Month: February 2016

Monthly Round-up! February 2016

Posted February 29, 2016 by Charlotte in Monthly Round-up! / 0 Comments

Monthly Round-up, linking everything that has happened in the last month, posted on the last day of said month. This Round-up February 2016. Currently reading: Reviews: Blog Tours: Book vs. Film: Pastime Pleasures: Challenges: As per usual I’m participating in the Goodreads Challenge. I’ve pledged to read 100 books! And so far have managed to read 16 books. A new year and a new challenge. This year I am participating in the movie musical challenge hosted by Bookish Whimsy. For this year I’ve picked 15 musicals. So far I have reviewed South Pacific and have watched High Society and Kiss Me Kate. I’m counting this as a challenge, over the 20-22 February I participated in Love-A-Thon a weekend dedicated to showing love and support to other bloggers. I found this a bit of challenge as there were loads of events to take part in and lots of people to talk to. I have to admit I was a bit nervous, but I did really enjoy the event and cannot wait for next year’s where I promise I will participate more in. So what do […]

Pastime Pleasures #31 – Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

Posted February 26, 2016 by Charlotte in Pastime Pleasures / 1 Comment

My feature, Pastime Pleasures is finally back after a long absence! Today is the turn of Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer. I’m not sure it will be posted as regularly as before but it is good to have this feature back and to share books that have given me joy in the past. As before the book must have been published five years ago. I loved this book as a child, but it is only recently that I managed to read the entire series, I think I only got to book four before deciding I was too old to read such nonsense. How foolish was I? This is a book that you just have to take it as it is. A good fun, silly caper that involves fairies. And yes you did read that correctly. As a kid this was a gripping story about 12 year old who basically got away with EVERYTHING. What kid would not want that? And while he is a clever, cocky thing you can’t help but root for him, despite the snarky comments and the issue of whether or not […]

Review: Blueprints by Barbara Delinsky

Posted February 24, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Blueprints by Barbara Delinsky Published by Piatkus on February 26, 2016 Genres: Chick-lit, Fiction, Romance Pages: 512 Format: Hardback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Home is where the heart is … but what happens when a mother and daughter are forced to question everything they thought they knew about themselves? Don’t miss the next novel from beloved bestselling author Barbara Delinsky, who “combines her understanding of human nature with absorbing, unpredictable storytelling (Publishers Weekly)” in ways that no reader will soon forget. Jamie MacAfee’s life is almost perfect. She loves her fiancée, even if she hasn’t quite worked out why she won’t set a wedding date and she certainly adores her job, working as an architect on their family home renovation show. Meanwhile, her beloved mother Caroline has built up her confidence after a painful divorce, working closely alongside her daughter as the very successful host of Gut It!. Everything is […]

Book vs. Film – The Maze Runner

Posted February 22, 2016 by Charlotte in Book vs. Film / 2 Comments

Today’s post for Book vs Film focuses on The Maze Runner. On this occasion I will briefly review both film and book before giving my opinion on which is better. Read and let me know if I am correct in my assessment. Be warned! Spoilers may occur! The Book: This is a fabulous book. And one that is really easy to get into and the world. Even though it has its own slang! The book felt unique and compelling to read as we found out more about the Maze and the secrets that lie beyond. And despite being set in a dystopia world, this book manages to focus more on the survival skills required in the Maze rather than how different the world is compared to before. For example the glade has groups of people doing different tasks so that the group can survive. In all could have been an each for his own kind of affair… All the questions that you will have as you read the book are the same as all the characters. They enter the Maze with […]

2016 Love-A-Thon: Introduction Post

Posted February 20, 2016 by Charlotte in Love-A-Thon 2016 / 20 Comments

So this year I am taking part in Love-a-thon 2016. This is my introductory post and I cannot wait to get started. Let me know if you are joining in! What’s your Name? Charlotte Where in the world are you blogging from? I’m blogging from the Midlands in the UK How did you get into blogging in the first place? I started following a friend’s blog back in University and I really slowly started to make plans and ideas and write reviews in my head. I was also too scared to comment on the blog so couldn’t really talk about all the book feels. And so one day I sat down and set up this blog. I haven’t looked back since. How did you come up with you blog name? When I started this blog I wanted to do it as a bit of escapism and I knew I wanted the title to be bookish themed. To be honest it was really me just shouting random bookish thoughts at my Mum which she all vetoed apart from this one. You […]

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