Top Ten: Books To Read With A Hot-Chocolate On A Winters Day

Picture this: The wind is howling outside your room. You're wearing a fluffy onesie, but you're still shivering from the cold. You peek outside and your windows are frozen over, so you can't see much outside. Though it doesn't hide everything. You can still see the swirling snow, and you can see the trees almost bending in half from the sheer force of the wind. You can hear the hail drumming beats on your roof, and you can hear the thunder growling.

What you just pictured was horrific weather.

Now, let's make this story a bit better.
You walk back to your bed, and indulge yourself in fluffy blankets. You have a warm cat on your knee. Much better. You also have a delicious hot chocolate with two marshmallows bobbing on the top. You scan your bookshelf, looking for the perfect book to dive into. Hear are some suggestions for this scenario:


Book 1: Awakening by Natalie King 
This book is set in Tekapo. In winter. And one of the main characters lives in an ice-cold lake. This book will immediately make you grateful for your blankets, and your warm fluffy socks!


Book 2: The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis 
There is nothing like snuggling down with a childhood classic! Also, in this book it is always winter. This is kind of an obvious choice ;)


Book 3: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 
A book about books! How delightful! Not only ice cold settings, but some ice-cold hearts...


Book 4: When We Wake by Karen Healey 
About a girl who is frozen for 100 years... I need not explain my choice.


Book 5: Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone by (do I really need to say it?)
3 words: Christmas. At. Hogwarts.


Book 6: Charlie and The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Chocolate makes me feel toasty, what about you? This book has the word chocolate printed everywhere, even on the front cover! Perfect book to match your hot-chocolate :)


Book 7: The Little House on The Prairie by Laura Ingalls
This book makes me warm and fuzzy inside! A beautifully written classic that has stuck with me my whole life.


Book 8: The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien 
I just love flipping through the pages of this book on a winters day! It takes me away from the cold, and puts me in some place else.


Book 9: A Dog Named Homeless by Michael Morpurgo
A very sweet book that heats up your heart (and all your other organs and limbs.)


Book 10: Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle
A book of three short stories, all set in the snow! Also in the list because John Green is one of my favourite authors of all time! ;)  

Books and series I want to read

8 Books and Series I Am Dying To Read

And remember,
Real stories never have an ending

Branching Out

I know that this post is not a book review, but I want to branch out a bit more. Don't get me wrong, but I definitely WILL be posting book reviews in the future, but I will also be posting some of the following:

- Book Hauls
- New books/release dates
- Books I want to read
- Cover reveals
- Books on my 'to be read' list
- My favourite quotes from books
- Books I wish had a sequel
- Fangirl stories... :)
- Books into movies
- 15 worst books I've read
- 100 books in 5 minutes
- 100 book spoilers
- Books tags
- Book crafts
- New rating system!
- Book challenges
- Literary characters I would LOVE to be friends with and/or meet
- Hold an interview with me and a book character....


AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!
Expect some cool things in the future.... :)

And remember...
Real stories never have an ending

Boundless- Unearthly Trilogy

Boundless- Unearthly Trilogy
By Cynthia Hand

I have one word for this novel. Amazing. Absolutely, incredibly amazing!
This book actually nearly had me in tears. Tears of sadness, tears of laughter, tears of pain. JUST SO MANY EMOTIONS!!!!! It was honestly the best book I have ever read. Ever. And that's saying a lot!!!!!!!!

Here is the blurb:

The past few years held more surprises than part-angel Clara Gardner could ever have anticipated. Now, with the fallen angel who attacked her watching her every move and the threat of the black wings looming, Clara knows she must finally fulfil her destiny- a destiny that includes Christian Prescott by her side. But in order to complete her purpose, Clara must first find a way to give up the thing she wants most... a future with Tucker Avery. 

DUN DUN DUN!!!!!!!!!!

OK, let me just say that I am team Tucker, and always will be. And, I promise I won't spoil anything, but people who are on team Tucker end up very happy at the end...
BUT. I WANT MORE!!!! I have so so so so so so so so so so so so many questions it is not even funny. Ok, we need a forth book. Desperately.
I'm very sad that the series has finished.... but all good (amazing) things must come to an end.
But I will be re-reading these fantastic books very soon! :)

The Clockwork Prince- The Infernal Devices #2

The Clockwork Prince
By Cassandra Clare 

Oh my gosh.... this book was even better than the first! It was amazing!

Here is the blurb:

In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has at last found safety with the Shadowhunters. But that safety proves fleeting when rogue forces in the Clave plot to see her protector, Charlotte, replaced as head of the Institute. If Charlotte loses her position, Tessa will be out on the street—and easy prey for the mysterious Magister, who wants to use Tessa’s powers for his own dark ends.

With the help of the handsome, self-destructive Will and the fiercely devoted Jem, Tessa discovers that the Magister’s war on the Shadowhunters is deeply personal. He blames them for a long-ago tragedy that shattered his life. To unravel the secrets of the past, the trio journeys from mist-shrouded Yorkshire to a manor house that holds untold horrors, from the slums of London to an enchanted ballroom where Tessa discovers that the truth of her parentage is more sinister than she had imagined. When they encounter a clockwork demon bearing a warning for Will, they realize that the Magister himself knows their every move—and that one of their own has betrayed them.

Tessa finds her heart drawn more and more to Jem, but her longing for Will, despite his dark moods, continues to unsettle her. But something is changing in Will—the wall he has built around himself is crumbling. Could finding the Magister free Will from his secrets and give Tessa the answers about who she is and what she was born to do?

As their dangerous search for the Magister and the truth leads the friends into peril, Tessa learns that when love and lies are mixed, they can corrupt even the purest heart



OMG the emotions in this book are intense!

In this book, Tessa must choose between Will and Jem.
I still don't know what to feel.
Whenever she's with Will I'm like, TEAM WILL
But whenever she's with Jem, I'm like, FORGET ABOUT WILL, TEAM JEM!
I decided to go with Jem, because that is who she was with last, but in the clockwork princess my thoughts will probably change...

So yeah...
For updates on what team I am... look on 'my teams' which is in the side bar of my blog!!!! :)

Oh, and one more thing... the ending is a C.L.I.F.F H.A.N.G.E.R. A major cliffhanger!!!!!
Best and worst ending ever...
I MUST READ THE NEXT BOOK!

Feeling Sorry For Celia

Feeling Sorry For Celia 
By Jaclyn Moriarty


Elizabeth Clarry is having a pretty tough time. Here's why. First of all, her best friend keeps running away and doing things like joining the circus, and no one, least of al her mother, seems the least bit worried about her. Then out of the blue, her father turns up and expects her to bond with him. She is trying to train for a half-marathon, and to put a cherry on the top, her english teacher expects them to write letters to strangers from another school. And that's just the beginning.

Written all in letters, Elizabeth's life is unravelled through humour, sarcasm and tears. We, as the audience can picture Elizabeth's life with immaculate detail. First, we can see the pressure she puts on herself to be the perfect teenager. Going to the movies with friends, going on a date with a boy, these are all out of the question for her, or so she thinks. Secondly, we can see her thoughts of the world. We can see every little detail through her eyes. Thirdly, we can see how hard she always trys to be, not just the perfect teenager, but a perfect person. And lastly, we can see the struggles she faces through her eyes.

This wonderful book plays with our emotions. One minute you're laughing, the next you swear that you are going to burst into tears any minute. One minute you are in stitches on the floor, and the next minute you are sitting in silence as your heart shatters into little shards of glass. Yes, this book is quite an emotional roller coaster!!




This book was really, really good! I loved every single moment of it!
So, I declare this book a: 9/10 :) 

The Clockwork Angel

The Clockwork Angel
By Cassandra Clare


I was a bit unsure at whether or not I should read this, but just one paragraph in, I knew that I had made the correct choice in doing so!
The Clockwork Angel was amazing. It was gripping, it was action-filled, it was slightly romantic, and it was very, very good. I was incredibly impressed with Cassandra Clare's work, and I will be reading the rest of the Infernal Devices series, and the Mortal Instrument series in the near future!



So, here is the book review I have written for this book!

When Tessa Gray receives a letter and a train ticket for London from her brother after her aunt dies, Tessa learns there is more to her life than just being a human. Tessa soon finds herself mixed into the dangerous world of the Shadowhunters, who are trained to fight demons. But Tessa is confused about her past, and she is confused about her future. Tessa learns that she has an ability to turn into anyone she wishes, but all gifts have prices. A warlock without a mark, Tessa is confused as to who she really is, and what her part is in this world.

Tessa, along with her mysterious friend Will, and the kind, caring Jem, are lead on a trail set by the Magister. Tessa and her friends are led further and further into a trap, but the one behind it is the least expected. Can Tessa identify who is friend or foe? Or, most importantly, can Tessa save her friends from a terrible fate? Find out, in the Clockwork Angel.


So yes, this book was pretty incredible.
Incredibly Incredible.