August TBR

Hey Lovlies!

I know my reading posts have be slacking as of late but I have been in the ultimate reading slump for months now and it is killing me! All I want to do is read.

So hopefully although I have been struggling I am praying that this month will be far better then the past few.

Here is a list of some of the books that I would love to read this month.

I am almost 100% sure I will not get to all of these books or maybe any, especially if I don't feel like reading these books in particular!

1) Omens by Kelley Armstrong
2) Visions by Kelley Armstrong
3) Scorch Trials by James Dashner
4) Doctor Who: How to be a Time Lord
5) Allegiant by Veronica Roth

Some extras that I may want to read

6) Paper Towns by John Green
7) The Heir by Kiera Cass
8) Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
9) Four by Veronica Roth
10) Tempted by P.C and Kristin Cast
Thanks for reading!

Never Back Down!
Never Give Up!

Crystal xxoo

Whats in my bag!

Hello Lovelies!

I was inspired to write this post by my beautiful friend Sioban over at Beauty Bylaws !!! 

I know a what's in my bag post doesn't seem like it belongs on a book blog but with what I have inside you will understand!

Let me just say I LOVE big bags and I cannot lie!

The one I am using right now is this gorgeous coach bag! I fell in love with it even when so many people think the colour is ugly...

Some of you may know that I used to have a blog and I have recently Graduated University so this stuff is not things I recently started carrying around!

First... Womenly things are still in the bag (makeup and other stuff) this isn't a beauty blog SSO I'm focusing more of the book/blog related stuff!

Of course I always have my phone and charger I didn't think you guys cared to see that!

Next I have my wallet and sunglasses because those are always needed! How will I be able to get to the book store without my glasses... How can I possibly buy books without my wallet! Lol

My little Camera! Its the little black pouch with the flowers! And I make sure to always have the charger it's small, doesn't take up room really. I love to carry this little guy around instead of dragging my Nikon everywhere I go! This way I'll always have a way to take pictures for all you to see!!

Next is that little creamy greenish coloured clip up top that's a little reading light! You never know!

That pink pouch at the bottom left is this adorable little thing I bough at chapters! It says "Crap" and under that little check boxes saying "more crap" "total crap" its just a cute little thing and I keep some little stuff (pens and highlighters) 

Why carry around highlighters you ask? Well how will I stay organized?! (I will post an agenda organization article in the near future) but this isn't just any old agenda... This has EVERYTHING I need in it... My life.... All my appointments, workouts, work schedule but it isn't only for my personal life. This agenda is filled with sticky notes and little lists of books I want to read, blog post ideas, review thoughts. Not only when I'm on the go but also when I'm at home, every idea finds its way into this very ugly agenda!

A Book! Of course a book! I always always always have a book with me. This is how I am able to get so much reading done! I love to know I have it! The other day I was in the DMV and there were like 60 people in line! I groaned and then remembered I had my book! I did a lot of reading that day while all those others were standing around shifting from right to left foot wasteing time!

I used to have this little book that could fit in my palm it was adorable covered in letters. In this little book I would have written down all the books I own so that when I was in book stores or book markets surround but thousands of books I would never buy a book I already had. This was very difficult as I could only add books at the end of the list and not with their series so it didn't help when I had to flip though so many pages to see if I needed that books.... Now that you to the creates of this little app called Libib (I will write a post on this if your interested) its so amazing and as long as my phone is charged I am good to go anywhere and I will have my books with me!!

Never Back Down!
Never Give Up!


Crystal

Crank Book Review!

Book Summary:

In Crank, Ellen Hopkins chronicles the turbulent and often disturbing relationship between Kristina, a character based on her own daughter, and the "monster," the highly addictive drug crystal meth, or "crank." Kristina is introduced to the drug while visiting her largely absent and ne'er-do-well father. While under the influence of the monster, Kristina discovers her sexy alter-ego, Bree: "there is no perfect daughter, / no gifted high school junior, / no Kristina Georgia Snow. / There is only Bree." Bree will do all the things good girl Kristina won't, including attracting the attention of dangerous boys who can provide her with a steady flow of crank.

Review: 
I do like the format of the book it was different and not something that is seen very often but I felt it just did not fit with the story itself

Plot:
I did not like this book at all...the story itself... I cannot even write a real review because it angered me so much...

Characters: 
Kristina was annoying and childish, I would not relate to her at all, I know crank crank crank but I just felt like there could have been so much more when it came to the development of her characters. Do not even get me started on her alter-ego Bree...

Writing:
I just felt like the author was trying to hard to make the characters sound young and stupid... it was almost like every time I heard a word that I would have heard someone say when I was in highschool i wanted to throw the book... It is difficult to explain, it was like... imagin your grandparents using a certain word because they think the young kids say it these days... that is what it felt like reading this book...


The story itself for me was not even enjoyable, I thought I would be interested... I just really wasn't at all.


Notes:
I am not going to stop reading Ellen Hopkins because of one book. I will pick up more of her novels before making a decision on if I like her style or not.

I also just want to apoligize to Ellen, I hate bashing books but that is what I need to do in some cases, you are all reading my reviews to hear the truth, of course you may all LOVE this book, everyone has different taste but I am here to tell you my views and that is what I am doing!



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Never Back Down!
Never Give Up!

Crystal xxoo

The Selection Series Dream Cast!

Hey Lovelies!

I hope you are all doing great!

Today I bring you my dream casting for the Selection Series by Kiera Cass

I understand that these are all relatively popular Actors and Actresses and it wouldn't happen if a movie was actually being casted but these are the people that I imagined while reading the books! 

I might do a part two with other characters if that is something you guys are interested in! Let me know in the comments below! (oooh that rhymed)

PS We all know that people can dye their hair! :D ENJOY!

America (Priscilla Faia)

Maxon (Jake Abel)

 Aspen (Douglass Booth)

Queen Amberly (Sandra Bullock)

King Clarkson (Jason Isaacs)

Marlee (Brit Robertson)

Kriss (Crystal Reed)

Celest (Nina Dobrev)

Elise (Bai Bing)

Natalie (Annasophia Robb)

Never Back Down!
Never Give Up!

Crystal