Friday Links: The BSC, The Hunger Games and Google Poetry

New photos of Sam Claflin as Finnick, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta and Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss in the watery arena (a.k.a. Hawaii) in Catching Fire have emerged. They look awesome. Also awesome: This Hunger Games/Mean Girls mash-up.

Flavorwire has listed 10 TV shows that are better than the books they're based on. I totally agree about True Blood and The Vampire Diaries, but I haven't

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Bookish Buys: The Walking Dead

I'm a bit obsessed with The Walking Dead at the moment. I know it's a TV show, but it's also a graphic novel, and I thought that was enough justification to do a Bookish Buys post on it. Besides, this here blog is a Belletatorship, which admittedly doesn't have the same ring to it as a Ricktatorship but... it's my blog and I'll do what I want. Ahem. On with the merch...



Daryl Dixon figurine

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Top Ten Books I'm Looking Forward to in 2013

I'm not big on the book news; I tend to be pretty clueless about what's coming out and when, but there are some books I can't wait to get my hands on in 2013...





1. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2 (currently untitled) by Ransom Riggs. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children almost became one of my favourite books... until it ended on a massive cliffhanger that drove me nuts.

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Review: The Reluctant Hallelujah by Gabrielle Williams

It's three days till Dodie finishes school forever, and her life is in chaos. Not because of school, but because her parents have gone missing and she's discovered that they've been hiding something in their basement. Something that millions of people would love to get their hands on - including some very Bad Guys. Now Dodie must transport The Thing from Melbourne to Sydney with her little

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The Movie Was... Meh: Breaking Dawn Part Two

 
So. I've ended my relationship with The Twilight Saga. It's over. And not a moment too soon.*

Last night I dragged the Husband along to see Breaking Dawn Part Two, and I can't say either of us were particularly excited about it. I HATED the book, especially the second half, but I felt like I should watch the movie to, you know, get a sense of closure. The Husband just came along because

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Friday Links: Say hello to your friends...

Sad news today: prolific Australian author Bryce Courtenay has passed away. He posted a YouTube message thanking his fans a few weeks ago; it's absolutely heartbreaking.

The rest of this post is pretty silly, and there's no good way to segue, so my apologies, and here goes...





In honour of the first 20 The Baby-Sitters Club books getting released as ebooks, Ann M. Martin has named her

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Bookish Buys: Quirky Bookshelves

Being, y'know, big pieces of furniture, some of this week's buys are on the exxy side... but I figure there's no harm in ogling.


OOO My Design




Bonluxat




Old and Cold




Brianna Kufa




Life Unscripted




Wood Curve




Cassina




Dripta




Dripta

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Top Ten Books I'm Thankful For

1. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. For allowing me to inhabit a world full of quirky characters that felt so real and so dear, I was left wanting more after nearly 1000 pages.

2. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. For giving the world Mr Darcy and Lizzie Bennet, arguably the greatest hero and heroine of all time, forming the greatest love story of all time.

3. Looking for Alibrandi by

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Review: Two and Twenty Dark Tales: Dark Retellings of Mother Goose Rhymes

This collection of short stories reimagines the nursery rhymes we all grew up with, giving them a "dark" twist. I was expecting some pretty dark stories, considering how creepy some of the original rhymes are (there's lots of talk of falling and breaking bits and missing limbs and all sorts of fun). Some of the tales really delivered, and I was loving the anthology for the first half of the

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Book to TV Movie: Stuart: A Life Backwards

I first heard of Stuart: A Life Backwards when I saw the trailer for the movie on TV. It looked dramatic, intense and brilliant - especially thanks to the acting of Tom Hardy, from what I could tell - so I was definitely intrigued. Then I kind of forgot about it, until I came across the book at the library and knew I had to read it. It quickly became one of my favourite books of the year, and

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Friday Link Dump: So Many Trailers! And Some Other Stuff

Stephanie Meyer hasn't ruled out more Twilight books - in fact, apparently she's already plotted out a few more focusing on Renesmee and Jacob. Ick. No word on whether the rest of The Host series is coming any time soon, but the trailer for the movie has just been released. It doesn't look amazing, except for Max Irons. Dayum.

A UK charity for abuse victims asked for donations of 50 Shades of

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Bookish Buys: Roald Dahl Fun

I came across these Roald Dahl mugs the other day and immediately wanted to add them to my collection. Especially these ones:



The Witches




Matilda




Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

It made me curious about what other Roald Dahl merch was out there. Look what I found...



Charlie and the Chocolate Factory clock from Storytime Clocks




The Fantastic Mr Fox print from Castle Pop

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Review: Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kirstin Cronn-Mills

I was excited to read this book from the moment I read the description - it's not every day you come across a YA novel with a trans* protagonist. Gabe has always identified as a boy, but grew up as "Elizabeth". He's only recently come out to his family and closest friend, and while the latter is very open and understanding, the former are struggling to come to terms with the situation.

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Mag Monday: Amanda Seyfried in Vanity Fair

Amanda Seyfriend is doing the rounds for Les Mis promotion, and the highlight for me is the spread she did for the UK December edition of Vanity Fair. It's so pretty it hurts.

























via ONTD

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Review: What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang

What's Left of Me is set in an alternate reality where every body is born with two souls. One soul is dominant, and by the time the body is a teenager, the other soul is supposed to naturally fade away. But it doesn't always work that way - not for Eva, at least, who is still most definitely alive in the body her sister, Addie, controls. Addie has to keep Eva's existence a secret, because "

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Review: Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst

In the heady days after I finished the Twilight series, I binged on anything and everything I could get that was vampire-related. I wanted to recapture that heart-racing, page-turning, delicious (and slightly delirous) craze that Edward Cullen had drawn me in to. I discovered the Vampire Academy series, which was awesome, and the Blue Bloods series, which was not. I raced through the Southern

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Friday Link Dump: BSC Fashion, Homo Sapiens and Old-Timey Hotness

I am not obsessed with The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. OK, I totally am.

What would Claudia Kishi wear today? I think the clothes on this list - along with the other updates to childhood style icons - are pretty spot on. I kinda want to buy all the things.

Love, love, love this site featuring the stories of the books people have been given by the people they love. 

There's a new Les Mis trailer

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Bookish Buys: Pride and Prejudice

I am completely addicted to The Lizzie Bennet Diaries at the moment, which has in turn renewed my obsession with Pride and Prejudice. Which is why I'm trying really hard not to buy everything on this page (ahem, I may or may not already own the paper dolls)...



LBD Buttons




Pride and Prejudice scarf




Pride and Prejudice brooch




Marathon print




Literary chocolates




Pride and

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Friday Link Dump: DARCY DAY, Cover Twins and Emergency Compliments

 
Darcy finally made an appearance on The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. I loved the video, although Darcy seems like he's got something lodged far up his bum. I guess that's appropriate at this point in the story line. I hope we get to see his soft side on video, and not just off-screen. I thought the way they incorporated this scene into the "diary" aspect was clever, and it was a good scene to bring

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November TV Addict Challenge Links

Post your 2012 TV Addict Reading Challenge links for November here!

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