Readers' Quote of the Day

 

“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”  

Groucho Marx 

 

 

Have a box of tissues close to hand if you read Allegiant (Divergent, Book 3) by Veronica Roth

 

 

  

Allegiant

(Divergent, Book 3) 

By Veronica Roth 

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Veronica Roth, how can you be so cruel? 

 

I don't think I have ever cried so much at the ending of a book as I did with this one. 😭😭😭

 

Once again, Tris is having to deal with things no one should have to deal with, and she does so with such bravery and courage, or perhaps it would be better to say that she had to pretend to be brave in order for her friends to survive. 

 

This series has been brilliant from beginning to end, and I cannot wait to read more books by this author - hopefully, this time, with a more happier ending. 

 

I picked my copy up at Waterstones

 

 

 

 

Put that book down and pick Insurgent up!

 

Insurgent 

(Divergent, Book 2)  

By Veronica Roth

 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Honestly, if you are reading this review and not reading the series, what the hell is wrong with you?

 
We are back with Tris and Four (heart-beats a little faster at the mention of his name) as they struggle to come to terms with what happened in book 1. Unsurprisingly, Tris suffers survival guilt, but it somehow makes her more determined than ever before. And as for Four, there are some shocking truths which he will find complicated to process.

I love the world that Veronica Roth has created. This series, and this novel, is so well written and so captivating that I found that I lost all track of time. I cannot wait to get my hands on Book 3.

 

I brought my copy in Waterstones

 

 

If you haven't read Divergent by Veronica Roth then what have you been doing with your life?

 

 

Divergent

By Veronica Roth 

 

So, we are in a dystopian world where there is one big city, and that city is divided into factions: Abnegation, Erudite, Amity, Candor and
Dauntless. 

 

Beatrice comes from Abnegation, but their is a wildness to her soul and she longs for adventure and excitement. On an appointed day, all sixteen year olds must take part in a choosing ceremony - they are helped to make the choice by aptitude tests - but something goes wrong with Beatrice's test because she belongs to all of them! Beatrice has to choose between her family and what she really wants. So she chooses Dauntless - a decision she may well come to regret.

 

 Okay, one word FOUR! 💖 How I adored him. This book is absolutely amazing, I mean it is really amazing amazing. I could not put this novel down, in fact I spent the whole day reading it. It is filled with action packed adventure, characters that you will love and hate, and it is just so bloody brilliant that I can't even begin to describe how good this book is. You have to read it.

I found my copy over on Amazon

 

 

 

Readers' Quote of the Day

 

 “The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.”  

 Joseph Joubert 

 

 

"I'd never given much thought to how I would die. But dying in the place of someone I love seems like a good way to go." Twilight - Book vs. Movie.

 

 Twilight

By Stephenie Meyer

 

 Okay, I admit it. I am late to the show on this one. The supernatural and the whole vampire falls in love with a human idea isn't my thing. But, at a sleepover, by facetime my firends decided Twilight was the film we were going to watch, and I was forced to endure it, much like Edward had to endure Biology with Bella. 😱 And as I endured it, I actually found myself quite liking it, but that might have had something to do with Robert Pattinson. 😍 Anyway, much to my horror, I spent the weekend after binge-watching Twilight. And then I thought, well, I suppose it would be rude not to read the books. 

 

I can't believe I am even saying it because it goes against everything I believe in, but the films were better than the books. 😱 The only thing I thought they should have kept in was when Edward said to Bella:

“When I told you I didn't want you it was the blackest kind of blasphemy”

 

I love that quote so much! And I loved the behind the scenes of how they got out of the building where the volturi live, and how they got home. But apart from those two scenes, the films were much more entertaing. Still, if asked, not that I will be. I can at least say I am Team Edward - I mean, come on, he sparkles. 

 

I watched the movies on Netflix, but I bought the books at Waterstones. 

 

 

 

 

I am seriously past caring as to who killed Jughead!

 

 

 

 

 

Can you have too much of a good thing? I must admit, when Riverdale first came out, I was glued to the screen. I could not get enough of Archie, Jughead and Cheryl - not so keen on Betty, but there would be something wrong if you liked every single character in a series - right?

Anyway, what I loved about Riverdale was how random it was. One moment it was all serious, and there was some terrible killer on the loose, and the next episode played out like a musical, where everybody sang. You never knew quite what you were going to happen next. Alas, series four just...it just had lost that spark. It no longer interested me. I no longer grew excited about the next episode, and then I decided enough was enough and me and Riverdale parted ways. I am sure Jughead is still alive, but I don't think I can stomach one more episode. 

So, my take on Riverdale was it started out good and then lost its momentum and therefore lost my interest.