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Friday, 27 November 2015

I have failed | NaNoWriMo

So today is the 27th November, 2015 and I thought that I would do a little NaNoWriMo update. I have completely and utterly failed NaNoWriMo. There are three days left and I have only written 23809. There is no way that I am going to reach the goal of 50,000 words by monday. So I have made a decision....

Sunday, 22 November 2015

The Reading Habits Tag

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Do you have a certain place at home for reading? Usually I read on my bed as I have a lovely little read nook with a lamp and some fairy lights, place to put my book and drink, and a bookmark pot thing. Also my bedroom is relaxing because I can surround myself with my books and wrap up in my quilt....

Review | The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown

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What You Need To Know: Title: The Lost Symbol Author: Dan Brown Number of Pages: 509 Genres: Thriller, Fiction, Mystery, Action, Drama, Fiction Series/Standalone: Standalone but revolved around the same male character as previous works Publisher: Doubleday Publication Date: 15th September, 2009 The...

Review | The Red Queen, by Victoria Aveyard

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What You Need To Know: Title: The Red Queen Author: Victoria Aveyard Number of Pages: 383 Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Romance Series/Standalone: 1st book in the Red Queen Series Publisher: Orion Publication Date: 10th February, 2015 The Plot: This is a world divided...

Review | All My Friends Are Superheroes, by Andrew Kaufman

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What You Need To Know: Title: All My Friends Are Superheroes Author: Andrew Kaufman Number of Pages: 120 Genres: Fantasy, Contemporary, Science Fiction, Romance, Humour. Series/standalone: Standalone Publisher: Coach House Books Publication Date: 19th October, 1999 The Plot: All...

Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Review | Anna and the French Kiss, by Stephanie Perkins

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What You Need To Know: Title: Anna and the French Kiss Author: Stephanie Perkins Number of Pages: 372 Genres: Young adult, Romance, Contemporary Fiction Series/Standalone: Standalone Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Publication Date: 2nd December, 2010 The Plot: Anna Oliphant is looking forward to her...

Sunday, 15 November 2015

Review | Fairest, by Marissa Meyer

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What You Need To Know: Title: Fairest Author: Marissa Meyer Number of Pages: 256 Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Fairy Tales, Retellings, Romance, Novella Series/Standalone: Prequel/Bridge book to the Lunar Chronicles Publisher: Fiewell and Friends Publication Date:...

Review | All I Know Now, by Carrie Hope Fletcher

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What You Need To Know: Title: All I Know Now Author: Carrie Hope Fletcher Number of Pages: 352 Genre: non-fiction, advice, guidance Standalone/Series: standalone Publisher: Little Brown Books Publication Date: 23rd April, 2015 The Plot: All I Know Now is the guide on how to survive the stressful...

Thursday, 12 November 2015

Review | Dorothy Must Die, by Danielle Paige

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What You Need To Know: Title: Dorothy Must Die Author: Danielle Paige Number of Pages: 464 Genre: Fantasy, fairy tale, magic, young adult Series/Standalone: First book in the 'Dorothy Must Die' series Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: 1st April, 2014 The Plot: Amy Gumm didn't ask for any...

The Disney Book Tag

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I'm a huge Disney nerd. I think I'm as avid a Disney fan as I am a reader so upon discovering that there is a Disney Book tag. Well let's just say that I squealed quite a lot! So it's time to get started with ......... The Disney Book Tag. The Little Mermaid: a character who is out their element,...

Wednesday, 11 November 2015

Review | Cress, by Marissa Meyer

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What You Need To Know: Title: Cress Author: Marissa Meyer Number of Pages: 550 Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Science Fiction, Dystopian Series/standalone: Third Book in the Lunar Chronicles Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Publication Date: 4th February, 2014 The Plot: Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives...

Monday, 9 November 2015

October Haul

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Last month I was an idiot and spent a hell of a lot of money on books. Don't get me wrong, I love my books but I'm a student and I can't really afford all the books that I keep buying since I'm supposed to be saving up for Christmas and stuff that will happen next year. But I keep buying them anyway. So...

Tuesday, 3 November 2015

I'm writing a book | NaNoWriMo 2015

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I'm an avid reader, which you really should know since you are reading this little blog. But what some people may not know is that I also adore writing. I write fanfiction and I've been meaning to write an original novel for the past millennium so I thought why not go for NaNoWriMo this year. November...