So here's the deal..

I've been wanting to do some sort of competition for a while. I just don't know what exactly. See, I'm assuming, thanks to twitter, that most of you guys are from the US, while lil ol' me lives in the not so sunny, not so great, cold as fuck UK. Really, it's cold. And rains constantly. But that's a story (moan?) for another day.

I want to do a competition. A give away. A free kindle book maybe? Gift card? I need to research this. But! What I want to know is, what do you want? Competition and prize wise. And come on guys, be reasonable. :)

So here is The Plan. You all need to tweet away, comment away, email away, you get the idea. I want to know you're ideas. I also want you to spread the word. Once I reach..

shall we say..

200 followers? Yup, seems like a good number. 200 followers on Twitter and I'll do a giveaway.

I'm excited to do this!

Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth

Good morning my lovelies!

Why am I so chipper this morning? Did I really just say chipper?
Yup, totally did. I may have had a little too much coffee. And sugar. And fizzy pop. He he. I'm like a kid today. Okay **takes deep breath, full body wiggle** I am calm.

What's gotten me so excited, besides all the crap I consume, is this book. It seems that everyone has read this. Okay, so not everyone-everyone. More like, every blog I read, they've all read it. Yeah. So, I put it off for a super long time. Too long. And with the movie coming out, and I knew I would be going to see it, I thought it would be best to read the books first. I'm not gonna lie, at first, totally didn't work for me. But, BUT that was only because it had been so damn long since I read anything other than serious Alpha crap, my poor brain didn't know what was happening.

The little pink brain, sitting in the weird brainy library at the back of my actual brain was like "wow, wow, WOW there girlie, what is happening here? What is this text you are reading? Where are the handcuffs, blindfolds and whips? Where are the big, bad men who take what they want and give their women some serious shit to be happy about?" Poor Brainy, he had a little panic there. Fear not! I got over it, and when I did...

IT WAS AWESOME!!!

So, what's all the fuss about?


In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the 

cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), 

Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-

olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is 

between staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have both. So she makes a 

choice 

that surprises everyone, including herself

It's intense. It didn't make my heart stop, but god, I loved it. I don't know how to explain my reactions while reading, because one minute I would be rooting for Tris, the next I would be close to tears. I loved Four. I loved her friends. I loved her family.

I can't review this so good right now. I just needed to write something, anything. The only downside? And this might sound super odd, but I would have liked to read more in the scenes revolving around her parent's..towards the end. I don't want to add spoilers right now. But yeah, that's the only real thing I can find fault with!

5 stars!

I'll update the review once my brain can function properly hehe.

: Fantasyland Series by Kristen Ashley

I'm back.

It's been a while, but honestly? I haven't had any reason to write lately. Sure, I could have posted but it would be totally random, well, shit.

As you can see, todays surprise post (hey, it is a surprise, I never write lately, remember?) is a mini review. It's a mini cause' I loved this series, but I feel like I still need a little time to reflect or I'd just waffle on. Nothing new there though he he.

So, I've read almost all KA books, and loved em. But this series? I put it off. I wasn't really ready to give up super alpha hotness where it could totally happen to me. Nuh uh. I was not there yet. And then..it happened.

I had nothing to read, nothing sounded even remotely good. And I saw these babies on my every growing TBR list. So I thought to myself what the hell, right? What's the worst that could happen. Ah, see, turns out the worst that can happen is you spend a whole weekend holed up in what is now referred to as The Pit. It's like a man cave, with a twist. I say man cave cause it's a total mess. Coke bottles, chocolate wrappers, comfy yet disturbingly holey clothes required. **sighs** I love it there!

And yes, I really did spend the whole weekend there, alone with four amazing books. MmHm. FOUR!
Now some of you might think this is weird, how do I have time to absorb everything and reflect? I don't, I just sorta shove through it, and spend quite a while after doing the reflecting. I can;t explain it, it just works for me.

They get a mini review because they're just awesome. I enjoyed some more than others, but as one, they are the shit guys. There were moments where I wanted to cry, maybe I did? Times where I was pretty damn disgusted if I'm honest. And then..I so got the guys. No joke, I understood them. I knew (as well as I could anyway) how they thought, where they were coming from. Even that scene in the beginning of The Golden Dynasty? I cried, I..words cannot possibly begin to describe how I felt. But in the end? Totally got it. Is that weird? I do not condone abuse of any kind, but the way this was written, I dunno. I just got it. Sorta.

Oh who am I kidding? You're not gonna understand me. Just trust me, they're damn hard to read at times, but so fucking worth it. Honestly!

So, I said review didn't I? Yup, lied again. I just wanted to rave about these beauties. Full reviews will be posted this week!

x

Books to movies: Instant Death?

Good afternoon my lovelies!

Good weekend? Huh, mine was pretty good too.

So, you're reading this right now and wondering what the hell I'm talking (writing?) about this particular subject for, am I right? I swear, I have a reason. The main being I can't find the energy to write a review right now. Nope. It's a chill day.

Since Twilight became a movie hit, is it just me, or are the movie guys going a little crazy trying to turn some of our favorite books into the next big thing to hit the screens? Don't get me wrong, sometimes I really, really wish there was a movie based on a book I've read. And others, I feel as thought it would ruin everything I came up with inside my weird little head. Make sense?

Take Fifty Shades of Grey as an example. People are going mental over the fact that it will be on the big screen next year. People have bitched about who's playing who. We get it, you don't like them. It is not the end of the world, just don't go see the movie! Hmm. Okay, I admit, I may have bitched a little. But in all honesty, that was because I had a totally different image of Christian in my head. Each to their own and all that. Will I see the movie? You're damn right I will. I couldn't stop myself even if I wanted to.

I think the problem with adaptations is that everyone will have something to complain about. And they will think that they're the only ones who feel this way. Also, some of the best bits are going to be missed out, some of our favorite scenes will be tweaked, sometimes a little too much. I'm all for a little constructive criticism, hell, as a reviewer, I do this shit in my sleep. But I do it nicely. 

I got sidetracked then didn't I. The point I'm trying to make is...
Are all these upcoming movies going to be worth it? I loved the Twilight series. Sure they were a little..meh..at times, but overall, I enjoyed them. I was browsing IMDB last week, and saw a list. On it was countless movies that are due to be made, based on some of the most amazing books I have ever read. But you know what? I don't think they need to do this. So many of my friends have seen the movies, I tell them to read the books, and they ask "why should I? I saw the movie".

Movies take something special away from books. They take away the opportunity for someone to use their imagination, to tweak things here and their with their own minds, to really get a good grip on the potential outcome. I can't explain this right. I know, I'm rambling again.

What books are on the list? Well, there's If I Stay which I loved. This one, I think would be worth turning into a movie. I don't think they could go too wrong with it.

Then there's Fallen. Now this one, this I have to admit I really don't want to be turned into a movie. I'm sure some of you are sat there screaming at me, what can I say? I love seeing things play out in my mind. I love having my own personal movie going on. I love the fact that I get something out of a book that is unique to me. It's special.

Oh man, I've pissed myself off with this. I really should have known it would happen.

What I want to know is, what do you guys think? Pro's and con's? Tweet me, comment, get you're opinion out there! And please, let's keep this nice guys. :)

Book Hell

I've been in hell.

Yup. I said it. Why hell you ask? Oh, I'll tell you.

You know when you're walking alone, birds are chirping, suns shining, and it's a just a great day? Okay, so the weather has sucked lately, but you get the idea. So there you are, plodding along. Then you get a feeling that everything is going too smoothly....



and suddenly...





BAM!!!!!!




Everything goes wrong. MmHm. You've been there? Yeah. Me too. I had tons of books on my TBR list, I had finally settled on what to read..and then..the internet died. Why was this a problem? Because I am such an unorganized shit. Yup. See, I didn't buy the books. Nope. They were sitting nicely in my Amazon basket, begging to be bought. They were there because I'm always in two minds what to buy. Back to the point, I hadn't bought them.

Now, I could have read something I already had right? RIGHT??
Nuh uh. See..I was stupid again. Mr Kindle Senior, god bless his soul, died. And Mr Kindle Junior (laptop app), well, I lost the charger. So I was left with Baby Kindle on my phone. Not bad, until I realised I hadn't downloaded all of my books. I had like, maybe three? Well, three that I hadn't read. **Sighs, what an idiot!**

Let me just point out right now, if you don't read like a maniac, you cannot understand what that meant to me. I felt like...I dunno. I have no idea where I was going with that.

Hmm, what else happened? Oh! Power cut. It keeps getting better doesn't it? It's okay, I'd laugh too.


Was there light at the end of the tunnel? Did the book gods decide to have pity on me and give me hope? NO!. Maybe I did something bad recently. Maybe this happened 'cause I'm so unorganised and never get reviews up when I should? Karma, bitches.

I got sidetracked again, my bad. I'm now back to the start, as always, and have no bloody idea what to read. I have nothing to review. I totally lied then. I have tons to review, like old reads, but my minds not into it today. I need something fresh, something that will tear me apart, leave me with no hope and then, at the last second, give me the fuzzies.

With that note, I will have to say goodbye! I'm on a important top secret mission right now.
Yeah, is browsing amazon and stalking my fave authors for new releases classed as a secret mission?

Hehe