Third Sentence Thursday!

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(Take any book you are reading and flick to a random page. Share the third full sentence from that page with the blogosphere as a “taster” of the book! You can also share your thoughts about the sentence (does it affect the novel? did you like the language used? was it so short that it adds suspense?) It’s a fun, fast way to offer your readers a ‘snapshot’ of a particular book.)

“But once a year, they all smiled indulgently at the commotion from the little ones waiting to receive their names and family’s.” – The Giver by Lois Lowry, Page 42 (Mass PaperBack).

This sentence is one of my favourites! It reminds all of the children and familys how they were chosen to be in their own family units! Before Jonas’s 12 ceremony this relaxes him and reminds him of his family roots.

July T.B.R.

Hey guys!

Today I’m going to be sharing with you all of the books I plan to read this month! This month I plan to read and STRICTLY follow my TBR as most of my most anticipated books are coming out this month!
Let’s get started!

1. The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning by Chris Colfer
I don’t want to give you a synopsis as that will spoil the other books but I will give you a little back story as to why this is my most anticipated book of the year. Growing up, I absolutley adored fairy tales, especially going to Walt Disney World. I’ve been going to disney once a year, every year, since I was four years old. To this day I still feel the magic as soon as I see Cinderella’s Castle. I found the first book to this series one day while browsing the middle grade section in costco. I remember this day as if it were yesterday. I devoured the first two books and I can’t wait for the third one.This book was also made by a familiar figure in the Hollywood industry. Chris Colfer is a main charcter on the show glee.

2. Four: A Divergent Collection by Veronica Roth
This book is a bind up of four short stories written in Four’s percpective from the books Divergent, Insurgent and Allegiant.

3. Linked by Imogen Howson
Elissa used to have it all: looks, popularity, and a bright future. But for the last three years, she’s been struggling with terrifying visions, phantom pains, and mysterious bruises that appear out of nowhere.
Finally, she’s promised a cure: minor surgery to burn out the overactive area of her brain. But on the eve of the procedure, she discovers the shocking truth behind her hallucinations: she’s been seeing the world through another girl’s eyes.
Elissa follows her visions, and finds a battered, broken girl on the run. A girl—Lin—who looks exactly like Elissa, down to the matching bruises. The twin sister she never knew existed.
Now, Elissa and Lin are on the run from a government who will stop at nothing to reclaim Lin and protect the dangerous secrets she could expose—secrets that would shake the very foundation of their world.
Riveting, thought-provoking and utterly compelling, Linked will make you question what it really means to be human.

4. Unravel by Imogen Howson
I can’t tell you the summary of this book as it will spoil the previous book. I recieved this book for review from Simon and Schuster Canada, so look out for a review of the first two books sometime soon.

5. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
From the author of the New York Times bestseller Eleanor & Park.
A coming-of-age tale of fan fiction, family and first love.
Cath is a Simon Snow fan.
Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan…
But for Cath, being a fan is her life—and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving.
Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.
Cath’s sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can’t let go. She doesn’t want to.
Now that they’re going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn’t want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She’s got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words… And she can’t stop worrying about her dad, who’s loving and fragile and has never really been alone.
For Cath, the question is: Can she do this?
Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? Writing her own stories?
And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?
“Touching and utterly real.” — Publisher’s Weekly

6. The Giver by Lois Lowry
Jonas’ world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the Community. When Jonas turns twelve, he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.

Those are all the books I plan on reading for the month of July!

Good Night Book Lions!

June Reads

Hey guys today I’m going to be telling you my June Reads!

I read 8 book this month which is awesome for me!

Also just to let you know I’m going to be catching up on top five Wednesday posts because I really want to start them. So look forward to about 10 tonight!
Let’s Get started!

June Reads:
1. Harry Potter and the philosophers Stone by JK Rowling
2. We were liars by E. Lockhart
3. Shatter Me by Taherah Mafi
4. Maximum ride volume two
5. Maximum ride volume three
6. Maximum ride volume four
7. Maximum ride volume five
8. Maximum ride volume six

Those are all the books I read in the month of June!

Good Night Book LIONS!

June Library Book Haul

Hey guys!

Today I’m going to be sharing with you all the library books I borrowed in the month of June!

Library Books:
Movie- Avatar
Movie- Silver Linings Playbook
Movie- Les Miserables
Volumes 2-6 of Maximum Ride Manga by Narae Lee
The Help
Favourite African Folktales edited by Nelson Mandella
Reality Boy by A.S. King
Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner

Those are all the books I got from the library for the month of June! Look out for my June Book Haul and my June reads coming soon!

Good Night Book Lions!

Weekly Reading Plans! #1 June 16- June 20 2014

Hey guys!

Today I’m going to tell you guys about my plans for reading this week!

Monday June 16: Today I plan on finishing Shatter Me by Taherah Mafi and getting at least 25% through Unravel Me (the 2nd book)!

Tuesday June 17: Today I plan on reading at least 50-75% of Unravel Me book, or maybe even finish it!

Wednesday June 18: I plan on finishing unravel me if I haven’t done so already. Then I want to get at least 25% into Ignite Me (the last book).

Thursday June 19: Today I want to get through at least 75% of Ignite Me!

Friday June 20: Today I want to finish ignite me if I have not done so already, if I have finished ignite me I’m going to give myself a reading break day, as, if I have finished all of my reading plans, I will have read THREE books this week!

I hope you guys enjoy these reading plan posts, I hope to do one every week in July, so this was a trial!

Good Night Book LIONS!!!!

June TBR!

I just realized I didn’t make a TBR this month!
So here it goes…

Books:
Harry Potter and the philosophers stoke by j.K. Rowling
Harry potter and the chamber of secrets by J.K. Rowling
Harry potter and the prisoner of azskaban by J.K. Rowling
Burn For Burn by Jenny Han
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Lani Taylor
Between the Lines by Jodi Piclout
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak

That’s it for tonight
Good Night Book LIONS!

May Library Book Haul

Hey guys!

Here is my long awaited May library book haul.
Enjoy!

Books:
Throne of Glass by Sarah j. Mass
Eon by Allison Goodman
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
Maximum Ride Graphic Novel Vol. 1 by Narae Lee
Straw House, Wood House, Brick House, BLOW
A crack in the kingdom

Good night book LIONS!

#SummerOfSpells Update: Days 1-3

Hey guys, here is my update for days 1-3.

So far I have read Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (book one). It was soooooo amazing. That took me days 1&2 to read and finish.

Tonight (day 3) I want to read the first 2 chapters of Harry potter and the chamber of secrets (book 2). I have had a few tests at school today so I couldn’t read anything yet.

So far I think I’m doing very well as I have already finished 1/7 books.

Also I just heard from a host of this read along and they said that there extending this read along from June 1- August 30 instead of June 1- June 30! So now it’s officially the whole summer!

Good Night Book Worms!

Alyssa’s Reviews – The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Hey guys!

Today I am going to be reviewing the book “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green in honor of the movie coming out in 5 days!

Plot: With a tumor-shrinking miracle Hazel has gained a few more years. But with those years come boredom and reading here favourite book over again “An Imperial Affliction”. Being forced by her parents hazel joins a cancer support group just to meet “friends” though, hazel meets more than just a friend. She meets Augustus Waters. Before she knows it, Augustus is sweeping her away to her dream life of being normal (teen love).

Characters: The main characters in this story are Hazel Grace Lancaster, Augustus Waters and Peter Van Houghten. Hazel Grace is our protagonist, she has a tumour in her lounges which makes it hard for her to breath. She has short brown hair and is an easy loving character. Augustus Waters is the cute boy Hazel meets in support group. He is her soon to be lover and is a big reader as well. Peter Van Houghten is the author of Hazel’s favourite book “An Imperial Infliction”. He plays a big role in this book, but I don’t want to give anything away!

Favourite Part:
My favourite part of this book was when Augustus took Hazel out for dinner in Amstredam. This is when Augustus tells Hazel that he really loved her and wants to be with her for as long as he can.

My thoughts/recommendation:
I gave this book a 5/5 stars on GoodReads! This is one of my favourite books and will always be. It was just as romantic as it needed to be without being to cheesy. It was a beautiful story that I would recommend to just about anyone.

I hope to read the rest of John Greens books sometime soon.

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

#SummerOfSpells Harry Potter Read Along!

Hey guys!

In my May book haul I said I bought all of the Harry potter books and in my next post you’d find out why.

So here is the reason I bought the Harry potter books!

I AM PARTICIPATING IN THE HARRY POTTER #SummerOfSpells READ ALONG!!!!!

The Read Along starts today (June 1) and ends on June 30, so it lasts all month! Your goal for this is to read the whole Harry potter series from start to finish!
This will be my first time reading the series so I’m SUPER excited!

This read along will by hosted by these booktubers
Beth- BethJune327
Heather- Bookables
Regan- PeruseProject
Jamie- ErmahgerdBerks
Jessica- Priceiswong
Kassidy- KassidyVoinche

To connect with everyone on Twitter use the hashtag #SummerOfSpells

As for daily updates I’m still thinking about it. I’ll probably do updates every other day so watch out for that!

I hope you will be participating in this read along with us!
Good Night Book Worms!

*UPDATE* the readathon has now been expanded to August 30.