Dorothy Must Die Read Along!

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Guess What?
I’m joining the Dorothy Must Die Read Along!

This read Along is being hosted by a whole bunch of youtubers! Go on YouTube and search “Dorothy Must Die Read Along!” And you will see the intro vids!

It starts April 11 and ends in about 3 weeks!

The book we have chosen is “Dorothy Must Die” by Danielle Paige! This is a brand new book that just came out on April 1!

On twitter use the #letskilldorothy to see what others are thinking about the book!

If you are participating please let me know in the comments!

Also expect a review on this book later today or tommorow as I finished it on Sunday!

That’s it for now!
Good Night Book Worms!

The Book Cake Tag

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Hey guys!
I recently stumbled upon, my favourite BookTuber Ariel Bissetts’, new video! It is called “The Book Cake Tag!”.
I decided that I would do it blog style! Lets get started!

This TAG is based upon ingredients you need to bake a perfect cake!

1. Flour
A book that was slow to start off but picked up as it went along.
I believe that book for me is “The Night Circus” by Erin Morgenstern. I have not yet finished reading this book as the beginning is a bit slow but as I kept reading it got quicker! I hope to finish this sometime soon!

2. Butter
A book that has a really “rich” and great plot.
A believe this book for me is “Dorothy Must Die” by Danielle Paige. I am currently reading this book and am loving it! The plot and main focus is amazing! It is a brand new book that came out April 1(2014)! Definitely pick this book up if you haven’t all ready!

3. Eggs
A book that you thought was going to be bad, but turned out quite enjoyable.
I believe that book is “City of Bones: Book One in the Mortal Instruments Series” by Cassandra Clare. This book is definitely not one of my favourites but the ending was my favourite part! The plot twists were excellent and very enjoyable!

4. Sugar
A sugary/sweet book.
This book is definitely hard for me to think about as I don’t read much romance. I believe that in the future this book will be “Whatever Happened To Goodbye?” by Sarah Dessen. I have not yet read this book but I own it and it sounds very intriguing.

5. Icing
A book that covered every single element that you enjoy of a book.
This book is “Divergent” by Veronica Roth. I read this book series in November and loved the action!

6. Sprinkles
A book series that you turn turn when you’re feeling down.
This book for me is definitely “The Land Of Stories” by Chris Colfer. As you may know, this is my favourite book of all time. I absolutely love Fairytales and am a Disney Geek by heart. This book was spectacular and I recommend it to all!

7. Cherry on Top
Your favourite book this year so far.
So far my favourite book this year has been “Scarlet” by Marrissa Meyers. This is the second book in “The Lunar Chronicles” book series. Of course I loved the first book “Cinder” but I loved “Scarlet” even more! It was way more action packed and more contemporary!

That’s it for tonight!
Good Night Book Worms!

Kobo Touch Review

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Welcome back to my blog!

In this entry we will be talking about the Kobo E-Reader!

I have had my Kobo E-Reader since December 2013!

I believe that you do not need to have a physical copy of a book to mark it as read.

How I got my e-reader:
During Christmas time my local Toys R Us had a sale on the Kobo E-Reader for $50 (50% off). I got some money from the holidays so I decided to spend it on that! I do not regret my choice of purchase!

Cool Things:
The kobo e-reader works perfectly for reading books. It is very easy to adjust the settings of fonts and and size! You can even get on the Internet, play suduko and draw on the sketch pad!

Weight and Storage:
Before using my e-reader I would schlep with about 2 books in my book bag everywhere I went! I still do that but when I’m not in the mood to carry a book bag I will put my e-reader in my purse and that’s it!

Capacity and Downloads:
The e-reader can hold up to about 10,000 books! So far I have downloaded about 20 books. I catagorize my books by genre and that feature works perfectly!
There are also 100’s of free classic books available for download.

Accessories:
Currently on my Kobo I have a pink case that has a big heart in the middle! It has a strap to secure and cover it and corner elastic felt protectors so it doesn’t fall out! The case is $45 at indigo but I had a 50% off coupon so I used it on that.

Overall:
Overall this e-reader is wonderful and is a great way to expand your library on buying books for less!

That’s it for today!
Good Night Book Worms!

Divergent Movie Review

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On March 29th I went to see Divergent with my dad. I read the full trilogy in a span of 3 weeks. The Divergent trilogy is one of my favourite trilogys’ to date! My dad has never read the books and went into the movie totally blind sided.
This review will be from both mine and my dads perspectives, split up.

My thoughts:
4.5/5
I thought that the movie was a great retelling of the movie.
My favourite scenes were:
Ferris Wheel
Tatoo’s
Shut Down of program (last scene)
Mother meeting her privetly
Tobias’ Fear-landscape
Tris’s Aptitude Test
Choosing Ceremony

Dad’s Thoughts:
2.5/5
“I have seen a lot of violent movies. This by far was this most violent one.”
Favourite Scene:
Parents saying that they will love them no matter what they choose

That’s it for tonight!
Good Night Book Worms

March Reads and April T.B.R.’s

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I was in a big reading slump this month (as you will see). I finished one book today (March 30) and that is the only book I read the month! Reading that book gave me a big boost for April!

March Reads:
Cinder by Marissa Meryer

April T.B.R:
Scarlet by Marissa Meyers (T.L.C. #2)
Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Whatever Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer

That’s it for tonight!
Good Night Book Worms!

Book Buying Haul

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Recently I have gotten A LOT of books!
Here our the books I’ve gotten.

Scholastic:
Cinder by Marrisa Meyers
Scarlet by Marissa Meyers

Scholastic Book Fair:
Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer by Katie Alender
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
National Geographic 2014 Kids Almanac
Why Picture Books Matter by Leonard S. Marcus (Review will be up tommorow)

Indigo:
Kingdom Keepers by Ridely Pearson
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
The Divners by Libba Bray

That’s it for today!
Good Night Book Worms!

Library Book and Movie Haul #1

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This year I’m going to try to get a lot less books by going to the library once a month!

Here is my first book and movie library haul!

As you can see from the picture, here are the books and movies I got in a list form.

Books:
Mind Games by Kiersten White
Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne
Legend by Marie Lu
The Gathering Storm by Robin Bridge

Movies:
Beautiful Creatures
17 Again
Disney’s Alice In Wonderland

That’s all for today!
Good Night Book Worms!

March TBR!

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FWI The reason I will not be posting a February reads is because I did not read anything new.

For this months reads I will be marathoning the “Hunger Games” series. I have not yet read this series but it looks really good!
The marathon is starting on Monday March 3rd!
Feel free to join me!

That is all for this month!

Good Night Book Worms!