Waiting on Wednesday [#26]

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine. It's a tremendously fun thing to be because you have an excuse to gallivant through the 2016 releases (and probably buy far too many books). It's also fantastic fun to head over to the official page and check out the link up to … Continue reading Waiting on Wednesday [#26]

Being Brave in Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms

Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms by Katherine Rundell ADD IT ON GOODREADS 4/5 STARS Genre: Middle-Grade Fiction, Adventure Author: Katherine Rundell Published: March 2016 {1st pub. Jan. 2011} Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Pages: 272 {paperback} Original review on Goodreads Initial Thoughts on Finishing Ah this was just beautiful. I absolutely love Rundell's style of … Continue reading Being Brave in Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms

Waiting On Wednesday [#21]

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine. It's a tremendously fun thing to be because you have an excuse to gallivant through the 2016 releases (and probably buy far too many books). It's also fantastic fun to head over to the official page and check out the link up to … Continue reading Waiting On Wednesday [#21]

Top Ten Tuesday: All Grown Up

*Special Tuesday Boogie Dancing* It's Tuesday again guys (who'd've thought that'd happen?!). This week's theme for TTT is really fun and I've had a whale of a time pondering over my selections, as always! Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted over @ The Broke and the Bookish and each week there's a different … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: All Grown Up

Transforming Evil in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson ADD IT ON GOODREADS 4/5 STARS Genre: Classics, Horror, Sci-Fi Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Published: November 2012 {1st pub. 1886} Publisher: Penguin Books Pages: 111 {paperback} Original Review on Goodreads **To see any spoilers click on the provided link to be redirected to the review on … Continue reading Transforming Evil in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Exploring my Bookshelves: Comfort Zones

Follow my blog with Bloglovin Exploring My Bookshelves is a weekly meme hosted by Victoria @ Addlepates and Book Nerds and Shannon @ For the Love of Words. Each week we feature a book on our shelves according of the theme. This week's theme is: A book out of your comfort zone Today's topic for … Continue reading Exploring my Bookshelves: Comfort Zones

Book Review: According to Yes

Follow my blog with Bloglovin According to Yes by Dawn French ADD IT ON GOODREADS 4/5 STARS Genre: Fiction, Humour Author: Dawn French Published: November 2015 Publisher: Michael Joseph Pages: 352 {paperback} Original review on Goodreads Initial Thoughts: A very funny and heart warming book. I have to say, it wasn't as funny as I … Continue reading Book Review: According to Yes

Top Ten Tuesday (yay! more lists!)

Follow my blog with Bloglovin Hello everyone! Today is Top Ten Tuesday (even though I write this on Wednesday, don’t tell anyone) which is a weekly smidgen of fun hosted over at The Broke and the Bookish. It doesn’t have to be books published this year (and even it was, rules are there to be … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday (yay! more lists!)

The Fairy Tale Retelling Challenge 2016

Follow my blog with Bloglovin Hooray! A challenge! I've decided that next year I'm going to lead an exciting reading life and do some challenges - and the retelling challenge is one of those! And the best part? It sounds amazingly fun. The main aim is to read as many fairy tale retellings as you … Continue reading The Fairy Tale Retelling Challenge 2016

Big Books: It’s a Love-Hate Relationship

Follow my blog with Bloglovin For some reason I always put off reading big books. You know the ones I'm talking about? The 500+ pages intimidator to the gasp worthy 1000+ pagers. They just look so daunting. We all do it (or at least, a good portion of us do) but none of us really know … Continue reading Big Books: It’s a Love-Hate Relationship