Hey guys! I was nominated by Nadwa @Painfullyfictional and by Shanya and Tanya @Twinbookmarks for The Unique Blogger Award! Thank you so much, ladies!! Make sure you guys check out their amazing blogs and also their posts respectively here and here! Sorry I’m posting this so late, I thought I was doing this one and instead I was doing other so I ended up uploading this one only now.
I’m super excited to answer all the questions so let’s get started!!Read More »
I am finally doing this! I have a couple of tags and awards still to do, mainly because I don’t post more than 3 per month, but also, some of them I am saving for a certain time to do them. But it’s finally time to do the One Lovely Blog Award, that I was so kindly tagged by Marta@Thebooksmermaid, Fabwritings and Maya@Firebreathingbookdragon
Thank you so much for nominating me!😍
Also, make sure you check out their blogs and their answers for this award respectively here, here and here! Read More »
“This award is for bloggers who strive to write for everybody, and no matter how many viewers they get, make an impact on a reader. This award is an expression of gratitude to the nominee. It should be awarded to anybody that you choose deserves it, and it doesn’t mean that they must have hundreds of followers and likes.”
Hi, guys!
For today, we have an award and I’ve never done this one before! Thank you so much @Bookprincessreviews for nominating me! If you haven’t checked out her blog yet, make sure you do, because her blog is amazing and full of reviews, tags and her rating system is the coolest I’ve seen so far! Also, make sure you check out her answers for this award here!Read More »
I have been nominated by FabWritings to do the Blogger Recognition Award! Thank you so much!! ❤ Also make sure you check out his blog! And his Award here.
Hope you enjoy it and let’s get to it!
Hey book lovers!
I was nominated by @icebreaker694 to do The Versatile Blogger Award! Thank you sweetie! These always make me happy!!
Also, make sure you don’t forget to go follow her blog, she has awesome content, and I can guarantee you, you will not regret! Also check the post to her award HERE!!Read More »
Hi guys!
I was nominated by Maya at Book Dragon 1017 to do the Mystery Blogger Award! Thank you so much!! ❤ Make sure you check out her awesome blog and her Award here!!
Also, The Mystery Blogger Award was created by Okoto Enigma.
Well, this was certainly a pleasant surprise. It makes me so happy, the fact that someone actually enjoys my blog!
So first of all a big BIG thank you to Nicola at Thoughtsonfantasy for nominating me! (And sorry I am so late!)
You should totally check out her blog! It has awesome, very different and creative content! It’s mainly a blog about fantasy itself where she talks about all the things that compose a novel – the characters, the world… and a lot of curiosities about the book world in general!
Also, you can see her answers to the TAG here.Read More »
Hey guys! I am a bit late doing this one… okay, a looot late! But I was tagged by Demi@bookstraveller to do this amazing tag! So thank you so much to nominating me for this awesome award!!
If you guys aren’t following her yet you totally should!! She has amazing reviews, tags and she also talks about movies. Also if you want to see her answering her questions for her nomination just click here!Read More »
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Series: Standalone
Publisher: Walker Books
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction
Pages: 215
Format: Paperback
Buy: Book Depository | Amazon
The monster showed up just after midnight. But it isn’t the monster Conor’s been expecting. He’s been expecting the one from his nightmare, the one he’s had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments. The monster in his back garden, though, this monster is something different. Something ancient, something wild.
First of all I will start by saying that this book is marked as horror and as middle grade in Goodreads and in my opinion that is a bit wrong. It’s not a horror story like you are going to be scared… What happens is the type of realistic horror, the horrors that happen in life; and not because it has a monster. That takes me to my next point; I TOTALLY do NOT agree with this book being a middle grade book. I wouldn’t give this book to every kid, sure some may be okay reading it but I bet there’s a lot of kids that wouldn’t. It’s too powerful of a story, it’s extremely sad and I think what is most great about kids is their naiveness and positiveness and this book takes that away exposing the reality of life.
With this said, let’s start with the review guys!
The monster showed up just after midnight. As they do.
For a book this short, this book sure has a lot of things to say! I would say my ultimate feeling about this book is just WOW. Yeah, that pretty much sums it up 😛
This book took me totally by surprise in the best way…. And for me this is for sure a 5 stars book. It as everything it needs and although it’s a painful sad story, it’s beautiful. Maybe this book affected me more because I can partially relate to Conor but still I think this book could put anyone crying rivers.
Ahhh how can I even begin to express my feelings after reading this book?? I was definitely so sooooo choked. That was NOT how I imagined it happening; that was NOT how it was suppose to happen and still, SINCE THE BEGINNING HE KNEW SHE WAS GOING TO DIE AND SO DID I BUT IT STILL FELT LIKE A BOMB… I cried cried cried…
This book teaches a lot about life in a certain creepy way. It’s a tale that draws on elements of classic horror stories to express loss… It shows Conor’s horrifying emotional ride as his mother’s inevitable death approaches.
The monster appears walking takin the form of a yew tree that has healing properties.
He says that he is going to tell Conor 3 tales and that he as to tell him his tale in the end. With them he teaches and prepares Conor to face is fears for him to be able to heal, and that’s what the forth tale is all about. These tales are simple and complex at the same time and have a huge moral to them.
But even tho the end is obvious you don’t want to believe it! You start being just like Conor… I was SO NOT prepared for this end! But now I am super excited in seeing how will the movie be in October!! >.<
This book is for sure the book that touched me most until today. And I would for sure recommend it to “EVERYBODY”, but remember that it is a powerful book, it breaks your heart and your soul in half and still you will love it immensely .
***I found it also funny that is published by WALKER books 😛 get it? LOL***
Have you read this book?
How did it impact you??
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