Blog Everyday in August

Hey there!

So the title of this post kind of gives everything away that I was going to say in the post, but we'll carry on regardless :) 

So you might be familiar with the idea of VEDA over on YouTube where people vlog everyday in August (or April...) and that's what I want to do over here on this blog. Everyday I'm going to write a new blog post, and it would be lovely if some of you would follow the posts throughout the month. Obviously 99% of the posts will be related to books and reading, however it's also my birthday this month and I'm going to spend a couple of days in Oxford so a post or two about that might appear around my birthday.

That's basically all for today. On a book related note, Death Note black edition volume 2 turned up today and I'm already over half way through. It's just so good! Okay so now that's all for today, hopefully see you around tomorrow :)

Meghan x

(ps. If anyone has any blog recommendations for me to read this month, let me know :] see you later!)

The Books Make The Name.

I saw a few people both on YouTube and on blogs doing the "spell your name with books" tag and I thought it seemed like a good idea. So here it is, my name spelt out with books :)

And that's it. MEGHAN all spelt out with six wonderful books.

Books used:

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Eragon by Christopher Paolini 

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J K Rowling

Abandon by Meg Cabot

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

Geek Chic?

Geek Girl

By Holly Smale

I'll admit I bought this book almost entirely because I was, or maybe I still am, the "geek" out of my friends and I thought this book would bring to life the dream of being somebody else that I wanted all the way through school. And I wasn't that disappointed. 

Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the story, the characters, the narrative of Harriet, the little love story, I even enjoyed Alexa as a bully. What I didn't enjoy all that much was how predictable everything was. It wasn't even just the ending that was predictable (even though you know what it will be even before you read the first page) it was just all the little "twists" that were in the story that you could see coming a mile off. 

I mean I did ultimately enjoy Geek Girl, I just wish that it was a little bit more exciting and a little less predictable. 

Something bookish this way comes.

So there's been quite a delay in posts recently and that's all about to change. I officially graduate university in 2 weeks so more time can be spent with books, and obviously this blog :)

So here's a mini list and sneak peek at what's to come over here at Not Quite Alice...

See you all again soon! 

(Possibly in a more video-type way too!...) spoilers ;)

13 Reasons Why...

Thirteen Reasons Why

Jay Asher

Thirteen reasons why has earned it's place on my "favourite books ever" list after just one read. Jay Asher's debut novel deserves to be classed as one of the best written books to come out of the past decade...perhaps longer.

The characters, even those we only hear about rather than actually meet, are so impeccably written that it's hard to put the book down. With each passing page you want more and more for it to get to Clay's story, for him to finally be put out of his misery and find out why he's been included in Hannah's tale. You simultaneously hate and love each person who gets a tape recorded about them and how they fit in with everything. What did they do? Why did Hannah do what she did? How do they all connect? WHY CLAY? So many questions...

And yet by the time you turn the last page all those questions are answered, and answered in a way that makes you fall even more in love with the entire novel. This book encompasses basically everything I love about stories and reading.
I can't wait to read more from Jay Asher and I can't wait to read this book over and over again, falling more in love with it each time.
I recommend this book to everyone, it's one of the best books I have read in a very long time and I honestly think that everyone will enjoy it too.

"Don't tell anybody anything. If you do, you'll start missing everybody."

The Catcher in the Rye

J D Salinger

There are very few books which can make me want to read it again as soon as I read the last word. However since the very first time I read The Catcher in the Rye when I was about 13 I've loved it more than any other book (with the exception of HP, obviously). This book is easily one of the greatest works of literature I have ever read, and one of the greatest books ever written. Even if most people I know who have read it hate it.

Personally I think that Holden Caulfield is one of the best written characters I have ever come across and easily one of my favourite characters from a work of fiction ever, second only to Draco Malfoy.

I love this book and reviewing it without talking about certain aspects I love is difficult, but if you haven't read it I don't want to be the one ruining it for you. Each time I read this book I fall more and more in love with it. I recommend this book to anyone and everyone. It's pure brilliance. 

J D Salinger is one of my favourite authors, this is my favourite of his works, and simply it's my favourite book. This blog post is more of a "I love this book and please read it" than an actual review but I can't really help it, I just love the book a whole lot.

"Maybe okay can be our always?" "Okay."

The Fault in Our Stars

John Green

As is custom with John Green books, The Fault in Our Stars is composed of beautiful language, wonderful characters, and the ability to make you laugh and cry on demand.
I thought that reading another book about a girl with cancer would leave me underwhelmed as there’s only so much you can do with that storyline. Oh how wrong I was. All the characters in this book made me feel something and the relationships between Hazel and the people in her life are all written so perfectly that it makes you feel…well it makes you feel everything that Hazel does.
Hazel Grace and Augustus have one of the most beautiful written and heart breakingly wonderful relationships that I have read in a long time. Everything about their relationship is honest, emotional, funny, and their story is definitely one that no matter how many times I go back and read it will leave me feeling happy, sad, and basically feeling everything.
John Green is undoubtedly one of my favourite authors, and this book cements the reasons why he should be considered one of the greatest authors we have.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading, and everyone with a love of language. Great read. DFTBA.