January in Review

I google imaged 'January' and this was by far the best image.

Month one of 2012 down! I hope everyone had a good start to the year. It's been a bit slow for me in terms of reading and blogging (although it looks like more, thanks to holiday build-up!), because between finalising wedding plans, trying to get fit, and getting actual work done, I haven't had a helluva lot of time. Which makes me

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Review: The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta

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This book was painful. Like,
I-feel-like-my-heart-is-bleeding

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The Book Was Better: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon

I was obsessed with the Sailor Moon anime when I was a kid, and totally want to rewatch it after reading the manga. I currently have the whole series downloading, er, on order, and while I eagerly await its arrival, I thought I'd check out the live-action series, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.






Now, I like cheesy, cutesy stuff as much as the next adult-in-denial, but even I couldn't get past

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Reading Icons: Charlie Chaplin

"A day without laughter is a day wasted." - Charlie Chaplin

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Revisit: Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta

So. Here's the thing. Melina Marchetta is one of my all-time favourite authors. She is my idol. But I've only ever read two of her books. I KNOW. But I have an excuse! Kind of. You see, for the majority of my teen years, Looking for Alibrandi was the only Marchetta available. I adored it. Obsessed over it. Reread it at least once a year (and often more frequently). I identified so strongly

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My Book Boyfriend: Oliver

 



My Book Boyfriend is hosted by Missie at The Unread Reader. For my first book boyfriend of 2012 I'm selecting Oliver from The Statistical Probability of Love At First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith, coz while I didn't go as gaga over the book as most people seemed to, Oliver was:

-Cute (tall, dark hair, nice eyes - and, er, a crooked smile).
-English.
-Sweet and funny.
-Spontaneous and

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Pash, Pick or Pass: The Fuentes Brothers

Pash, Pick or Pass is back! I haven't had much time for blogging so far this year, but I'm hoping to get back into the swing of things from here on out. What better way to celebrate the return of Pash, Pick or Pass than with the Fuentes brothers?!

A refresher: Pash, Pick or Pass is a game where we pick from a random book trio and say who we'd pash (and dash), who we'd pick for a

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Reading Icons: Michelle Williams

I have a soft spot for Michelle Williams. I wasn't 100 per cent behind her playing Marilyn Monroe to begin with, but after watching the trailer for My Week with Marilyn she grew on me, and this photo kinda cemented my love. Beautiful, and very Marilyn.




Here are a few more photos of Ms Williams reading, just for fun.

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Review: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi

I've been wanting to try manga for awhile so it's probably appropriate that my first foray into the genre was with Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, considering that Sailor Moon was my first experience with anime. While it's probably on the younger side for me these days, it was a non-intimidating way to break into manga, and still a lot of fun to read - especially coz it got bonus points for

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Reading Icons: Julie Andrews

Can we just take a moment and talk about how amazeballs Julie Andrews is? Not only is she Mary Poppins and Maria von Trapp and Eliza Doolittle and a bunch of other awesome characters, she's one classy Dame and a great campaigner for literacy. She's even written a heap of children's books with her daughter. So there are lots of photos of her with books, but I like these best...

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Review: The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan

If I see a book is written in verse, I usually pass it over. I've only read one verse novel in the past - The Monkey's Mask by Dorothy Porter, when I was at uni - and I really didn't enjoy it. I thought it was because it was written in verse, but now I realise I probably shouldn't have blamed my dislike on the style - after all, one bad prose book doesn't put me off them all! Coz after reading

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Review: Legend By Marie Lu

Set in a dystopian future, in a Los Angeles that is at war, plague-ridden and divided, Legend is told from two perspectives: that of Day, a Robin Hood-like fugitive trying to protect those he loves, and June, a Government golden girl bent on avenging her lost brother. They're both strong characters, but while Day is easy to like, June took a while to warm to. It was so obvious the Republic was

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January TV Addict Reading Challenge

Leave your 2012 TV Addict Reading Challenge links for January here! If you haven't signed up yet, you can do so here.

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Review: The Statistical Probability Of Love At First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

I was looking forward to this book for a several reasons:


1. I judge books by their covers. That is one cute cover.
2. I love all-in-one-day stories. They're generally improbable but totally adorable.
3. I'm a sucker for boys with accents.
4. I'd heard a lot of good things about it around the blogosphere.
5. I needed a light, quick, fun read after dragging myself through The Girl Who Played

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Review: The Girl Who Played With Fire By Stieg Larsson

What a relief to finally finish this book.


I feel like I've been reading it FOREVER. Well, at least a month, anyway. Which is unusual for me. It's partly because I've been so busy, partly because of the size, but I think mostly, for awhile there, I just didn't feel compelled to pick it up at all. Don't get me wrong - the story of Lisbeth Salander accused of murdering three people, and Mikael

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