Month: December 2016

Movie Musical Challenge – Singin’ In The Rain

Posted December 14, 2016 by Charlotte in Movie Musical Challenge! / 1 Comment
Movie Musical Challenge – Singin’ In The Rain

For this Movie Musical Challenge I’ve made a list of 15 musicals that I haven’t yet seen and probably ought to have. The challenge is throughout the year and once watched I’ll put my thoughts up on the blog. Today’s is the turn of Singin’ In The Rain.   So the eleventh movie for the challenge is Singin’ In The Rain (1952), starring  Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds. This is a lighthearted and fun deception of Hollywood in the 1920s during the transition from silent pictures to ‘talkies’. Resulting in some hilarious situations and causing some of the dilemmas in the film. All the songs here are pretty beautiful but my favourites were ‘Singin’ In The Rain’ (obviously), ‘Make ‘Em Laugh’ and ‘All I Do Is Dream of You’. The dancing in this movie is also pretty special and it is hard to imagine that Debbie Reynolds was not really considered a dancer. I thought she kept up with Gene Kelly quite well. Despite its age this musical still remains as ‘fresh’ and exciting as when it was first shown. This is definitely my new favourite […]

Through the Letterbox: Royals & Rogues FairyLoot Box Unboxing

Posted December 13, 2016 by Charlotte in Through the Letterbox / 0 Comments
Through the Letterbox: Royals & Rogues FairyLoot  Box Unboxing

Welcome to Through the Letterbox. So this is my third subscription box from Fairy Loot and I adore it! The theme this months is Royals & Rogues. Fairy Loot is a monthly subscription ya book box based in the UK. The Box: In each box you can expect: One recently published Young Adult book, 4-6 goodies often related to the book, promotional items such as posters, bookmarks and a signed bookplate (whenever possible),  a unique hashtag that links you up with one other person receiving a box. The box is £26 plus shipping at £3.95 (if UK based) bringing it to a grand total of £29.95. Again this box isn’t again I wish that the shipping is including in the price because it is like a hidden extra. I was super excited for this theme, because hello – Royals and Rogues and the fact that the fairyloot team said ‘If you’re a fan of Throne of Glass, A Court of Mist and Fury, Red Queen, The Wrath and The Dawn, general roguish royalness then you are going to love these items’. So after reading […]

Blog Tour / Review: Worth Fighting For by Kirsty Moseley

Posted December 12, 2016 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Reviews / 0 Comments
Blog Tour / Review: Worth Fighting For by Kirsty Moseley

I received this book for free from Netgalley, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Worth Fighting For by Kirsty Moseley Series: Fighting to Be Free #2 Published by Forever on December 6, 2016 Pages: 352 Format: E-Arc, Paperback Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Kirsty Moseley brings us the sequel to Fighting to be Free. It’s been years since Jamie Cole’s seen Ellie Pearce. He’s immersed himself in the life he’d once fought to leave and taken over his old turf–creating dangerous rivals. He has nothing to lose–until Ellie comes back to town. Ellie has moved on. She met a man in London–a man she’s marrying. She hardly allows herself to remember the boy who broker her heart at 18. But when tragedy strikes, Ellie’s forced to return to New York. She thought she could handle seeing Jamie again, but she can’t deny he’s still a part of her. Now amidst threats from Jamie’s enemies and fighting to keep her sister safe, Ellie must […]

Review: Candlelight at Christmas by Katie Fforde

Posted December 9, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Candlelight at Christmas by Katie Fforde

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Candlelight at Christmas by Katie Fforde Published by Cornerstone Digital on November 24, 2016 Genres: Chick-lit, Christmas, Fiction, Novella, Romance Pages: 240 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Welcome back some familiar characters and treat yourself to some extra romance with this exclusive, straight-to-digital short story from the Sunday Times No. 1 Bestseller. Fenella and Rupert are organising the perfect Christmas, surrounded by their friends in their beautiful Somerby house. Until Fenella gets a phone call from her ghastly parents-in-law asking if they can join them for the holiday. Fenella couldn’t possibly refuse and besides, it could be worse. But when they arrive and the house is suddenly plunged in darkness thanks to a power cut, Fenella knows she has her work cut out to keep everyone happy and pull off the perfect Christmas feast. Plus the first chance to read the opening chapter of Katie’s novel, A Secret Garden. […]

Review: Dazzling by Elizabeth Hayley

Posted December 8, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Dazzling by Elizabeth Hayley

Dazzling by Elizabeth Hayley, James Patterson Published by BookShots on November 3, 2016 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Novella, Romance Pages: 160 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads James Patterson’s BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment.She’s a starving artist and he’s a billionaire playboy… Siobhan came to New York with a purpose: she wants to become a successful artist. To pay her bills in the meantime, she’s the hostess at The Stone Room, a bar for the beautiful and the billionaires. She was fine with being on her own – until tech billionaire Derick takes her breath away. The premise for Dazzling was really good. But then Siobhan became a bit of a pain in the bum, constantly pushing Derrick around and grumbling about how much money he has. I felt that the relationship was a bit one sided and that Derrick was too excepting of Siobhan’s faults. Also, annoyingly there is a massive cliff-hanger. So huge that I honestly felt like they had just split the book into two. Just to fit in with this idea of a bookshot. And now rather than […]