Showcase Sunday #122

Showcase Sunday is a weekly Meme that I am taking part of. This weekly meme is hosted by Vicky over at Book, Biscuits and Tea.

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Here's what I got in January...

Brought Kindle Books

I've seen so many great things being said about this book plus I'm a fan of sport romance books so hopefully I will enjoy this one as well.

Free Kindle Books

  

 

Some more sport romance books that was free as well so it's win win I hope.

Review Kindle Books

  

  

 

What did you receive this week/month?

Book Tag: Social Media

The Reading Pile has taken inspiration from the vloging Book Tag community over to the blogging world. Like her I'm not actually going to tag anyone but you're more than welcome to give it a try like I have just head over to her page and leave a link in her comments or in mine as I'm nosey and love to know what everyone else has done.

Over at The Reading Pile she has done the posts every Thursday and has already done a few so I thought I would go through the ones she has already done and do the ones I like the look of.

My Book Tag post this week is: Social Media:

1. Twitter: What is your favourite short book?

My Love Lies Bleeding by Alyxandra Harvey - This was actually one of my first short books that I have read and when I saw how short it was I was actually disappointed as I thought it can't have much story if it's so short but boy was I wrong. 

2. Facebook: A book everyone pressured you into reading?

Angelfall by Susan Ee - If I hear about a book that everyone has read and loved I feel as though I need to see what all the fuss is about. This book I'm glad everyone kept going on about how amazing this book was as I don't think I would have heard about it otherwise which would have bee a shame because everyone was right as this is one amazing book.

3. Tumblr: What book did you read before it was cool?

Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry - This question was hard as I am always behind on starting series and end up jumping on the bandwaggon when it's been out for years. The only time this doesn't happen is when I have a book for review and actually get around to reading it before the release date which is what happened with Pushing the Limits so technically I read it before it was cool as I read it before the release date.

4. Myspace: Pick a book you don't remember whether you liked or not?

Sabriel by Garth Nix - I read this before I even knew what Goodreads was so when I first read this I didn't review it. I actually thought I really enjoyed this book but then when I went on Goodreads to look at 3 star ratings this was there so now I can't remember whether I loved it or not I think a reread is in order.

5. Instagram: Pick a book that was so beautiful you had to instagram it?

Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick - I don't actually use Intagram but if I did this cover would be the one I would instagram as it's stunning and it is by far my favourite cover and the story matches as well.

6. Youtube: Pick a book you wish could be turned into a movie?

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi - This question was hard because pretty much every book that I adore I want to see on the big screene. Angelfall would definitely have been the answer to this one but i already used that in a previous question so I thought I would randomly pick another one and found Shatter Me which I think would translate well on film.

7. Goodreads: A book you recommend to everyone?

Suddenly Royal by Nichole Chase - Again a tough question when I've read so many amazing books that I would highly recommend. I went with this one in the end as I don't think it is as well known in the UK as my other favourites.

Book of the Month - March

Overall my reading throughout March was better than what I originally thought.

Here's what I read in March:

• I Wish (I Wish, #1) by Elizabeth Langston - 4/5
• Silver Shadows (Bloodlines, #5) by Richelle Mead - 4.5/5
• Exiled (Immortal Essence, #1) by RaShelle Workman - 2/5
• Red by Alyxandra Harvey - 3/5
• Play (Stage Dive, #2) by Kylie Scott - 5/5
• My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick - 3/5
• On the Surface (In the Zone, #1) by Kate Willoughby - 3.5/5
• Wicked (A Wicked Saga, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout - 4.5/5
• Get Lucky by Robin Corvington - 2/5
• Down London Road (On Dublin Street, #2) by Samantha Young - 5/5

And the book of the month goes to...

I only had a couple of five star rating books but this one for me outshone every book I read in March even the other five star book so naturally Play had to be my BOTM.

What was your BOTM in March?

Book Review: Red by Alyxandra Harvey

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Buy: Amazon UK | Amazon US | 

Format: Kindle

Publishers: Entangled Teen

Published: 10th March 2011

Pages: 198

Genre: YA, Paranormal Romance, 

Main Characters: Kia, Ethan 
Date Read: 14th March - 18th March 2015

Rating Given:

Synopsis:
Bad girls burn hot…
Red is the colour of Kia Alcott's hair.It's her temper, which blazes hot and always gets Kia into way too much trouble. And it's the colour of fire. Fires that Kia can start…just by thinking about them.
When her latest “episode” gets her kicked out of school, Kia is shipped off to her grandmother, who works for the wealthy Blackwoods. It's an estate shrouded in secrets, surrounded by rules, and presided over by a family that is far from normal…including the gorgeous and insolent Ethan Blackwood.
Ethan knows far more about the dangers of the forest surrounding the estate than Kia can ever imagine. For this forest has teeth, and Ethan is charged with protecting the outside world from its vicious mysteries.
But inside, even the most vibrant shade of red doesn't stand a chance against the dark secrets of the Blackwood family… 

 I was given a review copy of this book via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

With this book cover I wasn't too sure that I liked it as I couldn't really tell what was going on in the cover, however, when I looked at it bigger I found I loved the cover. I love the creepy look of the cover even though the story didn't have a creepy feel about it but the location definitely reminded me of the story.

This book started off good enough but nothing really grabbed me in fact parts of it got me a little lost on what was actually going on. There was so much happening in the beginning of the book with no real explanation which annoyed me a bit as I wanted more reasoning sooner than what we got at the beginning. I liked the different kinds of mythical creatures as usually there's one or two creatures so that was interesting. The romance side of the story was a little slow to begin with which was a nice change to insta-love. I would have loved a bit more from this new romance so I am hoping there's another book to come but there's nothing on Goodreads as of yet. There was a lot more action happening towards the end with things happening that I wasn't expecting. I really enjoyed the end half of this book with explanations to what was happening. The end didn't have any cliff hangers but I do feel like I wanted more and I'm sure there could be more to come.

I pretty much liked all of the characters with a few exceptions to some of the characters that I couldn't tell if they where good or bad. Kia was a great female character as she was smart and strong as well as showing her vulnerable side at times. I wasn't sure about Ethan at first as he never showed what he was feeling but because this book had alternating points of views I was able to understand why he was the way he was to Kia.

Overall I did like this book but I didn't love it as much as Alyxandra Harvey's other books, but I do think that if there are more books to come from this world it will get better.

Showcase Sunday #112

Showcase Sunday is a weekly Meme that I am taking part of. This weekly meme is hosted by Vicky over at Book, Biscuits and Tea.

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This may look like a lot of books for just one week but this is from the last few weeks.

Physical Books

  

The first two where surprise review books as I hadn't even requested them but I'm so happy that I have them as I have wanted to read them for awhile now so I'm very excited to read them. The las two books my mum brought them for me which I am so pleased about as I have loved both of these series and I can't wait to see how it ends especially The Ruby Circle.

Bought Kindle Books

I loved Lost & Found so when Finders Keepers was only 99p I had to get it. Although Near & Far wasn't as cheap I had to get it as I can't have book 3 without book 2.

Free Kindle Books

  

  

Free Samantha Young and Sawyer Bennett you can't go wrong!

Kindle Review Books

  

  

  

What did you receive this week?

Showcase Sunday #100

Showcase Sunday is a weekly Meme that I am taking part of. This weekly meme is hosted by Vicky over at Book, Biscuits and Tea.

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Physical Books

 

I received Whisper the Dead for review from Bloomsbury I just need to read the first one. I bought Black Ice in hardback from Asda for £5 which I think was a great bargain.

Review Kindle Books

 

  

  

 

I couldn't believe the Grave Mercy and The 100 was available on netgalley considering they are both out in the shops but I couldn't help myself as they where on Read Now. I am looking forward to reading all of these books for review.

What did you receive this week?