Hi and welcome to my page. My name is Leigh and I'd like to introduce myself to the world of book bloggers. I want to see if I can get better at reviewing the books I read and hopefully encourage others to give it a shot too. As you can already see I'm pretty new to this, so please be patient with me. But while I'm here I'll give a little update on what I am currently reading.
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas - I'm 10 chapters in and enjoying it so far. We've been introduced to the characters or at least the main ones and been given a quick overview of what's to be expected from the book. We follow a main character named Celaena as she is taken from the salt mines of Endovier to represent the Prince in a to-the-death completion. Not much else is known other than Celaena is a trained Assassin who was serving a life sentance after being caught. Hopefully I will have more to update when I have completed this book. but for now, toodles :)
Okay, So I'm not a book review kind of person, as let's be honest I'm terrible at them anyways. So here are a few books that I highly recommend. The books are by the late Author Terry Pratchett and are part of his well known Discworld series or collection. He has written over 30 novels all of which are no doubt just as amazing as the three I am about to share. The following books are from one of his mini series called 'city watch'. Although these are a series I have to admit I haven't been reading them in order, which I honestly would advise as they kind of spoil each other when read out of order. So let's start. The order in which you should read this collection is- Guards! Guards! Men at Arms Feet of clay Jingo The fifth elephant Night watch Thud! Snuff As you can see it's a pretty short collection. Now for the order I've read them in. Thud! The fifth elephant Night watch (still reading this one :D ) Below you will see the cover images and the blurbs from the back of the books so no spoilers.
Thud! - Koom Valley? The was where the trolls ambushed the dwarfs, or the dwarfs ambushed the trolls. It was far away. It was a long time ago. But if he doesn't solve the murder of just one dwarf, Commander Sam Times of Ankh-Morpork City Watch is going to see it fought again, right outside his office. With his beloved Watch crumbling around him and war-drums sounding, he must unravel every clue, outwit every assassin and brave any darkness to find the solution. And darkness is following him. Oh ... and at six o'clock every day, without fail, with no excuses, he must go home to read Where's My Cow?, with all the right farmyard noises, to his little boy. There are some things you have to do.
The fifth elephant - They say that diplomacy is a gentle art. That mastering it is a lifetime's work. But you do need a certain inclination in that direction. It's not something you can just pick up on the job.
A few days ago Sam Vimes was a copper. An important copper - chief of police - but still, at his core, a policeman. But today he is an ambassador - to the mysterious, fat-rich country of Uberwald. Today Sam Vimes is also a man on the run.
He has nothing but his native wit and the gloomy trousers of Uncle Vanya (don't ask). It's snowing. It's freezing. And if he can't make it through the forest to civilisation there's going to be a terrible war.
There are monsters on his trail. They're bright. They're fast. They're werewolves - and they're catching up.
Night watch - 'Don't put your trust in revolutions. They always come round again. That's why they're called revolutions. People die, and nothing changes.'
For a policeman, there can be a few things worse than a serial killer loose in your city. Except, a serial killer who targets coppers, and a city on the brink of bloody revolution.
For Commander Sam Vimes, it all feels horribly familiar. He's back in his own rough, tough past without even the clothes he was standing up in when the lightning struck. Living in the past is hard. But he must survive, because he has a job to do. He must track down the murdered and change the outcome of the rebellion.
The problems; if he wins, he's got no wife, no child, no future . . .
I appologise for this being slightly late, but here it is
WEEK 2
Anime - Escaflowne - Completed
Plot - Taken from Wikipedia - The series focuses on the heroine, Hitomi Kanzaki, and her
adventures after she is transported to the world of Gaea, a mysterious planet
where she can see Earth and its moon in the sky. On Gaea, Earth is known as the
Mystic Moon. Hitomi's latent psychic powers are enhanced on Gaea and she
quickly becomes embroiled in the conflicts between the Zaibach Empire and the
several peaceful countries that surround it. The conflicts are brought about by
the Zaibach Empire's quest to revive the legendary power from the ancient city
of Atlantis. As the series progresses, many of the characters' pasts and
motivations, as well as the history of Atlantis and the true nature of the
planet Gaea, are revealed.
Manga - Horimiya - Ongoing
Plot - Taken from Mangafox - Hori may seem like a normal teenage girl, but she's a
completely different person after school. In her workaholic parents' absence,
Hori has been like a parent for her little brother since she was young herself.
Between taking care of her brother, feeding them both, and housework, she
doesn't have much time for a usual teenage social life. One day, she meets
someone else who does not present his true self at school: a quiet,
glasses-wearing boy called Miyamura. She'd assumed he was bookish, and possibly
an otaku, but Hori couldn't have been more wrong. Outside of school, Miyamura
is a friendly guy with many piercings, and he's not very good at academics. Now
the two of them have someone with whom they can share both halves of their
lives!
Game - Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Plot/Setting - Taken from Wikipedia - Fragile Dreams is set in a post-apocalyptic version of Earth
in the near-future. Almost all the world's population has vanished, leaving the
surviving buildings at structures abandoned. The game is set in and near the
ruins of Tokyo, Japan, where the event that nearly wiped out humanity may have
originated.
The protagonist, Seto, is a 15-year-old boy who searches the
world for other living humans. He encounters Ren, a silver-haired girl who
often leaves behind large, cryptic drawings. Other characters include: Sai, the
ghost of a young woman; Crow, an mischievous and straightforward amnesiac boy;
Personal Frame (P.F.), a portable computer who loves having conversations more
than anything else; Chiyo, the ghost of a little girl; and the Merchant, a
mysterious yet merry man who trades various goods. The game's host of enemies
mainly consist of ghosts, but also include humanoid robots and security
proxies. The main antagonist, Shin, is the AI of a scientist who considers
speech to be an inferior means of communication. Various memory items include a
greater set of characters, each giving hints to the game's back-story.
Song - Alice Nine - Rainbows
Visual Kei - Band - Alice Nine - Shou (Vocals), Tora ( L - Guitar), Hiroto ( R- Guitar), Saga ( Bass ) and Nao ( Drums ). All so very sexy in their own ways :3
Movie - The Life of David Gale
Plot - Taken from Wikipedia - David Gale is a prisoner on death row in Texas. With only a
few days to his execution, his lawyer negotiates a half million-dollar fee to
tell his story to Bitsey Bloom, a journalist from a major news magazine known
for her ability to keep secrets and protect her sources. He tells her the story
of how he ended up on death row, revealed to the movie audience through a
series of lengthy flashbacks.
David Gale is accused of murder and is facing the death sentence, but did he really commit murder or is he innocent.
Book - The five people you meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom
Plot - Taken from goodreads - Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in
his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement
park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him as he tries to save a
little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns
that heaven is not a destination, but an answer.
TV Show - American Horror Story - Season 3 - Coven
Plot - Taken from Wikipedia - It's been around 300 years since
the Salem witch trials. Those witches who remain are almost extinct and in
danger once again. A school has opened in New Orleans to teach young witches
how to protect themselves. The long-absent Supreme, Fiona (Jessica Lange),
arrives to ensure the safety of the coven and their secrets. Fiona's daughter,
Cordelia (Sarah Paulson), teaches at the school. Events reveal a long-held
rivalry between the witches of Salem and the Voodoo practitioners of New
Orleans, as well as a historic grudge between Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau (Angela
Bassett) and socialite serial killer Delphine LaLaurie (Kathy Bates). The
primary theme of the season is oppression; specifically, the oppression of
marginalized groups. Other themes include witchcraft, Voodoo, racism, and
family, such as the relationships between mothers and daughters. The season is
set primarily in modern day and includes flashbacks to the 1830s.
I hope you enjoy my recommendations, and if you try any of them please feel free to comment below about what you thought of them.
Okay so I went from no posts, to overkill with the posts, but trust me this is my last one for now, ..... ok so that was lie.
On to the post. I've decided to do Weekly recommendations. Anime, manga, songs, movies, books, Tv Shows etc...
So here we go
WEEKLY RECOMMENDATIONS - WEEK 1
Anime - Kyoukai no Kanata - Complete
Taken from Wikipedia - The Plot -One day, high school student Akihito Kanbara instinctively
goes to save his fellow schoolmate, Mirai Kuriyama from committing suicide.
Following his pleas, Mirai suddenly stabs Akihito with a sword formed out of
her own blood and is shocked to discover that Akihito is an immortal
"half-youmu"—the offspring of a supernatural creature called a youmu
and a human. After learning that Mirai is a Spirit World Warrior (異界士
Ikaishi?)—specialists who protect humans from being affected by youmu—and the
last surviving member of her spirit hunting clan, their lives become
intertwined as Akihito seeks to help Mirai gain the confidence to kill youmu so
that she may stop attempting to kill him as practice.
Manga - Last Game - Ongoing
Taken from Mangafox - The Plot - Yanagi's dad is a president of a large hotel, he himself is
handsome and clever, always wins the favor among girls. Moreover, he's always
on the top of class and champions in all sports meetings when he was in primary
school. But after he met Kujou, a transfered student, he had never savored the
taste of victory in any single match with this girl for ten years. "Let's
bid for final victory, Kujou." There here comes the last game. Will Yanagi
fall in love with Kujou while he hates his competitor but cares so much about
this girl?
Song - Monster - Rihanna and Eminem
- May contain spoilers to Kyoukai no Kanata so be warned.
Movie - The bridge on the river Kwai
I watch this film every year at Christmas, I don't know why but I guess it's kind of become a tradition with me and my parents. We also watch Zullu every year as well :D Love a good old fashioned war movie. The movie is a prisoner of war movie.
Book - Thud! by Terry Pratchett
Taken from the back of the book - THUD! Koom Valley? That was where the trolls ambushed the
dwarfs, or the dwarfs ambushed the trolls. It was far away. It was a long time
ago. But if he doesn't solve the murder of just one dwarf, Commander Sam Vimes
of Ankh-Morpork City Watch is going to see the battle fought again, right
outside his office. With his beloved Watch crumbling around him and war-drums
sounding, he must unravel every clue, outwit every assassin and brave any
darkness to find the solution. And darkness is following him.
Game - Pokemon X
Not much I have to say about this game, other than it's a brilliant addition to the Pokemon game franchise. I love it.
And finally
TV Show - Witches of East End
Not much to say about it other than it's well worth watching if you love witches ans Asgardian folk tales (no Thor, sorry)
I hope you like my recommendations, feel free to leave me a message if you try any of the above, I'd love to hear your opinions. :D Okay bye bye now :3
