Reading This Autumn

Hi guys, sorry it's been so long. Well.. it's been a week but that to me is a long time. I've been super busy with work, uni and uni work, everything is starting to pile ontop of me. But on the bright side I've managed to find some time to sit down and write a post for you all. I recently took a trip to the library and picked up a few new books, even though it seems like i won't have much time to read i wanted to make sure i have something there for when i need to wind down and have some time to myself. I want to be able to sit in a cosy room with my fairy lights on, a few candles lit and read a good book.

The Death House by Sara Pinborough  (current read)
Toby's life was perfectly normal.. until it was unravelled by something as simple as a blood test. Taken from his family, Toby now lives in the Death House, an out of time existence far from the modern world, where he, and the others who live there, are studied by Matron and her team of nurses. They are looking for any sign of sickness. Any sign of their charges changing. Any sign that it's time to take them to the humanitarian. Because everybody dies. It's how you choose to live that counts.

The House At The End Of Hope Street by Menna Van Praag
When tragedy strikes Alber Ashby, she finds herself at the door of a house she's never noticed before. Number 11, Hope Street in Cambridge is no ordinary house. It's walls are steeped in the wisdom of past residents: Virginia Woolf, Dorothy Parker and Agatha Christie to name a few. Alber accepts an invitation to stay, offered to her under the condition she has 99 nights, and no more, to turn her life around. Guided by the energy of the house, where portraits come alive, bookcases refill themselves and hot chocolate has healing properties, the enchanting experience Alber and her friends share will change their lives forever.

The Queen Of The Tearling by Erica Johansen
It was on her nineteenth birthday that the soldiers came for Kelsea Glynn. They came to escort her back to the place of her birth- to ensure she takes possession of what is rightfully hers. But like many nineteen year olds Kelsea is unruly, has high principles and believes she knows better than her elders. Unlike many nineteen year olds, she is about to inherit a kingdom that is on it's knees- corrupt, debauched and dangerous. Kelsea will either become the most fearsome ruler the kingdom has known.. or be dead within the week. 

A Room Swept White by Sophie Hannah
On the same day, Fliss finds out she's going to be working on a documentary about miscarriages of justice involving cot-death mothers wrongly accused of murder. the documentary will focus on three women: Helen Yardley, Sarah Jaggard and Rachel Hines. All three are now free, and the child protection zelot who did her best to send them to prison for life, Dr Judith Duffy, is under investigation for misconduct. For reasons she has shared with nobody, this is the last project Fliss wants to be working on. And then Helen Yardley is found dead at her home, and in her pocket is a card with six numbers on it, arranged in four rows of four..

Another exciting thing going on in my life at the minute, i've written one of my favourite posts Autumn Essentials for one of my blogger friends. Joanna is doing a week of women to celebrate her year old blog! Keep checking her blog for my post and the other lovely women who are guest posting too.

As you can tell i haven't picked up a love story for this month, i guess i was feeling more mysterious than lovey dovey. Anyway, tell me what you're reading this month or if you've read any of these ones! I'm sure i will be doing a review of some of these books later in the month.

Love,

Danielle

Three Book Review

I recently became a member of my local library, when i say local i mean very local, it's literally at the top of my street. Anyway, i was a member of my library back in Leeds, and i was obsessed with going every 3 weeks. I have managed to rekindle my love with the library and i was lucky enough to find 5 books which sounded amazing to me. My library allows me to take out up to 20 books for 3 weeks, and at any time we can take them back between the 3 weeks or renew them and add more time if you don't finish them in time.

People tend to judge others who actually go to the library, but i love it. If you're a book worm like me and can't afford to spend £8 on a book each time and probably only read it once, why not do it for free and not have any clutter at the same time? So far i've only managed to read 3 of the books i chose and my time is up on Monday, so i'm renewing the other two. I've decided to give you a review of each book so maybe you can open up your world to some amazing literature!

1. The first book i wanted to read was 'The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer' by Michelle Hodkin. This book has been in my wish list on Amazon for around 3 years and as soon as i saw it in the library i knew i had to pick it up! I enjoyed this book and i learnt it was a trilogy too, so when i go back to the library i'll be picking up the second and third because it ended on a really big cliffhanger. It's a page turner but some of the details are far too drastic.

Mara Dyer is a teenage girl who wakes up in the hospital with no memory of what happened to her and what caused the deaths of her boyfriend and two best friends. She moves cities and decides to start her life fresh, until she sees the faces of her dead friends and begins to see other peoples deaths before they actually happen. Noah Shaw, the most beautiful boy in school shows won't leave her alone, but does he have her best interests in heart, or another agenda altogether?

2. The next book i read was 'I Was Here' by the amazing Gayle Forman. Gayle wrote 'If I Stay' which has turned into an amazing film and a huge success. I have read and watched that film and highly recommend that one too. But back to 'I Was Here'. I fell in love with this book, it is beautifully written and explained brilliantly. The story touched my heart and will live with me forever, it has become one of my favourite books. After i finished it i ran into Chloe's room (my house mate who also became a member of the library) and gave her the book, told her how amazing it is and she started it then and there, from what i can tell she agrees with me.

Meg and Cody were best friends for life. They knew everything about each other. Or Cody thought they did. But how well do you ever really know your best friend? And what do you do when they choose to leave you behind? Meg commits suicide and Cody learns things about her she never thought she would.

3. My third and final book is 'Lorali' by Laura Dockrill. Unfortunately i didn't get into this book. I gave myself about 5 chapters but i just couldn't pick it up which made me really sad because it's all about mermaids. I'd still give it a go if i was you and you are interested, i just had my mind on other books.

Looking after a naked girl he found washed under Hastings pier isn't exactly how Rory had imagined spending his sixteenth birthday. But more surprising than finding her in the first place is discovering where she came from. Lorali is running not just from the sea, not just from her position as a princess but her entire destiny. Lorali has rejected life as a mermaid and became human. But along with Lorali's arrival, and the freak weather suddenly battering the coast, more strange visitors begin appearing in Rory's bemused Sussex town. Can Rory protect Lorali? And from who? Andy where does she really belong?

I hope you enjoyed this different post, i'm sure in the next few weeks i'll have another few books to review and share with you all. I've picked up another 6 books from the library, lots of reading in my schedule! Have a great day guys.

Love,

Danielle