Book Review | Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan

Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
Published by Bloomsbury YA
Publication Date: 21st February 2019
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
Format: Paperback
Source: Bought
Links: Goodreads, Amazon, Book Depository

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Synopsis

Jasmine and Chelsea are sick of the way women are treated even at their progressive NYC high school, so they decide to start a Women's Rights Club. They post everything online—poems, essays, videos of Chelsea performing her poetry, and Jasmine's response to the racial macroaggressions she experiences—and soon they go viral. But with such positive support, the club is also targeted by online trolls. When things escalate, the principal shuts the club down. Jasmine and Chelsea will risk everything for their voices—and those of other young women—to be heard.

Book Review | The Truth About Lies by Tracy Darnton

Thye Truth About Lies by Tracy Darnton
Published by Stripes
Publication Date: 12th July 2018
Genre: Young Adult, Mystery
Format: Paperback
Source: Library
Links: Goodreads, Amazon, Waterstones

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Synopsis:  

Jess has an incredible memory. She can remember every single detail of every single day since she was eleven. But Jess would rather not be remarkable and, after years of testing at the hands of a ruthless research team, she has finally managed to escape.

Just when Jess thinks that she’s managing to settle in to living a normal life, everything changes. Her boarding-school roommate dies and the school is thrown into a state of chaos and grief. Then new boy Dan appears and Jess can’t help but find herself drawn to him. But building relationships is hard when you can’t reveal who you really are and Jess is getting hints that someone knows more about her than she would like.
Is it time to run again? Will she ever be truly free?

Book Review | One Word Kill by Mark Lawrence

One Word Kill by Mark Lawrence
Published by 47North 
Publication Date: 1st May 2019
Genre: Fantasy, Science-Fiction
Format: Ebook
Source: Kindle
Links: Goodreads, Amazon, Book Depository (Pre-Order)


Synopsis
In January 1986, fifteen-year-old boy-genius Nick Hayes discovers he’s dying. And it isn’t even the strangest thing to happen to him that week.

Nick and his Dungeons & Dragons-playing friends are used to living in their imaginations. But when a new girl, Mia, joins the group and reality becomes weirder than the fantasy world they visit in their weekly games, none of them are prepared for what comes next. A strange—yet curiously familiar—man is following Nick, with abilities that just shouldn’t exist. And this man bears a cryptic message: Mia’s in grave danger, though she doesn’t know it yet. She needs Nick’s help—now.

He finds himself in a race against time to unravel an impossible mystery and save the girl. And all that stands in his way is a probably terminal disease, a knife-wielding maniac and the laws of physics.

My first Mother's Day without my mum

As I'm writing this, it's currently Mothering Sunday in the UK. It's also my first Mother's Day without my mum. 7 weeks ago my mum passed away in hospital after a long illness and to be honest it still doesn't feel real. She was in hospital for long stretches over the past two years and so most of the time it just feels like she's still there and I'll be visiting her in a few days. Then something will happen such as seeing a movie trailer that I think she'd like or our favourite football team winning a match and then realising that I won't be able to talk to her about it and then reality just comes flooding back.

So, I'm Not The Best At Blogging

I’ve had this blog for a year and yet I’ve only posted a handful of times. It started off great, I was posting semi-regularly between September and December but when the new year hit my blogging motivation seemed to cease to exist. I just couldn’t get myself to open word or pick up my camera, I had zero inspiration to write or take pictures and therefore I simply put it all to the back of my mind.

June 2018 Book Haul

  

I appear to have acquired quite a few books during the month of June which will be added to my never ending TBR list and whilst I'm super excited to finally own some of these books who knows when I'll even get round to reading them. I definately need to start prioritising my reading choices but then I feel so guilty thinking about all those books I've owned for years and still haven't read. Don't worry, I will get to them eventually, it just might take a few years!

Recent Purchases #1

I’m one of those incredibly nosey people who love seeing what other people have been buying and loving recently. I’m hoping these mini haul posts will become a regular thing on the blog as they’re some of my favourite posts to read. I’m going to apologise for my photo’s now though, I’m still working my way around my camera. It also doesn’t help that my room at uni only has one window which is directly in front of my bed so there’s only one good spot to take pictures with natural light. Hopefully there’ll be an improvement soon as I figure out where’s best to take pictures.

6 Shows I Wish Were On Netflix

Netflix UK have recently added Friends to their selection of TV and movies and I couldn't be more excited to binge watch it whilst neglecting all my school work. However, I saw a lot of people still requesting other shows to to be added such as The Office US. It got me thinking about some of the TV programmes that I'd love to be on Netflix so I could watch them to my hearts content. It's one of the only places I can freely watch what I want, unless I choose to stream it online (shh, don't tell) which can sometimes be a pain in the ass particularly trying to find sites that are fast and safe. I own a few boxsets but my new laptop doesn't have a CD-rom and I have no DVD player at university. So, I came up with 6 shows that i'd love to be on Netflix. Netflix, if you're reading this, do me a favour and add some of these for me! I'll be your best friend?