• 2015,  Book Reviews,  Dystopian,  Fiction,  Sci-fi,  YA

    Book Review- The 100

    Title: The 100 Author: Kass Morgan Pages: 323 Series: The Hundred #1 Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopian Rating: 3.5/5 No one has set foot on Earth in centuries — until now.Ever since a devastating nuclear war, humanity has lived on spaceships far above Earth’s radioactive surface. Now, one hundred juvenile delinquents — considered expendable by society — are being sent on a dangerous mission: to recolonize the planet. It could be their second chance at life…or it could be a suicide mission.CLARKE was arrested for treason, though she’s haunted by the memory of what she really did. WELLS, the chancellor’s son, came to Earth for the girl he loves…

  • 2015,  Adult,  Classics,  Shelf Control

    Shelf Control #1

    A weekly features celebrating unread books on our shelves! Pick a book you own but haven’t read, write a post about it (suggestions: include what it’s about, why you want to read it, and when you got it), and link up. This is hosted by Bookshelf Fantasies. My choice this week: Title: Under the Greenwood Tree Author: Thomas Hardy Description: “Under the Greenwood Tree” is the story of the romantic entanglement between church musician, Dick Dewey, and the attractive new school mistress, Fancy Day. A pleasant romantic tale set in the Victorian era, “Under the Greenwood Tree” is one of Thomas Hardy’s most gentle and pastoral novels. -Goodreads When/how I…

  • 2015,  Fantasy,  Fiction,  Making up for Monday,  Meme

    Making Up for Monday #5

    This is a meme hosted by An Avid Reader, A Wannabe Writer. Every week there is a theme or game, or something fun to do that week. This week’s question: Which book would you like most for Christmas?  I know this question says which book, but I’m going to cheat slightly and say a collection of books. My Harry Potter books are extremely tattered, they were the one’s I bought when they were first published, and they have been read and carried around a lot, and they’ve looked better.  This is my favourite box set of the Harry Potter novels that have ever been released. I’ve no idea if it’s still possible to buy…

  • 2015,  Adult,  Book Reviews,  Ebook,  Fantasy,  Fiction,  Net Galley,  Sci-fi

    Book Review- Annihilation

    Title: Annihilation Author: Jeff Vandermeer Pages: 195 Series: Southern Reach #1 Genre: Sci-fi, Fiction, Horror, Thriller Rating: 3.5/5 Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The first expedition returned with reports of a pristine, Edenic landscape; all the members of the second expedition committed suicide; the third expedition died in a hail of gunfire as its members turned on one another; the members of the eleventh expedition returned as shadows of their former selves, and within months of their return, all had died of aggressive cancer.This is the twelfth expedition.Their group is made up…

  • 2015,  Adult,  Book Reviews,  Classics,  Fantasy,  Fiction,  Vampires

    Book Review- Dracula

    Title: Dracula Author: Bram Stoker Pages: 488 Genre: Classics, Horror, Fiction, Vampires, Gothic Rating: 3.5/5 When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula with the purchase of a London house, he makes horrifying discoveries about his client and his castle. Soon afterwards, a number of disturbing incidents unfold in England: an unmanned ship is wrecked at Whitby; strange puncture marks appear on a young woman’s neck; and the inmate of a lunatic asylum raves about the imminent arrival of his ‘Master’. In the ensuing battle of wits between the sinister Count Dracula and a determined group of adversaries, Bram Stoker created a masterpiece of the horror genre, probing deeply…

  • 2015,  Dystopian,  Ebook,  Fantasy,  Net Galley,  Sci-fi,  This Week in Books

    This Week In Books 16.12.15

    First off, another huuuuuuuggggeeee apology for not having posted anything since September. Turns out its quite hard to get a degree and read books to review!!! I’m home for christmas and should have plenty time to post, but apologies again. This is a weekly meme hosted by Lipsyy Lost & Found in which we can share what we’re reading, now, then and next! Now The Complete Maus- Art Spiegelman As I’m running behind on my Goodreads challenge, I’m picking up a few graphic novels in an attempt to make it to 30 books by December 31st. I bought this graphic novel a few months ago, and I’m excited to get to it.…