Hey!!
I've been away 2 days, but I really missed my blog! I have so many eARCs to review, and I was getting really stressed out about the fact that I was only a third of the way through it, so I decided to just let it go and do my review now. Enjoy!
General Information -
Title - Saturday Requiem
Author - Nicci French
Series - Frieda Klein
ISBN - 9780718179649
Price - £16.99 (GBP)
Publish Date - 30th June 2016
Summary -
Frieda Klein reluctantly faces a case that penetrates to her very core. Saturday Requiem is classic Nicci French - a dark, gripping and sophisticated masterclass in psychological suspense in which nothing is quite what it seems . . .
***Thirteen years ago eighteen year old Hannah Docherty was arrested for the brutal murder of her family. It was an open and shut case and Hannah's been incarcerated in a secure hospital ever since.
When psychotherapist Frieda Klein is asked to meet Hannah and give her assessment of her she reluctantly agrees. What she finds horrifies her. Hannah has become a tragic figure, old before her time. And Frieda is haunted by the thought that Hannah might be as much of a victim as her family; that something wasn't right all those years ago.
And as Hannah's case takes hold of her, Frieda soon begins to realise that she's up against someone who'll go to any lengths to protect themselves . . .
My Thoughts -
This book is the sixth in a series, so I haven't read as much into it as I could have. This was also my first time reading a psychological thriller/mystery, and to be honest I don't think it's a genre that I like. Bearing that in mind, I gave it 3 stars out of 5.
I found this book hard to get lost in. I know it's not just me, because I can pick up other books perfectly well. I just found that while the plot was rather interesting, it wasn't something I couldn't put down, and I got distracted quite easily.
The story also seemed to go a bit fast. I found that they were interviewing one person after the other, after the other, and I didn't really have time to fully process all that had happened.
The characters seemed too stiff for my liking, and there were many different scenarios with different people, so I was never sure of who was speaking or where they were. It's the same as in conversations, there's a lot of speech with nothing else, and then you get lost and find it hard to know who's saying what.
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Monday 27 June 2016
Friday 24 June 2016
Book Review - Hell or High Water by Hailey Edwards
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This book was my very first ARC - I got it downloaded to my Kindle app and have been reading it over the past few days. I'm kinda disappointed, really, but that's something to talk about later.
General Information -
This book was my very first ARC - I got it downloaded to my Kindle app and have been reading it over the past few days. I'm kinda disappointed, really, but that's something to talk about later.
General Information -
Title - Hell or High Water
Author - Hailey Edwards
Series - The Gemini Series
ISBN - 5364218756235
Price - $3.99 (USD)
Publish Date - 30th July 2016
Summary -
Camille Ellis has gone rogue agent, and there’s no turning back now. The conclave might have put the Charybdis case to bed, but Cam isn’t willing to let it lie. No badge doesn’t mean no backup these days.
As mate to an alpha warg, she has access to new and lethal resources. A whole pack full of them. And they all want justice for the sins committed against them.
But the stakes are higher than she knows, the secrets exposed darker than she feared, and the cost of winning higher than she ever imagined.
As mate to an alpha warg, she has access to new and lethal resources. A whole pack full of them. And they all want justice for the sins committed against them.
But the stakes are higher than she knows, the secrets exposed darker than she feared, and the cost of winning higher than she ever imagined.
(Summary taken from Goodreads)
My Thoughts -
As I said before, I was kinda disappointed with this. I know it's the third in a series, and I haven't yet read the first two, but I thought there would be at least some indication of what happened previously. I found it totally confusing, and hard to get into. I had to almost force myself to read it because I kept turning my attention onto other things instead.
Furthermore, I usually like romance, but I found that there was just too much smush in this. I don't know if that's just me, but I found it sickening to read about.
As well as this, the story seemed to go too fast on the emotion front. I know that she is supposed to not have many feelings, but the ones that she did have were kinda downplayed. I mean, if she feels awkward, trapped, wants to run from whatever she's doing, then play it up. I don't want to hear about how she had one doubt and then someone did something and then it's all okay again - I want to hear the ins and outs of her emotions. I want to have time to process it all.
I actually didn't finish this book. I stopped after chapter 5 because I thought why should I force myself to read something I'm clearly not interested in?
I won't do a praise for the author because I didn't like the book, but I also don't want to drag the author because I know that one book doesn't speak for all of the author's works, or what they're like at all, so I'll skip that bit.
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Thursday 23 June 2016
Books I Should Have Read By Now
Heyy!
While I was looking at my shelves, I thought about what I read and realised that there are some things almost every book blogger has read, but I haven't. I have since come to the conclusion that there are way too many for me to just ignore them, and so my TBR has grown quite considerably. *Sigh*. So without further ado, here are some books that I seriously should've read by now.
1: The Harry Potter Series.
I have read The Philosopher's Stone, but I haven't read the rest, and while I have seen all the movies at least 12 times each, I know that the books will be slightly different and probably a lot betterthan the movies. As a self-proclaimed hardcore HP fan, I feel like I should read those books ASAP.
2: The Game of Thrones Series.
No, i haven't seen the TV show yet, either. I'm hoping I'll get to watch the show before reading the books, so I won't be so disappointed when I find that the books are so much better. They're there. On the bookcase in the lounge. I promise I will read them. Someday.
3: Any book by Cassandra Clare.
I have some of her books. She is an author I've been wanting to read for a while. There are loads of people who recommend her books to me on a daily basis. Yet, I haven't read anything by her because they just sit on my ever-growing TBR. So I will get round to them. Eventually.
4: The Percy Jackson Series.
I know, I know. I need to work on reading some of the more famous series. They just never appealed to me, ya know?
While I was looking at my shelves, I thought about what I read and realised that there are some things almost every book blogger has read, but I haven't. I have since come to the conclusion that there are way too many for me to just ignore them, and so my TBR has grown quite considerably. *Sigh*. So without further ado, here are some books that I seriously should've read by now.
1: The Harry Potter Series.
I have read The Philosopher's Stone, but I haven't read the rest, and while I have seen all the movies at least 12 times each, I know that the books will be slightly different and probably a lot betterthan the movies. As a self-proclaimed hardcore HP fan, I feel like I should read those books ASAP.
2: The Game of Thrones Series.
No, i haven't seen the TV show yet, either. I'm hoping I'll get to watch the show before reading the books, so I won't be so disappointed when I find that the books are so much better. They're there. On the bookcase in the lounge. I promise I will read them. Someday.
3: Any book by Cassandra Clare.
I have some of her books. She is an author I've been wanting to read for a while. There are loads of people who recommend her books to me on a daily basis. Yet, I haven't read anything by her because they just sit on my ever-growing TBR. So I will get round to them. Eventually.
4: The Percy Jackson Series.
I know, I know. I need to work on reading some of the more famous series. They just never appealed to me, ya know?
5: Me Before You by JoJo Moyes.
Now that the movie is out, I really should jump on the bandwagon. I'm just not ready for that amount of feels yet. Not after ACOMAF.
6: The Classics.
Yes. You read that right. I have not read any of the classics. I tried Wuthering Heights. I tried Pride and Prejudice. They just... don't interest me as much as other books do. The covers look good though.
Okay. I'm going to stop before this list gets too long. You get what I mean, anyway. Please tell me I'm not the only one who's never read these?
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Wednesday 22 June 2016
Book Review - A Court Of Mist And Fury by Sarah J Maas
Heyy!
This book has been out for a little while, and I bought it just two days after it was released, however I didn't read it until a few days ago because I was reading another book which I couldn't get into and it put me into one of the worst reading slumps I have ever experienced. But I've read it now!
Summary/Blurb -
Feyre survived Amarantha's clutches to return to the spring court - but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can't forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin's people. Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates its dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms - and she might be key to stopping it. But only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future - and the future of a world cleaved in two.
(Summary taken from Goodreads)
My thoughts -
(WARNING - there may be spoilers). Honestly I used to ship Feyre and Tamlin but when Rhysand entered in A Court Of Thorns And Roses I was a little sceptical and I kind of thought something would happen with him. I'm so glad it did because I am one dedicated Feysand (Or Feyrhys) shipper now and yeah theyre soooooo meant to be together.
On the war front, I think they had good intentions but maybe forgot that there are other people making other plans too, so it didn't exactly go the way they thought.
The ending totally shocked me, and I was a little confused until the last, like, three pages, and then I was just like YES FEYRE YOU GO GIRL DESTROY THEM. Although I do think that the wedding could've been mentioned before. I mean you can't just leave something so significant like that out. Is that just me?
Anyways, I finished the whole book in two nights, and I was actually so hooked that I spent every last (spare) minute before school reading, and then I was too distracted by school to process it. If it had been a weekend, this book would have ruined me.
Praise for the Author -
Sarah J Maas is an auto-buy author for me, and I love her writing so so much. It's really eloquent and it has so many plot twists. I could never be bored with her books, and when the ACOTAR and TOG series end, I will continue to read her books just because they're hers.
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This book has been out for a little while, and I bought it just two days after it was released, however I didn't read it until a few days ago because I was reading another book which I couldn't get into and it put me into one of the worst reading slumps I have ever experienced. But I've read it now!
Summary/Blurb -
Feyre survived Amarantha's clutches to return to the spring court - but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can't forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin's people. Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates its dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms - and she might be key to stopping it. But only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future - and the future of a world cleaved in two.
(Summary taken from Goodreads)
My thoughts -
(WARNING - there may be spoilers). Honestly I used to ship Feyre and Tamlin but when Rhysand entered in A Court Of Thorns And Roses I was a little sceptical and I kind of thought something would happen with him. I'm so glad it did because I am one dedicated Feysand (Or Feyrhys) shipper now and yeah theyre soooooo meant to be together.
On the war front, I think they had good intentions but maybe forgot that there are other people making other plans too, so it didn't exactly go the way they thought.
The ending totally shocked me, and I was a little confused until the last, like, three pages, and then I was just like YES FEYRE YOU GO GIRL DESTROY THEM. Although I do think that the wedding could've been mentioned before. I mean you can't just leave something so significant like that out. Is that just me?
Anyways, I finished the whole book in two nights, and I was actually so hooked that I spent every last (spare) minute before school reading, and then I was too distracted by school to process it. If it had been a weekend, this book would have ruined me.
Praise for the Author -
Sarah J Maas is an auto-buy author for me, and I love her writing so so much. It's really eloquent and it has so many plot twists. I could never be bored with her books, and when the ACOTAR and TOG series end, I will continue to read her books just because they're hers.
For more information about the book please visit Goodreads.
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Tuesday 21 June 2016
Book Haul!
Heyy!
Okay, what better way to start a book blog than to do a book haul? My local bookstore just upgraded from three 'TeenFiction' shelf units, to a whole 'Young Adult' section, so I am very very happy. Thank you, Waterstones!
I don't buy books that often, since I don't buy them online and no one actually bothers to take me out shopping, but when I do, I buy loads. Get ready for a very long list...
1. Flawed by Cecelia Ahern
2. Lying About Last Summer by Sue Wallman
3. Empress Orchid by Anchee Min
4. The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K, Lee
5.The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge
6. The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson
7. Think Twice by Sarah Mlynowski
8. Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
9. I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson
10. Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
11. Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
12. When We Collided by Emery Lord
13. Me Before You by JoJo Moyes
14. Command Performance by Nora Roberts
15.Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris
...Okay, now that I think about it, the list isn't that long to look at, but this was a huge pile to carry. I was going to say stuff about each book, but then I realised I have nothing to say because I haven't read any of them and I am looking forward to all of them. Please, let me know if I've done this right and if you liked it.
See ya later! <3
Okay, what better way to start a book blog than to do a book haul? My local bookstore just upgraded from three 'TeenFiction' shelf units, to a whole 'Young Adult' section, so I am very very happy. Thank you, Waterstones!
I don't buy books that often, since I don't buy them online and no one actually bothers to take me out shopping, but when I do, I buy loads. Get ready for a very long list...
1. Flawed by Cecelia Ahern
2. Lying About Last Summer by Sue Wallman
3. Empress Orchid by Anchee Min
4. The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K, Lee
5.The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge
6. The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson
7. Think Twice by Sarah Mlynowski
8. Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
9. I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson
10. Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
11. Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
12. When We Collided by Emery Lord
13. Me Before You by JoJo Moyes
14. Command Performance by Nora Roberts
15.Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris
...Okay, now that I think about it, the list isn't that long to look at, but this was a huge pile to carry. I was going to say stuff about each book, but then I realised I have nothing to say because I haven't read any of them and I am looking forward to all of them. Please, let me know if I've done this right and if you liked it.
See ya later! <3
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