Vampire Academy Premiere

The madness all started when receiving this email!

Sunnny texted me in the middle class saying she won double passes and we had entered the same competition. For some reason I had a feeling I won too and looked what popped up as unread. Imagine my excitement and it was so difficult to stay silent in class.

All VA fans in my class hated (in the good way) me! (And probably still do)

And since I won double passes they all expected me to take them. Then there expressions turned to outrage because I told them I was taking my mum instead. And since I'm new to this awesome fandom they all felt like I didn't deserve it, if it were reverse situations I would probably feel the same. Especially since Zoey Deutch and Lucy Fry were making an appearance. 

So with my many discussions and fangirling sessions with Sunny all the preparations were set. It took me the whole weekend to get my hair prepared (taken out of braids and straightened) and my outfit decided. And then not long after it was THE DAY! I don't know about you but I have never been to a movie premiere so I had no idea what to expect.  

End Result

We had to be at the Event cinema in the city between 5:45-6:00 to get our passes. As soon as school finished I rushed home and jumped straight into the shower and got ready. My mum called the taxi and we were waiting...and waiting...and EVEN MORE WAITING. I'm freaking out because I calculated all the times correctly and I was going to miss the specific train I needed! Thankfully a neighbour dropped us off at the station and saved the day! This is what happens when you rely on public transport...

As soon as my mum and I arrived there was a buzz of excitement surrounding the cinema. We waited in line and collected our passes. As soon as it was around my neck, a rush of excitement flooded me and it felt official. Expecting a red carpet, I was caught by surprise to find a pink carpet. It was still awesome and there were cameras flashing at every moment. It felt magical and I felt like a celebrity!!! Fans who had not won passes stood outside the ropes waiting for the guest stars Zoey Deutch and Lucy Fry.

I eventually caught up with Sunny and her mum and we received roses. We waited in line and got photos of us taken.We grabbed Mocktails (Mock cocktails) in fancy light glasses and waited in the room soaking up the atmosphere. 

While we waited to be accepted into the cinema we got photos with various Australian celebrities. We also spotted the bachelor and his girlfriend.

And then finally they opened the doors to the cinema! Sunny's mum and I rushed in to get good seats while my mum and Sunny took care of the food. Throughout the movie we snacked on Sour Skittles, Maltesers and Popcorn.

Finally Zoey Deutch and Lucy Fry made an appearance. They spoke to us about their general experience of acting in the movie and cracked lots of jokes. Their personality shows a lot through the movie which I loved, they have the best friendship just like Rose and Lissa. 

Review of actual movie:

Even though I've seen so many bad reviews for the movie already I actually loved it! It was really fast paced like I had heard but then they wouldn't have been able to include all the scenes that were in the book so I preferred it that way. I was so worried that the actors wouldn't be able to portray the characters well but boy did they do a good job. Zoey is the best actor for Rose and she got her attitude and personality perfectly. There were loads of awesome one liners and sassy comebacks. I feel like half the movie had me laughing.

It was so funny because as soon as the movie started playing there was a collective scream amongst the audience. It was such a great atmosphere because it was just a cinema filled with fangirls. It didn't matter whether you were young, older, guy or girl we were all equal fans. Every Dimitri or Christian scene there was a squeal of delight erupting from all of us. Sunny and my mum were just laughing at as all because we would always awwwww at the same moment every time there was a cute or romantic scene. The first time Dimitri calls Rose Roza...everyone was overcome with the feels and just melted. 

Sometimes I felt like the acting was over done and it was incredibly cheesy at times but for some reason I still loved it. One thing that really disappointing me was that Dimitri doesn't really have a Russian accent. I was really looking forward to it because I just imagines a really sexy voice. Even though most of the movie was just plain funny we still had the awesome action and deep and meaningful scenes. There a couple of changes from the book but they made it so it flowed well. The academy didn't look exactly how I imagined it, in fact I think it looks better. It was more classy, fit for the royals haha! I think the number one thing I wanted to know was the pronunciation of Moroi, Strigoi, and Dahmpir. I pretty much got them all right which was a relief because there's nothing worse than realising you've read all the books and have been saying it wrong.

So that's my thoughts of the movie! It had it's cheesy moments, hilarious moments and just damn hot ones. It had everything I wanted in it but still could have had a little extra. Overall I was pretty impressed with the outcome because sometimes book to movie adaptations can just turn out really horrible. 

{Review} Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

Author: Richelle Mead
Release Date: August 16th 2007
Publishers: Razorbill
Pages: 332
Genre: Vampires 
Links: Goodreads | Author's Website  | Buy the book

St. Vladimir’s Academy isn’t just any boarding school—it’s a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They’ve been on the run, but now they’re being dragged back to St. Vladimir’s—the very place where they’re most in danger...

Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academy’s ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals. But they must be careful lest the Strigoi—the world’s fiercest and most dangerous vampires—make Lissa one of them forever.

Review - No Spoilers
Some of you may know that I originally hated this book when I first started this book last year.

"My friend and I tried to read it but unfortunately got bored and stopped reading it. I found it a bit too confusing and I didn't exactly like the main character Rose. She seemed to cocky for my liking" - My original comment on goodreads!

How wrong I was hahaha!!! It's funny how a second experience can completely change your opinion.

Our main character - Rose - is extremely cocky and arrogant throughout the novel. This was the main reason why I stopped but this time round I found it sort of refreshing. Most protagonists are insecure and have that best friend that always steals the lime light. Well the roles completely flipped and that's why I loved it so much. Rose was so sure and DAYUM WAS SHE BADASS! She knew how to take care of herself and she protected her friend Lissa well. She took no sh*t from anyone and was the most sarcastic and sassiest character you'll ever read. She had the best lines and I wish I had her quick wit.

“That is my dress," I admitted. I kept staring at it, wanting it so badly that it ached in my chest.
This was the kind of dress that changed the world. The kind of dress that started religions.”

Lissa was a very caring character that had many bad things happen to her. She's compassionate by nature but when things take a turn for the worse she struggles to maintain this perfect exterior. Lissa is the exact opposite to Rose, so the contrast between both characters was perfect. They were both bad and good role models for each other. Lissa is meant to be the same age as Rose (17 or 18) but sometimes her character comes across as childish because she's constantly being protected by rose but by the end of the novel she'd grown as a character so the character development was perfect for both of them.

There are three types of vampires in this book. The Strigoi who're made by another vampire and are actually dead. They don't have any remorse or mercy and they hunt Moroi which are the royals. Moroi blood makes them physically stronger and basically unstoppable. But to help the Moroi from completely dying out they have the Dhampir's who are their guardians. Rose's job is to protect Lissa and train to be her guardian once she's older but problems unfold and a hidden threat becomes known.

This book is very confusing at the start with all this vampire type business but once you keep reading on it all makes sense and you fall in love with the characters. I fell in love with the plot and I was just waiting for the big reveal at the end. I was taken by complete surprise and I never thought the person who'd made the threats would be them.

Even with this all going on you still get that high-school edge and with it comes with the normal high school drama. The amount that happens in this book is crazy and there is never a dull moment. The Romance...oh the romance. Without giving away anything I'm just going to say I ship both Lissa and Rose's pairing so hard...

I'm so glad I decided to give this novel a second chance and I am SO excited for the movie. I'm not too sure whether it will turn out well but I guess I'm always nervous about book to movie adaptations. For the people who make this movie, I hope for your sake you don't stuff it up because this is a relatively big fandom. This book was perfect and I loved it and it was the reason I got no sleep on a Sunday night! But hey, you know it's a good book when it's keeping you up.

Valentines Day Crushes

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY EVERYONE!!!

Since it's that time of the year (again)  I decided I wanted to share with you my many (and I mean many) book boyfriends I have and also so I can see yours. And I think it's only fitting at this time of year because we all have those characters we love so much and wished were real.

Let's get this thing rolling!

(In no particular order)

1. Etienne St Claire

2. Percy Jackson and Leo Valdez

3. Lucas, Hector and Orion

4. Patch

5. Warner and Kenji

6. Gus

7. Chaol

8. Dimitri 

9. Four 

10. Galen

11. Kaidan 

12. Daemon

13. Maxon

14. John

15. Jace

16. Dash

So this is my pretty long list and I was trying to cut back by the way. It feels like this list is forever growing as more male characters keep coming out with that damn swoonability. I hope you all have a brilliant Valentines Day (mine will be spent eating Ben & Jerry's wishing for that someone to coming in my life) and spend it wisely! 

{Review} Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi

Author: Tahereh Mafi
Release Date:  February 4th 2014 
Publishers: HarperCollins
Pages:  416 pages
Genre: Dystopia 
Links: Goodreads | Author's Website  | Buy the book

\Juliette now knows she may be the only one who can stop the Reestablishment. But to take them down, she'll need the help of the one person she never thought she could trust: Warner. And as they work together, Juliette will discover that everything she thought she knew - about Warner, her abilities, and even Adam - was wrong.

Review - No Spoilers 

Ignite Me was everything I wanted for the last book in one of my favourite series ever! I was so nervous since there has been major uproar about Allegiant and so many things can go wrong in such a crucial part of a series. But Mafi kept up with her clever writing and continued to put us fans through hell with the many, many feels!

I experienced, sadness, happiness, anger and many more raw emotions and it just felt like I was getting hit with a tidal wave over and over.

The characters have grown on me so much and it almost feels like I actually know them. Juliette went through some major character development and I'm so proud of how she turned out in the end. At the start in Shatter Me I couldn't help but roll my eyes because Juliette is the queen at throwing pity parties. It get's to the point where it almost seems like she is self-absorbed and doesn't realise the gravity of the situation but you have to take into account what's she's been through.

My second most favourite character is Kenji! He is just tooooo damn funny and he can lighten any situations.

"Hey - jazz hands!" Kenji barks. "Get your ass back over here." He makes it a point to look as irritated as possible. "Back to work. And this time, focus. You're not an ape. Don't just throw your shit everywhere."

Although he never takes a situation too seriously he also has his moments were you can see his vulnerability. Ignite Me focused a lot on there friendship which I loved because in previous books Juliette is so depressed, she tends to not notice that people actually care about her. Kenji would be the best big brother, best friend, boyfriend etc. He just fits every roll. This book was not always Juliette confiding in Kenji, it also had moments when it was the other way round so we get to see a lot more of his character. He is often taken for granted which sucks.

I think most people don't enter this awesome trilogy because they cringe at the fact that it is a heavy love-triangle. Well I feel sorry for you because you're missing out on one of the best love-triangles ever. It's not she's one guy one page and then the other the next. You yourself can't choose either and I think that proves that Mafi succeeded in making such a good one. I completely detested the supposed villain but then  my hate flipped to the one character that I thought I would always love.

I am Team Warner all the way and to all of you who are Team Adam, wait until you read Ignite Me and you'll understand. Adam to me was bland and Warner had a true back-story to him. For some reason I love characters who have a tortured past because it makes them have more depth to them. Warner had that brave exterior but inside he's just as vulnerable and caring as the next person. Adam can go die in a whole! Obviously you can see my opinion changed dramatically and there's a reason. It's as simple as he's an asshole who doesn't know how to treat a girl and there's nothing more to it. (Sorry Team Adam fans)

Thank you Mafi for those heated and romantic scenes...

Seriously if you haven't read this trilogy YOU NEED TO NOW! If you want to put yourself through some serious feels and conflicted emotions then this is just for you. This is one of my favourite series and I love how it ended. But to me it ended too quickly and I hope Tahereh Mafi continues to write because I've fallen in love with her writing. This novel will forever have an imprint on me and it's going to be quite hard to find another dystopia to beat this one. 

Stacking the Shelves 9/02/14

Hey guys it's been a while since I've done this post and since I've got a good lot of books this week so I think it's appropriate to do one! 

Recently I got a new bookshelf!!! It's so much bigger than my old one which means more space for books!
But with this comes a new problem! I realise I don't actually have many books!!! So you know what you do with more space right? BUY MORE BOOKS!












I bought:

This Is What Happy Looks Like and The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith - I've heard so much about this author and I got a boxset of these books from Kmart for only $9! BARGAIN WOOOH! Kmart is the best for book sales and I always check there regularly.







I borrowed: 

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead - I'm currently reading this and I'm having a much better experience with it than the first time round. Last time I DNFed it because I was too confused and I didn't like the main character but now that I'm finally 100 pages in, I love it.
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare - For obvious reasons I have to continue this series because it's amazing.
Cinder by Marissa Meyer - I've started reading it and I like it so far.

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green - I've heard this isn't the best of his books but it's so hard to get his books at the library now because his books are very popular at the moment!
Paper Towns by John Green - My friend is nice enough to lend this to me because I really want to read this one by him the most!
Glass Houses by Rachel Caine - Sunny lent this to me but I'm a bit reluctant to read this series due to the fact that's 15 BOOKS! I think I'm going to have to dedicate a whole month to this series when I've got nothing else to read because this will occupy most of my time.

So these are the books I got this week. I'm currently reading Vampire Academy and I think I'll finish it quite soon because I'm just powering through it. Happy reading you all! What did you get this week? Any recommendations?

MY PRE-ORDER ARRIVED!!!

Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi - IT'S FINALLY HERE! I have it in my hard and it's so beautiful!!! I've waited long and hard for it to come and I'm so happy. I've only heard good things about so I'm just so excited to get into it. I'm restricting myself though and I'm only allowing myself to read 100 pages a day! THE HORROR!

{Review} Storm and Stone by Joss Stirling

Author: Joss Stirling
Release Date: February 6th 2014
Publishers: Oxford University Press
Pages: 288
Genre: Mystery 
Links: Goodreads | Author's Website  | Buy the book

Behind the ivy-clad walls of an exclusive boarding school, lurks a sinister web of corruption, scandal, and conspiracy. American student Raven Stone has noticed something is horribly wrong. First there were the unexplained disappearances. Then there were the teachers' lies. And now the death threats ...Also entangled in the disturbing turn of events is the enigmatic Kieran Storm - a fellow student with a killer intellect and a body to die for. He's heading for trouble and taking her with him. Raven can feel herself falling in love, but can she trust a boy she knows almost nothing about?

*I received this for review from Oxford University Press, in no way does this effect my review*

Review - No Spoilers

I adored Storm and Stone and I've been opened to the world of Joss Stirling's writing. I like her style but I think I would have enjoyed this novel a little more if it were in first person. I also love how this book was set at a boarding school because I really this setting at the moment! 

From the beginning of the novel you get this underlying mystery about the school and soon conspiracy theories form. When having money means everything, our main character Raven is the outcast as she's attends school by a scholarship. Two new students arrive, befriending her and soon stir up everything and cause trouble. 

I really liked the characters in this book. The three main characters had such unique personalities, the intelligent one, the one who's all charm and the brave one. I loved the main character Raven because even though she suffered from some severe bullying she never broke down and didn't use violence as first resort. She was also very sassy which I loved and always stood up for herself even when the false accusations got at it's worst. Kieran was over-intellegent and his character reminded me a lot of Sherlock. It was amusing reading the constant banter between him and Raven. Not only was he crazy smart, he was a very attractive character who you couldn't help but fall in love with. Joe was the all too funny character who's that best friend you know you can always fall back on. 

The mystery was right up to the very end and when the truth is revealed you're sort of like, that's messed up! This novel also didn't turn out how I thought it would judging from the summary so it was surprising seeing how it ended. Usually I can tell the main plot but this one was a lot different which was good because it meant I had no expectations. 

In the end I really liked this book. It was a cute read full of mystery and I like those every once in a while. I really liked Stirling's writing and I'll be looking out for her other books. Storm and Stone is a brilliant name for the book (you'll find out why if you read it) and I really recommend that you read it! This a great book filled with action, romance and is certainly filled with loads of conspiracy theories which follows a girl who goes through sever bullying. 

My Fictional Life Tag

I was tagged by Sunny from A Sunny Spot Blog to do the My Fictional Life Tag and I believe it was created by twobookteens on YouTube.

1.What fictional world would you live in?
I would love to live in either the Harry Potter world or the Percy Jackson world. I can't decide.

2. What fictional being would you be?
A demi-god for sure!

3. What fictional animal/creature would you keep as a pet?
Either a unicorn or a Pegasus.

4. What fictional couple would be your Mom and Dad?
Molly and Arthur Weasly because they are such fun, loving parents and I just think they would be the best.

5. What fictional characters would be your brother and sister?
I have no idea, probably Isabelle and Alec Lightwood from City of Bones. I've only read the first one so I don't know much about them! Bet if not them all the Weasley's because they're awesome!

6. Which fictional character would be your best friend?
At the moment probably Anna from Anna and the French Kiss.

 7. Choose 3 fictional characters to be your close girl friends?
Annabeth from the Percy Jackson series, Celaena from Throne of Glass and Anna from Sweet Evil. (I actually found this one really hard)

8. Choose 3 fictional characters to be your close guy friends?
Leo Valdez from the Heroes of Olympus series, Hector from the Starcrossed series and Kenji from the Shatter Me series. Obviously you can see these are the funny, never-takes-anything-seriously characters.

9. What fictional character would be your girlfriend/boyfriend?
Ok cannot give you one singular book boyfriend because if all the characters were real, let's be honest here, I would be such a slut. I could give you a whole list if you want?

10. What author would pen your story?
This is actually a hard one....I refuse to answer this one.

So there you have it this would be my fictional life! I think this is a creative tag and that you all should do it!