The Selection by Kiera Cass - Review

Thirty-five beautiful girls. Thirty-five beautiful rivals…

It’s the chance of a lifetime and 17-year-old America Singer should feel lucky. She has been chosen for The Selection, a reality TV lottery in which the special few compete for gorgeous Prince Maxon's love.

Swept up in a world of elaborate gowns, glittering jewels and decadent feasts, America is living a new and glamorous life. And the prince takes a special interest in her, much to the outrage of the others.

Rivalry within The Selection is fierce and not all of the girls are prepared to play by the rules. But what they don’t know is that America has a secret – one which could throw the whole competition… and change her life forever.

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December Wrap Up 2019

Hello my fellow bookworms! Hope we all had a good Christmas. All I can say is I am more than ready for the new year. I'm currently cataloguing all my owned books & I honestly never realised I had so many.

Any hoo onto the books I read this month & their ratings...

The Joy of Christmas Book Tag

Hellooo my fellow bookworms! How are we all this week?

Cannot believe that it is Christmas on Wednesday already! At least I've finished all my shopping & worked my last shifts before the big day so I can sit back, chill out & read more than I have been. Though to be fair I have read 2 books this week so not been bad going.

I also saw this wonderful tag on A Beautiful Chaos of Books Youtube channel which I thought would be fun to do & you can watch the video by clicking here.

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman - Review

Pages -417
Format - Kindle


What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong?

Frances has always been a study machine with one goal, elite university. Nothing will stand in her way; not friends, not a guilty secret – not even the person she is on the inside.

But when Frances meets Aled, the shy genius behind her favourite podcast, she discovers a new freedom. He unlocks the door to Real Frances and for the first time she experiences true friendship, unafraid to be herself. Then the podcast goes viral and the fragile trust between them is broken.

Caught between who she was and who she longs to be, Frances’ dreams come crashing down. Suffocating with guilt, she knows that she has to confront her past…
She has to confess why Carys disappeared…

Meanwhile at uni, Aled is alone, fighting even darker secrets.

It’s only by facing up to your fears that you can overcome them. And it’s only by being your true self that you can find happiness.

Frances is going to need every bit of courage she has.

A YA coming of age read that tackles issues of identity, the pressure to succeed, diversity and freedom to choose, Radio Silence is a tour de force by the most exciting writer of her generation.

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Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Review

EVERYONE KNOWS DAISY JONES AND THE SIX.

They sold out arenas from coast to coast.

Their music defined an era and every girl in America idolised Daisy.

But on July 12 1979, on the night of the final concert of the Aurora tour, they split. Nobody ever knew why. Until now.

This is the whole story, right from the beginning: the sun-bleached streets, the grimy bars on the Sunset Strip, knowing Daisy’s moment was coming. Relive the euphoria of success and experience the terror that nothing will ever be as good again. Take the uppers so you can keep on believing, take the downers so you can sleep, eventually. Wonder who you are without the drugs or the music or the fans or the family that prop you up. Make decisions that will forever feel tough. Find beauty where you least expect it. Most of all, love like your life depends on it and believe in whatever it is you’re fighting for.

It’s a true story, though everyone remembers the truth differently.

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City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab - Review

Pages - 285
Format - Paperback


They're here.
They're watching.

Cass can pull back the Veil that separates the living from the dead.

When Cass's parents start hosting a TV show about the world's most haunted places, the family heads off to Edinburgh. Here, graveyards, castles and secret passageways teem with restless phantoms.

But when Cass meets a girl who shares her "gift", she realizes how much she still has to learn about the Veil—and herself. And she'll have to learn fast. The city of ghosts is more dangerous than she ever imagined.

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The Bookish Naughty or Nice Tag 2019

Happy Sunday my lovelies...

I saw this tag over on Laurie's Bookshelf blog & she very kindly said that I could 'steal' it. So are we ready to find out if I'm on the naughty or nice list?

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera - Review

Pages - 384
Format - Kindle


When Mateo receives the dreaded call from Death-Cast, informing him that today will be his last, he doesn't know where to begin. Quiet and shy, Mateo is devastated at the thought of leaving behind his hospitalised father, and his best friend and her baby girl. But he knows that he has to make the most of this day, it's his last chance to get out there and make an impression.

Rufus is busy beating up his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend when he gets the call. Having lost his entire family, Rufus is no stranger to Death-Cast. Not that it makes it any easier. With bridges to mend, the police searching for him and the angry new boyfriend on his tail, it's time to run.

Isolated and scared, the boys reach out to each other, and what follows is a day of living life to the full. Though neither of them had expected that this would involve falling in love...

Another beautiful, heartbreaking and life-affirming book from the brilliant Adam Silvera, author of More Happy Than Not and History Is All You Left Me.

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Summary Sunday

Hellooo my fellow bookworms!

I have recently decided on a new blog schedule. I shall now be posting just on a Sunday but may post random reviews etc. This is due to time management, life is pretty hectic just now.

So today is Summary Sunday where I give you a general update on all things bookish.

This week has been a funny reading week for me. I feel like I've read loads but have not read much which kinda suck morale wise. But hey ho we stride on.

I started The Northern Lights (The Golden Compass) by Phillip Pullman & it's took a while for me to take to it. I don't know why it's just seemed like a drag. Been told it gets better so will persevere.

I've also read the first half of They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera & by god this book has had me hooked from the beginning. Still not finished it as trying to read a good chunk of The Northern Lights but will no doubt gobble up the second half of the book as quick as the first.

Another thing I have discovered this week is that I am the cliched bookworm who does nothing but buy people book for presents. Whenever I have to buy a non-bookish present I literally mind blank & panic, yey!

How is your reading going this week?

Let me know by dropping me a message below or hitting me up on Twitter.

Until next week byeeeee!

WWW Wednesday

Happy hump day my lovelies! I really need to pay attention to what day of the week it is hence why this post is up a wee bit later. On the plus side I am back on the reading trail! Taking part in 3 readathons this month (details in my November wrap up post) & so far things are going good, December 4th & I've already read 1 book & a good chunk of another.

November Wrap Up 2019

Hi my lovelies how did we all do this month? I didn't do as well as expected & only managed to read 6 books out of my rather large TBR. Think this was mainly to do with being ill for the good part of a week towards the end, so ill I couldn't read so was definitely not happy about that. Also had a brilliant time celebrating my sons first birthday this month even if he didn't have a clue as to what all the fuss was about! Any way read on to find out what books I did manage to read this month...