Showing posts with label My Week in Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label My Week in Books. Show all posts

27 Sept 2015

Month in Review / September 2015

September has been such an interesting reading month.  I read six books this month which I am really happy with.  Since starting this year with the view of taking a more relaxed approach with reading.  That has made a very big change from how I have read in the past.  Although I am now reading less than I used to (I used to read 10ish books) I am enjoying my reading a lot more.  Looking at the books that I have read if I had to choose a favourite it would have to be a tie between The Moment of Letting Go and Ransom Canyon.  I have been on a real romance kick lately and those two books hit the right spot.













Tremarnock by Emma Burstall
Tremarnock is a classic Cornish seaside village. Houses cluster around the fishing harbour. It has a pub and a sought-after little restaurant. It is here that Liz has found sanctuary for herself and her young daughter, Rosie - far away from Rosie's cheating father.

Liz works all the hours God sends. First thing in the morning she's out, cleaning offices. At night she is waitressing in the village restaurant, while friends and neighbours rally round and mind Rosie. But trouble is waiting just round the corner.

As with all villages, there are tensions, secrets - and ambitions. Emma Burstall's wonderfully engaging first novel about Tremarnock is the story of what happens when one shocking turn of events sweeps a small community.


Yours Tonight by Joya Ryan

For fans of J Lynn, Jodi Ellen Malpas and Sylvia Day comes the Reign trilogy, an all-consuming, raw and powerful love story...
He will give her everything she's ever wanted . . .
 
Jack Powell's confidence is matched only by his intensity. The darkness in him comes from years of secrets and memories he'd rather forget. Lana has an exotic innocence that draws him in and Jack wants a taste of her. She's a light in the darkness of his world - and she needs help, which he agrees to give her.

The only rule? He makes the rules.
Lana gives up her control, letting Jack take her body however he needs, while she works her way into his heart. But Jack's past catches up to them and Lana finds herself wrapped up in a scheme that will expose every secret she's worked so hard to keep. She clung to Jack once when her world was crashing down, but this time, she loves him. She'll continue to reach for him - her only fear is if he'll reach back, or go on his way, taking her soul with him . . .

Power Play by Tiffany Snow
THIS KIND OF BUSINESS CAN ONLY BE PERSONAL

Sage Reese lives for her job. More precisely, she lives for her debonair boss, Parker Andersen. Sage handles everything for Parker, even as she fantasizes about the one thing that isn't in her job description: him. But when a high-stakes account crosses the line from shady to deadly, a tough cop starts giving Sage the attention she wishes Parker would . . .

Detective Dean Ryker couldn't be more different from Parker. While Parker wears expensive suits like a second skin and drives a BMW, Ryker's uniform is leather jackets and jeans . . . and his ride of choice is a Harley. While Parker's sexiness is a reserved, slow burn, Ryker is completely upfront about what-and who-he's after. And Sage tops his list.

Now, as Ryker digs deeper into the dark side of Parker's business, Sage finds herself caught between two men: the one she's always wanted-and the one who makes her feel wanted like never before . . .
 








31 Aug 2015

My Month in Books / August 2015

August is one of those months that is always crazy busy.  The first two weeks in August I had holiday, went to the seaside and spent lots of time with friends and family.  It was wonderful.



Bookish wise, I read some really great books and some that I were not sure of.  My favourites of of those listed below are definately The Dress, Court of Thorns & Roses and Masquerade.  I already suspected that I would like A Court of Thorn & Roses because I really loved Throne of Glass but the other two were completely new authors to me and ones that I will definately be checking out more of....










I have put this on a seperate post as I wanted to add a bit more 
description in it as there were a few.  That post will be up soon...

















26 Jul 2015

My Week in Books / 20th to 26th July 2015

This was a bit of a hit and miss week for me in books.  While I was really in a reading mood unfortunately the first two books I read just didn't do it for me.  The first I tried to read was Texas Gothic below is an explanation of how I DNF'd that one.  The next was The Memory Hit which was an 'out of my comfort zone' type of read so that one honestly could have gone either way (bad or good).  Normally, I don't like stories about drugs etc so this was a trial by fire style book.  The last book was the one that I enjoyed the most this week, The Witch Hunter.  I love books about witches so that definitely had that going for it from the start.  This one got 4 stars from me.  




Amy Goodnight knows that the world isn't as simple as it seems—she grew up surrounded by household spells and benevolent ghosts. But she also understands that "normal" doesn't mix with magic, and she's worked hard to build a wall between the two worlds. Not only to protect any hope of ever having a normal life.

Ranch-sitting for her aunt in Texas should be exactly that. Good old ordinary, uneventful hard work. Only, Amy and her sister, Phin, aren't alone. There's someone in the house with them—and it's not the living, breathing, amazingly hot cowboy from the ranch next door.

It's a ghost, and it's more powerful than the Goodnights and all their protective spells combined. It wants something from Amy, and none of her carefully built defenses can hold it back.

This is the summer when the wall between Amy's worlds is going to come crashing down.


This is a story that has been on my shelf for absolutely ages and is one that I was highly recommended to read as being quite scary so as I am in the middle of changing my bookshelves I thought now is as good time as any to read it (and I made sure that I started it during the day just in case!).  Honestly, I didn't find this scary or even remotely creepy.  I read about just over 100 pages and found that I just didn't care enough about what happened to the characters.  It's not to say that this wasn't a good story it was just the story wasn't going anywhere and when it did it seemed to take ages to get there, which lost my interest.  This is one that I may pick up again at another time but just could not continue with this one right now.   



19 Jul 2015

My Two Weeks in Books / 4th to 19th July 2015






What a mixed reading fortnight I had.  My favourite book out of the four that I read this fortnight would have to be The Turning Point.  Not only was it a new author for me so that was refreshing but it was one of those books that I got completely engrossed in reading and did not want to put it down, even when I got to the very end.  A very emotional read.  Lying Out Loud had the great comedic writing of Kodi Keplinger but it didn't really hit the right reading spot, emotionally.  The Boy that Never was and The Treacle Well were both OK reads for me.  I read them all the way through but they didn't make much of an impact on me as I wish they had done. 
















4 Jul 2015

My Week in Books / 29th June to 4th July 2015

What a great reading week!  I started off the week with the Novice by Taran Matharu and absolutely loved it!  I was hooked from the first page right to the very last page!  I cannot wait for the next book in this series although I suspect that it might be a while!!  Finishing off the reading week for me was A Gift for Carers and although I am not a carer the description of this book just sounded so uplifting I thought I would give it a go.  What a great book to read/use when you are in need of some life inspiration, life direction and general personal development.  Both of these books I received for review and I was so happy that I had the opportunity to read them as, to be honest, these were not books that I would normally pick up.  It just goes to show that you should always give a book a chance, even when you think you may not like it.  It may turn out to be a favourite!









28 Jun 2015

My Two Weeks in Books / 14th to 28th June 2015






What a really great two weeks in books.  Reading has been a bit slow for me lately, but as they say quality over quantity any day!  I started off at the beginning finishing the Starcrossed series, which I was a bit disappointed with so I was in a bit of a book lull..  Then I went on to the Beast which I loved.  It had a lot of action in it and the descriptions was written so beautifully I just could not put this down.  I finished off the two weeks with Pieces of You which was a really heartbreaking read that left me with such an emotional book hangover it has taken me a while to pick up another book.












13 Jun 2015

My Week in Books - 8th to 13th June 2015






I was really proud of completing two books this week considering how busy I still am.  These first two books in the Starcrossed trilogy were a little bit on the slow side but I am really enjoying this story.  I am about to start the third and final book Goddess so we'll see what happens next.  I hope it is not as slow paced as the first two - I really need to read some fast paced action.......


















6 Jun 2015

My Week in Books / 31st May to 7th June 2015

Sadly this was one of those weeks where life happened.  So many things to get done and not much time or energy for reading left in the day, which did leave me very sad that I only managed to read one anthology but in this case quality not quantity.  I really enjoyed the Summer in Snow Valley anthology just as much as I did when reading the first anthology, Christmas in Snow Valley in December.  If you are looking for an easy beach read this summer this is definately a great pick up!




Summer in Snow Valley - Blog Tour/Review













10 May 2015

My Week in Books / 4th to 10th May 2015

This week has been a bit of an ok week for me.  It started out ok with reading As Good as it Gets which was an ok read but not really my cup of tea and I have to be honest and say that it did slow down my enthusiasm to read a little bit.  The second read of the week, however, was Bite that really got me back inspired to read a lot more.  I have started by first book of next week, An Ember in the Ashes, and really enjoying it so far...











As Good as it Gets by Fiona Gibson
Bite by Nick Louth











26 Apr 2015

My Week in Books / 18th to 24th April 2015

What a mixture of a week in books.   I read a couple of good books this week.  One of them (California) I enjoyed but it was a slow read for me and the other (The Liar) had me on the edge of my seat right until the very last page.  OMG!  That book was so good.  I had never known that a Nora Roberts book could be so action packed!




California by Edan Lepuki
The Liar by Nora Roberts