Monthly Round-up! October 2014

Posted October 31, 2014 by Charlotte in Monthly Round-up! / 0 Comments
Monthly Round-up! October 2014

Monthly Round-up, linking everything that has happened in the last month, posted on the last day of said month. This Round-up October 2014. So I have been really busy with University work at the moment. Can’t believe how much I work I have to do! Luckily it is Reading Week next week, which while it would be nice to relax I will probably use to catch up on everything! Living at home is going much better than expected. Prehaps because I have now accepted that I am, in fact, going nowhere for the next year. At least. Acceptance has meant that all Uni stuff has been stored away, room tidied, I now have a desk I can work on, and I have pictures up. It feels quite satisfying to be honest. This month I also had to increase my Goodreads challenge to 100 books, and I am now ten away from completion. This is because the first two weeks of October I had off and so could read to my little heart’s content. It was brilliant! Happy Halloween 😉 Currently […]

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Pastime Pleasures #19 – The Ragwitch by Garth Nix

Posted October 31, 2014 by Charlotte in Pastime Pleasures / 0 Comments
Pastime Pleasures #19 – The Ragwitch by Garth Nix

Welcome to my  feature, Pastime Pleasures, posted every other Friday. Today is the turn of The Ragwitch by Garth Nix. Here I will look at books that have given me great pleasure in the past. These are books I can read over and over again. The only rule is that the book must have been published five or more years ago. Ok so I chose this one mainly because I thought it would fit in with Halloween and all… This book creeped me out as a child and for a couple of weeks after reading I removed all my teddies and dolls from my room. Before I would have been really excited if they had come to life but after this book I was terrified of this fact. What if they were evil? And wanted to take over the world? Also I really didn’t want to be possessed by a demonic rag doll, like poor Julia. I was extremely sure at the time that I would not be as heroic as Julia or Paul. If they were out of me room at […]

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Review: Some Fine Day by Kat Ross

Posted October 30, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Some Fine Day by Kat Ross

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.Some Fine Day by Kat Ross Published by Strange Chemistry on July 1, 2014 Genres: Dystopia, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 384 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads A generation ago, continent-sized storms called hypercanes caused the Earth to flood. The survivors were forced to retreat deep underground and build a new society. This is the story that sixteen-year-old Jansin Nordqvist has heard all of her life. Jansin grew up in a civilization far below the Earth’s surface. She’s spent the last eight years in military intelligence training. So when her parents surprise her with a coveted yet treacherous trip above ground, she’s prepared for anything. She’s especially thrilled to feel the fresh air, see the sun, and view the wide-open skies and the ocean for herself. But when raiders attack Jansin’s camp and take her prisoner, she is forced to question everything she’s been taught. What […]

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Review: Cursed by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Posted October 29, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Cursed by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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.Cursed by Jennifer L. Armentrout Published by Hodder & Stoughton on July 17, 2014 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 309 Format: E-Arc Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads A compelling novel from Jennifer L. Armentrout, the New York Times bestselling author of the Covenant and Lux series. Dying sucks – and high school senior Ember McWilliams knows firsthand. After a fatal car accident, her gifted little sister brought her back. Now anything Ember touches dies. And that, well, really blows. Ember operates on a no-touch policy with all living things – including boys. When Hayden Cromwell shows up, quoting Oscar Wilde and claiming her curse is a gift, she thinks he’s a crazed cutie. But when he tells her he can help control it, she’s more than interested. There’s just one catch: Ember has to trust Hayden’s adopted father, a man she’s sure has sinister reasons for collecting children with […]

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Review: Otherworld Nights by Kelley Armstrong

Posted October 28, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Otherworld Nights by Kelley Armstrong

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.Otherworld Nights by Kelley Armstrong Series: Otherworld Stories #3 Published by Orbit on October 7, 2014 Genres: Anthropology, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Short Stories Pages: 351 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads This short story collection includes one brand-new tale, one story previously available only at Kelley Armstrong’s website, and re-prints some hard-to-find stories from various anthologies as well as the entire novella Hidden. “Demonology” – Adam’s mother discovers what he is”Twilight” – a Cassandra & Aaron story from Many Bloody Returns “Stalked” – Clay & Elena’s honeymoon story from My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon “Chivalrous” – Reese’s backstory from SubPress’s long sold-out Tales of Dark Fantasy 2 “Lucifer’s Daughter” – Hope & Karl story from Blood Lite II: Overbite Hidden — reprinted from SubPress chapbook”From Russia with Love” – The Pack bonus story included with hardcover of Thirteen “Vanishing Act” – brand-new Savannah & Adam novella set after Thirteen For […]

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