Another month gone, eek! Unfortunately I didn't get many reviews done this month, mainly because I spent two weeks trying to slog through A Romanov Fantasy by Frances Welch and didn't do any other reading in that time. It's not a bad book, but pretty slow going, and when I finally made it half way through I decided not to force the rest and instead pick it up here and there while I'm reading
Sunday, 31 July 2011
Saturday, 30 July 2011
Note-worthy: So that's why I'm an insomniac...
Posted on 00:44 by Unknown
While Crystal from The Uniblog has been teaching us all about Batman, she let me take over her blog for a post revealing just how much of a loser I am five movies and TV shows that scared the bejeezus out of me as a kid. Hop on over to read it and make me feel better by letting me know I'm not the only one who lost sleep over Drop Dead Fred (What, I am?! Dammit).
PS If you missed my first guest
Guest Post:: Batman Primer Part II - The Batman Family
Posted on 00:14 by Unknown
Crystal from pop culture website The Uniblog is back to continue her series on all things Batman. You can read Part I here. Over to Crystal...
The Batman Family are the friends of Batman who fight crime with him. One of the more fascinating and contradictory things about Batman are his connections to the people who follow him to a life of crime-fighting. As broody and solitary as he seems,
The Batman Family are the friends of Batman who fight crime with him. One of the more fascinating and contradictory things about Batman are his connections to the people who follow him to a life of crime-fighting. As broody and solitary as he seems,
Friday, 29 July 2011
Reading Icons: Belle
Posted on 10:03 by Unknown
I thought it was about time I dedicated one of these posts to the icon who inspired this blog - or the name of it, at least. I'm so jealous of Belle's library. It's just one example of Disney setting me up with unrealistic expectations of men - I mean, who gives a freaking LIBRARY as a gift?! Only the greatest prince ever. Except for, y'know, the whole holding Belle captive thing. But I prefer
Thursday, 28 July 2011
Bookish Fun: Battle of the Snow Whites
Posted on 15:36 by Unknown
It seems that the powers that be in Hollywood have decided vampires are, like, so 2010 and have moved on... to fairy tales. We've already seen new versions of Red Riding Hood and Beauty and the Beast (in the Vanessa Hudgens vehicle Beastly), but it looks as though Snow White is really where it's at. Because they're making not one but TWO versions of it at the moment - and they both look kind of
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Bookish Buys: Pretty in Prints
Posted on 15:38 by Unknown
There is a ridonkulous amount of awesome prints available on Etsy. Here are some of my faves...
Alice in Wonderland by Prrint
As You Wish by Zavalick Designs
Jane Austen quote by Tag Team Tompkins
Mr Darcy card by Little Minnow Designs
A Fairy Tale Ending by Type Posters
Harry Potter typographic print by Balanced Personality
Click Your Heels by Penny Wishes
Make Believe by
Alice in Wonderland by Prrint
As You Wish by Zavalick Designs
Jane Austen quote by Tag Team Tompkins
Mr Darcy card by Little Minnow Designs
A Fairy Tale Ending by Type Posters
Harry Potter typographic print by Balanced Personality
Click Your Heels by Penny Wishes
Make Believe by
My Book Boyfriend: Cross Sugarman
Posted on 01:17 by Unknown
It's My Book Boyfriend time! This is a weekly meme hosted by the lovely Missie at The Unread Reader, focusing on fictional boys that we wish were not so fictional. This week I've chosen Cross Sugarman from Prep by Curtis Sittenfield. OK, so he's a D-grade douche, but hey, he's freaking hot.* He's the star basketballer you crush on in high school but never get (except Lee does kinda get him, but
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
Giveaway: Celebrating 200 Followers!
Posted on 12:57 by Unknown
I have officially reached 200 followers on my blog, YAAAY! I'm so excited; I was thrilled just to have two followers on my blog and now I have a hundred times that, so my mind is pretty much blown. You guys are the awesomest 200 people EVER.
To say thank you for being so awesome, I'm holding my first-ever giveaway! There will be TWO winners, who'll receive one book each - either The Princess
Review: Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
Posted on 01:01 by Unknown
Well. That was heart-shattering.
I have to admit, I was pretty surprised at the raving praise Forbidden - the story of a brother and sister who fall in love - was receiving around the blogosphere. Sure, growing up on a steady diet of V.C. Andrews, I'm no stranger to incestuous relationships (er, in book form!), but they're not exactly the kind of stories that get resounding love and five-star
I have to admit, I was pretty surprised at the raving praise Forbidden - the story of a brother and sister who fall in love - was receiving around the blogosphere. Sure, growing up on a steady diet of V.C. Andrews, I'm no stranger to incestuous relationships (er, in book form!), but they're not exactly the kind of stories that get resounding love and five-star
Posted in felicity jones, forbidden, four stars, nicholas hoult, review, tabitha suzuma, young adult
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Monday, 25 July 2011
Pash, Pick or Pass: Hot Vamps
Posted on 14:15 by Unknown
The Contenders
Three of my fave vamps - Edward Cullen from The Twilight Saga, Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries and Eric Northman from The Southern Vampire Mysteries.
My Choices
Pash: Eric. Coz he pulls good string. I lurve him so, but with all the vamp politics, he's not really ideal boyfriend material. I'd sure pash the Viking out of him though.
Pick: Damon. He's a good guy at
Three of my fave vamps - Edward Cullen from The Twilight Saga, Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries and Eric Northman from The Southern Vampire Mysteries.
My Choices
Pash: Eric. Coz he pulls good string. I lurve him so, but with all the vamp politics, he's not really ideal boyfriend material. I'd sure pash the Viking out of him though.
Pick: Damon. He's a good guy at
Sunday, 24 July 2011
Review: The Book of Lies by Mary Horlock
Posted on 06:26 by Unknown
The Book of Lies was a fascinating read not just for its page-turning story, but also for the themes it explores.
One of the themes is, as the title suggests, lies - in particular, the devastating damage they can cause, no matter how small, off-hand or innocent they seem at the time. But what I found most interesting was its exploration of the truth - and, by extension, history - beautifully
One of the themes is, as the title suggests, lies - in particular, the devastating damage they can cause, no matter how small, off-hand or innocent they seem at the time. But what I found most interesting was its exploration of the truth - and, by extension, history - beautifully
Friday, 22 July 2011
Reading Icons: Natalie Wood
Posted on 11:11 by Unknown
I adore Natalie Wood. She was so beautiful, with such a sad life and such a mysterious death. I love this quote about her, although unfortunately I can't find who said it - just that it was apparently a director: "She was very smart. She read a book a week and had a wicked sense of humor. She was just adorable -- one of the few movie stars I've met who was really worthy of that title."
Follow Friday: Five Living Authors I'd Love To Meet
Posted on 05:16 by Unknown
Follow Friday is a weekly blog hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. This week's topic is about authors we want to meet: "Name three authors you would love to sit down and have a meal with, just talking about either their books or writing advice."
Because I'm a) Mildly OCD and like everything to be in multiples of five, and b) Chronically indecisive, I'm going to cheat and name five
Posted in authors, charlaine harris, follow friday, jk rowling, markus zusak, meme, stephanie perkins, top five, william goldman
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Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Search Me: Pantless Alex Pettyfer, Shirtless Ian Somerhalder and, Erm, Hagrid
Posted on 12:52 by Unknown
This is probably a bit sad, but one of the things I love about blogging is seeing what searches people do to find my blog. I don't know why, but it amuses me no end, and makes me feel somewhat better about the random things I type into Google. So when one of my fave blogs, ...in the Attic (check it out for lots of V.C. Andrews awesomeness), recently featured a hilarious post on search term
Posted in adam wilde, alex pettyfer, hagrid, ian somerhalder, mila kunis, search terms
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Bookish Fun: The Second Quarter Quell
Posted on 00:40 by Unknown
This The Hunger Games fan vid of Haymitch's time in the arena is AMAZING. The production quality is great and the actors do a pretty good job, too. James Gaisford who plays Haymitch is bloody cute (no pun intended).
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
My Book Boyfriend: Noah Calhoun
Posted on 12:45 by Unknown
My Book Boyfriend, hosted by Missie at The Unread Reader, is an awesome meme highlighting the many fictional boys who make us swoon. This week I'm reliving my love of Noah Calhoun from The Notebook.
Why he's an awesome book boyfriend...
He does everything he can for the woman he loves, and remains devoted to her and her alone his whole life. Even with 14 years apart, Allie apparently ignoring
Posted in meme, my book boyfriend, noah calhoun, rachel mcadams, ryan gosling, the notebook
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Note-worthy: Are You On Tumblr?
Posted on 00:54 by Unknown
I am! Yep, after months of lurking I've finally decided to use the damn thing.
While I have lots of experience admiring other people's Tumblrs, I'm very new to the whole participating thing, so I'm a bit nervous and also slightly concerned it will eat up even more of my time. But I'm mostly excited and keen to start following - so leave your URL in the linky if you've got a Tumblr, and
While I have lots of experience admiring other people's Tumblrs, I'm very new to the whole participating thing, so I'm a bit nervous and also slightly concerned it will eat up even more of my time. But I'm mostly excited and keen to start following - so leave your URL in the linky if you've got a Tumblr, and
Monday, 18 July 2011
Pash, Pick or Pass: Austen Heroes
Posted on 13:16 by Unknown
We're playing with some old-school gentlemen this week - my three fave Jane Austen heroes, Mr Darcy from Pride and Prejudice, Captain Wentworth from Persuasion and Mr Knightley from Emma.
My Choices
Pash: Captain Wentworth. I adore the fact that he's smart, brave, and a self-made man, but it's his passion that really makes me swoon. If you've read Persuasion and seen Wentworth's letter, you
Sunday, 17 July 2011
Mag Monday: Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone in EW
Posted on 11:12 by Unknown
Holy amazeballs, you guys, I am SO excited for The Amazing Spider-Man. When the new film was first announced, I was kinda like, "Already?! Didn't they just make Spider-Man?! I feel so old." But now I'm just excited. I LOVE Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield already, so a movie with both of them in it will pull me in, anyway. But how great do they look together?! And how great does Andrew fill out the
The Movie Was Wack: The Little Princess
Posted on 00:35 by Unknown
I love this movie. It's really entertaining and fun... but it's not A Little Princess. Literally - notice the The? It's a Shirley Temple film first, and A Little Princess adaptation second. Or maybe even third or fourth. It doesn't have a helluva lot in common with the original text - sure, character names are the same, and the bare bones of the plot are there, but all the muscle has a decidedly
Saturday, 16 July 2011
Bookish Fun: The Mysterious Ticking Noise
Posted on 19:56 by Unknown
Snape, Snape, Se-ver-us Snape... I've had this in my head ALL WEEK with all the Harry Potter talk that's been happening around the blogosphere. So I thought I may as well post it here and get it stuck in everyone else's heads, too. Mwahaha.
Friday, 15 July 2011
Reading Icons: Judy Garland
Posted on 09:53 by Unknown
"I've always taken The Wizard of Oz very seriously, you know. I believe in the idea of the rainbow. And I've spent my entire life trying to get over it." - Judy Garland
Thursday, 14 July 2011
Bookish Buys: Harry Potter Edition
Posted on 12:39 by Unknown
As you can imagine, with the massive fandom out there for Harry Potter, there's a ridonkulous amount (and variety) of merchandise available. Here's some that bewitched me (sorry, had to go there)...
Matryoshka set from Art Matryoshka
Cross-stitch pattern from Wee Little Stitches
Set of five cards (with awesome statements like "I love you like Dobby loves socks", "I love you like
Matryoshka set from Art Matryoshka
Cross-stitch pattern from Wee Little Stitches
Set of five cards (with awesome statements like "I love you like Dobby loves socks", "I love you like
The Movie Was Better: A Little Princess
Posted on 05:22 by Unknown
The 1995 version of A Little Princess was one of my favourite movies growing up, and I'm happy to say it's stood the test of time and is still lovely to watch now. I got an instant hit of nostalgia as soon as the opening chords of the theme played, and was drawn once again into Sara's story. Yep, I actually liked Sara in the movie (unlike in the book) - she's got a bit of spunk to her in this
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Note-worthy: I learnt everything I know about love from fictional boys
Posted on 15:37 by Unknown
I'm super excited that I've written my first ever guest post, and even more so that it was for one of my fave blogs! In exchange for her awesome post on Batman here, Crystal from The Uniblog let me take over her blog for a post and rave about swoony fictional boys (what else?!). Check it out here!
Guest Post:: Batman Primer Part I, brought to you by The Uniblogger
Posted on 14:30 by Unknown
I've been curious about comic books for a long time, but have always been too daunted to dive into them. There are SO many and each story seems so complicated that it's hard to know where to start. So I'm very excited that my blogging buddy Crystal (a.k.a. The Uniblogger - check out her blog for lots of pop cultural awesomeness) has put together a crash course in the comics of one of my fave
My Book Boyfriend: Mr Thornton
Posted on 00:28 by Unknown
My Book Boyfriend, hosted by Missie at The Unread Reader, is an awesome meme highlighting the many fictional boys who make us swoon. This week I'm drooling over the dashing Mr Thornton from Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South.
Why Thornton Rocks (My Knickers Socks)
He owns a mill in Milton, a fictionalised version of ye olde Manchester. This means he's rich, but he uses his money to take
Posted in elizabeth gaskell, meme, mr thornton, my book boyfriend, north and south, richard armitage
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Tuesday, 12 July 2011
Bookish Fun: He Will Never Have A Girlfriend
Posted on 15:42 by Unknown
This meme cracks me up, and seeing Neville looking a bit spunky recently immediately made me do a Cereal Guy in my head. So I decided to see if anybody had created an actual Neville/Cereal Guy picture, and it turns out they had! I also found some other Harry Potter stars in the mix, plus a couple of fairy tale characters. Check out this site for more.
Monday, 11 July 2011
Pash, Pick or Pass: Hogwarts Edition
Posted on 11:52 by Unknown
In honour of the end of the Harry Potter movies (*tear*), this week's Pash, Pick or Pass is Hogwarts-themed, complete with two rounds of contenders. To play, all you have to do is create your own post (linking back to this one) stating who out of each trio you'd pash, who you'd pick for a relationship and who you'd pass on altogether. Then share your post in the linky and check out how everyone
Posted in draco malfoy, harry potter, jk rowling, neville longbottom, pash pick pass, ron weasley, snape, voldemort
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Sunday, 10 July 2011
Mag Monday: Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake Cover Elle
Posted on 12:40 by Unknown
I have a massive girl crush on Mila Kunis. So, even though Friends with Benefits is basically the same movie as No Strings Attached (and that wasn't particularly good), I'm still kinda excited to see it. Actually, more than kinda excited after seeing Mila and JT in the August issue of Elle.
ELLE: Playing friends with benefits, what was your costar most self-conscious about while shooting the
ELLE: Playing friends with benefits, what was your costar most self-conscious about while shooting the
Friday, 8 July 2011
Reading Icons: James Dean
Posted on 10:49 by Unknown
Here's an embarrassing fact: I've never seen a James Dean movie. Not a single one. It's one of those things that I keep meaning to do but somehow haven't gotten around to yet. Still, that doesn't stop me from appreciating his beauty in photographs. The man sure was sexy - especially reading! According to the interwebz, his fave books were Pain, Sex and Time by Gerald Heard and The Little Prince
Top Five: Secondary Characters in Harry Potter
Posted on 01:05 by Unknown
With the impending end of the Harry Potter film series upon us, I thought it would distract me from my sadness be fun to list my top five characters in the series, not counting the main trio of awesomeness - because, well, their awesomeness goes without saying. One of the wonderful things about Harry Potter is the rich array of characters that J. K. Rowling has created; even the most minor
Posted in adaptation, dobby, hagrid, harry potter, jk rowling, neville longbottom, snape, top five, voldemort
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Wednesday, 6 July 2011
Bookish Buys: Bookmark It!
Posted on 15:01 by Unknown
Do you use bookmarks? I've only recently gotten into the habit - for years I've used whatever was available (bus tickets, receipts, etc) or just folded the page over (I KNOW). But there are much prettier ways to mark pages...
Bronze bookmarks from Life in Colors
Bookmark pack from Leeloo
Fingerprint bookmark from Fred Flare
Magnetic pointer from Garden of Goodies
Set of three
Bronze bookmarks from Life in Colors
Bookmark pack from Leeloo
Fingerprint bookmark from Fred Flare
Magnetic pointer from Garden of Goodies
Set of three
My Book Boyfriend: Etienne St. Clair
Posted on 00:31 by Unknown
My Book Boyfriend is an awesome meme highlighting the many fictional boys who make us swoon. It's hosted by the lovely Missie over at The Unread Reader. It'll come as no surprise to those who know I read Anna and the French Kiss this week that I'm currently in the middle of a full-on, daydream-inducing, life-crippling obsession with Étienne St. Clair.
How do I love him? Let me count the ways...
Monday, 4 July 2011
Review: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Posted on 15:29 by Unknown
I am in love with this book.
Majorly, totally, butt-crazy in love. I love the story, I love the writing, and I love the setting. I love the secondary characters, I love Anna and I love, love, love, love, LOVE Étienne St. Clair.
There are two things I don't love about it, though: the name and the cover. Unfortunately, those two things made me dismiss it for months. Sure, I had it in my TBR
Majorly, totally, butt-crazy in love. I love the story, I love the writing, and I love the setting. I love the secondary characters, I love Anna and I love, love, love, love, LOVE Étienne St. Clair.
There are two things I don't love about it, though: the name and the cover. Unfortunately, those two things made me dismiss it for months. Sure, I had it in my TBR
Pash, Pick or Pass: Vampire Academy Guys
Posted on 11:13 by Unknown
Pash, Pick or Pass is a feature/meme I've created that involves choosing, out of a group of three guys, who you'd pash (ie have a one-off, purely physical encounter with); who you'd pick for a long-term relationship; and who you'd pass on altogether. Each week I'll post new contenders, and I'd love it if everybody joins in! If you want to play, you can either state your opinion in the comments
Mag Monday: Emma Stone Covers Vanity Fair
Posted on 00:52 by Unknown
Words cannot express how much I love Emma Stone. So I'm excited to see her looking lovely on the cover of Vanity Fair this month, and I can't wait to get my mitts on the issue. But even though she looks awesome, I'm still not a fan of the blonde hair on her - so glad she's gone back to rocking ranga red!
Saturday, 2 July 2011
Review: A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Posted on 23:05 by Unknown
I hate to say it, but I was disappointed with this book.
I should note before I go any further that my opinion was probably doomed from the outset by high expectations, and it was pretty much impossible for me to be fair. Because, you see, while I never read this book as a child, I watched the 1995 movie adaptation obsessively and also enjoyed the 1939 version, PLUS have a special place in my
I should note before I go any further that my opinion was probably doomed from the outset by high expectations, and it was pretty much impossible for me to be fair. Because, you see, while I never read this book as a child, I watched the 1995 movie adaptation obsessively and also enjoyed the 1939 version, PLUS have a special place in my
Friday, 1 July 2011
Reading Icons: Grace Kelly
Posted on 09:25 by Unknown
"You know, I just love Grace Kelly. Not because she was a princess, not because she was an actress, not because she was my friend, but because she was just about the nicest lady I ever met. Grace brought into my life as she brought into yours, a soft, warm light every time I saw her, and every time I saw her was a holiday of its own. No question, I'll miss her, we'll all miss her, God bless you,
Bookish Buys: True Blood Edition
Posted on 02:54 by Unknown
Yes, I've got True Blood on the brain this week. I still haven't seen the new episode yet and I'm getting seriously twitchy. So I have to get my fix in other ways - like looking at this cool merch.
I actually own this necklace from Corso Studio, and it's like a True Blood fan detection device - when I wear it, I get knowing smiles from those who are fans, and strange looks from those who aren't
I actually own this necklace from Corso Studio, and it's like a True Blood fan detection device - when I wear it, I get knowing smiles from those who are fans, and strange looks from those who aren't
Posted in adaptation, bill compton, bookish buys, eric northman, sookie stackhouse, true blood
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