WWW Wednesday - 24/08/2016

Hey guys! Hope you are enjoying a good week!

Today I am going to be starting with a new meme- WWW Wednesday... This was hosted by "Should Be Writing".  

To join this meme, all you need to do is write a post on what you are currently reading, what you recently finished reading, and what you think you are going to read next.

I am recently started with "Harry Potter and the cursed child", the eighth edition to magical world's franchise. I am enjoying a dip into this world again, but the plot is going completely the other way! I am not going to write much on the post today,  but I would be writing a review sometime this week. 

I recently finished the book- "The Giver", by Lois Lowry. I can't say I loved the book, but I really did like the concept behind the book. It was something different, it was something new, it was like a change. This fictional world-set into the future did manage to move me, and the realization of how precious our small little world is, dawned... But more so, the importance of memories really shined out. Now you all know that I don't really like to give away the plot, or the characters, so I am not going to that, but I would really love to dedicate a small review on it later. I do recommend this book for those who have just started reading, or can't find a right pick and are seeking a change!

Next, I think I would read "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak. I have heard from a lot of people that it is a great book- and I would really love it (and it has been on my TBR list forever)! So I think I am going to give it a go! You may catch a few reviews coming next week, so stay tuned!

Have a good day!

Harry Potter and the cursed child- My first impression

Hey guys! How are you?
Today I finally got the novel- Harry Potter and the cursed child! However- to be honest- it was like a bomb completely blowing up on my face...
My advice to you is that I wouldn't recommend buying this book. Don't have high standards because- It's not a novel!
Originally a play- this book just gives the dialogues and the different scenes of the play!
To me- It looks exactly like the photocopy of the script!

However, I don't want to be too pessimistic, as I havn't read the book yet- But if you ask me, I think you may enjoy the book far better if your friend lends it to you, or you borrow it from your local library...

I would definitely be posting a review later on, after I finish reading the book. Have a good day!

Landline by Rainbow Rowell

Hello guys! I'm back with another review today- Landline, by Rainbow Rowell. Unlike other blogger’s, I don’t really like writing a summary of the book, cause it just spoils the book for the reader- and believe me, it has ruined so many books for me. So I am going to tell you about it from the reader’s perspective.

The story revolves around the life of the main character- Georgie and a magic phone. It also includes the entire romantic theme, that you would usually see and expect in a Rainbow Rowell book. However, it also deals with how one can often be so passionate with their work, that they forget things that are far more important- family. 

Firstly, I liked how Rowell created the plot. I enjoyed the many flashbacks Georgie got. They showed a completely different side and phase to her. I wish that the book showed the thought's of more than just one character. Like how Rowell wrote "Carry on", I think and I hope that other reader's would agree with me, this book could have been taken to a completely different level, as you could dwell into the thought's of the other character's as well.  

However, in a way, I also love it the way it is. By not revealing the thoughts of the other character's, she has allowed and encouraged the reader to dwell into a another world completely. It helps them to predict, and make their own minds about the story as it progresses. Thus, it added a new and prominent effect on the reader.

That's not all- The first thing I noticed when I started the novel, was that there was a lack of stereotypes. It contradicted many global stereotypes. For example: Georgie's best friend wasn't a girl, but actually a boy! Georgie, who was a girl, wanted to be a comedian! It was the lady in the house who went for work, not the man. 

Rowell actually pressed on these matter's very seriously, writing about the faults in our society, and motivated the reader to understand the difference in everyone's lifestyle.

With just the right blend of comedy, love and fantasy, Rainbow Rowell's "Landline", is truly worth it...

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Hello guys! I'm here with a review today- Carry on, by Rainbow Rowell. Okay, so firstly, it’s a sequel to fangirl- who’s character’s are obsessed with a series that revolves around a fictional character, Simon Snow. What is interesting is that Fangirl is a fictional book, with another fictional book inside it! Simon Snow didn’t actually exist (But neither did the character’s in fangirl- This is really confusing…), that is, until Rainbow Rowell wrote the book “Carry on”,  which is basically about Simon Snow’s, “Magickal World”. You don’t really have to read Fangirl to understand Carry On (I didn’t), since it is a great and a unique book altogether…

The book is a YA fiction, fantasy. Again- it revolves around the magical world. This was the part I dint completely like, but was unique altogether- It was so similar yet so distinct to Harry Potter. Everything from the chosen one, to the 3 main character’s, the plot, were all quite similar and relatable to the Harry Potter series. However, Rainbow Rowell has succeeded in gifting it with a much more modernized theme. With action packed adventure, and the appropriate amount of romance, thrill and humor, this “Magickal novel”, was truly a great read, that didn’t disappoint...

Big Book summer challenge!

Hey guys! I was recently told about the Big Book Challenge, by one of my friends, Poem Fanatic and I have been following the Big Book summer challenge for quite some time now, and I was very fascinated by it. It is hosted by BookbyBook. Its basically a challenge that encourages readers like us, to read newer and bigger books, as well as something that makes us go to our shelves, pick up a book we didn't get the time to read before, and read it! It's a great way to spend your summer and you have enough time, like 2 months! The rules are really simple. You only need to read one book which consists of 400+ pages from May 27 to September 5th. That's still more than 1 and a half months left! I hope all of you would participate!

I am done with 2 Big books so far- The first being “The fifth Wave”, by Rick Yancey. It was a great book- one which I really loved. I like to think of it like this: "All of us are so ignorant in our lives that we don't empathize or understand the suffering of people who don't directly effect us- That is, until we suffer ourselves. When we are hit by a catastrophe, we die by millions, but Yancey tells us that it is nothing but a perpetual drop in the Human population. Even in the real world, so many deaths occur every day, due to protests, wars, terrorists, but we don't really understand that we have to fight unified and extinguish a problem." That however, is my perspective to it. The main storyline is based on how Cassie and Evan, team up to survive "The Fifth wave", of a alien attack. Catch more of it on it's review, sometime this week.

“Carry on”, by Rainbow Rowell was the second. I have got to say, this book was "top-of-the-notch", and one of Rowell's best! However there were a few pro's and con's that I noticed. 

The book was really fun, and was a good read. The story revolved around Simon Snow, and his friends, in a constant fight to defeat the Insidious Humdrum.  The characters were also very dynamic, and the novel had a good combo. of romance, magic and humour. It is also a great book if you are looking to start reading YA fiction.

It was kind of slow and kind of dull in the beginning. But it did pick up pace when Baz was officially introduced. It also felt like a ludicrous premise of the Harry Potter series. I mean, the entire chosen one, "school of Magic", and the character's felt very closely linked to Harry Potter. I was also a bit disappointed by the ending, where Simon loses all his magic, and I am hoping for a sequel, cause I don't really like cliffhangers...

So, to conclude, it was a good read, and I do recommend this book, but I feel that it had a great potential, and I am also hoping for a sequel. (So many people would disagree with me right now but this was my opinion on it...)

I also decided to start “The knife of never letting go” (Patrick Ness), but I never got the motivation to read after the first chapter. The beginning didn’t strike me like other books do… It may be the style of writing, or the fact that it leaves you on a cliffhanger. Anyway, I am keeping that book in store for later. 

Also- I am going to be posting regularly now and I have tons of stuff to share with you! So stay tuned!

IMWAYR- 23-05-16

Hey guys! 

I have recently heard of IMWAYR from another blogger and I decided to participate in the young adult/ teen version of "It's Monday, what are you reading?". I didn't get much time to read this week, as our year-end exams were happening, but I did manage to finish the book-"The fault in our Stars", by John Green.

I loved the book a lot, and I am deciding to write a review on it, this week, or the one following it. Do look out for a review!

However, I am currently stuck at my reading status. I am uncertain of which books to read and am debating if it would be a good read. I am browsing a lot now days, but it would be great if you guys could give some suggestions in the comment section below- it would mean a lot to me. Also, I can read just about anything, as long as it is a good read, from fiction to non fiction, so don't hesitate to give some suggestions! 

Hope you have a good week!

Check out Unleashing Readers, and Teacher Mentor Texts the blogs that host this meme.