Holiday Reads | My Five Choices

One thing I love about Holidays is the 7 days I get to just read. I catch up on so much from my TBR -mainly from my kindle. They're so handy to take on holiday. So today is a post where I recommend 5 books I think you should be taking away with you the next holiday you have and enjoying a nice light(ish) read while you're led by the pool relaxing. Not thinking about work or any form of blogging/writing you need to be doing. 

The Disney Book Tag

After seeing this on Jenny In Neverlands blog, it took me approximately two seconds to decide I wanted to give this ago too. Just like Jenny I am a book nerd but also a HUGE disney fan. I'm still trying to convince my boyfriend to take a trip to florida, so naturally this TAG would have definitely appealed to me. 

Like Disney and Books too? Why not do the tag yourself? Let me know if you do! 

This post does contain book spoilers - read at your own risk. 

Haul | Boots Beauty Products

Don't be fooled by the title this haul is not boots own products, just beauty products I've bought from boots. Ever since I got back into blogging and youtube watching I have been wanting to go on a spending spree - it's definitely the reason I am broke. I noticed that not watching videos of new products stopped me from buying so much. I was so frugal before! 

Book Review | Unmarked by Kami Garcia

Being an avid reader it doesnt take a lot for me to become hooked with a series, as long as I like it. With Kami's books although it took me a while to get around to reading, finding time after starting a new job with more hours is more difficult than you think, I have fallen for Kennedy and she is the reason I keep coming back. Good characters, story, cover and description and you have me wanting another sequel all the time. 

Response | Unrequited Love - My Letter to Laura

I don't think I have ever had a reason to write anything like this before until now. To understand this post you'll probably want to head over to superlatively rude and read Laura's, it's amazing and you won't regret it. Laura Williams you are a star and this is my letter to you;

Oh Laura, I feel like all my e-mails to you start like this. You don't mind right?

 

I totally get how you feel in your post Unrequited Love, in fact it was because of your amazing ability to write and connect that I wrote my own few posts under the title The Heart Monologues. It was hard and I was scared, but seeing as I'm not a "well known" or have a big following - no one commented, no one judged and I felt like a weight had been lifted off of my shoulders. So firstly, I want to thank you for that, secondly I want to tell you about my HUGE accomplishment with my best friend/love of my life/I now dislike him.

Life | Demanding My Apology

There are a few times where I read Laura's work and think that doesn't fit with my life. I don't need to ask anyone for an apology. Then I was thinking about it and I guess maybe the people who used to bully me in school but then I thought, nah we were kids so I'm sure they've all grown up by now. 

Long story short, I concluded to myself that no-one in my life, good friend or not, needed to apologies to me. Then I met probably the most horrible person I've ever had the misfortune of meeting. 

Book Review | Jinxed By Donna Augustine

I love a good book series so when Karma finished and there was still more of the story to go I was so happy that Jinxed was out. While I like standalone books, sometimes you need a series so you don't have to let go of the characters just yet - HP feels anyone?

An Interview With... Jenny In Neverland

So if you've been following twitter you'll see that recently I've been wanting to do some Q&A posts and a while back I had this Idea to start a series and do "An Interview With" as it never really took off I put it aside but decided it was worth getting back out of the old closet and trying again. With that here is the first post in a new series! Hope you enjoy!

Book Review | The Charismatics by Ashley R Carlson

I first learned about this book through twitter. I was following someone who mentioned Ashley and that she was writing, so me being a novice writer myself decided to give her a follow. Then I found out she was publishing her first novel, read her post on Better Novel Project and then decided while I was on holiday I would read it. Not only to support someone I follow on twitter but because the blurb makes it sound like THE best story ever. 

The Love Hate Tag

While I run low on ideas and creep back into writers block I search for tags to do. So after finding this little beauty and basically forcing CJ to tag me in it, I've decided to do it. Insert purple devil face! You can find his post here, and I hope you enjoy my answers and that you take part too!

5 Things Bloggers Think When Going Through Bloggers Block

Sometimes you just have no ides what words to put onto paper which others will want to read. Or that you want to read yourself. This could last for one day, one week, one month but no matter what length of time it is you soon find the same 5 thoughts going round in your mind.

Seasonal Thoughts | 5 Things I Hate About Summer

How it is mid-july already I do not know. This year is flying by and I feel like I have achieved next to nothing. I've given up my 63 thousand word manuscript, I got to 38K on my second manuscript, I started a new job in January and I've read some pretty awesome books but when it comes to summer, although loving the fact there is no rain, there are a few things I absolutely hate about this season. 

Book Review | Return to Bluebell Hill by Rebecca Pugh

My jealousy of new authors coming out of the woodwork is at an all time high after I met a few people who are writing novels, two of which have recently had their first ones published. While I sit here and throw away 63K words and wallow in my self pity.

However, I actually like the people who have written the books and Becca is no exception. With this little number under her belt, a heartwarming love story, I cannot wait to read more of her work and I am proud of her - even though we haven't met. 

Book Haul | 9 Books

Since starting my new job there hasn't really been much time to do anything. I get up at 5:40, I leave by 7 and I work from 7:30 till 5:30, then depending on the day I either get home around 7 or 8:30, it's a long day for me. When I get home, I shower, cook, sit down and talk with either my parents or boyfriend (depending on who's house I'm staying at) and then if it's Monday or Wednesday I watch TV (Hello GoT and PLL!!). 

Blogging | Internet Friends I'd Like To Meet

Since I started blogging, and openly speaking about the book I've been writing for 3 years I've met a few people on Twitter and honestly they're a pretty cool bunch of people, and sometimes we have conversations that just make me think - Hey, these people are awesome and I'd like to meet them to see if we'd be exactly the same IRL as on Twitter/E-mail. 

Reaction | Pretty Little Liars S6E1

Since I started watching pretty little liars on DVD I have been obsessed with the show. I now own the first four seasons on DVD, expecting the 5th for christmas, and have the greatest thanks to Netflix for adding new episodes after it's aired in the US. Hello PLL fix! 

However, today I want to talk about the Season 6 Premier for the Summer of Answers because HOLY COW it was fantastic. 

Please don't continue if you haven't seen it - this post contains spoilers.

Blog Tour | Life's a Beach and Then...

Welcome to another wonderful blog tour hosted by the lovely Jenny In Neverland. First of all go and find her on Facebook and Twitter. This one is going to be a little different as it's an author Q&A, the blurb of the book and some author information. 

Blurb: Holly Wilson has landed a dream job but there is one proviso… she must keep it secret, and that means telling lies. Holly hates telling lies.

Her latest assignment has brought her to the paradise island of Mauritius where she meets a British couple, Robert and Rosemary, who share a tragic secret of their own.

The moment they introduce Holly to handsome writer, Philippe, she begins to fall in love, something she hasn’t allowed herself to do for twenty years.

But Philippe has not been completely honest either and when Holly stumbles across the truth, she feels totally betrayed.

Monthly Review - May 2015

I've been thinking about doing one of these for a while. I've been subscribed to Nicole's Newsletter for a good 6 or more months and every month without fail she sends out the review sheet. So this month, in an attempt to kickstart my blogging again (don't hold your breath, this rut is horrible) I thought I would take part and share it with all of you. 

The Little Things

"I'm not that special" he said to me as I stood up. 

I smiled at him as I turned away and walked out the room singing to myself quietly, "you are to me."

I'm not sure if he notices the way I look at him, or how I try and get as close as possible to him when we are sleeping but I think this one just might be exactly what I'm looking for. 

Writing Update | I'm Taking A Break...

Sometimes the need for a break is so large you crumble under the pressure to write. Words get lost and hard to find and what you do write never seems good enough.