Booktuber Recommendations! - Part 1

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So I am a huge fan of booktube and watch a lot of different ones! Today I wanted to let y'all know some of my favorites!! These are in no particular order, just a list of some of my favorites. Also, this is only part one (I have wayyy too many for one post!) so i'm gonna list 5 and then list more in another post, so stay tuned! 


1) Christine Riccio - PolandBananasBooks

Christine is so passionate about books, and this really shows in her videos! If you want to laugh, definitely check out Christine! Christine also does a great job of reviewing the books she reads. Every single one. And let me say, it is so much fun to watch her book reviews after reading a book! I love to see what she felt about certain areas and characters. Christine also puts up lots of skits and even does some TV videos!! If you are new to booktube definitely check her out! If you aren't new, well then you probably know her already :P






2) Whitney Atkinson- WhittyNovels

Let me just start off by saying that Whitney is my booktube BAE! Just look at her :P! But besides being easy on the eyes, she really is witty, just like her channel name suggests! Whintey constantly makes me laugh with her sarcasm and is also really relatable! She even hosts her own read a thon (The Cram-a-Thon) biannually! Also, if you love puppies, her snapchat is always full of adorable ones!! Books and puppies, where else can you possible want?! 

3) Caleb- InsaneReader

Caleb is definitely the most under rated booktuber on this list! At 16, he is also the youngest! In addition to that, he is the only boy (for today at least)! Just because he is young, however, does not mean he is any less great! Caleb represents people of my age in a great light! He really is able to see books for their quality and not just based off their popularity. He is extremely silly (sensing a theme here?). Definitely go check out Caleb's channel if you want to laugh and get good book recommendations! Occasionally there are TV related videos too. His snapchat may also be the funniest one I follow, just sayin'. 

4) Natasha- Tashapolis

Natasha is the ultimate fangirl. She really knows how to convince you to read a book or watch a show! Whenever she puts up a video, I am quick to click to see what I'll be recommended in that video. She does a variety of videos, from book hauls to tags to lookbooks to reviews to vlogs (her vlogs are amazing and feature an array of booktubers!) to fangirlish skits! Important to me, Natasha is making strides for plus sized people (She stars in a commercial for the Ginny B plus sized clothing line) and is open about her religion! I applaud her for both of these things! If she looks familiar to you, it could be because she appeared in a Once Upon A Time Recap Special a year and a half ago! Seriously y'all, this girl does so much amazing stuff and is bound to be into something that you are also!

5)Heather- Bookables

Lastly (for today) but certainly not least, is Heather. This woman puts so much into her channel and I love it! She makes the coolest thumbnails and works hard to make sure her background is very aesthetically pleasing! Heather is genuinely a very nice person and her videos always feel so welcoming and calming! She does great book reviews too- Spoiler Free and Spoilery so that you can watch both before and after reading the book! Any Gilmore Girls out there will love to know that she is a huge fan herself (does anyone else think she looks like Sookie?) and makes a whole bunch of fun videos about that too! And, also, this woman has a one year old son and an independent photography company on top of her channel! And she still manages to put out at least 2 videos a week! Go give                                                         this girl some love!! 

Well, that's it for today! Please go check out all of these wonderful channels and enjoy! Come back soon for my end of 2016 wrap up posts!! 

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I'm back!

Hey y'all!

So it's been a hot minute since I've posted, but I'm coming back! School has been absolutely insane this semester and I just did not have the time or the energy to make this blog a priority. I really do want to continue to post here tho, so I'm going to try to pick it back up in the new year! So check back in if you want for all of my looking back on 2016 posts and a whole bunch of other stuff!

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Raven Cycle Update

Just really fast I wanted to let y'all know. I got really slumpy and gave up on my reread.... I don't think any of y'all were doing it anyways... Sorry if you were!!

The Jungle Book Review

So last night I saw the new Disney live action version of The Jungle Book with some of my best friends in the whole world, and I have to say, it took me by complete surprise!!

This movie is a reimagining of the original Disney classic cartoon. It blends the plot of that in with the plot of the original book in a brilliant way. Basically, all the animals have a truce not to hurt one another but a tiger breaks that so everything goes down... Mowgli gotta get out to save himself. That's how this amazing movie starts and then we go on the ride that we are all pretty familiar with but in a whole new way!!

The visuals in this movie are breathtaking!! Everything looks gorgeous and it is so hard to believe it isn't all real!! Knowing all of this is CGI except for Mowgli blows my mind!!

This brings me to my next point, which is can we all just say NEEL IS AN AMAZING ACTOR!!! He had to act with just little puppets for all of these animals. The way it came out is amazing!!

Although some have said bad things about the new version of Bare Necessities, I loved it! I thought that it made complete sense that Mowgli wasn't the best singer in the world because of the story!!

If you have not seen this movie yet, I highly recommend doing so!! Also, if you get the chance, go see it in a theater! The effects will affect you more on the big screen!!

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UPDATE- Raven Cycle ReRead

Hey ya'll,

I started the first book again today!! I'm 50 pages in and I just love being back into this story! Let me know if ya'll are reading or rereading!!

Lady Midnight Review

O.K. guys, it's been a while. However, I have finished Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare so I have decided to write a full review :)

5/5 Stars

Non-Spoiler Thoughts:

This book was GREAT!! In my opinion, this was the best first book by Cassandra Clare. This was hands down the best opening novel that she has written. Also, it is evident that Cassie's writing has improved greatly since City of Bones. If you have not read all of Cassandra's previous works, I would recommend doing so. This will improve your knowledge of characters that pop up from her other works. Also, the endings of those stories are spoiled in this one, so reading this (while explaining all you need to know) will spoil the other stories. Finally, there is one MAJOR reveal in the end of the book that will be very confusing if you have read the ending of City of Heavenly Fire, but not the Shadowhunter Academy stories. 

Characters:

Emma: The protagonist, Emma is a great and strong character. She has sass and is not afraid to do what she wants or what needs to be done. By far the strongest of any of Cassie's protagonists. 

Julian: Julian is the other main character, Emma's parabatai, and the love interest for Emma. Julian is also a father figure to all of the Blackthorn kids. I love his relationship with Emma and also how strong he is by himself!!

Christina: Emma's best friend, she is kick-a** and great!! I love how independent she is and was not afraid to leave her home.

Mark: Mark is the eldest brother in the Blackthorn family. He was taken by the wild hunt. I loved his character and all of the interesting plot points that occurred with him in this book :P

The rest of the Blackthorns: All of Julian's siblings were great!! Really interested in what is up with Ty!!

Malcolm: A great new warlock!! More on him in the spoiler section

Diana: Though barely in this novel, Diana was awesome when she was!! Diana is the kid's tutor, and you can really tell she loves them and cares for them. She is only doing what she is for them.

Arthur: Finally, we have Arthur, the Blackthorn's uncle and leader of the L.A. Institute. I loved his character and thought is mental illness was handled GREATLY!!

SPOILER THOUGHTS!!! DO NOT CONTINUE IF YOU HAVE NOT READ LADY MIDNIGHT!

I loved everything about this book. All of it! This part of the review is bound to get somewhat choppy and all over the place but if you're reading this you've read the book, so it shouldn't matter. Haha!!

O.K., so first off, when Kit was revealed to be the lost Herondale, I lost it! I could not Believe Cassie just threw in this huge twist with this character!!

Next major surprise that killed me, THE MALCOLM TWIST!!! Who would've thought that this kind and lover of love would turn out to be who he was!! Insane!!

I also loved all of the little flashbacks Cassie gave to moments in the Blackthorns life, especially the one where Clary and Jace appeared. 

SIZZY IS ENGAGED!!! Enough said.

WHAT IS UP WITH MARK?!?!? First off I was so shocked he was even here!! I was expecting him to stay at the hunt, but NO!! THEN, after we getting seriously into the Christina and Mark love story, Cassie drops Kieran!! WHAT??!?!? TO make matters even MORE complicated, EMMA AND MARK!! "' Why lie,' he said." WHAT?!?!?!

I did also love that Christina was not afraid to leave and stand up for herself! She did not stay at home with "perfect" Diego. She realized the flaws with him and got out while she still could! Good for her!!

O.K. finally, EMMA AND JULIAN NEED TO BE TOGETHER!!! The beach scene was so shocking (Like OH MY GOD!!) but it definitely sold me on their relationship. These two are so cute together and I need them together!! When Jem (OH MY GOD TESSA AND JEM YAAS) revealed why Parabatai can not be together, I actually cried!! If these two do not end up together I will be so crushed!!

O.K. well guys, that's about all that I have to say!! Thank you so much if you actually read this whole review!! I really enjoyed this book and would love to talk about it with y'all if you have read it!! 

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Raven Cycle Reread

Hello all,

So with just under a month to go until the highly anticipated (by me and many others) release of the fourth and final book in the Raven Cycle series, The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater, I have decided to reread the series!! I realized I do not remember much of what happened in the third novel, but would really like to. This way when I go to read the fourth one at the end of April, I will really be invested in this series!! I love this series, it is one of my favorites! I really want to be able to enjoy the fourth novel without trying to remember what happened in the previous ones.

Please feel free to comment if you are rereading the books or reading for the first time and want to discuss!! I would love to discuss with you all!!

And look forward to a review coming for the fourth novel soon after April 26!!

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