The Extinction Trials Review

Sunday, 31 December 2017 • book review, ya

Rating: 5/5 By: S.M. Wilson Source: Waterstones Betrayal. Sacrifice. Survival. Welcome to the Extinction Trials. In Stormchaser and Lincoln's ruined world, the only way to survive is to risk everything. To face a contest more dangerous than...

Sunday, 24 December 2017 • blogmas17, personal

This has been a big year for me, not just in terms of blogging. I’ve been seeing people doing this on Twitter and I decided to change up my blog schedule a little bit and share with you the high points of 2017 on this last day of Blogmas....

Saturday, 23 December 2017 • blogmas17, personal

It's Christmas Eve and that means it's the end of Blogmas! The majority of these books I have been raving about on social media all year so I'm pretty much an advocate for them now, so they are my 2017 recommendations even though a couple of them...

Friday, 22 December 2017 • blogmas17, guest post

When I asked for guest posts I was really happy that Jenn wanted to do this post for me, I'd offered to write this post for Emily from Always Opinionated Girl, which you can check that out here, but I really wanted to showcase this post myself. So...

Thursday, 21 December 2017 • blogmas17, personal

At the start of November I put together a playlist of Christmas songs and I never really added to it so whenever I go out I'm listening to the same 20 songs on repeat. I don't know why this happened but it did and I thought I'd share them with you...

Wednesday, 20 December 2017 • blogmas17, personal

Wrapping presents and giving them in general is something I have always enjoyed doing. I would honestly say I prefer to give gifts than receive them, not just because I get really awkward about opening presents in front of people.. I'm also a bit...

Tuesday, 19 December 2017 • blogmas17, sub box, unboxing, ya

It's been an exciting time for Wildest Dreams, the first boxes have been received and Janurary's box is on sale! So go check out www.wildestdreamsbookbox.com to get yours now, the theme is INTO THE JUNGLE, this is shaping up to be an incredibly exciting...

Monday, 18 December 2017 • blogmas17, guest post

It’s strange to be writing this while there is a snow blizzard going on outside and the roaring fire going on inside. I’ve always loved this time of year, when the days get shorter and darker and nights colder - giving me an excuse to curl up under...

Sunday, 17 December 2017 • blogmas17, personal

Back on the 2nd day of Blogmas I had Zoe on my blog talking us through her top 5 Christmas films, her choices were so different from mine except for one film, that I had to do my own top 5 to compare. So here are my top 5 Christmas films, not really...

Saturday, 16 December 2017 • blogmas17, book review

This isn't like a usual book review on my blog. Sarah from The Little Contemporary Corner asked if I would like to take part in a blog tour for the I'll Be Home For Christmas anthology, and I volunteered to take the stop for Holly Bourne's story,...

Friday, 15 December 2017 • blogmas17, guest post

Why I picked this topic is beyond me. For those of you who know me know I struggle with the lack of daylight hours, the dark mornings and the even longer dark nights. So why say you'll write about the reasons you love Winter for, you silly girl??...

Thursday, 14 December 2017 • blogmas17, personal

Bit of a reshuffle in my schedule because I wanted to get this tag up since I did my YA naughty and nice lists a couple of days ago. Subtle hint to check those out too... This is a tag by Jenn, so go check out her post if you want some more inspiration. I...

Wednesday, 13 December 2017 • blogmas17, guest post

If you're a bookworm, you're going to end up in a bookshop at some point. Obviously. So why not pick up a few stocking fillers while you're there? Especially when they're all under a tenner. Keep reading if you need a few more present ideas from...

Tuesday, 12 December 2017 • blogmas17, personal

Yesterday we had the naughty list, featuring ten YA characters that I think deserve to get coal this Christmas. If I'm being honest, writing the nice list was much harder, not because I didn't have plenty of protagonists to choose from, but because...

Monday, 11 December 2017 • blogmas17, personal, ya

This list actually came out of another project I'm working on (all to be revealed in the New Year) but I was trying to come up with booky Christmas ideas that were a bit more unusual and I thought a character naughty and nice list would be a lot of...

Sunday, 10 December 2017 • blogmas17, guest post

Welcome to another day of blogmas! Today I am hosting Kirsten who is a lovely lady you might have seen around on my Twitter. Kirsten has a book review/Christmas tradition post for you all today and it's about a very sweet book that I'd actually never...

Saturday, 9 December 2017 • blogmas17, personal

I'm sure for a lot of people Chester seems like quite a random place to visit for festiveness. It wouldn't be on my radar either if my dad hasn't moved there last year but he did and this year I got to go and visit for the weekend. The Christmas...

Friday, 8 December 2017 • blogmas17, guest post

When Rebecca suggested this topic for a guest post, I was all over it like marshmallows on hot chocolate because this year, I am actually going to some exciting places in the build up to Christmas. I am flying to New Zealand (I may even be there...

Thursday, 7 December 2017 • blogmas17, book review, ya

By Jay Asher Rating: 4/5 Source: Waterstones Sierra's family runs a Christmas tree farm in Oregon—it's a bucolic setting for a girl to grow up in, except that every year, they pack up and move to California to set up their Christmas tree lot...

Wednesday, 6 December 2017 • blogmas17, personal

This is my 100th blog post. I don't know how I managed to keep this up for almost an entire year but I did it. I feel like Christmas is a good time to reflect on all the good things that have happened the year, and also set myself a few goals...

Tuesday, 5 December 2017 • blogmas17, guest post

Today I am hosting the lovely Amy from Golden Books Girl and she has very kindly written me a list of some of her New Years resolutions! I definitely recommend you check Amy out, she started blogging just a little bit after me so I've been following...

Monday, 4 December 2017 • blogmas17, personal

It's December now, if you haven't started Christmas shopping yet it could be either because you're waiting for pay day or you don't know where to start. Well, if you're buying for bookworms -look no further. What do you buy your book...

Sunday, 3 December 2017 • blogmas17, guest post

Top 5 Christmas Films I don't think anything gets me in the mood for Christmas more, than a Christmas film. I'm not sure what it is about these films, but sitting on a sofa, wrapped in a blanket, with a mug of hot chocolate, watching these films...

Saturday, 2 December 2017 • blogmas17, personal

It's been a while since I did a tag post and since Christmas is my favourite time of year I thought it would be perfect for me to answer some Christmassy questions. I won't be tagging anyone because a lot of my friends are doing Blogmas so I...

Friday, 1 December 2017 • blogmas17, personal

Hi everyone and welcome to day one of my first ever Blogmas! I've been excited about doing this since I started my blog back in January and have had some of the upcoming posts planned for months now. I've also asked friends and fellow bloggers to...

Tuesday, 28 November 2017 • guest post

Eight hundred years ago, the Jadans angered the Crier. In punishment, the Crier took their Cold away, condemning them to a life of enslavement in a world bathed in heat. Or so the tale goes. During the day, as the Sun blazes over his head,...

Friday, 24 November 2017 • book review, thriller

By Helen Callaghan Rating: 5/5 Source: Netgalley No-one is who you think they are Sophia's parents lead quiet, unremarkable lives. At least that is what she's always believed. Everyone has secrets Until the day she arrives at her childhood...

Wednesday, 8 November 2017 • book review, ya

By Holly Bourne Rating: 5/5 Source: Waterstones Audrey is over romance. Since her parents' relationship imploded her mother's been catatonic, so she takes a cinema job to get out of the house. But there she meets wannabe film-maker Harry. Nobody...

Monday, 6 November 2017 • personal

I don't typically spend a lot of money on props, some of the things I use in photos I was going to be buy anyway, got as gifts or received in subscriptions boxes. I tend to horde anything I think might be photogenic and quite often pinch things from...

Monday, 30 October 2017 • book review, ya

By: M.A. Bennett Rating: 5/5 Source: Amazon It is the autumn term and Greer MacDonald is struggling to settle into the sixth form at the exclusive St. Aidan the Great boarding school, known to its privileged pupils as S.T.A.G.S. To her surprise...

Friday, 27 October 2017 • book review, sci fi, ya

By: David Owen Rating: 4/5 Source: Amazon Young people on the Midwich Estate don't have much hope for their futures. Keisha has lived there her whole life, and has been working hard to escape it; others have just accepted their lot. But change...

Sunday, 22 October 2017 • book review, ya

By: John Green Rating: 3.5/5 Source: Amazon Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there's a hundred thousand dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy,...

Tuesday, 17 October 2017 • blog tour, book review, chick lit

Anna Holley, the third of four sisters, has always felt a little bit forgotten. A family tragedy when she was a child had her retreating deep into shyness, and social anxiety kept her on the fringes of the cozy, chaotic bustle of the busy vicarage. When...

Monday, 9 October 2017 • personal, tag

Hey everyone! Back at you with another tag post, this time it's the Disney Book Tag which I saw on the lovely Amy's blog, she's over at Golden Books Girl and you should definitely check out her post. Anyone who knows me, knows I'm all over anything...

Wednesday, 4 October 2017 • blog tour, Q&A, ya

Jacqueline had the idea of doing things a bit differently for this blog tour, instead of reviews and extracts there'll be a blog post every day answering different types of questions, this has been working great so far and as I'm only day four I...

Friday, 22 September 2017 • book review, ya, zoella book club

By Brigid Kemmerer Rating: 5/5 Source: W H Smith bundle Juliet Young always writes letters to her mother, a world-traveling photojournalist. Even after her mother's death, she leaves letters at her grave. It's the only way Juliet...

Wednesday, 20 September 2017 • book review, ya, zoella book club

By: Cat Clarke Rating: 5/5 Source: W H Smith bundle Harper has tried to forget the past and fit in at expensive boarding school Duncraggan Academy. Her new group of friends are tight; the kind of girls who Harper knows have her back. But Harper...

Monday, 18 September 2017 • personal, tag

I got the idea to do this post from Kelly over at Kelly's Ramblings, so make sure you check out her post too! The idea is to pick 3 books at random from your ‘read’ shelf on Goodreads and decide which you will reread, which you will rewrite...

Friday, 15 September 2017 • book review, lgbtq+, ya

By: Adam Silvera Rating: 5/5 Source: Amazon On September 5th, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: they're going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but,...

Wednesday, 13 September 2017 • book review, ya

By Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivision Rating: 5/5 Source: Waterstones Uni beckons. Phoebe can't wait to be a fresher - especially since her crush from school will be there too. She'll be totally different at Uni: cooler, prettier, smarter ... the perfect...

Monday, 11 September 2017 • personal

Hey everyone, I got this tag from the lovely Faye over at Daydreamers Thoughts, so go check out her post and show her some love! Today I'm doing the get to know me tag because I've been doing this blogging thing for nearly nine months but I don't...

Wednesday, 6 September 2017 • blog tour, book review, crime, thriller

By Jon Richter Rating: 4/5 Source: PR copy for blog tour When DI Chris Sigurdsson is assigned a grisly murder case on remote Salvation Island, he knows that it might be his strangest yet. A forgotten wrestling star of the 1980s has been...

Monday, 4 September 2017 • sub box, unboxing, ya

I honestly didn't think that anything could top the May Illumicrate box but I was wrong! For anyone who doesn't know, Illumicrate is a quarterly subscription box that gives you books (usually ARCs and/or exclusive versions of books) and other bookish...

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