Blog Tour | Book Review | The Riviera* by Karen Aldous

Another day, another blog tour. I received this free ebook copy of The Riviera through NetGalley as I signed up to the blog tour with Jenny In Neverland. If you want to check out her blog I suggest you do so, and if you're an author wanting to promote your book she has a website for that too!

Book Review | The Blast by Sarah Perlmutter

The only dystopian novels I have ever read are The Hunger Games and Divergent trilogies. I thought about writing my own once but I wasn't sure how that would work out so that idea went on the back burner and then through the brilliance of Twitter I found Sarah Perlmutter. 

Book Review | Just The Way You Are by Lynsey James

Social Media is a wonderful tool. One minute you'll be reading about a horrible tragedy, the next your bombarded with beautiful book covers. That is how I found this book. Plus the review on Jenny In Neverlands Blog, it was hard not to want to snap this up immediately. Which is what I inevitably did.

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?

Book Review | The Infernal Devices 1: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

I had been out of the reading game for a few years before I was lured back into it by the book bloggers and book tubers. The Mortal Instruments were some of the first books I started to read after my three year stint of not reading at all. Now I have a kindle bursting with books and a book shelf with no space on it. 

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. 

Book Review | Unbreakable by Kami Garcia

If there was one thing I never thought I would read it's a novel about ghosts. Ghosts have never interested me but mix it with secret and legion and clearly I am all in. 

Book Review | Karma by Donna Augustine

If you're looking for something different to read and haven't read anything about Karma before then I definitely suggest this. Another one of Amazon's famous enablers led me to buy this book and I have to say I enjoyed it enough to buy the second one. 

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 Review | Star Thief by Jamie Grey

Sometimes Amazon is an enabler and makes me buy books. This was one of them, and it was fantastic! From the exciting first pages to the tension filled ending this sci-fi book was such a good pick up and I implore you to go and buy it if you are looking for something knew like I was. 

Book Review | Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

There are a few books that give me goosebumps, especially in 28 degree heat, but there I was lying on my sunbed in Lanzarote with this book feeling all sorts of emotions. This book however had a twist which surprised me, and continued to surprise me until the end.

Warning: No Spoilers.

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. 

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.

Hey It's Okay... Relationship Virgins

Taking my inspiration from Cosmopolitans magazine and this article, I’ve come to the conclusion I am a relationship virgin. 

I wouldn’t know what a date was if it came and slapped me in the face. Sometimes I think a planned event with someone I quite fancy is a date, sometimes I have no idea cause it was only to the cinema. Is the Cinema a date? Do you have to formaly say it is one before it is?

Clueless. That’s me. 

Book Review | The Pirates Wish by Cassandra Rose Clarke

Sequels are always good books. While they may not be to the standard of the first, they still hold a great appeal to avid book readers. Emerging yourself back into a world you've already begun to love is one of my favourite things.

Book Review | The Archived by Victoria Schwab

Booktube is probably one of my favourite and worst things I have ever come across. I even had to buy another bookshelf to be able to keep up with my worsening book habit. I need to find time in my schedule to stick reading back into it because since starting my new job I have fallen so far behind even though I was super ahead. 

How To | Be An Early Riser

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I am a morning person. I never sleep past 8:30 without waking up beforehand and the mornings aren't some vile time that shouldn't exist. A lot of people don't understand my ability to be so spritely at 7am or how I even get myself out of bed at 5:40am. Well let me tell you, its with great difficulty but I do it.

Under Inspection | Milani Illuminating Powder

Having to wait till spring to write up this post was a nightmare. Blog pictures are the bane of my life and honestly I was starting to think I'd just give up on writing my blog all together. Have no fear, I;m still here!
Milani is a brand that I haven't really tried much from. Sure I have a few blushes and eyeshadows but honestly I didn't even know the brand existed until I started watching Eleventh Gorgeous. I have fallen for the products I own just like any other beauty lover/hoarder would. 

This product in particular is perfect for those getaway sunny holidays. Why take three products when you can take just one? For me, as a pale girl, this works perfectly on my cheeks and provides not just blush, but highlight, and if applied carefully, bronzer too. Hello pretty skin on holiday.

It's light form and wonderful pigmentation catches the sun perfectly and is easy to correct if you make a mistake (like me the first few times I tried it).

If you haven't tried it please go and get your paws on this. Your holiday self will love me for it, especially if you are a pale girl like me!

If you have, let me know your thoughts on it!

Brands I Am Yet To Try

The beauty world is full if so many names it can be overwhelming. Drugstore, Highend, Chanel to Rimmel, it can all get so confusing when it comes down it and no one has enough money to buy everything, from every brand.