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Hey guys,  hope you all are well. I don't usually do reviews on books that are all over the press or majorly talked about. Mainly because I feel like sometimes they are done to death and people will get sick of reading about them however, I'm going to break out of habit and just go for it. I'm a massive Potterhead. Don't think you'd be able to tell that from my blog, but I am. I don't keep it quiet on purpose but again, everyone talks about Harry Potter and I didn't want my blog to get lost in abyss. I grew up with the books and I'm very, very grateful to my dad, Nigel Stewart for buying and pre-ordering all the books since I was P5/6. Little did he know then that he was to give me one of my most favourite things in the world. Thanks paps xx. *Spoilers ahead* The Cursed Child, is a different take on the magical world. I recently re-read the whole series before I read the play and from an adult perspective I was very interested in how Harry would ...

Hey guys, deriving a bit from tradition here and sharing something personal. Been going through a bit of an identity crisis the past few weeks. I'm a fully qualified and award winning journalist, however, I've found it very tough to get a job within the media.  After yet another set back, I've decided to completely step away from it. There's only so much heartbreak a person can take and it's not good for morale. I've got a job that I'm very happy in, not exactly where I thought I'd be but I like it. It's very secure with plenty of opportunities to grow and work my way up. They even have a internal newsletter I can get involved with. So this is all very practical and mature, scary, but we have to grow up some time, right?  The identity crisis part comes from, where is my creative outlet? Journalism was somewhat creative, it's only now that I'm out of it completely that I understand how restrictive it actually was (is). There was always s...

Hey y'all, Yep, book haul means regular posts. For a while anyway. I know, I know, I'm spoiling you. <_< Yeah... I have to say, this book had me to tense. Like, I went to bed with serious pain in my shoulders from anxiety. My stress knots had stress knots. I genuinely considered reading the ending of this book because I didn't think my body could cope with this one.  The book mostly tells the events of a couple of days, Sophie's 40th birthday no less. She's woken up by a man in her bedroom and all he does is hand her a letter, steals her phone and tells her not tell anyone, especially the police, that he's been there. Obviously panicked, Sophie heads to her sisters house. She can't figure out who's trying to do this to her, it is her fiance or his ex wife? Why would someone want to hurt her?  As the story unfolds, things about Sophie and her fiance, Marc are revealed. He has a turbulent relationship with his ex Claudine, over hi...

Hey guys, I bought this book after seeing the trailer for the film. I'm a big believer in the book is always better so I was pretty excited to read this one. It didn't disappoint. I'm yet to see the film but I hope to get around to it soon, work has me pretty busy at the minute. It's safe to say I live there. Plus freelance work on top of that, yep. I only see my bf at night or when he works from home.  -sigh- Moving on, I read this book over a couple of days. On the bus to and from work, surprisingly. Ok I'm seriously moving on now. I love Louisa 'Lou' Clark! She's funny, quirky and I identified a lot with her. Sometimes I felt a bit trapped when I lived with my parents in a small town but I'm better now in the city. Best decision ever.  She's made redundant and has to start looking for work to help her parents make ends meet and one of these jobs leads her too working as a carer for Will Traynor. Will has been recently paralysed in an acc...

Hey everyone, I hope you all are well. Yeah I suck at regular posts but I'm getting there. Recently it's hard to find the time to read, awk well. I'll get there! Very happy with this book haul. Thank you Amazon! I've even another batch ordered and hopefully will be delivered this week! Can't wait. It really is the simple things in life. I usually pick books either on reviews or from the suggestion section on Amazon. And this is what I've based my last couple of book buys on.  Can honestly say this book was a lot darker than I was expecting. I thought from the description that it was about a suicide and the events that lead up to it. However, that's really not what the book it about. It's told from about three perspectives, Abbey, Parker and DS Adrian Miles.  Abbeys' story is told through flashbacks to her past and her work life, Parker is a new intern at the museum where Abbey works and DS Miles is one of the detectives on the case of the...

Hey guys, I've had this book a while, I had started reading it ages ago and must have set it down and forgot about it. Yeah, I know that sounds bad but I have a special kind of memory. I really enjoyed this book, like the characters are so interesting. Win and Myrons' bromance, if you will, is fascinating, one's softer, emotionally and romantic and the other is hard, potentially a sociopath and strong. Yet both are fiercely loyal to one another, very physically tough and have interesting careers. Myron is an celebrity agent and Win is an investment banker/hitman. Yep you read that right. Anyway the story follows Myron and how is life is changed when an old flame, Terese, springs into his life again after many years and asks him to come to Paris.  Once there, Myron is searched and followed by french police. Once he meets Terese he finds out part of the reason why he's there. He thinks he's searching for her missing ex husband however, they quickly discover ...

Hello everyone,  hope you all are well. This is a book that I got for Christmas, by Cecelia Ahern. Love her novels, have read and reviewed one or two of hers and well consider me a fan. However, I did have to wrap my head around this book. I really wasn't sure where it was going to go at the start but I kept with it and I enjoyed it.  The story follows Sabrina Boggs and her search to find out the truth behind her father, Fergus. Her father, now in a nursing home with very little memory of the man he was and who the people are around him.  Sabrina had a very difficult relationship with her dad, believing him to have been a serial adulterer and a hard man to get along with. He didn't speak to his own family and had difficulty communicating who he really was/is.  The facade begins to crumble when a box of her fathers things is left for Sabrina to store until he get better. In the box she finds marbles, a whole load of marbles. Some incredibl...

Hello there,  getting good at this regular posting malarkey however, I'm running out of books, well new books, to write about. I might just have to start re-reading some of my old favs. Not that I'm complaining, any excuse eh? This one was a bit of a slow starter for me, took me a while to get into it. Ironic as one of the central characters Gil, is having trouble getting into his book.  I stayed up reading until 1 am last night because I really couldn't put it down.  There's a lot that was familiar about this story for me, as a journalist (like Gil) I understand the research part, the frustration of not getting answers and the itch to know more about the villages  mysterious new tenant is.  The mysterious new tenant is Helen or Helene, a war photographer prone to migraines, and having flashbacks to a fire she can't really remember where she vaguely remembers seeing a body on the floor.  The story follows Helen as she tries to piece the ...

Hey there, went on a buying binge a couple of weeks ago in Tesco and picked up this book among others. Future posts to come :) I was drawn to this book because I was reading a lot of crime novels there for a while and wanted something a bit lighter. Although this book in particular is full of twists and turns, spies, love, and war. Right up my street at the minute. This book particularly called out to me because the central characters are journalists and I worked as a journalist for two years there and would love to continue it in the future. #SomeoneEmployMe This is two tales of love and betrayal twisted into one story. The past clashes with the present when Abby Gordon discovers an old photograph in a collection she's putting together for the Royal Cartography Institute. The photograph is of Rosamund Bailey and Dominic Blake, when Abby discovers that Dominic went missing two weeks after the photo was taken and that Rosamund is still alive, she invites her to the Great Briti...

Hello friends, hope you are all OK! Recently I have been obsessed with World War stories, whether it's TV programs, books or films, I can't get enough of them! So this is a post about a book I've read based on events from WW2. There is a lot packed into this book so I'm going to skim over the details and just point out some key points of interest.  The story essentially follows Pixie Saunders, who works in the local armaments factory, near Portsmouth and looks at what life looks like for the people at home. Pixie's mother could be described as 'flighty' at best, she's run off with a man leaving her 19 year old daughter to fend for herself.  Pixie is now faced with paying rent, bills and essentially looking after herself. In the beginning she copes quite well, until she realises the extent of the debt her mother has left her in. Now facing eviction, Pixie along with her friend Rita decide they need a night out. Heading to their local pub, they meet A...

Hey guys, another post so soon? I know I'm spoiling you ;) Finally got my mojo back and it's nice to be writing again. This book was given to me by my mommabear. It's more her type of book, I'm funny when I see certain covers, no idea why just am. I think it's probably because I know they're my mums type of book if that makes any sense? This book is actually really good. It's got love, scandal, social hierarchy and for a while we're concerned the past is doomed to repeat itself. The story begins with a scene from the past, Ruth Hargreaves is a beautiful, young woman ready for her first party with the upper class. The master of the house takes a fancy to her and forces himself upon her. This however, is not the worst betrayal of Ruth's trust. Her father, Seth makes a deal with Lord Laughton in which he forced Ruth to be his mistress in exchange for a higher position within the Laughton household. There is more to it here, but I'll let you fi...

Hey guys, Yes, it's been a while since I posted, my bad! I've been reading loads so hopefully will be posting more. Anywho, my cousin had a clear out of books recently and of-course I had to get them. I read Lauren Kate's series over last week. I have to say I liked them. They were a bit a of a slow starter but the story behind them is very good and makes a lot of sense when everything is revealed at the end. In the first book we meet 'Luce', Lucinda Price who has arrived at Sword & Cross Reform School after being accused of causing a fire in which a boy died. Once she's there we're introduced to many key characters including, Cam, Molly, Arriane, Penn and most important Daniel. Luce is drawn to Daniel as soon as she see's him. The first book mostly follows the love triangle between Luce, Daniel and Cam. Towards the end we discover Daniel and most of the 'students' at Sword & Cross are actually fallen angels and that L...