Review: I’ll Meet You There

If 17 year old Skylar Evans were a typical Creek View girl, her future would involve a double-wide trailer, a baby on her hip, and the graveyard shift at Taco Bell. But after graduation, the only thing standing between straight-edge Skylar and art school are three minimum-wage months of summer. Skylar can taste the freedom—that is, until her mother loses her job and everything starts coming apart. Torn between her dreams and the people she loves, Skylar realizes everything she’s ever worked for is on the line.

4.5* Read!

Top Ten Tuesday: Autobuy Authors I Collect

Top Ten Auto-Buy Authors I Collect Last week’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt was “Top Ten Authors I’ve Read The Most Books From” – for me, this was very close to the prompt from July 2014 – Top Ten Authors I Own The Most Books From, with the additions of Colleen Hoover and Sarah J Maas […]

Review: The Sky Is Everywhere

A novel about love and forgiveness. 17 year old Lennie Walker spends her time tucked safely and happily in the shadow of her fiery older sister, Bailey. But when Bailey dies abruptly, Lennie is catapulted to centre stage of her own life – and suddenly finds herself struggling to balance two boys. One boy takes Lennie out of her sorrow; the other comforts her in it. But the two can’t collide without Lennie’s world exploding…

3.5* Read!

The Random Questions Tag

I’ve been tagged SO MUCH over the past while, and I really need to sit down and do a lot of scheduling at some point. All the reviews, tags and discussion ideas are floating around my brain cells and they’re going to cause a migraine. I was tagged to do this by Joey @ Thoughts […]

Review: Point of Retreat

Layken and Will have managed to overcome the obstacles that threatened to destroy their love, proving that they are destined for one another. What they are about to learn, however, is that the things that have brought them together may be the very things that ruin their connection forever…

Layken is left second-guessing the relationship, whilst Will is jumping over hurdles to prove his love for her. What the young lovers discover about themselves along this journey may change their entire world and the lives of those who depend upon them the most…

4.5* Read!

Stacking the Shelves & Wrappin’ It Up July 2015

Another month has been and gone, and now there are only 20 Friday’s left until Christmas… Mwahahaha. Sorry, not sorry. Anyways, lets get on with the monthly round up! The Books: As I predicted last month, there were plenty of purchases! The majority of the books came from charity shops though, which meant guilt-free cheap […]

Top Ten Tuesday – Fairytale Retellings

Top Ten Seven Fairytale Retellings I haven’t read many retellings, or at least I don’t think I have, but then I only found out Throne of Glass was a Cinderella retelling after I read it… This list is a mixture of retellings I’ve read, and retellings I’ve yet to read, so feel free to push some […]

The 1989 Book Tag

Charnell @ Reviews From A Bookworm created this tag in celebration of her (gorgeous!) new blog design. I love a good tag, so decided to take part. Check out her original 1989 Book Tag Post to see her answers. I always liked Taylor’s music, but I was never really a fan of her, if that makes […]

BookTubing vs. BookBlogging – Is This Really A Thing?

Apparently, BookTube and Book Blogs are at war, and I’m wondering if I’m the only one who didn’t get the memo? I decided to write this post to share my thoughts on why this perception may exist, and why I think it’s important for members of both communities to not be afraid to speak up […]

Mean Girls Book Tag!

The fabulous BookTuber and Book Blogger, Sarah-Jane (BookTube Channel / Book Blog), created the Mean Girls Book Tag, and I couldn’t not participate in it. I love Mean Girls, can practically quote the whole movie, and used to watch it on repeat when I was younger. It’s basically a classic now, right? Be prepared, there are some cuss words in […]

The Nightingale Kristin Hannah Book Cover

Review: The Nightingale

France, 1939. In the quiet, rural village of Carriveau, Vianne says goodbye to her husband as he heads for the Front. The invading Nazi soldiers have arrived in droves with their trucks and tanks. Planes fill the skies, dropping bombs on the innocent. When a German captain requisitions her home, Vianne is forced to make one impossible sacrifice after another to keep her family alive.

Vianne’s rebellious sister Isabelle is searching for purpose with all the reckless passion of youth. While thousands of Parisians flee the city, Isabelle meets and falls in love with Gaetan, a committed partisan. When war separates them, Isabelle joins the Resistance, risking her life time and again to save others.

5* Read!

Top Ten Tuesday – Books That Celebrate Diversity

Top Ten Books That Celebrate Diversity/Diverse Characters Since I began blogging, I’ve intentionally tried to leave my comfort zone (by reading Fantasy and Classics), and I’ve also tried to read more diversely. It’s something I’d like to work on, but these are my diverse picks so far: 1. Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman – Diverse […]

I’ve Created A Monster…

Let me introduce you to my Dad – he has many hobbies, but reading was never one of them. He gets obsessive about his hobbies though the same way I do, so I guess I got that from him. While he was never “a reader”, he was always supportive of my reading addiction. The only […]

Top Ten Tuesday – Books That’ve Recently Hit My Shelves

Top Ten Books That’ve Recently Hit My Shelves My book blogging skillz have been slacking lately – I had some time off work last week and was planning on scheduling lots for the blog, but my get up and go? It got up and went. I accidentally ended up posting next week’s Top Ten Tuesday […]

6 Month Challenge Check-In!

2015 was my first chance to complete a full year of blogging (from January to December), and so my first chance to properly participate in some challenges. I’ve seen a couple of other bloggers post updates on their progress and thought it was an excellent idea to try and keep me focused and on track. […]

Top Ten Tuesday – Hyped Books I’ve Never Read

Top Ten Hyped Books I’ve Never Read There are quite a few books I could include in this list, but many of them have already made appearances in other Top Ten Tuesday posts of mine (*cough* The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo *cough*), so I’m going to try and include as many new-to-my-TTT picks as […]