• Book Reviews

    Review: THE RAVEN KING

    Title: The Raven King Series: The Raven Cycle Book #4 Author: Maggie Stiefvater Page count: 438 Date published: 26 April 2016 Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) Synopsis All her life, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love’s death. She doesn’t believe in true love and never thought this would be a problem, but as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she’s not so sure anymore MY THOUGHTS *SPOILERS AHEAD* Is it just me or do you feel everytime you finish the end of something you have no idea what to do with yourself? Because that’s me right now. This series is over and now what?! But this was also the best conclusion I could have asked for and honestly just more perfection. It’s so hard to put my feelings into words. I just devoured this book. In literally 24 hours as you can see because I like just posted my BLLB review. Argghh I’m so sad it’s over. This book had me scared silly. I was so nervous as to what was going to happen to my precious babies. Let’s quickly talk…

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    Review: BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE

    Title: Blue Lily, Lily Blue Series: The Raven Cycle Book #3 Author: Maggie Stiefvater Page count: 389 Date published: 21 October 2014 Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) Synopsis Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven Boys have taken her in as one of their own. Their problems have become hers, and her problems have become theirs. The trick with found things, though, is how easily they can be lost. MY THOUGHTS *SPOILERS AHEAD* Okay so what just happened?! My mind is so mashed up that it all seems like one book. I adored these books. There were so SO MANY GREAT SCENES that I’ve been wanting and it was all just given to us. Argghhh. Of course I loved it and I just want to gush all the time. SO GOOD. Pynch is a thing and I’m excited for it to happen. They’re so cute and I’m pumped for it to happen. The fact that they spend so much time together is a clear sign. Also, Ronan is growing on me. He just throws swear…

  • Book Reviews

    Review: WONDER WOMAN WARBRINGER

    Title: Wonder Woman Warbringer Series: DC Icons Book #1 Author: Leigh Bardugo Page count: 369 Date published: 31 August 2017 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Thank you to Penguin Random House SA for sending this my way Rating: (2.5 out of 5 stars) Synopsis She will become a legend but first she is Diana, Princess of the Amazons. And her fight is just beginning… Diana is desperate to prove herself to her warrior sisters. But when the opportunity comes, she throws away her chance at glory and breaks Amazon law to save a mere mortal, Alia Keralis. With this single heroic act, Diana may have just doomed the world. Alia is a Warbringer – a descendant of the infamous Helen of Troy, fated to bring about an age of bloodshed and misery. Diana and Alia will face an army of enemies, mortal and divine, determined to destroy or possess the Warbringer. To save the world, they must stand side by side against the tide of war. This is also the TOPPING THE TBR November book of the month which book club I host along with a few other friends  – here are some links if you’d like to know more: Goodreads…

  • Book Reviews

    Review: THE DREAM THIEVES

    Title: The Dream Thieves Series: The Raven Cycle Book #2 Author: Maggie Stiefvater Page count: 450 Date published: 5 September 2013 Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) Synopsis Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life. Meanwhile, some very sinister people are looking for some of the same pieces of the Cabeswater puzzle that Gansey is after… MY THOUGHTS Now I have to be honest, I was afraid that I wouldn’t like this book because some were saying that it’s very slow and boring, but in reality it’s NOT that. I loved, loved, loved, loved this book and I’d like to type that out more but we might be here a while. The whole story was taken to a whole other level and it had basically everything I wanted which at times included lots of confusion and theorising. It’s great and amazing and please stop reading NOW to avoid spoilers and then come back when you’re finished (which shouldn’t take…

  • Book Reviews

    Review: THE RAVEN BOYS

    Title: The Raven Boys Series: The Raven Cycle Book #1 Author: Maggie Stiefvater Page count: 419 Date published: 19 September 2012 Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) Synopsis Even if Blue hadn’t been told her true love would die if she kissed him, she would stay away from boys. Especially the ones from the local private school. Known as Raven Boys, they only mean trouble. But this is the year that everything will change for Blue. This is the year that she will be drawn into the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys. And the year Blue will discover that magic does exist. This is the year she will fall in love. MY THOUGHTS **WARNING… SPOILERS AHEAD** So my previous post was about all the popular books I needed to read. Well that was fast wasn’t it?! *cue nervous laughter* I devoured this book and now we’re here. Loved it, as you can see by my rating. I should probably be reading the second book, but again here I am. Okay, Blue is amazing and I really loved her character. I love her style and her personality. I really liked her family and that…

  • TBR

    POPULAR BOOKS I NEED TO READ

    so I’m very bad at reading popular books yet I’m also so excited to get to them. Well, here’s a list that I plan on getting to VERY soon! I plan on getting to this one like really soon because I’m so pumped. It looks AWESOME and I CANNOT wait to get into it I know. I need to read it but I’m not prepared AND we have to wait a whole year, so hopefully soon because I really want to catch up. This title (and also synopsis) just intrigues me and I’m looking forward to starting this. I’m dying to get back into this world and I’ve heard such great things. I want to read more diversely and this one seems like the perfect fit. Sounds epic! The movie is coming out soon, it sounds super cute and I also want to get to her other books. Heard amazing things and I NEED to read this!! I’ve read Fangirl and now I need to dive into this. Are any of these on your TBR? Have you read any of them? If so, did you enjoy? I’d love to know in the comments. xo

  • Book Reviews

    Review: ALMOST MIDNIGHT

    Title: Almost Midnight Author: Rainbow Rowell Page count: 144 Date published: 2 November 2017 Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary Thank you so much to Pan Macmillan SA for sending this book my way! Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) Synopsis: Midnights is the story of Noel and Mags, who meet at the same New Year’s Eve party every year and fall a little more in love each time . . . Kindred Spirits is about Elena, who decides to queue to see the new Star Wars movie and meets Gabe, a fellow fan. MY THOUGHTS (SPOILERS AHEAD) I really LOVED Midnight. I love the writing and I’ve actually missed her stories. Rainbow is just so good at captivating the reader’s attention. I loved Mags as a character. This story was just so enjoyable. The illustrations were great. The story flowed so well and it was just utter perfection! I enjoyed Kindred Spirits but not as much as the first story. I like Star Wars but I’m not the biggest fan that exists, but I definetly can relate to loving a fandom that much. I’m also not the biggest Instagram poster so that wasn’t my thing. But I did really like Gabe.…

  • Book Tags

    Harry Potter Spells Book Tag!

    Hi there everyone, I was tagged to this tag by Icthus Book Corner but it is originally created by Kimberly Faye Reads. Also, I would use the special images, but I’m lazy, but here is the zip file the creator left for us to use. Accio – AN UPCOMING RELEASE YOU WISH YOU COULD GET YOUR HANDS ON RIGHT NOW I’m waiting on my copy of Warcross by Marie Lu and I cannot wait. Alohomora – FAVORITE SERIES STARTER Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare was so awesome Cheering Charm – A BOOK THAT GAVE YOU ALL THE WARM FUZZIES Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell was so adorable. Aguamenti – A BOOK THAT MADE YOU UGLY CRY Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare shattered my heart. Expecto Patronum – BOOKISH HERO OR HEROINE YOU WANT AROUND TO PROTECT YOU IN REAL LIFE Percy Jackson please! Lumos – A BOOK YOU INTENTIONALLY SPOILED FOR YOURSELF Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare, which is the biggest reason I’m putting off reading. I was spoiled and then I had to find out what I was spoiled about. Why do I do this to myself? Imperio – A BOOK YOU WISH YOU COULD MAKE EVERYONE READ BECAUSE YOU LOVED IT SO MUCH Eliza & Her…

  • TV Shows

    TV SHOW TALK #4

    I’ve watched some pretty awesome TV shows in the past few weeks and I just have to tell you all. I HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend, because they’re so good. Just go and watch them please. THERE ARE SPOILERS AHEAD, AND I WARNED YOU. GAME OF THRONES I’ve been binging this show for a few months because the hype got to me. And oh man, it was AWESOME. Epic is the only word I can use to describe this show. I love Dany, Jon and Arya. I also love Melisandre and Grey Worm. The characters are great. I love the dragons. Top notch stuff. I need the next season. STRANGER THINGS So I may have binged this entire show. And it may or may not be on my favourite tv show list. I gave in to the hype. I’m now with the hype. I’m everywhere. This show was so so so so so so GOOD. I love it. All the characters are great. The entire first season was watched in a weekend and second season right after. It was all so good. I have nothing bad to say. I just need more now. I adore Mike and Eleven. And Dustin. And Jonathan,…

  • Hauls

    A BIG BOOK HAUL!

    It’s been a while since my last book haul and I have acquired quite a few books. #noregrets Eliza & Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia which is the TOPPING THE TBR book of October which you should totally check out The Gentleman’s Guide To Vice And Virtue by McKenzie Lee which I’ve been very excited to get into Harry Potter books 1, 3 and 6  by J.K. Rowling so now I have a complete matching collection of the UK editions and the covers are gorgeous, by the way Newt Scamander Fantastic Beasts Movie Scrapbook, which is AWESOME and I love it!! (Thank you so much to Jonanthan Ball Publishers for sending that to me) Six Of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo which, again, I’m dying to read The Darkest Minds trilogy by Alexandra Bracken which I’m late to but I’m excited + there’s a movie soon (thanks to Pan MacMillan SA for sending those to me) Turtles All The Way Down by John Green and I’ve already reviewed this – click here (Thank you so so much to Penguin Random House SA for sending this book my way) One Of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus which I need to…