Review - P.S Longer letter later (Elizabeth and Tara*Starr #1) and Final Read-a-thon Update #7

The End is near ! ,

No I'm not talking about doomsday but the unfortunate end of the Bout of Books read-a-thon.

Today's post will feature my final read-a-thon update but the review posting will still continue for a while. However I may have a book haul on Saturday or a Tag from Youtube post so other content will be mixed in.

Also on the subject of my Blog Posts, Would you like a new segment on books I've borrowed from my libraries ? I've been contemplating having a segment like this for a while so I would really appreciate your opinions on it in the comments.

Read-a-thon Update #7 :
Finished Megastar Mysteries #6 - Songbird by Annabelle Starr so a review will be up soon.

Going to start and finish hopefully Sweet  Valley High #23 - Say Goodbye by Francine Pascal tonight.

Then I'll start reading Looking for Alaska by John Green which I'm very excited  for as the author has received a copious amount of hype. It's his debut novel so it's a good book to start with for his writing.

My post tomorrow will be summing up my Read-a-thon experience (the books I read , the amount of pages I read etc) so be sure to check that out!


Let the reviewing commence :

 

Book name - P.S Longer letter later

 

Series - #1 in Elizabeth and Tara*Starr series

 

Authors - Paula Danziger and Ann M. Martin

 

Page count - 267 pages

 

Time spent reading - 16th May - 18th May

 

Review :

 

I borrowed and read this book from the library last year and when it appeared on the library book sale for 10p I automatically bought it due to my adoration of it.

 

Sometimes when I re-read a book I loved first time around it isn't as good as I remembered e.g Point Horror - The Baby-sitter by R.L Stine. But with this book that's definitely not the case !

 

It basically revolves around two very different best friends and how they deal with their separation by keeping contact through letters.

 

The characters are very original and people who I would be friends with if they existed. This is because their personalities express features I'm very poignant to.

 

The letter format galvanises you to be hooked.In addition the letters contain content such as lists so it's not written solely in one writing style.

 

I now urgently desire the sequel ,Snail Mail no more, therefore I'm rating this :

 

 

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Got to go now, Got to read,

Mimi

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Review - Sweet Valley High #88 - Love Letters for sale and Read-a-thon Update #6

The promise I made,Is starting to fade,

I didn't intend to make not posting on a Friday a habit but somehow it's become one. I sincerely apologise for the lack of a post but as I mentioned in Thursday's post (check it out if you haven't already) I was really busy.

So busy in fact that I only read 10 pages yesterday... Oh the shame ! I've never done that before and when I finally did commit the crime it's during read-a-thon week. Talk about bad timing.

On a more positive note though I did win a Goodreads Giveaway today for a book called The Academy : Game on by Monica Seles. I'm pretty excited because a) it takes place at a boarding school b) the plot sounds amazing and c) it's been compared to another series that extremely excited for - The Gallagher Girls by Ally Carter.

Read-a-thon Update #6 :
I've decided that I want to reference songs in all my introductory lines hence the Girls Aloud lyric that refers to the broken promise of posting a Read-a-thon Update daily.

Moving on to the actual update , I finished P.S Longer letter later by Paula Danziger and Ann M. Martin today so a review will be up tomorrow instead of double Gatsby review. This is because I couldn't get into the book because the writing was too complicated.

Currently I'm reading Megastar Mysteries #6 - Songbird by Annabelle Star. I read some of the series when I was 11 and couldn't resist revisiting the series Today when I spotted one in the library. I haven't read this one before and I'm 24 pages in at the moment. The font is larger than my usual reads and this makes the story fast-paced. It's so awesome that it's encouraged me to read the others that I haven't read from the series.

Plan on finishing it tomorrow then reading Sweet Valley High #23 - Say Goodbye by Francine Pascal afterwards to signify the end of this challenge.

Review time now :

 

Book name - Love Letters for sale

Series - #88 in Sweet Valley High

Author - Francine Pascal

Page count - 156 pages

Time spent reading - 14th May - 15th May

Review :

I only purchased this last week for 10p in my favourite charity shop in the world but due to unstoppable manic anticipation I read it this week as a special treat for reaching the middle of the read-a-thon.

This is one of my favourite series and the plot for this one sounded particularly interesting.

It definitely didn't disappoint because it's now my second favourite SVH novel (after #7 Dear Sister) !

The concept is amazing :

Elizabeth and Jessica decide to become entrepreneurs by starting their own letter-writing business (this has now become one of my ambitions but unfortunately nobody writes letters as much as they did in the 80's).

Todd , Elizabeth's boyfriend, is suspicious and feels neglected by his girlfriend during the scheme as Elizabeth won't reveal anything about the business.

Therefore when one of the twins 'friends' begins developing a crush on him and uses the letter writing service to win his heart Todd and Elizabeth's relationship is in jeopardy! Will Todd betray his true love ?

*Sweet Spoilers *

Jessica in a relationship that's lasted longer than a fortnight? Sounds hard to believe but that's her status in this book.This was weird because one of my favourite characteristics of her is the flirt trait but I'm happy she's settling down.

The parts that seemed to foreshadow an E.W + T.W break-up almost had me having a break down therefore I was rather relieved by the unbelievably adorable penultimate chapter's scenes at the end.

*Spoilers Over *

 

Especially can't wait for my other Sweet Valley High read tomorrow after my successful devouring of this.

 

Because I had absolutely no problems with this book, I'm rating it :

 

5 out of 5 stars



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I apologise again for not posting yesterday

 

Off to watch Eurovision now,

Mimi

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Read-a-thon Update #4

Like Ships in the night , The Read-a-thon's passing me by,

Hi Ruthless readers ! I know I should be posting a book review along with this post but I'm just feeling really over-whelmed by pressure Today and I don't have the time to write the review this late (normally I'd have begun writing earlier but not tonight).

I sincerely apologise for this rushed post.

You can expect better content from Friday 24th May-Sunday 2nd June because that's when I get a week off school.

Read-a-thon Update #4 :

A Matt Kearney song (one of my favourite songs) is altered in my introduction and it really expresses my current emotions.

Today I was busier compared to the previous days in the week and this will develop during the rest of the Read-a-thon I believe. Here's my schedule that explains this business :

Fri - School all day and going out for dinner till at 21 : 00 pm. Then my favourite programmes on from 21 : 30 - 22 : 00 so I'll only get 1 hr 30 min reading time.

Sat - Might be going shopping during the day or at least the local library.Expected reading time 4-8 hours depending on which situation it is.

Sun - Going to the cinema and Homework time. Expected reading time - 3-4 hours

Anyway I only managed to read to page 108 in P.S Longer Letter Later by Paula Danziger and Ann M. Martin (not on my TBR but just seemed a good choice) because I tried reading two other horror novels got to page 20 then suffered bordom from both.

I'm re-reading this because I adore it and really want to buy the sequel NOW !!!!

Because of the upcoming tight schedule I might have to remove The Crush by Alex Shearer from the TBR pile but this is yet to be confirmed.

Thank you for reading this post ! ,

I apologise again for the length and quality.


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I promise there will be a better post tomorrow,

Mimi

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Review - Fear Street - The Prom Queen by R.L Stine and Read-a-thon Update #3

I'm Halfway there,Living on a Prayer,

Hello readers !Today I give you another review and Update post (this one is extremely crucial).

I apologise if you don't like review posts but I made a promise to review every book I read and I intend to keep the promise.

Read-a-thon Update #3 :

Today signifies the middle of the read-a-thon (hence the Jon Bon Jovi song quote) and I'm pleased to clarify I'm on track with my TBR.
I finished Sweet Valley #88 - Love Letters for sale by Francine Pascal so a review will be posted tomorrow.

Today I also want to inform you that there's been a slight adjustment to the TBR. I will not be reading Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech tomorrow or during the read-a-thon and will instead be switching Point Horror - The Prom Date by Diane Hoh to my Thursday focus. This is because I want to read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald because I'm going to see the film on Sunday. Therefore you should expect a joint film and book comparison review on Sunday.

Now here's the review :

Book name - The Prom Queen

Series - Fear Street

Author - R.L Stine

Page count - 168 pages

Time spent reading - 13th - 14th

Review :

The prettier pristine edition (with the girl wearing a dress) was bought in August for 10p in my favourite charity shop in the world (is this a re-occurring theme for the read-a-thon books?) and the ugly battered edition I bought -so I could keep the alternative edition in flawless condition- for 10p in October.

I should not have wasted money on two editions of this novel. In fact if my original edition wasn't one of my favourite horror covers ever two prom queen books instead of one would be donated.

R.L Stine is one of my all time favourite writers yet I'm beginning to loose faith in his stories after what I've recently read by him.

The title of the novel deceives as it's not even prom-orientated except for a maximum of 8 pages worth of writing.

I would have preferred it if the whole plot line took place on Prom night -instead of just the last unnecessary chapter - and the Prom Queen candidates were being killed during the dance.

What actually happened was the plot was a replica to another Fear Street and R.L Stine novel named My Secret Admirer. In both books the murders,accidents,dramatic ending sequence and in general basis of plot has the setting of the auditorium in which the main character attends rehearsals for a play in. Coincidence or Marketing scam ?

Due to my general disappointment, I'm rating this novel :

3 out of 5 stars


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Review - Boys for Beginners by Lil Chase and Read-a-thon Update #2

Review-a-thon and Read-a-thon it seems,

I'm back Today with another review (basically the only feature that will appear on the Blog this week).

This book was part of my Read-a-thon TBR pile - I did a whole post on that pile so be sure to read it if you haven't already - and I finished it yesterday evening during a long reading session.

Read-a-thon Update #2 :
Triumphed my second novel today - Fear Street - The Prom Queen ! Review ,as you've probably already guessed, will be posted tomorrow. Starting Sweet Valley High #88 - Love Letters for Sale tonight and is the book I'm most excited for from my TBR for the read-a-thon. Hope I love it as much as or better than Dear Sister (#7 in SVH) my favourite so far from the series.

Anyway let's begin the review :

Book name - Boys for Beginners

Author - Lil Chase

Page count - 278 pages

Time spent reading - 12th - 13th

Review :

This book has been sitting on my shelves since November when I purchased it for 10p in my favourite charity shop.

I'm so glad I picked to read it this week because it has made for a smashing start to the Read-a-thon experience!

It's a humorous contemporary that's a necessity for any fun-loving girl.

This novel details the transformation from female football fanatic to belly-ring make-up obsessed girly-girl of a Tom-boy with a crush.

She is galvanised to enlist the help of others who are superior in the things required for the make-over to be successful - which happens to be a clique of the meanest most popular girls in the school.

But does she need to learn life lessons more than make-up and dress sense lessons ?

The only problem I suffered was that the protagonist ,Gwynnie, seemed to be portrayed as too unbelievably ditsy and naive to girl world. I mean how could she not know what mascara is and also not know how to pronounce it ?

My favourite parts of the book where the transformation scenes and the end where everybody got their comeuppance.

The plot was a mixture between Bend it Like Beckham and Mean Girls therefore if you enjoy either or both of these films (like I do) I think this could be the novel for you.

Due to the fact I definitely will be reading more from this author, I'm rating this :

 4 out of 5 stars


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Hope you too are on track for your read-a-thon,

Mimi

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Review - Geek Girl (#1) by Holly Smale and Read-a-thon update #1

On the first day of the read-a-thon Bonkers Bookaholic gave to me - a review of a 2013 release ! ,

Yes, Today I present to you the long-awaited review of a 2013 release straight of the Runway (book reference).

But first I thought I'd inform you that I've just won my fourth Goodreads Giveaway - Acid by Emma Pass ! YAY!!!!!!!

Just to clarify I finished this BEFORE the read-a-thon started so it isn't part of that total.

Read-a-thon update :
Finished Boys For Beginners by Lil Chase this evening so I'm on track for my reading. My review of that will be up tomorrow. Currently starting Fear Street- The Prom Queen by R.L Stine.

Without further ado, Let's begin the review :

Book name : Geek Girl (#1)

Author : Holly Smale

Page count : 379 pages

Time Spent Reading : 10th - 12th

Review :

I borrowed this from the Library on Saturday 4th and I'm glad that I did because I found it extremely enjoyable.

It's a heart-warming poignant (if your personality's like mine) novel revolving around  the intellectual, random fact loving Harriet Manners. It details the triumphs and trials she encounters whilst enduring an unwanted modelling career.

Harriet ,our protagonist, is : humorous,naive and someone who ,if she actually existed, I'd probably be friends with.You should read this book just to experience her witty insight on life and the copious Pop Culture references the author applies on every page.

Personally, the moments I found to be superlatively enjoyable where the adorable romance scenes  (the Love interest meeting was so sweet) as well as the Mean school scenes that almost brought tears of sympathy to my watering eyes.

Formatted in a page-turning style the story ends far too quickly and the facts it's packed with linger on your mind.

I'll definitely be reading the sequel when that's released!

Taking all of my points into consideration,I'm rating this book :

 4 out of 5 stars

 

 

 

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Read-a-thon Announcement and TBR pile

 

 

 

Exciting news to share with you,

I'll be participating along with over 300 other people in my first ever online read-a-thon (of many I hope) created by Bout of Books.With this post I wish to recruit some more readers to display the read-a-thon button in the sidebar with pride - like me.

More information on the read-a-thon from the website :

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organised by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 7.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

I'm challenging myself to read 7 books during the entirety of the read-a-thon as I usually spend 2 days reading a book so it'll be over double my prevail book count.

This week I've been in a reading slump therefore I hope this will promote me to escape it.

Everyday there will be a review of my latest triumph so I've allocated schedule for each day per book and the book I'll be focusing on that day.

The books I'll be reading are:
 

 

Monday- Boys for Beginners by Lil Chase

Got to page 10 at the start of the month but PLL happened...You know what the phrase says though - Two times the charm.I

've already begun reading this Today and I'm loving the humour.

Does this sound/look like something you would enjoy reading as well? Click here for more information :
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11866755-boys-for-beginners-by-lil-chase?ac=1

Tuesday- Fear street - Prom Queen by R.L Stine

I was supposed to be having a prom-themed week at the start of the month but the idea was ruined when I borrowed Pretty Little Liars.

I've loved every Fear Street book I've read so far and R.L Stine is one of my favourite authors.

I own two editions of this because one is for reading (skull) and the other for preserving (girl in dress).

Does this sound/look like something you would enjoy reading as well? Click here for more information :
 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/656717.The_Prom_Queen?ac=1

 

Wednesday - Sweet Valley High 88- Love Letters for sale by Francine Pascal

 

To reward myself for getting halfway through the challenge I'm reading something easy to conquer.

 

I've been wanting to read this book for ages so I figure there's no time like the present (or a read-a-thon).

 

Does this sound/look like something you would enjoy reading as well? Click here for more information :

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/412298.Love_Letters_For_Sale?ac=1



 

 

Thursday - Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech

 

I read Absolutely Normal Chaos by her last summer and enjoyed it so I thought I'd try more of her writing.

 

The plot of this one actually sounds better than that of my previous read by the author but does that mean the book will be better? Only time (and a review) will tell...

 

Does this sound/look like something you would enjoy reading as well? Click here for more information :

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53495.Chasing_Redbird?ac=1

 

 

 

Friday - The Crush by Alex Shearer

 

Another book from my Saturday Showcase of purchases , this book just sounds like the definition of Fun and My taste so I hope it achieves my expectations.

 

Does this sound/look like something you would enjoy reading as well? Click here for more information :



http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6656994-the-crush

 



 

Saturday- Point Horror- Prom Date by Diane Hoh

I'm intrigued by the length of this novel considering that it's longer than the usual Point horrors.

So far my favourite book by Diane is The Invitation but this is a strong contender for replacing it.

Does this sound/look like something you would enjoy reading as well? Click here for more information :
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/601575.Prom_Date?ac=1

 

Sunday - Sweet Valley High #23 - Say Goodbye by Francine Pascal

This will be my reward at the end of the read-a-thon.

Does this sound/look like something you would enjoy reading as well? Click here for more information :
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/412222.Say_Goodbye?ac=1


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Until you read again,

Mimi

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