Book Tag: Disney Book Tag

I saw this Book Tag post over on K-Books and loved it so I thought I would also give it a go.

The Reading Pile has taken inspiration from the vloging Book Tag community over to the blogging world. Like her I'm not actually going to tag anyone but you're more than welcome to give it a try like I have just head over to her page and leave a link in her comments or in mine as I'm nosey and love to know what everyone else has done.

Over at The Reading Pile she has done the posts every Thursday and has already done a few so I thought I would go through the ones she has already done and do the ones I like the look of.

My Book Tag post this week is Disney:

1. The Little Mermaid - A character who is out of their element (A "fish out of water")

Evelyn from Lick by Kylie Scott - Evelyn was your average 21 year old after a night spent celebrating her 21st birthday wakes up the next day married to a rock star. I would definitely say Evelyn was a fish out of water in the world of celebrity.

2. Cinderella - A character who goes through a major transformation.

Sydney Sage - Bloodlines by Richelle Mead: Sydney is like a completely new character from how she was in Vampire Academy to the last in the Bloodlines series.

3. Snow White - A book with an eclectic cast of characters.

Intertwined by Gena Showalter - This character has so many different paranormal creatures thrown into this book that I can't think of mythological being that isn't in it.

4. Sleeping Beauty - A book that put you to sleep.

Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck - I really wanted to love this book as that cover was stunning and the concept sounded intriguing but when I was reading it I was so bored that I found myself nodding off a couple of times.

5. The Lion King - A character that had something traumatic happen to them in childhood.

Kellan Kyle - Thoughtless by S.C. Stephens: Kellan's childhood was definitely traumatic and by the hands of his own parents which for me makes it all the more traumatic.

6. Beauty and the Beast - A beast of a book (a big book) that you were intimidated by, but found the story to be beautiful.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - I'm not a fan of big books as a 400 page book is huge. So when I was first reading the Harry Potter series they seemed to get bigger and bigger and at 870 pages long for this one I was very nervous to read it but I needn't have been as it was a stunning book just like the whole series was.

7. Aladdin - A character who gets their wish granted, for better or worse.

Miranda from The Juliet Spell by Douglas Rees - Miranda want to be Juliet in her school play and to get her wish she does a spell to get her way, but not everything goes to plan...

8. Mulan - A character who pretends to be someone or something they are not.

Scarlet from Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen - I don't think I'm giving anything when I say this (as it's in the blurb) but Scarlet is known as Will Scarlet for most of the book when really he is a she.

9. Toy Story - A book with characters you wish would come to life.

The Mortal Instruments/The Infernal Devices - This one was so hard because every book that I adore I wan the characters to be real. In the end I went for both of these series as technically they are from the same world and I would love for them to all be real especially Jace and Will.

10. Disney Descendants - Your favourite villain or a morally ambiguous character.

Owen from The Accidental Assassin - Owen is an assassin who kills for a living even if he only kills evil people I still can't hate him.

Book Review: The Juliet Spell

The Juliet Spell by Douglas Rees

Format: Ebook
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Published: 27th September 2011
Pages: 267
Main Characters: Miranda, Edmund, Drew
Date Started: 1st October 2011
Date Finished: 10th October 2011
Rating Given: ****

NetGalley:
I’m Juliet.
At least, I wanted to be.
So I did something stupid to make it happen.
Well, stupid and wonderful.
I wanted the role of Juliet more than anything. I studied hard. I gave a great reading for it—even with Bobby checking me out the whole time. I deserved the part.
I didn’t get it. So I decided to level the playing field, though I actually might have leveled the whole play. You see, since there aren’t any Success in Getting to Be Juliet in Your High School Play spells, I thought I’d cast the next best—a Fame spell. Good idea, right?
Yeah. Instead of bringing me a little fame, it brought me someone a little famous. Shakespeare. Well, Edmund Shakespeare. William’s younger brother.
Good thing he’s sweet and enthusiastic about helping me with the play...and—ahem—maybe a little bit hot. But he’s from the past. Way past. Cars amaze him—cars! And cell phones? Ugh.
Still, there’s something about him that’s making my eyes go star-crossed....
Will Romeo steal her heart before time steals him away?

I didn't actually know about this book until I became a member of NetGalley in which you can request books to review. When I was looking through what I should pick I found this book and to be honest I fell in love with the front cover and knew I just had to request this book before I even read what it was about. When I did read what it was about it was decided that I was definitely was going to request this book. Once I was accepted I had to read it straight away.
To start with I was a bit confused with some of the language used but once I got used to it I just fell in love with the book. I haven't read a book like this before so I wasn't sure I was going to like it as much as I did but it was similar to a TV show that I had watched a few years ago called Lost in Austen which was about a woman going back in time, whereas this book is the opposite where someone from the past comes to the future. This book as you would tell is from the time of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Which one of the characters from the play comes to the future. I really enjoyed this aspect of the story it was just very enjoyable. It was great to see how someone from a different century would get on in the present day it made me laugh out loud as you could just imagine that would be how they would act around the future appliances.
With Miranda's character I found her very likable someone you can relate too. I really felt her emotions and when she was sad I was sad and when she was happy I was too. She was definitely one of my favourite characters in this book and I was routing for her all the way. Edmund I wasn't sure about at first but I think it was because I didn't like the way he was with Miranda but from the very first moment we get to meet him you just know there is something good about him and by the end of the book I fell in love with him. Then there was Drew you just knew from the beginning that he was in love with Miranda which made me feel so sorry for him he was so sweet but Miranda was oblivious to him.
What I didn't get was how anyone could believe that Edmund was someone from the past if I where in their shoes I wouldn't have believed them, but the characters was very believing, especially Miranda's Mum which I wouldn't believe that she would believe in it but just go along with it anyway so not to hurt anyone's feelings but no she believes.
I would love the book even more if there was just a bit more to the ending it was sweet but I did want more.
 Great book definitely recommend it to anyone who has the chance to read it!