Hi guys!

Sorry I've been M.I.A for so long. I know i keep saying I'm going to get back into regular posting and i want to! i do but i am honestly in a bit of a reading slump right now that I'm struggling to get out of.
I'm hoping to get back into it but i don't want to make any promises.

I'm also hoping to start posting regularly on my lifestyle blog so check that out to see whats happening in life, and what I'm enjoying.

I'm currently half way through two books, the first being The night circus by Erin Morgenstern, which i am enjoying but honestly struggling to get through, I've been reading this for about two months. I don't think its necessarily the books fault that I'm struggling though its just the fact that I'm in this slump.

The second book I'm in the middle of is Its not summer without you by Jenny Han. I thought a good contemporary would kick me out of this slump but whilst i did manage to get through The summer i turned pretty at a reasonable pace, I'm going a lot slower through this one. That's not to say I'm not enjoying it but that slump just keeps getting me and i find myself gravitating towards other things, TV being the main culprit.

So lets all cross our fingers that this slump will pack its bags and move on but until then i will post when i can.

What have you been reading? And how do you get out of a slump?

check out my lifestyle blog for more of me!

Bye Guys!

Poison Study- Maria V Snyder

Publisher: Mira
Published: March 1, 2007
412 pages
Goodreads page

About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. She'll eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace—and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia.

And so Yelena chooses to become a food taster. But the chief of security, leaving nothing to chance, deliberately feeds her Butterfly's Dust—and only by appearing for her daily antidote will she delay an agonizing death from the poison.

As Yelena tries to escape her new dilemma, disasters keep mounting. Rebels plot to seize Ixia and Yelena develops magical powers she can't control. Her life is threatened again and choices must be made. But this time the outcomes aren't so clear..

I am somewhat undecided on my opinion of this book. Whilst the story line was interesting and the world had potential i found myself unattached to the characters.
The writing style is kind of simplistic to me, which is not necessarily a bad thing but i think when it comes to fantasy you need quite a bit of detail to really immerse yourself into the world.
I liked the magical elements and i found the poisons interesting, but i think it just needed something more.

I anticipated the 'twist' from the very beginning and i think most people would see it as quite obvious, although in the characters position i no doubt would have done the same thing. Hopefully for those who have read it you know what I'm talking about.

I was very interested in Yelena's back story and would love more details, which hopefully the next book provides.

I will be continuing with the series i just hope we get a bit more from the rest of the books.

Overall it didn't wow me but it was intriguing enough to keep me reading.

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Three and a half stars

Im alive!

Hey guys sorry I've been gone so long.

Ive have been quite busy planning my trip to New Zealand next month and other family commitments that i honestly just haven't had the time to read (or blog). Its been quite a busy start to the year with my brother getting married ( i was the photographer) and trying to get my business going its just been very hectic. i haven't completely stopped reading and since I've been gone i have read a few which i will update you on below.

Hopefully once i get back from New Zealand at the beginning of next month i can get myself back into a blogging schedule, because i miss it and do enjoy it a lot.

But today I'm just going to catch you up on what I've been reading..

I am currently reading Ignite me by Tahereh Mafi and really loving it!

and these are the books I've read since my last review:

Frankenstein- Mary Shelley

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Three stars

Sweet tooth Vol 1 Out of the woods- Jeff Lemire

****

Four stars

The walking dead Vol 2 Miles behind us - Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard

*****

Five stars

The fellowship of the ring- J R R Tolkein

****

Four stars

The White Princess- Philippa Gregory

*****

Five stars

On the jellicoe road - Melina Marchetta

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Three stars

A clash of kings - George R R Martin

****

Four stars

Shatter me- Tahereh Mafi

****

Four stars

The constant princess- Philippa Gregory

*****

Five stars

Unravel me- Tahereh Mafi

****

Four stars

Death note Black edition Vol 1 -  Tsugumi Ohba

*****

Five stars

Star wars A new hope- George Lucas

****

Four stars

The undomestic goddess - Sophie Kinsella

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Three stars

Hopefully you'll be seeing more from me soon

Thanks for reading!

Bleeding Violet- Dia Reeves

Publisher: Simone Pulse
Published: Jan 5, 2010
454 Pages
Goodreads page

Love can be a dangerous thing...

Hanna simply wants to be loved. With a head plagued by hallucinations, a medicine cabinet full of pills, and a closet stuffed with frilly, violet dresses, Hanna’s tired of being the outcast, the weird girl, the freak. So she runs away to Portero, Texas in search of a new home.

But Portero is a stranger town than Hanna expects. As she tries to make a place for herself, she discovers dark secrets that would terrify any normal soul. Good thing for Hanna, she’s far from normal. As this crazy girl meets an even crazier town, only two things are certain: Anything can happen and no one is safe

This was definitely one of the strangest books Ive read in a long time.
Hanna is a pretty messed up character but it was pretty interesting to see into her mind. She kind of freaked me out a little and i wouldn't want to come across her in real life.
I didn't think much of the town, the story as a whole seemed like a bunch of random ideas thrown together and it didn't work as well as the author intended i think.
It was a decent read but i just found it a little all over the place for my liking.

***
Three stars

Fangirl- Rainbow Rowell

Publisher: St Martins Press
Published: Sep 10, 2013
443 pages
Goodreads page

Cath is a Simon Snow fan.

Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan . . .

But for Cath, being a fan is her life — and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving.

Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.

Cath’s sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can’t let go. She doesn’t want to.

Now that they’re going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn’t want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She’s got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words . . . And she can’t stop worrying about her dad, who’s loving and fragile and has never really been alone.
For Cath, the question is: Can she do this?

Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? Writing her own stories?

And do

Rainbow Rowell is quickly becoming one of my favourite authors.
This was such a cute read. I loved Caths character, she was so quirky you really felt like you knew her and could understand her as a person.
I found the whole twin thing fascinating as i have always wanted to be a twin. Cath and Wrens relationship felt so real, i would actually love to read a book written from her point of view.
Levi has such a cute personality but i have to be honest and say the person i pictured in my head from the description wasn't all that attractive, but of course looks aren't everything and that could be just the way I'm perceiving him anyway.
Overall this was an amazing story and i absolutely loved it!

*****
Five stars

October Wrap up

October was a busy month for me, it was my birthday and i am also still getting the hang of having a toddler and a newborn so that has been keeping me on my toes. I didn't get as much reading done as id like but hopefully ill get back in the swing of things soon.

Did i do that?- Amber Humphrey

Goodreads page

*****

The walking dead vol 1- Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore
Goodreads page
*****

The Immortal rules- Julie Kagawa
Goodreads page
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Sharp objects- Gillian Flynn
Goodreads page
****

Sharp Objects- Gillian Flynn

Publisher: Shaye Areheart Books
Published: Sep 26, 2006
272 pages
Goodreads page

WICKED above her hipbone, GIRL across her heart 
Words are like a road map to reporter Camille Preaker’s troubled past. Fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, Camille’s first assignment from the second-rate daily paper where she works brings her reluctantly back to her hometown to cover the murders of two preteen girls.

NASTY on her kneecap, BABYDOLL on her leg 
Since she left town eight years ago, Camille has hardly spoken to her neurotic, hypochondriac mother or to the half-sister she barely knows: a beautiful thirteen-year-old with an eerie grip on the town. Now, installed again in her family’s Victorian mansion, Camille is haunted by the childhood tragedy she has spent her whole life trying to cut from her memory.

HARMFUL on her wrist, WHORE on her ankle 
As Camille works to uncover the truth about these violent crimes, she finds herself identifying with the young victims—a bit too strongly. Clues keep leading to dead ends, forcing Camille to unravel the psychological puzzle of her own past to get at the story. Dogged by her own demons, Camille will have to confront what happened to her years before if she wants to survive this homecoming.

This book was incredibly dark and somewhat messed up in parts but that is what was so great about it.

The mystery and darkness is so captivating i was hooked throughout.

Camille's character is so messed up and reading about her and her incredibly messed up family was just so intriguing.

Gillian isn't afraid to go to dark places to keep us reading and i really love that about her writing style, i haven't read many books that were as captivating in such a messy way.

I definitely would not recommend this book for anyone under the age of 18, its very up front and there is quite a bit of adult content.

I have to say i did not pick the ending. Up until the very end i was kept guessing at who done it and was quite surprised.

This is a great read for those who like a dark and twisted story. I enjoyed it and will be picking up more of Gillian's work.

****

Four stars