Books I Bought: The Infernal Devices Trilogy – After finishing up The Mortal Instruments series last month I needed a Shadowhunter fix. I’ve been told amazing things about this series, so I’m really looking forward to it, and I think it’s my first Steampunk novel. Under the Never Sky Trilogy – This is a series that’s been on my radar […]
Peter Monn, author of YA novel The Before Now and After Then has stopped by Confessions of a Book Geek to share his personal experiences with bullying and the inspiration behind his debut novel. As someone who suffered from bullying in my childhood and early teens, it’s an issue I feel strongly about, so I’m looking forward to reviewing this debut, as well as interviewing Peter as part of an Author Spotlight feature.
Top Ten Most Owned Authors This is a tricky one – I could list my Top Ten Most Read Authors a lot more easily because firstly, as everyone who follows my blog knows by now I did a massive clear-out of my younger-self books when I hit my awkward teenage years, and as a result […]
The National Literacy Trust has teamed up with Wild in Art to create 50 simply stunning book themed bench sculptures that are on display around London as part of an event called Books About Town, held from the 2nd of July until the 15th September 2014. The benches are going on sale in October, so […]
This post will surely be ridiculously long by the time I’m finished with it… The first actual Teaser Trailer has been released that isn’t a faux propaganda piece from The Capitol. The marketing guys for this movie are smart, very smart. First Teaser Trailer – 28/07/2014 Second Faux Propaganda Trailer – 10/07/14 The second trailer for […]
If anyone knew the truth about Beth Risk’s home life, they’d send her mother to jail and 17 year old Beth who knows where. So she protects her mom at all costs. Until the day her uncle swoops in and forces Beth to choose between her mom’s freedom and her own happiness. That’s how Beth finds herself living with an aunt who doesn’t want her and going to a school that doesn’t understand her. At all. Except for the one guy who shouldn’t get her, but does… Ryan Stone is the town golden boy, a popular baseball star jock, with secrets he can’t tell anyone. Not even the friends he shares everything with, including the constant dares to do crazy things. The craziest? Asking out the Skater girl who couldn’t be less interested in him.
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Oh. My. Word. Shut. The. Front. Door!! Have you seen it yet? Have you? I bring you the official trailer for Fifty Shades of Grey! First of all, I was very pleasantly surprised by just how good Jamie Dornan was. I was expecting him to be good, but that elevator scene?? *Phew* Still not sure […]
No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped-about outsider with “freaky” scars on her arms. Even Echo can’t remember the whole truth of that horrible night. All she knows is that she wants everything to go back to normal. But when Noah Hutchins, the smoking-hot, girl-using loner in the black leather jacket, explodes into her life with his tough attitude and surprising understanding, Echo’s world shifts in ways she could never have imagined.
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Top Ten Characters on my Deserted Island Dream Team Before I can make my selections, I need to determine if this is a ship-wrecked scenario that requires essential life-skills, or some form of a paradise island that would therefore require brawn and eye-candy. I think I’ll opt for both. Here come the Girls! 1. Katniss […]
Fiercely independent Camille gladly moved on from her childhood before it was over. Now tending bar at The Red Door, Cami doesn’t have time for much else besides work and classes, until a trip to see her boyfriend is cancelled, leaving her with a first weekend off in almost a year.
Trenton Maddox was the king of Eastern State University, dating co-eds before he even graduated high school. His friends wanted to be him, and women wanted to tame him, but after a tragic accident turned his world upside down, Trenton leaves campus to come to grips with the crushing guilt.
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So, in case you don’t know I’m taking part in the #sexmeup readathon hosted by Laura at She Loves to Read, it starts Monday 21st of July, and if you would like to sign-up you can find out more here. I was browsing my Goodreads To Be Read shelf to pick out a few juicy […]
I’m not sure how useful these codes are for you guys, but some of these are too good not to write about! I try to spread the word through Twitter too, but me and Twitter mostly have a hate/hate relationship… I’m double-posting today but some of these deals are available this weekend only! (Friday 18th – […]
Check out my reviews for each one of The Mortal Instruments series!
4.5/5* Series
There are many things I love about blogging. I love the fact it has re-introduced me to reading. I love that I can share feels, and hype, and my bookish obsessions with other like-minded people, I love the great discussions, and memes and all sorts of other informative, and witty, and wonderful posts out there. I […]
Top Ten Movies and TV Shows I’m not just a Book Geek, I’m a pretty well-rounded Geek. I LOVE movies and TV Shows almost as much as I love to read, and this topic really needs to be split in two as I could make Top Ten lists for both movies and TV shows ten […]
I’m sure plenty of you have seen this floating around the inter-webby-waves by now and anyone who follows me knows I lurve to answer questions, so I’m pleased to say I’ve been nominated by A Kernel of Nonsense to take part in the Book Blogger Test! 1. What are your top three book pet hates? […]
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