Top 5...#15

Hello there internet! Now that i have officially finished NaNoWriMo i thought it was about time that i came back to my blog, because i have missed it a whole lot!

And what better way to come back than with a top 5...about my favourite characters!

I was talking to my friend last night about how sad i am that my re-read of the Seasons Series is coming to an end, and he asked me what characters i like the most in the series (and obviously in something like lightning), which was a horribly difficult question! 

So i thought i'd do a top 5 characters from the Something Like... books!

Here we go! (this is the hardest top 5 ever by the way.)

5: Jace Holden - Something Like Autumn

When i first read Something Like Summer, i was not Jace's biggest fan. He was okay, but i just wanted Ben and Tim to be together and Jace was in the way. I regretted thinking that the second i started reading Something Like Autumn. Jace is amazing, and so special. His story broke my heart more than i think anything ever has before. Seeing everything from his perspective, and seeing everything he went through before meeting Ben, it made me love him so much. I just wanted to give him a massive hug throughout the entire book. Jace was the most incredible, loving, and honest character i think i have ever read about, and i take back anything bad i ever thought about him!

4: Kelly Phillips - Something Like Lightning 

I think the first time that you meet Kelly in Spring, it is pretty much an automatic reaction to hate him. Going into Something Like Lightning, i didn't expect to like him, BUT OH MAN. Seeing his and William's relationship, and Jason, from Kelly's perspective changed a lot. I still think that he treated William and Jason terribly, but even he knew that. I did a complete 180 with how i feel about Kelly, i even cried at parts of Lightning - that's how much he changed my mind. I absolutely adored reading from his point of view - and getting to understand his actions a whole lot better.  

3: Ben Bentley - Something Like Summer

Oh Benjamin! How could someone not love Ben? I mean really, he's adorable. Ben is the reason i fell in love with these books, and getting to see little glimpses of his life that aren't covered in his book throughout the series makes me happier than pretty much anything. Ben is the one who starts everything, and so he should. He is the one that everyone loves in one way or another, and the one who is always there when another character needs someone. Benjamin Bentley is hands down one of the nicest characters i have ever read about. Even when he messes up, he only does it because he doesn't want to upset anyone - even if that backfires most of the time. Seeing his feelings for Tim and Jace, and seeing how much he completely loves both of them is so lovely, and so beautifully written, that everyone who reads this book leaves being ever so slightly in love with Ben. And rightfully so.

2: Jason Grant - Something Like Spring

Jason. Jason. Jason. I have so much love for Jason, it's unreal. He is the one character who i wanted everything to work out for. He was the one who deserved happiness the most. And ugh i just love everything about Jason. His friendships with Michelle and Emma. The way he is with the different members of the Hubbard family. His relationship with Ceaser. And obviously, his relationship with William. I loved getting to know Jason, and seeing how he fitted in with all the other characters that i had loved before. It was so amazing to see how much he changed while still staying the same...wow that was terribly cliched, but you get my point. Seeing him change throughout his story, and yet him still being the same from start to finish was amazing, and i hope we see more of him someday.

1: Tim Wyman - Something Like Winter

Oh Mr Wyman, i love you so. Tim is basically tied with Draco Malfoy as my favourite fictional character of all time. Right from his introduction in Something Like Summer i knew that he was going to be amazing. And i was so right. Every time Tim comes up in any of the Something Like... books this massive smile appears, and i can't control it anymore. He is so wonderfully written, and his character is so amazingly complex, that i could read 100 books about his life, and still probably want to read more. There's a certain part in Something Like Spring that i just passed in my re-read that makes me cry everytime, even though i know everything will be okay this massive panic comes over me and i have to keep reading just so i can assure myself that nothing has changed and that he's going to be fine. I can never find the right words to explain how much of an incredible character i think Tim is, and i am so glad i decided to pick up Something Like Summer that first time.

I didn't mean to have my top 5 be the main characters in each book, but they are the ones we know the most, and they're just the five guys that make me so incredibly happy. So, thanks Jay Bell for writing the best load of books i've read. You're the best. (p.s. if you ever feel like writing books about Nathaniel, William, and Ceaser - i'll be the first to buy them! :P) 

Meghan
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BookTuber TMI Tag!

Hey there internet! Today i turned on my new shiny camera and filmed a new video!

Here we go with the BookTuber TMI Tag!

Meghan xx

If I Were A Book Tag

Hello again internet! I'm back again today with another tag that i've seen floating around for a while that i thought looked fun. Let's get into it!

If i were a book...

1) What would the title of your book be?

I'm going to go with 'Like and Subscribe' because i spend far too much time watching YouTube that i think it'd fit quite well. 

2) What author would write your story?

If i could have some form of mix between Stephen King and Jay Bell that would be great. Can i just have them team up and write it? Great.

3) What book cover would you choose?

I am a BIG fan of the Fallen book series covers!

4) Would your book be paperback or hardback?

I prefer paperbacks, so i would want it to be paperback i think.

5) How long would it be?

Between 300-400 pages, that's pretty much the best length of books.

6) What genre would it be and why?

Contemporary mixed with horror? They're my favourites so if i could somehow have them mixed together that would be cool.

7) Whose review would you want printed on the back of your book?

Oh man! Erm... J.K Rowling, George R.R. Martin, Jay Asher...so many more!

Meghan xx

Top 5...#14

Hello again internet! So today i'm going to do another top 5, only this one is more of a sequel to my top 5 #2. It's been a while since i thought over what my books on my kindle are my favourite - so here it is. Top 5 on my kindle round 2!

Here we go!!

5: The Distance Between Us by Kasie West

I really liked this cute little story. I had some issues with how it ended and what happened towards the end, but overall i really enjoyed the book, and if i ever want a cute little pick me up kind of book i'll probably head over to this one. I loved the characters, the story, the interactions between characters, the relationships (family, friends, love...all were great) and i just had a good time reading it.

4: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

Oh man do i love a bit of Game of Thrones. I bloody loved reading this on my kindle, because i could carry it around with me and it didn't fill my entire bag like the rest of the series does! (why did i get physical copies of the rest of the books?!) But i love the whole world of the Song Of Ice and Fire series. I love the characters, the way they interact with each other...everything.

3: You're The One That I Want by Giovanna Fletcher

I think everyone knows that i adore a good old romance book, and that's what i thought i was getting - i didn't sign on for the emotions this book caused! Damn you Mrs Fletcher! I absolutely adored reading this and i want more stories about all three of the characters!! Oh man was it good. It twisted and turned so much that i had no idea how it would end, but i knew it would end with my tears no matter what - and i was so right. I love a book that can make me happy cry.

2: Something Like Lightning by Jay Bell (Storms book one)

Speaking of happy crying...and sad crying...and everything in between. I think that it comes as a surprise to literally no one that i love Jay Bell's writing, and Something Like Lightning was oh so perfect. I loved Kelly. I loved Nathaniel. I loved William. I even loved Jason. And oh man am i happy that my three favourite people made a return! I could read about the characters in Jay Bell's world forever and still want more. I cannot express how much i enjoyed this book, and it had me in tears and laughing in equal measures, and that's all i want in a book.

1: Something Like Winter by Jay Bell (Seasons book two)

Now this is a surprise...yeah thought not. Something Like Winter is easily in my top 3 favourite books of all time - right up there with The Catcher in the Rye and Thirteen Reasons Why, and i cannot tell you how much i love it. Tim is pretty much my favourite fictional character to read about ever (so i was super happy we saw him in Lightning!) and getting to see the story i loved so much from Something Like Summer told from his perspective was SO GOOD and i couldn't have asked for more. It was the perfect addition to a story i already adored, and i just can't explain how happy i am that i found this series, and that i found out about Jay Bell in general. If you still haven't read any of his books, stop what you're doing and go read one...or all of them! Seriously, Jay Bell can do no wrong, his books are my happy place. They're always exactly what i want, and i love them all so much. Pretty much all of his books are on my kindle so take this spot as a mix of it SLW being first, and Jay Bell in general being first.

Meghan xx 

Review: Shut Out

Hello there internet! I'm back today with one of many overdue reviews! This one is of a book i loved and i think it's just a super great read...Shut Out by Kody Keplinger!!

As always, i do try to keep my reviews pretty spoiler free - however spoilers happen and i am sorry, so read with caution :)

*I was sent a free copy of Shut Out to review - however all thoughts are my own and 100% honest*

Shut Out follows a girl named Lissa and how she is fed up with the constant rivalry between the Football team and the Soccer team, as are all the other girls at Hamilton High. To finally put an end to this rivalry Lissa comes up with an idea which she shares with all the other girlfriends of the boys on the teams - go on a sex strike. The girls all decide that they will have no sexual contact, including kissing, with any of the guys until they finally end the feud that none of them were around for the start of.

What i really love about this book, is that it has the cute, funny romance that i love about contemporary YA, and excellent character developments which i sometimes find missing in these kinds of books.

Lissa is such a great perspective to read from, and seeing her friendships develop, break, and rebuild is really lovely, and not to mention her romantic relationships during this no-hookup plan!

There are two guys in Lissa's love life - her boyfriend, Randy (perfect name choice) and the ever present rival on and off the field, Cash Sterling. Now Randy is the guy that i hated during this book, and we are definitely meant to. He is the epitome of crappy boyfriend and Keplinger has done an amazing job in making him easy to hate. However Cash is the opposite of Randy, he is lovely, caring, funny, and cute as hell. However, as in real life, there are moments when Randy is likeable, and there are times when you question how nice Cash really is...but it all works out perfectly.

I adored this book. It hit on really important ideas. There is a certain section where the girls are fighting about who is the biggest 'slut' and telling the virgins that they need to 'give it up' to their boyfriends. And then comes the greatest moment i think i have ever read in a YA book...They call out how stupid all of this is. Keplinger wrote such an amazing speech about how girls need to stop shaming each other on whether or not they've had sex, or how much they have sex, or (and this was the best, unexpected moment) on whether they even enjoy having sex! If i could get all girls to read that section at least, i would be so happy, because it is the most important thing that i think i have ever read in YA. 

I love this book, and i hope that everyone goes out and reads it, because my gosh is it a good one!

Meghan xx

A-Z YA Book Tag!

Hello there internet! I'm here today with a super fun tag that i found flying around on the blogging world, and thought i'd give it a go - the A-Z YA Book Tag :D

Here we go!

A book you wish you owned.

Salinger. It looks like such an amazing and fascinating book!

Best YA book cover?

I am a massive fan of the cover of Panic by Lauren Oliver. I think it looks so great.

Could you ever see yourself with any of your favourite fictional characters?

I mean me and Draco are forever. Also, me and Jace have got a good thing going on.

Do you ever wish you could live in a fictional world?

Who doesn't?! 

Epic battle or love story?

I mean i love both, but i will always be a sucker for a love story.

Favourite YA title you have read so far this year?

Between the Lives by Jessica Shirvington. I ADORE that book.

Ghosts or Aliens?

I'm not a big fan of either...sorry! But if i had to choose, i'd probably go with aliens?

How do you choose which books to buy?

If i like the author, if it sounds good, if it has a nice cover...that's pretty much it.

If you could be a fictional character for a day, who would you choose?

Isabelle Lightwood. I don't even have to think about that one.

Judge books by their covers?

Totally. If it's a nice cover, i'll pick it up and read the blurb!

Killing characters in YA books - should it be allowed?

Definitely. As long as they're not being killed just for the sake of it, but if it helps with the story, 100% do it.

Least favourite YA book you've read?

Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman. I hated it so much.

Male or Female protagonist?

Both.

Name a YA book you're desperate to read.

Panic, i can hear it calling me from my shelf!

One YA book you want everyone to read?

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. It's one of my all time favourite books.

Pick 3 fictional characters you'd want on your side in the apocalypse.

(It would've been so easy to just have TMI characters...) 

Isabelle Lightwood, Draco Malfoy, Finnick Odair.

Quick read or Long read?

Usually i prefer a long read, but recently i'm into shorter reads.

Reading is essential to a happy life - agree?

I think it depends on the person. For me, if i couldn't read i know i wouldn't be as happy as i would be with reading. However, i know people who would happily go through life without reading, and i don't think one of us would have an advantage/a happier life than the other.

Series or stand-alone?

I'm a sucker for a good series. Although i do love stand alones!

Tell us the most recent book you've read.

I'm currently reading Something Like Lightning by Jay Bell - it's fantastic!

Vanquish which YA series with a magic wand?

Vanquish as in get rid of? Noughts and Crosses.

Vanquish as in defeat by reading? Divergent.

What do you love most about YA fiction?

A lot of things. I think one of the main things is that with YA i'm closer to the ages of the characters, or i've already been that age, so i just feel more connected to them - even if their world is completely different to ours!

X marks the spot! - Where is your favourite reading spot?

My bed.

Your house is on fire! - Which three YA books do you save?

Harry Potter series. The Mortal Instruments series. Thirteen Reasons Why.

(and yes i am having the entire series'!)

Zombies or Vampires?

Vampires. Every time.

Meghan xx

Top 5...#13

Hello there internet! As today is National Coming Out Day i thought i would celebrate it by looking back at my favourite LGBT books/characters. This was easily one of the hardest top five's i think i have ever done, but i love all of the books mentioned SO MUCH.

Here we go!!

5: Boys: An Anthology by Various Authors

This book is something new for my top five series as it's a non-fiction book, and my gosh is it an amazing one. This book is made up of different stories by different guys in the LGBT community, all of them true, and all of them wonderfully written. I cannot stress how much love i have for this book.

4: Alec and Magnus (The Mortal Instruments series) by Cassandra Clare

The relationship that develops between Alec and Magnus, as well as  the individual character developments of them both, are basically my favourite parts of this whole series. I adore Alec. I love Magnus. And my gosh am i the number one supporter of their relationship! They make me laugh, make me cry, and make me go awwwwwh far too many times. I love them and i hope more 'popular' YA series carry on to have equally amazing LGBT characters. 

3: Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan

I love, love, love this book. I love Paul. Noah is as cute as hell. Tony breaks my heart. And Infinite Darlene was everything missing in YA. I adore how this book isn't set at a school with a few LGBT teens who are struggling with their sexuality/bullying (as pretty much all of the LGBT books i had read before were) but rather it was the classic, funny, heart warming contemporary romance YA we all love, but everyone is LGBT...and it's fantastic!!

2: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by David Levithan and John Green

I bloody love this book. I love the differences in the characters, i love Tiny, i love everything. This book is truly one that just warms my little heart, and is easily my favourite thing either author has ever done. The way this book mixes the classic YA boy likes best friend who is a girl and the great boy meets another boy online and weird friendships and romances appear, alongside slight Holden Caulfield vibes from one of the Will Grayson's...it's fantastic.

1: Something Like Winter by Jay Bell

*Insert all of Jay Bell's books under this heading* Seriously though, Jay Bell is the king of LGBT books, and the king of my reading heart. He can do no wrong. Something Like Winter is my favourtie book of his, but in all honesty it's pretty much the same as asking someone to pick their favourite child. All of Jay Bell's books have a special place in my heart, and the relationships in SLW are just perfect. Every character in this book i love. Every relationship warms my heart and stresses me out in their own way, and it has everything i want in a book. So if you're ever in the mood for some good writing with excellent LGBT characters - Jay Bell is your man!

Happy Coming Out Day.

Stay Happy. Stay Safe.

I love you.

Meghan xx

Book Haul!

Hello again internet! 

Today i actually had time to sit down and make another YouTube video. Finally! I am so glad that my degree has finished so that i can get back into the swing of things when it comes to my blog and YouTube :D

I thought i'd ease myself back into the YouTube world with a book haul! Most of these books probably shouldn't have been bought seeing as i put myself on a book buying ban...but oh well! 

Here we go! 

See you next time!
Meghan xx

Taylor Swift Book Tag!

Hello there internet!

If there is one thing i love more than books, it's Taylor Swift's music! So when i saw there was a tag combining the two, i knew i had to get in on that!

I am so freaking excited about this, so let's get started!!

1 -We are never ever getting back together - pick a book or series that you were pretty sure you were in love with, but then wanted to break up with.

I'm going to go for The Distance Between Us by Kasie West. I really did enjoy this book while i was reading it, but then it got to the end and it seemed like everything just went down hill, so i think i'll have to break up with it.

2 - Red - pick a book with a RED cover

This is pretty much the only Red book i could think of.

3 - The Best Day - pick a book that makes you feel nostalgic.

This is the bear by Sarah Hayes. My dad used to read this to me every night before i went to bed when i was little, it makes me very nostalgic.

4 - Love Story - pick a book with forbidden love.

Is it too obvious to go with Forbidden...nah i'm going to go with Forbidden, it has a love story between a brother and a sister...

5 - I Knew You Were Trouble - pick a book with a bad character you couldn't help but love

City of Heavenly Fire, i bloody love Sebastian, and he is so horrible but i can't help but love him.

6 - Innocent - pick a book that someone ruined the ending of.

Allegiant. I think most people had the ending of this ruined, but seeing as i found out about it before i had even started Divergent, the whole series just kind of got ruined.

7 - Everything Has Changed - pick a character from a book who goes through extensive character development.

I'm going to go through Alec from The Mortal Instruments. Alec <3

8 - You Belong With Me - pick your most anticipated book release.

Sway by Kat Spears, oh man am i excited for that book!!

9 - Forever and Always - pick your favourite book couple.

Isabelle and Simon or Alec and Magnus from TMI. <3

10 - Come Back, Be Here - pick the book you would least like to lend out, for fear of missing it too much.

Harry Potter. Any of them, especially Chamber of Secrets because that one's signed by Fred and George, but i don't think i could ever lend those books out.

11 - Teardrops on my Guitar - pick a book that made you cry a lot.

Between the Lives. Oh man did that book make me cry.

12 - Shake it Off - a book that you love so much, you just shake off the haters.

Catcher in the Rye. A lot of people slag this book off, but i absolutely love it!

Meghan x

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My Stephen King Mission

Hello internet!

So you might notice link at the top of my blog that says 'Stephen King' and i thought i'd write a little post explaining what that's all about!

You might know (you might not) that Stephen King is pretty much my all time favourite author! I absolutely adore his writing, and i just think the man is incredible. So i've started my own little mission - to read every book he has ever published.

To complete my mission i am starting from scratch. Which means that all the books i've read by him so far don't count, i have to re-read them all.

Starting today (September 7th 2014) i am going to read all of Stephen King's books. I'm currently reading Mr Mercedes and LOVING IT, and after i think i might do a re-read of Carrie or Misery, as all of the books i already love have to be read again in order to count towards this little project!

I am so excited about it, because i know that by doing this i will fall in love with even more books, because Stephen King doesn't do bad writing!

I am including EVERYTHING in this mission. Fiction, non-fiction, books published under a different name - everything. I am so excited, and although this is going to take me a very long time, it's something i know i will never get tired of!

If you want to recommend which books to read first, or feel like joining me in reading any of them, let me know! I think it'll be nice to involve some other people!

Meghan x

Update!

Hello again internet! It's been so long since i sat down and wrote on here, and oh man have i missed it!

I thought i'd give a little update on what's happening these days.

So on Friday i finished writing my thesis for my Master's degree, and when i hand it in tomorrow i will have officially finished my degree!!! I'm really happy with how it's turned out, and hopefully so will the markers!

This basically means that i have my life back, so i can read anything and everything i want and not worry about reading things that will help with my thesis, so back to fiction i run!

I'm currently reading Panic by Lauren Oliver and Mr Mercedes by Stephen King. I'm only a little way into both, but i am absolutely loving them!

I'll see you next time!

Meghan x

Reading Slumps and Priorities: An Update on Life

Hello there internet, it's been a while! 

I just wanted to write a quick blog post to explain where i've been and why i won't be around much for the next couple of months.

As you might know, i'm currently doing a Master's degree in Philosophy. It's something which is very important to me, and something i have been neglecting in favour of reading for pleasure and writing blogs. Which is not good.

Now though i have settled back into my uni work and am currently researching and writing my thesis, which is due in september...i'm cutting it fine, i know. But that's where i've been. Reading philosophy books, making notes, thinking about it so much i've had dreams about my topic, and ultimately actually sitting down and typing up my thoughts and ideas - which is what i'm meant to be doing now. Instead i'm sat in my university library writing this post. Priorities.

Now for the reading slump part of the title...i have literally only been reading philosophy books lately, which are not really things that i can review on my blog, but are oh so important right now. As a result of only reading philosophy, i've fallen into a reading slump when it comes to fiction - like i've been on the same page in both Me and Earl and The Dying Girl and Vampire Academy for weeks, and i ultimately had to decide to not take part in booktube-a-thon, even though i was so excited for it. University comes first.

So i hope that you're okay with me taking a break while i finish my degree. As soon as it's done, i'll be back in my usual schedule! Promise!

Thank you if you're sticking around <3

Meghan x

Like We're Made of Starlight: My New Adventure!

Hello there internet! I realise that i have been slacking on here the past two weeks, hopefully now BookTube-a-Thon has started i will get back into the swing of things!

But that is not what this post is about today! This post is one i have been anticipating for quite a while now, and i am SO EXCITED ABOUT IT!

I have just started a new blog. You can find it here. 

The URL mirrors this one. Where this one is notquitealicereads, my new one is notquitealicewrites, and as you might have guessed, is all about writing! 

The blog is going to follow the process of me writing my very first book, and oh man am i excited! The title of the blog is "Like We're Made of Starlight" which is the working title of my book.

I have just posted a post over on the new blog which explains more about what it's going to be for, so hopefully if you're interested, you will find out all you want to know from there!

I hope you stick around with both this blog and my new blog, as i am very passionate about both of them.

Meghan xx

Top 5...#12

Hello there internet! I'm doing another Top 5 today, but this one is a little different, and a little special. As we're half way through 2014 already (omg!) i thought i'd look back at the books i have read this year and pick out the five i enjoyed the most!

Let's go!

5: Like and Subscribe by Jay Bell

I adored this story! It was 47 pages of terrific story, and wonderful characters! I've never fallen in love with characters quite that fast. Evan and Orlando were so great, and i loved how they developed. I think anyone who watches youtubers or makes youtube videos should read this story. It was so wonderful, and so perfect. Jay Bell knows how to write a story, break your heart, and then fix it all over again.

4: Shut Out by Kody Keplinger

Every teenage girl, no actually any girl really, needs to read this book. It covers some topics that i think really, really need more coverage in YA, and it's done in such a great way. I have so many feelings about this book, and i know it's one i'm not going to be forgetting for a long, long time. Kody Keplinger really nailed it.

3: City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare

This is the most wonderful ending to a series i have ever read, and i have a whole lot of feelings about it (which you can read some of here). I loved how even in the last book we were introduced to new characters, still had character development for characters that we already love, and had the great, bittersweet ending. Amazing ending, so much love for Cassandra Clare.

2: Between the Lives by Jessica Shirvington

I don't think anyone will be surprised at how much i loved this book. It's one of those books that i know i will remember forever, and will go back again and again, because honestly as soon as i finished it it went into my favourite books list. I loved the characters, the plot, the twists, everything. It was so, so, so great, and i hope everyone gives it a read!

and finally, the best book i've read so far this year is...

1: Something Like Winter by Jay Bell

I could honestly put all of the Something Like... books here because honestly they're the best books i've read in a long time. The characters are perfect, the writing is amazing, the story is wonderful, i just love everything about it. Tim was my favourite character from Something Like Summer, and getting to see things from his side was everything i could have ever wanted and more. Jay Bell has really nailed the whole 'make people fall in love with every character, even the ones you hate - you love' thing. Something Like Winter is my favourite book in the series (even though i love them all and it's pretty hard to pick a favourite), i think it's because Tim is one of my favourite characters i have ever read about. I think everyone should read these books, because they are absolutely amazing, will break your heart, re-build your heart, and make you feel all of the feels. I love Jay Bell's writing, and this one is just the most perfect example of how to write the most realistic relationships and characters. 

Meghan x

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Top 5...#11

Hey internet! I thought that today i'd take a break from the non-stop reviews and bring back one of my favourite posts to do: my top 5's!

Seeing as over the past couple of weeks i've been on a kind of Mortal Instruments high i figured i'd carry on with that theme and do my top 5 characters from The Mortal Instruments!

Let's go!

5 - Simon Lewis.

I adore Simon. He's funny, sarcastic, caring, and most of all, he's so real. He's such a great friend and one of the best characters i have ever read about. I think he deserved more from the series, people didn't treat him the best and that makes me sad, but him and Isabelle man, that was just...i can't even describe how happy that made me throughout the books. I love Simon, and i'm so glad he was in the books as much as he was.

4 - Jace.

I love Jace. He is the ultimate 'oh man i love him' character. He goes through SO MUCH in the series and parts of it make me so sad. I just want to constantly reach into the books and give him the biggest hug possible. Poor little baby. 

3 - Magnus Bane.

I love Magnus. Magnus is the most straight talking person in the series, and i love him so much for it. He's so funny, and he doesn't really care what people think, and he loves Alec so much that it makes me really happy. He is one of the most interesting characters in the series and learning more about him is so great. 

2 - Alec Lightwood.

So maybe i just love the Lightwoods? Alec is the fictional character that i would most want to have in my actual life. I love how much he cares about other people. He cares so much about his siblings, about Jace, about Magnus...i just love him so much. His development through the series is one of my favourite character developments of all time, and his relationship in the series is probably the relationship i care most about in pretty much all of YA.

1 - Isabelle Lightwood.

I love Isabelle. She's smart, funny, kick-ass, sarcastic, and so so so so important to the series! To me she's like the best written female characters i have ever read. She's not a one dimensional person, she has flaws and she has strengths and she has feelings, and most importantly she actually thinks about something other than a boy. She develops so much through the series, and i love her so much.

Meghan x

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Kindle Book Haul

Hey internet! I'm here today with a little post about the books that i have bought on my kindle recently.

I have just uploaded a video showing all of the physical books that i have bought over the past few weeks, which you can see here, so i thought that i would write up a post about all of the eBooks that i have bought over the past couple of weeks.

Let's go! :)

1 - A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

'Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun.

As Warden of the north, Lord Eddard Stark counts it a curse when King Robert bestows on him the office of the Hand. His honour weighs him down at court where a true man does what he will, not what he must … and a dead enemy is a thing of beauty.

The old gods have no power in the south, Stark’s family is split and there is treachery at court. Worse, the vengeance-mad heir of the deposed Dragon King has grown to maturity in exile in the Free Cities. He claims the Iron Throne.'

2 - Talented by Sophie Davis

'Block it out. Impossible for Talia Lyons. When you’re a Mind Manipulator, it’s hard enough to block the thoughts of others, let alone your own.'

3 - Evil: A True Story by Laurence Cole

'A terrifying story of demonic possession and drug abuse that led to a triple homicide. This story is written by one of the mental health staff who dealt with the perpetrator and who became convinced that there was an occult force behind the madness. A true story of a first hand experience.'

4 - UnEnchanted by Chandra Hahn

'Mina Grime is unlucky, unpopular and uncoordinated; that is until she saves her crush's life on a field trip, changing her High School status from loser to hero overnight. 

But with her new found fame brings misfortune in the form of an old family curse come to light. For Mina is a descendant from the Brothers Grimm and has inherited all of their unfinished fairy tale business which includes trying to outwit a powerful Story from making her its' next fairy-tale victim.'

5 - Promise You Won't Tell? by John Locke

'“I think something might have happened to me Saturday night. Something bad.”

Private Investigator Dani Ripper’s client list is nuttier than the Looney Tunes conga line, but she diligently solves one crazy case after another, waiting for a game-changer.

Enter Riley Freeman, 17-year-old honor student.

Saturday afternoon Riley quietly placed a little strawberry sticker on her private area and pretended it was a tattoo. She didn’t tell anyone about it. That night she went to a slumber party that featured drinking and boys. Riley fell asleep, woke up the next day with no reason to think anything happened…Until Monday, at school, when a classmate called her Strawberry. Coincidence or crime? Dani agrees to investigate. And the roller coaster ride begins.'

6 - You're The One That I Want by Giovanna Fletcher

'Maddy, dressed in white, stands at the back of the church. At the end of the aisle is Rob - the man she's about to marry. Next to Rob is Ben - best man and the best friend any two people ever had.

And that's the problem.

Because if it wasn't Rob waiting for her at the altar, there's a strong chance it would be Ben. Loyal and sensitive Ben has always kept his feelings to himself, but if he turned round and told Maddy she was making a mistake, would she listen? And would he be right?

Best friends since childhood, Maddy, Ben and Rob thought their bond was unbreakable. But love changes everything. Maddy has a choice to make but will she choose wisely? Her heart, and the hearts of the two best men she knows, depend on it...'

7 - Teen Fury: Unleashed by Amanda Torrey

'Adopted at birth, fifteen year old Felicia Murphy has no idea she's the offspring of a Fury and a god of Mercy. The discovery will soon shatter her world... 

Felicia's reputation as stable and trustworthy means everything if she's to win the grant for the troubled kids she mentors. Snakes emerging from her head, massive mood swings, and a strong thirst for vengeance do not fit into her plans. She has no time to worry about her adoptive parent's separation and the unwanted discovery that her biological parents are supernatural freaks. She can't confide in her friends; who would believe her?'

8 - Boy Nobody by Allen Zadoff

- I actually read this last year, but i left my copy on a train coming back from Leeds, so i thought i'd download a new copy so i can re-read before i read the sequel. - 

'Boy Nobody is the perennial new kid in school, the one few notice and nobody thinks much about. He shows up in a new high school, in a new town, under a new name, makes few friends and doesn't stay long. Just long enough for someone in his new friend's family to die -- of "natural causes." Mission accomplished, Boy Nobody disappears, and moves on to the next target.'

9 - The Distance Between Us by Kasie West

'Seventeen-year-old Caymen Meyers studies the rich like her own personal science experiment, and after years of observation she's pretty sure they're only good for one thing - spending money on useless stuff, like the porcelain dolls in her mother's shop.

So when Xander Spence walks into the store to pick up a doll for his grandmother, it only takes one glance for Caymen to figure out he's oozing rich. Despite his charming ways and that he's one of the first people who actually gets her, she's smart enough to know his interest won't last. Because if there is one thing she's learned from her mother's warnings, it's that the rich have a short attention span. But Xander keeps coming around, despite her best efforts to scare him off. And much to her dismay, she's beginning to enjoy his company.

She knows her mom can't find out - she wouldn't approve. She'd much rather Caymen hang out with the local rocker who hasn't been raised by money. But just when Xander's attention and loyalty are about to convince Caymen that being rich isn't a character flaw, she finds out that money is a much bigger part of their relationship than she'd ever realized. And that Xander's not the only one she should've been worried about.' 

Meghan x

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