Hey guys. So yes, I am here. I'm so sorry I haven't been posting, I have had so much work and I'm just about keeping up.
An update:
I didn't read the 3 books on the TBR, I couldn't get into the first one 'Twinmaker', even though I was halfway through it, and I couldn't read the second, 'Crashland' as that is the second in the series and I don't remember how the end of 'Twinmaker' went. The third book, I wasn't that interested in and, I had to bring it back to the library so....
I did read 'The Fever' by Megan Abbott, I have 3 more chapters to go, but I love it so much, it is such a good plot line, and I can't wait to do a review on it.
I'm so excited, I'm going to YA Shot, and I'm going to see the authors and there are going to be other bookish people and I'm so happy :D
Thanks - Alexia
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Sunday, 13 September 2015
My To Be Read
Hey guys, Alexia here.
Usually I don't really have TBR's, I just read randomly, but I have a lot of books taken from the library, so I have to organise my reading schedule so I don't go over. The book on the list I'm already reading, but it's the first in the series and I don't remember it so I'm reading it again.
The first book is "Twinmaker" by Sean Williams, and it is a dystopian. The people in the book travel through D-mats, which can send you from London to Sydney (across the world basically) in a few seconds. The main character is called Clair. Clair's best friend Libby uses this virus thing called Improvement to make herself look pretty. Libby changes and goes against Clair, and Clair is left trying to fix everything. There are people called 'Stainer's' who are against D-mats, for accidents that happened to themselves or someone else, and some even see it as killing people. Clair realises that everything is not what it seems and has to struggle with the knowledge that everything she knew was a lie.
The second book is "Crashland" by Sean Williams, and it follows on to what happens in "Twinmaker"
The third book I have to read is "Human Universe" by Professor Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen. It's a book about philosophy and questions people ask to understand nature and themselves. It looks interesting, it is not a genre I read often, it has a lot of physics and chemistry and that kind of thing in it.
The fourth book I have is called "The Enchanted" by Rene Denfeld. It is narrated by a man in Death Row, who escapes by reading and re-imagining the world around him and making a magical world of what is around him. A investigator comes in, to try and save the people from death row. I think the synopsis is quite cool - making a world out of nothing while sitting in jail.
The fifth and last book is called "The Fever" by Meg Cabot. It is a true story, which is quite scary, as it is about this area, where girls are forgetting who they are - they lose their identities. Apparantly this is a true story, which happened four or three years ago, in this town where girls just collapsed, and when they woke up they didn't know who they were. People this it may have been chemicals in the water when they were a fetus and the mother drank the water, and I think this is a really cool concept.
Also there is a thing called YA Shot in the end of October and I really want to go to it, if you live in London we could maybe meet up?, message me, on my:
Goodreads which is: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/46851696-alexia-stylianou
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thatbookthough
or my instagram which is @alexiairwin
or Tumblr which is @city-0f-clace
Usually I don't really have TBR's, I just read randomly, but I have a lot of books taken from the library, so I have to organise my reading schedule so I don't go over. The book on the list I'm already reading, but it's the first in the series and I don't remember it so I'm reading it again.
The first book is "Twinmaker" by Sean Williams, and it is a dystopian. The people in the book travel through D-mats, which can send you from London to Sydney (across the world basically) in a few seconds. The main character is called Clair. Clair's best friend Libby uses this virus thing called Improvement to make herself look pretty. Libby changes and goes against Clair, and Clair is left trying to fix everything. There are people called 'Stainer's' who are against D-mats, for accidents that happened to themselves or someone else, and some even see it as killing people. Clair realises that everything is not what it seems and has to struggle with the knowledge that everything she knew was a lie.
The second book is "Crashland" by Sean Williams, and it follows on to what happens in "Twinmaker"
The third book I have to read is "Human Universe" by Professor Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen. It's a book about philosophy and questions people ask to understand nature and themselves. It looks interesting, it is not a genre I read often, it has a lot of physics and chemistry and that kind of thing in it.
The fourth book I have is called "The Enchanted" by Rene Denfeld. It is narrated by a man in Death Row, who escapes by reading and re-imagining the world around him and making a magical world of what is around him. A investigator comes in, to try and save the people from death row. I think the synopsis is quite cool - making a world out of nothing while sitting in jail.
The fifth and last book is called "The Fever" by Meg Cabot. It is a true story, which is quite scary, as it is about this area, where girls are forgetting who they are - they lose their identities. Apparantly this is a true story, which happened four or three years ago, in this town where girls just collapsed, and when they woke up they didn't know who they were. People this it may have been chemicals in the water when they were a fetus and the mother drank the water, and I think this is a really cool concept.
Also there is a thing called YA Shot in the end of October and I really want to go to it, if you live in London we could maybe meet up?, message me, on my:
Goodreads which is: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/46851696-alexia-stylianou
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thatbookthough
or my instagram which is @alexiairwin
or Tumblr which is @city-0f-clace
30 Day GONE Challenge - DAY FIFTEEN
Hey guys, Alexia here.
Day Fifteen - Sam or Caine
Mine changes though! The first three books, my favourite is Sam, but then it's Caine. I can't choose. Sam is my favourite because he's always tried his hardest, even if he just sees himself as a normal kid. Caine is my favourite, because he redeems himself, he knows what he did was wrong - all of it, and he could have chosen to save himself, but he didn't, and even when he was dead, he still helped the others with a letter, saying he basically did it all - even when he didn't, and saving Diana in the process. My favourite is Caine, there I said it.
Who is your favourite?
Day Fifteen - Sam or Caine
Mine changes though! The first three books, my favourite is Sam, but then it's Caine. I can't choose. Sam is my favourite because he's always tried his hardest, even if he just sees himself as a normal kid. Caine is my favourite, because he redeems himself, he knows what he did was wrong - all of it, and he could have chosen to save himself, but he didn't, and even when he was dead, he still helped the others with a letter, saying he basically did it all - even when he didn't, and saving Diana in the process. My favourite is Caine, there I said it.
Who is your favourite?
30 Day GONE Challenge - DAY FOURTEEN
Hey guy, sorry for not uploading yesterday, I was usy working and then homework, so...
Day Fourteen - Favourite Quote
My favourite quote is in Fear, when Diana and Orc are talking about, how Orc was scared that Howard is in hell, and then Diana says:
"Yeah, well, you know what? If Howard's in hell, I guess we can all have a big get-together soon enough"
That's my favourite quote because I can just imagine all of the Fayz kids in hell, not freaking out just sitting in a circle maybe with a fire in the middle (or everywhere - it is hell), and talking, and then Sam appears there and all the kids are shocked, and Caine would be like "I was not expecting that" and Diana hitting him on the head. The only difference to the Fayz would be the fact that PEnny and Drake have a special place for them where they burn eternally and the other Fayz kids can choose things to do to them.
Friday, 11 September 2015
30 Day GONE Challenge - DAY THIRTEEN
Hey guys, Alexia here :D
Day Thirteen - Your
least favourite pairing/ship
Everyone, everyone is going to hate me for this, but.
Brianna and Dekka. *Raises arms to fend of the rocks*. Yes I know, how can I?
Answer is, I don’t know. I don’t dislike them together, I just don’t feel
anything for them. Lie. I do and I feel bad for Dekka, but they don’t make me
happy and all squirmy inside with my love for them, like I do for Sam and
Astrid, and Caine and Diana, and Edilio and Roger.
Book Review - Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
Hey guys! It is that time again, book review time. I finished this
yesterday, and it was such a good book, so here is the review! Just something
that may interest you, I went to pick up my laptop with one hand and felt
my wrist nearly break. Yay :D.
I gave this book a 5 stars on Goodreads which is: 'Alexia Stylianou'
(If you’re looking at this and thinking it’s a lot and you are going to
click off, I say: it’s really good and worth the read so read it)
The main character, Audrey, has social anxiety, and she hasn't left her
house in months. When you first start reading the book, you immediately like
her, well I did at least. We learn that something has happened to her in her
school, that she was badly bullied, so badly that three students were expelled
and Audrey went into hospital and then therapy and not leaving the house or
taking her black sun glasses off. You never really find out what happened, but
you know it’s bad from the start, and leaves you wondering what happened.
As well as herself, the book follows her family. The book itself starts
with her mother threatening to throw her older brother Frank’s computer out of
the window. I found this hilarious, but horrifying at the same time. Audrey
goes on to say that her mother is a bit eccentric and that her mother follows
the Daily Mail like the Bible, and that her mum thinks that computers are going
to be the end of the world. Which is a shame because Frank is an avid gamer,
playing the game ‘Land of Conquerors’, which is shortened to ‘LOC’. Her brother
is the typical ‘teenage boy’, he loves gaming, he’s moody and messy, but you
can tell he really loves Audrey and wants her to get better.
Whenever something goes wrong, or Frank or Audrey are in trouble, the
mother always calls for the dad, who is not the ‘alpha’ male in the family, but
has to constantly back up his wife, even when he doesn’t know what she going on
about. Audrey has a little brother Felix, who she sees as innocent, and
***SPOILER*** he is the only one she (Audrey) shows her eyes too ***SPOILER***.
I love Felix so much and if I had a little brother I’d want him to be like
Felix.
The depiction of family is very realistic and I loved that. There was
times when everyone was arguing, or if not arguing, they were angry with each
other. Despite that, the family loved each other and just wanted the best for
each other (even if it was for their own gain *cough* Frank *cough*). Some
families are shown to never argue or disagree, and even if for some that is the
case, most of the time it’s not, especially if there is more than 2/3 children
– there will be arguing.
Linus. Ah, Linus. When Linus is first introduced, he is coming over to
play ‘LOC’ with Frank. When Linus and Audrey first start talking (second
encounter) it’s through notes and I find that so cute. Linus tries to be
understanding, but there are times where he becomes frustrated with Audrey,
because what is simple and easy for him, is difficult for her. I loved their
relationship in the book, especially as Kinsella didn’t use Linus’ character to
make Audrey better.
Reading the book, you can really tell that Kinsella did her research
into social anxiety, because when I was reading, I didn’t flinch at anything as
I have with other books I’ve read about a mental illness. Audrey went to her
appointments with Dr Sarah, who she really liked, and shows what it’s really
like to be in therapy (from what I’ve been through). In other books I’ve read,
it’s always the boy helping the girl get better, making her ‘happy’, and I
hated that, and I was really scared that was going to happen in this one, and I
am so relieved that Linus was not used a character to make her anxiety go away
– which realistically would not have happened. Instead he is there helping her
– along with her family and Dr Sarah.
I really loved this book, it dealt with a heavy subject, but made it
light hearted. The humour was brilliant – just like my humour and it was one of
the best books I’ve read in a while.
Thursday, 10 September 2015
30 Day GONE Challenge - DAY TWELVE
Hey guys, it'sAlexia :D
Day Twelve - Your favourite pairing/ship
Hmm. Edilio and Roger I'm going to say, even though you don't see a lot of them, I am going to stick to them. I think they are so cute together, from what we were shown, and I'm upset we didn't get more of them. GO REDILIO!!
Who is your favourite pairing/ship?
30 Day GONE Challenge - DAY ELEVEN
Hey guys, Alexia here. Yeah I know, another no post. I apologise, my internet was out so no homework got done either so.
Day Eleven - Who would be your love interest in the Fayz
Hmm. I'm answering this from the time when I was there age, which was last year. I'd say Caine, because I imagine him as really good looking, and not like how the covers portray him. If not Caine, then Sam. Wait scrap that, I would like Quinn. Not from the get go obviously, but later on in books, I can see myself liking them.
Who would be your love interest?
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
30 Days GONE Challenge - DAY TEN
Hey guys, Alexia here. (YAY I'm uploading). Sixth Form has so much work :o, but I will trod on.
Day Ten - If you had a power, what would it be
This is quite vague, am I able to choose one that already exist and it's what I want. or is it what I think I'll actually had? If it's the first, I don't think I'd have one. If it is the latter, then I want (long period of thinking) hmm maybe Diana's. Not to be in her exact situation, but at the end of the day, her power isn't dangerous, and I think I would be for use but wouldn't be in danger all the time (again, saying if I wasn't in her situation). I also think that Toto's power is cool, can you imagine knowing whether you are being lied to? That can come to so much use, like not telling someone when you know they are lying then using it against them. Wow. I didn't expect that to lead there. I'd only like Toto's power if it didn't come with his back story though (being alone for 7 months)
What would your power be?
Day Ten - If you had a power, what would it be
This is quite vague, am I able to choose one that already exist and it's what I want. or is it what I think I'll actually had? If it's the first, I don't think I'd have one. If it is the latter, then I want (long period of thinking) hmm maybe Diana's. Not to be in her exact situation, but at the end of the day, her power isn't dangerous, and I think I would be for use but wouldn't be in danger all the time (again, saying if I wasn't in her situation). I also think that Toto's power is cool, can you imagine knowing whether you are being lied to? That can come to so much use, like not telling someone when you know they are lying then using it against them. Wow. I didn't expect that to lead there. I'd only like Toto's power if it didn't come with his back story though (being alone for 7 months)
What would your power be?
Monday, 7 September 2015
30 Day GONE Callenge - DAY NINE
Alexia here, and here is today's challenge :D
Day Nine - Who would be your best friend in the Fayz? (Maximum Three)
I would love to say Dekka, because she is so cool and lets be honest, who doesn't want to be best friends with Dekka? But I see myself, if in different circumstances, me talking to Lana, as (in my opinion) I think we have a bit in common. This was quite difficult to answer really.
Who would be your best friend?
Day Nine - Who would be your best friend in the Fayz? (Maximum Three)
I would love to say Dekka, because she is so cool and lets be honest, who doesn't want to be best friends with Dekka? But I see myself, if in different circumstances, me talking to Lana, as (in my opinion) I think we have a bit in common. This was quite difficult to answer really.
Who would be your best friend?
30 Day GONE Challenge - DAY EIGHT
Alexia here, and here is the one I was supposed to do yesterday (yes I know I suck).
Day Eight - Your least favourite male character
Why is this even a question? Drake obviously. I don't like Zil either.
How about you guys? Who is your least favourite.
Day Eight - Your least favourite male character
Why is this even a question? Drake obviously. I don't like Zil either.
How about you guys? Who is your least favourite.
30 Day GONE Challenge - DAY SEVEN
Hey guys, it's Alexia. Well it has been a long time. Two days. I would've uploaded, but I have been really busy and school has started, but I am back :D
Day Seven - Team Human Crew, Team Sam or Team Caine?
Well, who would even be Team Human Crew? Seriously. For me, I would have to say Sam, because in my opinion, Caine did not really ever have a reason, and Sam was just trying to be a normal person. At the end of the series I feel as if it was more Team Sam and Caine, even though they didn't get on as well as they could've, they still wanted the same end goal.
What team are you on?
Friday, 4 September 2015
30 Day GONE Challenge - DAY SIX
Hey guys, it's Alexia here how are you all? I've just finished my book and I can't wait to review it for you guys :D.
Day Six - Least Favourite Book
To be honest, I don't really have a least favourite book, they've all kind of blurred into one (shame on me), so my answer to this question - I have no least favourite :D
What is your least favourite?
Day Six - Least Favourite Book
To be honest, I don't really have a least favourite book, they've all kind of blurred into one (shame on me), so my answer to this question - I have no least favourite :D
What is your least favourite?
Thursday, 3 September 2015
30 Day GONE Challenge - DAY FIVE
Hey guys, it's Alexia here. I'm reading a really good book at the moment called 'Crewel', and I can't wait to finish it and review it for you guys :D
Day Five - Lease Favourite Female Character
This is an easy one - Penny. I absolutely hate her, even thinking about her now makes me so frustrated. It's horrible to say this, but I never once felt sorry for her, she is just so horrible and she only ever thought of herself and she doesn't (or didn't) have on compassionate bone in her body, she moans so much to Diana about how Diana never helped her - but lets be serious for a moment, do you think Penny would have ever helped Diana if the situation was reversed? No she wouldn't. When she died, I have to say, I was relieved!
Who is your least favourite female character?
Wednesday, 2 September 2015
30 Day GONE Challenge - DAY FOUR
Hey guys, it's Alexia :D. Onwards with the challenge...
Day Four - Your Favourite Fight
None of the last ones, as some of the characters I like day (Brianna), and I would like to say the first few fights, but I would be lying as my memory is a bit rough from the first two books as I read them a few years ago. I would have to say Brianna chopping up Drake into little bits was a good moment, as my hatred for that boy has not lessened throughout the series, but has grown.
What's your favourite fight?
Day Four - Your Favourite Fight
None of the last ones, as some of the characters I like day (Brianna), and I would like to say the first few fights, but I would be lying as my memory is a bit rough from the first two books as I read them a few years ago. I would have to say Brianna chopping up Drake into little bits was a good moment, as my hatred for that boy has not lessened throughout the series, but has grown.
What's your favourite fight?
Tuesday, 1 September 2015
30 Day GONE Challenge - DAY THREE
Hey guys, Alexia here :).
Day Three - Favourite Female Character
Hmm, this is pretty easy for me, I have to say Dekka. I love the friendship she has with Sam and I think she is a really strong and she is my queen. I think after all she has been through, throughout the books and what her family did to her (I'm not going to ruin it for you), you would think that she wouldn't be as kind and helpful and be a bit more selfish, doing only what she wants.
Who is yours?
Day Three - Favourite Female Character
Hmm, this is pretty easy for me, I have to say Dekka. I love the friendship she has with Sam and I think she is a really strong and she is my queen. I think after all she has been through, throughout the books and what her family did to her (I'm not going to ruin it for you), you would think that she wouldn't be as kind and helpful and be a bit more selfish, doing only what she wants.
Who is yours?
30 Day GONE Challenge - DAY TWO
Hey guys, it's Alexia, sorry I forgot yesterday's so here it is today...
Day Two - Favourite Male Character
This is difficult I love somany of them - Sam, Caine, Edilio and Quinn - how do I choose? I love Sam because he has always saved the day and tries his hardest at everything. Caine I didn't like at the start but as the series progressed I grew fond of him and the ending killed me. Edilio was the best because even if he didn't have any powers he still saved the day and kept things running and he is so selfless and he is my bae. Quinn was so horrible at first, weak and scared, but as the series progressed he became stronger and saved the day in his own way and keeping things together when it all went dark.
I'm going to say Edilio is my favourite :D
Day Two - Favourite Male Character
This is difficult I love somany of them - Sam, Caine, Edilio and Quinn - how do I choose? I love Sam because he has always saved the day and tries his hardest at everything. Caine I didn't like at the start but as the series progressed I grew fond of him and the ending killed me. Edilio was the best because even if he didn't have any powers he still saved the day and kept things running and he is so selfless and he is my bae. Quinn was so horrible at first, weak and scared, but as the series progressed he became stronger and saved the day in his own way and keeping things together when it all went dark.
I'm going to say Edilio is my favourite :D
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