The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins

I finally succumbed and bought the Hunger Games books. No, that's a lie. I had bought them but didn't really want to read them until the film came out. But I have read them, and haven't yet seen the film. Ah well.
I am going to review all of them in one go. :) *deep breath in*

The Hunger Games
What can I tell you about the Hunger Games? Can I tell you about the excellent writing, the cliff hangers, the way I don't want to put it down? I absolutely love it. I don't really know what else to say. I like the fact it's written like a film, flashbacks etc. I'm having a bit of a writer's block so I'll move on.

Catching Fire

I loved this book, possibly more than the first! I really enjoyed the style of writing, and the storyline. I liked the contradiction between the 'boy with the bread' and 'Peeta'. Very good. :)

Mockingjay

I liked this book, don't get me wrong, I just felt like I could put it down, come  back to it in a week and still feel the same way.

                                                   

All in all, I would rate it 9 loaves out of 10.

Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy Orenstein

I actually finished this book ages ago, but kept forgetting to do a review... :/

Well not anymore!
Pre-generated blurb time! :D

The acclaimed author of the groundbreaking bestseller Schoolgirls reveals the dark side of pink and pretty: the rise of the girlie-girl, she warns, is not that innocent.

Pink and pretty or predatory and hardened, sexualized girlhood influences our daughters from infancy onward, telling them that how a girl looks matters more than who she is. Somewhere between the exhilarating rise of Girl Power in the 1990s and today, the pursuit of physical perfection has been recast as a source—the source—of female empowerment. And commercialization has spread the message faster and farther, reaching girls at ever-younger ages.

But, realistically, how many times can you say no when your daughter begs for a pint-size wedding gown or the latest Hannah Montana CD? And how dangerous is pink and pretty anyway—especially given girls' successes in the classroom and on the playing field? Being a princess is just make-believe, after all; eventually they grow out of it. Or do they? Does playing Cinderella shield girls from early sexualization—or prime them for it? Could today's little princess become tomorrow's sexting teen? And what if she does? Would that make her in charge of her sexuality—or an unwitting captive to it?

Those questions hit home with Peggy Orenstein, so she went sleuthing. She visited Disneyland and the international toy fair, trolled American Girl Place and Pottery Barn Kids, and met beauty pageant parents with preschoolers tricked out like Vegas showgirls. She dissected the science, created an online avatar, and parsed the original fairy tales. The stakes turn out to be higher than she—or we—ever imagined: nothing less than the health, development, and futures of our girls. From premature sexualization to the risk of depression to rising rates of narcissism, the potential negative impact of this new girlie-girl culture is undeniable—yet armed with awareness and recognition, parents can effectively counterbalance its influence in their daughters' lives.

Cinderella Ate My Daughter is a must-read for anyone who cares about girls, and for parents helping their daughters navigate the rocky road to adulthood.

I loved this book. I had always had theories that the merchandise made for children was very segregated (lies) but I really enjoyed it. I really recommend. :) Sorry, I don't really know what to say.

How did I find out about it? 

I found it through The Girl In The Purple Pants, who said she enjoyed it. And the rest is history.

Where did you get it?

My local bibliotecha. :3

How would you rate it?

I rate it 4 Stephanos out of 5.

Bonjour mon petit pois!

Hello! I'm BB. I like books. In fact, I like them so much that I just made a new blog for my reviews. Actually, I tell a lie. I made it for my challenge, 13 in 13 {to read 13 set books in 2013}. It starts in 2013, but I thought I would do some  reviews now!
Lots of love BB xx