just managed to finish the first book out of three that i borrowed from the library last week.
started reading
A Tangled Web by L.M. Montgomery
the author is more famous for the Anne series and this one i borrowed was more of the standalone titles which deal with relationships of two families.
Quite enjoyed this book to be honest.
Though i found a line in the book which was about Singapore abit strange.
we're pretty well known now.
also managed to find the 3rd book in the Tale of Shikanoko
Lord of the Drakwood
tried my best to get a photo without the library sticker.
oh well, just want it to look clean.
i like this cover and the spines will form an image of the famous Great wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai
if i manage to see it next time i will try to get a photo of the full spine.
they are really pretty. the picador edition is nice as well but it is a 2-in-1 and very thick.
the last book i borrowed is another classic, Metamorphosis
No.8 Penguin Classics
i find the pocket penguin series are made in a really lovely size, the name suggests - pocket.
and they come in rainbow colors for different titles.
the penguin logo has changed a bit over the years but it's still endearing to look at.
currently it has a nervous look with the eye looking warily to the left.
remembered that this book was mentioned by a friend that it was a slight inspiration for Ishida Sui to come up with the story for Tokyo Ghoul.
it has been 5 years since the manga was serialized in Weekly Young Jump.
time really flies.
so it piqued my interest to read the source of the inspiration that led to such a successful manga.
there were a couple of times in the past months when i borrowed books but did not complete them, i didn't feel like blogging about it because it would not be nice and useless.
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many books i bought this month. too many!
volume 2 of Overlord light novel
have yet to start on any of the books i bought, will get there eventually by the end of the year.
vol. 11 Bungou Stray dogs
finished vol. 10 and so prepared to read this.
final vol. of Orange
i've not read vol. 4 yet so i'll probably marathon it after i complete the library books.
i like the watercolor illustrations on the jackets.
JOJO
decided to get this because it's JOJO and probably i can't read it because of my poor mandarin but i'll try!
i think it is a character guide to the series, the books put side by side form the big picture.]
even the back forms
the main protagonists for all the main 8 parts
currently i'm reading the Jojolion arc which i think i should have read the Stone Ocean part 6 with Jolyne. i think i will read her arc after i read Jojolion till wherever it is translated to...
pretty catchy song, it's been awhile since i last heard their songs.
love the bass line.
really missed out on androp's new music.
the intro is so awesome!!
suddenly have quite a bit of Jay Park songs on my playlist
Michael, oh my Michael
he looks so good here.
cute video though.
not sure if i wanted to do but had an idea to write it down, so here i am posting it.
recently, i'm still in the process of completing the book though i read "The Silver Tide" by Jen Williams which is the final book in the Copper trilogy. It's probably the best surprise i found in the library so far. It was because I borrowed the first book from the library initially and was hooked on it.
The second book "The Iron Ghost" was quite good but i think the last book was the best.
Overall I say it is a good series that I enjoyed it alot.
Another dragon related title was mentioned by a book-tuber i think but forgotten who. Or was it a search online where someone mentioned it was a lesser known title by Stephen King which was not his usual Horror genre. It is called "The Eyes of the Dragon".
I've come to realise that i quite enjoy reading epic fantasy rather than urban paranormal fantasy.
Strangely enough I have yet to read the Outlander or World of Ice and Fire series.
I also like the Dreamwalker series by J.D. Oswald but i was a little lost after the 3rd book. The fifth and final book will be out in October this year so I hope to find it in the library.
I read the Broken Empire series by Mark Lawrence but honestly after the 2nd book it wasn't that interesting because it wasn't really believable.
Well, I don't think fantasy should be believable but still probably i didn't like the character development. Probably the first character I came across with a lot of hatred in him.
It didn't make me want to read his other series.
Most of the time it's easier to find western based fantasy novels, but last month i managed to find this great series by Lian Hearn called "The Tale of Shikanoko" which is a fantasy series based in Japan. It is a four part book series which is complete and I've read the first 2 which are already published. Picador published as a 2 in 1 whereas fsg published in 4 books separately. I admit it might take awhile to get used to all the Japanese names especially for readers who are not used to seeing them but the story progresses really well.
I think it would actually be pretty good as a live-action movie. It's set in a fictional feudal period.
I do plan on re-reading Harry Potter but have not found any in the libraries I went to so far. I am slightly tempted to buy the series.
Brent Weeks is an author who is also on my to read list but have yet to find the first book in any of his series in the library, it's a bit of a let down.
I also intend on reading any of the other novellas of J.R.R Tolkien.
I must say that the actual first YA fantasy series I read was by Colleen Houck called the Tiger Saga. It has 4 books released so far and the fifth book is still under wraps. I did clearly remember i enjoyed reading but probably was in the time when i didn't know much of how YA fiction was written.
Still enjoy literature as it is just not written for YA, perhaps I should find some good ones.
Garth Nix series is good too although I only read a little of it.
might do a similar post for other genres of book since this is mostly on Fantasy.
let's do our best for the rest of the month and the rest of the year
I like this and the cover of Stand by Me is also pretty nice.
heard this quite a number of times on the radio too.
i quite enjoy the chorus part.
FT Island - Take me now
this is a fun tune. maybe some inspiration from Taka?
SPYAIR - This is how we rock
AKFG - Blood Circulator
the red lighting looks really cool
KANA-BOON - silhouette
i think this song and AKFG's song were used as Naruto theme songs...
not that it matters to me. but at least they got exposure to some fans of the anime
i just found out androp will be releasing a BEST album this month end!!?
with extra songs.
classics choice
still currently reading the way of muri
the cat and his adventures.
will probably be going crazy this weekend. i will try to stay sane.
i've been hearing this song on the radio for the past 2 weeks but still couldn't catch the title.
Finally found it!
i really like the falsetto parts in here.
this band was one of my ex classmates favourite bands.
i also went to listen to a bit of kpop... been awhile since i listened to any songs...
i like the visual direction of this.
i have not watched any of the GG members solo mv except Taeyeon.
the vibe of the song is similar to current english pop, which is not bad.
if it's cliche for people to stereotype certain things to seasons... then perhaps songs too?
i don't think the video has any summer feels since it's underwater theme...
but the song is upbeat for me to put it in the summer vibe songs.
the chorus is really good.
i miss SID.
Mao's vocals is always soothing.
Mint
the ending theme song for the jdrama i just finished "My Bad Wife"
orang utan
this is one of the animals that most people don't like in the line up...
i still chose because it's in the monkey family.
vermilion is such a vibrant colour, cheers me up looking at it
waiting for the train
striped socks look nice with black shoes
good reading time
Facial Justice was a pretty good read... just started on the Harry Quebert Affair.
Harry Quebert Affair has 31 chapters just 1 more than facial justice but the thickness of it is so much!
can't wait to read the way of Muri, it's narrated by a cat... which i rarely read books on animals.. other than Animal Farm in school.
i went to cosfest this year on a whim since i was free on Saturday.
the last time i went was in 2013 and after looking at it i realised i've changed a lot the past years.
didn't buy as much items as compared but still spent quite a bit.
i only spent about an hour and a half, after which i made my way to Bugis to the Pokemon cafe!
that was the highlight of the day actually
i bought mostly Jojo merchandise because i missed out on them during Doujima.
some of the artistes that were at Doujima was also at cosfest.
Jojo prints
decided to get more smaller size prints from this year on.
these are A4 size. i hope i won't break this during AFA.
neko mimi suga baby
was actually going to buy some stickers from this other booth but when i went closer to the table and spotted this i changed my mind!
just too cute, but he's missing his beauty mark.
chibi suga badge
i like that they drew the mouth in a heart shape.
there was Daichi too but didn't get him
sticker sets
couldn't pass up the Jojo one so i got it together with the prints.
i actually didn't realise the Gravity Falls one was a sticker set.
but either way i like it too!
and that was all the things i got!
hopefully i won't go too crazy during AFA, unless i do watch another series that is really hyped and alot of people do merchandise.
the main part is the Pokemon Cafe lunch!
placemats
coasters for the drinks
mine was the Pikachu waiting on the others to get their order.
lol...
beef patty and mashed potato and spaghetti
the taste was quite good.
a white chocolate ball was in the blue sweet wrapper
it was supposed to be eaten after the pikachu ears as it was made of wafer dipped in dark chocolate.
Chespin and the Mix Au Lait
looks so happy to be there!
pika butt
looks like a tsum tsum
haha
rice and omelette
the sauce tasted a little weird though
had udon for dinner.
i'm quite boring but i find eating Kitsune Udon makes me feel zen.
simple taste makes you content with just that.
the slightly burnt taste of the sweet beancurd skin is good too.
Kitsune Udon
more books to read~
found these 2 titles at the library and decided to borrow them!
read the other 3 that i borrowed last week.
quite a good speed i'm reading my books.
i'm at Prototype now, can't wait to start on Facial Justice soon!
Congratulations to Ryuta and his up coming marriage...
so good how they managed to keep his personal life under wraps so well.
i would want to have my privacy if i was as famous too.
i managed to get a good number of books at the library today
Emperor of the Eight Islands (1), Horrorstor, The Selection(1)
the (1) represents that it's the first in a series.
decided to borrow The Selection on a whim.
i shall see how it goes.
so glad i managed to find Emperor of the Eight Islands by Lian Hearn
it's a 4 books series, it's historical fiction something i will usually avoid but still want to try.
what i'm reading at the moment at home
i imagine that's how Hazel Motes dresses, with the hat and the suit
the way the people dress in 'Doing it to Death' music video just looks really cool
not sure how i feel about the novel but i just like the way it's written.
it's really easy to read, the topic however is abit more touchy since it is about faith.
next month end is also going to be mad... i think it should probably be the start of next month which is less than a day
July 2016 is probably going to be named worldwide Harry Potter month
i will try to blog a little more next month because the masses have reduced less since the holiday period is over, but since it's going to be Harry Potter month next i think it will have no difference in my opinion honestly.
hope i won't be sounding so dismal in my next post...
currently waiting for more books coming out by next month end
and shall see i shall decide to do some kind of book haul? hmmm...
i really like her makeup here... although the song is typical EDM i like her vocal tone.
This is the 4th book in the Ballad of Sir Benfro series. I borrowed the first 3 books from the library actually that's when I stumbled across this fantasy series.
Other than my favourite genre Mystery/Thriller I do like Fantasy genre especially with dragons and other mythical creatures.
Another series that I want to continue reading is the Copper Cat Series by Jen Williams
I borrowed the first book, The Copper Promise from the library and really enjoyed it.
I also have recently found out about this series The Fourline Trilogy by Pam Brondos
I try to avoid YA fiction because I never really got into it with the exception of some standalone novels. I did read The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner in the past but it was similar in genre Dystopian and I don't really appreciate the dystopian genre so I decided not to go into that genre.
But The Fourline Trilogy sounds abit like Narnia, going into another world which I don't mind giving it a try.
on second thoughts, i think if i waited to the end of the year to do a collective post of books i've read i would procrastinate or forget completely about.
so i think i would just do it in parts
the books i list here are those that i bought and does not include those that i borrowed from the library.
but that also means i read a lot more!
books (includes graphic novels as well.) don't go in any particular order!
Let's start
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
another to be made into a film title with Chris Hemsworth
really enjoyed this book a lot
with photos and sketches.
2. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
i like this minimalist cover
a real classic that my friend recommended to read and i picked it up just when i heard news that the play would be showing here.
when i first read it, it was honestly hard to understand with all the slang used by the character.
but overall good book. first time i actually read the index of a book.
3. The Marshmallow Test by Walter Mischel
self-enrichment
yet, here i have another non-fiction title which was good... the very first non-fiction book i read was Quiet by Susan Cain
learned more about how our brain works with decisions... makes me think of the song Hot and Cold by Katy Perry
4. The Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Soji Shimada
always have a tendency to read japanese literature
this one caught my eye just by the title and the plot
it was an impulse buy honestly...
read this the moment i bought it, really enjoyed it so much
5. Wayward graphic novels
Japanese folklore super power human beings inspired graphic novel series
if you didn't know i'm really into Japanese related things, this is so interesting and thought i could start my graphic novel collection with this.. the art is really pretty and full of vibrant colours
they have write ups at the end of the folklore and mythical creatures they mention in the series...
i like this series so far, guess i'll have to wait a while for the next volume
6. Steven Universe
Steven universe
enjoyed the cartoon series and again got influenced to get the graphic novel by a friend
