My Reading Week - 26/08/19

Welcome back to my reading week. In these posts I will be sharing with you all of the bookish things that happen to me over the week. What I've been reading, my thoughts and any book post I receive. 

This week is the last week of my school holiday meaning I will be back to work next week. I plan to finish off my current reads this week ready to start September with a new TBR. 

Books Read

I really enjoyed this one. I've not read the Lady Trent series that's a prerequisite of this book but now I really want to. I really enjoyed the writing style and the way the story was structured in letters and diary entries. I think people who have read the previous series will be at a bit of an advantage as they will have a more solid understanding of the world and the cultures but that didn't hinder my enjoyment.

This started off really promising, I really enjoyed most of the stories in the first half. However, there were a few in the second half that I didn't really gel with which was a shame. If your an Alice in Wonderland fan though I would recommend this one as there are some really interesting takes on the tale.

Currently Reading

Not much to say on this one at the moment as I'm not very far in but I already know I'm probably going to love and hate this book all at the same time!

Pages Read

Turning Darkness Into Light - 225
Wonderland - 212
Godsgrave - 69

TOTAL PAGES - 506

Books Bought/Received 



The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett - Facebook trade

My Reading Week 19/08/19

Welcome back to my reading week. In these posts I will be sharing with you all of the bookish things that happen to me over the week. What I've been reading, my thoughts and any book post I receive. 

Books Read

Unfortunately I didn't enjoy this one as much as I had hoped. The story felt a bit disjointed, we had the introduction of some new characters and a new subplot and I don't think these really added much to the overall story. I just wanted some more action overall. 



Another one that didn't quite live up to the hype unfortunately. I thought the plot was interesting and I really enjoyed the characters however the story was quite predictable in places and there were a lot of conveniences. I also felt the ending was very rushed and that resulted in it being a little lacklustre for me. 

Currently Reading



I'm really enjoying this one so far. I love the writing style and the way the story is structured using diary entries and letters. I also love Audrey as a character, she is really voracious and passionate, albeit a little reckless.  

Pages Read

The Edge - 133
The Good Luck Girls - 379
Turning Darkness Into Light - 196

TOTAL PAGES READ - 708

Books Bought/Received

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence and The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin - Bought from Facebook
The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman and The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison - Twitter Trade
The Lost Boy by Christina Henry - Book Pals Book Swap
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson - Charity Shop Find
The Assassin's Curse and The Pirate's Wish by Cassandra Rose Clarke - Bought from Facebook
Frostblood by Elly Blake - Facebook Trade
Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff - Bought New

So unfortuately I finished a couple of lacklustre books this week however, I am currently reading a really great one so keep an eye out next week for me thoughts on that one. 

What have you read this week? Anything you would recommend?

My Reading Week 12/08/19

Welcome to my reading week. In these posts I will be sharing with you all of the bookish things that happen to me over the week. What I've been reading, my thoughts and any book post I receive. 

Books Read

Unfortunately The Sacrifice Box was quite disappointing. What I wanted, and what the premise of this sounded like, was an atmospheric creepy thriller but this turned into a crazy 80s horror story. 



I didn't realise this was a middle grade story before I went into it and I think this really aided my enjoyment. This one was quite a macabre story but still very magical, one that would appeal to both adults and children. It also had some lovely themes of friendship throughout.  



Finally a graphic novel I enjoyed! I liked how this one was more focused on telling a story (or several) rather than very dialogue and action heavy. This book is also heavily influences by the myths and stories from religion and I liked the twist it put on these. 



Another graphic novel that I thought was good. This was a great moody read with a sombre and monochromatic colour palette to match. I enjoyed the simplicity of the story and the art style and I liked the themes of accepting who you are. 

Currently Reading

 

I'm still slowly working my way through the stories in this one and I'm still very much enjoying them. So far I haven't found a story I didn't like.

This is the final book in The Relics trilogy and I'm enjoying it so far. It was a little bit slow in the beginning and the plot was a bit lacklustre but it's picked up now and the action is beginning to happen. 

Pages Read

The Sacrifice Box - 86
The Bone Garden - 305
The Encyclopedia of Early Earth - 176
Wonderland: An Anthology - 46
The Edge - 203

TOTAL PAGES - 816

Books Received/Bought

Another Day in the Death of America by Gary Younge - charity shop purchase
Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo ARC - Twitter trade
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio - Twitter trade

What have you been reading this week? My aim for next week is to try and reach 1000 pages, I hope I can do it!

My Reading Week 05/08/19

One of the things I enjoy in this community is hearing about what people are reading and their in the moment thoughts. My favourite things to watch on Booktube are reading vlogs because of this so, I thought I would do my own version on my blog. 

Welcome to my reading week. In these posts I will be sharing with you all of the bookish things that happen to me over the week. What I've been reading, my thoughts and any book post I receive. 

Books Read

I enjoyed this one a bit more than the first, it definitely wasn't so graphic but it was still a bit gory in places. I still wish we knew more about The Kin but there were some plot twists that surprised me. 

Currently Reading

   

I'm enjoying Wonderland. All of the stories I've read so far are very different which I like. My favourite so far is Dream Alice, I liked the sci-fi elements in this one. 

The Sacrifice Box is very strange, the build up was quite slow but a whole lot of crazy happens all at once. It's not quite what I was expecting at the moment. 

Pages Read

The Folded Land - 336

Wonderland: An Anthology - 97

The Sacrifice Box - 301

TOTAL PAGES - 734

Books Received/Bought

Wonderland: An Anthology edited by Marie O'Regan and Paul Kane - gifted by Titan Books

Wicked Like a Wildfire and Fierce Like a Firestorm by Lana Popovic - bought from bookish Twitter

Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim ARC - Twitter trade

Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend - bought new

Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean and To Best the Boys by Mary Webber - Facebook trade

The Cruel Stars by John Birmingham - gifted unsolicited by Head of Zeus Publishers

So there you have everything bookish that happened to me throughout last week. 

I hope you enjoyed this type of post and I'd love to hear your feedback.

What have you been reading this week?