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August 12, 2016

#ReadThemAllAThon TBR

#ReadThemAllAThon TBR
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I just found out about this readathon on Youtube and instantly had to go check it out because I seriously need reading motivation and this readathon just sounds completely epic!
It is being run on the blog Read at Midnight and to have a look at the post click here!
But anyway this readathon takes place over a span of three weeks! And starts this Sunday August 14. There are also 8 challenges to complete and here is my TBR for them!
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The book I choose for this is Am I Normal Ye...
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Published on August 12, 2016 04:22

August 11, 2016

Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag!!

Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag!!Here is a tag that has been going around where basically you freak out about the books you've already read this year!! It was firstly created by a booktuber, I'm not sure who, but I do know that the co-creator is ReadLikeWildFire! I am doing this because well, it will damn help a lot when it comes to the end of year tag :P
Here we go :P
*Note - So far in 2016 I have read 22 books,
Fourteen 5 Star Rating,
Five 4 Star Rating,
Three 3 Star Rating*
1. Best Book You've Read...
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Published on August 11, 2016 04:07

July 15, 2016

Friday Reads #3

Friday Reads #3 (July 8 2016)I'm making some progress on the list of books that I had on my Goodreads currently reading shelf the last time I posted this! And you can see that below...

But, the main book that I am currently reading is....
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas!
I'm so close to the end of this book, just a tad bit more to go and I am loving it! I actually think I shall have this finished today.
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)

Now back to what Goodreads say I'm currently reading. I'm gone from 11 down to 8, in...
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Published on July 15, 2016 01:00

July 14, 2016

Liebster Award - June 2016

Liebster Award - June 2016
Thank you to the lovely Louise @ No Books Given for nominating me for the Liebster Award!
The rules are as follows:1. Acknowledge the blog that nominated you and display the award.2. Answer the 11 questions that the blog gives you.3. Give 11 random facts about yourself.4. Nominate 5-11 blogs that you think are deserving of the award that have less than 200 followers.5. Let the blogs know you have nominated them.6. Give them 11 questions to answer.
Question Answers...
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Published on July 14, 2016 07:13

July 10, 2016

Top Ten Tuesday #11

Top Ten Tuesday #11 Top Ten Books I've Enjoyed That Have Under 5000 Ratings On GoodreadsTop Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and The Bookish and consists of them picking a topic each week for us bloggers to list our Top Ten.

I'm so late with this one but hey sure heck! I forgot what days I had and what date..... :/
This was only 2000, but that was too hard so I upped it to 5000. So here are the books:

1. Beautiful Broken Things by Sara Barnard
828 Ratings
This is just a 20...
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Published on July 10, 2016 09:49

TBR Jar Pick #2

TBR Jar Pick #2July 2016TBR Jar Pick is a new little feature, where I pick one book a month from my TBR jar that I have to read during the month.

Last month I got Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagar which I gave 3 Stars too and if your interested in my review click here.
My TBR Jar pick for July is .......
All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
All the Light We Cannot See
Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six...
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Published on July 10, 2016 09:21

July 3, 2016

June Wrap Up & Collective Book Haul

June Wrap Up & Collective Book HaulWow.... I have not done a wrap up or haul since January. What the hell??? Well you know what that means guys, this is going to be one long wrap up and haul!
Collective February - June 2016 Book HaulDum, Dum, Dum........
Yup, this haul here is just going to feature a list because well all the books would not fit in the one picture so.....
Here we go
(Also let me know if you guys have read any of these books)

Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare (Of course I had to...
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Published on July 03, 2016 12:14

June 28, 2016

Top Ten Tuesday #10

Top Ten Tuesday #10 FREEBIE - The Last Ten Books Added To My Goodreads WishlistTop Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and The Bookish and consists of them picking a topic each week for us bloggers to list our Top Ten.

So for this freebie week I'm going to let yu all know the last ten books that I've added as To-Read on Goodreads which is essentially my Wishlist for books that I wish to get and read!

1. The Girl With All The Gifts by M.R. Carey
I just saw the movie trailer...
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Published on June 28, 2016 13:11

June 25, 2016

Book Review - Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagar

Hour of the Bees Hour of the BeesAuthor: Lindsay EagarGenres: Young Adult, Realistic Fiction, Magical Realism. Published: March 8 2016Pages: 360 pages (Paperback) (ARC)Read: June 20 - June 24 2016Rating: 3 StarsJune 2016 TBR Jar Pick!



Things are only impossible if you stop to think about them. . . .

While her friends are spending their summers having pool parties and sleepovers, twelve-year-old Carolina — Carol — is spending hers in the middle of the New Mexico desert, he...
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Published on June 25, 2016 03:42

June 24, 2016

Friday Reads #2

Friday Reads #2 (June 24 2016)Here is my second Friday reads post! One thing I'm really ashamed to say is that I'm still reading the two books that I featured in my previous Friday Reads on June 3.

I actually, on Goodreads, have 11 books that I'm currently reading.
Those are:

(By order of most read)


Hour of the Bees - 54%Beautiful Broken Things - 47%Forest of Ruin - 23%Dreams of Gods and Monsters - 22%The Lies of Locke Lamora  13%A Clash of Kings - 12%A Court of Mist and Fury - 8%Poison Stud...
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Published on June 24, 2016 01:35