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January 2016

January 2016 Book Haul / Wrap UpIt's the first month of 2016 and it's already over! I had a great reading month this year and I hope that you all did too!
January 2016 Book HaulThe only book that I got this month was the following:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
This book was so cheap on The Book Depository so I just had to pick it up because well everyone knows one of my goals for 2016 is to read the whole Harry Potter series so I would be getting the whole series anyway...

Top Ten Tuesday #4

Top Ten Tuesday #4 Top Ten Historical Settings I Love.
Top 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 a big history fan. I love all times in history but I haven't read as many books as I'd like to in the historical fiction genre or featuring an historical setting. But here are he times I love the most:

1. World Wars I & II
Books about the war really just strike me and I have...

Book Review - Winter by Marisa Meyer

Winter(The Lunar Chronicles #4)Author: Marissa MeyerGenres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fairy Tale Retellings. Published: November 12 2015Pages: 823 pages (Paperback) (Puffin)Read: December 25 2015 - January 3 2016Rating: 5 Stars

Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of her stepmother, Queen Levana.

Winter...

Broadening My Horizons - Outgrowing YA?

Broadening My Horizons - Outgrowing YA?I suppose this is a response to WhittyNovels Youtube Video 'Outgrowing YA Fiction?'. Since watching this video I've just been thinking constantly about the topic and I've watched many other Youtubers also give their opinions and I support every one of their opinions. I can see where everyone is coming from and I can see all the pros and cons and well I just wanted to add a little insight here and just write down my thoughts, maybe for all you guys to see...

December 2015

December 2015 Book Haul / Wrap UpI'm so sorry for this being so late but I'm just going to post this little wrap up because honestly I'm being lazy but anyway....December 2015 Book HaulI got a lot of books in December.... it completely destroyed my TBR but I'm so excited about all of these books that I have no worries :p Let's just read!!

Crow Moon by Anna McKerrowFairest by Marissa MeyerRebel Spring by Morgan RhodesAll The Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrMe Before You by Jojo MoyesYou by...

Wishlist Wednesday #3

Wishlist Wednesday #3Wishlist Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted over at Pen to Paper. This meme is where you showcase one book that is on your wishlist and that you can't wait to get off your wishlist and into your hands.

On my Wishlist Wednesday today is....



The Mystery Of Hollow Places by Rebecca Podos
All Imogene Scott knows of her mother is the bedtime story her father told her as a child. It's the story of how her parents met: he, a forensic pathologist, she, a mysterious woman who cam...

Top Ten Tuesday #3

Top Ten Tuesday #3 Top Ten Books I Recently Added To My TBR
Top 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 going to base this on the books that I have added to-read on Goodreads meaning that I may physically own some and not others but I'll let ya'll know down below. So without any further comments here are the last 10 books I've added as to-read on Goodreads!

1. Harry Potter an...

Wishlist Wednesday #2

Wishlist Wednesday #2
Wishlist Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted over at Pen to Paper. This meme is where you showcase one book that is on your wishlist and that you can't wait to get off your wishlist and into your hands.

On my Wishlist Wednesday today is....


The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman
London, April 1812. Eighteen-year-old Lady Helen Wrexhall is on the eve of her debut presentation to the Queen. Her life should be about gowns and dancing, and securing a suitable marriage. Instead,...

Top Ten Tuesday #2

Top Ten Tuesday #2 Top Ten 2015 Releases I Meant To Get To But Didn't.
Top 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 was actually good with reading 2015 releases this year but here are the ones that I wanted to read and had full intentions of reading but never got around to...

1. Shadow of the Wolf by Tim Hall
I actually bought this book when I saw it in the bookstores. I had hear...

Book Review - Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children(Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #1)Author: Ransom RiggsGenres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal. Published: June 4 2013Pages: 356 pages (Paperback) (Quirk Books)Read: December 2015Rating: 5 Stars


A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of curious photographs.

A horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he disc...