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My recent bookmail stacked 📚✨ I am ABSOLUTELY thrilled #LockEveryDoor is finally here! I feel like I’ve been waiting forever for it’s publication. Safe to say, everything has been put on pause to read it. I’m only 100 pages in, and I’m already trying to predict how it’s going to end 🧐😂 After I’ve read that, I’ll either read #WhisperNetwork as I got an ARC of it in the mail yesterday, or the much anticipated September release, #KingdomofSouls 💛 So many books to try and wade through this summer 🥰 Middlegame, Silence of the Girls and Mrs. Everything are just some others that I’m desperate to read! Naturally, the TBR goes on and on, and I can’t help but keep adding to it! My bookcases are filling up quite quickly! 😅📚💗 ... #middlegame #silenceofthegirls #mrseverything #rileysager #reesewitherspoonbookclub #reesesbookclubxhellosunshine #bookstack #bookmail #bookstagram #bookshelf #booksbooksbooks #summerreading #summerreads #goodreads #bookobsessed #bookhoarder #bookishlove

(Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) City of Girls is a coming-of-age story across one woman’s lifespan, detailed through a memoir-like narration, which is filled with delight and grief, to make a wonderous and emotional read. You know when you’ve read a good book; when you close the boards having just finished the last page, and let out a sigh of contentment, joy and whatever else someone can feel. That’s what I had here. This was truly a pleasure to read. For me, this is one of those rare gems that is quite special. I felt like I was sitting down to hear my grandmother’s life story – and I simply couldn’t get enough. As the book read like an endearing swansong, it was easy to connect with both the story and its narrator, Vivian. The reader goes on her journeys of first love, questionable choices and influences, great successes and profound mistakes and regrets (to name a few). I really can't express the poignancy Elizabeth Gilbert has captured, of someone looking retrospectively at their life. Vivian didn't see what or where she was going wrong at 19, but with the benefit (and tragic beauty) of hindsight, she saw all of these faults in her old age. And faults of other people. City of Girls is perfect for fans of theatre and musicals, as it takes the reader through the joys and perils of what being a showman or show woman, backstage crew etc., is all about. But most importantly, my favourite part of the overall story is what the power of something can do to one’s life. The power of hindsight, unpredictability, regrets, knowing oneself and so on. The extent of how all of these occurrences influence and shape a person was my favourite theme of this book. Overall, I think this is an essential book in helping young ladies know their worth is what they define it, and that life is worth living to the fullest potential by whatever means bring us as much happiness as possible. My full review of #CityofGirls is up on my blog (link is available in bio!)

My June wrap up! 📚 I really enjoyed this reading month. I tried to vary it to tick some books off the TBR, and enjoyed most of them! My favourite book in this stack is by far City of Girls. I just loved the story, even when I was annoyed with it! If anybody loves musicals and the theatre, then it’s for you! 💗 I jumped on the hype train and read Recursion and Miracle Creek to see what they were all about, and found the hype to be real for Recursion, and somewhat real for Miracle Creek. After my mum said to me I had to read The Silent Companions, it jumped to the top of my TBR because she wanted to talk to somebody about it - and it didn’t disappoint! I enjoyed it so much, I’m chuffed to bits to have been given an e-ARC of Purcell’s upcoming release, Bone China! City of Girls; 5⭐️ . Miracle Creek; 4⭐️ . The Silent Companions; 4⭐️ . Recursion; 4⭐️ . My e-ARC reads of the month; I didn’t massively love them which was disappointing. Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia; 3⭐️ . Escape Room by Megan Goldin; 3⭐️ ... #miraclecreek #cityofgirls #thesilentcompanions #recursion #junewrapup #bookstack #bookpile #booksbooksbooks

✨ June Owlcrate unboxing! ✨ What a box!!!! I’m not even kidding. The book pick? The bookish goodies? It’s everything my bookworm heart could want. Swipe to see more! I absolutely LOVE the @owlcrate edition of #SorceryofThorns 💜💜 it’s so lovely! I’ve been struggling to pick a favourite item though, as they’re all genuinely something useful and awesome. If I really, really *emphasising really* had to pick, it would probably be the coasters. I’m more often than not drinking a cup of tea or hot chocolate when I’m reading, so bookish coasters really set the tone! ☕️ But then the pin and the bookends catch my eye, and the debate starts all over again! 😂 A massive thank you to Owlcrate for this month’s goodies, definitely my favourite box of the year so far! 💗📚🔮 #owlcrate #oclibraries #owlcrateunboxing

A quick round up of my favourite reads of the year so far! 📚📚 My #goodreadschallenge is sitting at 43/50 books, and I’ve selected my top ten favourite reads of 2019 so far, inspired by the #halfwaytopten challenge I’ve seen some bookworms do! ☺️ A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) . Verity (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) . Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) . The Night Tiger (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) . City of Girls (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) . No Exit (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) . My Lovely Wife (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) . Circe (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫) . Final Girls (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫) . Little Darlings (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫) ... There’s one more! I know that’s kind of cheating, but it was a 5 ⭐️ read for me - Twisted by Steve Cavanagh. I haven’t bought the paperback for it, as I’m a hardback kind of gal. But it’s definitely one to pick up if you love mystery/thrillers that are high-octane. There’s still months left of 2019, and I’m hoping I can add to this favourites pile some bit more. Are there any books anyone would like to recommend? Or see one you’ve loved that’s in this pile? Let me know! 💗💗 ... #agoodgirlsguidetomurder #verity #eleanoroliphantiscompletelyfine #circe #thenighttiger #cityofgirls #finalgirls #noexit #mylovelywife #littledarlings #twisted

(Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) Pip is an intelligent teenage girl, who decides to investigate the disappearance of teenager Andie Bell as part of her extra credit school project. Andie Bell was “murdered” five years prior to the book’s present timeline, although no body was ever discovered. As Pip digs for the truth, she’s putting herself in danger, because somebody doesn’t want the truth of that night to be uncovered, and they’re quite serious about the lengths they’ll go to keep it buried. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is an upbeat, Nancy Drew-like mystery, with an interesting narration style and brilliant lead characters. Damn, Holly Jackson pulls no punches! I loved this book. The characters and the plot had my stomach in knots. One minute I was all tense, and then I was crying. It had this air about it that sucked me in. This has great plot development, with thrilling mini climaxes that had me hooked. ... The story is narrated through two styles; Pip writing in her project logbook, and what is unfolding in real time. This worked because one delivered the plot’s progression by discovering new information, character interactions and so on. The other (through the logbook) provided a diary feel, and acted like a murder board, where the reader gets to contemplate all the facts and evidence Pip has gathered. And oh boy did I! Everyone was a suspect at some point or another… It genuinely felt like I was there with Pip, trying to figure out what was essential to solving the case. I loved this personal and interactive tone, because it had me completely invested. I admired Pip immensely because of her tenacity, intelligence and how much she cared. And I cared so much for Ravi and Sal. Ravi’s humorous personality provided entertainment, and his partnership with Pip gave that dream team vibe that they were capable of anything. ... Overall, I read this in three days and it’s getting all 5 stars. This is a well plotted and cleverly written story. If your favourite genre is mysteries and thrillers, this is worth reading because it’s currently my favourite mystery of 2019. I cannot wait to see what is coming next from Holly Jackson! #agoodgirlsguidetomurder

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