W...W...W...Wednesday 31/12/14

To play along, just answer the following 3 questions:

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?

Happy New Year guys!!!!! Here is this week's W...W...W...Wednesday.

My current read is Jane: The Woman Who Loved Tarzan by Robin Maxwell

I recently finished reading A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

I think my next read will be Breathe With Me by Kirsten Proby

Teaser Tuesday 30/12/14 'Jane:The Woman Who Loved Tarzan'

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
  Share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser.

This week's teaser comes from Tarzan: The Woman Who Loved Tarzan by Robin, page 215.




"Wait, please wait!"  I was crying now, tears washing my cheeks, desperate to stop him.  "If you fight Kerchak...and if you are hurt, if you are killed, what will happen to me?  Think, Tarzan, think!  What would Kerchak do to me?!"  The image those words evoked was like a dart to Tarzan's brain."

My New Year's Reading Resolutions for 2015

Shadows (Lux #0.5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 474 KB
• Print Length: 191 pages
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (26 Jun 2014)
• ASIN: B00KNC2MLK

The last thing Dawson Black expected was Bethany Williams. As a Luxen, an alien life form on Earth, human girls are…well, fun. But since the Luxen have to keep their true identities a secret, falling for one would be insane. Dangerous. Tempting. Undeniable.

Bethany can’t deny the immediate connection between her and Dawson. And even though boys aren’t a complication she wants, she can’t stay away from him. Still, whenever they lock eyes, she’s drawn in. Captivated. Lured. Loved.

Dawson is keeping a secret that will change her existence...and put her life in jeopardy. But even he can’t stop risking everything for one human girl. Or from a fate that is as unavoidable as love itself. 

Cover:  I love the covers for this series.

I'm a big fan of The Lux series, and am a big fan of Daemon and Katy...but I was intrigued.  Dawson and Bethy play a vital role in the series, so I wanted to see where it all started with them.
They were adorable.
I loved them as a couple- and I was so glad I got to see more of them.
I feel the romance and declarations of love, were a tad fast, but then this was only a novella.  I wished it had been a big longer- but then who doesn't wish that (I apologise for the innuendo).
I really enjoyed this one.  Must read for fans of the Lux series- and I would say to read it after or during the series, not before.  I feel you'd get more out of it that way.
4/5 stars.

Read from October 23 to 24, 2014

My True Love Gave To Me: Twelve Holiday Stories

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books (9 Oct 2014)
• Language: Unknown
• ISBN-10: 144727279X
• ISBN-13: 978-1447272793

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ...This beautiful collection features twelve gorgeously romantic stories set during the festive period, by some of the most talented and exciting YA authors writing today. The stories are filled with the magic of first love and the magic of the holidays.





Cover: The design of this book is fantastic.  A gorgeous tiffany blue with vibrant pink edges to the pages.  It's stunning and I don't own anything else quite like it.

I was excited for this one as I'm always looking for Christmas themed books this time of year, and this short story anthology seemed like the perfect romantic, fluffy read- and I recognised a few authors names that I had read before, Stephanie Perkins, Rainbow Rowell and Myra McEntire, as well as my all time favourite author, Laini Taylor.
And I was surprised by just how slow I found this book!
I thought, being 12 short, romantic reads that I would simply blaze through it.  But I really didn't enjoy some of the stories- so I feel that probably dragged it down a little.

I struggled with a few.
Angels in the Snow, Polaris is Where You'll Find Me, Kraumpslauf.

I loved, Midnights, What the Hell Have You Done Sophie Roth, Welcome to Christmas CA, and of course The Girl Who Woke the Dreamer.

Overall, the stories I liked were fantastic.
But they almost had a shadow cast over them by the others.

The stand out story for me was definitely The Girl Who Woke The Dreamer by Laini Taylor.

The book overall I rate 3/5 stars.  But I've also rated each one of the stories individually.

"Midnights" by Rainbow Rowell 4/5 stars

"The Lady and the Fox" by Kelly Link 4/5stars

"Angels in the Snow" by Matt De La Peña 2/5 stars

"Polaris is Where You’ll Find Me" by Jenny Han 2/5 stars

"It’s a Yuletide Miracle, Charlie Brown" by Stephanie Perkins 4/5 stars

"Your Temporary Santa" by David Levithan 1.5/5 stars

"Krampuslauf" by Holly Black 2/5 stars

"What the Hell Have You Done, Sophie Roth?" by Gayle Forman 4.5/5 stars

"Beer Buckets and Baby Jesus" by Myra McEntire 3.5/5 stars

"Welcome to Christmas, CA" by Kiersten White 4/5 stars

"Star of Bethlehem" by Ally Carter 4.5/5 stars

"The Girl Who Woke the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor 5/5 stars

Read from December 07 to 14, 2014

W...W...W...Wednesday 24/12/14

To play along, just answer the following 3 questions:

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?

This week I'm currently reading Christmas Fireside Stories anthology.

I recently finished reading Broken by Kelly Elliot.

I think my next read will be The Martian by Andy Weir.

Teaser Tuesday 23/12/14 'Christmas Fireside Stories'

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
  Share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

This week my current read is Christmas Fireside Stories anthology.

My current page is 27 from the story Kate's Miracle by Rita Bradshaw.

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Now you be a good lad and help Ellie look after your little sister, all right, Harry?' Kate Fuilay stared into her son's big brown eyes.  He nodded solemnly and she reached out and patted his silky curls, saying as bright a tone as she could dredge up from the deep despair within, 'I won't be long, hinny.'"