Feature and Follow #11

Feature and Follow is a meme hosted by Parajunkee @ Parajunkee's View and Alison @ Alison Can Read. It's a way for bloggers to gain new followers and friends.


This week's question:

Q: Summer Break is upon us! What would be the perfect vacation spot for you to catch up on your reading & relax?

I'll probably be in my bedroom for the majority of the summer, and summer in England sucks 99% of the time anyway. For the first two weeks though, I may be going up to Devon to stay with my cousin. Devon does seem to have the best weather in summer from my experience, so maybe I'll get a chance to read on the beach! However, I do prefer my bedroom, because it's so cosy :)

Weekly recap:

Review: Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson

Waiting on Wednesday (2o)

What's your answer to this week's question? Have a great weekend!

Feature and Follow #10

Feature and Follow is a meme hosted by Parajunkee @ Parajunkee's View and Alison @ Alison Can Read. It's a way for bloggers to gain new followers and friends.

This week's question:

Q: This Sunday in the U.S. is Mother's Day. In celebration, what are some of your favorite books with strong mother/child relationships?

I'm finding this one difficult to answer because in most books that I read, the mother is either dead or the mother/child relationship is very strained, which is kind of bleak. However, my favourite books with a strong mother/child relationship would have to be the Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter. Cammie really admires her mum and looks up to her, and not just because her mum is one of the best spies in the world. Cammie also admires her mum's strength, and they have a really close bond.

What's your answer to this week's question? 

Sorry that I haven't posted all week, honestly the hiatus was unexpected. Expect a review on Saturday though!

Feature and Follow #9

Feature and Follow is a weekly meme hosted Alison @ Alison Can Read and Parajunkee @ Parajunkee's View. It's a way for bloggers to gain new followers and friends.

This week's question:

Q: What is one thing you wish you could tell your favorite author?

My favourite author is John Green, and I would tell him that he's a fantastic writer and I love every one of the books of his that I've read. He creates such loveable and relatable characters, along with sweet, realistic romance. I would tell him that he's awesome and his books really inspired me to start reading again!

What's your answer to this week's question?

Feature and Follow #8

Feature and Follow is a meme hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. It's a way for bloggers to gain new followers and friends.

This week's question:

Q: Have you had a character that disappointed you? One that you fell in love with and then "broke up" with later on in either the series or a stand-alone book? Tell us about him or her. 

For me, the only character that comes to mind is James from The Goddess Test series. At the beginning, he seemed like such a nice, cute character but it was later revealed that his intentions were perhaps less than honourable, and I was a little disappointed. However, it remains to be seen whether this will turn around, so I'm keeping an open mind. 

Weekly Recap:

Review: Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter

Waiting on Wednesday (18)

Review: The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa

What's your answer to this week's question? Have a great weekend!

Feature and Follow #7

Feature and Follow is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. It's a way for bloggers to gain new followers and friends.

This week's question:

Q: What is one book that you would be nervous to see a movie adaption of because you think the movie could never live up to the book?

I pretty much always fear that the film won't live up to the book, and I always feel a little bit nervous. Nevertheless, I also like it when a book I like is being made into a film, and I look forward to it. I have a few books that I would nervous to see the film adaptation of, such as:
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Looking for Alaska by John Green

Divergent by Veronica Roth

The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare

They're all books that are among my favourites, and I would hate to be disappointed by the film adaptations. All of these books have sold their film rights, and I'll look forward to seeing them in the cinema in the future, despite my nervousness. 

Weekly recap:

Review: Two-Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt

Waiting on Wednesday (17)

Review: A Million Suns by Beth Revis

What's your answer to this week's question? Have a great weekend!

Feature and Follow #6

Feature and Follow is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. It's a way for bloggers to gain new followers and friends.

This week's question:

Q: Have you ever bought a book BECAUSE of a bad review?

This has only ever happened once, and I bought it because there were so many bad reviews that I wanted to see why everyone didn't like it. This happened with Tris & Izzie by Mette Ivie Harrison. I tried reading it, but I couldn't even make it halfway through, and it was as bad as everyone said it was. Most of the time though, bad reviews usually make me not want to read the book. I do try to keep an open mind though, and give everything a shot.

Weekly recap:

Review: Immortal City by Scott Speer

Waiting on Wednesday (16)

Review: The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa

What's your answer to this week's question? Happy Easter and have a great weekend!

Feature and Follow #5

Feature and Follow is a meme hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. It's a way for bloggers to gain new followers and friends.

This week's question:

Q: Do you read one book at a time or do you switch back and forth between two or more?

I usually read one book at a time, but occasionally I read two. I don't go beyond that because I feel like it's a bit more than I can handle. I usually read one book at a time because I like to be fully invested in the story and I feel as if I can concentrate on it. Therefore, I'm more sure with how I feel it went at the end and I can write a decent review. 

Weekly recap:

Review: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

Waiting on Wednesday (15)

Review: Forgiven by Jana Oliver

What's your answer to this week's question? Have a great weekend!

Feature and Follow #4

Feature and Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. It's a way for bloggers to gain new friends and followers.

This week's question:

Q: What is the longest book you've read? What are your favorite 600+ page reads?

Longest: The longest book I've probably ever read is Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. It's my favourite book of the Twilight series and I really enjoyed it. 

Favourite 600+ page reads: 

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 
Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness

Death Bringer by Derek Landy

(I have to admit, I haven't read many books with 600+ pages)

What's your answer to this week's question?

Feature and Follow Friday #3

Feature and Follow is a meme hosted by Parajunkee @ Parajunkee's View and Alison @ Alison Can Read. It's a way for bloggers to gain new followers and friends.

This week's question is:

Q: What is the best book you've read in the last month? What is the worst book you've read in the last month?

The best book I read in February, as some of you might know from my February Wrap-Up post, was The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater. This was a heartwarming story about the things you care about most. I loved all the characters and I think this is Stiefvater's best book so far.

Okay, so I didn't necessarily hate this book, I just didn't like it as much as I thought I would and ended up a bit disappointed. It sounded really interesting, but when it got to reading it, sometimes I felt like I didn't really agree with some of the choices the main character made. I didn't find some of the characters very likeable at times.  

Weekly recap:

Review: Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver

Waiting on Wednesday (13)

I've been given a blog award!

What's your answer to this week's question? Leave me a link for your F&F in the comments!

Feature and Follow Friday #2

Feature and Follow is a meme hosted by Parajunkee @ Parajunkee's View and Alison @ Alison Can Read. It's a way for bloggers to make new friends.

This week's question:

Q: Have you ever looked at book's cover and thought, This is going to horrible? But, was instead pleasantly surprised? Show us the cover and tell us about the book.

0.4 by Mike Lancaster

When I first saw and heard about this book, I immediately thought that I probably wouldn't like it because of the cover. I do however like to have an open mind when it comes to books, and I ended up really loving this one! It's a great and unique sci-fi. Here's a link to Goodreads for you!

Weekly Recap:

Quick Review: The End of the World by Derek Landy

Waiting on Wednesday (12)

Sorry people, it's been a slow week because I have loads of exams coming up and I just finished up my English exam today. Things are probably going to slow down because of that, but I will try as best I can to keep posting :)

Feature and Follow Friday #1

This is a weekly meme hosted every Friday by Parajunkee @ Parajunkee's View and Alison @ Alison Can Read to help bloggers gain new followers and friends.

Welcome to my first Feature and Follow! I liked the concept of this and I heard that it's a good way of gaining new followers, so I'm giving it a go.

This week's question is:

Q: What book would you love to see made into a movie or television show and do you have actors/actresses in mind to play the main characters?

My answer:

Having thought about it, I would really like to see Delirium by Lauren Oliver made into a film; I loved the plot and the characters. I have no idea who I would like to play any of the characters... I have favourite actors/actresses, but they're all too old for any of the roles. However, while I would love for the book to made into a film, there's also the risk that I won't like whoever plays who in the film, but that's a risk with every book-based film I guess.

Let me know your answer to the question or leave me a link in the comments!