TOP 3 WATTPAD BOOKS

1. BAND ON THE RUN by chooseitwisely

Fresh off a tour that hasn't quite ended, she's back, hoping to get her feet firmly on the ground with Nick by her side. Keely thought it'd be easy to forget about her past and the people in it with Seth on a separate continent along with Will and Jake keeping a steady distance. However nothing seems to run along a smooth path for her.

This book is the sequel to 'Just What I Needed'.
This book is one of my all time favourites, not just within Wattpad but all books. Sadly, this book is still a work in progress and not yet finished but don't let that stop you from starting this series. 

 It's been eight years since Keely Staub moved to New York City once and for all. Eight years since the iconic band The Spares was formed by she, Seth, Jake and William. Four years since every part of her life was shattered.

2. SAVE MY DAY by Sallyscissors

Damon Jacobs is new to the Hollywood scene. His bad boy attitude and sexy British accent make this up-and-comer someone to watch out for. Topher Ashton has been a Hollywood Heartthrob since he was a teenager. He’s the one all the girls want and all the guys strive to be. Even with a miserable past; Topher is the envy of all. It’s the premiere of one of Hollywood’s newest blockbusters. Costars - and best friends - Topher and Damon are set to be the newest ‘It-boys’ when ‘Save The Day’ their new superhero comedy hits the box office. Will one drunken after-party change everything? And more importantly, will they lose a great friendship or will everything work out ‘for better or for worse’?

Up to this point I had never read a m&m book and boy was a missing out! The relationship between Damon and Toph was beautiful and without the pettiness and bitchiness found in heterosexual relationships. This is a must read for all romance lovers! 

3. FAKING IT by MishaHicks 

If the world can’t handle the truth, give them a spectacular lie." Bitch. That’s what they called me at my old school. I disagree: I’m just brutally honest, that’s all. Some people don’t like honesty. Exhibit A: Matthew’s family. None of them want to acknowledge that their Golden Boy is gay. Exhibit B: My Mother. I only told her the truth: that she was a crappy parent who never should've gotten knocked up in the first place. But she was so offended that she shipped me off to my fabulously wealthy father and his walking-billboard-for-plastic-surgery of a wife. So I devised a brilliant plan. My new friend Matthew was sick of hiding his sexuality. I was tired of obnoxious rich boys hitting on me. So why not pretend to be dating? He wouldn’t have to answer uncomfortable questions anymore, and I’d enter my new school as the girlfriend of the star quarterback. It should be easy, right? Of course, I didn't plan on falling for Matthew's brother.

This book is great! The heroine has a quirky and original personality. All the characters are well thought out and you can't help yourself from falling in love with all of them. You won't be disappointed if you choose to read this book! 

KING HALL

KING HALL AND BY SCARLETT DAWN

KING HALL
Genre: Paranormal/New Adult/Romance
Recommended age: 15+
Goodreads rating: 4.37
My rating: 5 stars

*This review contains spoilers*

King Hall — where the Mysticals go to learn their craft, get their degrees, and transition into adulthood. And where four new Rulers will rise and meet their destinies. 
 
Lily Ruckler is adept at one thing:  survival.  Born a Mystical hybrid, her mere existence is forbidden, but her nightmare is only about to start. Fluke, happenstance, and a deep personal loss finds Lily deeply entrenched with those who would destroy her simply for existing — The Mystical Kings.  Being named future Queen of the Shifters shoves Lily into the spotlight, making her one of the most visible Mysticals in the world. But with risk comes a certain solace — her burgeoning friendships with the other three Prodigies: a wicked Vampire, a wild-child Mage, and a playboy Elemental. Backed by their faith and trust, Lily begins to relax into her new life. 
 
Then chaos erupts as the fragile peace between Commoners and Mysticals is broken, and suddenly Lily realises the greatest threat was never from within, and her fear takes on a new name: the revolution.

Where has this book been hiding! I spend hours scrolling through books on Goodreads and then I came across this book, which when I finally clicked out it seemed to be the #1 a lot of lists. I wasn't sure whether I should read it, as I have a habit where if I see a book with a bad review and automatically dismiss the book. Despite seeing the dreaded bad review I picked it, and boy was that a good decision. 

I haven't read paranormal books for a number of years as the majority are poorly written and with predictable storylines, but this was anything but! The friendship between Ezra, Jack, Pearl and Lily was beautiful and the progression of this friendship was realistic. I'm a sucker for friendship books (you only need to look at how much I adore The Book Thief) and it's a refreshing change from the 'love at first sight' or 'jumps into bed straight away' novels. The sexual tension between Ezra and Lily kept me on the edge of my seat but without taking the focus away from the story line. WIN WIN. 

The Kings were some of my favourite characters. There competitiveness and there habit for betting always get me entertained. They came up with some inventive punishments too! They were a great source of knowledge and helped keep the story line moving along. 

Although I gave this book 5 stars by no means is it perfect. The ending  was poorly done when you found out her Uncle had abused her. There was no mention of this throughout the novel and it felt like Dawn just went 'I need more drama in this scene, lets wack this in'. I would like for it to of delved deeper into this and the repercussions it would of had on her emotionally rather than just being a chapter filler.

Also the pacing wasn't great, it felt like I was all over the place. One minute she was depressed the next everything was fine without much indication that a large period of time had passed. Maybe this was why I didn't sympathise with Lily that much because it gave the impression that she didn't care when in fact a number of months had just passed. 

All in all, I would whole heartily recommend this boos. It was like a breath of fresh air. 

MY RANT

I was trying to find a good book to read and when reading the synopsis of them multiple things kept coming up that really annoyed me.

For starters what is it with books where both their parents have died in a car accident. A ridiculous amount of books use this format and everytime I come across it I end up putting the book down.  I mean get an original idea, it seems a cop out idea where they want the character to have more depth so they'll make them have a traumatic past which they can easily do it without much character progression.

To show love the author uses sex. Sex does not equal love it shows lust. Books shouldn't need to do this to show intimacy-there is such a thing called TALKING. Don't get me wrong, when done well I like reading them but that I need more than that in a book so I can connect to the characters. 

Another pet peeve I have is nightmares about their past. It seems a lazy way to hint to the reader about their traumatic past rather than the character developing until she opens up about her past. Also after studying sleeping cycles in psychology they are so unlikely for a different event to come up everytime she sleeps and if that was the case we have a different dream every 90 minutes why isn't she waking up everytime? I don't mind flashbacks too much when they are done well such as in 'Poision Study' by Marie. V. Snyder.

Finally, the last thing I hate in books is when they have multiple characters who's name all start with the same letter. My brain just can't cope and it takes a while till I can distinguish who each character is and if that doesn't happen early on, I normally end up putting it down because I can't be bothered trying to work it out any more. 

TOP 5 BOOK COVERS

1. WITHER (The Chemical Garden #1) by Lauren Stefano

2. DARKEST MERCY (Wicked Lovely #5) by Melissa Marr

3. STARCROSSED by Josephine Angelini

4.IGNITE ME (Shatter me #3) by Tarhereh Mafi 

5. ACROSS THE UNIVERSE by Beth Revis

ALWAYS YOU

ALWAYS YOU 

BY KIRSTY MOSELEY 

Genre: Teen Fiction
Recommended Age: No one 
Goodreads rating: 4.06
My Rating: DNF

Riley Tanner has a best friend, the best friend a girl could ask for. He’s supportive, loyal, honest, trustworthy, kind, and thoughtful. He’s also the biggest player in school.

Their relationship has always been easy and affectionate, but after Riley’s month long vacation, things become a little strange. She starts to look at him in ways that go way beyond the ‘friend zone’. Add in her best friend’s rival, and things become a whole lot more complicated.

Now I don't usually write reviews on books I didn't finish but this book got me so frustrated I think it warranted for one. 

I'm up to chapter 3 and I'm just done with this book. It's defiantly going on my DNF pile. 

I liked the idea for the storyline and I really love best friend romances so I was hopeful for this book. However, as soon as Blake came in it just turned into the most predictable plot, and I was just getting bored. Love triangles do not make an interesting story line! 

The dialogue was just appalling- I've read Wattpad books that are better than this and that's saying something. 

The characters were extremely dense I felt like knocking their heads together. We all know giving each other hickeys to mark your territory is a sure sign of friendship! *exasperated sigh* 

How anyone could stand these two enough to even finish this book needs a pat on the back, I can only think it was determination to finish that could get someone to read it all as it definitely wasn't the 'original' storyline or the 'relatable' characters. 

I will not be recommending this book

TOP 5 BOOKS

1. THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak

2. VAIN by Fisher Amelie

3.POISON STUDY by Marie V. Snyder

4.THE HOBBIT by J R R Tolkein

5. CLOCKWORK PRINCESS by Cassandra Clare 

THE BOOK THIEF

THE BOOK THIEF

I’m finally going watching The Book Thief in the cinema this weekend. If I cry nearly as much as I did reading the book they’ll have to evacuate the cinema due to flooding.