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The Making of (+Giveaway): Beaded Bookmarks

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The Making of (+Giveaway): Beaded Bookmarks

I finally got some time to make these bookmarks!  Not as many as I would like but enough to share the love :D

Thanks to Kate for her inspiration, she’s been making some funky bookmarks herself - check out her blog @whY.A.not?

Due to my lack of skill with the camera, these photos aren’t the best qualities but hopefully should suffice your curiosity as to how these were lovingly made!  Please note that you’d need to have the rudimentary basics in jewellery making should you wish to attempt in making these however I believe instructions are available online.

The Materials: my trusty tools (round nosed plier & flat nosed plier), pre-cut ribbons, selected beads, jump rings, wires, greek springs, etc

 

 

 

 

 

Step 1: Thread through one end of the ribbon through a greek spring (note there’s a part of the greek spring that’s stuck out, make sure that part is to the end side of the ribbon)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 2: Fold the ribbon and thread the end back into the greek spring so it forms a loop at the end.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 3: Using the flat nosed plier, flattened that part of the greek spring that was sticking out.  Make sure it’s real tight to hold the loop in place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 4:  Using your imagination, string your beads & charms with a dash of creativity.

(This is for one end of the ribbon-ed bookmark)

 

 

 

 

Step 5:  Using a jump ring attach the beads to the ribbon through the loop of the ribbon.

(Squeeze those braincells for another combination of beads for the other end of the ribbon-ed bookmark and attach as per above)

 

 

 

 

The Fruit of My Labour

I myself think they are gorgeous (*patting myself on the back*) and you can see them in action at the top of this page.  So… I’m wanting to share the love…  Let me know you’re preferred one by showing me YOUR love (ie. comments) :)

I’m giving away 2 of the above and this is open for Everybody wherever you are.  Entry up to Sunday, 17th June 2012 (midnight).

Kate, if you’re interested, I’ll send you one as a gesture of my thanks ;)   Let me know.

 

Review: The Golden Lily

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The Golden Lily
The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Read the blurb from the back of the book here.

Is it heresy to say that I’m liking Bloodlines much better than Vampire Academy? That I’m liking Sydney a whole heap more than I ever did Rose?

I just found Rose to be a ‘try hard’. I didn’t like Rose’s rebellious, angry, & wary attitude. Not that it’s without cause but I just found it to be really annoying. On the other hand, Sydney seems to be the opposite. She’s trying to obey all the rules, to follow the principles grounded in her since childhood, to please one’s parent, and more than a little bit OCD (organising sweet packets by color & size? C’mon!). These were the main things that I can relate to. Yep, I’m a little bit OCD (just a teeny weeny bit) and the Asian in me is big about being obedient & pleasing one’s parent etc. Being able to identify with the main character is the key factor to enjoying a book I’m reading.

With The Golden Lily, I’m loving Sydney more and more. She’s just absolutely lovely. She’s loving, considerate, warm, and all round goodness. Her character is developed a lot more especially as we see her interact socially a lot more and opening herself up to her friends. She’s strong and brave, willing to face up to challenges set in front of her. She finds it utterly terrifying to face any challenges against the deep-seated beliefs ingrained in her innermost self and yet when the situation calls, she knows where her priorities lie.

I’m happy with the character development of Jill and Adrian too. They matured a lot more in this book and I supposed since they are linked, it’s not surprising that they kind of ‘grew up’ together. We are also introduced to Angeline, she is just… so… precious(!), and Brayden (Sydney’s love interest), well, I think I love one of the things Sydney liked about him: he smells like… COFFEE!! *hhhmmm, I could do with one right now*

Even then, things seem a bit slow in the romance department. Although, seeing that Sydney is blind as a bat when it comes to this part of life, it’s not surprising. She is learning though, at a snail’s pace. (I’m not complaining, I love the suspense & as it is, can’t wait for the next instalment. I am a little sad that I’ve finished reading it so quickly!)

It was definitely a quick read for me, it was just that absorbing and I got carried away with the story. There were so many hints/clues peppered through the book that when the ‘truth’ comes to light, you are just like ‘umph, predictable’ and yet, the big mysteries are still pending. We found out a lot more about Trey and a very little more on Ms Terwilliger but they are, by no means, concluded. I think we are in for a lot more surprises there.

“Yes, I decided. Yes, it was worth it.”

(Yeah, okay, I know, I’m such a tease.)

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Wacky Wednesday

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So I broke down and downloaded the Kindle app for PC.  The Asian in me just could NOT say ‘no’ to free books even though I don’t actually when I’m going to read these books.

In the last month, I’ve downloaded about 30 ebooks and I’ve just loaded them onto my GR TBR and here they are…

In order of highest average rating (4+ stars only)

Best / Most Interesting Cover (a subjective opinion):

 

 

Note: I have linked each title / cover to Amazon. Some of them are still Free at time of this posting.

The Freebies don’t stop at just Amazon of course.  I’ve downloaded a few from Smashwords and from iBook.

  

  

How about you?  Can you resist a Free Book?  What’s the best Free Book you’ve had so far (not counting gifts / winnings)?

I’ve also been really excited about the cover release for Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff.  Jay has released the graphics for us fan-atics (PC / iPhone wallpaper).  As you can see, I’ve applied it to my iPhone :)   You can get yours here.

Coming Soon: The Making of the Beribboned Beaded Bookmark.

“The Move” Giveaway #4 (AUS Only)

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I just want to say thanks to everyone who has been supporting me through this read & giveaway prior to us moving house.  The house is a long way from ready and I really don’t think I’d have read all 50 listed below but it’s amazing that am now on the 4th book!  Thanks again!

A Quick Review of the last read: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith

I loved Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.  I thought it was just absolutely hilarious [Please note that I adore P&P].  Hence, I expected the same level of hilarity with this novel.  Unfortunately, it’s nothing of the sort.  Or at least, not to me…  I wonder though whether this has to do with the fact that I’m Australian.  I mean in the sense that I know very little of the American history and do not revere Abraham Lincoln as most Americans would.  Nevertheless, it was still an entertaining read for me.

I can’t find it to be scary; yet the pars I found scary were not ‘real’ either :p so that kind of ruin it a little for me.  Whilst it was definitely gory (lots of head chopping etc) there was also a soft side.  Here’s an entry in Lincoln’s diary (I don’t know whether this is a true extract or not) where he is expressing his adoration of his firstborn child.

I find myself staring at him for hours on end.  Holding him against my chest and feeling the gentle rhythms of his breath.  Running my fingers over the smooth skin of his fat, delightful feet.  I admit that I smell his hair when he sleeps.  Nibble at his fingers when he holds them near.  I am his servant, for I shall do anything to earn his slightest smile.

**Aawww**

My most memorable quote though is;

“Without death,” he answered, “life is meaningless.  It is a story that can never be told.  A song that can never be sung.  For how would one finish it?”

The next one Up for Grabs: Legacy: A Novel by James A. Michener

Entries will be received up to midnight of Sunday, 3rd June 2012).  To enter, just leave a  comment with your name and contact details (it doesn’t have to be your email address – it could be your goodreads profile etc just as long as I can get a message to you).  Only the winner will be contacted and you’ll have 48 hours to respond.

While you’re here, you can also nominate the next book I should read and therefore give away NEXT ;)

 

 

My list of books (alphabetical order of author’s last name):

  1. Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer
  2. The Harmony Silk Factory by Tash Aw
  3. You Wouldn’t Be Dead for Quids by Robert G. Barrett
  4. Murphy’s Law (Molly Murphy Mysteries 1) by Rhys Bowen
  5. Jane Slayre: The Literary Classic… with a blood-sucking twist by Charlotte Bronte & Sherri Browning Erwin
  6. Musk & Byrne by Fiona Capp (ARC Edition)
  7. The Cairo Diary by Maxime Chattam
  8. The Coffin Dancer by Jeffery Deaver
  9. Avalanche by Jack Drummond
  10. The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans
  11. Code to Zero by Ken Follett
  12. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
  13. Shadows on the Aegean by Suzanne J Frank
  14. Sunrise of the Mediterranean by Suzanne J Frank
  15. Duet by Kimberley Freeman
  16. The Perfect Husband (Quincy & Rainie 1) by Lisa Gardner
  17. The Third Victim (Quincy & Rainie 2) by Lisa Gardner
  18. The Next Accident (Quincy & Rainie 3) by Lisa Gardner
  19. The Killing Hour (Quincy & Rainie 4) by Lisa Gardner
  20. Gone (Quincy & Rainie 5) by Lisa Gardner
  21. The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George
  22. Marathon Man by William Goldman
  23. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
  24. Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
  25. Birdman by Mo Hayder
  26. Surrender by Sonya Hartnett
  27. 1788 by David Hill
  28. Arctic Chill by Arnaldur Indridason
  29. Voices by Arnaldur Indridason
  30. Ironweed by William Kennedy
  31. The Last 10 Seconds by Simon Kernick
  32. Highways to a War by Christopher J Koch
  33. Grace Notes by Bernard MacLaverty
  34. An Imaginary Life by David Malouf
  35. Legacy: A Novel by James A. Michener
  36. Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener
  37. The Official Fahrenheit 9/11 Reader by Michael Moore
  38. The Silent Country by Di Morrissey
  39. Secret Ones (Dream of Asarlai 1) by Nicole Murphy (ARC copy)
  40. Green Mountains by Bernard O’Reilly
  41. Thirteen Steps Down by Ruth Rendell
  42. A Sense of the World by Jason Roberts
  43. A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
  44. Tully by Paullina Simons
  45. Devil’s Corner by Lisa Scottoline
  46. A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks
  47. Handpicked by Siew Siang Tay
  48. The Chimney Sweeper’s Boy by Barbara Vine
  49. The Aunt’s Story by Patrick White
  50. Culture is… :Australian Stories Across Cultures – An Anthology edited by Anne-Marie Smith

Sunday Shorts

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Sunday Shorts

I don’t always write full reviews for all the books I read.  I have to be compelled by the book – by how the book affected me emotionally and / or intellectually.  Nevertheless, there are lots of fun enjoyable books that I thought I’d share by quick reviews made up of a few (as few as I can make it) sentences.

I haven’t had much chance to read this weekend as we were away at church camp so I’ve only finished ONE Fun book:

The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) by Lemony Snicket

Short Synopsis from Goodreads:

Like a car alarm, bagpipe music, or a doorbell ringing in the middle of the night, hearing this all-new audio edition of The Bad Beginning will only upset you. This unique multi-voice recording brings the first book in Lemony Snicket’s alarming A Series of Unfortunate Events to such terrible life that no one should really have to experience it. Unless you have an ear for such ghastly details as a tragic fire, a nefarious villain, itchy clothing, and cold porridge for breakfast, all narrated in chilly detail by the distinguished, and disturbed, Tim Curry with a team of talented readers, you would be better off listening to something else.

Short & Sweet Review:

A series of Unfortunate Events, indeed!  You are pre-warned right from the start NOT to expect any other things but UN-fortunate Events.  Of course, I was still being positive thinking that can’t be right throughout the whole book but each time I think something was going well… I was proven wrong again and again.  Nonetheless, this is an entertaining and enjoyable book.  It explains some big words like ‘insipid’, ‘duration’, etc…  And though the end is UN-realistic to the Adult Me, I would recommend this book to your children who like adventure books with a ‘scary’ baddie :)

Here are a couple of things from the camp:

Review: Night Beach

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Night Beach
Night Beach by Kirsty Eagar
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

 

This book got me hooked by page 2.

 

After the initial long description of the opening scene, I liked Abbie straight away from her encounter with the dog. What can I say, I luurrrvee dogs! Here’s my darling (sorry, can’t help myself)

Getting back to the book, even though I’m not a surfie, I love the beach and I can straightaway tell from the descriptions of the beach, the surf, etc, that Abbie is a fanatic. Yes, she surfs everyday (literally!). We were also told straightaway that Abbie is Arty farty. Everything has to be in pictures for her; a visual type of person. Hence, she excels in Visual Arts at school. I just love this combination of beach / surf and art. Okay, well, I just love the beach. Truly, Kirsty Eagar has a way to describe the beach that I want to go there right now.

All good things come in threes, right? Abbie’s addicted to the surf to forget. She loves art because that’s how she learns to understand. And… she’s absolutely nuts about Kane, just because… ;)

But of course when you’ve got it bad for somebody, you aren’t really sane. You’re a stalker and a groupie combined, and you do things even you don’t want to try and understand.

Would anyone else understand what I’m doing? I silently argue my case before an invisible jury. I’m saying, imagine there is someone you like so much that just thinking about them leaves you desperate and reckless. You crave them in a way that’s not rational, not right, and you’re becoming somebody you don’t recognise, and certainly don’t respect, but you don’t even care.

Yup, she’s completely crazy about Kane. But Kane returned from his trip with an extra baggage. Something dark and menacing and it wants… Abbie. **wwhoooo** [Trust me, this book isn’t scary. I was reading in the dark on my laptop and I am usually a scaredy cat – haven’t been able to read any Stephen King’s]

Not only does Abbie has to fight with an unknown entity, she is struggling with her own individual issues. Mostly, she just wants to feel like she belongs… in a family… somewhere… anywhere…

In normal families, unbroken families, the mother and the father are like two hands cupped together, and held by those hands are the children. In my family, the hands have pulled apart and the children have been dropped… You find out you don’t really belong anywhere.

I rate books with my heart and whilst my head said this book is worth the whole 5 stars, my heart complains of something missing. I just can’t tell you what it is as it’ll be a spoiler issue; maybe I’m just that shallow to want that extra bit but… can’t have everything in life. In any case, I read this book in 1 day (thanks to work interrupting). It was just that engrossing that I needed to read it and read it to the end pronto!

Night Beach is an absolutely completely totally captivating read.

Read it!

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Wacky Wednesday

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Wow, it has been quite a week for me!  Heralded by the arrival of …

I was sooo EXCITED!!)

Half-Blood (Covenant #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Thanks for the Sweeeeeeet giveaway, Petra @Safari Poet!!

And then, let’s not forget The Exciting Hunt on Monday where I caught the ARC of The Golden Lily (Bloodlines #2) by Richelle Mead. **SQUUUUEEEEE!!**  Thanks again, Penguin Teen Australia.

My Kobo is feeling very pleased for being fed 2 yummy ebooks:

* Die For Me (Revenants #1) by Amy Plum (My Thanks “with cherries on top” to Dana @DanaSquare)

* Bone Dressing (Bone Dressing #1) by Michelle I. Brooks (Thanks to Becky @Book Bite Reviews - sending you lots of Good Vibes!!)

Hhhhmmm….  Haven’t really made that much progress with many of my reading challenges except for completing Reading with Style (Spring).  Woo hoo!!  Am now having absolute fun compiling list for the Summer one.  The tasks are not fully compiled yet but you can check it out here:  Reading with Style.

Let’s not forget our Special Library Visit today for the National Simultaneous Story Time (11 am Wednesday, 23 May 2012)

My Little Reader listening to The Very Cranky Bear by Nick Bland.

 

 

 

 

Of course, since we’re there, I can’t help myself but borrow some books…  all Audios this time:

“The Move” Giveaway #3 (AUS Only)

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Let’s keep moving with “The Move”!!

A Quick Review of the last read: You Wouldn’t Be Dead for Quids by Robert G. Barrett

The two things you’d have to keep in mind when reading this book is that it’s the 80s and Les Norton is an absolutely true blue Aussie ;)

Being Aussie, it’s all about the idea of ‘fair go and you just gotta be able to take a piss at yourself. I reckon this is what this book is all about.

The book seriously surprised me; was completely off my rocker! It’s a lot more funny than I ever expected it to be (even though it’s mostly polictically incorrect), heaped with violence (again keep in mind that it’s the 80s in Kings Cross and Norton is a bouncer), lots of drinking (& drink driving! *grimace*), sex, and “fair dinkum” peppered throughout the book.

About Les:

…he was just a shade under six feet…  he did have exceptionally long, think sinewy arms covered in bristly red hairs and at the end of them dangled two massive gnarled hands, the fingers literally like Fijian bananas, the knuckles like fifty cent coins… 

As far as looks go Les wasn’t ugly, but he was no Robert Redford either.  His scrubby red hair topped a pair of dark, brooding eyes set in a wide square face, and with his lantern jaw and the mandatory broken nose of a bouncer Les looked pretty much exactly what he was.  His one outstanding feature was a pair of immensely bushy eyebrows, that caused the owner of the casino where Les worked to nickname him Yosemite Sam after a character in the Bugs Bunny show on TV.  And whenever Les was about to go into action with his fists those big bushy eyebrows would bristle like the hairs on a dog’s back.

And lastly, just a sample of “politically incorrect” Aussie humor (LOL)

‘Turn it up Billy,’ replied Norton, ‘I wouldn’t be seen dead with that big fat thing.’

‘She’s not that fat.’

‘Not that fat? She looks like some one’s been up her arse with a bike-pump. If she ever fell over she’d rock herself to sleep trying to get back up.’

‘Now she’s not that bad.’

‘Not that bad. Have a look at her big fat head.  She’s got more chins than the Hong Kong phone book.  I reckon if there was a peeping-tom in her neighbourhood he’d pull her blind down.’

  Next Up: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith (thanks, Heav!)

Entries will be received up to midnight of Sunday, 27th May 2012).  To enter, just leave a  comment with your name and contact details (it doesn’t have to be your email address – it could be your goodreads profile etc just as long as I can get a message to you).  Only the winner will be contacted and you’ll have 48 hours to respond.

While you’re here, you can also nominate the next book I should read and therefore give away NEXT ;)

My list of books (alphabetical order of author’s last name):

  1. Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer
  2. The Harmony Silk Factory by Tash Aw
  3. You Wouldn’t Be Dead for Quids by Robert G. Barrett
  4. Murphy’s Law (Molly Murphy Mysteries 1) by Rhys Bowen
  5. Jane Slayre: The Literary Classic… with a blood-sucking twist by Charlotte Bronte & Sherri Browning Erwin
  6. Musk & Byrne by Fiona Capp (ARC Edition)
  7. The Cairo Diary by Maxime Chattam
  8. The Coffin Dancer by Jeffery Deaver
  9. Avalanche by Jack Drummond
  10. The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans
  11. Code to Zero by Ken Follett
  12. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
  13. Shadows on the Aegean by Suzanne J Frank
  14. Sunrise of the Mediterranean by Suzanne J Frank
  15. Duet by Kimberley Freeman
  16. The Perfect Husband (Quincy & Rainie 1) by Lisa Gardner
  17. The Third Victim (Quincy & Rainie 2) by Lisa Gardner
  18. The Next Accident (Quincy & Rainie 3) by Lisa Gardner
  19. The Killing Hour (Quincy & Rainie 4) by Lisa Gardner
  20. Gone (Quincy & Rainie 5) by Lisa Gardner
  21. The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George
  22. Marathon Man by William Goldman
  23. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
  24. Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
  25. Birdman by Mo Hayder
  26. Surrender by Sonya Hartnett
  27. 1788 by David Hill
  28. Arctic Chill by Arnaldur Indridason
  29. Voices by Arnaldur Indridason
  30. Ironweed by William Kennedy
  31. The Last 10 Seconds by Simon Kernick
  32. Highways to a War by Christopher J Koch
  33. Grace Notes by Bernard MacLaverty
  34. An Imaginary Life by David Malouf
  35. Legacy: A Novel by James A. Michener
  36. Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener
  37. The Official Fahrenheit 9/11 Reader by Michael Moore
  38. The Silent Country by Di Morrissey
  39. Secret Ones (Dream of Asarlai 1) by Nicole Murphy (ARC copy)
  40. Green Mountains by Bernard O’Reilly
  41. Thirteen Steps Down by Ruth Rendell
  42. A Sense of the World by Jason Roberts
  43. A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
  44. Tully by Paullina Simons
  45. Devil’s Corner by Lisa Scottoline
  46. A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks
  47. Handpicked by Siew Siang Tay
  48. The Chimney Sweeper’s Boy by Barbara Vine
  49. The Aunt’s Story by Patrick White
  50. Culture is… :Australian Stories Across Cultures – An Anthology edited by Anne-Marie Smith

CAUGHT: The Golden Lily ARC

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OMG, I can’t believe it (!!!) I am holding an ARC copy of The Golden Lily!!

I was so busy yesterday that I didn’t see the “hunt” was on in Sydney til evening and was kinda happy that no one caught it yet (sorry, peepz! No hard feelings…).  I crossed my fingers hoping that the next location will be Martin Place, Sydney (just around the corner from my office).

All morning I’ve been distracted and probably drove my colleague crazy too, LOL.  I kept checking & refreshing the Penguin Teen Australia page.  And… THERE IT WAS!!  I ran out of the office and…

WOOT WOOT!!

 

 

Here I am holding the most coveted treasure :D

 

 

For those of you who haven’t heard / seen The Golden Lily (Bloodlines #2) around (poor you…), here’s the blurb from the back of the book!

SYDNEY SAGE IS AN ALCHEMIST, ONE OF A GROUP OF HUMANS WHO DABBLE IN MAGIC AND SERVE TO BRIDGE THE WORLDS OF HUMANS AND VAMPIRES.  ALCHEMISTS PROTECT VAMPIRE SECRETS – AND HUMAN LIVES.

Sydney would love to go to college, but instead, she’s been sent into hiding at a posh boarding school in Palm Springs, California – tasked with protecting Moroi princess Jill Dragomir from assassins who want to throw the Moroi court into civil war.  Formerly in disgrace, Sydney is now praised for her loyalty and obedience, and held up as the model of an exemplary Alchemist.

But the closer she grows to Jill, Eddie, and especially Adrian, the more she finds herself questioning her age-old Alchemist beliefs, her idea of family, and the sense of what it means to truly belong.  Her world becomes even more complicated when magical experiments show Sydney may hold the key to prevent becoming Strigoi - the fiercest vampires, the ones who don’t die.  But it’s her fear of being just that – special, magical, powerful – that scares her more than anything.  Equally daunting is her new romance with Brayden, a cute, brainy guy who seems to be her match in every way.  Yet, as perfect as he seems, Sydney finds herself being drawn to someone else – someone forbidden to her.

When a shocking secret threatens to tear the vampire world apart, Sydney’s loyalties are suddenly tested more than ever before.  She wonders how she’s supposed to strike a balance between the principles and dogmas she’s been taught, and what her instincts are now telling her.

Watch this space for the Upcoming Review (I’m aiming for around 1 June 2012)

 

Here’s Penguin relaxing with “The book” (@the office)

Assuredly, I won’t be able to hold on to the Penguin cuz as soon as my Little Reader sees it – “Mine!” he’d claimed. ;)

Review: Everything Beautiful

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Everything Beautiful
Everything Beautiful by Simmone Howell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wow, really, I don’t know what I expected but this book just shows me what gems are out there when you’re not expecting it.

Let me state as a sort of disclaimer that I usually avoid contemporary fiction (YA or adult) like the plague. Uh huh, you heard me. So for me to completely be immersed in a novel like this one was a Big surprise.

Secondly, I’m also a Christian Youth Leader. Don’t worry, I can poke fun at myself too, just like am laughing at the YL in this novel. For all I know, I’m probably a ‘Roslyn’ minus the **eeek** jumpsuites!

The wittiness caught me by surprise;

“I crossed my legs and felt my head to see if little red horns had grown.”

“I opened my mouth to tell her what I thought of Craig, how fell into the HBNQR category (hot-but-not-quite-right) but the demented glint in her eye made save it. Sarita was a believer. She had the woolly balaclava of bullshit stretched over her eyes…”

but which I thoroughly enjoyed!

And how could you not like Riley Rose? An overweight teen with a brassy personality on the outside but is completely messed up inside. This is a coming-of-age story where Riley Rose learnt to deal with the pain of losing her mom and having to live again.

Warning: Lots of language and sexual references.
I would not myself recommend this book for under 15s (but then again I may be a conservative).

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