CREATIVE BLOGGER AWARD

Thank you to the beautiful Giselle @ Perks of Being a Reader for the nomination, I truly recommend you go check out her blog, because she's amazing! 

So the rules are:

1 | Post a link to the person who nominated you and give thanks.

2 | Share 5 facts about yourself.

3 | Nominate 10 other blogs and give links.

4 | Contact your nominees to inform them of their nomination.

5 | Provide the rules to your nominees.

5 facts about yours truly.. 

1. I'm 18 and still don't have a licence.. yet

2. I still don't know what I'll do with my life (concerning college). I also get extremely anxious thinking about the future or planning things in general. They stress me out and I like being spontaneous. On the other hand, I'm a very routine-ish person & that doesn't bother me at all and I rarely ever get bored.

3. Shopping is therapeutic for me, I don't know what it is, but the feeling of buying new clothes or stuff and using them makes me feel great. Also buying books, because of course.

4. I don't work and never have in my whole life (except for that one time when I worked for my father when I was a kid hahaha), I actually would LOVE to work, but I don't know what or where. I'm going to work at a nursery pretty soon for the summer & I hope it works out :)

5. When I was little, I used to buy whichever shampoo is being advertised on tv because the model would always have silky smooth and straight hair afterwards. I have naturally wavy hair, so I wanted to be like them. I reached a point where I applied shampoo to my hair when it was dry like they do on tv to have straight her. It was my biggest let down when I knew that they're just faking it.. I know

I nominate: 

1. Krystianna @ Downright Dystopian

2. Yvonne @ A World Between Folded Pages

3. Noelia @ A Day in Bookland

4. Cait @ Paper Fury

5. Naomi @ The Perks of Being a Bookworm

6. Sabrina @ Sabrina's Stories

7. Ale @ Alejandra's Musings

8. Rachel @ A Perfection Called Books

9. Michelle @ Michelle's Minions

10. Emily @ Forever Literary

Book Review: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Goodreads summary:

Can Anna find love in the City of Light?

Anna is happy in Atlanta. She has a loyal best friend and a crush on her coworker at the movie theater, who is just starting to return her affection. So she's not too pleased when her father decides to send her to a boarding school in Paris for her senior year. But despite not speaking a word of French, Anna meets some cool new friends, including the handsome Étienne St. Clair, who quickly becomes her best friend. Unfortunately, he's taken--and Anna might be too. Will a year of romantic near misses end with the French kiss she's been waiting for.

I wasn't in love with this book as many others did. It wasn't the best I've ever read, but I totally related to some of the characters and issues addressed in this -not your average-contemporary book. First of all, I love Paris! It has always been my dream honeymoon destination and it will be. (hopefully). I laughed out loud at some of the situtations that occurred and I loved all the characters. Except for Amanda and Rashmi's sister. Ugh.

Secondly, Stephanie Perkins shed some light on some serious topics, like peer pressure, bullying, betrayal and even family issues. The fact that these problems still followed Anna in France.. it lets you know that you're not alone if you're facing any of these things and someone somewhere out there in the world relates to you. Also, these problems followed Anna in a different country, in a different continent. No one's life is perfect, even the handsome Etienne St Clair. I must say that the portrayal of friendships, relationships and "familyships" made me love the book more than I would have if it was just your typical romance. 

All in all, Stephanie shows you that happy endings are not always a cliche and you should wait for your happy ending. THIS BOOK MADE ME HAPPY, read it if you're in a pick me up mood, it'll definitely do the job perfectly. 

One thing that I want though is a story in Etienne's POV and his background. I'm more interested in his story and his relationship with his parents more than Anna's. It would've been better if he was the narrator instead of Anna and if they were together earlier in the book! I was waiting for it to happen the whole time and that's why I lowered my rating for this one.

It was very fast paced, the writing is extremely easy and beautiful. I cannot wait to read more of Stephanie's books. I literally was smiling and happy because their relationship is adorable that when I flipped the page and was met with the stupid acknowledgments I was like.. what NOOOOOOO

Now onto the spoilers!

Spoilers 

(Highlight to view)

Dear Etienne, where can I find a guy like you? Although I hated that you couldn't get your shit straight with the Ellie situation. Like come on St Clair, it was freaking obvious that Anna liked you back! I get that it would've been a mess if they were together though.. Mer is in between them and this to me, was the biggest obstacle standing in their way. I love how she was cool with it in the end, because it's good for her as well. 

My favorite part was when Etienne called Anna beautiful and she tripped. The scene went pretty much as follows.. 

Etienne: "You're beautiful." 

*Anna trips and falls down on the sidewalk* .. OMG I'M A FREAK. 

Hahahaha I died.. 

I loved the "you don't get to choose who you fall in love with" aspect. I totally agree with that statement.. 

I hope you have a great day guys, and if you read Anna and the French Kiss (which I'm sure you did), make sure to comment down below what you thought of it! Did it live up to the hype surrounding it? :) 

LIEBSTER AWARD

Rules
1. Link back to the person that nominated you
2. Answer the questions given by the nominator(s)
3. Nominate 11 other bloggers with less than 200 followers
4. Create 11 questions for the nominees

5. Notify all nominees via social media/blogs

A huge thank you to these wonderful girls for nominating me! Go check them out. 
- Filippa  @ Countless Books
-Lauren @ My Expanding Bookshelf

Filippa's Questions

1. Books that would be perfect as movies/TV-shows according to you?

Definitely the Shatter Me series, when I was reading the books I kept thinking that they MUST be turned into movies! (Other than the fact that pretty much most dystopias have to be turned into movies.) 

I apologize for missing Unravel Me #2.

2. The latest book you gave 5 out of 5 stars?

Confess by Colleen Hoover! It was a beautiful book, up there with Maybe Someday as my two favorite Colleen Hoover books! Check out my review here.

3. Your favorite book covers at the moment?

A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray & The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton will remain the best book covers I've ever laid my eyes on. Unfortunately, I don't own any of them, but I'm saving to buy the hardcovers.

4. Two character from different books that would make a perfect couple?

Gale from The Hunger Games and Mare from Red Queen. Am I the only one who sees them together? They're both very family oriented and I don't know man..

5. Your favorite book series? Try to choose just ONE series!

Hands down Harry Potter, how dare anybody chose anything else for this one? 
(I also apologize for missing HP and the Sorcerer's Stone, They couldn't all fit in the box set for some strange reason.)

6. Your favorite stand alone?

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It just touched me in a way that no other book did. Check out more of what I thought of it here. 

7. A book that you thought you'd love, but you didn't?

Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover. That book was a nightmare dressed in a day dream. (Why am I quoting Taylor Swift?) But seriously, I have just read and reviewed this book.. if you'd like to check it out, go ahead here. 

8. If you could hang out with a fictional character, who would you choose?

Hermoine from Harry Potter. She is such an intellectual character and I'd love spending time with her. Either her or Noah Shaw from The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, just because he's both hot and funny.

9. Your favorite genre?

That's a hard one.. but I'll go with Fantasy/Contemporary, solely because I'm so in the mood for these two genres, but I'm currently on exams mode so I can't read. Such a bummer! 

10. Have you ever read a book that totally blew your mind? Which book?

I miss being blown away by books.. but my most recent one was Falling Into Place by Amy Zhang. Such a roller coaster of emotions. I was in tears by the end of it, not ugly crying though.. it was the perfect balance and it slowly became one of my favorites.

11. How many books do you want to read this year?

Let's see, I've set my goodreads goal for 2015 at 50 books, if I could get this done, I will up the challenge by 10 more books. I think I won't though, I have so much studying to do and in Summer, I'll take French courses and will be applying for colleges, but fingers crossed! :)♥

Lauren's Questions

1. What was your favourite class in school?

English. I always excelled in it and it was/is my favorite subject growing up. Along with Science maybe, but that didn't work out well with me.

2. What is your favourite movie quote?

I looove the one from Mean Girls when Tina Fey said that girls shouldn't degrade each other with words because if we did that to each other, it will seem okay for boys to call us that. I wish I googled the actual quote because it made me think right then, and it changed how I treat other people and I was extremely cautious with what comes out of my mouth.

3. If you were Prime Minister/President, what would be the first law that you would want to pass?

Gender equality & allow gay marriage everywhere/ gay rights. 

4. Have you ever been given a detention? What for?

Haha that's a funny one. In fact, I have but only for not handing in my homework in time. I've always been a procrastinator, I hopefully will stop being one in the future... *probably not*

5. Sweet or Savoury?

SAVOURY ALL THE WAY. I think my teeth are sweet sensitive, haha!

6. Who is your favourite character from childhood?

Matilda! I surely won't be the only one who took her as an idol for being so smart. Plus, Roald Dahl is an amazing author. He's one of my faves.

7. Are there any books that you are inspired by?

I don't get inspired by books as much as I look up to the characters or learn from their mistakes, that kind of thing. 

8. Do you have any middle names?

Noo, and I never understood how that worked, can somebody please care to explain in the comments? haha

9. What is your favourite book cover?

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender. I already mentioned that in Filippa's questions, it's beautiful, isn't it?! 

10. What TV shows can you recommend to someone who really needs to find a new show to obsess over (me)?

Hahaha this is another great question, I would recommend Arrow. It's an amazing TV show and I need to catch up!!! I hate exams agh. 
Also, I need everyone reading this to tell me their favorite TV show in the comments. I watch TVD, PLL and Arrow. 

11. What is your favourite social network site to share your blog posts, and why?

Twitter!! I feel like everyone's on twitter. Maybe Facebook as well. 

I nominate these amazing people

1. Yvonne @ A World Between Folded Pages
2. Melissa @ In a Bookish World
3. Sabrina @ Sabrina's Stories
4. Jennifer @ asteriskpearl's book blog
5.  Noelia @ A Day in Bookland
6.  Jen @ The Bookavid
7.  Naban @ Quite Literary 
8. Katie @ Kittens and Books
9. Connie @ The YA Book Thief
10. Christina @ The Reading Queen
11.  Naomi @ The Perks of Being a Bookworm

My Questions

1. What is your favorite genre of music?
2. How many books are on your TBR?
3. What is your favorite book/series?
4. Which book intimidates you?
5. If you were to be given a book as a gift, which one would you like to receive?
6. Do you like classics, if so, which one is your favorite?
7. What is the one thing that you don't leave your house without? (Other than your phone or money)
8. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
9. What would you like to do as a living? 
10. What is your biggest bookish pet peeve?
11. Describe yourself in 3 words. (not really a question, but oh well)

Thanks for the nominations, and thank you for being so patient with me guys for not uploading as much as I would like to. I promise I'll fix this.. soon enough. Just wish me luck on my exams and I will see next time!

Have an amazing day or night :) 
Feel free to tweet me @BooksbyJayy

Infinity Dreams Award

Hey guys! 

(Sorry for the late post)

Yay I love awards, they're really cool haha

I've been nominated by the beautiful Giselle @ Perks of Being A Reader, thank you Giselle for the nomination. Go check out her blog! She's amazing <3 
I'm soooo late on this, but hey! Better Late then never right?

The Rules

1. Thank and Follow the blog that has nominated you. 
2. Tell us 11 facts about you. 
3. Answer the questions that were set up for you. 
4. Nominate 11 and make your questions for them.

11 Facts About Me

1. I get super anxious about almost everything
2. I have a phobia of mice/rats
3. I hate going out, in fact, most of my friends get frustrated with me for it. I get too excited for plans then whenever they're close to happening, I freak out and feel the urge to bail.
4. I haven't read anything by Cassandra Clare.. I know, shocker.
5. I barely watch TV anymore, I'm an avid YouTube watcher
6. Black is my absolute favorite color (it's a color to me, not a shade so yeah)
7. It's been a habit of mine to eat healthy, I barely eat any junk food anymore. It was a lengthy process, but I now seem to enjoy healthy food over junk food. Which is good! 
8. I'd rather be sick than swallow pills and take injections, especially injections. I have a minor phobia of injections.
9. I've recently chopped off my hair
10. Texting is not really my thing.. (I'm basically a grandma)
11. I get anxious thinking about going to uni and planning my future, I suck at planning and I hate it. I like going with the flow.

The Questions I received from Giselle

1. Strange reading habit?

I keep a copybook and a pen nearby whenever I'm reading so I can write in notes and character names (I tend to forget). Also, I hate writing in books so.. 

2. Who would be your book best friend and why? 

Rudy Steiner from The Book Thief, he's the most adorable little kid and he was so supportive and sweet to Liesel.

3. The perfect day would consist of...

Receiving an unexpected book package.

4. What's one embarrassing moment from school? 

I peed myself once, yup, I was 8. We don't need to remember that.. 

5. What's something that always makes you happy?

Indulging in a well-written book with amazing world-building.

6. If your life was a musical what would be a theme song?

Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved. It has been my favorite song ever since I was in 7th grade.

7. What did you want want  when you were a kid.

I wanted to be a journalist, a doctor and a teacher. When I grew up, I realized that being a doctor would be a fail, also being a teacher and I'll hopefully take the right path to being a journalist.

8. 2015 goals?

Be more happy, be more open to experiences, say yes more.

9. What would be your patronus.

I'd love mine to be a Stag, I would be as cool and as awesome as James and Harry Potter.
10. What does your life look like in 20 years

Married with kids, successful, happy :)  

11. Who is your idol and why?

My father, he has always been a true inspiration of mine. He is very successful and loves his career besides, he is very talented; he can draw, sing, play the guitar/piano/drums. I'd love to be more like him! 

I Nominate


I cheated and nominated 12 instead of 11. Oops.

1. Izzy @ The Reading Izzy
2. Melissa @ In a Bookish World
3. Yvonne @ A World Between Folded Pages
4. Sara @ The Page Sage
5. Evie @ Prescription Fiction
6. Holly @ Lost in a Library
7. Morrighan @ Elysian Fields
8. Noelia @ A Day in Bookland
9. Agata @ Vanilla Reads
10. Filippa @ Countless Books
11. Sabrina M @ Sabrina's Stories
12. Fari @ My Little Corner for Books

My Questions for you

1. What is 5 books that are shameful to be on your TBR?
2. What is your reading goal for 2015?
3. Who is one book character that you love, but everybody else seems to hate?
4. What is your biggest fear?
5. Hardcovers or paperbacks? 
6. What is your favorite animal?
7. Do you have any hidden talents? 
8. Do you play any sports? (besides reading, duh)
9. Who is your ultimate celebrity crush? 
10. What kind of music is your favorite? 
11. What are 5 books that affected you deeply/ made you cry? (I'd love to know) 

Alright guys, this is what I have for you today. 

Have an amazing day or night! 

Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award

I was nominated for this award by Gloria @ Gloria The Violinist  Thank you soo much Gloria! :), go check out her blog everybody.. she's AWESOME.

My answers to Gloria's questions:

1. What is the first book you ever read out of your own free will ?

That's a hard one, but probably a Roald Dahl book. I don't actually remember my first ever book that I've read.. 

2. If you could replace your best friend with any book character, would you do it ? If yes, with who ?

I would definitely choose Gale from The Hunger Games. He is so supportive and caring over Katniss and even though he loves her, he wants the best for her. I'm team Gale if you haven't noticed.. 

3. How many books do you own ?

Most of my owned books are ebooks. I find them more convenient, I have around 150 books.. not too many but as I've mentioned, I own more ebooks than actual books :)

4. Which book character is the most like you ? 

In determination and the love of family, Katniss Everdeen
In the fangirl aspect, being non social, Cather from Fangirl
In the falling so hard in love aspect, Lena from Delirium

Am I cheating for choosing 3..? um I don't think so.. 

5. Which book character do you hate the most ?

Abby from A beautiful disaster. OH MY GOD, she annoyed me SO MUCH! 

6. What is your favorite color ?

This Blue and black

7. If you would write a book, what would be the main character's name ? 

Probably Elena, even though I hate Elena from TVD, I love her name.

8. If you could live in any country, which one would you live in ?

France, hands down. In Paris.

9. What is it about reading that you like so much ?

I love that readers get to transport into different worlds, every book you've ever read is a world that gets you sucked in. You can indulge in the life of the characters and you can feel them, it's kind of an escape from your real life into theirs. 

10. If you could switch lives with a book character, who would it be ? 

TRIS from Divergent, oh I wouldn't do that because Allegiant haha
I just want to be Four's love interest.. sue me. He's hot.



I nominate: 

Izzy @ The Reading Izzy
Evie @ Prescription Fiction
Jules @ The Book of Jules


My Questions for the Nominees: 


1. What was the best dystiopian book you've ever read?
2. How many books are on your TBR shelf?
3. What is the book that you really want to read but can't get your hands on?
4. What book is your most anticipated book of the year?
5. Who is your most read author?
6. Do you have any signed books? What are they?
7. Who is your favorite contemporary author?
8. What is your favorite book to movie adaptation? 
9. Who is the most relatable character you've ever read about in a book?
10. Which book that you own has the prettiest book cover?