Top 10 Tuesday

I didn't like this weeks Top 10 Tuesday topic so I turned it into a Top 10 Freebie: Books/Series I’m defiantly going to re-read.

1. Evermore by Alyson Noel
2. Wintercraft by Jenna Burtenshaw
3. Unremembered by Jessica Brody
4. The Fallen Star by Jessica Sorensen
5. My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult
6. The Vampire Stalker by Allison Van Diepen
7. Die For Me by Amy Plum
8. Heist Society by Ally Carter
9. Firebird by Alice La Roux
10. Facing up to Fatherhood by Miranda Lee

Top 10 Tuesday

Top 10 Tuesday for this week is: Book Characters I’d Love to Be Besties With (submitted by Michelle @ Pink Polka Dot Blog)

1. Sam – Samantha Wolf Series by Tara Ellis
2. Ally - Samantha Wold Series by Tara Ellis
3. Ember – Sanctuary Cozy Mystery by Tara Meyer
4. Lexi – 52 Reasons to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody
5. Ever – Evermore Series by Alyson Noel
6. Damen – Evermore Series by Alyson Noel
7. Alice – Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer
8. Seraphina – Unremembered Series by Jessica Brody
9. Rosie – Sleepover Club by Rose Impay
10. Gemma – Fallen Star by Jessica Sorensen

Top 10 Tuesday

Top 10 Tuesday's topic this week is Auto-Buy Authors

1. Alyson Noel
2. Jessica Brody
3. Erin Maxwell
4. Alice La Roux
5. Tom Fletcher
6. David McMullen-Sullivan
7. Jessica Sorensen
8. Amanda Hocking
9. Amy Plum
10. Ally Carter

Top 10 Tuesday

So I haven't done one of these in a while so I thought while I'm away I would schedule some so you have something you read.

This weeks top 10 is Ten book recommendations for people who don't normally read YA.

1. Unforgotten by Jessica Brody
2. Evermore by Alyson Noel
3. Evernight Claudia Gray
4. Doll Bones by Holly Black
5. Ice Guardian by Erin Maxwell
6. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
7. Heist Society by Ally Carter
8. The Vampire Stalker by Allison Van Diepen
9. Die for Me by Amy Plum
10. The Fallen Star by Jessica Sorensen

Books Read in 2014

1. The Evenescence - Jessica Sorensen
2. Arabel's Shadow - Fleur Gaskin
3. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
4. Double Crossed - Ally Carter
5. Avenging Amethyst - Kaitlyn Price
6. The Ambrose Beacon - Alena Gouveia
7. Undiscovered - Jessica Brody
8. The Trouble With Flying - Rachel Morgan
9. Paris Cravings - Kimberly Montpetit
10. Ring On Her Finger - Lisa Swinton
11. Elfineness - Tatyana K. Varenko
12. After Life Lessons - Laila Blake
13. Doll Bones - Holly Black
14. Perfect Scoundrels - Ally Carter
15. Unforgotten - Jessica Brody
16. Echo - Alyson Noel
17. The Dinosaur that Pooped the Past - Tom Fletcher and Dougie Pointer
18. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins

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Top 10 books that will make you swoon

1. Twilight - Stephanie Meyer
2. Heist Society - Ally Carter (gotta love Hale)
3. Evermore - Alyson Noel (Damen <3)
4. Unremembered - Jessica Brody
5. Facing up to Fatherhood - Miranda Lee
6. Evernight - Claudia Gray
7. Fallen Star - Jessica Sorensen
8. Die For Me - Amy Plum
9. Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
10. The Vampire Stalker - Allison Van Diepen (Who wouldn't love their favourite character to come to life??)

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Top Ten Characters I'd NEVER Want To Trade Places With (as always no particular order)

1. Sera - Unremembered by Jessica Brody
2. Haven - Immortal Series by Alyson Noel
3. Gemma - The Fallen Star Series by Jessica Sorenson
4. Kate - Wintercraft by Jenna Burtenshaw
5. Katniss - Hunger Games by Susanne Collins
6. Snow White - Snow White and the Huntsman by Lily Blake
7. Ash - Ash by Malinda Lo
8. Daire - Fated by Alyson Noel
9. Aislin - The Fallen Star Series by Jessica Sorenson
10. Peeta - The Hunger Games by Susanne Collins

Books Read in 2013

1. Karma Club - Jessica Brody
2. Unremembered - Jessica Brody
3. Unforgotten Chapters 1-5 - Jessica Brody
4. The Memory Coder - Jessica Brody
5. Bittersweet Blessings - Ashley Salazar
6. The Dinosaur That Pooped A Planet - Tom Fletcher and Dougie Pointer
7. Life Was Easier When Boys Were Stupid - Sarah Billington
8. Mcfly Unsaid Things - Mcfly 
9. The Fallen Star - Jessica Sorensen 
10. The Underworld - Jessica Sorensen 
11. The Vision - Jessica Sorensen 
12. The Promise - Jessica Sorensen 
13. Die For Me - Amy Plum
14. The Lost Soul - Jessica Sorensen
15. The Evanescence - Jessica Sorensen
16. Heist Society - Ally Carter
17. Uncommon Criminals - Ally Carter
18. Fallen - Cat Clarke
19. Forbidden - Tina Smith
20. Fever - Tina Smith
21. Love, Aubrey - Suzanne LeFleur
22. A Present For Christmas - Shiloh Walker

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Top 10 Books I read in 2013

1. Unsaid Things... Our Story by McFly
2. Unremembered by Jessica Brody
3. The Fallen Star by Jessica Sorensen
4. The Underworld by Jessica Sorensen
5. The Vision by Jessica Sorensen
6. The Promise by Jessica Sorensen
7. Die For Me by Amy Plum
8. The Lost Soul by Jessica Sorensen
9. Heist Society by Ally Carter
10. Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter

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Top 6 New-to-Me authors I read in 2013

1. Amy Plum
2. Jessica Sorensen
3. Ally Carter
4. Cat Clarke
5. Suzanne LaFleur
6. McFly

Review - The Evanescence by Jessica Sorensen

Release Date: April 23rd 2013
Buy it: Amazon
Add it: Goodreads

My name is Gemma Lucas and everything in my life is falling apart. Lost Souls are roaming the world, possessing people and the fey have made it their mission to torture the innocent. Death and suffering is becoming a way of life and no matter what I do, things keep tearing Alex and me apart. What’s worse is that every time I look into the future, all I see is a nearing finality for us. And I’m worried that maybe this time I won’t be able to change it.

The Evanescence is the last book in the Fallen Soul series.

It starts off exactly where The Lost Soul ends with Alex and Laylen dead and Gemma grieving and royally angry.

This book has it all with its continuous non stop drama. Took me 2/3 days to read because I was reading it between writing an essay and working on another uni project but it is the best out of the two from the spin off series.

There was a lot of action and a lot of secrets revealed at the start including more loopholes being revealed and there are a lot of things that Gemma needs to fix including rescuing Aislin and the ever annoying Nicholas.

I am glad that she didn't have Gemma leave Alex for Laylen because I love Alex and think Gemma and Aislin's friendship is great and didn't want to see that get ruined, I was surprised however that Evan and Aleesa got together though because she's a crazy nut ball and I though her and Nicholas would have made the perfect couple haha.

I don't think the ending could have been better it was great knowing that the characters I have come to love all get the happy ever after they so desperately need after everything they have been threw.

The only thing about this book that I did not like is the constant change in characters POV it's not just this book that I did not like it in I don't like it in any book as it gets a little confusing sometimes.

Review - The Lost Souls by Jessica Sorensen

Release Date: June 27th 2012
Buy it: Amazon
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Spin-off of the Fallen Star Series.

My name is Gemma Lucas and my life is good. Alex and I eliminated the star, along with Stephan and the Death Walkers. 

Finally I can relax and focus on freeing my father from the Room of Forbidden.

At least that’s what I thought. But things are never this easy.

Then Alex disappears without a trace. As I desperately search for him, I discover secrets I wish I could forget—secrets Alex has been keeping for me. And I’m not sure what to do. Or who I can trust.

Just when I’ve put the past behind me, Lost Souls cross over into the Real World.

This book was..... WOW it kept me hooked from the start just like the Fallen Star series. I love Gemma and Alex.

This Book introduces some new characters as well as brings back old characters - Aislin, Laylen, Nicholas and of course Gemma and Alex. They have so much to deal with in this book, The Queen of the Underworld as well as an attack by Fey (silly Aislin and her spells).

When Gemma tries to get Nicholas to help her free her dad from the Room of Forbidden she loses her Foreseers power when he is forced trick her.

Alex, Gemma and Laylen all get possessed. Alex by a lost soul which Gemma ends up getting out of him and also getting pulled into the Underworld. Laylen gets possessed by Alex and Aislin's great, great grandfather Alexander Avery who turns out to be the Queen of the Underworld and her sisters lover, and Gemma gets possessed by Lucidia. Lucidia eats her sister Annabelle before possessing Gemma so that Gemma stays dead when Lucidia has eventually escaped the Underworld and kills her.

I almost cried at the ending of the book and I am so glad that I am able to start reading the second one right away, I need to know what happens next because so much stuff happens and it doesn't get fixed.

Wishlist Wednesday

The Destiny of Violet and Luke by Jessica Sorensen
Luke Price's life has always been about order, control, and acting tough on the outside. For Luke, meaningless relationships are a distraction-a way to tune out the twisted memories of his childhood. He desperately wishes he could forget his past, but it haunts him no matter what he does.

Violet Hayes has had a rough life. When she was young, she was left with no family and the memory of her parents' unsolved murders. She grew up in foster homes, living with irresponsible parents, drugs, and neglect, and trying to fight the painful memories of the night her parents were taken from her. But it's hard to forget when she never got closure-and she can't stop dreaming about what happened that tragic night. To make it through life, she keeps her distance from everyone and never allows herself to feel anything.

Then Violet meets Luke. The two clash instantly, yet they can't seem to stay away from each other. Although they fight it, they both start to open up and feel things they've never felt before. They discover just how similar they are. But they also discover something else: The past always catches up with you.

The Destiny of Violet and Luke is out in the New Year on January 7th

In My Mailbox November 2013

Paperback

• The Vampire Diaries Unspoken - L. J. Smith
• The School of Good and Evil - Soman Chainani
• Horizon - Alyson Noel

Library

• The Book of Spells - Kate Brian

Kindle

• Fateful - Cheri Schmidt
• Fast Forward - Juliet Madison
• Once Upon A Lie - Jill Paterson
• The Princess Sisters - Stacy Lynn Carroll
• The White Aura - Felicia Tatum
• Shadow of the Wolf - R. G. Porter
• The Bloodstone Oracle - Willow Cross and Brittany Carrigan
• The Grimm Diaries 1-18 - Cameron Jace
• Masquarade - Cambria Herbert
• Chaos Born - Rebekah Turner
• Stalk Me - Jillian Dodd
• Enchanted Immortals - C. J. Pinard
• Seasons of the Moon series - S. M. Reine
• The Progeny - Ashlynne Laynne
• Chasing Beautiful - Pamela Ann
• Dark Wine - M. D. Bowden
• Dark Blood - M. D. Bowden
• Shattered Promises - Jessica Sorensen
• Not a Sparrow Falls - Linda Nichols
• Black Moon Beginnings - Kaitlyn Hoyt
• Diamonds are a Teens Best Friend - Allison Rushby
• Looks Great Naked - Sandi Hutcheson
• The Prophecy - Melissa Luznicky Garrett
• Frost Fire - Olivia Rivers
• The Mist on Bronte Moor - Aviva Orr

Wishlist Wednesday

The Ever After of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen

The day Ella has waited for is just around the corner. It's the day she'll marry Micha, the love of her life, the light that guided her out of the darkness. It looks like it will be the perfect Christmas-until an unexpected package arrives with a harsh reminder of Ella's past. Suddenly Ella doesn't feel as confident about her future. Can she really have a "happily-ever-after" if she's never even seen one?

Micha will stand by Ella no matter what she's going through-though he worries that she might leave him standing at the altar again. When he's offered a once-in-a-lifetime chance to tour with his favorite bands for three months, Micha knows he can't leave Ella behind. But can he ask her to uproot her life to join him on the road?

Now Ella and Micha must find a way to balance their fears, their dreams, and their love . . . if they ever want to hear wedding bells.

The Ever After of Ella and Micha is released on December 3rd

Top 10 Tuesday

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Top 10 books I would recommend to x person
I would recommend these 10 books to any reader. (in no order)

1. Die for Me by Amy Plum
2. Unremembered by Jessica Brody
3. 52 Reasons To Hate My Father by Jessica Brody
4. Wintercraft by Jenna Burtenshaw
5. Evermore by Alyson Noel
6. The Fallen Star by Jessica Sorensen
7. Heist Society by Ally Carter
8. Evernight by Claudia Gray
9. Facing up to Fatherhood by Miranda Lee
10. The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis

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Top Ten Sequels I Can't Wait To Get My Hands On:

1. Unforgotten by Jessica Brody
2. Horizon by Alyson Noel
3. Raging Star by Moira Young
4. Elegy by Amanda Hocking
5. The One - Kiera Cass
6. Darkness Breaks by Jessica Sorensen
7. Darkness Fades by Jessica Sorensen
8. The Black Reckoning by John Stephens
9. Frozen Heat by Richard Castle
10. Deadly Heat by Richard Castle

Children Literacy & Literature Lecture

I started back at university yesterday for my second year, we got to pick what we wanted to study alongside the core modules so with me being a big book fan I decided to pick the Children Literacy & Literature Lecture. It turned out to be a fun lecture and the lecturer is going to try and invite the author Liz Kessler to comes and speak with are class probably in semester 2.

Anyway the reason I am posting this is because we had to do a piece of work just so the lecturer can see who are literary influences were or are so she can make the lectures more enjoyable.

This is what we had to do (I have added my answers in there also)

Question:

If you could recommend a publication for each of these age groups to read, what would you choose?

0-3 years: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

3-5 years: The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson (I had a hard time thinking for this age but I remembered what my siblings did in school at this age)

5-10 years: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White

10-15 years: My Life Undecided and 52 Reasons to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody and Wintercraft by Jenna Burtenshaw

Over 15 years: Die For Me by Amy Plum and Evermore by Alyson Noel

What are you reading now?: Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter, Echo by Alyson Noel and The Lost Soul by Jessica Sorensen

If you were given this to do what would you put in each category?

Top 10 Tuesday

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This weeks Top 10 is Top 10 Best sequels ever

1. Dreamland by Alyson Noel
2. Shadowland by Alyson Noel
3. Night Star by Alyson Noel
4. Blackwatch by Jenna Burtenshaw
5. Legacy by Jenna Burtenshaw
6. Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter
7. Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter
8. The Underworld by Jessica Sorensen
9. The Promise by Jessica Sorensen
10. Wicked Forest by V. C. Andrews

Wishlist Wednesday

Darkness Fades by Jessica Sorensen

Darkness Fades is due out September 30th