Title: The One Memory Of Flora Banks Author: Emily Barr Page count: 303 Date published: 12 January 2017 Genre: Contemporary Thank you, Penguin Random House SA for sending this book to me in exchange for an honest review! Rating: 3 stars Star (Rating System)-1Star (Rating System)-1Star (Rating System)-1 Synopsis Seventeen-year-old Flora Banks has no short-term memory. Her mind resets itself several times a day, and has since the age of ten, when the tumor that was removed from Flora's brain took with it her ability to make new memories. That is, until she kisses Drake, her best friend's boyfriend, the night before he leaves town. Miraculously, this one memory breaks through Flora's fractured mind, and sticks. Flora is convinced that Drake is responsible for restoring her memory and making her whole again. So when an encouraging email from Drake suggests she meet him on the other side of the world, Flora knows with certainty that this is the first step toward reclaiming her life. With little more than the words "be brave" inked into her skin, and written reminders of who she is and why her memory is so limited, Flora sets off on an impossible journey to Svalbard, Norway,…

I feel like we’ll be here a long time discussing movies because that’s literally all I’ve been doing: watching movies and also procrastinating. Anyways, this a post all about stuff I’ve watched and read. Basically a wrap-up. Kind of. TV SHOWS (I elaborate more on each of these in my TV SHOW TALK… click here) – I’ve been watching the last season of Teen Wolf every week – I recently binged the entire season 1 of Anne With An E which was amazing. Gilbert Blythe is amazing, by the way. – I watched Friends a lot. Do I need to explain? – I also finished Shadowhunters 2B and I have reviews for all of them, so be sure to check those out. MOVIES – I watched Everything, Everything this month and have a spoiler-free review. Click here to read all my thoughts. – I watched To The Bone which was intense. I was suprised how much I didn’t know. It was very emotional. – I also saw Feed which I really liked. Troian is the best and I really liked the storyline. I recommend it if you haven’t seen it. – I also did a rewatch of one of my…

Title: Fangirl Author: Rainbow Rowell Page count: 459 Date published: 30 January 2014 Genre: Romance & contemporary Rating: 4 1/2 out of 5 stars Synopsis: Cath and Wren are identical twins, and until recently they did absolutely everything together. Now they’re off to university and Wren’s decided she doesn’t want to be one half of a pair any more – she wants to dance, meet boys, go to parties and let loose. It’s not so easy for Cath. She would rather bury herself in the fanfiction she writes where there’s romance far more intense than anything she’s experienced in real life. Now Cath has to decide whether she’s ready to open her heart to new people and new experiences, and she’s realizing that there’s more to learn about love than she ever thought possible. MY THOUGHTS (SPOILERS AHEAD) I knew almost nothing about the book. Just that it was really amazing. And I really loved this book. I related so much to this story. I’m basically Cath. And I live in a small town. This book was so cute and lovely. Although, some parts were a little confusing because I pictured this book a little different in my head and…

I have a long pile of books that I need to read. I don’t know why I don’t start them sooner. Lord Of Shadows by Cassandra Clare All the books in my August Book Haul One Of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus (sent to me by Penguin Random House SA – thank you!) Throne Of Glass books #1-3 by Sarah J. Maas Vampire Academy books #2-4 by Richelle Mead The Gentleman’s Guide To Vice And Virtue by McKenzi Lee Eliza And Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia There are so many books to read and I’m excited to read them all. Are any of you reading these or planning to read them too? Let me know in the comments. xo

Title: Lady Midnight Series: The Dark Artifices #1 Author: Cassandra Clare Page count: 669 Date published: 8 March 2016 Genre: Urban fantasy Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis: The Shadowhunters of Los Angeles star in the first novel in Cassandra Clare s newest series, The Dark Artifices, a sequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. “Lady Midnight” is a Shadowhunters novel. It s been five years since the events of “City of Heavenly Fire” that brought the Shadowhunters to the brink of oblivion. Emma Carstairs is no longer a child in mourning, but a young woman bent on discovering what killed her parents and avenging her losses. Together with her parabatai Julian Blackthorn, Emma must learn to trust her head and her heart as she investigates a demonic plot that stretches across Los Angeles, from the Sunset Strip to the enchanted sea that pounds the beaches of Santa Monica. If only her heart didn t lead her in treacherous directions Making things even more complicated, Julian’s brother Mark who was captured by the faeries five years ago has been returned as a bargaining chip. The faeries are desperate to find out who is murdering their kind and they need the Shadowhunters help…

Title: Tales From The Shadowhunter Academy Authors: Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees                     Brennan, Maureen Johnson, Robin Wasserman Page count: 672 Date published: 15 November 2016 Genre: Urban fantasy Rating: Synopsis Simon Lewis has been a human and a vampire, and now he is becoming a Shadowhunter. But the events of City of Heavenly Fire left him stripped of his memories, and Simon isn’t sure who he is anymore. He knows he was friends with Clary, and that he convinced the total goddess Isabelle Lightwood to go out with him…but he doesn’t know how. And when Clary and Isabelle look at him, expecting him to be a man he doesn’t remember…Simon can’t take it. So when the Shadowhunter Academy reopens, Simon throws himself into this new world of demon-hunting, determined to find himself again. His new self. Whomever this new Simon might be. But the Academy is a Shadowhunter institution, which means it has some problems. Like the fact that non-Shadowhunter students have to live in the basement. And that differences—like being a former vampire—are greatly looked down upon. At least Simon is trained in weaponry—even if it’s only from hours of playing D&D.…

  I just recently re-watched The Breakfast Club, which if you didn’t already know is a 80s film about five teenagers that have to attend Saturday detention. If you haven’t watched it, I highly recommend. Plus, the soundtrack is great. I’ve made up a bunch of questions to answer for all The Breakfast Club/readers fans out there: QUESTIONS Your favourite book rebel? Your favourite book “princess”? Your favourite book “jock”? Your favourite book brainy-box? Your favourite book outcast? Your most disliked book teacher? Your favourite book “janitor” – character who knows many secrets? Your favourite book school? Which book character do you think deserves to sit detention? Which two book characters do you now ship, you did not expect to get together in the beginning? What books do you carry around in your purse? Name a book character you hated at the beginning but really liked by the end of the book? Which book parents do you dislike most? What book character did the worst thing thing they could possibly have done, that would deserve detention? Which book characters would you want to sit detention with?   ANSWERS Your favourite book rebel? Emma Carstairs from The Shadowhunter Chronicles by Cassandra Clare…

I received a couple of books from two publishers this month in an exchange for honest reviews and I’m so pumped to start reading them. Penguin Random House South Africa sent me Trialls Of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr  Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher I Have No Secrets by Penny Noelsen  Pan Macmillan South Africa sent me Becoming Betty by Eleanor Wood  Heartless by Marissa Meyer  Thank you so much to both Penguin Random House and Pan Macmillan for sending me these awesome books I’m excited to start reading! Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? xo

THERE WILL BE SPOILERS OF ALL 3 BOOKS AHEAD – you have been warned! BOOK #1 Title: To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before Author: Jenny Han Page count: 421 Date published: 15 April 2014 Genre: Romance & Contemporary Rating: Synopsis: What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them… all at once? Sixteen-year-old Lara Jean Song keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. They aren’t love letters that anyone else wrote for her; these are ones she’s written. One for every boy she’s ever loved—five in all. When she writes, she pours out her heart and soul and says all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only. Until the day her secret letters are mailed, and suddenly, Lara Jean’s love life goes from imaginary to out of control. MY THOUGHTS I haven’t loved a book this much in such a long time. It was so amazingly good. I had the best time reading them all. This book is amazing. And you should go and read it. Lara Jean is the best. She loves to bake and read and wear quirky…