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Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Books For Your Beach Bag

Top Ten Books For Your Beach Bag

May 23, 2017

Beach Bag

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that members at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. Everyone join as you please. This week’s topic is Top Ten Books For Your Beach Bag. 

While it’s hitting summer in the US, it’s drawing to winter here in Australia and all I want is the sun and heat. So I thought I would share ten books that you should have in your bag when hitting the beach this summer. 

When I think summer books, contemporary always jumps to mind. I think because they are most of the time, fun, quick reads that you can just sit and enjoy. There isn’t any world building or new worlds to understand. You can just pick up and book and just fall right in. Like always these are in no parilaur order.  

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This Beats Perfect by Rebecca Denton: It was fun, addicting and put a smile on my face. It explores the notions of finding yourself, loving what you do and finding those who will stand by you. It’s about family, friendship and those you love | Full Review

The Hundred Oaks Series by Miranda Kenneally: This series is full of ups and down. You go on a ride with all the characters, but it’s so fun. All from the same area, but all have different lives that you just fall in love with. This series is a perfect beach read.  

Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett: It explores the notions of love, family and finding yourself. With intriguing characters, a plot that had you on the edge of your seat and writing that kept you right there. It’s a must-read for those who love a little romance and friendship that has been built for a while |Full Review

The Ivy Years Series by Sarina Bowen: This series, although a little older than YA was so much fun to read. And yes there is Ice Hockey, but it’s still nice for a beach read. Different characters, different relationships. You call in love with each one of them and want to know their story.  

Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde: I have just recently finished this one and it was fantastic. What is better than a book at a con. Queen of Geeks explores the notion of friendship and the length that you would go for it. And how love can be right in front of you. It deals with anxiety and living up to standards of everyone else. 

Life in Outer Space by Melissa Keil: It ventures friendship, first love, family and what it is like to keep everything bottled in. It shows that sometimes love needs to start off as a friendship and that the bonds of friends are not always broken – even if there is some turbulence on the way.

The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig: Overall The Girl from Everywhere is about friendship, family, and love, about what would you do for those that mean so much to you, and that sometimes you have to give up one thing for another. Plus it’s set in Hawaii and on a pirate ship so it’s a perfect beach read | Full Review

Summer Skin by Kirsty Eagar: Not for the faint hearted, be prepared for a sexy, slow-burning love full of passion and secrets. Summer Skin deals not only with young men taking advantage of women but how women can act differently to it. It shows us that people hide behind fronts not only to keep themselves safe but others as well. Summer Skin is full of empowering young women that take a stand.

The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson: It is a tale of friendship, family, love, and unexpected adventures that all feels real. The Unexpected Everything is for every author, book lover and reader alike. It’s a beautiful story of friendship, heartbreak, and family. Morgan Matson brings together a beautiful contemporary novel that makes you smile, laugh and cry. 

On The Fence by Kasie West: Is a book of self-discovery, love, friendship and family. The tales of a girl becoming a ‘girl’, finding love and friendship. On the Fence is mesmerizing, moving and funny.

And that is it for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday! What are some books that you think should be in your beach bag? Do we have any that are similar? Let’s Chat!  

Ten Books I’ve Made My Mum Read

Ten Books I’ve Made My Mum Read

May 16, 2017

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Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that members at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. Everyone join as you please. This week’s topic is Ten Books I’ve Made My Mum Read. 

I took this freebie and ran with it. I don’t speak much about my family here or on social media because I like to keep them private, but if you have been to some events you might have seen my mum with me. 

She was the one that got me into reading and as the years went on, I got her into YA. There is always book talk around my house and I am always recommending books for her to read. So I thought I would share with you 10 books that I have convinced her to read. Well, not convince, more like shove the books into her hands and told her to read. 

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Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor: I read the first book in this series quite a while before I told my mum to read them. And after we went to see Laini when she was in Melbourne last, my mum picked up the series right away. Now I just need her to read Strange. 

Reboot by Amy Tintera: As soon as I finished Reboot I told my mum to read it right away. I knew that she was going to like the book and I wasn’t wrong.  

The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare: Now, you already know how much I love this world and my mum probably loves it just as much as I do. Saying that we both have rune tattoos. Both of us have read every single book in the shadowhunter world so far. 

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Every Series by Ellie Marney: This took a little more convincing. But I am not even sure why. She loved them and read them one after another.  

The Vanishing Game by Kate Kae Myers: I started reading this series as soon as I received it for review. I think because I was so excited my mum picked it up as soon as I finished. 

The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski: We both love our fantasy. So I knew right away that my mum would love this series just as much as I did. And I was right. 

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The Thing’s I Didn’t Say by Kylie Fornasier: I talked about Kylie’s books for some time and my mum wanted to see why I loved them so much. And she understood why. Plus we got to hear Kylie speak about this one and mum was intrigued. 

The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson: Now I haven’t read any of the books, but from what I had heard about I knew that my mum was going to like it and she loves the series. 

Cinder by Marissa Meyer: This was a little harder to convince my mum to read because of the cyborgs and android, as soon as she got into it – she binged the series.  

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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Mass: You might know that I have given up on these books. But before I did, I got my mum to read ACoTaR and she did like it as much as I did. 

And that is it. Do you read with your mum? Have you convinced her to read some books? Or do you get your dad to read books? Let’s Chat! 

Top Ten 2017 Covers That I Love

Top Ten 2017 Covers That I Love

May 2, 2017

TTT - Covers

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that members at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. Everyone join as you please. This week’s topic is Top Ten 2017 Covers That I Love. 

This week is all about the covers with the freebie. I decided to talk about the covers that I am currently love in 2017. Some of these books have already been published, some are coming out soon, while others aren’t coming until the end of the year.  

But, something about these covers has caught my eye and I hope to get to all the books soon. Like always they are in no particular order. 

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Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor: The UK/AUS cover for this one is stunning. As soon as I saw it I feel in love with it. The gold against the blue is eye-catching and works so well with the book itself.  | Review

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas: While I am not a massive fan of the AUS cover, the US cover is so striking. The white cover and the POC character on the front just works so well. Also, the fact that she is holding a sign – yes totally works. | Review

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon: This cover is so eye-catching. The colours work so well together and I love seeing a POC on the front cover. 

Favourite 2017 Covers

Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare: I just love the covers of this series so much. I love the colours and the little hints that we get on each of them. Cannot wait to see what the last cover in this trio looks like.  | Lady Midnight Review

Now I Rise by Kiersten White: I have a dilemma I love both the US and UK/AUS covers of this series so far. They are both very different but work so well with the series in different ways. I love how simple the US covers are through – with that a little hint of cover.   | And I Darken Review

The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco: THIS COVER! The colours, the contracts. I just love it so much. I so want a hb of this one. 

The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich: This is such a fun cover. I love the contrast of colours. The type, the way that the faces are drawn. I love the red and black. 

The Color Project by Sierra Abrams: This cover! Again the colours, but also the type of this one is stunning. 

Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology: This is quite similar to The Color Project. But again, the colours just work so well in this one. 

Cold Summer by Gwen Cole: This cover – yes please. Again the colouring works so well. And the two images that are reflected off each other. Works so well with the story. 

And that is it for this week? Do you love any of these covers? Have you read any of these books? What have been some of your favourite covers so far this year? Let’s Chat!  

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I have a love-hate relationship with this series. I have a love-hate relationship with this series. But I ended up really enjoying this one. It’s best friends to fake dating to-lovers. It’s always been you, bad-boy/good-girl, and I loved that. While Save Your Breath has quite a few tropes, it really leads itself to it, and it works. 

Aleks and Mia have known each other for years now. Since they were teenagers, that angst has been building up this whole time. And you can tell right from the get-go, it’s fantastic. I even wanted more of it, because I love pain. When Aleks went to live with Mia’s family as a teenager, sparks flew, but for many reasons, they both put their feelings aside. And well, now they are not only going to be fake-dating, but they might as well be engaged, too. 

I really enjoyed seeing how both Aleks and Mia both tried to hide how they were feeling throughout the whole ‘fake-dating’ situation, but anyone could see it. They know each other as no one else does. Aleks has a lot going on, and while I do think this was brushed over a little too much, Mia is his centre. Mia is a massive music star and is a female in the industry, so yeah, people don’t respect her. Obvsiouly because why couldn’t a female star be badass and write about the things that she has gone through? Aleks and Mia get each other, and that is very clear from the start; they are both just trying to squash everything. We get to see them slowly start to show how they feel, and well, one night it all explodes. 

Overall, I enjoyed this one a lot; it’s not my favourite of the series, but I had a great time reading it. I liked Aleks and Mia a lot as characeters and while I think the mental health aspect could have been explored a whole lot more, I can see why it wasn’t. The romance was slow and spicy, the angst was great, and the payoff for these two was what they needed. 

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🏒Sports/Hockey Romance
🎤Fake Dating/Engagement
🏒Childhood Friends to Lovers
🎤Forced Proximity
🏒Athlete x Pop Star 
🎤Angsty Slow Burn 

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Mental Health Struggles 
Suicide Intention 
Family Deaths 
Alcohol Consumption
Violence on Ice

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Well February wasn’t the best reading month. I onl Well February wasn’t the best reading month. I only ended up reading 3 books in. 3 pretty fun books but one of my slowest readings months in a while. 

And I’m going to be honest here it’s because I’ve been constantly reading Heated Rivalry fanfics. 🤷‍♀️ I’m having the best time though. 

How was your reading in February? Any 5  star reads? 

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January was a really solid reading month. I read s January was a really solid reading month. I read some books that had been on my tbr for some time, reread a few things that peaked my interest. I also started a few new series. And just had a good time!

I just had a really good start to the year. While February is a little slow so far I’m looking forward to what I can pick up.

What did you read in January? Any 5-star reads? Let’s chat! 

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Can you believe that it’s already February? I know Can you believe that it’s already February? I know I can’t. But that means it’s a new month with more releases coming out! And that makes me excited. Some fantastic titles releasing this month and I cannot wait to read them. 📚

A couple of these are on my TBR already and some have just caught my eye and that makes me super excited to pick them up. 🖤

What are you looking forward to reading this month? Let’s chat! ✨

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