It's been a while

What can I say i'm an awful human being.

Life has stolen me away and churned me out. As i'm writing this i'm a year older, I quit a job at quite a reputable company and am better off for it, my reading is appalling at the moment (for my normal reading standards) and I have now moved into a place with my boyfriend and commit to a long distance relationship with WiFi.

And yes I miss it.
Oh and got a puppy!!

Currently I have read 61 books and sadly I think I have to say goodbye to my reading goal of 110-120 books this year.

I don't quite know why I had stopped my reviews as I love books and love talking about them.

I have read some amazing books this year and hope to read amazing books until this year is over.

Anastasia x

The End of 2016 Reading Goal finale part 2

So it is the end of 2016 I hope all had a good, positive start to the new year. I am incredibly proud to say that I completed my goal of read 100 books, in fact I have read 102 books in 2016

Part 1 With all the books i've read are in the link below if you want to check them out!
https://anastasiarobsonwolfe.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/reading-goal-100-books-this-year-part-1.html

June: Sadly I only read 5 books.

1. A Court Of Mist And Fury by Sarah J Mass 
2. Ascend by Amanda Hocking 
3. Inked Armour by Helena Hunting 
4. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell 
5. Glass Ceiling by Julia Lavoi

July: This month was even worse than the previous 4 books was read.

1. The Art Of Being Normal by Lisa Williams 
2. After You by Jojo Moyes
3. Sweet Honey by Cathy Cassidy 
4. We Were Liars by E. Lockheart 

August: 10 books very good reading month for me yay!

1. I Hate Myself by Shane Dawson
2. It Gets Worse by Shane Dawson
3. In Real Life by Cory Doctrow
4. Through The Woods by Emily Caroll
5. Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
6. The Princess Saves Herself In This One by Amanda Lovelace 
7. An Abundance of Katherine's by John Green
8. This Book Loves You by Pewdiepie
9. Bee and Puppycat by Natasha Allegrio
10. Ginat Days by John Allison and Lissa Treiman

September: 10

1. The Crowns Game by Evelyn Skye
2. I Hate Fairyland by Skottie Young 
3. A Bone To Pick by Charlaine Harris
4. A Leap Of Faith by Andrew Butcher
5. What's A Girl Go To Do by holly Bourne 
6. Diary Of A Sub by Sophie Morgan 
7. Outcast by Kirkman and Azaceta
8. Sugar and Spice by Lauren Conrad
9. Nerve by Jeanne Ryan
10. The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson

October: 7

1. Before I Die by Jenny Downham
2. Follow Me Back by Nicci Cloke 
3. When We Collided by Emery Lord 
4. The Thousandth Floor by Katherine McGee
5. The Darkest Part Of The Forest by Holly Black
6. Apocalyptic Girl by Andrew Maclean 
7. Dead Man Talking Roody Doyle

November: 11

1. Girl Online by Zoe Sugg
2. The Book Of Speculation by Erika Swyler 
3. The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon 
4. Saga Volume 1 by Brian.K. Vaughan 
5. The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil by Stephen Collins
6. Girl On Tour by Zoe Sugg
7. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
8. Giant Days Volume 2 by John Allison and Lissa Treiman
9. The Secret Library 
10. Amy and Matthew by Cammie Mcgovern 
11. The World Of Anne Frank by Anne Frank House 

And Finally December: 8

1. Girl Online Going Solo by Zoe Sugg 
2. Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley
3. The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow by Jim Henson 
4. The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige
5. Saga Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan 
6. Bee And Puppycat by Natasha Allegri
7. Follow Me by Ricky Dillon 
8. Gingersnaps by Cathy Cassidy 

Personal Favourite Booktubers

I love everything Booktube related. Wether it is bookshelf tours, TBR's, Vlogathons, Readathons, or What they read this month. Anything book related on Youtube and I'm down.

When I watch book videos I feel so much calmer, de-stressed. They also help me to find the sometimes lost connection between me and books even helping me get over books slumpishness (Yep I did probably just make up a word. I do that a lot).

So yeah my Fave Booktubers lets go!

TheBookHoader: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBookHoarder. This lady is the most up-beat positive, lovely, kind person you can instantly connect with on so many levels!. She is so real when she talks about life and everything in between I feel instantly better about life and everything that may be going on in life in that particular moment. And her book taste is awesome!.

Abooktopia: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgvuTfjtQ1r_KLLeb6cbe3A. This lady will instantly bring a smile to your face when she hurts onto your screen. She has such a beautiful personality and is an up and coming author who is so passionate about books. So many great book shopping blogs/ Book events. Must watch!

Little Book Owl: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYOhq5F-joK8qQPekd-jU1g. I love her book style as it is different from a lot of book tubers i stumble across which can be so refreshing. She is so light and happy and is a berth of fresh air when needing something to cheer you up.

Tilly And Her Books: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwazI0dBL644wwNpuM6cVYQ. I absolutely love her vides and her lib ray tours are just to die for!. so happy and lovely with an amazing taste for book. So connectable and real!

So these are my main favourite Booktubers. I check these out as soon as they have a new video out and have followed most of these for 2 years roughly. Feel free to check them out if you are intreseted or even share your own favourite book tubers it world be great to hear them!

Anastasia x

Stuck

I feel slightly stuck in a rut this evening.

I have zero idea what I want as a career all i know is that I want to move further in the making of books/process of books.

Thing is I have no idea how I'm going to get there. I don't know the right courses I need to take or even how to rally get my foot in the door. I seek books for a company part time when I am not working on tills for stationary. I love my job and have been blessed with the opportunity that the company presented me with.

But I can't help but feel restless about my future. Where I live it's hard to move away in some respect because we are all so closed off from 'the real world' in some respects.

I long like many others to work in the book industry/ to be a person working in the publishing houses that bless us with books.

I have no idea what the future holds for me and right now I guess it's best to be okay with that and be grateful for where I have gotten

Much love. Anastasia x

The Thousandth Floor By Katharine McGee

I think first I will give my opinion on the book as theres some things I want to get out there, my thoughts of the book have not left me all day so I thought I would share them.

First things first I want to talk about the actual blazingly obvious mishap with the book, they never real got into the nitty gritty explanation about the THOUSAND FLOOR BUILDING. There just wasn't enough information about the amazing building which made my mind unable to visualise most of the book. It was like they had glazed over the facts as if they weren't a part of the title of the book. I mean it's why I wanted to read the book, it's why I picked up the book in the first place. 

Secondly it took until the last 100 odd pages to actually hook me and give me an actual plot for the book. When it did happen I was finally glued to the book that had taken me over a week to get through. The overall ending was a pretty okay plot which actually managed to bring my attention to the second book which I would probably by when released.

The book is about 5 or so characters life, living in the building that has a thousand floors. The main character is the 'perfect' Avery Fuller who lives on the actual thousandth floor. Literally genetically modified to look perfect by her parents. She has looks, personality, wealth, friends everything but the person she truly loves.

Book Slumps and Other Shenanigans

So here I am... A failing Blogger.

Book slumps has hit m heard this month, work has been crazy but I love my job. But I miss how much I was reading when I was jobless.

This month I have read a shitty 5 books in total is horrific for me, I can't even express how much this fact saddens me especially when I want to read 100 or hopefully more books this year. i honestly feel like I am letting my self down when I think of the amount of books I have read this month. Hopefully next month I can read some more.

Luckily I have started a new and exciting route in my life, I have started to try out online courses to build up to a degree type one, what I will do is still unknown to me but today 27th of June I have started Literature of the English House and I am so excited to see how it goes.

I might be able to put up a Review within this evening I will try and will also attempt to start a book to push the slumps away. Maybe I need to watch some Booktubers, do any of you watch book tubers if so who are they?

Anastasia x

Things People Say In Relation To Books That Piss Me Off

I should probably do a disclaimer here, yes these things do piss me off but I do know the intentions are for the good but after years of these sentences that many have uttered to me... Yeah I feel it's right to share them and let them be known.

They annoy me for a number of reasons and I am sure I am not the only one who feels this. Or I hope I am not the only one who feels this agony with some of these experiences.

• 'Oh you read, if you read then obviously you have read this book and that book it's a classic so of course you have read this'.

• When people start up conversations with me full well knowing that I am trying to read and also fully aware that i do not want to be disturbed.

• 'What are you reading?' They ask whilst I am reading and do not want to be disturbed.

• 'If you haven't read this specific book then clearly you don't read as much as you say you do'.

• 'I read this book and because you read I must suggest it to you regardless of you liking this genre or not.

• Judging me because I read or making assumptions based on me reading or even the materials I read.

• When most adults give me book recommendations.

• When people assume that because you work in a bookshop that you know where every single book is and what the book is about.

• When people make assumptions that I have read every book out there and then begin testing my book knowledge or saying oh have you read this or that in a test way.

• When someone starts judging me because I haven't read a book they have.

Reading Goal 100 Books This Year Part 1

So my goal for 2016 is to read 100 books, I don't know why but I just want to challenge myself and see if I can do it. It will be a huge accomplishment for me if I complete this challenge this year and read all the books I need to.

This will be a record of the first 5 months of books I have read and in December Part Two will come out, the books are from a wide range of genres and hopefully I will have Classics, YA,  New Adult, Sc-Fi, Historical Fiction and more genres involved with this years reading list.

So the past 5 months I have managed a grand total of 47 books and my Goodreads challenge says I am 8 books ahead of schedule which I am thrilled about, the best month for me was March for some reason I managed 12 books and the second best month was May. And the worst months where I got 8 books read was Jan, Feb and April.

The month goals for the next 5 months will be 10 or if I can more than 10 books a month, this also depends on what is going on in these months as I have just started a job so will obviously have less reading time.

     January

1. Four by Veronica Roth
2. Playlist For The Dead by Michelle Falkolf
3. Seed by Lisa Hathfield 
4. Denai Touch by Tiffany Shand 
5. Switched by Amanda Hocking
6. Carry on by Rainbow Rowell
7. Dangerous Lies by Becca Fitzpatrick
8. L.A. Candy by Lauren Conard

     Feburary

1. Darkmere by Helen Maslin
2. Crow Mountain by Lucy Inglis
3. Simon vs the HomoSapien Agenda by Becky Allbertini
4. Denai Bound by Tiffany Shand 
5. Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
6. The Rest Of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
7. Half Blood by Sally Green
8. Half Wild by Sally Green

     March

1. The World Of Odysseys by M.I Finley 
2. Finding Audrey by Sophie Mckenzie
3. Real Murders by Charlaine Harris
4. Looking for Alaska by John Green
5. Stolen by Lucy Christopher 
6. How Hard Can Love Be by Holly Bourne 
7. Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater 
8. The Scorpion Races by Maggie Stiefvater 
9. Sweet Little Lies by Lauren Conrad 
10. Beautiful Dead, Phoenix by Eden Maguire
11. Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
12. Torn Amanda Hocking

    April

1. Faceless by Alyssa Sheinmel 
2. My Sister Lives On the Mantlepiece by Annabel Pitcher
3. Landline by Rainbow Rowell
4. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
5. Hate List by Jennifer Brown 
6. Angelfall by Susan Ee
7. World After by Susan Ee
8. End Of Days by Susan Ee

    May

1. Storm Born by Amy Braun 
2. Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
3. How To Be A Wild Flower by Katie Daisy
4. Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley
5. Half Lost by Sally Green
6. Demons Daughter by Amy Braun 
7. The List by Siobhan Vivian 
8. (Graphic Novel) Angel Fire by Chris Blythe
9. Dark Divinity by Amy Braun 
10. Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch 
11. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Dark Divinity by Amy Braun

Dark Divinity is the second in the amazing trilogy Cursed by Amy Braun. To catch the book review of the first in the trilogy Demon Daughter click on this link: https://anastasiarobsonwolfe.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/demons-daughter-by-amy-braun.html

My thoughts on Dark Divinity:
Overall I really enjoyed the book, the writing was really efficient, vivid and just capturing. I really enjoyed the flashbacks throughout the entirety of the book it helped weave the history more than the first book making it like a dot to dot with all the history.

There was a few times in the book where the vividness of the book made me shudder, feel queasy
and outright shiver leaving goosebumps up and down my arms. They scenes were so very well detailed at parts it was so hard to read without getting a full mental image of the incidents it was just amazing.

The effortless way Amy writes pulled me in and trapped me, I love the fact that she has completely created a new untold way for Angles vs Demons to be in the same book without it being cliché which happens so much with many books now.

The amount of information and detail that has been poured into Dark Divinity is just outstanding, I feel there is more detail in Dark Divinity compared to Demons Daughter but the action was more in Demons Daughter compared to Dark Divinity.

I feel the transition between Demons Daughter and Dark Divinity is really smooth making it so much easier to jump from Demons Daughter to Dark Divinity without having to scrabble aground to remember everything that had happened no matter how long the gap was between both the books.


About Dark Divinity:
The gates to Hell and Heaven are open bringing chaos and destruction down to earth. Lucifer the most dangerous, most powerful person from hell used his daughter Andromeda (Dro), to open both the gates. The underground place where they found Lucifer, the creatures from hell and the with a witch called Isobel who was a neighbour to the sisters Constance and Andromeda when they lived with their parents.

They escaped with two angels who where helping them Sephiel and Rorikel, John Warrick a Demondhunter that knew Max and Manny (Max is physic amongst other abilities and Manny a Demonologist). Constance and Dro found Max and Manny out of desperation and has stayed with them since protecting each others families. They where safe until Drake Bounty Hunter for the Blood Thorns a Mexican Drug cartel that Constance once worked at to keep her and her sister safe. 

Dro becomes more and more powerful the more she uses her powers both the Hellfire and Anglefire, the hell powers taking a pull on Dro the more she uses the powers.

Constance and Dro escaped from the Blood Thorns clasps when Isobel turned up asking for Dro. 

It's a race against time to shut the Gates of Heaven and Hell, making sure the Demons don't create chaos and for Angels to stop trying to irradiate the Human race.

 

A Reading Update/ TBR Meltdown

So last month (23/4/2016). I had just over 70 physical books that I owned in Paperback/Hardbacks that needed to be read. Somehow I have mated to get that total up to 84 books this month not including 1 Graphic Novel, 3 Comic Samples, 6 Arcs, 1 Old Comic and 5 Short Stories!

I don't know where I went wrong really, This months (May 25th) I have read 9 books so far and in April I read 8 books. Not including my good reads TBR which is over 100 books. I just love buying books, where I live there is so many places to get second hand, cheap books and that just widens my book reading genres. It makes me so happy because I could have £10 and buy over 10 books with that money, unlike the bookstores where books are priced £7.99 or over per book unless you get the By One Get One Free deals but even then it's still pricey

I just love the experience of walking in to a shop and going to the secondhand book section, taking a second to breathe in the beautiful smell of old must books, I love the fact that someone else has read the same book, someone cherished it and enjoyed the books, for me that just adds to the book experience and high tens my interest in the book.

Currently I am reading 3 books 2 are Arcs for Authors and the other is rather slow process. I do like the books but I have to admit I am liking the 2 Arcs more than Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch. They just seem more out there and different, they break more boundaries, connections to the plot itself and I just personally like them more.

Anastasia x

My Opinion on Goodreads

For anyone that doesn't know what Goodreads is, it is a book media where you can rate and review all the books you have read, set up personal book challenges for the year plus update them, find new books to read, start up a TBR with Goodreads, add book enthusiasts and talk about books with them or join groups related to books.

So I will start wit the positive things:

I love adding over people who love books as much as me, it makes me feel that I'm not alone in this book world, I love having an account of what books I have read and also what books I want to read all in one place. Since being on Goodreads I have so many great books that I want to read that are slightly different from what I normally read which is great since I can broaden my horizons.

Friendly people. I have met some really lovely people since starting on the site, I've talked to a good few people and started on some amazing groups! So far I have had a positive experience on Goodreads and I really am enjoying it. Also I'm really enjoying reading books and also posting what I'm feeling about the book or how far I am coming along with the book it makes the reading experience so much more fun.

Lets go on to Cons.
I would count this as a con, wanting too many books. There are so many books I have wanted to read since starting out on there and then of course I made it worse buy asking for recommendations... probably shouldn't of done that, plus you get to see pictures of books and some where just so pretty or beautiful I just had to click Want To Read I just had to.

Reviews, some of the reviews have been rather horrid. I have seen some before when I was not a member and some where just really harsh, more like having a rant than actually putting a review with formed sentences and explanations of the books. I think as a review you have to try and say positives with the negatives to show that you can put Pros and Cons to make it a level review with your opinion in there. I don't see the point in just hating a book and then sending a shitty review without  real reason for hating the book.

Personally I like to try and keep the good and the bad in a book review I don't want to be harsh simply because that is just not how I am.

So that's my opinion on Goodreads.
Anastasia x

My Sad Book Lending Story

So many moons ago ( about 4+ years) I had a book friend who shan't be named for obvious reasons, so one day we decided to swap some books so we can enjoy some books we each love. The person gave me a few books to read including The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins amongst rough 5 books she lent me.

The conditions were that the books were not meant to be kept and that we would give the books back after we finished them. I gave the person who shan't be named a whole bunch of books including books that actually meant something to me and ones I had fell in love with.

So a few weeks pass and the person who shan't be named asked for The Hunger Games back which I said sure too since at that point I wasn't interested in reading the trilogy at all. Months went on and the person who shan't be named hadn't read any of the books I lent to them nor did they seem that interested to anyway.

A few years had past and we had both gone separate ways, moved house and other things. In 2014 I was so upset with what had happened as I was willing to give back the few books I had left from the person who shan't be named had lent me but they hadn't even contacted me about giving back the books I had left to them. Anyway in 2014 I sent them a message basically saying how appalled I was with them not exchanging the books back or trying to do anything to resolve the situation. Especially since they were a book person too who was meant to cherish books and reading.

To this message I get a reply where I have to do all the running about and collecting of the books because she was at Uni, this was sort of fair enough but the fact that they never once apologised for this nor when they were clearing out to moved to Uni did they think that maybe they should get in contact regarding the books that they knew were mine and should of been given back.

This was such a bad experience and I am so careful now with lending out books which I have to say i haven't done since as I don't want this to happen again not only did they keep books that meant a great deal to me but also these book cost money which I choses to spend on books because why shouldn't I.

So the lesson of this story is be really careful when lending or borrowing because if they lend you a book it does not mean it is automatically yours and you should look after the book and make sure not to ruin it.

Anastasia x

My Reading Cycle

I guess I never really realised that I had a sort of reading rhythm or anything. I just read I guess...

But yeah I am going to break it down into a few parts and explain how I read and other things and stuff.

My Personal Favourite Format. Paperbacks and Hardbacks. Though I do read PDF books and digital books for ARCS I don't really enjoy the formatting, for me I can't really concentrate on looking at a screen for long periods of time plus I get distracted by Youtube, Goodreads and physical books. I prefer Physical books because you can hold them and too me they are comforting and inviting.

My Reading Pace. I think for me it depends on how much I am icing the book or how determined I am to finish a book. If I have a whole day to read I can read a book that is about 300-400 pages in a day and also start another book. If I am as busy as I have been recently 400-500 pages takes sadly 2-3 days which I am trying to stop as I really miss not being able to complete a book in 2 days. Sad Face.

Reading In The Day. I read mostly in the day, the only day where I hardly get to read is a Sunday but sadly that can't be helped. Normally I start reading about 10 or later or sometimes when I wake up which is around 6:30-7:00. I will read on and off through they day and manage around 50 -100+ pages on a average sort of busy day.

Reading At Night. This is the least reading time I have as I tend to just sit and watch Booktubers and forget I intended to read or I will be reading and somehow a booktuber will somehow come on so then of course I watch them oblivious to my calling book. Sometimes I can get in a hour os so of reading sometimes more it does depend on what is happening in the book and my mood though.

 What Genres Do I Read. Starting to get into Graphic Novels but my favourites are: Fiction, Fantasy, YA, Chick-lit, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Romance and Sc-Fi. Some of these genres I have loved for quite some time and some are fairly new to me, it has been great exploring more genres and I love knowing that theres books in all different genres that are there for me to love.

Snacks and Beverages. I don't really drink anything when I am reading simply because I get too sucked into my book and forget that I am a human who need food, drink and to use a bathroom. If I do remember that me a human wants a drink I will normally make a Tea or Coffee and the same with snacks I forget I get hungry but if there is biscuits about I will take them...all. 

Books I Read Per Month. Really it depends on what is going on that month the most I have read is 15 last year in one month and this year the highest is 12 so far and the lowest is 8 books per month but I am aiming to get higher than 12 within this year. My goal for May has been 13 books and so far (20th of May) I have read 9 but one is a Graphic Novel but I'm counting it as personally it takes me loner than just reading because I have to take in a picture.

How Much My Reading Has Changed Over the Years. There has been a massive improvement these last 4 years into reading. I have found so many amazing books and also found some really bad ones, I have started this blog (woooo). I have found books that made me cry, laugh maniacally in public, made me feel uncomfortable or even made me want to chuck the book agains a wall. I feel I have found my place in the world and I know it belongs besides books, I know I want a career involving book and just books why not.

Habits Whilst Reading. Hmmm... I like watching Booktubers whilst I read or music. I love to be curled up and comfortable, no one can speak to me when I am reading I won't care nor listen to anyone unless they discuss food then yeah I might pulley myself out the book if it is worth it. I normally end up having page goals so like if I am on page 10 I won't get a drink or check media until I am on page 20 or something like that, I'm not sure why I do this but somehow made it a habit.

How I Deal With My TBR. I manage through until I buy more books I need and also don't need at the same time, what I tend to do is just stand and stare at all the covers until I look at one that pulls me to it... Sometimes I can stand there a while and just completely zone out which I honestly quite like. Currently I have over 70 books to read I am pretty sure, I also am fully swear the pile will grow more and the possibility of ever having a small amount of TBR is never happening.

Hope you liked it.

Anastasia x

BOOKS I NEED *Warning There is ALOT of books on this list*

Okay yeah I admit I have a problem and I'm really okay with that...I lied. I love books so much that i tend to but way too many with money I don't really have and then wait months to read them because there is already 70+ books on my wardrobe that are waiting for me to read them as well.

And then of course I see more all over the internet that look so pretty or have been recommend and then of course I need them in my life because I can't borrow book (will explain in the next blog).

So anyway there is so many books that I want to get in the future and some of them are books from a trilogy/series.

• Abhorsen/The Creatures in the Case & Goldenhand all by Garth Nix
• Suicide Forest by Jeremy Bates
• The Reflections of Queen Snow White by David Meredith 
• The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
• Across the Universe & A Million Suns by Beth Revis
• The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
• Devil's Kiss by Sarwat Chaada
• All The Feels by Danika Stone 
• Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined by Stephanie Meyer 
• Tape by Steve Camden 
• The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
• Spirit's Key by Edith Cohn
• Dumplin by Julie Murphy 
• The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon
• The Black Guard by A.J Smith
• Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
• Falling into Place by Amy Zhang
• Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
• Girl In Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow
• The Princess Saves Herself In This One by Amanda Lovelace
• Unrivaled by Alyson Noel
• Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins 
• Graceling by Kristin Cashore
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman
• Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
• Ruby Red by Kerstin Geir 
• A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray
• A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness 
• Passenger by Alexandra Bracken 
• After You by Jojo Moyes
• Everyone We've Been by Sarah Everett
• Firstlife by Gena Showalter
• The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
• Soundless by Richelle Mead
• Beautiful Chaos Kami Grace 
• Ready Player one Ernest Cline
• Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge 
• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Sáenz Alire
• All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
• Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater
• Falling Apart by Jacqueline Wilson 
• Just One Night by Gayle Forman 
• Ransom My Heart by Meg Cabot
• Sugar and Spice by Lauren Conard
• Shatter Me Series by Tahereh Mafi
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
• Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
• Soulless by Gail Carriger 
• To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han 
• The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
• I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

Top 10 Titles

Sometimes you pick up a book in a bookshop you swore you wouldn't go into because you don't have any money and you know you can just go window shopping. So anyway you pick up the book and stare at the title, it captures your eyes and drowns them with the powerful words that shield the book from you.

The title is maybe just one word or maybe even made up with your favourite words, and within that second you know you need this book...

So yeah thats how much the title holds power over me, for me the cover has to have the whole package I have to love the cover and the title forget the synopsis I never really go by them. The title for me is important because I want to see within that sentence or even that word what the book has in store for me. It has to be half relevant to what the book is about otherwise it is unlikely it will grab my attention.


Here is my top Ten titles:

• Magonia by Maria Dahvanna Headley 

• Any Red Blooded Girl by Maggie Blood

• UnEnchanted by Chanda Hahn

• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 

• Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini

• The Rest Of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness 

• Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 

• Butterfly Summer by Anne-Marie Conway

• Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige 

• Just One Day by Gayle Forman 

Demons Daughter by Amy Braun

WOW just wow. Amy Braun has knocked it out of the park with this killer book!.

I have read a few books based on the theme Amy has in Demons Daughter but I can say with the upmost confidence that none of them compare to this. The book is so well written full of facts and information yet not completely revealing anything too much which made me very eager to find out as much as I can as soon as I could.

Something that I really love about Demons Daughter is the strong sisterly bond between Constance and Dro, how determined Constance is to protect her little sister from things beyond her. The fierceness and sheer determination Amy writes about between the two really struck a chord with me, I felt like I was truly experiencing the bond they shared like it was that was Constance but also Dro too.

I feel the book was so well written, there wasn't too many plot twists at the beginning and it also felt like Amy was holding back, not quite revealing things making me feel two steps short and left in the dark when the mind blowing plot twists struck one after another. I loved that so much because I wasn't prepared for what was in store, I was speechless, sucker punched and wasn't honestly expecting what was happening to happen.


About Demons Daughter:

Constance and Andromeda (Dro) have been on run for so long. What have they been on the run from? They aren't that sure. They know have to run when all hell breaks loose at the families caravan at Owl Creek, hundreds of these creatures/demons killing every person in the caravan park including Constance and Dro's parents. Luckily Constance and Dro escape by the skin of their teeth and they know that there are demons out to get Dro because of how different she is from humans and of course her powerful abilities makes her powerful but they also don't know what Dro really is.

If running from strange demons isn't enough to handle Constance is wanted by a famous Mexican drug cartel called the Blood Thorns, notorious for killing people, torturing people and other horrific crimes. Constance was a Blood Thorn having to join them to keep Dro safe doing dirty deeds to keep the protection the Blood Thorns had offered but that protection broke when Constance ran from the cartel making them want Constance back. No one makes it alive when they run from Blood Thorns.

Constance was just a normal kid having lunch in a park with her parents just four years old when she comes across Dro a little baby abandoned in a forest since then onwards they have been as close as sisters and inseparable ever since. Constance slowly over the years found out just how special Dro is, capable of reading minds/emotions, healing people and when Dro has nightmares fire seeps from her every pore.

It is a race against time to run from the Blood Thorns, Demons but also to find out the truth about who Dre really is and find a way to stop the fire nightmares burning more places and people. That is until they find a Demonologist Manny and Max his son who has powers like Dro. Max can sense a persons power, future and can sense things about people. With their help they can ward of the demons  whilst uncovering what Dro really is.

How to find out more about Amy and her books:
Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8452020.Amy_Braun
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amybraunauthor

My Top 5 Book Genres

We all have that section in the Bookstores where you instantly go too, with the genre you love the most providing hundreds of books for you to explore. We all have the go to genre where you feel most comfortable and happy.The top 5 I have chose are the ones that have made me feel every emotion there is including tears. They have inspired me to read more and even explore newer more estranged genres I wouldn't of thought to have checked out before.

The first genre is of course Young Adult (YA). I love YA I am still in the age range of YA as it seems more and more variety of ages read YA which I love as I don't think there should be an age range for since we all love reading different genres.

The second is Contemporary. I love a good contemporary novel though sometimes I find the lines get blurred between YA and Contemporary which is okay I guess. I love the sometimes simplicity of a contemporary novel, they can be light and fluffy, sometimes thats just what the doctor orders.

The third genre is Sc-Fi, this has been a new genre I have been exploring after I had finished A Game Of Thrones series by George RR Martin. The series gave me reasons to try something new. There were some books that I really love from Sc-Fi now.

The fourth is Classics. A lot of reading inspiration came from classics. They appeal to my soul in ever way possible. I love the era classic are in and the period costumes and the fact there are proper courting rules and people didn't just use tinder or something to find someone.

The fifth and last genre is Historical Fiction. As I was saying with Classics I love the era they are placed in even though the eras are a wide range.

Anastasia x

If You Like This Book You Will Like This Book....

Here are some book recommendations for books you may have read that I think pair up nicely. Some of the books I have chose have a loosely paired theme or even some of these book have made me feel the same. Obviously this is just based around my opinion and wanting to give a diverse opinion.

If you liked Wonder by R.A Palacio you will like Faceless by Alyssa Sheinmel

If you liked A Court Of Thorns And Roses you will like Beastly by Alex Flinn

If you liked Lets Get Lost by Sarah Manning you will like Candy by Kevin Brooks

If you liked Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce you will like Sweetly by Jackson Pearce

If you liked Angelfall by Susan Ee you will like Angel Fire by L.A Weatherly

If you liked Gallagher Girls Series by Ally Carter you will like The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

If you liked Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella you will like Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon

If you liked Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins you will like Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

If you liked Anne Frank you will like The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

If you liked Simon vs The Homosapien Agenda by Becky Albertini you will like I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson

If you liked Am I Normal Yet by Holly Bourne you will like All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

If you liked If I Stay by Gayle Forman you will like Landline by Rainbow Rowell

If you liked The Fault In Our Stars by John Green you will like Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

If you looked Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher you will like Hate List by Jennifer Brown

If you liked Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli you will like Girl in the Attic by Valerie Mendes

Hope some of you like the choices I have made.

Anastasia x

5 Things I don't like about Young Adult (YA) Books.

So I have been reading YA for a few years now and when you read YA I tend to find books that I won't go near. Or just by reading the synopsis know that it's a YA book I really don't want to read.

So here is the 5 things I don't like about YA books.

1. The YA books that have a love triangle in that doesn't actually need to be there. I'm just over the whole 'oh but I him but then again my heart belongs to the other guy'. I just can't stand the triangles.
2. Books set in high school. I get that high school is important but doesn't really mean I want to read about the traumatic times in high school and the american high schools are so cliché in books with the cheerleader bitches and softball assholes.... I'll pass thanks.
3. Books that have a love story in them that take over the book until there is nothing but a love story. In my opinion a book can be great without actually having to have a love story jammed in there for no good reason, I have read some great stories that have had love stories in them but it hash't token over the book it's just been nestled in there to make you feel the feels.
4. Books about a summer fling. To me thats not a reality nor something I want to read about. The whole whirlwind summer romance thing is just too much for me.
5. Books where the main character has the perfect unrealistic ending. I don't mind when the book has a good ending or even a cliffhanger, but I can't stand when there is a big unrealistic ending that didn't really need to be there. 

FINALLY IT HAS ARRIVED IT IS HERE