Lush Halloween & Xmas Haul

New Channel

Hi all my little book nuggets.

I've decided to start a new book channel. You can check out my new channel by searching Book Nuggets on Youtube.

It would make my day if you were to check it out.

Nicky
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Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin - Book Review

May Wrap Up

Check out my video on what I read in the month of May.

Graphic Novel Collection.

Hi all

Please check out my latest video. Graphic Novel Collection.

Goldie

Graphic Novel Haul

A very small graphic novel haul

May TBR

Check out my May TBR

Graphic Novel Haul

Check out my Graphic Novels haul

April Wrap Up - Books

Check out the second part of my April Wrap Up. This time on the books I read.



Goldie

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April Wrap Up - Graphic Novels

Part One of my April Wrap Up. A look at the graphic novels I read in April.



Goldie

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Book Haul

I've been buying books again. Check out my video.



Goldie

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Booktube Made Me Buy It

Check out my new video - Booktube Made Me Buy It

Ketchup Clouds - Book Review

Ketchup clouds is a series of letters that our main character Zoe writes to Stuart Harris. A murderer on death row. 

Zoe has a secret. A dark secret. One that she doesn't want to keep secret anymore. That's why she starts writing the letters. She connects with Stuart. She pours her heart out. One thing as a reader we never learn and I believe it's a fair point. Do we think Zoe ever sent the letters?  She could have just been getting her secret off her chest?  Unburdening herself. It's something I certainly think about. 

This book revolves around our main character Zoe (not her real name), her family and Max and Aaron (two brothers). 

I liked Zoe as a character. You felt her pain. I loved her honesty in the letters she wrote. Her situation with both brothers was written well and prove you can't help who you fall for. We learn more about the tragic event. The one that Zoe needs to get off her chest and the lead up to it.

I thought this book was highly enjoyable. The ending, although sad, wrapped the story up well. I definitely now want to read My Sister Lives On The Mantlepiece by the same author. 

Definitely one I would recommend. 

Goldie

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Book Wishlist

Today, I share some books on my wishlist.



Goldie

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Book Unboxing Haul

Check out my first unboxing video.



Goldie

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Whispers In The Dark by Chase J Jackson

Netgalley sent me this book to review.

Adrian Ramirez is looking forward to the start of his new job as a teacher at the elite Finley Academy.

It's the chance that he's been waiting for to teach in such a prestigious school. However when he gets there, he finds that things are not what they seem. The irritating girl Isabelle. The mysterious twins Raven and Robin.

Then there's his home life. Why does he keep on having these crazy dreams?  What in the house is making his girlfriend Lea so scared?

The action started straight away and made you want to keep on reading to find out what happened next. The more involved Adrian gets, the more we as a reader want to know.

The one thing I would say about this book is the ending was kind of predictable. Saying that I did throughly enjoy this book and would recommend if you're looking for a paranormal thriller.

Goldie
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Graphic Novel Haul

Just a few graphic novels that I thought I'd share with you



Goldie

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Rain - Virginia Bergin

It rains a lot in England.

You don't think about it. It's a common occurrance right.

What would you do if something that is so common became a danger?  One so dangerous that it actually killed. What if the rain could kill you?  Just one drop.

Rain by Virginia Bergin is just about that. Just one drop of rain will kill you. Something so common has become a killer. No more water to drink, to wash with.

Set in England, the story revolves around our main character Ruby. A fifteen year old girl who is trying to survive in a world where everyone she loves is dead.  Along the way, she meets a young girl and a boy called Darius. A nerd. A boy not cool enough for Ruby. A boy that might just be the last boy on the planet.

The whole premise of this book was quite different. Something that happens nearly every day becoming a killer. It made you think. How would we survive?  Would you want to?  How could you survive with no water?  It's something we all take for granted.

I had one major problem with this book and that was the main character Ruby. I just didn't like her. I found her extremely irritating. I wanted her to be likeable. I wanted to feel for her. The more I read, the more I wished she had just gone out in the rain.

I hated the way she treated Darius. How she spoke to him. For being a nerd, for not being as cool as she thought she was.

Saying all of that, I actually really enjoyed this book. I found it very interesting. I found the whole plot gripping. It really was a page turner.

The next book and final book Storm continues with Ruby's story and from reviews I've read do make you like her a bit more.

I'm definitely going to pick it up soon

Goldie 

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April TBR

Check out my April TBR

Book Haul

Check out my latest book haul :)

The Ice Twins - Book Review

Having read quite a few young adult books and various graphic novels, I decided to pick up a more adult book. A suspense thriller if you will. 

The book in question. The Ice Twins by S K Tremayne. 

Set a year after the tragic death of one of their twins, Sarah and Angus move their surviving daughter to a small island in Scotland called Torran. An island uninhabitable and accessible only by boat. 

The book focuses on all three characters and how they have been coping with the tragedy.

Kirsty (the surviving twin) becomes more and more disturbed as the story progresses. Telling everyone that she is Lydia. Not understanding why everyone is calling her Kirsty. She starts to act more like Lydia. 

Her actions make Sarah begin to question whether she and Angus made a mistake. Has Lydia been with them all this time?  Did Kirsty die?

This book stirred up an emotion in me that I don't usual have when reading. It made me cry. The scenes were we find out the tragic event that led to Lydia's death. The emotions of Sarah and Angus coming to terms with their daughters death. Watching Kirsty struggle with her twins death. 

I must admit I was slightly disappointed with the ending, which made me give the book a four star rating on Goodreads. However, saying this if you're after a page turning thriller of a book, then this is the book for you. 

Definitely one I would recommend. 

Goldie

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Wrap Ups

Check out my new video - March Wrap Up

Book Review - Her by Harriet Lane

Watch my review on Her by Harriet Lane.

The Girl On The Train -Book Review

Check out my book review on The Girl On The Train

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Welcome

Welcome to my new blog. 

I've always been a huge reader. I love loosing myself in a good book. After months of watching book tube and reading book blogs, I decided why not give it a go. Share my loves and disappointments with you. 

On my blog, you'll find book reviews, monthly wrap ups, monthly to be reads, book hauls, my reading goals. 

I started this blog, as I have done with my other blog http://daisydonald1977.blogspot.co.uk to share my passion for books, my passion for reading. 

As well as my blogs, I also have a youtube channel which I will share with you soon. 

I hope you enjoy. Welcome on this journey. 

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Cinder - Marissa Meyer (A Book Review)

One of the things I love about reading book blogs and watching book tube is the recommendations you can pick up. The books you read about on blogs or videos with people telling you how much they enjoyed the book. 

One thing I love about reading is finding a book that you love, a book you just can't put down. 

One such book is Cinder by Marissa Meyer. A book that I now can't believe took me so long to buy and read. 

If you weren't aware, Cinder is the first in a series of books called The Lunar Chronicles. A series based on fairy tale re-tellings with a sci-fi twist. The first book, as you may have guessed based on Cinderella. 

Cinder is based on a girl called CInder. Well not a girl as such, a cyborg. Like the original Cinderella, Cinder lives with her stepmother and stepsisters. Just like the original they see Cinder as a slave. Worthless. An inconvenience. Useless. 

Cinder gets on with her everyday life, being a mechanic and doing chores at home. 

When a deadly plague starts ravishing the population and affects Cinder's family, she is given away to the authorities by her stepmother for testing.  This is where we find out that Cinder isn't worthless, useless, can make a difference and isn't who we or others think she is (although I did guess before). 

From here we follow her adventures in doing what is right, what she is destined for. 

Add into the mix, a handsome prince (Prince Kai) and an evil queen (Queen Levana), you have a book that is action packed. A definite page turner. 

I loved this book so much that I bought the next book in the series Scarlet straight away. Infact, I'm currently on page 320 and loving every single minute. 

If you haven't started this series, I would urge you to pick it up. It certainly deserves all the hype and praise it gets

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