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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