March Book Haul! Well, March feels like it's flown by and we're back again for another book haul! Despite the fact that March went quickly, I still got a lot of books... But in my defence, most of them I won in giveaways so it's not fault that there was so many amazing giveaways running that I just couldn't resist entering! Is it? Anyway, I just wanted to quickly thank the publishers/authors that have kindly sent me books for review this last month and also to those people who hosted the giveaways I won. I'm looking forward to diving into all of these amazing books! As there is still quite a lot of books, I'm going to stick to what I did last time and just past in the synopsis' for you to read instead of me trying and failing to explain what the book is about. Let's get into it! Holly Bourne & Eve Ainsworth's Manchester Event At the start of the month (March 6th) I was lucky enough to get tickets to go to Holly and Eve's event in Manchester and listen to their talk on female friendships in books, film and TV. They also read a sampler from each of their latest books and at the end they fitted in a book signing! As there was about 20 (roughly) people there, it was pretty chilled and for basically my first book signing, a great experience. Obviously to get some books signed, I had to purchase their books from the place. I already owned three of Holly's books (Am I Normal Yet?, How Hard Can Love Be? and The Manifesto on How To Be Interesting.) and neither of Eve's. As the books were full price and I didn't have too much money on me, I was limited on how many books I could buy, but I ended up with two from each author. I will have a more detailed post up soon about the event and pictures from the day. Am I Normal Yet? by Holly Bourne I decided to repurchase this one as I read it a couple of days before the event and adored it, so I knew I needed a signed copy. Synopsis - All Evie wants is to be normal. She’s almost off her meds and at a new college where no one knows her as the girl-who-went-crazy. She’s even going to parties and making friends. There’s only one thing left to tick off her list… But relationships are messy – especially relationships with teenage guys. They can make any girl feel like they’re going mad. And if Evie can’t even tell her new friends Amber and Lottie the truth about herself, how will she cope when she falls in love? GR - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23592235-am-i-normal-yet?from_new_nav=true&ac=1&from_search=true BD - http://www.bookdepository.com/Am-I-Normal-Yet-Holly-Bourne/9781409590309 Soulmates by Holly Bourne This was the only book of Holly's that I didn't own so I decided I'd pick it up. Synopsis - Every so often, two people are born who are the perfect matches for each other. Soulmates. But while the odds of this happening are about as likely as being struck by lightning, when these people do meet and fall in love…thunderstorms, lightning strikes and lashings of rain are only the beginning of their problems. Enter Poppy, the 17-year-old cynic with a serious addiction to banana milk, and Noah, the heart-throb guitarist; residents of mediocre Middletown, sometime students, and…soulmates. After a chance meeting at a local band night, Poppy and Noah find themselves swept up in a whirlwind romance unlike anything they’ve ever experienced before. But with a secret international agency preparing to separate them, a trail of destruction rumbling in their wake, (and a looming psychology coursework deadline), they are left with an impossible choice between the end of the world, or a life without love… GR - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16099393-soulmates?from_new_nav=true&ac=1&from_search=true BD - http://www.bookdepository.com/Soulmates/9781409557500 7 Days by Eve Ainsworth Synopsis - This bold, compelling and topical story about bullying is told from the perspective of the bully and the bullied. You won't be able put it down until you've reached the conclusion. Jess's life is difficult enough without Kez picking on her – it’s turning school from a safe place into a nightmare. Kez has plenty of problems too but she finds comfort in knowing she is better off than Jess - or so she thinks. A hard-hitting and even-handed look at bullying and the issues facing teenagers today. GR -https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18679049-seven-days?from_new_nav=true&ac=1&from_search=true BD - http://www.bookdepository.com/Seven-Days-Eve-Ainsworth/9781407146911 Crush by Eve Ainsworth Synopsis - Love hurts ... but should it hurt this much? Reeling from her mum's sudden departure, Anna finds the comfort she needs in her blossoming relationship with Will. He's handsome and loving, everything Anna has always dreamt of. He's also moody and unpredictable, pushing her away from her friends, her music. He wants her to be his and his alone. He wants her to be perfect. Anna's world is closing in. But threatening everything is a dark secret that not even Will can control... Eve Ainsworth's gripping second novel is a pitch-perfect exploration of love at its most powerful, addictive and destructive. GR - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29325754-crush?from_search=true&search_version=service BD - http://www.bookdepository.com/Crush-Eve-Ainsworth/9781407146904?ref=grid-view Local Book Shop Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell Synopsis - 'Everybody likes everything these days. The whole world is a nerd.' 'Are you mad because other people like Star Wars? Are you mad because people like me like Star Wars?' 'Maybe.' If you broke Elena's heart, Star Wars would spill out. So when she decides to queue outside her local cinema to see the new movie, she's expecting a celebration with crowds of people who love Han, Luke and Leia just as much as she does. What she's not expecting is to be last in a line of only three people; to have to pee into a collectible Star Wars soda cup behind a dumpster or to meet that unlikely someone who just might truly understand the way she feels. Kindred Spirits is an engaging short story by Rainbow Rowell, author of the bestselling Eleanor & Park, Fangirl and Carry On, and is part of a handful of selected short reads specially produced for World Book Day. GR - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26365537-kindred-spirits?from_new_nav=true&ac=1&from_search=true BD - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kindred-Spirits-World-Book-2016/dp/1509820833/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459105539&sr=8-1&keywords=Kindred+Spirits+by+Rainbow+Rowell I've already read this, but you'll have to check out my review or my March Wrap-Up to hear more of my thoughts. Spot the Difference by Juno Dawson Synopsis - An exclusive World Book Day story from UK Queen of Teen Juno Dawson. Avery has always suffered at the hands of the bullies, so when she’s given a seemingly-miraculous opportunity to join the ‘A-list’ she grabs at it with both hands. But appearances can be deceiving, and soon Avery’s not so sure she likes this new version of herself. And it’s only by overcoming her fears that she can learn the true meaning of being comfortable in your own skin. GR - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27268882-spot-the-difference AMAZON - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spot-Difference-2016-World-Book/dp/1471405672/ref=pd_sim_14_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=51y9s4YmJcL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR100%2C160_&refRID=14MZM6937GPE8KHPCNKC I've already read this but to hear more of my thoughts, you'll have to check out my review or March Wrap-Up. Won in Giveaways Thank you to the people who hosted these giveaways, I'll try and credit you below! Enrule by Holly Sparks This giveaway was hosted by the author, Holly, through her instagram account @booksandskittles (which is really awesome and you should definitely go and check it out!). I was so surprised that I'd won the giveaway as I never expect to win anything whatsoever and I was beyond excited when the package turned up a few days later. Holly had included so many lovely things in the package along with a signed copy of her debut novel, Enrule and Toby the bear. Thank you Holly for hosting this giveaway and I'm so excited to read Enrule and review it afterwards. Synopsis - I remember waking to the scream. I remember calling my sister's name. I remember seeing the blood smeared along the staircase. I remember the creature's green eyes. They say there's a cure. They say there's a way to stop this madness, a way to stop the hunger. I think they're lying. My name is Ella, and this is my story. In this exhilarating debut, Holly Sparks presents a I remember waking to the scream. I remember calling my sister's name. I remember seeing the blood smeared along the staircase. I remember the creature's green eyes. They say there's a cure. They say there's a way to stop this madness, a way to stop the hunger. I think they're lying. My name is Ella, and this is my story. In this exhilarating debut, Holly Sparks presents a horrifying dystopian world, a remarkable heroine, and an unforgettable adventure. GR - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28154979-enrule?from_new_nav=true&ac=1&from_search=true BD - http://www.bookdepository.com/Enrule/9781519542946 Book of Lies by Teri Terry I won this in a Goodreads giveaway hosted by the author and I'm really excited to read it. I've never read a book by Teri Terry but have always wanted to and now I have one! Synopsis - They are trapped, frozen. Waiting. Straining against the wood that holds them. The unwary catch a glimpse now and then - feel their desperate hunger, see a glint of red eyes - and scurry out of the shadows of the wood, back to the light. She's coming; it will be soon. They will run free on the moors again. The Hunt will return. And the ground will run with blood. An ancient curse placed on a family of witches foretells that twins will be born - one good, one evil; and one will destroy the other. But who can be trusted when no one is as they seem? GR - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25370363-book-of-lies?from_new_nav=true&ac=1&from_search=true BD - http://www.bookdepository.com/Book-of-Lies/9781408334287 The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood (ARC) I won this in a flash giveaway on Twitter and I'm really excited to read and review it! I feel like I'm saying that for every book but I really am haha. Synopsis - This is what it means to love someone. This is what it means to grieve someone. It's a little bit like a black hole. It's a little bit like infinity. Gottie H. Oppenheimer is losing time. Literally. When the fabric of the universe around her seaside town begins to fray, she's hurtled through wormholes to her past: To last summer, when her grandfather Grey died. To the afternoon she fell in love with Jason, who wouldn't even hold her hand at the funeral. To the day her best friend Thomas moved away and left her behind with a scar on her hand and a black hole in her memory. Although Grey is still gone, Jason and Thomas are back, and Gottie's past, present, and future are about to collide—and someone's heart is about to be broken. GR - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25028285-the-square-root-of-summer?from_new_nav=true&ac=1&from_search=true BD - http://www.bookdepository.com/The-Square-Root-of-Summer-Harriet-Reuter-Hapgood/9781509808281?ref=grid-view Sent For Review Thank you to the authors/publishers that sent me the following books for review. From Ashes Into Light by Gudrun Mouw Synopsis - From Ashes into Light is a transpersonal tale of epic tragedy, spirituality, family, and personal redemption. It is told through three distinct voices: the hauntingly tragic story of Ruth, a Jewish adolescent during Kristallnacht in Austria, Saqapaya, a stalwart Native American from coastal California during the time of the Spanish conquest, and Friede Mai. Friede is born during World War II to a Bavarian soldier and a East-Prussian mother. As those around her struggle with the inevitable chaos and paradox of war, Friede opens her heart to gruesome enemies, at times saving herself and family members from atrocities. With war behind them, the Mai family immigrates to the US, where Friede, her veteran father and ex-refugee mother, struggle with the reverberations of trauma. Friede is unable to find inner freedom until she meets her spiritual guide, a Rabbi, who helps her see that the voices from the past are teachers and the horrors of history are also beacons of light. The three electric characters weave a narrative of raw consciousness, a moving example of transforming the ripple of suffering through the incredible strength of vulnerability. GR - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24264409-from-ashes-into-light?from_new_nav=true&ac=1&from_search=true BD - http://www.bookdepository.com/From-Ashes-Into-Light/9781941203071 REVIEW - Dark Escape by Eileen Sheehan Synopsis - DARK ESCAPE begins the story of innocence, love, deceit, and wonder. When nineteen year old Tara O’Shea moves into a dilapidated country estate she inherited from her grandmother, two handsome men come into her life. While both are vying for her love, one is actually a demonic soldier who has an ulterior motive. He is stalking her in order to gain possession of a crystal key that, unbeknownst to her, is hidden somewhere in her house. This very special key has the power to lock or unlock the portal to the evil Shadow Land. Fearing he’s losing ground to her other suitor, the soldier forces the issue with the help of his demonic creatures. Escaping is no easy task! She’s grateful for the assistance of a magic woman, but will it be enough? GR - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29349368-dark-escape?from_new_nav=true&ac=1&from_search=true BD - NOT AVALIABLE REVIEW - http://sprinkleofbooks.weebly.com/blog/spoiler-free-review-dark-escape-by-eileen-sheehan The Search For The Crystal Key (A Continuation of Dark Escape) by Eileen Sheehan Synopsis - When Tara and Brandon travel through time back to the Civil War era to rescue her brother from the dark demons, she discovers her doppelganger, Lucy, is lying in a trance awaiting the return of her soul, which Tara is using. With the soul in close proximity to both doppelgangers, things get pretty sticky... but, not just for the soul! It turns out Brandon is a time traveler who is engaged to Lucy, but also loves Tara. So, not only does the soul have to choose between Lucy and Tara, so does Brandon! With any luck, through magic they’ll find a way for both Tara and Lucy to use the soul at the same time, but Brandon will still have to make a choice. Through it all, they race to find the crystal key that controls the portal to the dark side before the dark side finds it first. Adventure, danger, heartache, deceit, discovery, magical wars, and new found love await as they continue THE SEARCH FOR THE CRYSTAL KEY. THE SEARCH FOR THE CRYSTAL KEY is a continuation of Dark Escape. GR - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29352056-the-search-for-the-crystal-key-a-continuation-of-dark-escape?from_new_nav=true&ac=1&from_search=true BD - http://www.bookdepository.com/The-Search-for-the-Crystal-Key/9780692630037 Review - Morrisons The Manifesto On How To Be Interesting by Holly Bourne Synopsis - Apparently I'm boring. A nobody. But that's all about to change. Because I am starting a project. Here. Now. For myself. And if you want to come along for the ride then you're very welcome. Bree is a loser, a wannabe author who hides behind words. Most of the time she hates her life, her school, her never-there parents. So she writes. But when she’s told she needs to start living a life worth writing about, The Manifesto on How to Be Interesting is born. Six steps on how to be interesting. Six steps that will see her infiltrate the popular set, fall in love with someone forbidden and make the biggest mistake of her life. From the bestselling author of Soulmates comes a fearlessly frank take on school, cliques and crushes. GR - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22533460-the-manifesto-on-how-to-be-interesting?from_search=true&search_version=service BD - http://www.bookdepository.com/The-Manifesto-on-How-to-be-Interesting/9781409562184 BYE!
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