Friday, September 27, 2013

Intro

Hey,I'm Refan a 16 year old saudi girl that recently moved from the US back to saudi! Some of you might know my beauty blog.I created this blog to share my love for reading with all of YOU book people <3 I'll be talking about books and book related topics!! OHHH..also I named this blog "Mktbat Refan" and that means Refan's Library in arabic!

Monday, September 2, 2013

September TBR

Hello !

New month! new TBR! This month I plan on reading 7 books!! i'll pick 5 and then pick the other 2 books from my tbr jar! and the books are the following:

☆Alice's adventures in wonderland
By:Lewis Carroll



'Down,down,down.Would the fall never come to an end!'
Since its publication in 1865, Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has delighted the world with a wildly imaginative and unforgettable journey, inspiring children of all ages to suspend disbelief and follow Alice into her fantasy worlds. This new gift edition presents Carroll's tale fully unabridged with a unique visual interpretation by renowned artist Camille Rose Garcia.

160 Pages
Let me just say I love the art on the cover for this book! One of the reasons I bought it !

☆Pretty Little Liars #1
By:Sarah Shepard


Alison, Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer were best friends, until Alison disappeared. Three years later, the remaining girls, now juniors at Rosewood Day, are leading separate, but charmed lives.After living in Iceland, Aria returns home sophisticated and worldly. Emily is a champion swimmer, Hanna is the most popular girl in school, and Spencer's accomplishments make the average type-A valedictorian look like a slacker. But in Rosewood, appearances are deceiving, and when the girls start receiving mysterious texts signed by someone named A, the past threatens to ruin their perfect present. A claims to know all of their secrets—but who is A? How much does A really know? And what can four pretty little liars do to protect themselves from the truth?

286 pages

I will be re-reading this book for the 4th time !

☆Perfect(Pretty little liars #3)
By:Sarah Shepard


In Rosewood, Pennsylvania, four perfect-looking girls aren't nearly as perfect as they seem.
Aria can't resist her forbidden ex. Hanna is on the verge of losing her BFF. Emily is freaking out over a simple kiss. And Spencer can't keep her hands off anything that belongs to her sister.
Lucky me. I know these pretty little liars better than they know themselves. But it's hard keeping all of their secrets to myself. They better do as I say . . . or else!
298 pages

I haven't finished reading this last month so I'm going to continue reading it this month


☆The Third Wheel #7
By:Jeff Kinney


Love is in the air - but what does that mean for Greg Heffley?
A Valentine's Day dance at Greg's middle school has turned his world upside down. As Greg scrambles to find a date, he's worried he'll be left out in the cold on the big night. His best friend, Rowley, doesn't have any prospects either, but that's a small consolation.
An unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves Rowley the odd man out. But a lot can happen in one night, and in the end, you never know who's going to be lucky in love.
224 pages

☆Death Note #8
By:Tsugumi Ohba (TBR JAR PICK)


Light - working as Kira, the newest member of the NPA intelligence bureau, and L - has nearly succeeded in creating his ideal world. But the years of uncontested victory have made him complacent, and he is unprepared for a new attack close to home. With his younger sister Sayu kidnapped and the NPA's Death Note demanded as ransom, Light must travel across the world and confront two new adversaries, each with a very different agenda. Will Light's quick wits be a match for this new challenge, or will he be forced to choose between Kira's ambitions and his own family's lives?

201 pages


☆Death Note #9
By:Tsugumi Ohba 


Light has always been confident in his ability to outthink everyone, but L's proteges are proving to be more of a challenge than he anticipated. The more Light mentally maneuvers, the tighter the net around him becomes. And now Near and Mello are working to break the task force apart and expose Kira from within! Light has always held up under pressure in the past, but will the stress of this new line of attack and the strain of maintaining three different personalities be the beginning of his end?

193 pages


☆MindBenders:Stories to Wrap Your Brain
By:Neal Shusterman(TBR JAR PICK)



Ever have the feeling your head isn't screwed on right? That things just seem a bit...weird? Welcome to MindBenders. Not a place, but a state of mind. Think reality...with a twist. How twisted? Let's just say your brain will turn into a pretzel. By turns terrifying, hysterical, thought-provoking, bizarre, each story in this dazzling collection is a wild, high-octane, heart-thumping journey into the unknown.

128 pages


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-X♡X♡, ريفان(Refan)

Sunday, September 1, 2013

August Wrap-up


Hey!
By the time your reading this I will probably be at school </3! I start school on sep.1 so yeah.Anyways the I will do a quick review of the books I was supposed to read for my August TBR !



☆ Clockwork Angel(The Infernal Device Series #1) by Cassandra Clare 

I fell in love with this book! I love Will's character <3 Honestly I was kind of skeptical whether I should give this book a try or not,because im not a big fan of shadowhunters,vampires, werewolves,,goblins...etc. BUT i'm really glad I did,because this book has become one of my favorites.I already ordered the other 2 books in the trilogy from barns and nobel.
Rating:5/5

☆Perfect(Pretty Little Liars Series #3) by Sara Shepard

I didn't finish this book yet,but I have 2 more books until the end of august so yeah! I have finished more than half of the book though.I was kind of confused in the beginning,because I read the 2nd book about a year ago.
Rating:4/5
☆Death Note #6
This volume of Death Note was slow and got kind of boring at parts!
Rating:3/5
☆Death Note #7
OMG! This was my favorite volume in the series! The story started to finally pick up and get exciting,but it was also sad </3 
Rating:5/5

I also ended up reading one more book that wasn't on my TBR!

☆ Eleanor & Park

I fell in love with this book at first sight! Because one of the main characters was korean and because of the name Eleanor.I was watching Gossip Girl at the time I bought this book and Blair's mom was named Eleanor!Yeah I know its silly.This book made me cry!  The way the writer describes their love is just so touching <3333 I loved it so much<3 This is a must read if you're into YA books!
"A touching tale of two misfits who find where they fit is together"
Rating:5/5

This month was a great of reading month for me. I have 2 new favorite books!

CREDITS: ALL photos taken from bn.com

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☆Enjoy the rest of you day☆
-X♡X♡, ريفان(Refan)

Have you read any of the books I mentioned ? Or want to read any of them?

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

August TBR

NOTE:I'll be reposting all book related posts from my beauty blog here and will set them the same date they were originally published
Hola! 
Since I moved to saudi I haven't been reading as much as I used to! So I decided to read a couple of books each month and review them for you! I will be having monthly TBRs(To Be Read)


This months TBRs are:

☆ Clockwork Angel(The Infernal Device Series #1) by Cassandra Clare 



Summery
When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep order amidst the chaos.
Kidnapped by the mysterious Dark Sisters, members of a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa soon learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform, at will, into another person. What’s more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own.
Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by—and torn between—two best friends: James, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and blue-eyed Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm's length . . . everyone, that is, but Tessa. As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world. . . . and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.

☆Perfect(Pretty Little Liars Series #3) by Sara Shepard

Summery
In Rosewood, Pennsylvania, four perfect-looking girls aren't nearly as perfect as they seem.
Aria can't resist her forbidden ex. Hanna is on the verge of losing her BFF. Emily is freaking out over a simple kiss. And Spencer can't keep her hands off anything that belongs to her sister.
Lucky me. I know these pretty little liars better than they know themselves. But it's hard keeping all of their secrets to myself. They better do as I say . . . or else!

☆Death Note #6

☆Death Note #7

Credits:All photos(except the first one) and summries are taken from www.barnsandnobel.com

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