This is a weekly meme hosted by Freda’s Voice The Friday 56 I decided it would be fun to take part in another weekly meme! This time it’s the Friday 56, which looks like fun and a great way to be part of the bookish community! The rules are as follows: Grab a book, any book Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader Find any sentence (or a […]
Love triangles: the ‘right’ guy vs the ‘wrong’ guy Now I get really annoyed with the predominance of love triangles in books (it is especially prevalent in YA). I find this trope to be one that has too much focus and often overshadows the plot. How many conversations about your favourite books are actually about who prefers which potential love interest? Why this one or that one would be right […]
I loved Maggie Stiefvater’s The Raven Boys (see my glowing review here) and I had high hopes for the sequel even though at the same time I also dreaded that it may not live up to my inordinately high expectations. I am pleased that not only did it manage to exceed all of my expectations, I loved the book even more than the first (even if I wished to get […]
WWW Wednesdays is a weekly meme hosted by Should Be Reading WWW Wednesdays To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions… 1. What are you currently reading? 2. What did you recently finish reading? 3. What do you think you’ll read next? Busy week this week – too many things on the go at once – I’m starting to get a little bit dizzy haha! 1. What are […]
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that showcases the upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating. my pick for this week New Year’s Eve ended with a bang and Mary, Kat and Lillia may not be prepared for what is to come. After Rennie’s death, Kat and Lillia try to put the pieces together of what happened to her. They both blame themselves. […]