Category Archives: Book Reviews
The Tales of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
(please excuse the poor photo quality)
Even after all these years, I still enjoyed reading it and really felt for poor, naughty, Peter.
It gave me such a warm fuzzy feeling to be so lucky as to have my very own daughter that I can read books to and pass down my childhood favourites to. I really do hope she becomes a book lover just like me.
My apologies for such a short review tonight. Brain is getting sleepy so has given up for the night lol!
Take care, guys,
Dayna.
Start the Countdown: 24in48 (Summer ’16 Edition) Sign-ups are Open
Since the last minute of the last readathon in January, Iâve been counting down to the next one. And now that weâre a little more than a month away from 24in48 (Summer â16) Edition, itâs time to take this countdown public. The next readathon will be on July 23-24, 2016! Officially, weâre 40 days away from the start of 24in48, and I personally could not be more excited.
If youâre new to 24in48, this is the basic gist: Beginning at 12:01am on Saturday morning and running through 11:59pm on Sunday night, readers read for 24 hours out of that 48 hour period. You can split that up however youâd like: 20 hours on Saturday, 4 hours on Sunday; 12 hours each day; six4 hour sessions with 4 hour breaks in between; whatever youâd like.
And thatâs it. The format never changes but itâs always an adventure.
Have more questions?ThereâsâŚ
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100 FOLLOWERS GIVEAWAY!!!
What a fabulous giveaway! Just in time for Christmas too. đ
Hello everyone, I hope you had a great weekend! Today I have great news and that is I reached 100 followers last week here on WordPress and I decided to host a giveaway! I would like to thank everyone who is following my blog here and on bloglovinâ â thank you so much, you are awesome and make my day, every day! I honestly cannot express how grateful and happy I am, so letâs go straight to giveaway now!
To thank you I decided to make a giveaway and the item I chose isâŚ
TOO FACED LE GRAND CHATEAU
The set contains three beautiful eye shadow, blush and bronzer palettes with a total of 18 eyeshadows and a deluxe size of the famous Better Than Sex Mascara, all in a dollhouse box. The set already got great reviews and itâs so gorgeous that I was lovestruck as soon as I saw it in Sephora!
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Halloween Bookfest. Book #2!
Hi guys. So as stated in my last Halloween Bookfest post, next up on my Halloween TBR list was Stephen King’s Misery.
Oh boy what a read this was! It took a while for me to get into but I think that’s because I was getting distracted too easily. Half way through, though, I was finally engrossed and I couldn’t put it down. I spent the majority of yesterday reading it and finished it at 1am this morning! It was so scary in a suspenseful kind of way and there were moments when I was just too afraid to continue reading (like the axe part! Or the birthday cake)! Of course, I did. I guess I’m glutten for punishment lol! I got so panicky at times and thought my heart was gonna beat right out of my chest! A quote from the actual book summed my feelings up perfectly: âIn a weird way it was just too good to put down. It was like a novel so disgusting you just have to finish it.â It was like Stephen King was talking about his own book! And that was another moment where I was afraid to keep on reading in case Annie came home to find Paul reading her “memory lane” book. Misery is one of those books that really gets you thinking about what psychological torture the main character must have gone through. He’s trapped in a house for months with someone who is a complete lunatic! One moment she’s all genuinely loving and caring and then the next she’s a complete psycho monster brandishing an axe (and that’s just one example)!! I’m surprised I didn’t end up having nightmares about it last night to be honest lol but so thankful that I didn’t! I thoroughly enjoyed this book but it really creeped me out. I think I’d better stick to my paranormal books because at least then none of that could ever be real. If you know what I mean.
The third book on my Halloween TBR list is the Crimson Peak novelisation by Nancy Holder. I am so excited to read this. I love Nancy’s style of writing and will no doubt sail through this book in no time!
Take care,
Dayna.
Half Bad By Sally Green – Book Review.
Title: Half Bad (The Half Bad Trilogy, #1)
Author: Sally Green
Published: 3rd March 2014
Publisher: Penguin
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Blurb:
“Wanted by no one.
Hunted by everyone.Sixteen-year-old Nathan lives in a cage: beaten, shackled, trained to kill. In a modern-day England where two warring factions of witches live amongst humans, Nathan is an abomination, the illegitimate son of the world’s most terrifying and violent witch, Marcus. Nathan’s only hope for survival is to escape his captors, track down Marcus, and receive the three gifts that will bring him into his own magical powersâbefore it’s too late. But how can Nathan find his father when there is no one safe to trust, not even family, not even the girl he loves?
Half Bad is an international sensation and the start of a brilliant trilogy: a gripping tale of alienation and the indomitable will to survive.”
This is a really short review today so I apologise. I have been reading Half Bad for the past few days now but sadly, I felt here nor there about the book which is such a shame as the idea behind it was great. I struggled to be pulled in by the story and didn’t feel a connection with any of the characters. Maybe it’s a different writing style to what I’m used to? I was also shocked at how much violence the main character endured for someone so young! It was quite surprising to see that in a book. I seem to be one of the few who didn’t get on with the book as it seems to have gotten a lot of good reviews and ratings but it just wasn’t for me. I’m unsure as to whether I’ll read the next book in the series but I’m told it is much better than the first.
Have you read any of the books in this series, or maybe you’re planning to? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
CHANEL COLLECTION MĂDITERRANĂE STYLO EYESHADOW REVIEW & GIVEAWAY
Pop on over to Beauty Lifestyle Chicago and check out the fab giveaway! Good luck to you all!
Being a mom of a toddler on the brink of his terrible twoâs is quite a challenge on itâs own. It leaves me with an entertaining but impatient audience as I get ready in the morning therefore I am always on the look out for quick and easy makeup products that are effortless to apply but look stunning and complex.
These Chanel Limited Edition Stylo Eyeshadow Sticks truly fill the brief. It is a twist-up, water-based eyeshadow thatâs lightweight, long-wearing, and cooling when it touches the skin. Since the shadow is water based they do not grease up and slide around in a hot climate, instead they leave a minty cool sensation on the skin when applied. The formula remains creamy and easy to blend for about 5 minutes before it dries and become absolutely budgeproof for the next 8-10 hours. I love that these come in a convenient twist-upâŚ
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Honest Reviewer. Always Am, Always Will Be!
Credit goes to the amazing illustrator, Quentin Blake.
I had a message on Goodreads waiting for me this morning. It was from an author offering me an incentive to basically hurry up and read and review her book. The incentive? $50 or books from my wish list on Amazon. Awesome, right? Not exactly. There’s a catch … She wants a 4-5 star rating and glowing review of her book. I would happily take the offer and give her that rating, and that review she so wants, IF I genuinely thought the book was that amazing but it’s not and I am not in the business of giving dishonest reviews just to earn a bit of cash. So, thank you, but no thank you.
I know we would all love to get paid for something we love doing but not like this! I would be potentially misleading someone into thinking it’s a great read only for them to be really disappointed and I’m not willing to do that. I have morals and I’ll stick by them, thank you very much! Now, if I’d been offered money to give an honest review then I would have happily obliged.
Book Review: Jane Austen Stole My Boyfriend.
Title: Jane Austen Stole My Boyfriend
Author: Cora Harrison
Published: 3rd February 2012
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Blurb:
âJane wants to meet a hero worthy of her extraordinary imagination: a gentleman who is dashing and daring and handsome and brave; who can dance like a viscount and duel like a king. Jane and Jenny are whiling away the season in Bath and there are plenty of dances, rumours and scandals to entertain them. But a good reputation, once lost, is gone forever; and Jane is in danger of becoming the talk of the town for all the wrong reasons…”
When I first started reading this book I felt neither here, nor there about it. It just wasn’t really pulling me in and I didn’t get that I-want-to-stay-up-til-the-wee-hours-reading kind of feeling from it. However, the further I got through the book, the more I warmed to it. Once I had gotten to the end, I had the warm fuzzy feels and wanted to clutch the book to my chest and sigh happily! It was a really lovely read. Having not read Cora Harrison’s previous book “I Was Jane Austen’s Best Friend”, I didn’t know what to expect and for some reason had it in my head that it was going to be some kind of modernised story about Jane Austen so I was thrilled to discover that, no, it was in fact set in 1791 when Jane was a budding author-to-be. The story was centred around, and written from the point of view of, Jane’s cousin, Jenny (though her real name was also Jane). I loved that it was written like a diary – complete with cute little drawings – and was written in a style fitting of that era. I love how they spoke back then! Jenny writes about her family, her and Jane’s trip to Bath (which involved going to balls and wearing exquisite dresses) and also about her love, Thomas Williams, a Royal Navy captain, who wants to marry her but her brother (who is her guardian) and his wife won’t allow it. With the help of Jane and her childhood friend, Harry, Jenny and Thomas write to each other in secret (Not surprisingly, Jane saw this as very romantic) and Jane was determined that Jenny and Thomas would be married. It was great seeing it all unfold and I found myself worrying that Jenny and Thomas wouldn’t get their happy ever after. I really liked how Jane was portrayed. She was so witty and she was also a bit of a flirt! But you discover, that in spite of all that flirting, she’s fallen for a boy and wants to have her own happy ever after with him!
This book is a fabulous summer read; something to take on holiday with you to read whilst relaxing on the beach, maybe. If you love a bit of romance with a taste of the classics about it, then this is for you!
Thank you so much to Pan Macmillan for kindly sending me this book to review. It was truly a delight.
Giveaway Time: Makeup Revolution Iconic Pro 1 & More
The fabulous Rachael has an awesome giveaway. Go check it out!
I am, a bit of a donut. If you remember back to my Makeup Revolution Haul at the start of last month, youâll remember that I had a load of free items to giveaway that came free with my order. I placed, bar one item, the same order twice as I accidentally deleted something from my cart to qualify for all the free items when you spent over a certain amount, with the intention of sending them back. I just opened my drawer to discover, that I hadnât sent these back â and it was now too late.
This however is good news for you.
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We’re 4 today!
When I popped on WordPress to post my review, I noticed there was this lovely notification from them. Woohoo! Happy birthday to us! Wow, I can’t believe it’s been 4 years since we first started the blog … Just 4 friends writing about the things they love! Fun times! We’ve all gone our seperate ways since due to careers, uni etc but in 2013 (I think it was) I decided to pick the blog up again after going on haitus for over a year! And I am so glad I did! I’m enjoying every minute of it!
