Contemporary
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Book Review- The Last Act of Hattie Hoffman
Title: The Last Act of Hattie Hoffman Author: Mindy Mejia Published: 9th March 2017 Pages: 352 Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller Rating: 3.5/5 Seventeen-year-old Hattie Hoffman is a talented actress, loved by everyone in her Minnesotan hometown. So when she’s found stabbed to death on the opening night of her school play, the tragedy rips through the fabric of the community. Local sheriff Del Goodman, a good friend of Hattie’s dad, vows to find her killer, but the investigation yields more secrets than answers; it turns out Hattie played as many parts offstage as on. Told from three perspectives: Del’s, Hattie’s high school English teacher and Hattie herself, The Last Act…
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Top 10 Books of 2016
Hi guys, apologies for the lateness of this post! I took part in Bout of Books last week, so I wanted to wait until it was finished before I posted this! These are my 10 favourite books that I read in 2016, as usual they aren’t in order of preference. I had a pretty good year of books this year, I read 5 5 star books, which is a lot for me, and only 5 1 or 2 star books. Hopefully 2017 can be even better!! 1. All The Light We Cannot See- Anthony Doerr Review here 2. Salt To The Sea- Ruta Sepetys Review here 3. Himself- Jess Kidd…
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Bout of Books 18
This will be my third Bout of Books, and I’m excited to take part! The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 2nd and runs through Sunday, January 8th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 18 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team I’m hoping to read 3 books this time, 2 of which I need to…
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Bookish (And Not So Bookish) Thought #4
This is a weekly blog meme hosted by Bookishly Boisterous (link here) where you can write about anything that’s happening in your life, book related or not! ~ 1. Firstly apologies for the lack of posts over the last month or so. I’ve been in a massive panic trying to find another flat to stay in after my landlord asked me to move out of my current one. The stress was multiplied because my flatmate is away in America for the whole summer, so I have had to sort everything myself. Thankfully everything seems to be almost sorted now, I’m signing the lease on a new property in the next week…
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Book Review- Himself
Title: Himself Author: Jess Kidd Pages: 368 Genre: Fiction, Paranormal, Mystery Rating: 5/5 Blending strange kindnesses, casual violence and buried secrets: an unforgettable debut from a dark new voice in Irish fiction When Mahony returns to Mulderrig, a speck of a place on Ireland’s west coast, he brings only his handsome face, a photograph of his long-lost mother and a determination to do battle with the village’s lies. His arrival causes cheeks to flush and arms to fold in disapproval. No one – living or dead – will tell what happened to the teenage mother who abandoned him as a baby, despite Mahony’s certainty that more than one of them…