Recommendation Fridays: The Host by Stephenie Meyer

   A little while after I finished the last book in the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer, I felt like I would never find another book that I'd love as much as that series. (I was a very moody 12 year old.) Then my mom suggested Meyer's other series, The Host series. At first I assumed it was an adult novel, but feeling a little bit desperate I went ahead and read it. 

   The Host has become one of my all time favourite novels, from loving the characters, to the plot. I'd even say that I prefer it over The Twilight Saga. Filled with adventure, love, and aliens I couldn't of asked for a better book. 

   Just a heads up on the series though, it's been 8 years and we don't have a sequel yet.....

   Also, in my opinion the movie is fabulous! But I'll let you decide on that!

The series would probably be best for people who like the following books:

 Sci-Fi, Romance, Paranormal, Aliens, Inhabiting Human Bodies

The Host by Stephenie Meyer

Release Date: May 6th, 2008

Publisher: Little Brown and Company

Series: The Host, #1

Format: Hardcover, 620 pages

Description from GoodReads:

   Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of human hosts while leaving their bodies intact. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, didn't expect to find its former tenant refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.

   As Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of Jared, a human who still lives in hiding, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she's never met. Reluctant allies, Wanderer and Melanie set off to search for the man they both love. 

   That's The Host! What do you think, will you be picking it up? Let me know if you do!

Book Review: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Release Date: October 5th, 2005
Read: December 17th-22nd, 2015
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Series: The Twilight Saga, #1
Format: Hardcover, 498 pages
Source: Bought

Description from GoodReads:

   About three things I was absolutely positive.

   First, Edward was a vampire.

   Second, there was a part of him - and I didn't know how dominant that part might be - that thirsted for my blood.

   And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.

Review:

   Death is peaceful, life is harder.

   I had originally seen Twilight as a movie when it released on DVD, all those years ago. Seeing it as a movie is what officially got me into reading. I was so obsessed with knowing what happened next before everyone else did, I thought I'd cheat by reading the sequel before everyone saw it as a movie. I went to the library and requested it, but the line for that was atrocious. So in the end my mom bought me a copy and I was able to read it. 6 years had past and I still had never read Twilight, I like to say it was because I thought that I'd hate the movie after reading it and that I wanted to like at least one of the movies. But really I loved Eclipse to Breaking Dawn as movies, so that wasn't really rational anymore. When they announced the 10th anniversary edition of Twilight, I knew it was time to finally read it.

   The first thing that I noticed when starting Twilight was the heaviness of my chest when getting back into the feel of Bella and Edwards lives. It was good to see them again, and in a story that I practically hadn't really experience yet. I remembered all over again why I was Team Edward, and got some little answers that I didn't realize I had needed. It was great to reminisce.
   Unfortunately with seeing the movie first I was not able to imagine the characters any other way but the way the movie depicted them. For some characters this was fine, like Rosalie with Nikki Reed, but for characters like Edward and Robert Pattinson I would just get uncomfortable. The same went for buildings and objects, the bio class or Bella's truck all had permanent images in my head already.
   After all this time I'm glad that I read Twilight, it was a nice refresh on the series that I've grown to love. Hopefully one day Stephenie Meyer will continued the series, but for now I'll settle for the gender swap version of Twilight!  

   

Rating:

Favourite Quote:

"I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars."

Recommend to People Who Enjoy:

Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Vampires

Summer Blogger Promo Tour: Bookish Tattoos with Living in a World of Book Quotes

 The Summer Blogger Promo Tour was created by The Book Bratz as a fun way to promote blogs and make blogger friends.

Today I have Jaclyn from Living in a World of Book Quotes!

   I asked Jaclyn what favourite quotes would she think of getting as a tattoo? And where would she put them? 

   She give me a bunch of graphics to show you what she would get tattooed! 

Forearm:

Wrist:

   Arn't her quotes just the best? I also have a few bookish tattoos I'd like to get! Here are mine!

Wrist:

I photoshopped it onto my wrist :)

Shoulder Blade:

   I have a few quotes for this one! I haven't really decided on which one yet!

   "You don't love a girl because of beauty. You love her because she sings a song only you can understand. " ~ L.J.Smith, Secret Vampire

   "Your heart knows. Your soul remembers." ~ Colleen Houck, Tiger's Voyage

   "Life is a book and there are a thousand pages I have not yet read." ~ Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess

   " I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars." ~ Stephenie Meyer, Twilight

   "You need help, and that's what books are for." ~ Kami Garcia + Margaret Stohl, Beautiful Redemption

   As you can see, I still have some choices to make!


   Thanks a bunch for stopping by Jaclyn! You can give Jaclyn a follow here:

Blog: https://livinginaworldofbookquotes.wordpress.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/quotablebooks1

    Only a few more weeks to go! And only a few more people to introduce you too! Until next week!

Liebster Award

   I was nominated by Kaitlin from Next Page Please! for the Liebster Award. (Sorry it took so long to actually do! I'm terrible when it comes to keeping up with tagged things;) With this award each post you're supposed to state 11 facts about yourself, answer 11 questions, nominate 11 people for the award and then ask them 11 questions. What a trend hey?

   A big thank you goes to Kaitlin for nominating me!

11 Facts about Myself:

1. I'm terrified of Mascots, it started when I was younger and has stuck with me till now. If I were to go to Disney Land I would probably die.

2. I have 2 younger sisters who torture me by torturing my books.

3. My first physical ARC was of If I Should Die by Amy Plum,

4. My best friend group refers to themselves as "The Croup".

5. I can't stand cuddling. I can't even cuddle with my dog, at this point even he can't stand cuddling with me.

6. I dyed my hair for 3 years, going from Ariana Grande red to brown to cranberry to brown with highlights.

7. I've always wanted a tattoo of an open book on my wrist. I've got one more year to go till I can finally get it!

8. I can't read more then one book at once, and can't understand how other people do it.

9. Getting physical mail gives me so much joy, it honestly makes me so happy that I tend to dance around for the rest of the day.

10. I can't stand Root Beer, it pains me to drink it.

11. I have no patience when it comes to cooking/baking. If I were to make cookies I'd start to make the dough. but will never get past making it because I just have to eat them right away. When I cook it's because I want to eat right away.

The 11 Questions Kaitlin asked me:

One thing you wish you knew about book blogging when you first started?

   That there are so many different types of book bloggers out there, that I didn't have to try and be all of them at once. 

What is a book someone has spoiled for you?
   I am always on social media, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, no matter where I look something big or something small is always spoiled for me. Sometimes I just have to remember not to look up a book that I haven't read yet, especially the recent released ones. So no one book has been spoiled for me but rather a bunch of mini things in books have.

First book you fell in love with?
   New Moon by Stephenie Meyer! It was the book that got me started on reading!

A series that should be turned into a TV show?

   I'm not a big fan of TV adaptions, because they ALWAYS tend to stretch the original story or just take bits and pieces of the original story. *Cough* Vampire Diaries *Cough*, so I wouldn't want any series to be turned into a show.

What is your literary name? (Your name + the last names of all the character's you've fallen in love with)

   I've never really thought about it, but whenever I think of a fictional name for myself I always use Redfern as a last name. So from the Night World characters James Redfern or Ash Redfern, or even the sisters.

What is a cover you would gladly redesign?
   The Body Finder Series by Kimberly Derting, I think the flowers don't do the books justice.

If you were to write a blurb for one book, what would it be?
   Probably one of the Night World series books by L.J. Smith, the original blurbs are so sort.

Out of all the books you've read, what is one world/place you would gladly live in?
   I would either gladly live in the Night World (L.J. Smith) or the Shadowhunter world (TMI/TID by Cassandra Clare). There is enough peace for the world to have a nice kick to it.

Who is your literary twin?
   I have absolutely no idea, but on the spot I would say either Katy (Lux Series) or maybe Thea (Spellbinder).

What is one cover you would love to hang on your wall?
   A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, The Heir by Kiera Cass or Never Always Sometimes by Adi Alsaid.

Out of all the questions I just asked, which one was the hardest to answer?

   The literary twin one!

My 11 Questions:

1. What book has been on your TBR pile the longest?

2. What book have you heard a bunch about, but haven't actually read and meant too?

3.  What's your favourite drink to have while reading?

4. Where's your favourite reading spot?

5. What's your favourite book Tv/Movie adaption?

6. If you were a book character, which would you be?

7. What is the oldest book that you've read that is your favourite?

8. Who is your favourite character, and who would you have play them in a movie/TV show?

9. What is your favourite music to listen to when you read?

10. Do you own any bookish items besides books? If so, what do you have? (Ex. Phone case, pillow, necklace.)

11. If you were a book character, what would your story be about?

The 11 Blogs I Nominate:

Stephanie @ Doodle's Book Reviews

Matt @ That Crazy Fanboy

Jessica @ Stuck in Books

Emily @ Tea & Fangirling

Heather @ Turning Pages

Amber & Jessica @ The Book Bratz

Becca @ Pivot Book Reviews

Meredith @ Pandora's Books

Kristen @ My Friends are Fiction

Dana @ Danasquare

Crystal @ Bookiemoji

   Thanks for stopping by!

Ohana Talks: Books that have Stayed with Me

   I was nominated to list 10 books that have stayed with me  or affected me through out the years. I'm also not supposed to over think which books to pick. They do not have to be the 'right' books or great works of literature, just ones that have affected me in some way. 

   I only have 9 books that really mean something to me. So those are the ones I'll be showing you.

Books:

Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margret Stohl 

Night World: Secret Vampire by L.J. Smith

Night World: Soulmate by L.J. Smith

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Looking for Alaska by John Green

Need by Carrie Jones

   I was Nominated by:

Matt Keenan, Daria Plett, and Michelle Madow!

.........

I Nominate:

Amalie Howard, Amanda Sun,  Dawn Metcalf, The Book Bratz, Ana Love, Emily, Crystal, Andye and Jessica Baker!