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I received this book for free in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.
This review is a little difficult for me to write, because Chewy Noh and The Fall of the Mu-dang is one of those books you have a love/hate relationship with. Obviously, I am leaning towards love (hence the four coffee cups) and would recommend this book to anyone and everyone regardless of age. If you are looking for a light, humorous read that will bring out the inner child in you, this is the book to read.
This is a very belated post, but better late than never right? I’ve been nominated by two amazing bloggers–Susanne Valenti and Bianca The Ultimate Fangirl for this award. Please check out their blog guys cause they are two awesome people!
The rules:
The Rules:
Put the award logo on your blog
Answer the 7 question set by the person who nominated you and create 7 new ones
Thank the people who nominated you, linking to their blog
Nominate however many people you like, linking to their blogs
Let them know you nominated them
Susanne’s Questions for me:
1) Which book character would you want to meet and why?
Xemerius from the Ruby Red trilogy. Because he is a dead demon with sassy humor, an infinite expertise in the field of history, and he likes to eat ghosts. Continue reading “The Real Neat Blogger Award”→
If you’ve read my very first review then you’ve already seen these quote illustrations before. These are actually the very first illustrations I made so they are not that good, but I wanted to share them with you anyway.
I was nominated by the amazing Susanne Valenti–another lovely blogger you should all check out–for The Lovely Blogger Awards. Thanks Susanne! You’re an absolute sweetheart <3
The rules for the award are as below:
Display the awrd
Follow the lovely person who nominated you
Nominate 15 other lovely bloggers and let them know
Add 7 facts about yourself
Mention the rules!
So below are the seven facts about me. I’m gonna tell you a few things most people don’t know about me, and a few misconceptions people have about me.
Four Facts Most People Don’t Know About Me:
I am a serious morning person. I usually get up at 4:30 or 5:30 am and start my day. If I don’t, my entire routine gets messed up. That brings me to the second fact.
I am not OCD, but I have a tendency to make very long to-do lists. They are long because I not only write the things I need to get done, but also the things I plan to do during my free time and how much time I would spend doing it.
I am secretly obsessed with Mother Nature. Its the simplest thing that makes me happy. If I am feeling sad, I look outside and watch the clouds/the trees/the sunshine–absolutely every thing in nature can put a smile on my face.
I don’t have a favorite color. People assume my favorite color is light blue, cause I wear it often, but that’s only because I like wearing light blues, greens and pinks during summer (and its almost always summer throughout the year where I live), bright eye-catching colors like hot pink, red, or violet in winters and orange and yellow on rainy days.
Three Misconceptions People Have About Me:
I am a good student. I am not, I swear. I don’t have a modest bone is my body, but I am honest and I will tell you honestly that I’m very stupid and slow–I just work hard, and sometimes, even that’s not enough.
I wear a hijab, so I must be very religious and a very good, decent girl. I hate it when people say this! This is one of the worst stereotypes ever! I don’t wear a hijab cause I’m a good, decent girl–I wear it cause it’s a way of showing respect to the body that Allah gave me. That’s it. And wearing a scarf around my head and neck doesn’t automatically earn me a goody-two-shoes badge or set me apart for being religious–I’m still learning about Islam, I’m still reading the Quran, I still miss my prayers every now and then, and while I do believe in a higher power I’m also a person of science and I am not afraid to switch to being atheist if I find anything illogical/unreasonable/unethical in my religion. As it happens, I haven’t come across anything like that yet.
I rarely wear makeup, so I must prefer being simple. Honestly? I’m just lazy, and not as girly as a nineteen-year-old girl should be. I do like makeup, I like wearing it because it enhances my features, but I’m too lazy to practice doing it (it doesn’t come to naturally as it does with most people).
So there you go, seven facts about me that most people don’t know. Now for the nominations. This is the easy part.
Choose a tv series/ movie that is similar to the book
Tag someone!
Even though I watch a lot of TV shows and movies this was a bit hard for me, but here you go:
If you liked:
Then read:
Wonder is beautifully written story about a physically deformed 11-year-old child. Edward Scissorhands is a beautiful movie about a man with scissors for hands. Neither can blend in our society, not when they were meant to stand out. That’s a quote from Palacio.
2) If you liked:
Then read:
Just like Marvel’s X-men series, Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children By Ransom Riggs is a well written, amazingly illustrated story about “peculiar children’–kids of all ages with superpowers. The best part? The book is full of actual photographs of the characters, the settings, and even some of the events in the story. The writer originally meant it to be a picture-book for kids, but the photographs he collected inspired him to give life to what is without a doubt, one of the best stories I have read!
Also, Tim Burton is making a movie adaptation for this book!
3) If you liked:
Then read:
Kami Garcia/Unbreakable
Both has demons, ghosts, angels, lots of scare that left me sleepless at night, and two insanely hot guys. Can’t go wrong with that!
4) If you liked:
Then read:
Both belongs to the Science Fiction genre, and both explores the concepts of parallel universes. If you haven’t watched Fringe yet, I pity you–you don’t know what you’re missing. If you haven’t read Tandem yet–I pity you, you don’t know what you’re missing.
5) If you liked:
Then read:
People with superpowers trying to fulfill their destiny while also being hunted down by madmen? This book and this movie have a lot more in common than you might think.
6) If you liked:
Then you must read:
They are both similar in the way that entire place is isolated from the rest of the world by a strange phenomenon–except that in Michael Grant’s Gone, children below the age of fifteen are stuck inside the dome, and all of the adults disappear. I can’t say much about the tv series, but you have got to read this book!
7) If you liked:
Then read:
Penelope is a girl cursed with a pig nose. North of Beautiful is about a girl with port-wine stain. They both feature romance, self-discovery, acceptance and the addresses the question: is beauty really skin deep?
8) If you liked:
Then read:
I love foreign films, and Pan’s Labyrinth is also the only film I know that features the faeries the way they are portrayed in the Iron Fey series. However, this isn’t the only the book and the movie has in common. While both are significantly different, they also follow the story of two girls as they discover a strange magical world, are forced to do dangerous tasks and in the end make a huge sacrifice for their brothers.
9) If you liked:
Then read:
Shatter Me is actually quite similar to X-men–the main protagonist actually has Rogue’s power–but it is also very, very similar to Heroes with the whole save-the-world theme.
Also, if you liked Heroes, then I love you and you are officially one of the coolest people ever!
Save the cheerleader. Save the world.
I’m sorry but I cannot talk about Heroes without saying that. Or without fangirling!
Well, that is it guys. I’d love it if you did this tag too, so whoever is reading this…YOU’VE BEEN TAGGED!
I accept any Young Adult, Adult or New Adult, Women’s Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Science Fiction, and Fantasy books for reviews. (Please see further details below).
I accept print ARCs, finished copies and e-books.
I do not accept audiobooks.
If the book is a part of a series, I will require the previous books, otherwise I will not accept the book.
If I accept your book for review then it guarantees that I will review your book as soon as I finish reading it.
First In. First Out.(Explained in details below)
Feel free to contact me at: tanazmasaba06@gmail.com
Shipping Address:
Tanaz Masaba
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House 31, First Floor
Dhaka, Dhaka 1230
Bangladesh
Genres:
Accepted: I accept YA, New Adult, and Adult books which belong in the following genres :
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Dystopia
Fanfiction/ Retellings
Realistic Fiction
Contemporary
Not Accepted: I do not accept books from the following genre
Christian (Religion and Spirituality)
Business and Investment
Cooking
Crafts and Hobbies
Memoirs/Modern Biographies
Poetry
Note: Books that explore Christian mythology are only accepted if they also belong in the genres that I accept. (Examples of such books: Unearthly by Cynthia Hand, Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins)
FIRST IN FIRST OUT (FIFO):
Basically, if I receive your book first, then I will post my review for your book first (as soon as I finish reading it). If I receive somebody else’s book first, I will review that book first and then move on to yours.
Reviews:
I have a certain style of reviewing books for my blog–I prefer to write slightly informally, in an easy manner, and use gifs. If you wish to use my review elsewhere, then please let me know via email, and I will send you a version of my review that does not include gifs (if you prefer it that way). That is the only thing I will change. Please see my most recent reviews to get a feel of how I write.
I prefer to post my reviews a week before or after the release date, but the timing of when I post the review on my blog will depend on how soon I receive the ARC.
If I accept your book for review then it guarantees that I will review your book as soon as I finish reading it.
I am currently accepting review requests
Please see my Rating System to understand how I rate my books.
Note: I’ve been using the 5 stars rating system to rate my reviews but as from September 2015 I will be using coffee cups to rate books. It’s the same thing basically–three coffee cups is equal to three stars–I’m just simply using a different symbol.
I rate books by judging the following:
The writing
The character
The plot
The ending
I may comment on the cover, but a book cover will not affect my review or my rating. It’s the content that matters.
Rating is out of 5 coffee cups.
☕= Terrible. I hated it. Lots of problems Would never recommend it.
☕☕= Bad. I did not like it. Significant amount of issues. Would not recommend it.
☕☕☕= Good, but not great. I liked it, but there were several problems, and I would read it just once only. May recommend it.
☕☕☕☕= Great. I really liked this book. Well written. A few problems, but I may re-read it a second time. Would recommend it.
☕☕☕☕☕= Amazing! Loved it, loved it, loved it. Minor problems maybe, but really enjoyed it, enough to re-read it several times. Would definitely recommend it.
If you are still a little confused about the rating system or have any other questions, feel free to contact me!
PS: Lol is it just me but do these coffee cups look like cakes instead?
Credits for the banner goes to my 13-year-old sister Tinath Zaeba.
Ever had that moment when you are listening to a song and it reminds of your favorite book? I have had plenty of those so I wanted to make a monthly meme/tag thingy on my blog. This is not an official tag so you don’t really have to do it (although there is a Playlist Book Tag and I think another similar one that Bea from When Curiosity Killed The Cat told me about…I can’t remember the exact name unfortunately) but I would love it if you guys do this too!
Just like Marvel’s X-men series, Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children By Ransom Riggs is a well written, amazingly illustrated story about “peculiar children’–kids of all ages with superpowers. The best part? The book is full of actual photographs of the characters, the settings, and even some of the events in the story. The writer originally meant it to be a picture-book for kids, but the photographs he collected inspired him to give life to what is without a doubt, one of the best stories I have read!
Then read:
Then read:
Shatter Me is actually quite similar to X-men–the main protagonist actually has Rogue’s power–but it is also very, very similar to Heroes with the whole save-the-world theme.
I now nominate the following people (you don’t have to do it if you have done it already):