untapped potential

Warning: Swearing and spoilers ahead. Some ranting too.

Not gonna lie, I did read the whole series in 3 days because it’s pretty addictive but like so is sugar and that shit’s bad for you.

Cool descriptions. I thought the Dragon Hall sounded really grand and the appearance of the chromograph sounded amaaazing. All the time travelling settings seemed really authentic too. The author can write…

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Is Nevermoor the new Harry Potter? | REVIEW

Is Nevermoor the new Harry Potter? | REVIEW

Morrigan Crow is cursed. Having been born on Eventide, the unluckiest day for any child to be born, she’s blamed for all local misfortunes, from hailstorms to heart attacks–and, worst of all, the curse means that Morrigan is doomed to die at midnight on her eleventh birthday.

But as Morrigan awaits her fate, a strange and remarkable man named Jupiter North appears. Chased by black-smoke…

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Dumplin’ | why the book is better (but it’s a close call!)

Dumplin’ | why the book is better (but it’s a close call!)

I watched the movie first and I know that’s usually not what people do but it was right there on Netflix when I was looking for something to watch. I tried to read the book first – got through halfway before Willowdean got too annoying for me and decided to watch the movie instead.

The movie was amazing.

Great actors, great story and a whole lot of fun! The drag queens were so good in the movie…

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To Future Me: Don't forget why you loved Anna and the French Kiss

To Future Me: Don’t forget why you loved Anna and the French Kiss

Hi! It’s me, or I guess you in the past. Just wanted to start off by saying, hope you’re well – happy, healthy and all that. I hope you’re doing well in uni and gotten to experience more life in the meantime. Lastly, but maybe most importantly, I hope you’re reading more. Right now… I’m not reading much but I’m trying. I’ve become really tired of the YA contemporary/ romance plots so I’ve tried…

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Everything, Everything movie | Why was it just so cheesy??

I didn’t think that I’d write a full review for the movie but I have some feels and I have to express them. So the Everything, Everything movie came out sometime last year and I was super excited for it. Of course, I also totally forgot about it when it came out in cinemas. However, last week Netflix sent me the best email: Everything, Everything was now available on Netflix. I may have had a…

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The Darkest Minds trailer | It's Hunger Games... with powers!

The Darkest Minds trailer | It’s Hunger Games… with powers!

IT’S HERE! I’m pretty late to the party so it’s highly likely you guys have seen the trailer already but here it is anyways: Ok, time for the rant! First of all, I have to address the Shadowhunter vibes. To all YA adapations, please stop using Ruelle songs. It’s like you want to be synonymous with bad adaptations of books. If…

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On Long Bus Rides and Movies

On Long Bus Rides and Movies

Hi guys! It’s been so long since I last posted – the last month and a half has honestly just flown by. I started uni and have a shit ton of work. It’s definitely not unexpected but it still hit me hard especially with the 1.5 hour commute there! Protip for any to be uni students: long bus trips are great for doing work…. or if you’re like me, to listen to an entire album and pretend you’re in a…

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January 2018 Wrap Up

January 2018 Wrap Up

Is doing a monthly wrap up a week after the month has gone acceptable? Is this the same as leaving Christmas decorations up till mid January? The month has just gone by so fast! I haven’t done much this month other than read a couple of books and watching a TON of Netflix, getting every dollar’s worth from the monthly fee (I’m not addicted, I’m just being cost efficient cough cough). Currently in…

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Top Ten Tuesdays | TBR books that I've had since dinosaurs roamed the earth

Top Ten Tuesdays | TBR books that I’ve had since dinosaurs roamed the earth

It’s Tuesday and you all know what that means! Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted over at That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s TTT is the books that have been on your TBR lists forever but you still haven’t gotten around to them.  The Art of Wishing by Lindsay Ribar | Fluffly high school romance and teenage genies? Sign me up! Why haven’t I read this yet?? Storm by Amanda Sun | The second…

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Once Upon a Binge | Free Rein

There are 2 things that I can’t resist: Ice cream Dramas recommended for ages 5 and up So yesterday while I satisfied my need for the first, I decided to watch Free Rein on Netflix. It was recommended to me by Netflix because I’m in the middle of Backstage (which I’ll talk about once I’ve finished the first season!) and I totally get why: both are really teenage-y in the best possible way. In…

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Top Ten Tuesdays | My memory is really, really bad

Top Ten Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted over at That Artsy Reader Girl.  Confession: I have a terrible memory. Often it’s because I’m way too distracted and not paying attention to details. Most of the time its because my everyday life just isn’t that exciting (watching Netflix in the morning is exciting for me ok!) But when it comes to books, movies and songs, I pride myself in remembering…

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Finding Where to Find Books 101

As most of you know, Goodreads puts together a personalised year in review at the end of each year. I was flicking through my 2017 one when I realised something: I have a contemporary YA addiction. I should join a Contemporary Anonymous group or something because out of the 19 books I read last year, 13 of those were, you guessed it, contemporaries. But Prima, maybe it was a fluke (or maybe it’s…

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REVIEW | The Chaos of Standing Still by Jessica Brody

There’s something about being stranded in a place that reveals the truth. Or as Troy Benson says: Any system, if left unattended or isolated, will eventually result in entropy. Or chaos. That is what The Chaos of Standing Still revolves around. The premise of the whole book is rather simple. A girl, stranded at an airport, meets strangers by chance that help her move forward in her life. Chaos…

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Goodbye 2017, Hello 2018!

Whaaaa? I swear it’s still June. Where has this year gone?? 2017 has been quite the year for me both personally and in the book sense. I’m out of high school! Woooo!! Currently halfway through my 4 month post HSC holidays aka means day long binges of Youtube and Netflix! Next year, I’ll be studying engineering at uni and awkwardly trying to make friends 😀 On the bookish side, I took a break from…

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Renegades by Marissa Meyer | Cress is still my Meyer Peak

Secret Identities. Extraordinary Powers. She wants vengeance. He wants justice. The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies—humans with extraordinary abilities—who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone…except the villains they once overthrew. Nova has a reason…

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Book Reviews in 50 words or less!

Over my blogless year, I accumulated quite a lot of unfinished reviews and also some that were never started. They’ve just been sitting around in the drafts. But it is time to release them… in a shortened version because 1) I am my lazy self and 2) there’s too many. Onwards! Geekerella | Ashley Poston Fandom! Teenage heartthrob actors! Blogging! Ok, that might’ve just described a trashy Wattpad…

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Weekly Wrap Up | In which I actually read

This week has been one of rediscovery. Rediscovery of reading, rediscovery of blogging and also rediscovery of Big Time Rush and my 12 year old fangirling of them. So in honour of this, get ready for the BTR gifs 😀 First of all, I’m going to be a bit egotistical and applaud myself for actually posting anything this week. How do people do this daily?? You crazy people deserve a standing ovation…

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