Weekly Prompt---1---

Weekly prompt is a weekly prompt or discussion hosted by NewBooksNewBlogger.As written by the author of the blog-"The whole point of this prompt is to give bloggers an idea of something to blog about besides book reviews and giveaways." I think this idea of WEEKLY PROMPT is great.

Answer to this week's (#006) prompt topic-
I wish there was a movie based on The Host by Stephenie Meyer. I absolutely love the book. The characters are also very real. I would love to see the characters in the book come out on the screen. And just like the book, I'm sure the movie will be a BIG hit.


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Mia

Waiting on Wednesday---2---

While browsing through TeenReads I came upon this book. The name itself was very fascinating. So when I saw the cover page, I was even more spellbound. It looked so captivating.I have to read this book and I hoping to buy it as soon as it comes out.It is The Betrayal of Maggie Blair by Elizabeth Laird.

Synopsis-
In seventeenth-century Scotland, saying the wrong thing can lead to banishment - or worse. Accused of being a witch, sixteen-year-old Maggie Blair is sentenced to be hanged. She escapes, but instead of finding shelter with her principled, patriotic uncle, she brings disaster to his door. Betrayed by one of her own accusers, Maggie must try to save her uncle and his family from the King's men, even if she has to risk her own life in the process.


Looks very interesting, doesn't it??

What are you Waiting for on Wednesday?? 

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Mia

Review---The Lying Game by Sara Shepard

How would you feel if a prank you planned went wrong? If it became totally dangerous without you realizing that?

The Lying Game by Sara Shepard is about two twin sisters- Emma and Sutton. One dead and one alive. One who lived her life very lavishly and got everything she ever asked for, while the other who got kicked out of foster homes again and again. The author plays the part of Sutton, the dead twin, who is always watching over Emma. Unable to speak to Emma or protect her when required, Sutton follows her around in her spirit form. The problem here is that, Sutton doesn’t remember anything (who killed here, how she died, who are her friends and family etc), she just regains bits of her memory from following Emma around and by Emma’s actions. In search of her twin sisters murderer, Emma reaches Arizona  and pretends to be Sutton among Sutton’s friends and family (who haven’t yet realized that the real Sutton is missing). Will she succeed in finding the murderer? Or will she end up like Sutton? READ THE LYING GAME TO FIND OUT.

The important characters in the book other than sweet Emma and sassy Sutton are Sutton’s friends- Madeline, Charlotte, Lillian, Gabriella and Garrett (boyfriend)- and sister Laurel( who is really creepy). There’s not much I can write about the character’s without giving away the whole story.

I personally liked the book. It was a good read. But it was a little disappointing in the end when it left off as a big QUESTION MARK. A lot of my questions were left unanswered.

Maybe the second book in the series will satisfy me. That is just my opinion. Anyway overall it was fun to read the book. I’m waiting for the 2^nd book to come out.

What did you think of the book or the review? Don’t forget to comment.

Thank You.

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Mia

Review---Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard.

This is my third review.Hope you all like it. If you have any suggestions please don't hesitate to let me know. I would like to thank all the followers for taking the time to stop by blog and follow me. Thank You so much.

Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard follows the lives of 5 best friends-Alison, Emily, Hanna, Spencer and Aria. Alison-the mist popular and beautiful girl in school, whom every guy wants to date-disappears one summer night. There’s no trace of where she went. No one knows anything (at-least they pretend not to) or maybe the do but everyone is tight lipped about the whole “Alison has disappeared” thing. Was she kidnapped? Did she run away? Was she murdered? The girls are completely clueless. All they know is that one moment Alison was playfully hypnotizing them and the next moment she was no where to be found. So many questions but no answer. Most importantly the girls think that with Alison’s disappearance their secrets are safe. But exactly 3 years after her disappearance, the girls start receiving notes from someone called A. The notes are all about the secrets that these girls individually shared with only Alison and no one else. In the small town of Rosewood, Pennsylvania everyone has something to hide, some secrets which either only they or a few others know. But now thanks to A the girls’ secrets were on the very edge of becoming public. Separated after Alison’s disappearance, the girls are brought back together because of A’s notes. Is Alison alive? Or is someone trying to fool around with them? And even if it is someone else, how in the world does he/she know about the girls’ dirty dark little secrets. Some little secrets, some large secrets and some out of the world secrets.

The characters are all great. Hanna is the new Queen bee after Alison’s disappearance. She is very outgoing, sweet and at moments very gullible. Aria who has just come back to Rosewood after living in Iceland is very artistic. She loves to write and maintains a Journal. I don’t really think she is much for school spirit. Emily is more of the athletic kind. She’s part of the swim team and she loved Alison as more than a friend. Spencer is the good girl-studying most of  the time. She gets A+ grades in all her assignments and has never failed in anything (Yeah! She’s a nerd.).

Once again this is a beautiful read. A very well written book, I must say. Sara Shepard-you rock!  I totally, absolutely, completely loved it. At the moment there are 8 books in the series and the 9^th book is coming out sometime later this year. I recommend this book to all mystery-lovers and if you like the whole concept of Gossip Girl (anonymous text messages, Gossip Girl websites, an unknown person who keeps herself updated on everyone) then I’m sure you’d love this book too. Have a great read. If you’ve already read, please don’t forget to tell me what you think of the book.

Thanks.

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Mia

Blog Hop---2---

Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy-for-Books every Friday-Monday. It's a great opportunity to network and visit other blogs and meet new bloggers.

This weeks question is:

"If you could physically put yourself into a book or series...which one would it be and why?"

I would want to be in The Vampire Diaries because it is adventurous,thrilling, it has vampires in it,cute guys and so much more.I love all the characters(especially DAMON) and the parts they are playing.The story very much appeals to me.I wouldn't also mind  acting a part since there is a TV show based on the books.

What do you think?

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Mia

Follow Friday---2---

This weekly meme is hosted by Parajunkee.A fun way to meet book bloggers in the blogging world.
This weeks question is-----
Q)Inspired by the insane twitter trend of #100facts about me, give us five book related silly facts about you.
1.I always have to arrange my books in the bookshelf according to their size, if it is not placed accordingly then I get really irritated.
2.I get really paranoid to see folds and tears in a new book.
3.If I really like a book,then I can't do anything else except read till I'm done.I get really addicted.
4.I usually buy books that appeal to me at first sight.Otherwise I don't really feel like reading them.
5.I keep hop-skipping genre to genre all the time.I can't read more than 3-4 books of the same genre back to back.
Tell Me What You Think.And if I'm not following you, please leave your FF link.

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Mia

Friday's Fab Five Favorites---1---

This post was inspired by Al at Al's Book Reviews. I personally think its a  great idea for a post.Those of you who haven't checked out her FFFF post, please do, its amazing-Al's FFFF
So this post is basically about the books that you are planning to review. There might be other book reviews but these books are a definite YES.

If any of you have read any of these books, let me know what you think.Thank You Al.
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Mia

Waiting on Wednesday---1---

This is my first WW and I'm just learning more and more about the blogging world with every post and every other blog I visit.I really like the concept of WW.Its great to know what everyone wants to read next.The book is The Gathering( Darkness Rising Trilogy #1) by Kelley Armstrong I cant wait for this book to come out on the 12th of April,exactly a week after my birthday.I love The Awakening by Kelly Armstrong so I guess this will also be an amazing read.

Synopsis-

Strange things are happening in Maya's tiny Vancouver Island town. First, her friend Serena, the captain of the swim team, drowns mysteriously in the middle of a calm lake. Then, one year later, mountain lions are spotted rather frequently around Maya's home—and her reactions to them are somewhat . . . unexpected. Her best friend, Daniel, has also been experiencing unexplainable premonitions about certain people and situations.

It doesn't help that the new bad boy in town, Rafe, has a dangerous secret, and he's interested in one special part of Maya's anatomy—her paw-print birthmark.

Please don't forget to comment and let me know what you think.

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Mia

Teaser Tuesday---1---

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by the lovely MizB of Should Be Reading, in which you share a little taste of what you're reading this week. Anyone can play along. Join in and share your teaser with us, then add your link here!
So this is my first TT and I'm really excited!!!It is from page 244 of  Evermore by Alyson Noel.I love her and all her books.Here goes-------

And when their mouths dropped open and they both started to speak, I held up my hand and said,"And, he's gone". "Gone?" they said. four eyes bugging, two jaws dropping, both of them reluctant to believe it. And even though I knew they were concerned, even though I knew I owed them an explanation, I just shook my head, pressed my lips together, and refused to say anything further.

Hope you liked it.
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Mia

Cover Mania---1---

These are the US and UK covers of Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen. They are all pretty good but I like the first one best out of the three.

Which one do you like??
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Mia

Book Blogger Hop---1---

Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy-for-Books every Friday-Monday. It's a great opportunity to network and visit other blogs and meet new bloggers.

This weeks question is:

"Do you read only one book at a time, or do you have several going at once?"

I can't really stop reading one book and start another one till I know what happens in the end in the first book. I have to finish it before I move on to another story, totally different characters and a different storyline altogether.There was a time when I tried reading two books at a time but I got really curious as to what happens in the first book so I couldn't concentrate on  the second book.

What about you?
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Mia

Review----The Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

This is my second review in a row.I totally loved this book and so would you.Don't forget to tell me what you think of it.

How would you feel if you were always on the run? Always being chased? Never able to call a place your home?

This is the situation faced by Rose and Lisa in The Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead.

This book was recommended to me by my friend. When I saw this book in the library it was the cover page and the title name that caught my eye. I like paranormal books and also books about school life. This book has both so I got this book and couldn’t put it down till I finished the last page. Desperately hoping that there was a second book in The Vampire Academy installment, I turned the next page and found the first chapter of the 2^nd book. I was so happy!! I went online and found out that there were six books in the series, but that’s besides the point. In this book the main characters are Rose Hathaway, Lisa Dragomir, Dimitri Belikov and Christian Ozera.

Rose Hathaway, a dhampir, has sworn to protect her best friend Lisa Dragomir, a Moroi princess. In the book , Rose has been made to look like the tough guy. The one whose face clearly says “you mess with me or my friends and I beat you into pulp”. She is  strong and has a really bad reputation in school for being involved in a lot of fights. Its like if there’s commotion and chaos in the school hall then Rose has to be involved. She’s a kind of person who can’t sit around and do nothing if a fight is going on or if someone needs help. But at the end of the day, this attitude of hers is what helps keep Lisa safe.

Lisa Dragomir is a very sweet, kind and loving character. She’s the most popular person in school, what with being the last of the Dragomir clan. But her popularity doesn’t get to her head and she mingles well with everyone and is ready to help anyone when she can.

Dimitri Belikov is Rose’s teacher (Man does she have the best teacher or what!!!!!). He’s one of the strongest guardians at school. Actually in my opinion, he’s the strongest of them all. He is considered s God in school with the perfect looks and strength.

Christian Ozera has been portrayed as the bad boy. For some reason (can’t mention it) everyone stays away from him. He has the I-Don’t-Care attitude to go with the careless and mostly expressionless exterior.

In the book there are two different types of vampires. The Moroi, who feed on willing donors for blood but don’t kill them. They each possess different elemental powers – Earth, Air, Water, Fire. In simple words they are the good ones. While the Strigoi are the bad kind. They kill in order to feed or sometimes they just kill someone to turn them into a Strigoi. This book is about Rose and Lisa’s experiences as they are dragged back to the academy.

It is a really captivating and mind-blowing read. I love all the characters in it. The characters are made so real that sometimes you feel like you’re part of the book and you’re watching all this happen in front of you. I have finished reading all the 6 books and I really wish the series didn’t have to end. But alas!!!

SO if you haven’t read the book please do read it. You will not get bored of it, I promise.

And for those who have read it how did you like it?? Are your views and opinions the same as mine??

Xoxo <3

Mia

Review---The Host by Stephenie Meyer

This is my first review. Hope you like it. I just recently read this book and I loved it.

When I first borrowed this book from my cousin, I wasn’t even sure if I’d finish reading it. Also having never read a Science-Fiction book didn’t help. But I decided to make an effort and start the book because of my love for The Twilight Series also written by Stephenie Meyer (She’s amazing!!!).

The story revolves around the two main characters-Melanie Stryder, the human host and Wanderer, the soul inserted into Melanie’s body –as they together go in search of Jamie, Melanie’s brother and Jared, the man she loves. Wanderer overcome by Melanie’s emotions and memories soon finds herself falling in love with Jared. Being different from the other souls who unhesitatingly serve their purpose, Wanda (as everyone calls her) is kept under constant scrutiny by her Seeker. But this doesn’t stop her from giving in to Melanie’s wishes and she faces all the obstacles that come in their way, undauntedly.

In the book Melanie and Wanda are portrayed as opposites, each coming up with totally different ideas on how to solve a problem.

There are a lot more characters in the book and I so badly want to write about all of them but that wouldn’t be fun for those of you, who haven’t read the book yet. Besides this being my first review, I don’t want to spoil it. So even if you’re not a Sci-Fi fan like me, I certainly recommend this book because it’s an amazing read from the very first chapter till the end.

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Mia

2011 E-book Reading Challenge

This challenge is being hosted by The Ladybug Reads. Previously hosted by Alaine at Queen of Happy Ending . I decided to take up the Addicted level since I truly am addicted to reading and also I have to finish up more than a dozen books on my computer.

Challenge Guidelines:
1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.
2. There are four levels:
-- Curious – Read 3 e-books.
-- Fascinated – Read 6 e-books.
-- Addicted – Read 12 e-books.
-- Obsessed – Read 20 e-books.
3. Any genre counts.
4. You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap-up post. If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you.
5. Challenge begins January 1, 2011 and lasts until December 31, 2011.

The books I read for this challenge will be added below as I finish reading them.

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Mia

Authors

Hey Everyone!!I decided to make a list of authors whose books I love or have to read .Its a long one..........so here goes:-

1. Agatha Christie
2. Aimee Friedman
3. Alexa Young
4. Ally Carter
5. Alyson Noel
6. Anna Godbersen
7. Cassandra Clare
8. Cate Tiernan
9. Cathy Hopkins
10. Cecily Von Ziegesar
11. Christopher Pike
12. Courtney Summers
13. Diane Schwemm
14. Elizabeth Scott
15. Emily Franklin
16. Francine Pascal
17. Gabriella Poole
18. Grace Dent
19. Hailey Abbott
20. Isobel Bird
21. J.Minter
22. Jennifer Banash
23. Jennifer Echols
24. Jennifer Lynn Barnes
25. Jenny Han
26. Jenny O’Connell
27. Joanna Nadin
28. Jodi Lynn Anderson
29. Kate Brian
30. Kelley Armstrong
31. Kim Harrison
32. Kristen Cast
33. Kylie Adams
34. Lauren Barnholdt
35. Lauren Kate
36. Laurie Faria Stolarz
37. L.J.Smith
38. Libba Bray
39. Lisa Schroedar
40. Lisi Harrison
41. Louise Rennison
42. Meg Cabot
43. Melissa De La Cruz
44. Melissa Marr
45. Melissa Walker
46. Melody Mayer
47. Micol Ostow
48. Morgan Burke
49. Nancy Holder
50. Natalie Standiford
51. Nicole O’Dell
52. Niki Burnham
53. Patricia Briggs
54. P.C.Cast
55. Rachel Caine
56. Rachel Maude
57. Rachel Hawthorne
58. Richelle Mead
59. R.L.Stine
60. Rose Wilkins
61. Robin Wasserman
62. Sara Lawrence
63. Sara Mlynowski
64. Sara Shepard
65. Sarah Dessen
66. Sarra Manning
67. Shannon Greenland
68. Simone Elkeles
69. Sophie Kinsella
70. Stephenie Meyer
71. Susan Colasanti
72. Tamara Summers
73. Victoria Ashton
74. Zoey Dean

If I missed out on any authors please do comment and let me know.I would love to know about new authors and their books.Thanks a ton.

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Mia

In My Mailbox---1---

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme created by Kristi at The Story Siren that gives readers the chance to share the books they bought/received/swapped/rented over the past week.

I bought all of these books:-

1)Moonlight by Rachel Hawthorne

2)Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen

3)Persuasion by Jane Austen

4)Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich

This is my first IMM. Eager to read all these books and start writing the reviews.

Xoxo <3
Mia

Follow Friday---1---

Q. Just like Ashley said (love it) "Ashley the girl..." who are You the Boy/Girl, instead of You the Blogger?

A. Well I'm Mia, the girl. I'm 16. I love to sing and dance. When I'm bored, I usually draw, I love to sketch clothes. I listen to songs, I love Avril Lavigne and Taylor Swift. I love watching tv shows like Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, 90210, The Vampire Diaries et cetera.

To join the fun and make now book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:

1. (Required) Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Host { Parajunkee.com} and any one else you want to follow on the list
2. (Required) Follow our Featured Bloggers - http://bookaholicdoesblogging.blogspot.com
3. Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing.
4. Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say hi in your comments
5. Follow Follow Follow as many as you can, as many as you want, or just follow a few. The whole point is to make new friends and find new blogs. Also, don't just follow, comment and say hi. Another blogger might not know you are a new follower if you don't say "HI"
6. If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love...and the followers
7. If you're new to the follow friday hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!

Mia

Intro

Hey everyone!!!! I am Meera Nair/Mia.  know I love reading books and because of this love for reading/writing I decided to start blogging.This blog, Book Haven, is similar-in some ways- to all those 1000’s of other YA Book Blogs,  yet it is different in many ways to each one of them. I read books of different genres ranging from, paranormal to mystery, chicklit to adventure and a few non fiction books like Chicken Soup, History of Ancient Egypt and not to forget all the celebrity gossip magazines that I keep updating myself with. Other than Pride and Prejudice I haven’t read many classic novels  but I plan to start reading books of that genre too. Along with book reviews, book-alikes/recommendations, I would also be posting download links for some of the ebooks available for all of you to start reading.

So for all of that please do keep checking in here every week.

Until then,

Xoxo <3

Mia