September Wrap Up | October TBR

Hey guys.. this is seriously delayed.. isn't it? I had perfectly good reasons! I was in London first of all from Wednesday to Friday (haul coming up soon!). Then it was my friend's birthday on Saturday and my sister's on Sunday and on Monday I had a lot of homework and there was stress and stuff but I won't get into that and yesterday, I had band from 16:45 - 21:30 so I did not have time over the past week to do this! Sorry.. <3

SEPTEMBER WRAP UP

The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer

This book was lovely! I loved Alex and Conner's relationship and just the story with the Evil Queen was really good on it's own and just agghhh! I love it! The character development is just spectacular and I love it! <3 

9/10

Rating: Awesome! Read it now!

The Crimson Thread by Suzanne Weyn *BOOK OF THE MONTH*

This book actually surprised me in a way because I was really excited about it and thought it would be my favourite book of all time, but then, I thought maybe it won't be so great. Then I read it and it was pretty decent. I probably won't reread it but it was very good!

8/10

Rating: Add it to the TBRs...

Read the review: http://nerdieworld.blogspot.ie/2012/09/book-of-month-crimson-thread-by-suzanne.html

OCTOBER TBR

You all know that the Perks of |Being a Wallflower just came out in cinemas.. for me it came out today!!! But I can't go today because it a school day.. *sigh*. But because of this...

The theme for this month is: Movies! Yay!

Let's get started:

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky *BOOK OF THE MONTH*

I must of course read this this month. No doubt about it. 

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

I didn't know this was a book until like last Christmas or something around that time. I didn't. I saw the movie for the first a few years ago and it is one of my most definite favourites. The action and the adventure is just perfect and I really hope the book is just as good.

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Let me explain. When I first read The Hunger Games, I didn't exactly finish the series because I just didn't have time and I really want to try and read them soon with Catching Fire being filmed at the moment and everything..

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Oooh! I'm excited! I really enjoyed Clockwork Angel and this is also being filmed at the moment so I'm really looking forward to that too!

The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien

Martin Freeman! Ooh! He'll make an excellent Bilbo! I can't wait for this movie!!!

Helena Bonham Carter as Ms. Havisham

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

BBC Ms. Havisham

I watched the BBC mini-series a little while back and WOW! It was spectacular and apparently, they are making a movie and guess who Ms. Havisham?? Guess! HELENA BONHAM CARTER!!!! Oh, my goodness! She'll be outstanding!

The Magician's Nephew by CS Lewis
So, I have finished the Narnia series actually, but this was probably by far my favourite, BUT there are rumors that it will be the fourth Narnia film.. :O For thos of you who don't know The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the second book, not the first, Prince Caspian is the fourth book, not the second and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is the fifth book, not the third. And now, the first book, which is The Magician's Nephew, will be the fourth? I dunno, these people are crrrazy! But I still want to reread it!

So that is it for now but I will see you soon with a haul! Bye!

UPDATE: NerdieWorld Goes to London!

HI GUIISSS! Guess what? You guessed it! Imma goin' to LONDON! I'm crazzyy...

So I'm really excited as you can probably tell because I am going to London!
No, I am not English, I am Irish and that is why it is exciting because I've never been there and I really want to go and plus, I am going to Warner Bros. Studios! Whhaat?!
So I will have loads of footage and pictures when I come back and I'll probably still be active on Instagram while I'm there but I will not be bringing my laptop.. :( so here's a link to my Statigram if you want to find my Instagram: http://statigr.am/eve_the_penguin_nerd

And yeah so I'll see you guys probably Monday because I am home Friday but busy over the weekend. I need to post my monthly stuff on Monday anyway so there will be a big feed on Monday! Bye!

Book of the Month: The Crimson Thread by Suzanne Weyn | September 2012

*SPOILERS*


INTRO
Hi, guys. I know that I didn't make it very clear what the Book of the Month was this month, cuz I sorta forgot.. But I decided to do the discussion/review anyway because you guys deserve it anyway!

PLOT
Bridget, or Bertie, and her family have just emigrated to New York and they are trying to find jobs so that they can pay for the five children and keep the apartment and all that. But they are finding that hard until Paddy, or Rick, who is her father, gets a job with horses with a very famous and successful businessman, J.P. Wellington. When Bridget gets fired from her job, Paddy gets her a job as a seamstress in the Wellington estate. But she only got the job because Paddy had told them that she was the best seamstress in Wales, where they are pretending to be from, which she is not.
When she is asked to create a dress for his daughters her father gladly excepts the challenge even though she cannot do it. Then, Ray Stalls, who is mysterious love interest helps her and saves the day. Then because of the dresses, James Wellington, J.P.'s son proposes and she agrees to and then things go bad because James is always drunk and out with other girls, and gets her fired and then she goes back to New York and she finds Ray and they get married.
The End.

The plot was actually very intense everyone was always stressed and figuring out who was going to mind Eileen and Liam (age three and eleven) but the romance could get very cheesy. James seemed very perfect at the start and I thought it was going to be where he is the perfect man but she is confused whether to pick him or Ray which it kind of was, he seemed perfect but she really thought that she did not love Ray even though there was a slight spark. And then in the end James turned out to be the bad one which I saw coming kind of in the middle of it all so it was a bit predictable.

It was a very quick read which I found good because I probably would have hated it if it had taken me too long because it's the kind of book that you like when you read it, but you would probably never read again.

Suzanne Weyn

It translated from the original Rumpelstiltskin very well. It was almost exact except it had it's own little twists and turns in places and was overall very Rumpelstiltskin-ish.

CHARACTERS
The characters in this book, as I said, were very predictable. I didn't really like Tessa. She never really analyzed anything or thought about anything twice she just saw what she saw and that was that. The minute she laid eyes on James she fell in love with him and that was just annoying. And another thing that annoying about her was the fact that she had this weird state of mind that she was a princess. It was really random and didn't lead anywhere at all. She had an Italian friend Maria who was very quickly made as well. There was no character development whatsoever and was just annoying overall.
There were two real characters in this and that was James and Eileen. Paddy was just so irresponsible and left everything to Bridget to sort out and then there was the eldest son Finn, who was just too responsible to 21, I think. So, Eileen was my favourite because she was the only one who portrayed her characteristic well.

OVERALL
I would give it a rating of 8/10 because it doesn't quite deserve a nine but it wasn't quite a seven either. It was kind of addictive in a way and I enjoyed myself.
Recommendation: Add it to the TBRs...

I don't plan to make them all this short and I'm sorry if it's not very, um, useful! See you next time!

50 RANDOM Questions TAG! September 2012

This could take a while... so let's get started!
1. Where were you three hours ago? In the car. Coming home for school!
2. Who are you in love with? No one.. I'm just lonely ol' Eve...
3. Have you ever eaten a crayon? No... have you?
4. Is there anything pink within ten feet of you? My sister!
5. When is the last time you went to the mall? We don't have a mall in my town, so I guess two months ago when I went to Cork.
6. Are you wearing socks right now? You bet!
7. Does you family own a car worth over $2,000? Nope! Because that is not our currency!
8. When is the last time you drove out of town? August, and then we stayed out for a month!
9. Have you been to the movies in the last five days? No, but I will be because Jennifer Laurence's new horror AND The Perks of Being a Wallflower come out!!!
10. Are you hot? In which context? Either way, no!
11. What was the last thing you had to drink? Water! Nice and healthy!
12. What are you wearing right now? My school uniform.
13. Do wash the car or let the car wash do it? I do not have one!
14. Last food you ate? PIZZA!
15. Where were you last week at this time? In my holiday home! Woop! Woop!
16. Have you bought any clothing items in the last week? Nope! But I did buy Pretties! <3 XD
17. When is the last time you ran? Properly? Yesterday in school; we were doing relays. :(
18. What was the last sporting event you watched? Um... I think the swimming in the Paralympics!
19. What is your favourite animal? Penguins, wombats, giraffes and I can't remember my other favourite at this current moment!
20. Your dream vacation? Japan with my friends, Russia with my family or Hogwarts with Harry, Ron and Hermione!
21. Last person's house you were in? Mine... or my mom's friend?
22. Worst injury you've ever had? When I broke my wrist I think!
23. Have you been in love? Nope!
24. Do you miss anyone right now? I hope not!
25. Last play you saw? The Titanic? I dunno!
26. What is your secret weapon to the opposite sex? My sexy ears! Duh!
27. What are your plans for tonight? TheReadables Bookshelf tour! I'm gonna do it!
28. Who is the last person you sent a MySpace message or comment to? MySpace? I'm not even on Facebook and you expect me to be on MySpace? Dude, how old is this tag?
29. Next trip you are going to take? I have no clue!
30. Ever go to camp? Ya, 'course! Who hasn't?
31. Were you an honor students? There-is-no-such-thing-as-an-honor-roll-in-Ireland.
32. What do you want to know about the future? (a.) if we survive 2012 (b.) who my husband is (c.) what my job is (d.) who my children are!
33. Are you wearing any perfume or cologne? Not at the moment
34. Are you do sometime this year for a doctors visit? Not that I know of!
35. Where is your best friend? All at home! Safe and sound!
36. How is your best friend? Good, thanks!
37. Do you have a tan? No, Princess Snow White!
38. What are you listening to right now? Florence + the Machine.
39. Do you collect anything? Bookmarks! It's fun! I have a whole box!
40. Who is the biggest gossiper you know? If I told you, wouldn't that make me the biggest gossiper? Hmm...
41. Last time you were stopped by a cop or pulled over? July! And I was walking!
42. Have you ever drank soda from a straw? Yeah! I do it all the time... O.o
43. What does your last text message say? Ttyl x i ring l8r x Kate
44. Do you like hot sauce? Ohhh, no!
45. (Almost there!) Last time you took a shower? Yesterday!
46. Do you need to do laundry? Nope.
47. What is your heritage? All Irish!
48. Are you somebody's best friend? yeus! And it makes my day!
49. Are you rich? Not really, some people say so, but I don't have a mansion and a boat so!
50. What were you doing at 12 am last night? Sleeeeeping... mmm...
So that's all for this tag! I'll see you next time bye!

September TBR! ;D

Hey guys! Welcome to books on NerdieWorld!!! God, I'm so excited!

How it works!
So each month I will choose a number of books to go with the selected theme. One of these books will be the Book of the Month; the book that I will most definitely be reading and ask of you to do the same. With this, instead of a review of that book, there will be a discussion so that we can all share our opinions of the book! Exciting!
My rating system will be fairly simple; for each book will rate it out of ten, approve or disapprove and give it a recommendation of: Awesome! Read it Now!, Add it to the TBRs..., Don't waste your money, No, Just No.
Even though I have the books to go with the themes, I will also have side-reads which are the books I will read if I don't feel like any from the TBR!
Each month will have a wrap up and a TBR XD

Let's continue!
The theme for this month is: Fairy Tales! Yay!


1. The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer
I was so excited, I already started it!                                                    

I have never watched Glee. I have never been interested in Glee. I barely know what Glee is and only know Chris Colfer is in it because of Joey Graceffa, Whitney Milam and Raeleen. And that is partly why I'm interested. I want to know if this is a good book, or it's only praised because Chris Colfer is the author. And the other part of my interest is because I love the idea and really like the sound of it.

2. Grimm's Fairy Tales by J.L.C. Grimm and W.C. Grimm (Translated by Lucy Crane)
I love fairy tales and have since I discovered Disney Princesses. That pretty much sums it up!

3. The Selection by Kiera Cass
Princesses? I think this book counts! I love the idea of a fairy tale in the future! That will be awesome and I'm really looking forward to this book!

Book of the month

4. The Crimson Thread by Suzanne Weyn
The Crimson Thread is a retelling of Rumpelstiltskin and it looks really good! I'm really looking forward to it!

5. The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Oh, man! This book! I'm finally reading it! I cannot wait to get my hands on that book! I'm shivering just thinking about it!

6. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol
I loved the movie starring Mia Wasikowska (one of my favourite actresses) and directed by Tim Burton (my favourite director) and can't wait to read the real thing!





My side reads for this month are Clockwork Prince and City of Bones by Cassandra Clare, and Pretties by Scott Westerfeld!

Thanks for reading and I'll see you soon! xx Bye!

24 Questions About Me TAG!

Hi, guys! Would you say tags are just for YouTubers? I don't know, tell me in comments...

On with the questions!

1. Do you have a middle name?
Yes, I do. My middle name is Marie and actually this year, I get to pick a new middle name so I'll either pick Jean, Claire, Noel or Bernadette.

2. What's your favourite subject in school?
Maths or English. Goin' old school!

3. What's your favourite drink?
Coke, Tea or river water. Seriously, have you ever drank river water on a hot day? Mmmm...

4. What's your favourite song at the moment?
The Lonely by Christina Perri, Charlie Brown by Coldplay and No Light, No Light by Florence and the Machine.

5. What would you name your children?
Hmm.. at the moment, I'd have two girls and two boys and the girls would be Lily Shay and Edin Noelle, and the boys would be Robert Colm and Robin Harry. I think anyway!

6. Do you participate in any sports?
I play football, but I don't really like it. And I like Hockey, and I'm good at arm wrestling.

7. What's your favourite book?
Why must I choose?
I think I'll just list my top three, because I don't want to leave anyone out!
No. 3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
No. 2 Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild
No. 1 Life on the Refrigerator Door by Alice Kuipers

8. What's your favourite colour?
Baby Blue, Forest Green and Scarlet.

9. What's your favourite animal?
Penguin, dog, giraffe and wombat.

10. What's your favourite perfume?
I don't really wear perfume, but I do wear body fragrance and my favourite is Impulse Very Pink.

11. What;s your favourite holiday?
Christmas, duh!

12. Have you graduated from High School?
Nope, and I never will!

13. Have you been out of the country?
Yes, I have been to America, France, Spain and Portugal. And I'm going to London in September! Woop, woop!

14. Do you speak any other languages?
Yes, I speak French and Irish.

15. Do you have any siblings?
Yes, I have two; a brother who is two years older, and a sister who is eight years younger.

16. What's your favourite store?
In terms of clothes, Gap, and in terms of books Easons or my local bookshop! And in terms of comic books Porter! Love Porter!!

17. What's your favourite restaurant?
Pizza Express! <3

18. Do you like school?
Eh... it depends.

19. Who are some of your favourite YouTubers?
Oh, this could take a while:
Vloggers:
JoeyGraceffa and italktosnakes
BookTubers:
padfootandprongs07 and thereadables
Other:
Beautifullytragic6 and GreeN166aPpLe

20. What's your favourite movie?
All the Harry Potter movies, X-Men: First Class, The Amazing Spider-Man and The Help.

21. What are some of your favourite TV shows?
I don't watch that much TV but probably House and Sherlock.

22. PC or Mac?
I've always had a PC but I've been thinking of getting a Mac, so I don't know, PC I guess!

23. What phone do you have?
I have an iPhone 4.

24. How tall are you?
Average for my age; 5 2'' or 5 4'', can't remember!

Thanks for reading and I'll see you next time, bye!

Top 5 Favourite Artists

Hi, guys! Music Time <3
I love music and always have. I used to even have to listen to music to get to sleep at night!

Here are some of my favourite artists!

5. Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is one of world's top country artists. I have loved her since I first bought her album Fearless and love the stories that follow in her music.






4. Ellie Goulding
Ellie Goulding is really Britain's Taylor Swift with a slight edge. Her cover of Rihanna's Only Girl (in the World) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IieOEvzMjng&feature=BFa&list=ALHTd1VmZQRNqNSvKyn9pqhGywlOFtOPX_) is definitely worth listening to if you're not so sure about her.

3. Christina Perri

I only recently discovered the awesomeness of Christina Perri. I mean, I'd heard Jar of Hearts and all but really, her song The Lonely (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO4e4nCYBEo) should be the no. 1 hit.

2. Coldplay
Coldplay are definitely one of the best bands that are out nowadays. I adore all of their songs and could listen to them on repeat forever! Their album Mylo Xyloto is definitely worth a listen!

1. Florence + the Machine
It is hard to put into words how amazing Florence + the Machine are. their music is the kind that just puts you into a daze when you hear it! Their song No Light, No Light (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGH-4jQZRcc) is a personal friend of mine! <3

I hope you enjoyed this post and I'll see you next time bye! <3