What are YOU reading? #155

What are you reading on Monday? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila at Book Journey where you post books completed last week and plans for upcoming books. Jump over to her blog and see who else is participating.


Read

Into That Forest by Louis Nowra

Children's, 9 years +

(A compelling read of how two girls find it easier to become animals than to return to being human...)

10/10

Dream Seekers #2: Dream Team by Lisa Ard

Children's, 9 years +

(I was surprised at how engrossed I became and I was sad when Patrick's adventure ended...)

10/10

North To Nowhere by Liz Kessler

Children's, 9 years +

(For me this was a mind boggling, compelling adventure- sadly no mermaids in sight!)

9/10

I Love You, Mummy Duck by Dawn Richards & Heidi D'hamers

Children's, Picture book,

(A perfect read for all mothers...)

10/10

Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff

Young Adult

(I love how large a role Hannah's little sister Ariel plays in this murder filled story...)

10/10

Mermaid S.O.S: Misty To The Rescue by Gillian Shields

Children's, 7 years +

(A super cute and sassy mermaid adventure...)

10/10

Dark Nebula by Wanita May

Young Adult

(This 2nd book about Rae's turbulent life is squeesome!)

10/10

Speechless by Hannah Harrington

Young Adult

(Even though I hated Chelsea for part of the book, her story made me cry at the end...)

10/10

The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth Logan

Young Adult

(This wasn't my usual type of read but was oddly compelling...)

8/10

Spellcaster by Cara Lynn Shultz

Young Adult

(Some majorly wow scenes made up for the teen angst, which at times was annoying - my tolerance is lower when I'm ill...)

8/10

Deadly Factbook: Reptiles and Amphibians

Children's, Non-fiction

(My love of lizards and turtles kept me tentatively turning pages so I didn't see too many snakes...)

9/10

Three Pickled Herrings by Sally Gardner

Children's, 9 years +

(Fairies without wings feature in this clever detective story...)

8/10

Queenie by Jacqueline Wilson

Children's, 9 years +

(Telling stories helps keep Elsie sane in the hospital, although it does get her in trouble...)

9/10

The Fixer by Gary R Hamilton

Thriller

(Clever plot twists were undermined by a few issues...)

4/10

Reread

Rae of Hope by Wanita May

Young Adult

(Despite rereading this a month or so ago, I simply had to reread it before 'Dark Nebula'!)

10/10

Lolly Luck by Ellie Daines

Children's, 9 years +

(It's only when Lolly gets unlucky she realises what is important in life...)

10/10

Watched

Winx Season 3

REWATCH! - Anime, French version

10/10

(Rewatching it makes me love Stella even more for how brave she is despite losing what she loves the most!)

H2O Just Add Water, Season 3

REWATCH! - Drama, English version

10/10

(Jumping quickly to conclusions actually helps Bella out more than she realises!)

Rainbow Brite

Anime, English version

8/10

(Not always chock full with sense, this cartoon of the 1980s is still cute...although by the end of episode 3 I find I don't care about the rest of the series. Ho hum.)

Lilpri

REWATCH! - Anime, Japanese version

10/10

(Ringo learns making people happy doesn't always make their life easier...)

Heidi

Anime, French version

10/10

(Heidi has learnt how to whistle!) 

Angel's Friends

English version

10/10

(This is as addictive as Winx! Sadly I can only get some on DVD - the rest will have to be a playlist on Youtube. This is what happens when I like a non-recent, hard to find anime!) 

The Unit

REWATCH! - English

10/10

(I have to smile at how the grimness of some of the fighting is such a contrast to the super cute anime I love watching...) 

Bamboo Blade

REWATCH! - Japanese version

10/10

(Every single episode makes me feel good in this school Kendo club drama...) 

Noir

REWATCH! - Japanese version

10/10

(Just like 'The Unit' it amazes me how much I adore this show about two top female assassins who are inventive with their weapon choice...)

Gaming & Cross-stitch 

No gaming - I have been pretty ill this week. However, I HAVE been cross stitching and Pooh Bear looks VERY smart in his red jumper!  ^_^ Here you can see the progress I've made.