Tuesday 29 March 2016

Two-Month Wrap-Up: February & March 2016!

After getting off to a great start of 2016, things definitely slowed down considerably during the past two months. February really flew by, and March was by far one of the busiest months I have ever had!! I've basically been working non-stop and consequently had very, very little time for reading and blogging *cue sad-bookworm tears*
Let's hope April changes for the better!!

What I read and reviewed


 
covers link to Goodreads
Forget Me Not by Megan Tayte - 3/5
You Were Here by Cori McCarthy - 5/5
La petite fille qui avait avalé un nuage grand comme la tour Eiffel - by Romain Puertolas - 4/5
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins - 4/5
The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig - 4/5
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater - 4/5
The Madwoman Upstairs by Catherine Lowell - 3/5
The Finding of Martha Lost by Caroline Wallace - 4/5
Never Never by Brianna Shrum - 4/5 (full review to come
Links in titles take you to my full review



What I added to my shelves



My Plans for April


I have no idea exactly how busy I'll be during April, so I'm keeping my reading plans very soft. I definitely want to try making a dent in my review copy TBR, so I'll try to at least get through The Night that Changed Everything and Once Upon a Dream.


What about you? 
 Tell me EVERYTHING in the comments!

Wednesday 16 March 2016

ARC Book Review: The Finding of Martha Lost by Caroline Wallace

I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way.

Publisher: Doubleday

Published: March 2016

Pages: 320


Summary


Martha is lost. 

She's been lost since she was a baby, abandoned in a suitcase on the train from Paris. Ever since, she's waited in station lost property for someone to claim her. It's been sixteen years, but she's still hopeful. In the meantime, there are mysteries to solve: secret tunnels under the station, a suitcase that may have belonged to the Beatles, the Roman soldier who appears at the same time every day with his packed lunch. Not to mention the stuffed monkey that someone keeps misplacing. 

But there is one mystery Martha cannot solve. And now the authorities have found out about the girl in lost property. Time is running out - if Martha can't discover who she really is, she will lose everything...

Tuesday 8 March 2016

ARC Book Review: The Madwoman Upstairs by Catherine Lowell

I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way.

Publisher: Quercus

Published: March 2016

Pages: 407


Summary


Think you know all about Charlotte, Emily and Anne? Think again.

Samantha Whipple - a young American woman - is the last remaining descendant of the famous Brontë family, of Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre fame. After losing her father, a brilliant author in his own right, Samantha travels to Oxford in search of a mysterious family inheritance, described to her only as 'The Warnings of Experience'. While at Oxford, Samantha studies under Dr J. Timothy Orville III, a disarmingly handsome tutor who seems nothing but annoyed by her family heritage. With Orville as her tempestuous sidekick, Samantha sets out on a mission to piece together her family's history - which, it turns out, could also be literature's greatest buried secret. A witty modern love story that draws from the enduringly popular classics.

Tuesday 1 March 2016

ARC Book Review: You Were Here by Cori McCarthy

I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way.

Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire

Published: March 2016

Pages: 400


Summary


Grief turned Jaycee into a daredevil, but can she dare to deal with her past?

On the anniversary of her daredevil brother's death, Jaycee attempts to break into Jake's favourite hideout - the petrifying ruins of an insane asylum. Joined by four classmates, each with their own brand of dysfunction, Jaycee discovers a map detailing her brother's exploration and the unfinished dares he left behind. As a tribute to Jake, Jaycee vows to complete the dares, no matter how terrifying or dangerous. What she doesn't bargain on is her eccentric band of friends who challenge her to do the unthinkable: reveal the parts of herself that she buried with her brother.