tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027511094484978402024-02-19T14:02:48.361-08:00Rissa's Book ReviewsEverything book reviews, published authors and aspiring authors!M.S. Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276658738204363627noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702751109448497840.post-10839521246600606912013-11-12T06:07:00.001-08:002013-11-12T06:07:31.556-08:00FREE EBOOK CONTEST! :D<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 17.98611068725586px;">IT'S CONTEST TIME! </span><i class="_4-k1 img sp_8bclrq sx_8a4651" style="background-color: white; background-image: url(https://fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net/rsrc.php/v2/yS/r/UjZRTWi-pjm.png); background-position: -238px -851px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; display: inline-block; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; height: 16px; line-height: 17.98611068725586px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"></i><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 17.98611068725586px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 17.98611068725586px;">Starts: November 13.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 17.98611068725586px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 17.98611068725586px;">Ends: November 30.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 17.98611068725586px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 17.98611068725586px;">Three entrants will win a FREE copy of the eBook 'Glass Bones' by M.S. Watson.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 17.98611068725586px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 17.98611068725586px;">To celebrate the impending release of 'Glass Bones' on December 1, a photo contest is being run. Star</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 17.98611068725586px;">ting November 13, contestants must print the cover of 'Glass Bones' and take a selfie of themselves holding the book cover wherever their favourite place to read or write is.<br />Then, whoever receives the most likes and shares on Facebook will win the contest.<br />The contest will be drawn on November 30, the eve of the impending book release. Winners will receive their prize by December 1. <i class="_4-k1 img sp_8bclrq sx_a69e40" style="background-image: url(https://fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net/rsrc.php/v2/yS/r/UjZRTWi-pjm.png); background-position: -102px -868px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: auto; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"></i></span>M.S. Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276658738204363627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702751109448497840.post-89933777739426712332013-01-04T06:40:00.001-08:002013-01-04T06:40:23.619-08:00Book Review: Starlightt's 'December' - Wattpad Review<i>'They met in December.'</i><br />
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Reviewer's Note: I am so very excited to write a review of this for such a talented Wattpad writer! She captivated a truly beautiful story that was so simple that it instantly captivated me and maintained my interest throughout the entire novel. I definitely recommend it! Oh, and say hi to Starlightt, too. She's a total sweetheart!<br />
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Woven into the world of Samuel Windermere, Ellery Eshelman blows in through the door and into his life like a beautiful hurricane. Set in Portland, Starlightt captures a beautiful and simple romance that is as captivating as it is flawless. A dancer of ballet, Ellery is a girl of awkward imperfections and a writer captivated by her own literary worlds. Following their story, day-by-day, chapter-by-chapter, readers are invited into the world of Samuel as he discovers this beauty and her many facets. A must-read for every reader searching for a flawless novel centred over an awkwardly perfectly imperfect couple and their blossoming romance, all in a Portland tea shop. The definition of a perfect love story.<br />
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The Cover: So I know it's wrong to judge a book by its cover, but the cover was really a deciding factor of me opening this out of the hundreds of thousands of others on the Wattpad website. With its soft myriad of images associated with winter, it is easy to see how they fit with Samuel's Polaroid camera as mentioned in the novel. I like to think that the images featured on the cover are the images Samuel captures of Ellery and their forming relationship together. A cover that I wish had sitting physically on my bookshelf so I could sit and stare at it for hours on end.<br />
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The Characters: Each character was flawlessly formed by Starlightt's magnificent creation. Featuring everyday difficulties and flaws within each character, we see people within the novel that we could easily identify with. The aunt who couldn't cook to save herself; the beautiful girl struggling with her self-worth and always in a chaotic mess. The awkward boy with a fascination over this mysterious beauty and the worlds she buries herself within; an older sister with no interest in her family, indifferent to those who love and care for her.<br />
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Overall Comment: If you enjoy simple, beautiful romance novels then this is definitely a read for you! A deeply beautiful love story, I recommend this to anyone, especially those on Wattpad whom may leave many comments and votes on the novel! This is literary perfection!<br />
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Coming Up Soon: Next book review, I shall be reviewing Starlightt's novel 'Superior', nominated in the Watty Awards, 2013. Keep an eye out and don't forget to drop by and vote! :)M.S. Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276658738204363627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702751109448497840.post-62949381934978437412012-06-23T22:13:00.002-07:002012-06-23T22:13:43.920-07:00Read for Free 'The Last Ember' by Glista (A.K.A Me) Due to excess study periods at school, I have decided to begin work on a novel that I'm writing straight onto Wattpad. It's free to read and I'm slow in writing it but I'm determined to get it done. Head on over to www.wattpad.com and search for Glista in the search bar!M.S. Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276658738204363627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702751109448497840.post-22518239451869953882012-06-15T05:56:00.000-07:002012-06-15T05:56:24.954-07:00Wattpad Reviews!<br />
Due to the increase of school demands and extra curricular activities, I am no longer working on my 52 week short story writing challenge. As this means a heck of a lot less stress, I am going to be reviewing novels on Wattpad for my blogs Rissa Books and Rissa's Book Reviews. So, attention all Wattpad authors! If you are a Wattpad author or know of someone who is, just comment on this post and I'll be sure to read them!<br />
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おやすみなさい。Good night!<br />M.S. Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276658738204363627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702751109448497840.post-4305967721180548662012-04-16T23:35:00.001-07:002012-04-16T23:37:53.706-07:00Book Review: Cassandra Clare's 'Clockwork Prince'<br />
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Set in Victorian London, this novel is a brilliant sequel to Clockwork Angel. Whilst some authors begin with amazingly composed works, Clare has consistently provided a visually beautiful and mysterious novel. It is positively a novel that leaves readers wanting to read more right up to the final word. In addition to this, Clare also knows how to tempt the reader with another spellbinding cliff-hanger finish.<br />
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<li>'Switched' by Amanda Hocking, the new inspiration for my hopeful career in writing.</li>
<li>'Fallen in Love' by Lauren Kate, a novel I have almost completed reading.</li>
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So since I sent my manuscript to Penguin I'm hoping to spread the love with uploading my novel to Wattpad and allowing people to read for free. :) And I'm working on writing a new series to send to Solstice Publishing, see if they'd like to publish me, and the new trailer for Glass Bones since the first one corrupted on my laptop and can only be viewed in Movie Maker. So head on over using the link (<a href="http://www.wattpad.com/3504746-glass-bones">http://www.wattpad.com/3504746-glass-bones</a>) and let me know what you think!<br />
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♥M.S. Watson<br />M.S. Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276658738204363627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702751109448497840.post-23107812549166029782012-02-19T01:16:00.001-08:002012-02-19T01:16:46.907-08:00The happiest rejection letter on earth... and more! XD<br />
So today I log onto my emails in a whim to see if I have anything interesting and among the inbox emails is a reply to my manuscript submission to Penguin. I open it, expecting nothing of interest but it was sent from the managing editor from Penguin stating although they cannot offer me a publishing contract not to stop writing and to keep sending to other publishers. :) So that's why it's the happiest rejection letter on earth, and it's the only rejection letter I have.<br />
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PLUS I have been waiting <u>forever</u> to get Fallen In Love by Lauren Kate and Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare and I finally got them today. My room is slowly turning into a library but it's a little hobby of mine.<br />M.S. Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276658738204363627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702751109448497840.post-44602374678808577912012-02-04T22:48:00.001-08:002012-02-04T22:48:15.810-08:00Book Review: Kate Smith's 'Illumé'<br />
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there are always shadows and this boutique novel delves right into
them, providing an interesting read of the gothic, macabre story of
Thane da Silva in the city of Paris. A great read, Kate Smith has
provided a novel of the highest quality with her amazing ability to
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cover: Purely beautiful, the cover really sets itself apart from the
other novels with its falling petals and the elegant font with which
the word Illumé was composed. A simple cover, one is left to
consider why there is a petal with a stain in its middle. The
darkened edges give the impression of a source of light in the middle
of the cover with shadows creeping in from the sides. This gives a
large clue to what is featured in the novel without readers realizing
until they read the novel and thought about the cover. An intelligent
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confused me in some places; however, I simply am not used to reading
boutique novels. Despite my own setback the author provided
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recommended read for adolescents who read text language all day long.
This is a great third-person plot that really involves the reader in
a world of shadows and intrigue. The particular beauty of the book is
that while many novels involve focusing the main character’s
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Comments: If you enjoy whimsical, gothic novels this is definitely a
read for you. The words will weave you deep into the novel as you
explore the shadows in the City of Light, undertaking an intriguing
journey. This novel does not disappoint, however, the intense
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L.A. grabs readers in an enticing page-turner worthy of
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severely dislikes the colours of sky blue, green and orange together
but this cover is definitely interesting. The font is beautiful and
timelessly elegant and the model’s partly shadowed face indicates
there is more to the story than a pretty face. The quote “The only
good angel is a dead angel” is a great hook and admittedly helped
convince me to buy the book. When I first looked at the cover it
intrigued me and I put it down but couldn’t stop thinking about it
during the week. Eventually I went back to the store and bought it
when I had the money and couldn’t stop reading it. I spent the
duration from 3pm that afternoon until 4am the following morning
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The Plot: The plot overall was
fantastic but got a little lacklustre in a few small places leading
up to the climax. L.A. presents the novel with a great beginning and
I particularly loved the slow rate at which Willow and Alex trusted
each other. The necklace… well that was just a stroke of genius
tying the two characters together. A refreshing novel, the plot
combines sweet-tooth romance with great levels of nail-biting action
and a conclusion leaving readers waiting for more.</div>
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Stars: 4/5</div>
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Overall Comments: This is sincerely a
novel for YA romance fanatics mostly but really applies to a wide
range of audiences. Beware though if you don’t have a sweet-tooth
as you will be bombarded with lovey-dovey moments between the main
characters. The only improvement I could point out was the very small
lacklustre moments – every writer gets them at some point – but
definitely a novel worth checking out. I am sincerely looking forward
to the reading <i>Angel Fire </i>and furthermore <i>Angel Fever</i>
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Overall Stars: 4/5</div>M.S. Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276658738204363627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702751109448497840.post-27598074898939207402011-12-20T18:13:00.000-08:002011-12-20T18:13:47.562-08:00Book Review: Rebecca Lim's 'Mercy'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> <i> Mercy ‘wakes’ on a school bus bound for Paradise, a small town where everyone knows everyone else’s business… or thinks they do. But Mercy has a secret life. She is an angel, doomed to return repeatedly to Earth, taking on a new ‘persona’ each time she does, in an effort to resolve a cataclysmic rift between heavenly beings. The first of a brilliant new series sees Mercy meeting Ryan, an eighteen-year-old whose sister was kidnapped two years ago and is presumed dead. When another girl is also kidnapped, Mercy knows she has to act quickly and use extraordinary powers to rescue her, even if it means exposing her true identity.</i></span></blockquote>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvStwQOYT6IF-l58F3XXHO1XHxtEBBDH4PFh4VG5rndnFi_Jvd2XuwEYUtE3TQnnWdmRbXAkvoX2Roy-gFa79pTyoYagMRmKKMf81lDdVZvtCJC__HIFocdz3PAGxNpOYdPXdzHfLBA/s1600/Muse+Becca+Lim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvStwQOYT6IF-l58F3XXHO1XHxtEBBDH4PFh4VG5rndnFi_Jvd2XuwEYUtE3TQnnWdmRbXAkvoX2Roy-gFa79pTyoYagMRmKKMf81lDdVZvtCJC__HIFocdz3PAGxNpOYdPXdzHfLBA/s200/Muse+Becca+Lim.jpg" width="133" /></a> All I can say is wow. Rebecca has started a compelling series; from the cover to the intricacy of the story line, the novel will envelope you in the world of Mercy.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYSSDSDrlGXHi5xb9jbn3cVT7DoKHFB0OoYi04c6jUDjE9qLTeQfifQSccrEWx09lgI6pOeglMkeBMsg1HuHGdCsyXCKWFeg1KVNXM4GO-T0l6IZfFsrqm25bHhtYCW6Ku4nXt6ifwA/s1600/Exile+Becca+Lim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYSSDSDrlGXHi5xb9jbn3cVT7DoKHFB0OoYi04c6jUDjE9qLTeQfifQSccrEWx09lgI6pOeglMkeBMsg1HuHGdCsyXCKWFeg1KVNXM4GO-T0l6IZfFsrqm25bHhtYCW6Ku4nXt6ifwA/s200/Exile+Becca+Lim.jpg" width="128" /></a><b><u>Le Cover and Story:</u></b> Okay, it is quite easy to see that the cover is amazing, is it not? The moment I picked it up I got this jolt of excitement and hoped that the story inside would be just as fabulous as the cover. Rebecca has<i><u> not</u></i> let me down! Mercy takes readers on a roller-coaster of emotion as she struggles to remember the things the Eight have blocked her from and fits into the life of yet another teenage girl. It spins old with a sense of new as an age-old story line is given completely new life! A very talented author she has created a page-turner novel with two epic novels - Exile and Muse - already published in continuation of the Mercy series and I sincerely look forward to reading Fury when it is published!<br />
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Three cheers for Rebecca Lim! Hip-hip hooray! Hip-hip hooray! Hip-hip hooray!M.S. Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276658738204363627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702751109448497840.post-4512623160824984242011-12-15T20:58:00.000-08:002011-12-15T20:58:39.193-08:00Reviews, Reviews, Reviews... And More! ;) Marking the beginning of a fabulous list of books to read today I have decided to begin another blog solely dedicated to reviews, reading, authors, tips and other fun stuff. I'll be posting sometimes about my own writing, other times I'll be reviewing books I've read/ am reading. This is a sort of trial at the moment, to see if things can kick off smoothly and continue going forward in the meantime. If you wish to read some of my writing you may go to my other blog, rissabooks.blogspot.com, and search through the posts/archives.<br />
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all. Enjoy!<br />
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Rissa... :)M.S. Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276658738204363627noreply@blogger.com0