Month: May 2020

Random Thoughts: 6 Ways to Enjoy Reading at Home

Posted May 17, 2020 by Charlotte in Random Thoughts / 0 Comments
Random Thoughts: 6 Ways to Enjoy Reading at Home

Over the past few months, due to Cornavirus we are spending a lot more time at home and indoors. And less time browsing the bookshelves at our favourite bookshop or local library. So with 6 ways to enjoy reading at home you will probably never want to leave. And perhaps with all this staying at home, there is a sense of loneliness and sadness as events that have been planned for a long time and have been super excited for are cancelled. Below I’ve listed six ways that, even at home you can celebrate your love of reading and maybe enjoy reading at home. 1. Connect with other book bloggers from the comfort of your favourite chair. Want to connect with other book lovers and not sure how? There are so many ways that you can chat and find a book enthusiast. One of my favourite ways is the#UKYAChat created by Lucy Powrie. This is normally every Friday and is hosted on Twitter. Lucy normally has a theme for each chat and asks questions and plays games throughout the evening. […]

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Review: Havenfall by Sara Holland

Posted May 15, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Havenfall by Sara Holland

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.Havenfall by Sara Holland Series: Havenfall #1 Published by Bloomsbury YA on March 3, 2020 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 320 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads A safe haven between four realms. The girl sworn to protect it — at any cost. Hidden deep in the mountains of Colorado lies the Inn at Havenfall, a sanctuary that connects ancient worlds — each with their own magic — together. For generations, the inn has protected all who seek refuge within its walls, and any who disrupt the peace can never return. For Maddie Morrow, summers at the inn are more than a chance to experience this magic first-hand. Havenfall is an escape from reality, where her mother sits on death row accused of murdering Maddie’s brother. It’s where Maddie fell in love with handsome Fiorden soldier Brekken. And it’s where one day she hopes to inherit the role of […]

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Review: The Betrothed by Kiera Cass

Posted May 13, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Betrothed by Kiera Cass

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.The Betrothed by Kiera Cass Series: The Betrothed #1 Published by HarperCollins Children’s Books on May 5, 2020 Genres: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 400 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads When King Jameson declares his love for Lady Hollis Brite, Hollis is shocked—and thrilled. After all, she’s grown up at Keresken Castle, vying for the king’s attention alongside other daughters of the nobility. Capturing his heart is a dream come true. But Hollis soon realizes that falling in love with a king and being crowned queen may not be the happily ever after she thought it would be. And when she meets a commoner with the mysterious power to see right into her heart, she finds that the future she really wants is one that she never thought to imagine. As soon as I had The Betrothed in my hands I had to start reading. I loved The Selection series so […]

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Pastime Pleasures #35 – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin

Posted May 11, 2020 by Charlotte in Pastime Pleasures / 0 Comments
Pastime Pleasures #35 – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin

Welcome to my feature, Pastime Pleasures all about books I have loved and adored and were published over five years.  Today is the turn of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin.   I think that Pride and Prejudice was the first classic book that I ever fell in love with. Perhaps it was the iconic first line that really did it for me:-“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” There was something that was so whimsical in that sentence that it was very hard not to keep reading. And, let’s be honest it is a classic for a reason. Everyone, without really realising it knows the plot. There are hundreds of adaptions, parodies and satires based on it plot, that you will end up seeing something related without even meaning to. Yet the actual story of Pride and Prejudice is hard to describe and hard to justify as a book that should be read before you die. Luckily I ticked this off my bucket […]

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Review: Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust

Posted May 9, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust

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.Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust Published by Hodder & Stoughton on April 14, 2020 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Retelling, Young Adult Pages: 384 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads ONLY ONE CAN BE QUEEN ‘A feminist fantasy fairy tale not to be missed’ BookPage Sixteen-year-old Mina is motherless, her magician father is vicious, and her silent heart has never beat with love for anyone. In fact, it has never beat at all, for her father cut it out and replaced it with one of glass. When she moves to Whitespring Castle, Mina forms a plan: win the king’s heart with her beauty, become queen, and finally know love. The only catch is that she’ll have to become a stepmother. Fifteen-year-old Lynet looks just like her late mother, and one day she discovers why: a magician created her out of snow in the dead queen’s image. Lynet would […]

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