Monday, June 30, 2014

Updates!

Hi guys, here's some quick updates about what I'm currently reading, my tbr, and all the bookish stuffs :


  • read so far this month: The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan ( 3rd book in the Percy Jackson's series )
  • currently reading : My Life Next Door by Huntley FitzPatrick ( Chapter 26 out of 53 )
  • *to be read this month : 
    • The Ask and The Answer  by Patrick Ness ( 2nd book in The Chaos Walking trilogy ) 
    • Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover 


So yeah :) I'm trying hard to read a lot during this break, wish me luck? 
What did you guys reading? Comment down below!





*my TBR might change 
PS. Review coming soon!






Friday, June 20, 2014

Ciao Grade 8th! // My Personal Experience

Hi everyone! 

I know this is not going to be book related but I just wanna post about something that made it to my "important list" thingy I guess and just sharing my personal experiences and stuffs within this past 2 semester. Anyway, If you guys didn't know I'm on summer break right now and school's officially over. I finished school 2 days ago and next year I'm going to be attending 9th grade.

It is truly an amazing year I spend with my 8th graders classmates, such a blast I was place in the class where I had such a little details about every one of my classmate or even the one who was my friend when I was in elementary and now we rarely socialize again. I make a lot of new friends, and some of them even become my best friends.

The experience I got in this class was absolutely new to me. In my previous grades, I always got what I wanted and then came 8th grade, where I realized that the world did not always revolved around me and we, as a human, I realized it is okay to fall but I think asking is whether we get back up again. This school year makes me learned a lot of things that bring a huge impact on how I deal with life. At some point, I didn't wanna to go to school and just lay there in my bed. At some point, I feel that God didn't answer my prayers. Before, all I wanted is to be a winner but in 8th grade, all I wanted is to be happy, even for a while.

I 100% consider myself as a perfectionist. I stressed myself out when I did not get the perfect results as what I expected. But, in 8th grade I realized that every and each of us is not perfect, we make mistakes and we have flaws. We're not Jesus. We're not perfect. I experienced some hard times this school year, I experienced getting bad scores (even-though my friend said that it's not bad at all, but me being a perfectionist... oh well), I experienced being hated by some of my classmates because I state out the truth and they're completely disagree about that. This school year is such a roller coaster. But, remember guys just hold on there, things will get better in time (promise!)

I remember putting so much effort and stuffs to change my perspective at that time, but it all didn't work out and it make me go insane and desperate. I stressed myself out at that time and I experienced several break down that I haven't had before.

At the end of the year, it all paid. I got the award and trophy that I worked so hard for (even-tough I fail at times). I ended the year with happiness and eventually now my classmates that once hated me, didn't hate me anymore (maybe a little?) but I realized that not everyone is liked by everyone. I had so much fun and I regret nothing by the end of the school year and I'm safe to say that.

I always tried to be thankful for what I have in life. Even-though I was being hated by some of my classmates, I still have my other classmates who supported me until the end. Even-though I had some bad grades at times, I still have another day and another assignments/exams that I can accomplish and make a perfect score out of it. I'm a negative person (being honest lol) but in grade 8th, I tend to be more positive and see the bright side on the problems I faced. Everything happened for a reasons, always remember that!

I promise I'll do better and great next year <3 (finger crossed)

So... yeah! I'm sorry you guys have to hear my rant. This is just my personal experience that I want to share with y'all. I just wanted to say thank you to all the people who supported me this year. For my best friends who convinced me I can when I'm being skeptical about myself. For my parents and sister who always supported me no matter what. For my teachers and even the one who hated me. I can't completed this school year without y'all! Big big big big thank you to God for being always there and take care of me and listened to all my prayers even when I don't get the super fast reply.



Love, 
Michelle x
[PS. Thanks to you for reading this, yes you! I love you]

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Reboot by Amy Tintera // Book Review

About the Book : 

Title : Reboot
Author : Amy Tintera
Publisher : Harper Teen
Source : Got it from my best friend for my 14th birthday (thanks catya :)


Description : 

Five years ago, Wren Connolly was shot three times in the chest. After 178 minutes she came back as a Reboot: stronger, faster, able to heal, and less emotional. The longer Reboots are dead, the less human they are when they return. Wren 178 is the deadliest Reboot in the Republic of Texas. Now seventeen years old, she serves as a soldier for HARC (Human Advancement and Repopulation Corporation).

Wren’s favorite part of the job is training new Reboots, but her latest newbie is the worst she’s ever seen. As a 22, Callum Reyes is practically human. His reflexes are too slow, he’s always asking questions, and his ever-present smile is freaking her out. Yet there’s something about him she can’t ignore. When Callum refuses to follow an order, Wren is given one last chance to get him in line—or she’ll have to eliminate him. Wren has never disobeyed before and knows if she does, she’ll be eliminated, too. But she has also never felt as alive as she does around Callum.

The perfect soldier is done taking orders.

My Thoughts/Review : 

What an enjoyable reads! I simply couldn't put it down within the first 200 pages, but what really pissed me off about this book is that it gets so boring the 150 pages after that. I really like the character development and the relationship between the characters, Wren and Callum. I freaking ship them, OTP. Though, I did not enjoyed the action that is being throwned into this book, I feel like it didn't pop throughout the whole book and it makes me feel slightly disappointed. 

Wren, being our main character is so kick-ass and I really loved that about her and then we have Callum which is the love interest of our main character and he is so cute and sweet and all of the good stuffs in life. I really love the relationship between these two (as I said before) but it gets pretty unrealistic as the story goes and how they're relationship escalated pretty quick makes me bored reading it at some point. The relationship gets to sweet at times  and I feel like it's kinda not fit into the world and story itself. I first thought that this book is all about action and stuffs but all I got is a dull storyline and romance that makes no sense at times. 

I wouldn't wanna say this book is recommended for Divergent fans out there (since everyone's said that this book is similar) but nope. If you simply want a light-dystopian-romance-cute-apocalyptic-zombie reads kinda thing definitely pick this book up.  

Amy has done pretty good job on her debut novel, the story is worth its time to read. I don't know if I will continue on and pick up the sequel. Oh decision, decision. 
PS. To whoever made the cover, you deserve an oscar my friend. 

Rating : 

3.25/5 

What did you think? 





Thursday, June 5, 2014

Welcome and Hello!

Hi everyone!

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECTED FROM THIS BLOG?

  • Books & Movies / TV Shows reviews
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xoxo, Michelle



 

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