October 2016 – Random Reads!
Halloween is here! Choose a spooky read that you have either read or want to read.
Since I don’t like reading spooky books, I have decided to do a spooky read I don’t want to read. I have chosen Miss Peregrines School For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. It’s a book with some lower reviews and a movie coming out. I definitely don’t want to read it.
My favorite out of these is the German one. Normally German covers are among my least favorites. This cover is my favorite because of the colors and how the girl seems to be floating higher then in the original.
This is the movie one but it still isn’t the best.
My least favorite out of these two is the movie cover. No hate to the Spanish cover. Other countries have the exact same one. I first saw it as the Spanish one when I disliked it. It’s too bright and cheerful.
That’s a wrap! The covers for this were mainly identical to the original and the Spanish. Hopefully next month will have more diverse covers. What is your favorite spooky read? Let me know!
Thanks for reading and stay tuned for next week’s BTT!
I have decided to do bookish Halloween costumes.
That’s a wrap! What character w0uld you like to be for Halloween?
Thanks for reading and stay tuned for more TTT!
Hey everyone! It’s time for another book review! This one is called The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle. It’s a newer young adult book. Let’s get started!
This was an overall good book. The characters were very detailed. The plot had some small issues but it was pretty enjoyable. I hope Tim Federle writes more YA books. You should definitely give this book a try.
That’s a wrap! I apologize for such brief and vague thoughts. Have you read this book? Are you going to? Let me know!
Because Mental Health matters! Choose a book that deals with mental health.
I have decided to do Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley. Because it’s a newish book, there is a very limited number of covers so there will only be three this time.
Not to throw shade on Portugal, but this is my least favorite cover out of the very few. It’s interesting but not my favorite.
That’s a wrap! Have you read this book yet? Are you going to? Let me know! Hopefully the next BTT will be longer!
Ten Characters I’d Name A Child/Dog/Cat/Car/Etc. After — we did this topic back in 2011 and thought it might be fun to revisit it…feel free to spin it how you need!
The name of an adorable character but also a brand of jeans.
The name of a boy who’s competing for Katniss’s heart.
The name of a strong girl who falls deeply in love. It’s also an eye color.
A privileged boy who’s in love with a red haired girl with a troubled life.
A boy who’s been through some tough things in life.
A boy with a mystery boyfriend and the journey of finding out who he is.
A boy who falls deeply in love with the neighbor boy.
A boy who lost his sister and has his mom, friends and a possible boyfriend to lean on.
That’s a wrap! This topic made me realize how much I enjoy male gay characters. I wonder why. What would you have/did put for this topic? Let me know!
This will be slightly longer since I haven’t done this meme in around a month.
This is such a great book so far! It’s definitely a page turner. There will be a review for this so stay tuned!
I have 5 amazing books to look forward to reading!!
Thanks for reading and stay tuned for more WWW Wednesday!
Hey everyone! The Top Ten Tuesday topic didn’t spur any ideas so I decided to do a library book haul instead. I haven’t done a library book haul in a long time so this should be fun! This haul consists of two young adult books and three tween books.
This book has been floating around for a bit. I’m finally going to read it and see if I enjoy it. It’s a book about a boy who is agoraphobic. He hasn’t left his house in three years. A girl named Lisa wants to try to change that. It reminds me of Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon a bit. I’ll definitely do a review.
A tween book set in 1900’s San Francisco. It revolves around a girl named Lizzie and her adventures. I have enjoyed historic fiction before so I wanted to give this a shot. It’s a tween book so no review.
A tween book about a girl named Suzie. After her friend dies in a drowning accident, Suzie is sure it was caused by a jellyfish sting. She goes to extreme lengths to prove her theory. There will be no review.
A tween book about a boy named Teddy who’s trying to solve the mystery of the Koala captors. No review will be done.
A young adult book about a girl named Lara. Instead of confessing her feelings to her crushes, she writes them letters. Her secret letters to her crushes are sealed as if to be sent off. When the box of letters is somehow mailed, she’s confronted by ex-crushes. A review will be done.
That’s a wrap! Have you read any of these books? Let me know your thoughts!
Tomorrow is World Smile Day! Choose a book that made you smile recently.
This was tough since I haven’t been reading too much recently. I decided to do The Odyssey by Homer. It’s a classic poem about a man named Odysseus and his travels. I recently finished this as a class read at school. It was fairly enjoyable and made me towards the end.
No original cover. It’s ancient Greek story/poem so there’s no exact original cover.
There’s really no exact cover for my country!
The Spanish one is my favorite out of these because of the detail and the color.
What happened Portugal? Did you forget to make a cover?
There was n0 fantastic covers for this one. Have you read or heard of The Odyssey? Let me know what you thought!
All About The Villains–top ten favorite/most compelling villains in books, top ten of the most vile villains/bad guys in books, top ten villains I secretly (or not so secretly) love, favorite tv villains, favorite comic book villains, ten “villains” of contemporary lit.
As you can probably tell by the title, I have chosen to do ten comic book villains. They may or may not be my favorites. Who knows?
He’s so creepy, the enemy of Batman and has such a strange laugh. What’s not to love?
He has so many metal arms and he’s one of the many enemies of Spiderman.
He uses sand as his weapon, and you won’t see it coming.
She uses a huge hammer as her weapon and she gets to be dressed as a jester. Instead of telling jokes, she’s hammering you to bits.
A creature who can take over other bodies. He then uses them to his advantage. Himself alone, is frightening. His voice is terrifying and his attacks dangerous.
I could only think of six. I guess I’m a huge Spiderman fan without realizing it! Who’s your favorite comic book villains and why? Let me know!