Stacking the shelves is a blogging meme from Tynga's Reviews which I stole from Lauren Hannah. Lauren Hannah's button is in the right hand bar.
All of the books I have linked to the book depository are the editions I have them in and every link pays me 5% commission if you buy from it. I want to be upfront about this but any sale is greatly appreciated.
What would you recommend - The Dichotomous Key
I do Biology so we're trying something a little different. Answer question 1 and it will lead you to another question. Do this until you have your book.
1a. Do you want fiction? - Go to question 2
b. Do you want non-fiction? - Go to question 3
2a. Do you want a children's book? - The Letter to the King (review 20)
b. Do you want YA? - Go to question 9
3a. Do you want a visual book? - Go to question 4
b. Do you want a non-visual book? - Go to question 7
4a. Do you want a book on travel? - Go to question 5
b. Do you want a graphic novel on history? - Anne Frank Graphic Novel (review 19)
5a. Do you want a guide book? - Go to question 6
b. Do you want a book of maps? - Maps (review 21)
6a. Do you want a book on the whole of Europe? - 36 Hours (review 1)
b. Do you want a book on Amsterdam? - Amsterdam Guide Book (review 2)
7a. Do you want a book on self-improvement? - Go to question 8
b. Do you want a book on London and/or sailing? - Circle Line (review 3)
8a. Do you want a book on money? - How to Worry Less about Money (review 11)
b. Do you want a book on exercise and/or philosophy? - How to think about Exercise (review 10)
9a. Do you want contemporary? - Go to question 10
b. Do you want non-contemporary? - Go to question 16
10a. Do you want a mystery? - Go to question 11
b. Do you want something else? - Go to question 13
11a. Do you want something by Sara Shepherd? - Two Truths and One Lie (review 17)
b. Do you want something by someone other than Sara Shepherd? - Go to question 12
12a. Do you want a book on the rich and the devious? - We Were Liars (review 13)
b. Do you want a book with a manic pixie dream girl? - Paper Towns (review 4)
13a. Do you want a book set in high school? - Go to question 14
b. Do you want a book set in college? - Just One Day (review 9)
14a. Do you want a book on writing? - Struck by Lightning (review 16)
b. Do you want a book on something alternative? - Go to question 15
15a. Do you want a book on being cool? - Be More Chill (review 6)
b. Are you under 15? - The Boyfriend List (review 18)
16a. Do you want a male protagonist? - Go to question 17
b. Do you want a female protagonist? - Go to question 18
17a. Do you want a book on ghosts? - The Boy in the Smoke (review 15)
b. Do you want a book on witches? - Half Bad (review 14)
18a. Do you want dystopia? - The Treatment (review 7)
b. Do you want fantasy? - Go to question 19
19a. Do you want a book with wolves? -Go to question 20
b. Do you want a book without wolves? - Rebel Belle (review 12)
20a. Do you want a book with werewolves? - Shiver (review 8)
b. Do you want a book on a fairytale? - Scarlet (review 5)
Books I got from The Book Depository
1. 36 Hours - 125 Weekends in Europe
I saw this in Anthropology on Regents St but Anthro is so expensive so I got it online. This is a book by The New York Times about what to do in different cities in Europe if you are going for a weekend. I want to do more travelling in Europe as there are some lovely cities that I haven't been to or haven't been since I lived in Germany when I was really young. There is also a large section on the cities in the UK which is also really interesting as it isn't the usual tourist trail.
2. Amsterdam - DK Eyewitness Travel
I got this because my family visited Amsterdam in April. This is the very visual guide book with floor plans of the museums and has pages on the histories of the houses on certain streets. This is by no means the best guide book for visiting (I will always recommend Lonely Planet) but it's really interesting to look at and read, even when you're not there.
Buy it here
3. Circle Line: Around London in a Small Boat by Steffan Meyric Hughes
This is a book about a man who sails around London through canals and the River Thames. It's my first piece of travel literature and though I didn't love it, if you love Sailing and London (a love of both is necessary) this may be for you.
This is a book I've done a review for.
Buy it here
4. Paper Towns by John Green
I own this on kindle but I've wanted a paper copy for ages and they've introduced new ones which I hate so I wanted to buy this cover before it goes out of print. This is one of my least favourite John Green books. It's about a girl, Margo Roth Spiegelman who takes her neighbour on a mission of revenge and sea world. Though the beginning is really strong and beautiful and metaphory but it does go downhill. I think you should read it though in the same way everyone should read Austen or Great Gatsby.
Buy it here
5. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
This is the sequel to Cinder in the Lunar Chronicles, a futuristic, dystopian fairytale series where every book is a different fairytale with a twist. Cinder is based off Cinderella and Scarlet is based off Little Red Riding Hood. Though I wouldn't say you had to read Scarlet, Cinder is really good so I would ready that.
This is a book I've done a review for.
Buy Cinder here
Buy Scarlet here
6. Be More Chill by Ned Vizzini
Be More Chill is a book about a boy who eats a tiny computer that tells him how to be cool. It's witty and observational and I would definitely recommend if you are still in senior school/high school. Ned Vizzini was a really entertaining writer.
This is a book I've done a review for.
Buy it here
7. The Treatment by Suzanne Young
This is the sequel to The Program. This does have strong themes of suicide so trigger warning. I really enjoyed The Program, but I wouldn't spend money on this if I were you. It's not worth it. The full review goes more into what the book is about but I don't want this post to be triggering in any shape or form.
This is a book I've done a review for.
Buy The Program here
Buy The Treatment here
I freaking love this book. It's partly set in Paris, partly set in Amsterdam and partly set in an American college. It's a romance and it's about self discovery and I love love love books about uni. I would definitely read it.
A Book I got from WH Smiths
14. Half Bad by Sally Green
This is a book about a boy who is a witch who is half good and half bad. His father is evil and it covers the prejudice he faces as a half black witch. I really enjoyed this.
This is a book I've done a review for.
Buy it here
A Book I got from WBD at Blackwell's
15. Boy in the Smoke by Maureen Johnson
This is the prequel to The Name of The Star. Unfortunately this is no longer on sale as it was a World Book Day book but if you can borrow it off someone I would as it is creepy and just great. I did do a whole review on this
This is a book I've done a review for.
Books I got from Waterstones
16. Struck By Lightning by Chris Colfer
If mediocrity and poor writing could ever be summarised into one thing, it would be this book. It's just not great. I know, you may be a huge glee fan but this book is poor. It just is dependent on visual humour in a book and the writing is not good.
This is a book I've done a review for.
Buy it here
17. Two Truths and a Lie by Sara Shepherd
Buy it here
Buy the first in the series here
18. The Boyfriend List by E Lockhart
This definitely isn't my favourite E Lockhart book but it was still entertaining and funny. I would really recommend this to you if you are in your early teens as I think it would have really resonated with me if I was younger. It's an easy read but still enjoyable.
This is a book I've done a review for.
Buy it here
Books I got in Amsterdam
I went to Amsterdam in Late April and bought some really lovely books: one from the American Book Centre and one in the Anne Frank House.
19. Anne Frank - The Graphic Novel by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon
I've always really struggled to read Anne Frank's diary for one reason or another but this was a really accessible way of reading about it. It was smart and really beautiful. It also includes the aftermath of the diary in the concentration camps which is a bit disturbing so just a warning before you read this. The book also tells you the situation of Europe at different points in the book. Really, really great graphic novel.
This is a book I've done a review for.
Buy it here
20. The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt
This is like everything that is good about children's fiction all in one book. How this isn't as big as The Hobbit I don't know. It's really, really enjoyable. Read it. Plus it has got a map on the inside cover.
This is a book I've done a review for.
Buy it here
A Book I got as a present
21. Maps
I got this from my Mum and Dad which was so so lovely. It's an atlas of the world and has double page spreads on individual countries and their cultures. It also has individual African countries which is really rare because Africa is often thought of as a country. I think this book is pitched at kids but I'm 17 and I love it.
Buy it here
I got this because my family visited Amsterdam in April. This is the very visual guide book with floor plans of the museums and has pages on the histories of the houses on certain streets. This is by no means the best guide book for visiting (I will always recommend Lonely Planet) but it's really interesting to look at and read, even when you're not there.
Buy it here
3. Circle Line: Around London in a Small Boat by Steffan Meyric Hughes
This is a book about a man who sails around London through canals and the River Thames. It's my first piece of travel literature and though I didn't love it, if you love Sailing and London (a love of both is necessary) this may be for you.
This is a book I've done a review for.
Buy it here
4. Paper Towns by John Green
I own this on kindle but I've wanted a paper copy for ages and they've introduced new ones which I hate so I wanted to buy this cover before it goes out of print. This is one of my least favourite John Green books. It's about a girl, Margo Roth Spiegelman who takes her neighbour on a mission of revenge and sea world. Though the beginning is really strong and beautiful and metaphory but it does go downhill. I think you should read it though in the same way everyone should read Austen or Great Gatsby.
Buy it here
5. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
This is the sequel to Cinder in the Lunar Chronicles, a futuristic, dystopian fairytale series where every book is a different fairytale with a twist. Cinder is based off Cinderella and Scarlet is based off Little Red Riding Hood. Though I wouldn't say you had to read Scarlet, Cinder is really good so I would ready that.
This is a book I've done a review for.
Buy Cinder here
Buy Scarlet here
6. Be More Chill by Ned Vizzini
Be More Chill is a book about a boy who eats a tiny computer that tells him how to be cool. It's witty and observational and I would definitely recommend if you are still in senior school/high school. Ned Vizzini was a really entertaining writer.
This is a book I've done a review for.
Buy it here
7. The Treatment by Suzanne Young
This is the sequel to The Program. This does have strong themes of suicide so trigger warning. I really enjoyed The Program, but I wouldn't spend money on this if I were you. It's not worth it. The full review goes more into what the book is about but I don't want this post to be triggering in any shape or form.
This is a book I've done a review for.
Buy The Program here
Buy The Treatment here
8. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
This is YA Werewolf fiction. It involves romance, a Twilight-y atmosphere and that feeling you get when you open the fridge for too long and it beeps at you.
This is a book I've done a review for.
Buy it here
This is YA Werewolf fiction. It involves romance, a Twilight-y atmosphere and that feeling you get when you open the fridge for too long and it beeps at you.
This is a book I've done a review for.
Buy it here
9. Just One Day by Gayle Forman
I freaking love this book. It's partly set in Paris, partly set in Amsterdam and partly set in an American college. It's a romance and it's about self discovery and I love love love books about uni. I would definitely read it.
10. How to think about Exercise by the School of Life
I'm currently reading this. This is a book about the philosophy of exercise. It has tips at different points in the chapters but its main message is "nerds can be fit too!" I'm not loving it at the moment.
Buy it here
I'm currently reading this. This is a book about the philosophy of exercise. It has tips at different points in the chapters but its main message is "nerds can be fit too!" I'm not loving it at the moment.
Buy it here
11. How to Worry Less about Money by The School of Life
This isn't a book on managing money; it's about not worrying about money. It isn't really relevant for teenagers who don't earn (I'd recommend The Teenagers Guide to Money for that) but it has a really interesting perspective on money.
Buy it here
This isn't a book on managing money; it's about not worrying about money. It isn't really relevant for teenagers who don't earn (I'd recommend The Teenagers Guide to Money for that) but it has a really interesting perspective on money.
Buy it here
12. Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins
This book was gripping but eugh can a book be more annoying? When reading back my notes on this book the recurring theme was "eugh." Sort of terrible. I don't even like the cover. Dreams=crushed.
Buy it here
This book was gripping but eugh can a book be more annoying? When reading back my notes on this book the recurring theme was "eugh." Sort of terrible. I don't even like the cover. Dreams=crushed.
Buy it here
13. We Were Liars by E Lockhart
READ IT. Just READ IT. Go into it knowing nothing about it but READ ITTTTTTT.
A Book I got from WH Smiths
14. Half Bad by Sally Green
This is a book about a boy who is a witch who is half good and half bad. His father is evil and it covers the prejudice he faces as a half black witch. I really enjoyed this.
This is a book I've done a review for.
Buy it here
A Book I got from WBD at Blackwell's
15. Boy in the Smoke by Maureen Johnson
This is the prequel to The Name of The Star. Unfortunately this is no longer on sale as it was a World Book Day book but if you can borrow it off someone I would as it is creepy and just great. I did do a whole review on this
This is a book I've done a review for.
Books I got from Waterstones
16. Struck By Lightning by Chris Colfer
If mediocrity and poor writing could ever be summarised into one thing, it would be this book. It's just not great. I know, you may be a huge glee fan but this book is poor. It just is dependent on visual humour in a book and the writing is not good.
This is a book I've done a review for.
Buy it here
17. Two Truths and a Lie by Sara Shepherd
Dear Waterstones,
When you sell a book by itself by an author, can you make sure it's the first in the series? Starting on the third book makes it hard to get into and makes me buy books earlier in the series from other sellers.
Best wishes
Sophie
Best wishes
Sophie
Buy it here
Buy the first in the series here
18. The Boyfriend List by E Lockhart
This definitely isn't my favourite E Lockhart book but it was still entertaining and funny. I would really recommend this to you if you are in your early teens as I think it would have really resonated with me if I was younger. It's an easy read but still enjoyable.
This is a book I've done a review for.
Buy it here
Books I got in Amsterdam
I went to Amsterdam in Late April and bought some really lovely books: one from the American Book Centre and one in the Anne Frank House.
19. Anne Frank - The Graphic Novel by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon
I've always really struggled to read Anne Frank's diary for one reason or another but this was a really accessible way of reading about it. It was smart and really beautiful. It also includes the aftermath of the diary in the concentration camps which is a bit disturbing so just a warning before you read this. The book also tells you the situation of Europe at different points in the book. Really, really great graphic novel.
This is a book I've done a review for.
Buy it here
20. The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt
This is a book I've done a review for.
Buy it here
A Book I got as a present
21. Maps
I got this from my Mum and Dad which was so so lovely. It's an atlas of the world and has double page spreads on individual countries and their cultures. It also has individual African countries which is really rare because Africa is often thought of as a country. I think this book is pitched at kids but I'm 17 and I love it.
Buy it here
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