Simon Snow Review

I finally got round to reading the Simon Snow series by Rainbow Rowell, so here is my review of the series. Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen. That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right. Half the …

Last 10 Book Tag

Last Book I Bought  A wild propulsive adventure full of hairpin twists, Departure weaves together power, ambition, fate, memory, and love. The world's past and future rests in the hands of five unwitting strangers. En route to London from New York, Flight 305 suddenly loses power and crash-lands in the English countryside, plunging a group …

Mid Year Book Freakout Tag

I'm a little late to the party, but I thought that I would do the Mid Year Book Freakout Tag. As I am doing my Book-A-Day challenge, I'm limiting myself to the first 182 books I read this year. Best book you’ve read so far I feel a little bit like this is cheating, as …

August TBR

I have a rather ambitious TBR for this month, but I am still on track with my Book-A-Day challenge, and would like to get a head over the summer before term starts again. The Gilded Ones Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a …

Challenger Deep Review

Long time no see. My exams are finished now so I will be able to post more consistently. Today I have a book review for you. Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman. Caden Bosch is on a ship that's headed for the deepest point on Earth: Challenger Deep, the southern part of the Marianas Trench. Caden …

How I track my reading

There are many different ways that a person can track their reading. I have an overly complicated system that uses a lot of spreadsheets, and I want to share it with you, as some of the features may be useful to others. Reading List The first thing I update is my reading list which has …

Two Weeks Worth of Books

Books I Read Arsenic for Tea Schoolgirl detectives Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are at Daisy's home, Fallingford, for the holidays. Daisy's glamorous mother is throwing a tea party for Daisy's birthday, and the whole family is invited, from eccentric Aunt Saskia to dashing Uncle Felix. But it soon becomes clear that this party isn't …