Pastime Pleasures #15 – The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

Posted September 5, 2014 by Charlotte in Pastime Pleasures / 0 Comments
Pastime Pleasures #15 – The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

Welcome to my  feature, Pastime Pleasures, posted every other Friday. Today is the turn of The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot. 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.     Most people would love the idea of being a princess, of being royal – a disney fairytale come true. But not Mia, this is a step too far for her. She is already considered a freak at school and this goes one step too far – how much more can she take? But somehow her royal news gets leaked and now Mia has to deal with being ‘popuar’ and her tyrannical grandmother. Mia has to mature as the year progresses – can she learn all about what it means to be a princess, cope with the make-overs and soften her Grandmere. All while remaining herself and bagging the boy? Written as a journal, The Princess Diaries is a […]

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Review: The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks

Posted September 3, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks

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.The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks Published by Sphere on September 11, 2014 Genres: Chick-lit, Contemporary, Fiction, Romance Pages: 336 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads The bestselling love story behind the massive Hollywood film starring James Marsden and Michelle Monaghan. They were teenage sweethearts from opposite sides of the tracks – with a passion that would change their lives for ever. But life would force them apart. Years later, the lines they had drawn between past and present are about to slip . . . Called back to their hometown for the funeral of the mentor who once gave them shelter when they needed it most, they are faced with each other once again, and forced to confront the paths they chose. Can true love ever rewrite the past? This is the new epic love story from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of The Notebook, The Lucky One and […]

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Monthly Round-up! August 2014

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

Monthly Round-up, linking everything that has happened in the last month, posted on the last day of said month. This Round-up August 2014. Ok so I have nothing very exciting to say about this month, just a lot of work and late nights. Hopefully it will all pay off! I find out late September/ early October so have a long wait… Actually, I lied about having something exciting to say about this month, while the majority of the month has been decidedly dull, kind of like the weather at the moment, I did have one exciting day trip. I finally, finally made it to the Harry Potter Studio  Tours 🙂 All I can say is that it was bloody brilliant. Hopefully next month will be better, we’ll see… Currently reading: Reviews:   Pastime Pleasures:   Challenges: As per usual I’m participating in the Goodreads Challenge So what do you think of my round-up August 2014? What have you read this month? Let me know in the comments below!   Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe […]

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Review: Rival by Penelope Douglas

Posted August 29, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Rival by Penelope Douglas

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.Rival by Penelope Douglas Series: Fall Away #2 on August 26, 2014 Genres: Fiction, New Adult, Romance Pages: 368 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Madoc It’s different within these four walls—behind this closed door, at night, in the dark. I’m not Madoc, and she’s not Fallon. I’m not smiling, cracking jokes, or putting up a front. And she’s not cutting me down with her smart mouth or looking at me and wishing I was a million miles away from her. Here—in her room, on her turf—is where she’ll let go of everything that makes her fight me everywhere else. I told her that she should lock the door to keep me out. She never does. Fallon Madoc thinks that he has me pegged. He thinks that what you see is what you get, and that he’s on top of the world. Three years ago, I was cast […]

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Random Thoughts: Book Hangover

Posted August 28, 2014 by Charlotte in Random Thoughts / 0 Comments
Random Thoughts: Book Hangover

I cannot seem to win. One moment I am moaning about having to many books, now I have a book hangover and cannot pick a book up! Last time I talked about having Book Overload and the difficulties after my exams that I had with deciding which books I wanted to read first. And the difficulty in picking a genre, after all I hadn’t read any books (besides Law books) for two months, it felt like a huge commitment. Like I was seeing my friends again after a long absence. But it has now been over two months and I have had a blissful time reading, but now I feel like I have over-indulged. It’s not that I don’t want to read – I do. I have a lot of books in my TBR pile that when I look at them get me really excited. It’s just too much effort to pick up a book. The very thought sends me in can’t be bothered mode. I definitely do not think that this is a reading slump. How can it be when I become […]

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