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Month: October 2016

Something in Between by Melissa De La Cruz

Something in Between by Melissa De La Cruz

I really did want to give this book five stars. I really really did, because I read it in a matter of hours. Something in Between has been one of 2016’s most anticipated releases and as soon as it came out, I went down to my local Waterstones and bought it. I couldn’t wait a day longer.

I feel like the biggest reason why this book was so highly anticipated was due to the whole plotline of the book being about immigration. This is such an important topic and it was so good to see an author taking such a big topic in today’s society and turn it into a YA novel.

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What I Love About Dublin by Amanda Laneley

What I Love About Dublin by Amanda Laneley

What I Love About Dublin is Amanda Laneley’s debut novel which is also a brand new release – it was released on 15th October 2016 – and has received nothing but fantastic reviews on other blogs and also on Goodreads.
 
After looking at the cover, it looked like one of those cheesy romance books that adult women like to read but you know that old saying ‘never judge a book by it’s cover’? Well… I decided that the saying was going to have to apply to this book.

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The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

A couple of years ago, I read one of Shirley Jackson’s more popular books: We Have Always Lived in the Castle. I found it amazing. The writing was beautiful and the storyline instantly captured my attention.

 I have been wanting to read more of Jackson’s work ever since but I have just never gotten around to it. My Dad recommended that I read The Haunting of Hill House since it was also quite a creepy book with a brilliant narrative. I decided that I would trust his recommendation so I went to his bookshelves, plucked it off the shelf, sat myself down and immersed myself in it straight away.

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The Last Day of Captain Lincoln by EXO Books

The Last Day of Captain Lincoln by EXO Books

The Last Day of Captain Lincoln is the debut novel from EXO Books and is a novella that is intriguing, captivating, exciting and inspirational.

 This 133-page book was heart-warming whilst also being a book that made you cry, it was a book that you could take something away from, an important lesson that you could learn. That’s why this book was so good.

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Fractured by Teri Terry

Fractured by Teri Terry

Was Fractured as good as the first book in the Slated series? I don’t know. Both of them have got four stars but for different reasons. Slated got four stars because the build up of characters was brilliant and the story-telling was amazing.

Fractured received four stars because of the last half of the book. It was fast, action-packed and jaw-dropping.

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More Than This by Patrick Ness

More Than This by Patrick Ness

More Than This is the first book that I have ever read by Patrick Ness. And it certainly isn’t going to be the last. I was recommended by one of my best friends to read this last year and I finally decided to read it.

I was quite weary of reading this, as the blurb doesn’t give away much about the book, and I like having some inkling about what the book is about before I start reading – all I knew is that a boy dies and wakes up in an unknown place.

It does sound very interesting though, doesn’t it?

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My Thoughts on Becoming a BookTuber

My Thoughts on Becoming a BookTuber

So I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately… Do I start a BookTube channel? I’ve been Tweeting about it quite a lot as well, ‘umming’ and ‘ahhing’ about whether it would be the right thing to do. I would still carry on with this blog – my blog is my pride and joy and I could never give up writing about books. But YouTube seems to be where it’s at right now… Right?

More people seem to be going onto YouTube and prefer watching a review or book haul than reading about one.

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The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Yes, I have just read this book. I know, I know… I’m very very late to The Raven Boys party. But I’m here now, I’ve read it and I can finally have an opinion on it.

I’ve read the Shiver trilogy by Maggie Steifvater and even though it wasn’t my favourite series, it was still good. I’ve been meaning to read the Raven Cycle for a very long time – and I do actually own them all… It’s just that I haven’t had time to read them because my TBR list is towering and threatens to fall and crush me.

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Top 10 Creepy Books Perfect For Halloween

Top 10 Creepy Books Perfect For Halloween

It’s October and do you know what that means? HALLOWEEN! *breaks out singing ‘This is Halloween’*  it’s such a good song though and it’s an amazing film. Do not hate on The Nightmare Before Christmas!

So since it’s October, I thought I would find ten creepy books that will fit the Halloween mood. I was actually quite surprised that I don’t have a lot of ‘creepy/scary’ books. I have crime books where people get murdered in gruesome ways but I don’t know whether to class those as creepy?

Anyway, here’s my compilation of the ten books you just HAVE to read this Halloween:

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