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Scholastic Book Feast

2/12/2019

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Hello everyone!

Today I want to talk about the Scholastic blogger event I attended last Saturday. 
I love going to book events and it's so interesting to find out about their upcoming releases, cover designs and getting to chat to the publishers, editors and authors!
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To start of the event we got to hear about their new books! 
Oh My Gods by Alexandra Sheppard
The Day I Was Erased by Lisa Thompson
Lightning Chase Me Home by Amber Lee Dodd
The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan
Call me Alastair by Cory Leonardo
Shadowscent by P.M. Freestone
Song of Sorrow by Melinda Salisbury
The New Boy by Paula Rawsthrone
Becoming Jo by Sophie McKenzie
Mortal Engines and Mortal Engines Prequels
Scar by Alice Broadway
Under A Dancing Star by Laura Wood
Alex in Wonderland by Simon James Green
Sabrina 
Riverdale
Take A Chance on Me by Beth Garrod
Dead Popular by Sue Wallman


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First up we had editor Eishar talking to debut author Alexandra Sheppard. Her novel, Oh My Gods just came out recently and it is fantastic! (obvs ignore my bad pictures, I got there a little late aha!)

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Next we had a romance panel with authors, Simon James Green, Paula Rawsthrone and Laura Wood chaired by Fiz! This was a fun panel and hearing who was their childhood crushes was wonderful. Especially when Laura said that Jerry from Tom and Jerry was hers! 

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We then had a short break, with amazing food and then we got to hear from P.M. Freestone. This was an interesting talk about her book Shadowscent and she also did a little game with some people to guess the scents! It was really fun and her book sounds amazing.

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​One of my favourite talks has to be the cover designs. We got to hear from Liam who designed the cover for Shadowscent and the process he goes through to get the final design! I always love these talks and seeing how they get the end result is always fascinating! 

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The next panel was about Feminism. It was chaired by Eisha with authors, Alexandra Sheppard, Beth Garrod and Melinda Salisbury. I always love these panels with these amazing authors and women and just hearing their thoughts on everything. 


And, for the final panel (which I forgot to take a pic off) was Writing In A Genre. Chaired by Linas with authors Sue Wallman and Alice Broadway! Two fantastic authors who write completely different genres. Interesting to see their thoughts on the genres and how they write them!

At the start of the event we where given goody bags which had 4 books in! And not only that after the event and quiz they said we could grab a couple more books that where on the side. 
​I came home with 9 books.
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In the goody bag we got;
Night Flights by Phillip Reeve & Ian McQue
The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Ali
Becoming Jo by Sophie Mckenzie
The Surface Breaks by Louise O'Neill
And a sampler of Under a Dancing Star by Laura Wood.

The books I picked up;
Mortal Engines by Phillip Reeve
City Of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
Shadowscent by P.M. Freestone
Call me Alastair by Cory Leonardo
Lightning Chase Me Home by Amber Lee Dodd

Thank you to the wonderful Scholastic for the fantastic event and for the goodies! I always enjoy your events and it was just wonderful! And to see everyone again :D
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March Anticipated Releases 2019 Part 2

2/11/2019

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Hello everyone!
Yes, I know I've already done a post on my anticipated releases for March but, in my defense, I found a lot more books after that I am super excited for.
I have made it my goal this year to keep on top of release dates. I have been sent publishers catalogues, found some online and made lists of the books that sound intriguing and exciting to me! 
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7/3/19
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Even the deepest-buried secrets can find their way to the surface...

Moments before she dies, Nicola's grandmother Betty whispers to her that there are babies at the bottom of the garden.
Nicola's mother claims she was talking nonsense. However, when Nicola's daughter finds a bone while playing in Betty's garden, it's clear that something sinister has taken place.
But will unearthing painful family secrets end up tearing Nicola's family apart?

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What if you found out that you'd been married to a stranger?

Nuala and James had the perfect relationship.
They were young and in love, and so Nuala didn't question why James told her to never contact his family or to visit the small Somerset town he was from.
But now James is dead, and Nuala needs to know what he was keeping from her all of those years.
Nuala is on her way to a town full of her husbands secrets. And she is about to discover that sometimes secrets are better left buried.


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7/3/19
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​Cala, a stone farmhouse on the edge of a village in the Outer Hebrides, is home to four women – witches the locals say – who scratch out a living on its land. But after ten years of relative harmony, fractures are beginning to appear among them.
Eighteen-year-old Euna is tired of Cala's rigid hierarchy and arbitrary rules – the women must wear plain dress, attend strict rituals and consume only what they grow or gather with their hands. Sick of scavenged seaweed and thin soup, Euna decides to go in search of a different way of living.

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7/3/19
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Who do you know better? Your oldest friend? Or your child?
And who should you believe when one accuses the other of an abhorrent crime?
Jules and Holly have been best friends since university. They tell each other everything, trading revelations and confessions, and sharing both the big moments and the small details of their lives: Holly is the only person who knows about Jules’s affair; Jules was there for Holly when her husband died. And their two children – just three years apart – have grown up together.
So when Jules’s daughter Saffie makes a serious allegation against Holly’s son Saul, neither woman is prepared for the devastating impact this will have on their friendship or their families.
Especially as Holly, in spite of her principles, refuses to believe her son is guilty.

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7/3/19
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​It’s been two months since a leaked explicit photo got Izzy involved in a political sex scandal – and the aftershock is far from over. The Bitches Bite Back movement is gathering momentum as a forum for teenage feminists, and when a girl at another school has a sex tape shared online, once again Izzy leads the charge against the slut-shamer. This time she wants to change the state law on revenge porn.
Izzy and her best friend Ajita are as hilarious as ever, using comedy to fight back against whatever the world throws at them, but Izzy is still reeling from her slut-shaming ordeal, feeling angry beyond belief and wondering – can they really make a change?

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7/3/19
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​Perdita Lee may appear your average British schoolgirl; Harriet Lee may seem just a working mother trying to penetrate the school social hierarchy; but there are signs that they might not be as normal as they think they are. For one thing, they share a gold-painted, seventh-floor flat with some surprisingly verbal vegetation. And then there’s the gingerbread they make. Londoners may find themselves able to take or leave it, but it’s very popular in Druhástrana, the far-away (and, according to Wikipedia, non-existent) land of Harriet Lee’s early youth. In fact, the world’s truest lover of the Lee family gingerbread is Harriet’s charismatic childhood friend, Gretel Kercheval – a figure who seems to have had a hand in everything (good or bad) that has happened to Harriet since they met.
Years later, when teenaged Perdita sets out to find her mother’s long-lost friend, it prompts a new telling of Harriet’s story, as well as a reunion or two. As the book follows the Lees through encounters with jealousy, ambition, family grudges, work, wealth, and real estate, gingerbread seems to be the one thing that reliably holds a constant value.

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21/3/19
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Maddie and Ian's romance began when he was serving in the British Army and she was a travel writer visiting her best friend Jo in Europe. Now sixteen years later, married with a beautiful son, Charlie, they are living the perfect suburban life in Middle America.
But when an accident leaves Maddie badly scarred, she begins attending therapy, where she gradually reveals her fears about Ian's PTSD; her concerns for the safety of their young son Charlie; and the couple's tangled and tumultuous past with Jo.
From the Balkans to England, Iraq to Manhattan, and finally to an ordinary family home in Kansas, the years of love and fear, adventure and suspicion culminate in The Day of the Killing, when a frantic 911 call summons the police to the scene of shocking crime.
But what in this beautiful home has gone so terribly bad?

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21/3/19
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The enchanted island of Janda Baik, in the Malay Archipelago, has long been home to witches. And Muna and her sister Sakti wake on its shores under a curse, which has quite stolen away their memories. Their only hope of salvation lies in distant Britain, where the Sorceress Royal runs a controversial academy for female magicians. But the pair travel via the formidable Fairy Queen’s realm, where Sakti simply disappears.
To save her sister, Muna must learn to navigate Regency London’s high society and trick the English into believing she’s a magical prodigy. But when the Sorceress Royal’s friends become accidentally embroiled in a plot – involving the Fairy Queen’s contentious succession – Muna is drawn right in. She must also find Sakti, break their curse and somehow stay out of trouble. But if fairyland’s true queen does finally return, trouble may find her first . . .

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21/3/19
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YOU’VE LOST YOUR DAUGHTER.

She’s addicted to drugs and to an abusive boyfriend. You haven’t seen her in six months.
Then you find her busking in New York’s Central Park.
But she’s not the girl you remember. This woman is frail, filthy, terrified, and in more trouble than you ever imagined.
You don’t stop to think. You approach her. You beg her to come home.
SHE RUNS.
You follow. What choice do you have? And as you descend into the dark, dangerous world she's lost herself in, you quickly find yourself out of your depths. Down here, no-one is safe – and now both of you might never make it out alive…

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26/3/19
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​THE COMING END
When Skye Rogers and her twin brother Red move to Manhattan, rumours of a coming global apocalypse are building. But this does not stop the young elite of New York from partying without a care.
CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?
And then suddenly Skye is invited to join an exclusive gang known as the Secret Runners of New York.
But this is no ordinary clique - they have access to an underground portal that can transport them into the future. And what Skye discovers in the future is horrifying . . .
RUN! AS FAST AS YOU CAN!
As society crumbles and Skye and Red race to figure out how to use their knowledge to survive the impending annihilation, they soon discover that the chaotic end of the world is a fine time for revenge . . .

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January Book Haul 2019

2/2/2019

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Hello everyone! 

Today I want to share the books I got in January.
I will say I didn't buy any books in January as it was a very poor month. All of these books where sent to me by publishers or I picked up at book events! I will also share the books I was approved for on Netgalley.
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Netgalley

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Physical copies

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Stripes Blogger Event -
Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay - 27/6/19
My So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma - 2/5/19
Music and Malice in Hurricane Town by Alex Bell - 4/4/19

Proofs -
How To Make Friends With The Dark by Kathleen Glasgow - 11/4/19
On The Come Up by Angie Thomas - 7/2/19
All The Invisible Things by Orlagh Collins - 7/3/19
We Are Blood & Thunder by Kesia Lupo - 4/4/19
The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames - 7/5/19
A Rose Petal Summer by Katie Fforde - 21/2/19
Aurora Rising by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman - 7/5/19
Never Tell by Lisa Gardner - 21/2/19

Finished Copies -

Hotel Flamingo by Alex Milway - 7/2/19
Rayne and Delilah's Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zentner - 7/3/19
Proud compiled by Juno Dawson - 7/3/19
Warhammer Adventures Attack of the Necron by Cavan Scott - 21/2/19 (not pictured)
Warhammer Adventures City of Lifestone by Tom Huddleston - 21/2/19
Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly - 5/2/19
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott & Mikki Daughtry & Tobias Laconis
Stronger, Faster & More Beautiful by Arwen Elys Dayton - 7/2/19
Sami's Silver Lining by Cathy Cassidy
The Fall and Rise of the Amir Sisters by Nadiya Hussain 
Lara the Runaway Cat by Dion Leonard - 7/2/19
The Wicked King by Holly Black
Marked for Death by Tony Kent - 7/2/19


It is a wonderful start to the year with these books!
What books did you pick up in January?

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January wrap up 2019

2/1/2019

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Hello everyone!
January was a great reading month for me.  For the last few months of 2018 I hardly did any reading so I am glad to be back too it! I read so many amazing books this month. In January I also went to the Stripes Blogger event which was amazing to see all my friends and meet some of their new authors for 2019. They have so many fantastic books coming out soon. 

​What books in January did you read?

Books I read

  • Devoted by Jennifer Mathieu
  • A Pinch of Magic by Michelle Harrison
  • A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
  • Hot Winter Nights by Jill Shalvis
  • Fierce Fragile Hearts by Sara Barnard
  • Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen McManus
  • One Perfect Kiss by Jaci Burton
  • From Duke Till Dawn by Eva Leigh
  • Counting on a Countess by Eva Leigh
  • My Name is Anna by Lizzy Barber
  • The Story Keeper by Anna Mazzola
  • The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden
  • Oh My Gods by Alexandra Sheppard
  • She Was the Quiet One by Michele Campbell
  • Stain by A.G. Howard
  • Outside by Sarah Ann Juckes
  • On The Come Up by Angie Thomas
  • Wild Child by Christy Mckellen
  • The Truth About Keeping Secrets by Savannah Brown

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March Anticipated releases 2019 part 1

2/1/2019

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Hello everyone!

January is finally over and welcome February. So, with a new month comes a new anticipated releases for the next month post! March is fantastic month for books (just like every month tbh) and these are the books coming out next month that I cannot wait to get my hands on!
(this list does not include books I have been lucky enough to receive early copies off)
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​5/3/19
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​Two solar eclipses. Two missing girls.
Sixteen years ago a little girl was abducted during the darkness of a solar eclipse while her older sister Cassie was supposed to be watching her. She was never seen again. When a local girl goes missing just before the next big eclipse, Cassie – who has returned to her home town to care for her ailing grandmother – suspects the disappearance is connected to her sister: that whoever took Olive is still out there. But she needs to find a way to prove it, and time is running out.




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​7/3/19
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How far would you go to save those you love? Lowrie and Shen are the youngest people on the planet after a virus caused global infertility. Closeted in a pocket of London and doted upon by a small, ageing community, the pair spend their days mudlarking and looking for treasure – until a secret is uncovered that threatens not only their family but humanity’s entire existence. Now Lowrie and Shen face an impossible choice: in the quiet at the end of the world, they must decide what to sacrifice to save the whole human race...

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A brilliant new series bursts onto the scene filled with ghostly goings-on and an unusual investigative duo. With illustrations from Karl Mountford.

Lil Potkin lives in bleak Peligan City. Her mum works in City Hall and is rarely at home, so aspiring journalist Lil has all the time she needs to explore the city in her bright yellow raincoat, investigating unsolved stories.
One rainy evening Lil meets a sad-looking boy sitting by himself in the bus station and buys him a hot chocolate. That night Lil wakes to find him in her bedroom. He doesn't want to admit to being a ghost, but when he finally remembers his name (Nedly ... possibly) he explains that he needs Lil's help to find out what happened to him after he disappeared from his orphanage a year ago.
So Lil and Nedly - aka Potkin and Stubbs - team up to solve their mystery, and they call in the reluctant help of once-famous detective Abe Mandrel. He agrees to help them with the Stubbs case if they help him find the criminal who escaped justice and cost him his career.
Except - Mandrel thinks it's only Lil he's working with. And Lil realises she is the only person in the whole of Peligan City who can see Nedly. Which can come in handy when trying to solve crime...

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7/3/19
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​Sorrow Ventaxis has won the election, and in the process lost everything...
Governing under the sinister control of Vespus Corrigan, and isolated from her friends, Sorrow must to find a way to free herself from his web and save her people.
But Vespus has no plans to let her go, and he isn't the only enemy Sorrow faces as the curse of her name threatens to destroy her and everything she's fought for.

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7/3/19
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Even the deepest-buried secrets can find their way to the surface...

Moments before she dies, Nicola's grandmother Betty whispers to her that there are babies at the bottom of the garden.
Nicola's mother claims she was talking nonsense. However, when Nicola's daughter finds a bone while playing in Betty's garden, it's clear that something sinister has taken place.
But will unearthing painful family secrets end up tearing Nicola's family apart?

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7/3/19
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​Behind every successful man is a woman.
Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.

Sophie Mayhew looks like she has the perfect life. Wife of rising political star John F Mayhew, a man who is one step away from the top job in the government, her glamour matches his looks, power, breeding and money. But John has made some stupid mistakes along the way, some of which are threatening to emerge. Still, all this can still be swept under the carpet as long as Sophie 'the trophy' plays her part in front of the cameras. But the words that come out of Sophie’s mouth one morning on the doorstep of their country house are not the words the spin doctors put in there.  Bursting out of the restrictive mould she has been in since birth, Sophie flees to a place that was special to her as a child, a small village on the coast where she intends to be alone. But once there, she finds she becomes part of a community that warms her soul and makes her feel as if she is breathing properly for the first time. Sophie knows she won't be left in peace for long. Now she must decide: where does her real future lie? ​
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For a while, Daisy Jones & The Six were everywhere. Their albums were on every turntable, they sold out arenas from coast to coast, their sound defined an era. And then, on 12 July 1979, they split.
Nobody ever knew why. Until now.
They were lovers and friends and brothers and rivals. They couldn't believe their luck, until it ran out. This is their story of the early days and the wild nights, but everyone remembers the truth differently.
The only thing they all know for sure is that from the moment Daisy Jones walked barefoot, on to the stage at the Whisky, the band were irrevocably changed.
Making music is never just about the music. And sometimes it can be hard to tell where the sound stops and the feelings begin.
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12/3/19
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All-new deluxe edition of an out-of-print gem, containing in-universe short story "The Ash-Born Boy" and a never-before-seen introduction from V.E. Schwab.


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12/3/19
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A roar of a dark and luscious epic fantasy that's layered with heady romance, bloodthirsty magic, and ghostly intrigue--an absolutely wicked delight.
Princess Aurelia is a prisoner to her crown and the heir that nobody wants. Surrounded by spirits and banned from using her blood-magic, Aurelia flees her country after a devastating assassination attempt. To escape her fate, Aurelia disguises herself as a commoner in a new land and discovers a happiness her crown has never allowed. As she forges new bonds and perfects her magic, she begins to fall for a man who is forbidden to rule beside her. But the ghosts that haunt Aurelia refuse to abandon her, and she finds herself succumbing to their call as they expose a nefarious plot that only she can defeat. Will she be forced to choose between the weight of the crown and the freedom of her new life?

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​19/3/19
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Robin of Locksley is dead.
Maid Marian doesn't know how she'll go on, but the people of Locksley town, persecuted by the Sheriff of Nottingham, need a protector. And the dreadful Guy of Gisborne, the Sheriff's right hand, wishes to step into Robin's shoes as Lord of Locksley and Marian's fiancé.
Who is there to stop them?
Marian never meant to tread in Robin's footsteps--never intended to stand as a beacon of hope to those awaiting his triumphant return. But with a sweep of his green cloak and the flash of her sword, Marian makes the choice to become her own hero: Robin Hood.

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February Recommendations

1/24/2019

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Hello everyone!
Today I want to start a new feature on my blog. I do a post each month on what books I am excited for to come out that month and now I want to start doing a monthly recommendations feature! As a blogger I am really lucky to receive early copies of books from amazing and wonderful publishers.
So, each month I will be recommending books that come out that month that I have been lucky enough to read early and I hope you guys pick them up! And, pre-ordering books helps the authors a lot!


Disclaimer-I received these books for free from the publishers in exchange for my honest review.
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7/2/19
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'A compellingly beautiful tale of magic, intrigue and deception, set against the backdrop of eighteenth-century Paris on the cusp of revolution.Paris in 1789 is a labyrinth of twisted streets, filled with beggars, thieves, revolutionaries – and magicians'

This is a fantastic book!
My review will be live soon as part of the blog tour!



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​7/2/19
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'Fierce Fragile Hearts is the stunning companion novel to Sara Barnard's YA bestseller Beautiful Broken Things, which was selected for the inaugural Zoella Book Club. It is about leaving the past behind, the friends who form your future, and learning to find love, in all its forms.'


This has to be my favourite book by Sara so far. It is absoulety amazing and check out my review for all my rambles on this book -  REVIEW

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7/2/19
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​Three sisters trapped by an ancient curse.
Three magical objects with the power to change their fate.
Will they be enough to break the curse?
Or will they lead the sisters even deeper into danger? ...


​A beautiful story. An enchanted tale that isn't too be missed! - REVIEW

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ALICIA
Alicia Berenson writes a diary as a release, an outlet - and to prove to her beloved husband that everything is fine. She can't bear the thought of worrying Gabriel, or causing him pain.
Until, late one evening, Alicia shoots Gabriel five times and then never speaks another word.
THEO
Forensic psychotherapist Theo Faber is convinced he can successfully treat Alicia, where all others have failed. Obsessed with investigating her crime, his discoveries suggest Alicia's silence goes far deeper than he first thought.
And if she speaks, would he want to hear the truth?

Has been called the most anticipated thriller of 2019 and it's so true. THE TWISTS in this book will keep you gripped and wanting more and more - REVIEW

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7/2/19
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'The award-winning author of 
The Hate U Give returns with a powerful story about hip hop, freedom of speech – and fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you'

She's done it again. This should already be pre-ordered by everyone imo - REVIEW

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2019 February Anticipated releases

1/17/2019

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Hello everyone!
We are mid way through January and I want to talk about the books out in Feb that I cannot wait for! I love February. It's my birthday month, we are going away for the week! I am just very excited for that month and we have all these amazing new releases!
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Charlie and Nick are at the same school, but they've never met ... until one day when they're made to sit together. They quickly become friends, and soon Charlie is falling hard for Nick, even though he doesn't think he has a chance.
But love works in surprising ways, and Nick is more interested in Charlie than either of them realised.
Heartstopper is about love, friendship, loyalty and mental illness. It encompasses all the small stories of Nick and Charlie's lives that together make up something larger, which speaks to all of us.
This is the first volume of Heartstopper, with more to come.

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​Asha lives in the foothills of the Himalayas. Money is tight and she misses her papa who works in the city. When he suddenly stops sending his wages, a ruthless moneylender ransacks their home andher mother talks of leaving.

From her den in the mango tree, Asha makes a pact with her best friend, Jeevan, to find her father and make things right. But the journey is dangerous: they must cross the world's highest mountains and face hunger, tiredness - even snow leopards.
And yet, Asha has the unshakeable sense that the spirit bird of her grandmother - her nanijee - will be watching over her.

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7/2/19

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​In a time of suspicion and accusation, to be a woman is the greatest risk of all . . .

Fleetwood Shuttleworth is 17 years old, married, and pregnant for the fourth time. But as the mistress at Gawthorpe Hall, she still has no living child, and her husband Richard is anxious for an heir. When Fleetwood finds a letter she isn't supposed to read from the doctor who delivered her third stillbirth, she is dealt the crushing blow that she will not survive another pregnancy.

Then she crosses paths by chance with Alice Gray, a young midwife. Alice promises to help her give birth to a healthy baby, and to prove the physician wrong. 
As Alice is drawn into the witchcraft accusations that are sweeping the north-west, Fleetwood risks everything by trying to help her. But is there more to Alice than meets the eye? 
Soon the two women's lives will become inextricably bound together as the legendary trial at Lancaster approaches, and Fleetwood's stomach continues to grow. Time is running out, and both their lives are at stake. 
Only they know the truth. Only they can save each other.

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7/2/19

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Fixie Farr can’t help herself. Straightening a crooked object, removing a barely-there stain, helping out a friend . . . she just has to put things right. It’s how she got her nickname, after all. 

So when a handsome stranger in a coffee shop asks her to watch his laptop for a moment, Fixie not only agrees, she ends up saving it from certain disaster. To thank her, the computer’s owner, Sebastian, scribbles her an IOU – but of course Fixie never intends to call in the favour.
That is, until her teenage crush, Ryan, comes back into her life and needs her help – and Fixie turns to Seb. But things don’t go according to plan, and now Fixie owes Seb: big time.
Soon the pair are caught up in a series of IOUs – from small favours to life-changing debts – and Fixie is torn between the past she’s used to and the future she deserves. 
Does she have the courage to fix things for herself and fight for the life, and love, she really wants? 

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7/2/19

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​Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri’s got massive shoes to fill. But when her first song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, Bri finds herself at the centre of controversy and portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. And with an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri no longer just wants to make it – she has to. Even if it means becoming the very thing the public has made her out to be.

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Into every generation a Slayer is born…
Nina and her twin sister, Artemis, are far from normal. It’s hard to be when you grow up at the Watcher’s Academy, which is a bit different from your average boarding school. Here teens are trained as guides for Slayers – girls gifted with supernatural strength to fight the forces of darkness. But while Nina’s mother is a prominent member of the Watcher’s Council, Nina has never embraced the violent Watcher lifestyle. Instead she follows her instincts to heal, carving out a place for herself as the school medic.
Until the day Nina’s life changes forever.
Thanks to Buffy, the famous (and infamous) Slayer that Nina’s father died protecting, Nina is not only the newest Chosen One – she’s the last Slayer, ever. As Nina hones her skills with her Watcher-in-training, Leo, there’s plenty to keep her occupied: a monster fighting ring, a demon who eats happiness, a shadowy figure that keeps popping up in Nina’s dreams…
But it’s not until bodies start turning up that Nina’s new powers will truly be tested – because someone she loves might be next.
One thing is clear: Being Chosen is easy. Making choices is hard.

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21/2/19

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Audrey's family has fallen apart. Her two grown-up daughters, Jess and Lily, are estranged, and her two teenage granddaughters have never been allowed to meet. A secret that echoes back thirty years has splintered the family in two, but is also the one thing keeping them connected.
As tensions reach breaking point, the irrevocable choice that one of them made all those years ago is about to surface. After years of secrets and silence, how can one broken family find their way back to each other?

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21/2/19

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In Daevabad, where djinn can summon flames with a snap of their fingers, where rivers run deep with ancient magic, and blood can be as dangerous as any spell, a clever con artist from Cairo will alter the fate of a kingdom.
Nahri’s life changed forever when she accidentally summoned Dara, a formidable, mysterious djinn, during one of her schemes. Thrust into the dazzling royal court of Daevabad, she needed all of her grifter instincts to survive. Now, as Nahri embraces her heritage and her power, she must forge a new path.
Exiled for daring to defy his father, Ali is adrift on the unforgiving sands of his ancestral land, hunted by assassins and forced to rely on frightening new abilities that threaten to reveal a terrible family secret.
And as a new century approaches and the djinn gather within Daevabad's brass walls to celebrate, a power in the desolate north will bring a storm of fire straight to the city’s gates . . .

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Alison has it all. A doting husband, adorable daughter, and a career on the rise - she's just been given her first murder case to defend. But all is never as it seems...
Just one more night. Then I'll end it.
Alison drinks too much. She's neglecting her family. And she's having an affair with a colleague whose taste for pushing boundaries may be more than she can handle.
I did it. I killed him. I should be locked up.
Alison's client doesn't deny that she stabbed her husband - she wants to plead guilty. And yet something about her story is deeply amiss. Saving this woman may be the first step to Alison saving herself.
I'm watching you. I know what you're doing.
But someone knows Alison's secrets. Someone who wants to make her pay for what she's done, and who won't stop until she's lost everything....

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A world divided.
A queendom without an heir.
An ancient enemy awakens.
The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction - but assassins are getting closer to her door.
Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.
Across the dark sea, Tané has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.
Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep.

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January 2019 anticipated releases

1/6/2019

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Happy January everyone!
Today I want to talk about the books coming out this month I cannot wait to pick up. This list does not include books that I have been lucky enough to receive already by wonderful publishers.

Let me know what books you're looking forward too this month!
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​Everyone tells Kat that her online personality - confident, funny, opinionated - isn't her true self. Kat knows otherwise. The internet is her only way to cope with a bad day, chat with friends who get all her references, make someone laugh. But when she becomes the target of an alt-right trolling campaign, she feels she has no option but to Escape, Delete, Disappear.
With her social media shut down, her website erased, her entire online identity void, Kat feels she has cut away her very core: without her virtual self, who is she?
She brought it on herself. Or so Wesley keeps telling himself as he dismantles Kat's world. It's different, seeing one of his victims in real life and not inside a computer screen - but he's in too far to back out now.
As soon as Kat disappears from the online world, her physical body begins to fade and while everybody else forgets that she exists, Wesley realises he is the only one left who remembers her. Overcome by remorse for what he has done, Wesley resolves to stop her disappearing completely. It might just be the only way to save himself.
All the Lonely People is a timely story about online culture - both good and bad - that explores the experience of loneliness in a connected world, and the power of kindness and empathy over hatred.

8/1/19
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​Martha can tell things about a person just by touching their clothes, as if their emotions and memories have been absorbed into the material. It started the day she fell from the tree at her grandma's cabin and became blind in one eye.
Determined to understand her strange ability, Martha sets off to visit her grandmother, Mormor - only to discover Mormor is dead, a peculiar boy is in her cabin and a terrifying creature is on the loose.
Then the spinning wheel starts creaking, books move around and terror creeps in . . .
Set in the remote snows of contemporary Norway, THE TWISTED TREE is a ghost story that twists and turns - and never takes you quite where you'd expect.

10/1/19
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​After Milly's rescued from mortal danger by the hottest band on the planet, she hardly expects to join them... But now she's headed to Tokyo, ready to track down a hellraising demon. And when SLAY are invited on tour with a super-cool band of holographic girls, it's Milly's turn to step into the spotlight. Except strange things start happening on the SLAY tour train. Suddenly it's not just SLAY's fans following their every move, but something very, very evil. Play time is over... Now it's SLAY time.

10/1/19
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​Stella Grant likes to be in control - even though her totally out of control lungs have sent her in and out of the hospital most of her life. At this point, what Stella needs to control most is keeping herself away from anyone or anything that might pass along an infection and jeopardize the possibility of a lung transplant. Six feet apart. No exceptions.

The only thing Will Newman wants to be in control of is getting out of this hospital. He couldn’t care less about his treatments, or a fancy new clinical drug trial. Soon, he’ll turn eighteen and then he’ll be able to unplug all these machines and actually go see the world, not just its hospitals.

Will’s exactly what Stella needs to stay away from. If he so much as breathes on Stella she could lose her spot on the transplant list. Either one of them could die. The only way to stay alive is to stay apart. But suddenly six feet doesn’t feel like safety. It feels like punishment.

What if they could steal back just a little bit of the space their broken lungs have stolen from them? Would five feet apart really be so dangerous if it stops their hearts from breaking too?

10/1/19
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​When the Order of Babel seek out treasure-hunter and hotelier Sâeverin Montagnet-Alarie to find an ancient artifact, Sâeverin calls on an unlikely band of experts to help him.

15/1/19
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​When two eighteen-year-old girls go missing on their gap year in Thailand, their families are thrust into the international spotlight: desperate, bereft and frantic with worry.
Journalist Kate Waters always does everything she can to be first to the story, first with the exclusive, first to discover the truth - and this time is no exception. But she can't help but think of her own son, who she hasn't seen in two years, since he left home to go travelling. This time it's personal.
And as the case of the missing girls unfolds, they will all find that even this far away, danger can lie closer to home than you might think . . .

24/1/19
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​A talented young king journeys to his country's most magical places to vanquish a dark magical force within him that is challenging his efforts to forge new alliances and build a defense against a rising threat.

29/1/19

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BREAKING: Nuclear weapon detonates over Washington Historian Jon Keller is on a trip to Switzerland when the world ends. As the lights go out on civilisation, he wishes he had a way of knowing whether his wife, Nadia, and their two daughters are still alive. More than anything, Jon wishes he hadn't ignored Nadia's last message.
Twenty people remain in Jon's hotel. Far from the nearest city and walled in by towering trees, they wait, they survive.
Then one day, the body of a young girl is found. It's clear she has been murdered. Which means that someone in the hotel is a killer.
As paranoia descends, Jon decides to investigate. But how far is he willing to go in pursuit of justice? And what kind of justice can he hope for, when society as he knows it no longer exists?

31/1/19
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Favourite books of 2018

1/3/2019

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Hello everyone!

Can you believe we are already in 2019? 
2018 has been a great year. It had it's downsides during the end of the year where I just needed to step away from social media for awhile as I was just feeling really down but, I am back and ready to get back into book blogging. I just want to say a big thank you to all the publishers/bloggers/and everyone for the support last year. 

Now time to get into my favourite books of 2018. It was hard to narrow this list down so I've done my favourite 20 books of 2018. I read 150+ books last year and they where all just so amazing. If you click on each book it will take you straight my review of the book!
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Bookworm Candles & discount codes!

12/1/2018

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Hello everyone!

I am very excited about today's post. I am working with Bookworm Candles & Crafts on their new and exclusive December candle. This month is a Harry Potter themed candle! And not only have they kindly sent me this candle BUT I also have 20% off code for all of you for their shop!
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The candle is called Weasley Sweater which, I'm sure we can all agree on is something we all would love to have in this cold weather. It is such a beautiful candle. It comes in a big tin that is wrapped up so nicely and I love the home made feel to it. You can tell it has been made carefully and with love. I adore the size of this candle. It isn't too big but, it's not on the small size and it's a 3 wick candle.
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Look at this beauty! The candle comes in this wonderful tin and it also has a quote on the front of it saying, 'Hey, look Harry's got a Weasley sweater, too!' Which is a lovely touch and I haven't really seen any other candle company do that?! It smells amazing. I am excited to start burning it in the night times this December and have it on while watching Harry Potter. The colours are gorgeous and I love the dash of glitter.

This is such a beautiful candle and you need to get your hands on it asap! And! Don't forget to use the code BLOGGERS20 for 20% off your whole order! They have some other amazing candles on their site and I can't recommend them enough! The candles come nicely packaged and secure and with a cute little thank you sticker on the top. 

You can find BookwormCandles on -
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
Website 

Don't forget to use the code BLOGGERS20 on any order you make on their website! You won't be disappointed. 






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~I was sent this product in exchange for an honest review-all opinions are my own. Thank you Donna and Danielle for sending me this candle!~
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