Books
Books I’ve Read:
[Note: I actually finished The Three in July, but totally forgot to add it to my Nerd List,
and in all honesty it would have won because it was absolutely fantastic.
Highly recommended.]
Book of the month
Oooohh, this one is so difficult. I read the two conclusions to
two of my favourite series: City of Heavenly Fire from The Mortal Instruments series,
and Opposition from the Lux series. I loved both, and both made me cry. But
let’s be honest, J. L. A. holds the keys to my heart in terms of books that can
make me laugh, cry, throw pillows at the wall, and scream until my lungs want
to burst. So, without a doubt, my best read of the month was Opposition.
Character of the month
This award has to go to Luc from Opposition. It just has to. He
may be my favourite character of all time. He’s sarcastic, funny, and
typically can’t be bothered with anything. Plus, he’s an Origin, the super cool
product of a Hybrid and a Luxen in the Lux series, which basically means he has
the coolest superpowers ever. And to round it off with a sparkly pink bow, his
little comments and anecdotes make my life, such as ‘doin’ my thing like a
chicken wing’ and ‘okie dokie smokie’.
Quote of the month
Hmmm… I think it’s a toss-up between:
“She tipped her head back and started laughing, and I
started picturing people twerking – everyone in the limo. Quiet Luxen Dude.
Sadi. All of them bent over, butts in the air, looking like damn fools.”
- Jennifer L. Armentrout, Opposition.
and,
“’Heroes aren’t always the ones who win,’ she said. ‘They’re
the ones who lose, sometimes. But they keep fighting, they keep coming back.
They don’t give up. That’s what makes them heroes.’”
- Cassandra Clare,
City of Heavenly Fire
Moments
Fangirl moment of the month
It’s been a fairly relaxing month, given that I’ve been on
holiday for the majority of it. However, I think I can share that when I
discovered that I had actually finished not one, not two, but SEVEN books in
one month, I was very impressed with myself. Considering I probably hadn’t even
read seven books this year up until a couple of weeks ago, I suppose we can
safely say that I’ve escaped from my very own Dark Ages of reading. Hopefully
my success doesn’t disintegrate once I’ve started school again…
Facepalm moment of the month
If I thought I looked unattractive before, evidently I was
wrong. Let’s just say I look about 900 times worse when I’m having freezing
cold water poured over my head for the trending ALS Ice Bucket Challenge… Nevertheless,
I survived the ordeal, but recommend rather donating to the ALS foundation than
pouring water over your head.
Music
Album of the month
Ed Sheeran’s + is perfection. I don’t know why I put off
buying it for so long, but I love it with every fiber of my being. The soft,
lilting melodies are incredible, while simultaneously unbelievably catchy. It’s
keeping me sane while I try not to focus on the fact that I have a week until
I’m thrown back into the dark, dank prison cells of education.
Song of the month
Despite the calm, slightly alternative atmosphere I created
in my room while softly playing + over and over again, it’s evidently impossible
to escape from pop music’s influence. But instead of being annoyed by Taylor Swift’s latest socially
acceptable single, Shake It Off, I had it stuck in my head for about 72 hours
straight, and by the time I got it out, I loved it.
Luckily, I was saved from losing my typical teenager rebel
attitude when Nickelback released
their new single: Edge of a Revolution. So I proclaim a tie.
Lyric of the month
“This is the dawning of the rest of our lives… On holiday.”
- Green Day, Holiday
I thought Holiday was an appropriate choice, both for the
simple fact that I am actually on holiday (to take the lyrics extremely
literally), and for the reason that they seem to relate perfectly to America’s
continuous fall from grace in the eyes of the world… (“Hatts off to the
president gasmask. Bombs away is your punishment. […] ‘Bang bang’ goes the
broken record,” etc.)
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Movie of the month
I saw ‘Lucy’ last night, and while it left me a little
confused at the end, it was still pretty good. I would have placed the latest
Step Up film above it, except for the fact that I was so incredibly annoyed
with the directors for getting rid of Emily, the main dancer from the last
movie.
Latest Obsession
Dance Moms. I’m not even ashamed to be obsessed with a
reality TV show, because it’s actually just the funniest, most stressful
programme on television since Glee. It also makes me feel like a total failure
as a person because there are seven-year-olds doing backflips across the stage
when I’m sitting here on my laptop wondering what I should eat next…
Thanks for reading!
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