Saturday 30 April 2016

What I'm Reading This May

So I plan to stick to these 13  books this may, I've had some of these books a few months so I'm trying to get them out the way since I now have so many books to read. I will hopefully be sticking to this list but it depends on what books I fancy reading at that moment in time.

So here they are:
Magonia by Mariah Dahvana Headley
Noughts and crosses by Malorie Blackmore
Knife Edge by Malorie Blackmore
Aerial by Garth Nix
The Art Of Being Normal by Lias Williamson
The Panopticon by Jenni Fagon
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
See How They Run by Ally Carter
Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch
Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
Book Of Lies by Siobhan Vivian
The Secrets Of Dearcliff Grange School by Kim Newman
The List by Siobhan Vivian

Friday 29 April 2016

Top 11 Books

This was meant to be a 10 books blog but...... Theres to many books I just decided to put my preferred 11 Books I am not saying these are the books you have to love and agree with but consider if they intrest you

No particular order.

  • Am I Normal Yet by Holly Bourne. I loved reading this book because of the trueness and realness the charecter conveys when Evie the man character speaks or just inner dialog in Evie's brain. Evie has a severe case of OCD and the book shows how bad OCD can over take someones life. 
  • Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. The reason this book is on my top 11 is becuse of the greatness of the story, the magic between Stargirl and Leo. Stargirl is the type for personwho doesn't want to be labelled or a version of everyone else. She has a crappy time through school as she is so different and other kids just don't except that making her life hell. 
  • My Sister Jodie by Jacqueline Wilson. Sisters Jodie and Pearl have to leave thier comfortable lives and uproot too a boarding school in the middle of nowhere with thiere parents. Pearl is the timid shy girl and Jodie is the bull in the china shop, boisterous,  loud proud girl. Jodie soon loses the plot when she never seems to get on with the people around her. This is my go to book when I need to read something over and over again. 
  • The Fault In Our Stars by John Green.  So I'm sure most of you will understand whythis is on the list. I cried for so long watching the film and also reading the book. A teenage love story made so sad and magical all wrapped in one. It makes you feel honored to watch and read these precious, enchanting moments between two people. 
  • Gingersnaps by Cathy Cassidy.  I loved the magicness that is entwined in each CC book.The book is about a young girl called Ginger who reforms from her old bullied self to a new and improved bully proof, stylish girl. Her tough demeanor falls apart when Ginger meets Sam a trilby wearing sax playing mystery. 
  • Beastly by Alex Finn. Adaptation of beauty and the beast. Kyle thinks he is invincible,  he walks around his school like he owns it and thinks the pupil owe him something because of his local celebrity. His attitude towards people and life is terrible but the worst is yet to come when he publicly shames Kendra an outcast at school. She turns him ugly and his only chance for freedom is if a girl falls in love with him exactly the way he is. 
  • Wonder by R. J. Palacio. August has had a sort of deformed face since he was born unfortunately making him estranged with kids his age. His parents have kept him away from school but decide to let him go to a private school. This will change his view on life and people forever,  having to accept the fact that he isn't like other kids and learning that kids can be cruel. 
  • American Sniper by Chris Kyle.  This was an incredible and insightful read about life being in the SEAL's and having to cope with starting a family and being involved with tours to Iraq and other places fighting to survive. Kyle became one of the best Sniper Shots in American history. His pride and protection of America is simply incredible. 
  • Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon. Maddie is allergic to everything its as simple and as complicated as that,  she can't go out for fear that she will be severely ill or even die. Maddie has excepted this fact and feels that with her mum and her nanny Carla she couldn't want anything more than a cure. Untill the next door neighbors move in with a complicated life and Olly who makes her question her life,  bringing more meaning and care than she tjought she could get. 
  • Jayne Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. This book was the first book I learnt to read when I was eight so of course this book means a lot to me. Jane is such a strong spirited charecter, stubborn Jane's will shall not be bent. Jane being an orphan has to libe with her aunt who has horrible children that think Jane is wicked because of her temper and startlingly red hair. 
  • A Game of Thrones by George R. R Martin. I love how dark and twisted GOT is. The throne is the goal and everyone thinks they should sit on the Iorn Throne. The houses fall apart at the  chance of claiming the iorn throne and heads will roll, wars will begin and two faced people will be out to stab you in the back.... Literally. 

Thursday 28 April 2016

Me Before You by JoJo Moyes *Spoilers*

Well I hate to say it but for me there was some flaws to this book, not that I didn't enjoy reading the book it's a few nagging points that didn't leave after finishing the book.

The first thing is that I felt the book was a little clichéd with the whole, disabled person being incredibly rude then falls deeply in love with the person they were rude too and of course they both hide their feeling until it is pretty much too late.

Another personal opinion is that I found it very harsh that even though the other characters declare their love for the other person then they go and kill themselves anyway. I know it is probably a good plot twist andy everything but still...

So anyway The book is about a lady called Lou Clark, Lou struggles after the cafe she worked at for years closes, rendering her jobless and needing to provide for her parents.

Will Traynor had everything he could ever want, girls, an amazing hot shot career and lots of money. But all that will knows changes when he was in a motorcycle accident making him Quadriplegic, Will cannot move anything from his chest down and has to have a motorised chair.

They meet when Lou's last option at the job centre is to be a carer to Will Traynor. When Lou starts her first day with Will he is horrid to her, he makes her feel dumb and stupid when she is unsure of what to say to him and unsure of how to approach him.

After a while of Lou working with Will he becomes a little less arrogant and manages to string sentences together without intimidating Lou so much, as they begin to like each other more Lou finds out that the real reason she is looking after Will is because he tried to end his life a few month prior to Lou's employment.

She also finds out that Will wants to go to Switzerland to end his life as he despise what he has become and can't stand not having the life he wants. Lou wants him to see that there is life after what has happened to Will trys to take him on fun adventures to try and change his mind.

I did enjoy the book the writing was great and most of the expected emotions were met. I did like the story overall it was a pleasure to read all in all.





Monday 25 April 2016

Angelfall by Susan EE

The world changed within a few days, freak storms and tsunamis hit the world. And with the storms....The Angels. Now you would think that Angels were good right?
Well you are wrong especially since to the Angels humans are nothing but servants or experiments when they take the children to be scorpion 'Locust's'.

Penryn is the rock in her family of three, her mum who is mentally ill and is a danger to the three of them, Paige her 7 year old sister who is disabled and needs Penryn to survive and Penryn takes care after the three of them after had dad left and the apocalypse started, when they needed food to survive and someone to stop the gangs hurting them. To guard them from the Angels.

A group of Angels fall to Earth in a big fight against one specific Angel, Raffel, Penryn helps Raffe to survive but whilst helping him another Angel takes Paige and flys away.

An amazing book full of suspense, mystery and trouble.

This was my first Apocalypse themed book and it was amazing to have such a detailed visual image throughout the whole book. Nothing was hard to image and that made the book that much more amazing. Completely enjoyed every minute of this book couldn't of asked for more.

As soon as I finished Angelfall I continued straight on to World After as I couldn't resist delving into more of Penryn's life.

Anastasia x

15 Books That I Just Couldn't Live Without

Without these books I really wouldn't be who I am today, they have helped shape and define me in so many ways, they have been a late night companion, these books have made me happy and sad.

  • Gingersnaps by Cathy Cassidy.
  • The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. 
  • Beautiful Dead Series by Eeden Maguire.
  • Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli.
  • A Game Of Thrones by George R.R. Martin. 
  • Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard.
  • A Work In Progress by Connor Franta. 
  • Hush Hush Series by Becca Fitzpatrick. 
  • Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon. 
  • Driftwood by Cathy Cassidy.
  • My Sister Jodie by Jacqueline Wilson. 
  • Devil Wears Prada by Laura Weisberger
  • Beastly by Alex Flinn
  • Am I Normal Yet by Holly Bourne 
  • I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson

Saturday 23 April 2016

My Stupid Amount of TBR

I have so many books on my To Be Read list (TBR). I just keep buying more and more books currently I have about 70 books that need reading which is a lot and unfortunately I know I will probably buy more books before I finish reading the already huge pile of books.

Here is some of my TBR.

  • A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms by George R.R Martin
  • Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
  • Angel Fever by L.A WeatherlY
  • Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch
  • The Sleeping Prince by Terence Rattigan
  • Goddess and Dreamless by Josephine Angelini
  • Unforgiven by Lauren Kate 
  • Dead Simple by Peter James 
  • Sense and Sensibility and Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
  • World After and End Days by Susan EE
  • Good Wive by Louisa May Alcott
  • Time Travellers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 
  • To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
  • Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • The Versions Of Us by Laura Barnett
  • Martian by Andy Weir 
  • Reached by Ally Condie 
  • Aerial by Garth Nix 
  • Reven Of Seven, The Fall Of Five and The Rise Of Nine by Pittacus Lore
  • Kissed By An Angel by Mary Clarie Helldorfer 
  • What She Left by T.R Richmond
  • Breathe by Sarah Crossan 
  • The Art Of Being Normal by Lisa Willamson
  • Those Above by Daniel Polansky
  • The Book Of Speculation by Erika Swyler 
  • Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín  
  • The C-Word by Lisa Lynch
  • Pride and Prejudice And Zombies by Jane Austen And Seth Grahame- Smith



Friday 22 April 2016

20 Books That Made Me Question Life

There are some books that make you question everything after you have finished reading it. They can make you question life, love, problems, family relationships,people in general these amazing books can make an impact on us and make better changes for ourselves or just make us stop and contemplate something.

And I love finding books that make me feel like that, I love when I question my own surroundings or my lot in life, my relationship, my life in general, my problems with bullies. Just everything that surrounds me. Without questing these things I can't adjust my life and I feel personally that is so important.

So here is my top 20.

  1. Faceless by Alyssa Sheinmel.
  2. Wonder by R.J. Palacio
  3. The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
  4. Am I Normal Yet by Holly Bourne
  5. Beautiful Dead Series by Eden Maguire 
  6. American Snipe by Chris Kyle
  7. Matched by Ally Condie 
  8. Paper Towns by John Green
  9. Stolen by Lucy Christopher 
  10. Gallagher Girls by Ally Carter 
  11. Me Before You by JoJo Moyes
  12. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
  13. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard 
  14. Game Of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
  15. A Work In Progress by Connor Franta 
  16. Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon
  17. Bestly by Alex Flinn
  18. If I stay by Gayle Forman
  19. Just One Day by Gayle Forman
  20. My Sister Jodie by Jacqueline Wilson

Thursday 21 April 2016

Books That Were Just 'Meh'

I'm sure we've all encounted the 'Meh' books. The book you read that you enjoyed but just not enough to use words like Loved or Liked, the books that just didn't fill it's full book potential. Books that just didn't float your boat.

Please do remeber that this is just personal opinion and just my experience with these books.

So these are my 'Meh'  Books.

  • Me Before You by Jo Jo Moyes. I really enjoyed the book but it didn't make me cry or really hung over the plot. I also feel it was a tiny clichéd. 
  • Landline by Rainbow Rowell. I felt quite detached from most of the plot from start to near on finish. I didn't understand nor find the book plausible, though there was some great progressing moments within the book. 
  • Fire Sermon by Francesca Haig. I didn't enjoy the book the entire way through I found it complicated and just couldn't get into it for most of the book. But saying that I really loved the outline of the plot and even a year after reading it I still love to think about it. 
  • Divergent by Veronica Roth. I liked the book but I really fell in love with the second and third book. There was great moments in the first book but it just wasn't sold on me like the other two books were. 
  • The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. The book was so hard for me to fall into and try to delve into. The plot is amazing, creative and hauntingly beautiful but honestly I feel the writing at times let it down. I mean there were just pages of inconsistent rambling that weren't even important nor a developing issue. 
  • Looking For Alaska by John Green. I feel I should od been hit harder by the book, like a full body blow sucker punch to the stomach. But I felt sort of emotionally detached from the book as much as I enjoyed the story.
  • The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I should of felt more grief and sadness in this book. I saw people talk about the book and love it which made me think that I like it but not enough to love it nor cherish it.
  •  Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. The book was okay but not much else. So confusing and for me hard to actually get a vivid image of because of the outlandish things going on.
  • How Hard Can Love Be by Holly Bourne. The book was hard to fall into and took a while for me to warm up to. Also for me the main bad person in this book was just too horrible that it emotionally annoyed plus upset me. 
  • Dark Angel Trilogy by Eden Maguire. I think I expected far too much from the trilogy and my expectations just wasn't quite met. I enjoyed reading the trilogy but after a while the plot and the problems that arrive are just repetitive.
  • Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The love triangle that is started is just too annoying and frustrating for me and especially Katniss with her personality it just clashed too much with me to be enjoyable for me. 
  • Paper Towns by John n Green. I have to admit that I prefered the film. The book charecters judt didn't mix well for me in the book but when it came out on screen it made much more sense.The eding was a bit disappointing especially after such a big build up in problems. 
  • Scorpio Race by Maggie Stiefvater. The book had a lot of potential and most of mmy hope were met by the book but I feel most of it was so easily predicted like there was really no secrets to the book. 
  • My Sister Lives On The Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher. I wanted to read the book for at least 3 years and I guess after so long you have such high expectations and hopes of how the book will be. The word 'cos' was used way too much within the book that it made me way to angry whenever I saw the word. 
  • Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. I feel I should of enjoyed the book way more than I actualy did. The Fanfiction Carry On is amazing and continues on with the fanfiction written in Fangirl. Fangirl was great but it just seemed a little lifeless to me. 
Anastasis x

Monday 18 April 2016

10 Reason Why I Am Probably A Bookaholic

A Bookaholic is like a Shopaholic but over books. The need to buy excessive amount of books at one time. There only needs to be one tiny reason to buy massive quantities of books.


  • Some people say I have 'Too Many' books already I don't need to buy more.To that I scoff and say they are wrong.
  • Because Books. 
  • This book looks really pretty and unique therfore I need this. 
  • Oh thats a lovely title so catch. I need it. 
  • That books only a few bounds and it would of been £7.99. Need it. 
  • By One Get One Half Price. Need it. 
  • Oh I've read a book by this author before. Yup I automatically need it.
  • This book has money of. Of course I need it. 
  • The colour looks so good I love it. Need that right now. 

Friday 15 April 2016

Top 10 Series/Trilogy

Personal top 10 not all will agree but that's cool. Some of the reasons these books are on here is because I wanted to be one of the characters, or even because simply there's not a big bunch of trilogys/series. Some of these I read over 4 years ago, some one or two are more recent.

  • Beautiful Dead by Eden Maguire. I loved reading these books, I loved the way the books made me so sad,  happy,  in love and most importantly lucky.
  • The Immortal Series by Alyson Noël. Reading this series was like entering the world of YA like a right of passage for me. 
  • Fallen Series by Lauren Series. This was another YA right of passage for me and probably one of my most in depth love triangles and yes before Twilight. 
  • Morganville Vapires by Rachel Caine. I started reading these books because the firstbook was free included in a magazine, once Ihad readthe first one I fell in love with them and couldnot stop reading them. 
  • Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick. With this seriesI canhonestly say I fell in love with Fallen Angels like I fell hard. These books made me realize how amazing stories can be and also I loved the fact I could fully lose myself within a book.  
  • Lorien Legacies by Pittacus Lore (Ghost Writters). This is my first series of Science Fiction books, at first I was rather skeptical since I wasn't a fan of Science Fiction, I'm really enjoying reading these books. They are a so incredibly amazing. 
  • Gallagher Girls by Ally Carter. I wanted to be a Spy so freaking bad after reading these bad ass, exciting,  reading on the edge of your chair type of book series. And they convinced me that I wanted to be a spy. 
  • Divergent Series by Veronica Roth. The books was better honestly, hated the first film Divergent and ranted about its inaccuracyand just all round wrongness for over half an hour.
  • A Game Of Thrones by George R. R. Martin. One point to point out is that there is so much more sex scense on the tv show and the books are so much more balanced, apart from the deaths. Such incredibly inventive books,  hauntingly beautiful in a death, war, brutality kind of way. 
  • Shiver Trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater. I really loved reading this series and wanted to be a wolf in a pack more than once when reading these. I loved the entire story beging to finish including the dreaded Book Hangorver.  

Thursday 14 April 2016

Book Nerd Problems

I have collected certain book problems that piss me off, that happen often to me and I'm sure are relatable for others.


  1. When the words stop. 
  2. When people talk to you whilst you are reading. 
  3. Not enought money for books. 
  4. Book Hangover. 
  5. Accidentally starting a series on the second book. 
  6. When you finish a series/trilogy. 
  7. Waiting for a new book to come out or a book in a series/trilogy. 
  8. Bad eyes because of reading. 
  9. Not enough room for books. 
  10. Reading Slumps
  11. Buying the second book instead of the first. 
  12. Books that take an unplanned bath. 
  13. Not enough books. 
  14. Too many books. 
  15. Books you read and don't like. 
  16. Too many book suggestion. 
  17. Not enough people to talk to about books. 
  18. Not enough books in a series. 
  19. Ruining a book by: spillages, food, tares, dog earing, baths, small humans, animals or worn/overused. 
  20. When they cahnge the covers mid series/trilogy

Tuesday 12 April 2016

New Review: Faceless by Alyssa .B. Sheinmel

Maisie's life was pretty good, Maisie had a boyfriend, prom to go to and was the running track star. But Maisie's life dramatically changes when Maisie is caught running in a thunder storm and is trapped in an electrical fire that takes away most of her face but also scarring half her body.

Maises spends months upon months in a special burns unitit having to come to terms with the fact that she won't ever look like Maisie. Maise has to have a face transplant to have some resemblance of a face since losing so much in the fire.

Her parents decide to throw Maise back into school dispite her not fully acepting the massive changes she has undergone, when she gets back to school everything changes,  her friends, her boyfriend, the stares, oversympathetic teachers it's all really to much for Maisie to come to terms with.

Eventualy Maise starts dealing with her life altering situatuion and goes to a support group to help her find a bright side,  where they understand her but not pity her.

This book made you see the cruel yet reality if things like having a new face, a deformity and I know it's upsetting but it also is great to understand half of what it is like,the heartbreak, losing friends, the oversympathetic people without books like this we simply wouldn't understand without actually going through it.

Anastasia x

New Review: Rebel of The Sands by Alwyn Hamilton

This wasn't a book I would normally go out of my way to pick and read,  I haven't really had much experience with desert type of books actually this is probably my first desert book. Luckily it was a fast paced book but was hard at fist to find my bearings.

I think the only critiques I personally have about the books is the amount of names within the book and also the difficulty of pronouncing a lot of the names which made me lose track through the plot.

The other critique I have about the book is the quantity of Town/Country names, again I found them hard to pronounce and also hard to remember making it difficult to keep on track with the book.

I loved the complexity and depth of the characters it really helped enrich the story, The vision that developed was stunning and just got better and better the more the book progressed I could picture everything that was happening and that to me makes the book just that much better.

Rebel of The Sands is about seventeen year old Amani who is sadly an orphan after her mother was hanged when Amani was a little girl. Amani desperately seekes to escape the small town she is trapped in to find her long lost aunt in Izman.

Amani is fearless, determind and nonchalant all the way through her exciting, challenging adventure as she manages to escape and runaway with the foreigner Jin who was nearly caught as a traitor where she lived.

Amani and Jin escape on a whirlwind adventure running from the Gallan soldiers out to capture the traitor and falling into the hands of the legend and myth that is the runaway Prince's rebellion.

Amazing book to read.
Anastasia

Monday 11 April 2016

My Top 10 Authors

We all have these authors that you just love. Thier books to you are just incredible and you just can't stop buying there books.

So these are my top ten authors, obviously this is just my favorites, you may not like some of my chosen ones and of course that's okay to disagree.

Gayle Forman. Writer Of: If I Stay,  Where She Went amd Just One Year.
I love how Gayle Forman writes it's magical and spectacular, especialy the amazing If I Stay and also the film adaptation.

John Green. Writer Of: Looking For Alaska, The Fault In Our Stars and Paper Towns. I watched both Paper Towns and The Fault In Our Stars adaptations and they are just so insperational, exciting and makes you fall in love again and again. John Green makes some incredible quotes that really inspire me.

Holly Bourne. Writer Of: Am I Normal Yet and How Hard Can Love Get. I especially loved Am I Normal Yet because of the awareness of OCD, Holly Bourne has created gripping reads thstmake you want to fight alongside the charecters and pull through the bad moments.

Eden Maguire. Writer Of: Beautiful Dead (Jonas, Arizona, Summer,and Pheonix). I have been following the Beautiful Dead series for so long I couldn't imagine not reading this series, there was something about the way Eden Maguire writes that makes me fall in love with her books.

Allyson Noël. Writer Of: The Imortals Series (Evermore, Blue Moon, Shadowland, Dark Flame, Night Star and Everlasting). I think this was most likely one of my first YA series to read and my love for this series is... Everlasting.

George R. R.Martin. Writer Of: Game Of Thrones Series. That evilness though. Don't thinkI really need to explain his place on this list.

Lauren Kate. Writer Of: Fallen Series (Fallen, Torment, Passion, Fallen In Love, Rapture, Unforgiven and  The Betrayle of Natalie Hargrove. Also One of the first YA series to read and I just love the plot lines Lauren Kate dishes out I seriously can never get enough.

Patrick Ness. Writer Of: The Rest of Us Just Live Here and More Than This. Patrick Ness is one of the strongest writers for me, his writing captures me and intrances me.

Chris Kyle. Writer Of: American Sniper.The amazing thingabout him was he wasn`t a writer and yet he wrote one of the most touching book I have ever had the pleasure of reading.

Jacqueline Wilson. Writer Of: Hetty Feather, My Sister Jodie, Candyfloss and The illustrated Mum. Without Jacquline Wilson I am sure I wouldn't be half as in love with books as I am since reading Jacqueline Wilson books.

Saturday 9 April 2016

How to Get Over/ Keep Away the Book Slumps

The Book Slumps can be nightmarish,  they can arise from reading to much or simply not reading enough, trying to read a book you can't get into or just a book you don't want to read but have to. 

Book Slumps can last any period of time including months of not wanting to read and being uninterested in books. And lets be honest we don't like or want the Book Slumps. 


So this is my advice for overcoming or avoiding this agonizing time:

Stop Reading!. If you feel the slumps approaching or are in the slumps stop reading immediately,  the more you push yourself to read the worse the damage can be. 

Just Look at Books. Just looking at books can help,  looking at the covers of books can be relaxing and calming for me and will make me want to pick up a book or feel inspired. 

Snacks!. Snacks can make all the difference!. 

Go to Your `Go to book'.  Re- reading one of your beloved all time favorite books can help jump start you back into reading... Yay!.

Online Window Bookshop. This can ignite the book flame and make you fall in love with reading again. 

Bookshop. Wether it is window shopping or actually bookshopping you will feel so much better by going to a bookshop. 

Watch Booktubers. My two favorite booktubers are abookutopia and Epic Reads, they make me fall in love more and more just by uploading book related videos.

Read Book Articles/Reviews.  This can help you find a new book to read or help keep your interest in reading.

Set Up Book Goals. This can help in both scenarios wether it is just 50 pages a day or a book every three days this can help slowly return you to full reading potential.

I hope my advice helps to ward off f the evil Book Slumps.
Anastasia x

Guide to Dealing With a Book Hangover

Now if you are a frequent and avid book experiencer then it is likely you have experienced the heart clenching pain that is a Book Hangover.

If you haven't experienced a Book Hangover then let me explain it as best as I can. A Book Hangover is like being told christmas has been canceled and in fact no there will zero presents, like being told a spoiler or the ending of a book you have just started reading and it's like when you  really want some chocolate and finding out there is none in the house.

You finish a book and you are just mind blown, you can't get over the events in the book or the ending of the book.You become a robot immune to everything but that book, you can't start a new book because you just aren't ready to get over that Hangover book nor can your mind overcome this obstacle that is called a Book Hangover.

So how do we get past such an emotional saddening time?

Step 1. I sugest a good cry. It doesn't matter how long you cry just let it out.

Step 2. Drink lots of Tea/Coffee. Gallons of the stuff preferably.

Step 3. Snacks. Either healthy or unhealthy, as much snacking as you can really the better.

Step 4. Forums. A good rant on some type of media or forum could be an efficient cure for the Hangover or you can find people who understand this difficult time.

Step 5. Scream into any available pillow. I'm sure the pillow won't mind too much.

Step 6. Cuddle any available animal or human. Make sure the said animal or human doesn't bite you.

Step 7. Cry some more whilst clutching the book that caused the dreaded Hangover. Let the book feel your pain

Step 8. Face plant the floor a few times. Or sofa, bed or even door.

Step 9. Do steps 1 to 7 wrapped up like a burrito. Got to keeo warm and cuddled up from all the hurt.

Step 10. Start a fresh new book and prepare for yet another Book Hangover.  Because that my friends is the Book Hangover.

Anastasia x

Friday 1 April 2016

Denai Bound by Tiffany Shand

To check out the first book Denai Touch go to:http://anastasiarobsonwolfe.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/denai-touched-by-tiffany-shand.html.

I am personally so happy for the fact that the main character Cate is so strong mentally but also physically, to me this is such an important aspect. Cate has an unwavering strongness which makes me love Cate just that much more. 

The history of Denai is remarkably well put together enriching the story but also empowering the sense of reality in Denai Bound. The second book has a smooth transition from the first book not straying or confusing me even with the time gap of reading both books which made the reading process even more enjoyable. 

In Denai Bound I am indulged by all the questions Denai Touch left me clutching waiting for answers that I had been left wanting to know.

For Cate this is one of the most hardest times, having to come to terms with the situation at hand Cate has to become the Grand Mistress. Luckily Cate's mum steps in as a temporary Grand Mistress to relieve the stress.

As well as taking on such a massive amount of responsibility Cate has to deal with the emotional roller-coaster that is marriage which is a difficult aspect for Cate as in the past she has hated the idea of a relationship let alone marriage.

Strange events unfold as more and more of the coverns council dissapear one after another making the covern not trust Cate and feel she is to young and unreliable for such a thing as Grand Mistress. Can Cate and the team solve this mystery before it's to late?.

I loved reading Denai Bound Just as much as I loved Denai Touch, I really appreciated the fact that Denai Bound was just as exciting and thrilling as Denai Touch and is a brilliant second book to lead on with.

To find out more about Tiffany Shand or check out Tiffany's books go to:

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