Comeback Into The Blogging World For Good... And Giveaway!!!!

If you've read my last blog post, then you'll know that I've been attending a boarding school in the United States for the past two years. During that time I've been taking a blogging break (I know, two years is a long time for a break) but I want to start blogging again, because I used to love it so much. Also, I am graduating high school in less than 13 days!!! How crazy is that? Which is why I think that now, since I have senioritis anyway, would be the best time to reboot into the network of book bloggers. And what better way to celebrate my official return (hopefully) into the book blogging world than having a giveaway? I figured that since I'm going to have to move out of my school dorm anyway, I might as well give away my books to people who will appreciate them (A.K.A bookworms!). But before that, I'd like to update you guys a little bit on what I've been up to (again, I know I did that last year too but failed to follow through it), and then you'll find the giveaway at the bottom of my post. Enjoy! 

Top 2 Highlights Of My Senior Year: (In No Particular Order)

1) THE EUROPE TRIP:

YES. So I went on the school sponsored trip to Eastern Europe over spring break, and honestly it was one of the best trips I've ever had! Our group merged with three other school groups and we did all the travelling within Europe together. A junior from my school and I were randomly assigned as bunkmates with these two girls from Vermont, and it was like instant connection! The four of us then ended up bunking together as a quad throughout the entire trip. It's funny how you can become so close to people over the course of a week. We still communicate every once in a while, and it would be really awesome if sometime in the future we all had the opportunity to go on another trip together. Our tour group visited four cities: Berlin, Prague, Krakow and Budapest , and other than flying into Berlin and flying out from Budapest, we did most of our travelling on a tour bus. The only part of the trip that I didn't like was visiting the Nazi concentration camps in Auschwitz (Poland), but then again I still believe that it was an important experience because the visit was meant to be a reminder of one of the many things that went wrong in history. And hopefully these past incidents will make us consider our actions in the future and keep us from repeating the mistakes of the past. (Maybe Trump should visit Auschwitz **cough** ,**cough**). Well moving on, below are photographed memories of some "happy" experiences.( I say "some" because there are so many )





2) DUNMUN 2015 (DHAKA MODEL UNITED NATIONS 2015)

Now I started Model UN after I joined the Model UN club at my school here in the United States. So as you can imagine, my first MUN conference was in the U.S , at UConn actually.  But the reason why I chose DUNMUN as a top highlight of the year is not only because it was my first MUN conference in Bangladesh, but also because I met a lot of cool Bangladeshi people WITHIN my generation there (and some old classmates as well!) . For me this is particularly important because while I was having an awesome time in the U.S, I kind of grew apart from people my age back in Dhaka. And it was the DUNMUN conference in particular that helped me reconnect with them. I still don't have any solid future plans: I do know that I am going to start out college at Fordham University, but I might want to transfer midway because I am the kind of person who likes travelling to new places and since I've already lived in the U.S. for two years, I think I might give college in Europe or East Asia a shot. But who knows? Only time will tell.

(YES, I am the awkward kid in the red suit)


I also had a successful season in both debate and MUN (lots of trophies and certificates) so super proud of that. I got into fitness in the beginning of the year and dropped a lot of pounds but gained it all back when AP season came around.(What else is new) But that's all I can think of . Without further ado, I present to you, the giveaway!!

What's up for grabs:

BOOKS: (NOTE: SOME OF THEM ARE ARCS (ADVANCED READING COPIES))

 

Hungarian Paprika from my Europe Trip:

And of course, postcards from each destination I visited on my trip to Europe. (Berlin, Prague, Krakow and Budapest). Giveaway is open internationally and will have four winners. Good luck! :)

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I'm Back!! Sort of...

So I'm trying to get back with blogging. I've had a pretty hectic year trying to adjust to a new life far away from home.For those of you who don't know, I've been in the U.S. for almost a year now.I got accepted to a boarding school in Maine, and have had some difficulties in adjusting to a new life here at the dorms (I was a mama's girl back at home). I still want to get back to blogging and will try to become regular with my posts again so hope you guys will support me!!

WHAT I'VE BEEN UP TO:

Touring new york city with friends (DID I MENTION THAT WE WERE ALONE?!!!)Only a brown girl will understand the thrill of travelling alone with friends.We shared a crappy hotel room but it was so worth it! xD
(P.S. In case you didn't already know, I'm the brown girl in the waay back)

Watching TED talks on FEMINISM (Good golly!God knows what has happened to me!)

 Discovered Korean Dramas.(The perks of living with a lot of East Asian people ;) ).Back at home I used to whine about my mother watching hindi serials all day but now I don't blame her.TV series can become super addictive.Also, just to throw it out there, I'm a REGULAR Game Of Thrones viewer now.Let the celebrations begin!!

 BTW the only reason why I watch Korean Dramas is because the guys are often times extremely hot.Sometimes I don't even get half of the plot in the drama and am too lazy to read subtitles but I keep on staring at the screen anyway.And when I go for an eye checkup in Bangladesh this summer and my optician asks me why my eyesight has again deteriorated I'll just shrug and act clueless.

 In case you guys didn't know what korean drama was,

It's THIS

and THIS 

Now stop everything and GOOGLE it!!! 

That's it from me!! Hopefully you'll hear more from me soon!

xx

Nobonita

What have you guys been up to?Or what do you want to see more in this blog?Leave a me a message in the comments to let me know!

P.S. MORE MAJOR NEWS!! I am hopefully going on a week long trip to Eastern Europe in April next year.I'm still struggling with funding so I'd be grateful if any of you guys were willing to help out.Any amount of donation is appreciated because I feel that this is a wonderful opportunity,and anything that gets me one step closer is a blessing.So thank you guys for considering!Hope to hear from you soon!

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Blogging Break

Hey guys!

As you might have noticed I have been a bit behind on the blog posts.The reason is that I have my O'Levels coming up next year and so between schoolwork and coaching I've rarely had enough time to sit down and type out blog posts frequently.And with my finals coming up next week,things are even more hectic so I'm going to take a blogging break for this month.But don't worry,I'll be back on track again on June and will have even more features coming up.Authors who are interested in participating in An Insight Of The Characters' World signups will again be open after this month but if you're a debut author it might be likely that I'll contact you myself.Also,I'm planning on applying for a scholarship at UWC (United World Colleges) this January (have you heard of them?) and will finish grades 11 and 12 in one of their colleges (if I get in) so wish me luck!!

-Nobonita

On Vacation...

Hi guys!Just to let you know that I'm going abroad with my family tomorrow so there will be no new posts for the time being.Regular posting will resume from January 7th or 8th.But feel free to enter the giveaways during that time. :)

Have a wonderful new year!!

Nobonita
xoxo

Flag design for ARC contest of Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

So Marissa Meyer's having a contest on her blog where we have to design flags for each of the countries present in the world of her Lunar Chronicles series.For more info. on this contest and to know how you can participate,check out this link: http://www.marissameyer.com/blogtype/design-a-flag-contest-enter-to-win-an-annotated-scarlet-arc/.

So after a lot of contemplating,I've finally come up with my flag design for the contest.It's for The Eastern Commonwealth,that is,where Cinder lives.Here it is!

Well,considering the fact that it's been more than a year since I last picked up colour pencils I think I did a pretty great job! :) The Chinese symbol in the middle represents victory,at least according to google images.The wings on the shield represents freedom,and altogether they symbolize a free country or republic.Since New Beijing is the capital of The Eastern Commonwealth,I figured that most of the country falls in the Chinese territory which is why I put a Chinese symbol along with the colour combination of the flag being red and yellow,so that it reflects the geographical culture.I really hope this wins me the ARC.Wish me luck guys! :) (P.S ignore the eraser on the top right corner.I just needed something to hold the paper down.)

Have no idea what I'm talking about?Then check out Marissa Meyer's books here so that you can join in the fun!Happy Wednesday! :)

Review Copy Cleanup:August 1-31

Review copy cleanup is hosted by Nyx Book Reviews and Books, Biscuits and Tea.In this event we're supposed to focus on finishing and reviewing all the books which have been stacked up in our Review Copy pile.

Here's my pile(there's a high chance of it growing longer than it already is rather than growing short -_- ) :

• Ashen Winter by Mike Mullin
• Ironskin by Tina Connolly (finished reading)
• The Girl in the Clockwork Collar by Kady Cross
•  The Hangman in the Mirror by Kate Cayley
• The Punk Ethic by Timothy Decker
• Dearly,Beloved by Lia Habel
• My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century by Rachel Harris (finished reading)
• Döckálfar by Saga Berg
• Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff(finished reading)
• The City's Son by Tom Pollock
• Saving June by Hannah Harrington 
• Skull Flowers by Jazon Dion Fletcher
• Speechless by Hannah Harrington  
• The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa(finished reading)
• Confessions of an Angry Girl by Louise Rozett
• Covet by Melissa Darnell 
• The Unloved by Jennifer Snyder  (finished reading)

Told ya it was gonna' get longer!Check back here for updates.You can use the button on the right side bar of the blog.Once I'm done with each of these,I'll type in finished reading in brackets beside the book's title. Wish me luck! :)

Why I love Ash from the Iron Fey Series.

I wrote the following letter to Ash as an entry to The Iron Legends contest.

Wake me up
Wake me up inside
I can't wake up
Wake me up inside
Save me
Call my name and save me from the dark

Wake me up
Bid my blood to run
I can't wake up
Before I come undone
Save me
Save me from the nothing I've become
              -Bring Me to Life,Evanescence

Yes,Ash.Whenever I read about you this is exactly how I feel,or at least how I felt,right after I had to stop reading about you when finishing Iron Knight.I felt that it was too cruel to be true.I kept turning back the pages on my kindle to re-read what had just happened and for the horrible reality to set in.You're the first person I've ever been in love with.Yes,I know that everyone is going to think that I've got issues,falling in love with a fictional character,but to me,you're every bit as real as any other human being.I haven't started dating yet but if I do,I want that person to make me feel like the way I feel when I'm reading about you.I hate her for causing you so much pain,and if it were me I would've taken better care of you.You have this dark side within you which is mixed with tenderness and love for the ones you hold dear.You save me from myself.It's as if you're waking me up into awareness,just like in that quote I've provided before.You give me life.But you don't notice my feelings,and I know that you never will.You're too busy with her.Maybe your ignorance of my existence is another reason why I absolutely love you.In the mortal world,people call it "playing hard to get". And another fact that I love about you is the way you are around her.Maybe it's that which keeps me at bay,and prevents me from hating you.Who am I kidding?I could never hate you no matter how much you hurt me.Right now,the closest I can get to you is by writing this relatively long post and hoping to win one of the copies of The Iron Legends.For once,it doesn't matter that you were the creation of an American author and that I live in a not-so-renown South Asian country(A.K.A Bangladesh). I am going to do whatever it takes to get my hands on you.

-Sincerely,
Nobonita
A Not-so-secret admirer of yours.

Spring Clean!!!

Guess what!Today I actually took up the time to clean up my bookshelves,thanks to a lot of yelling from my mom and I'm done cleaning THREE WHOLE SHELVES!Check it out:

  

Doesn't it look awesome?!I did a pretty good job didn't I.Well,back to cleaning the other shelves.See ya!