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But if you are expecting to read about the adorable love story of Ariel and the prince, and their happily ever after – that is not happening. Because things go wrong. Horribly wrong. With a crushing, terrible end, that will torture you in your dreams.
October Wrap Up and November TBR
This October I read quite a few books:
(click on the title to read my reviews)
- The Last Titan by Craig Wainwright – ★★★★★
- A Game Of Thrones ( A Song Of Ice and Fire #1) by George R.R. Martin – ★★★★★
- The Plus One by Sophia Money-Coutts – ★ (DNF)
- City Of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1) by Cassandra Clare – ★★★★★
- The Cruel Prince (The Folk Of The Air #1) by Holly Black – ★★★★★
- Geek Girl (Geek Girl #1) by Holly Smale – ★★★★★
- Geekerella (Once Upon a Con #1) by Ashley Poston – ★★★★
I also managed to clear some of the old books I had in my TBR list (#2) and (#3), share the Postcard Haul I got and nominate you all for my Mystery Blogger Award.
It was a great month, but I am glad it is over, because November is coming! And November is my Birthday month! I am so excited for the 18th to come along!
Books I plan to read for my Birthday Month:
Firstly, I want to mention that I have loads of things planned around, so I might not get to all of these, but I want to spend this month catching up on ARCs that come out at the beginning of 2019. I am very excited for some of those!
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The Rumour by Lesley Kara
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My Name is Anna by Lizzy Barber
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Some Sunny Day by Madge Lambert
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The Day Of The Accident by Nuala Ellwood
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The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas
What did you manage to read this month? What are you planning on reading in November? If you have a Book Wrap as well, share your links in the comments below!
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Geek Girl (Geek Girl #1) by Holly Smale [BOOK REVIEW]
★★★★
Even though I kept hearing great things about Geek Girl, I never really happened to read it. A month ago, my teen sister borrowed the whole Geek Girl series and told me this is something I must check off my list. And here I am one month later – loving the first book!
Geek Girl tells the story of a young teen Harriet, who is a geek and gets bullied at her school. She might know all the science answers, but she has no clue why people are laughing at her when she goes outside with a cartoon hoodie.
But when Harriet gets discovered by a modelling agency,she realises how things can get different, and she has to choose whether she wants to risk losing everything by changing who she really is.
A very funny and geeky read, where I couldn’t stop but giggle a few times. One moment really got me though:
‘’If somebody offers to shave your legs,’’ she snaps, ‘’let them.’’
Harriet is a typical geeky high-school character, and you can’t help but love her weirdness, her silliness and the ways she believes in.
The read was somewhat predictable from the beginning, and there wasn’t any big plot twist or cliff-hanger, but I believe that this book didn’t really want to achieve that anyways.
This was a perfect read for me to relax and enjoy reading – reminded me of my high-school days and made me remember a lot of similar moments.
I am recommending it to all of you out there – that love being different and are not afraid to stand up for yourselves, no matter how much people laugh at you.
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Mystery Blogger Award
A huge thank you to Jordanne at Bloodthirsty Little Beasts for nominating me for this award – I was extremely happy when I saw this. If you haven’t heard about Jordanne and her amazing blog, please go and have a look!
Now, about the award…
What is the Mystery Blogger Award?
Mystery Blogger Award is an award for amazing bloggers with ingenious posts. Their blog not only captivates; it inspires and motivates. They are one of the best out there, and they deserve every recognition they get. This award is also for bloggers who find fun and inspiration in blogging; and they do it with so much love and passion.
– OKOTO ENIGMA (Creator of the Mystery Blogger Award)
The Rules
- Put the award logo and image on your blog.
- List all the rules.
- Thank whoever nominated you and provide a link to their blog.
- Mention the creator of the award and provide a link to the creator’s blog.
- Tell your readers 3 things about yourself.
- Nominate 10 to 20 people.
- Notify your nominees by commenting on their blog.
- Ask your nominees any 5 questions of your choice.
- Share a link to your best post(s).
3 Things About Me
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I was originally born in Skopje, Macedonia and I moved to the UK in June 2016, to follow my dreams. My biggest dream is to be able to do what I love full-time, while I travel the world in a hippie camper van and always be near the sun.
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Since I was able to walk, I have been practising martial arts – karate in particular. I am a black belt, and a national champion in Macedonia for 7 years. I used to travel a lot during these times, and those experiences are the best experiences I have ever had in my life! This is all thanks to my father – who is my karate coach.
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I used to do Amateur Photography. I even have my own wanna be-professional-camera 🙂 I still use it to take some of the bookish photos on my Instagram Page. And this is all thanks to Marija, my bestie, who is a photographer. Check out her Instagram page– it’s amazing!
My Best Posts:
A New Beginning
Now You See Her – Heidi Perks [BOOK REVIEW]
Falling Short – Lex Coulton [BOOK REVIEW]
Fawkes – Nadine Brandes [BOOK REVIEW]
Down The TBR Hole #1
Questions:
1. What book do you recommend to absolutely everyone you can?
This would have to be Circe by Madeline Miller. If you haven’t read it yet – please do so as soon as you can. It’s a masterpiece.
2. What is your greatest phobia?
I have a fear of spiders and snakes.
3. What is the last show you binge-watched?
Well, Young Sheldon and Big Bang Theory are on at the moment, so I am watching this. But I am also catching up on Grey’s Anatomy and Naruto.
4. If you could click your fingers right now and be anywhere in the world – where would you be?
I would be somewhere sunny, on a beach, next to my camping van, reading a book and enjoying the day as best as I can.
5. How do you kill time on long journeys?
You don’t ask a book blogger this question 🙂 I read. I read a lot. And when I am not reading, I am probably sleeping, or staring at the landscapes, trying to remember how everything looks as best as I can.
5 Questions for my nominees:
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What was the last book you DNF?
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Paperback, E-book or Audiobook, and why?
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What are three things in the world you can’t live without?
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Who is your favourite fictional character?
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What is the first book you remember reading in your childhood?
My Nominees:
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Melanie – Mel To The Any
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Sarah in Readerland
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Cait’s Books
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Brylie and Books
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Books and Bindings
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Whispering Stories
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Saturday Nite Reader
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Bookworms Corner Blog Spot
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La Jersey Chika Reads Indie Books
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Every book blogger out there that wants to join!
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The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle – Stuart Turton [BOOK REVIEW]
★★★★
Mind blowing and unputdownable, this is one of those mystery thrillers that will keep you up at night until you see how it ends!
How do you stop a murder that’s already happened?
The Hardcastle family is hosting a masquerade at their home, and their daughter Evelyn Hardcastle will die. She will die every day until Aiden Bishop is able identify her killer and break the cycle.
But every time the day begins again, Aiden wakes up each day in a different body as one of the guests.
Aiden’s only escape is to solve Evelyn Hardcastle’s murder and conquer the shadows of an enemy he struggles to even comprehend. But nothing and no one are quite what they seem.
Honestly, the first couple of pages, I didn’t know where this book was going and whether I am going to enjoy it at all. But as you go through the chapters and get familiar with the story, you realise how clever this book is, and you enjoy it like you have never enjoyed any other book before.
As a debut novel, Stuart Turton did an incredible job with this book. It starts slowly, and grows into a great story. We follow the main character Aiden through many bodies, day by day. The book is set into one place, one town, one house and its surroundings, and sometimes moves backwards and forwards in time.
If you love mysteries and closed escape room books, you will enjoy this book so much!
I have always admired Aiden. Even though all the bodies he was in tried to make him forget about who he really is, he would always fight so his character can flow on the surface! I loved the sacrifices he makes towards Anna, and their relationship.
The ending, the last 30 pages are so smart, amazing and perfectly wrapped up that I couldn’t believe I never noticed those clues.
I am giving it 4 stars out of 5, because, even though I really, really enjoyed it, it was extremely hard for me to follow the times and bodies, and I couldn’t get along with the stories and solve the mystery together with Aiden – I always felt like I was falling behind, that put me under stress.
If you haven’t had the chance to read it yet, please grab a copy as soon as you can. This is the escape room mystery that we have all been waiting for!
I want to thank NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for providing me an advanced reader e-copy of this book, in exchange for my honest review.
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