Thursday 19 March 2020

i'm all alone, theres no one here besides me ...


it's been a crazy few weeks 
and while the self- isolation has been enforced more in the last week-ish 
not much has changed in my life, since i stay home most of the time anyways 
i've been mostly ignoring the news 
bc it's all the same stuff


however 
it's been a.week! 

to escape the craziness, and my cold, i grabbed a bunch of books

so here's what's on my lap these days 



Straight on til morning - twisted tale 

i love the twisted tale series, and i love peter pan, so this seemed perfect. but there was too much tinkerbell for my liking. i hate her lol no idea why, always have. 
hook and wendy should've had more time together... but that's just me cheering for the villain 


because you'll never meet me

i liked this one in the beginning, and then it got weird. Ollie was cool, but Mo is a jerk. the boys are unable to meet each other for medical reasons, so their common doctor puts them in contact via letter writing. 
The "twist" at the end was ... weird, to say the least. i'm not going to bother with book two. 


girl from everywhere 

i couldn't even tell you what this one is about. pirates and maps ... that's all i remember. the writing wasn't great and the story wasn't captivating. i hate dnf'ing but it definitely wasn't memorable. 


tweet cute 

a new ya contemp that everyone seems to love. I thought it was cute... but that's about it. when two kids take over their parent's twitter accounts for their businesses, they don't realize that they are each other's competition. a local mom&pop bakery fighting a massive burger chain fighting over a grilled cheese sandwich makes for a recipe of cute teen lit. 


midnight at the electric 

this one had been on my list forever. finally picked it up at the library, randomly, while i was grabbing my holds before everything closed. and i loved it. 
a story spanning generations (of 120 years) told through letters of the past, and jumping back into the present, it keeps you glued to the pages to find out what happens next. Slowly it begins to get predictable, but that doesn't change how fascinating it is. 



knife of never letting go 

this is my final book for the week, and its about time! i've had this one since it first came out, but i finally found the other two in the series with the same cover (bc bookwormproblems!) so i can finally start it. so excited, hopefully my expectations are met. 



Hope everyone is staying safe <3 

Review: unexpected odds


Unexpected odds 
Kaylee Ryan 
(unexpected arrivals #5) 


*Thank you to GiveMeBooks for the ARC 



Everything has been unexpected in this series, and Kent's story is no different.
Kent and Delaney's story is an adorable tale of second chances and knowing your heart.

Kent can't get the girl from his past out of his mind. She may have been a part time fling, but he felt so much more for her. When the construction company gets a contract for her childhood home, Kent is shocked to find out that Delaney has no idea who he is, or what they were to each other.

As we get further into the story, more secrets are found about what happened back in the day, but Kent is determined to show Delaney that he hasn't stopped loving her and will do what it takes to keep their family together.

While the dialogue was a bit repetitive (we get it Kent, you're sorry for what happened that night), this was just as adorable as the previous books - though, heads up to readers, read them in order or beware spoilers! Ryan's stories always leave us wanting more and this series is no different. Her characters quickly become best friends and a place of comfort for us readers. 


Lovely read, 4 stars.


Get it here: https://amzn.to/2U1kmfq 




Sunday 1 March 2020

leaping in february


what another crazy month
at least, as far as books go 



how i am reading so much, i dont know. 
but i'm not complaining 

- possession 
- pippi longstocking 
- perversion 
- lady midnight 
- bookworm crush 
- the right swipe 
- two can keep a secret 
- ps i still love you (reread) 
- maze runner (reread) 
- peep show 
- pretty little player 
- tycoons pregnant lover
- tycoons fake fiance 
- highfire 
- home, a memoir 
- land of stories: wishing spell 
- curse so dark and lonely
- once and future 
- delayed satisfaction
- yes no maybe so 
- school of good and evil (#1) 
- lord of shadows 
- scavenge the stars
- star touched queen 
- queens assassin 

sheesh. 25 total 
this puts me at 51/200 for the year. 
which is wicked! 
maybe i'll calm down in march 
(but doubtful) 





another giant pile is ready on my cart 

- Ruthless (trilogy) 
- Daughter of Smoke and Bone (trilogy) 
- knife of never letting go (trilogy) 
- girls made of snow and ice
- the girl from everywhere
- bc you'll never meet me 
- the library of lost and found 
- crazy rich asians 
- straight on til morning 
- little women 
- down and across
- a heart so fierce and broken 
- queen of air and darkness 
- into the woods/ hidden leaves (for book group) 

21 is the goal. not sure if QoAaD is going to make it through 
but we shall see ! 





i can't see anything changing in the next few weeks. 
which is annoying. 
life is pretty stale these days 
but i'm unsure how to change it ... 
work is decent 
boyfriend is still amazing 
honestly, 
life is pretty good 
it's just not exciting 
and i wouldn't mind some excitement these days 
it's also ridiculously cold out 
so maybe the excitement could wait til spring 


happy reading everyone 

- A