Tuesday, 2 February 2016
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Switching Accounts
Switching to my gigglemiggles blog! Link below! Hope to see you there ^^
http://gigglemiggles.blogspot.ca/
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Tuesday, 3 November 2015
Harry Potter and the Fantastic Beasts Logo Released
What is Headmaster J.K Rowling doing do us all ... The official logo for the 'Fantastic Beasts' movie which is to be released November 2016. As a fellow graphic designer the logo is so beautiful ♡
Here is the link to Pottermore for more information:
https://www.pottermore.com/news/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-logo-revealed
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Instead of a film which we all wish, the addition will be a play. The play is based off of Harry Potter dealing with his past. And his son, Albus - struggling with his fathers legacy. The past and the future intertwine and both father and son confront dark secrets.
The release date is aimed for July 30th 2016. I'm sure everyone can't wait, I know I can't!! More details must be leaked or ...
Sunday, 1 November 2015
20 Things bookworms will understand
1. When your favorite character dies.
2. When someone spoils the end of a book.
3. When you walk into a bookstore or a book is available for pre-order.
4. The moment you realize you're about to fall into a reading slump.
5. When someone interrupts you while you're reading.
7. When you finish an amazing book or if the ending is a cliffhanger.
8. Accidentally folding a page of your book.
19. When you can't decide what to read next.
3. When you walk into a bookstore or a book is available for pre-order.
6. When someone constantly asks you what happened in the book but won't read it themselves.
8. Accidentally folding a page of your book.
9. When you open a new book and get a rush of excitement.
10. When people tell you that you read too much.
11. When there's a plot twist.
12. When the story has potential but the writing is terrible.
13. When you're reading in public and you get emotional.
14. Waiting for your favorite author to write their next book
15. Trying to stay awake at work after staying up all night finishing the "one last chapter".
16. When people tell you that you have too many books.
17. When you smell books.
18. When there's an intense moment in the novel that makes you question your existence.
20. When the movie is nothing like the book.
Wednesday, 28 October 2015
Top 10 Beautiful Libraries of the World
I don't know about you lovely people but visiting gorgeous libraries even cute little book shops across the world is on my bucket list. Here are a few that I would like to visit before I die:
1. New York Public Library, New York
2. Trinity College, Dublin Ireland
3. Strahov Library, Prague
4. Libreria Alta Acqua, Venice Italy
5. Atlantis, Santorini, Greece
6. Shakespeare and Co., Paris
7. The Hearst Castle Library, San Simeon, CA
8. House on the Rock, Spring Green, WI
9. Leakey's Second Hand Bookshop, Scotland
10. The Ateneo (Beunos Aires), Argentina
There are so many more book shops that I would like to visit but these would be my top 10 that I would love to visit someday. Which library or book shop would you like to visit?
Tuesday, 27 October 2015
Tiger's Curse By: Colleen Houck (Tiger Saga #1)
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Synposis
Tiger's Curse follows 18 year old Kelsey Hayes - an ordinary girl trenching through her summer. She teams up with a mysterious white tiger named Ren heading face to face with dark forces in a mystical world to piece together a prophecy in order to break an ancient curse forever.
Thoughts
If you own the physical book then you'll know how gorgeous this cover. It has a beautiful metallic sheen to it. I honestly want all of the books in the series because of how beautiful they are lined up together. But any who, back to the story.
When you read the beginning the pacing is good. It did have the cliche introduction of characters. You have the heroine who is "chosen" to fulfill a prophecy/find their destiny. And you have the hot shot handsome love interest that is the finest of the land. When it comes to the dynamic and dialogue between the characters specifically Kelsey and Ren - just .. what. Pure awkwardness. I don't know if the aim was supposed to be quirky and adorable but the vibe I got was awkwardness:
“But it won’t work out.” I finished. There, it was out.
Ren looked confused. “Why not?”
“Because I’m too attracted to you.”
“I don’t understand what you are saying. How can your being attracted to me be a problem? I would think that’s a good thing.”
“For normal people… it is,” I stated.
“So I’m not normal?”
“No. Let me explain it this way. It’s like this… a starving man would gladly eat a radish, right? In fact, a radish would be a feast if that’s all he had. But if he had a buffet in front of him, the radish would never be chosen.”
Ren paused for a moment. “I don’t get it. What are you saying?”
“I’m saying…I’m the radish.”
“And what am I? The buffet?”
I tried to explain it further. “No…you’re the man. Now…I don’t really want to be the radish. I mean, who does? But I’m grounded enough to know what I am, and I am not a buffet. I mean, you could be having chocolate éclairs for heaven’s sake.”
“But not radishes.”
“No.”
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What initially drew my attention was the unique background - Indian folklore entwined with fantasy. As the story progressed the story itself started to go downhill. The story really had potential and I have to admit I had moments where I was like:
But that slowly dissipated halfway through the book. It seemed like there were just too many unnecessary details that weighed down the story, which I ended up pulling myself through the book to finish it.
I really wanted to love this book but it fell short. I may give the second book a chance, but I have a feeling I might not be able to pick it up anytime soon.
