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Wonderful May Books to look forward to!

Two days into the new month and we've got a great list of books to look forward to.  March is a SUPER Book month with a ton of good titles!  We'll be celebrating non-stop.  Here's a list with   OUR March favourites:   (No particular order)  1. Confess by Colleen Hoover (By Atria Books)                               Publication date: March, 10th  320 pages in this bad boy, huzzah! '' Auburn Reed has her entire life mapped out. Her goals are in sight and there’s no room for mistakes. But when she walks into a Dallas art studio in search of a job, she doesn’t expect to find a deep attraction to the enigmatic artist who works there, Owen Gentry. For once, Auburn takes a risk and puts her heart in control, only to discover Owen is keeping major secrets from coming out. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything important to Auburn, and the...

NEVER NEVER POSTER - C. Hoover & T. Fisher

So after recently finishing CoHo & Tarryn Fisher's gem Never Never,  I felt inspired and quickly whipped up a little poster with one of my favourite quotes during my lunch break. After I finished the book, I kept seeing a dark and rusty orange combined with a little   turquoise.    Sort of came to mind when thinking of Silas and Charlie together. I wanted to incorporate a bit of the eeriness I felt, and this is what came out of it.  Hope y'all like it.    I really recommend getting the ebook if you haven't already. It's fairly short compared to their usual stuff, as it's a Novella, but don't be fooled by its length... It'll knock you sideways.  Cheerio for now, folks.  x
All Fall Down by Ally Carter My rating: 3 of 5 stars Super savvy spy-thriller by NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Ally Carter. Need I say more?! Recipe for kick-ass spy thriller: 5 spoonfuls of dark espionage 4 ounces of HOT Russian love interest 2 tsp of ambiguity add 1 ounce of creative genius. Stir generously and consume with care. Oh, Carter, you've done it again... All Fall Down     is the first in Ally Carter's Embassy Row Series and starts off with a bang. The story combines the joys of a good thriller with the right amount of fine-tuned conspiracy. I must confess that I wasn't the biggest fan of the Heist Society books, for whatever unknown reason I couldn't quite connect to the characters. I tried and tried, but in the end decided to move on. I know, big, fat sigh. Regardless, I was really excited for this one to hit the 'virtual' shelves. Everyone knows I'm sucker for a good spy-thriller wit...

Book talk - Review of 'New Girl' by Paige Harbison

This ebook was kindly provided to me by Netgalley for HarlequinTeen .) Check out the blurb here . Warning: New Girl includes disturbing & mature scenes.

Book talk - Review of Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover

Alright, deep breaths guys... I'm really not quite sure where to begin with this.  First, I'd like to thank Colleen once again for sharing her talent with us; her very faithful readers.  Secondly, I think it's most impressive that there has not been one single book of hers that I didn't like. I mean, not one, not even close and I think that is quite something. I'd say I'm quite a tough cookie to break and certainly have quite high standards when it comes to literature in general. Long story short; I'm quite hard to please. Colleen however has found a way to waltz right through that tough exterior and hits the target every time.   If I'm totally honest with you, I have the strangest feeling Colleen is actually a Witch. Like, a fully fledged magical being with the most wonderful imagination. So if you're reading this right now and you're thinking, ''heck, what is this chick on about... magic isn't real...''  I urg...

Book talk - Review of 'Black Ice' BY Becca Fitzpatrick

Published as ebook by S&S Books for young readers  So this book showed up on my radar fairly unexpectedly. I've got to be honest and say that I hadn't been aware of its publication at all and I certainly didn't know what to expect when I read that 'Black Ice' was labeled as a 'dark and mysterious thriller.'  The reviews I'd read prior to starting the ebook were rather mixed in opinion, but as a big fan of the the Hush Hush series I knew I would just have to give it a chance.  It started off entertaining enough and despite my initial concerns, I kept on reading. I'm not too sure how I feel about labelling Black Ice as a thriller however,  because if I had to be brutally honest, I don't believe it really qualifies as one, even as a young-adult thriller.  Were there parts that somewhat shocked me? Yes, certainly.  Was I scared or at all worried for the characters at any point? Sadly...no.  Which is why I think t...

Book talk - Review of Isla and the happily ever after by S. Perkins.

Published August 14th 2014 by Dutton We rate it: 4.5 stars out of 5 It comes to no surprise that Stephanie once again managed to knock our fluffy socks off. I mean, we all expected it, didn't we?! I most certainly did.  I know Steph has had a bunch of worries about writing Isla, seeing as it is the last and final book in the series and, naturally, those are always the toughest ones to complete, but I knew from the start that she'd have nothing to worry about. I was 100% sure she'd ace it, and, well, here we are.  I think out of the 3, Isla was the book with the most ups and downs and overall had the most emotionally consuming plot. Josh & Isla's story really tugged at my heartstrings and I found it most difficult to detach myself from the heartbreak.  Isla and the happily ever after is one of those stories that act as some sort of mad teleportation device. Before you know it, you're tumbling right back into your own teenager years w...

Make #timetoread for the NATIONAL READATHON - January 2015

                                                 MAKE # TIMETOREAD                                                               24th, Jan 2015 I came across this very noble cause through a friend at work and felt obliged to share it to raise awareness.  Basically  +Penguin Random House  is teaming up with the chaps from  +Goodreads  and  +Mashable  to encourage more people to take part in next years National #Readathon day which will be happening towards the end of January 2015.   The task is quick and simple: Make more #timetoread and help change someones life this winter by celebrating the National Readathon.  All you've got to do is pledge to s...

LUNCH TIME SUCCESS & AN AWFUL LOT OF SWOONING #tfiosedition

Lunch time success in the office. Thanks to the never ending rain, I decided to stay in the office, had next to no motivation to eat my lunch out in the rain and so, I just stayed at my desk and decided to start on something cute and bookish to add to the collection. Voila, today's theme was  ''SKIP A HEARTBEAT''  What do you like to do in your lunch breaks? Tweet us with your favourite lunch time activities! Hugs for you all,  xo

CRAZY SNEAK PEEK!!

Exciting news, 'Jewel' fans,  we've got a an exclusive deleted scene for you! It seems like we've all been waiting for this month for a decade, desperately waiting, wishing for September to come sooner, but now, IT IS FINALLY HERE. And with the release, comes an exclusive delete scene, just for you . Now isn't that something to celebrate?  Yep, we think so too.  So, The Wishing Well, is part of a neat collection of pretty cool stories for Kids. These tell the stories of the two sisters who are granted a wish after saving a water spirit. (Sounds pretty cool already, right? ) The stories focus on how exactly those wishes impacted the sisters lives.  Well, we're certainly looking forward to seeing how that story ends. (If your not entirely familiar with Amy's 'Jewel', please watch the book trailer before you start reading the deleted scene!)  > WATCH THE JEWEL BOOK TRAILER HERE   <  Well, without further ...