Mary Poppins - P.L. Travers

Winds in the East
There's a Mist Coming In
Like Something is Brewing and
About to Begin...

Mary Poppins! One of my all-time favourites :) I saw this adorable pink and white striped book and couldn't resist! Especially after seeing Saving Mr Banks, I really wanted to read this book.

'When Jane and Michael Blanks draw up an advertisement for a nanny, Mary Poppins arrives on a gust of the East Wind and slides up the banister, changing their lives forever. Mary Poppins is a most efficient and lovable character - strict but fair, full of surprise and, in spite of her airs and graces, a true fairy-tale creature with universal appeal. 

Soon the Banks children are whisked off on the most exciting journeys they have ever had. But Mary Poppins has only promised to stay until the wind changes ... ' 

An Abundance of Katherines - John Green - Complete

Um. Well. I am a fan of the incredible John Green. But honestly, this book was mostly a disappointment. It was evident that the book itself was written by an extremely well-educated novelist and I thought it was well structured. And I also really liked reading the facts, I actually learned some things :)
However, I found the characters 100% annoying and because it was written for teenagers, I found some things extremely inappropriate and almost offensive. It seems John Green likes to portray teenagers as being persons who swear constantly and talk about sex a lot. He took to using the word 'fug' A LOT, which got frustrating quickly.
Some of it was interesting, some of it was sweet, most of it was annoying. I like how it ended, and it was even amusing and funny in parts.
I would give it 2.5/5 - It was an alright book. I enjoyed parts of it. Not my favourite John Green novel so far. (Granted, I have only read two, and I'm sure not many would compare to The Fault in Our Stars, but still).

Beautiful Redemption - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl - Complete

Beautiful Redemption was written very differently to the other three books. I enjoyed reading a little from Lena's perspective. There were also chapters, rather than dates (which made sense with the position of the characters in the book). 

I thought the journey of the Beautiful Creatures as a whole was fantastic and beautiful. I loved reading every single book, and imagining the beautiful scenes that were described. I thought the specific adventure in Beautiful Redemption was long and incredibly interesting. New characters were introduced! And the book itself was much darker. These books progressively became more dark and creepy which was kind of fantastic :) 

I really loved this series, and the ending to said series. I believe it ended very well :) 

5/5

Beautiful Redemption - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

So excited to begin this next book! This series has really gotten me to invest some serious time and emotional commitment into the story and characters.

'Ethan Wate always dreamed of leaving the stifling Southern town of Gatlin. 

But her never dreamt that finding love with Lena

Duchannes would drive him away. Lena is a Caster

girl whose supernatural powers unveiled a

secretive and cursed side of Gatlin, so powerful 

it forced him to make a terrible sacrifice. 

Now Ethan must find a way to return to Lena - and Gatlin - 

as she vows to do whatever it

takes to get him back. Even if it means trusting

old enemies or risking their loved ones' lives... 

Can Ethan and Lena rewrite their fate and

their spellbinding love story in this stunning

finale to the Beautiful Creatures series?' 

I can't believe this is the last one! I honestly cannot wait to see what happens with these characters and their story. 

Beautiful Chaos - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl - Complete

Woah. OK. Now that really did get exciting there at the end. This one was so much more exciting and creepy and shocking than the last book! I am so glad I have the next one so I can go ahead and start reading to know what happens.
It ended with such an incredibly emotional cliffhanger. This series is really quite up there in the ranks in terms of quality of writing. I didn't want to put it down. And I didn't. I just kept reading until I was finished. You know it's a good book when you're so captured by the words you don't even know it's been five hours of consistent reading. I haven't even eaten yet!
Loved it. 5/5.

An Abundance of Katherines - John Green

I am a fan of John Green. Honestly, I was a fan before I even read any of his books. Now I have made it my goal to read them all! I have recently read The Fault in Our Stars, which was just beautiful - and I know he has written some along those same lines; beautiful, romantic, sad. But I think this one is more along the lines of amusing, ridiculous and clever.

'19 Katherines and counting... 

When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type is girls names Katherine. And when it comes to girls names Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times to be exact. 

On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a blood-thirsty hog on his trail, and an overweight Judge Judy-loving best friend riding shotgun - but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl.' 

Definitely does sound thoroughly amusing. I find John Greens work very funny, witty, clever, beautiful and meaningful all at the same time. He is a very talented writer. I shall see how this one lives up to my expectation :) 

Beautiful Chaos - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

Yay! Beginning the next one :) Only two left, and I cannot wait to see how everything turns out! I am loving these books immensely.

'Ethan Wate is in love with a Caster girl.  

When he looks at Lena, it's like there's no one else in the world. 

But Ethan is mortal, and on her seventeenth birthday Lena made a choice that changed everything. The girl Ethan loves has broken the world with the supernatural powers she is struggling to control. . . 

Now, if they are to fix the chaos Lena has caused, one of them must make a terrible sacrifice. Sometimes there isn't just one answer. Sometimes there's no going back. And this time there won't be a happy ending.' 

Beautiful Darkness - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (complete)

Well. That was awesome. I am really enjoying this series (and so is my mum!) They are so intriguing and there are twists and turns at such unexpected moments. This book ended so well, such a cliffhanger. I cannot imagine what it would have been like for those reading them as they came out - I would hate to have had to wait for the outcome for several months!
I continue to grow attached to these characters and as the books go on, we really get to know who these people are and their importance in the story. I love the depth that these authors have gone to. The history and everything is so well thought out.
I cannot wait to begin the next one!
5/5 for this book also :)