Wednesday, 1 October 2014

October 2014 TBR

Hiya,

so my October tbr is not theamed this month mainly because i was going to do witches but my tbr pile is too big and i need to dwindel it down a bit 


so the first two books are re reads and they are ...

Blood Moon - Alyxandra Harvey (book 5 in the Drake Chronicles)

Blood Moon (Drake Chronicles, #5)
Blood moon is the 5th book of a six book book series which centers around the Drake family who are vampires and the youngest Drake Solonge Best friend Human Lucy Hamilton. Yes its a vampire series but i love it anyway.








Only the good spy young - Ally Carter (book 4 in the gallagher girls series)


Only The Good Spy Young (Gallagher Girls, #4)the gallagher girls series floows cammie morgan who goes to gallagher academy a school for exception young women, well thats what the civillians think is you have clearance you will know gallagher academy is actully a school for spys in training and cammies life gets weirder and harded every term.








the next three book are new releases 

my most antisipated book of the year 

Blood Of Olympus - Rick Riordan (book 5 In the heroes of oylmpus Series)


The Blood of Olympus (Heroes of Olympus book 5)i cannot tell you much about this book without spioling the series you need to read percy jackson and the olympians eben though tequniquly its a childrens book its amazing and then when you get on the heroes of olympus seires where there older its more YA







Redeemed - P.C & Kristin Cast (book 12 in the house of night seires)


Redeemed (House of Night, #12)now im not a huge fan of this series i loved the first about 4 books but now i hate havingf uncompleated series on my shelf so i have pushed through and finaly this is the end it has been draged out and draged out but now im kind of intriged as to how it will all end.








In the Afterlight - Alexandra Bracken (book 3 in the darkest minds trilogy)


In the Afterlight (The Darkest Minds, #3)i wasnt like everyone else who is obsessed with the first book but then i read Never Fade and then i fell in love with it and now im sad to see another trilogy end but at the same time cant wait to see what happens.









now all the next books have been on my tbr for quite a while 


The Queens fool - Philippa Gregory (the 4th book in the tudor court series)


The Queen's Fool (Tudors, #4)Synopsis 

A young woman caught in the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half sister, Elizabeth, must find her true destiny amid treason, poisonous rivalries, loss of faith, and unrequited love.

It is winter, 1553. Pursued by the Inquisition, Hannah Green, a fourteen-year-old Jewish girl, is forced to flee Spain with her father. But Hannah is no ordinary refugee. Her gift of "Sight," the ability to foresee the future, is priceless in the troubled times of the Tudor court. Hannah is adopted by the glamorous Robert Dudley, the charismatic son of King Edward's protector, who brings her to court as a "holy fool" for Queen Mary and, ultimately, Queen Elizabeth. Hired as a fool but working as a spy; promised in wedlock but in love with her master; endangered by the laws against heresy, treason, and witchcraft, Hannah must choose between the safe life of a commoner and the dangerous intrigues of the royal family that are inextricably bound up in her own yearnings and desires



Trinity - Conn Iggulden (book 2 in the wars of the roses series)

Trinity (Wars of the Roses, #2) 
Trinity is the second book in the Wars Of The Roses series the first being Stormbird which was a very riveting read and this book mainly focus's on Henry VI of Lancaster and Richard Plantagenet Duke of York. If you love historical fiction give this series a go.








A Dance with Dragons -Part 1 - Dreams And Dust - Geroge R. R. Martin (book 5 part 1 from a song of ice and fire)

A Dance with Dragons: Dreams and Dust (A Song of Ice and Fire #5, Part 1 of 2)

Not much i can say without spoilers but read the book or watch the tv show there are both equally amazing







 

The Maze Runner - James Dashner ( book 1 in the maze runer trilogy)


The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)Synopsis 


If you ain’t scared, you ain’t human.

When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers—boys whose memories are also gone.

Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the Glade.

Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It’s the only way out—and no one’s ever made it through alive.

Everything is going to change.

Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying.

Remember. Survive. Run.


Great Expectations - Charles Dickens  

Great ExpectationsSynopsis

In what may be Dickens's best novel, humble, orphaned Pip is apprenticed to the dirty work of the forge but dares to dream of becoming a gentleman — and one day, under sudden and enigmatic circumstances, he finds himself in possession of "great expectations." In this gripping tale of crime and guilt, revenge and reward, the compelling characters include Magwitch, the fearful and fearsome convict; Estella, whose beauty is excelled only by her haughtiness; and the embittered Miss Havisham, an eccentric jilted bride


Born Wicked - Jessica Spotswood (book 1 in the cahiill witch chronicles)

Born Wicked (The Cahill Witch Chronicles, #1)Synopsis

 Everybody knows Cate Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. Too pretty, too reclusive, and far too educated for their own good. But the truth is even worse: they’re witches. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of the Brotherhood, it would mean an asylum, a prison ship—or an early grave.

Before her mother died, Cate promised to protect her sisters. But with only six months left to choose between marriage and the Sisterhood, she might not be able to keep her word... especially after she finds her mother’s diary, uncovering a secret that could spell her family’s destruction. Desperate to find alternatives to their fate, Cate starts scouring banned books and questioning rebellious new friends, all while juggling tea parties, shocking marriage proposals, and a forbidden romance with the completely unsuitable Finn Belastra.

If what her mother wrote is true, the Cahill girls aren’t safe. Not from the Brotherhood, the Sisterhood—not even from each other



The unbecoming of Mara Dyer - Michelle Hodkin (book 1 in the Mara Dyer trilogy)

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, #1)Synopsis 

 Mara Dyer believes life can't get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there.
It can.

She believes there must be more to the accident she can't remember that killed her friends and left her strangely unharmed.
There is.

She doesn't believe that after everything she's been through, she can fall in love.
She's wrong.



Half Bad - Sally Green ( book 1 in the Half Life Trilogy)

Half Bad (Half-Life Trilogy, #1)Synopsis 

Sixteen-year-old Nathan lives in a cage: beaten, shackled, trained to kill. In a modern-day England where two warring factions of witches live amongst humans, Nathan is an abomination, the illegitimate son of the world's most terrifying and violent witch, Marcus. Nathan's only hope for survival is to escape his captors, track down Marcus, and receive the three gifts that will bring him into his own magical powers—before it's too late. But how can Nathan find his father when there is no one safe to trust, not even family, not even the girl he loves?

Half Bad is an international sensation and the start of a brilliant trilogy: a gripping tale of alienation and the indomitable will to survive.


Grave Mercy - Robin La Fevers (book 1 in the his fair assassins trilogy)

Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1)Synopsis

Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts—and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others.

Ismae’s most important assignment takes her straight into the high court of Brittany—where she finds herself woefully under prepared—not only for the deadly games of intrigue and treason, but for the impossible choices she must make. For how can she deliver Death’s vengeance upon a target who, against her will, has stolen her heart?


Haunting Violet - Alyxandra Harvey 

Haunting VioletSynopsis 

Violet Willoughby doesn't believe in ghosts. But they believe in her. After spending years participating in her mother's elaborate ruse as a fraudulent medium, Violet is about as skeptical as they come in all matters supernatural. Now that she is being visited by a very persistent ghost, one who suffered a violent death, Violet can no longer ignore her unique ability. She must figure out what this ghost is trying to communicate, and quickly because the killer is still on the loose.

Afraid of ruining her chance to escape her mother's scheming through an advantageous marriage, Violet must keep her ability secret. The only person who can help her is Colin, a friend she's known since childhood, and whom she has grown to love. He understands the true Violet, but helping her on this path means they might never be together. Can Violet find a way to help this ghost without ruining her own chance at a future free of lies?


The Immortal Rules - Julie Kagawa ( book 1 in the blood of eden series)

The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, #1)Synopsis 
 
To survive in a ruined world, she must embrace the darkness…

Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a walled-in city. By day, she and her crew scavenge for food. By night, any one of them could be eaten. Some days, all that drives Allie is her hatred of them—the vampires who keep humans as blood cattle. Until the night Allie herself dies and becomes one of the monsters.

Forced to flee her city, Allie must pass for human as she joins a ragged group of pilgrims seeking a legend—a place that might have a cure for the disease that killed off most of civilization and created the rabids, the bloodthirsty creatures who threaten human and vampire alike. And soon Allie will have to decide what and who is worth dying for… again.


Alice in ZombieLand - Gena Showalter ( book 1 in the white rabbit chronicles)

Alice in Zombieland (The White Rabbit Chronicles, #1)Synopsis

She won’t rest until she’s sent every walking corpse back to its grave. Forever.

Had anyone told Alice Bell that her entire life would change course between one heartbeat and the next, she would have laughed. From blissful to tragic, innocent to ruined? Please. But that’s all it took. One heartbeat. A blink, a breath, a second, and everything she knew and loved was gone.

Her father was right. The monsters are real….

To avenge her family, Ali must learn to fight the undead. To survive, she must learn to trust the baddest of the bad boys, Cole Holland. But Cole has secrets of his own, and if Ali isn’t careful, those secrets might just prove to be more dangerous than the zombies….


I wish I could go back and do a thousand things differently.
I'd tell my sister no.
I'd never beg my mother to talk to my dad.
I'd zip my lips and swallow those hateful words.
Or, barring all of that, I'd hug my sister, my mom and my dad one last time.
I'd tell them I love them.
I wish... Yeah, I wish


 Devils Consort - Anne O'brien

Synopsis
The most powerful heiress in Western Europe Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine, was not content to sit idly while patriarchs attempted to control her destiny. Ambitious as any conqueror, she used manipulation and seduction to ensnare Louis VII, King of France, as her husband, but his devotion to the church and weakness of will hindered Eleanor’s aspiration.

Undeterred, Eleanor relentlessly pursues power, taking forbidden lovers, going on Crusade and surviving hardships. Eleanor also dares to fi nd a more compatible husband before severing her marriage to King Louis VII a man fated to rule beside her but unable to tame a woman gloriously determined to remain a queen defiant.



A Breath Of Frost - Alyxandra Harvey (book 1 in the lovegrove legacy)

A Breath of Frost (The Lovegrove Legacy, #1)Synopsis


In 1814, three cousins—Gretchen, Emma, and Penelope—discover their family lineage of witchcraft when a binding spell is broken, allowing their individual magical powers to manifest. Now, beyond the manicured gardens and ballrooms of Regency London, an alluring underworld available only to those with power is revealed to the cousins. By claiming their power, the three cousins have accidentally opened the gates to the underworld.

Now ghouls, hellhounds—and most terrifying of all, the spirits of dark witches known as the Greymalkin Sisters—are hunting and killing young debutante witches for their powers. And, somehow, Emma is connected to the murders…because she keeps finding the bodies.

Can the cousins seal the gates before another witch is killed…or even worse, before their new gifts are stripped away?
Happy Reading 

Peyton 

xoxoxoxoxo 

Thursday, 25 September 2014

September Book Haul

Hi,

So in the month of September i collected a total of 6 books, i have read five of them. I will tell you about them in my wrap up.



So Lets Get Started .....


the first book i got in September was ...

Heir of Fire - Sarah J Maas 


Heir of fire is the 3rd book in the throne of glass series and all i can say without spoilers is read this series it takes a while to get used to but in the end its an amazing book and series.










The next book is

The Iron Trial  - Cassandra Clare & Holly Black 


Synopsis - 

From two bestselling superstars, a dazzling and magical middle-grade collaboration centring on the students of the Magisterium, an academy for those with a propensity toward magic. In this first book, a new student comes to the Magisterium against his will -- is it because he is destined to be a powerful magician, or is the truth more twisted than that? It's a journey that will thrill you, surprise you, and make you wonder about the clear-cut distinction usually made between good and evil.



next on the list is 

The Infinite Sea - Rick Yancey 


The Infinite Sea is the second book in the 5th wave series or trilogy I'm not entirely sure but its a aliens Si/fi book and I'm not into aliens but this is an amazing series and you should really check it out. 








the penultimate book is 

Pride And Prejudice The Marvel Adaptation - Nancy Butler, Hugo Petrus & Jane Austen 


Synopsis 
 
An adaptation of the original by Jane Austen that tells of Lizzy Bennet and her loveable, eccentric family as they navigate through tricky British social circles.






and the final book i got this month was


Trinity - Conn Iggulden 


Trinity is the second book in the Wars Of The Roses series the first being Stormbird which was a very riveting read and this book mainly focus's on Henry VI of Lancaster and Richard Plantagenet Duke of York. If you love historical fiction give this series a go. 














Also i got a novella ...



A Tithe Of Blood And Ashes - Alyxandra Harvey 



Synopsis 

Lucy has survived her vampire best friend's mysterious illness, her first term at the Helios-Ra vampire hunting academy, dating one of the Drake brothers, and an all out vampire-human war.
She considers herself lucky.
But what if something--or someone-- else is behind it?





Happy Reading 

Peyton 

xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Ice Cream Book Tag

Hi i thought i would do this tag, even though is technically Autumn but i love ice cream any time of year 

Lets get Started .....

Peanut butter - A long series you want to read but probably wont & why


The Sookie Stackhouse series because i read the first one and enjoyed it
but i never got around to reading the rest of the series.




Chocolate- A book you would read over, and over, and over Again

My all time favourite book is Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
and i can and have re- read this book many times







Pistachio - A book with a green cover 

The Statistical probability of love at first sight
 has green grass background.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Strawberry - A book with the cutest romance

 

 Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 
i love Levi and Kath's relationship it makes me melt.

 










Lemon - A book with a sour ending 

Allegiant - veronica Roth
need i say more












Mint - A children's book you love

My sister Jodie by Jacqueline Wilson 












Vanilla - Favourite Classic 

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 
There is no competition i love this book and its character's and it will
forever have its place in my heart









Whipped Cream - a very long book you read really fast 

City of Heavenly fire by Cassandra Clare 
I stated this book at around 8am and finished it at about 9 pm in all honesty i thought it would take me a couple of days to read a 733 pg book.





Until Next time 

Peyton 

xoxoxoxoxoxo


Saturday, 30 August 2014

August 2014 Book Haul

So Here's all the books i brought in the month of August 

 New Releases

Opposition - Jennifer L Armentrout


Opposition is the last book in the Lux series, so i cant really tell you much about but go check this series out it is amazing.












Percy Jackson and the Greeks Gods - Rick Riordan 

Synopsis 

A publisher in New York asked me to write down what i know about the Greeks Gods, and i was like, 'Can we do this anonymously? Because i don't need the Olympians mad at me again'. 
But if it helps you to know your Greek gods, and survive an encounter with them if they ever show up in your face, then i guess writing all this down will be my good deed for the week.
 PERCY JACKSON  




Isla and the happily ever after - Stephanie Perkins

Synopsis 

 Hopeless romantic Isla has had a crush on brooding artist Josh since their first year at the School of America in Paris. And, after a chance encounter in Manhattan over the summer break, romance might be closer than Isla imagined. But as they begin their senior year back in France, Isla and Josh are forced to face uncertainty about their futures, and the very real possibility of being apart.
Set against the stunning backdrops of New York, Paris and Barcelona, this is a gorgeous, heart-wrenching and irresistible story of true love, and the perfect conclusion to Stephanie Perkins’s beloved series




The Kings Curse - Philippa Gregory 

Synopsis 

Regarded as yet another threat to the volatile King Henry VII’s claim to the throne, Margaret Pole, cousin to Elizabeth of York (known as the White Princess) and daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, is married off to a steady and kind Lancaster supporter—Sir Richard Pole. For his loyalty, Sir Richard is entrusted with the governorship of Wales, but Margaret’s contented daily life is changed forever with the arrival of Arthur, the young Prince of Wales, and his beautiful bride, Katherine of Aragon. Margaret soon becomes a trusted adviser and friend to the honeymooning couple, hiding her own royal connections in service to the Tudors.

After the sudden death of Prince Arthur, Katherine leaves for London a widow, and fulfils her deathbed promise to her husband by marrying his brother, Henry VIII. Margaret’s world is turned upside down by the surprising summons to court, where she becomes the chief lady-in-waiting to Queen Katherine. But this charmed life of the wealthiest and “holiest” woman in England lasts only until the rise of Anne Boleyn, and the dramatic deterioration of the Tudor court. Margaret has to choose whether her allegiance is to the increasingly tyrannical king, or to her beloved queen; to the religion she loves or the theology which serves the new masters. Caught between the old world and the new, Margaret Pole has to find her own way as she carries the knowledge of an old curse on all the Tudors.



Friday, 29 August 2014

The Taylor Swift Book Tag

So this Tag is basically having Taylor Swift songs, and a question to go with them then you choose a book that goes with it. 

 

 

1 - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - pick a book or series that you were pretty sure you were in love with, but then wanted to break up with.

The Unearthly series - Cynthia Hand 

i loved the first two book and most of the last but that ending ruined it for me .


2)Red - pick a book with a RED cover.

Betrayals - Lili St Crow

 

 

 

 

 

3) The Best Day - pick a book that makes you feel nostalgic.

Eclipse - Stephanie Meyer 

I got the whole series just before New Moon (film) came out , and i didn't want to read twilight and new moon because i just saw the films so i went straight to eclipse and it was the book that made me want to read again and i have re read this book to many times to count. 

 

4)Love Story - pick a book with forbidden love.

Succubus Blues - Richelle Mead 

The forbidden love in this book/ series is between Georgina Kincaid who is a succubus and Seth Mortensen who is Human and she could drain his life with one kiss. 





5)I Knew You Were Trouble - pick a book with a bad character you couldn’t help but love.

Shatter me - Tahereh Mafi 

Warner is my Bad Boy in shatter me i loved him in this book and as you got to know him as the series went on i loved him even more.





6)Innocent (written b/c of Kanye West!) - pick a book that someone ruined the ending for.

Last Sacrifice - Richelle Mead

I got this book for Christmas 2010 it came out early in December 2010 and i caught who the murderer was on the Wikia it didn't really ruin the book for me but i was annoyed that i couldn't go along with the mystery. 

 

 

7)Everything Has Changed - pick a character from a book who goes through extensive character development.

Bloodlines - Richelle Mead 

Sydney Sage

From the first book Sydney is a stickler for the rules and doesn't like breaking them and book by book you see her finding her own way breaking away from the alchemist's and going against everything they taught her.

  

 

 

8)You Belong With Me - pick your most anticipated book release. 

Blood Of Olympus - Rick Riordan 

I Don't have anything else to say  

 October 7th 2014




9)Forever and Always - pick your favourite book couple.

Opposition - Jennifer L Armentrout 

Daemon & Katy 

i love them in every book there relationship just make me want to melt and shes a BOOK BLOGGER. 

 

 

10)Come Back, Be Here - pick the book you would least like to lend out, for fear of missing it too much.

Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austen 

my beautiful copy will never leave my position ...

my precious 

 

 

 

11) Teardrops On My Guitar - pick a book that made you cry a lot.

Allegiant - Veronica Roth

i was ill when i was reading this book and i was in bed one of my friends had visited and i had quickly put on mascara and i for got about it i had to was my bedding straight away because i had big spots of black tear drops it was not pretty 

 

12) Shake It Off - pick a book that you love so much, you just shake off the haters

 Stray - Rachel Vincent 

at the beginning of July 2014 i was about to star this book so i checked Goodreads and the ratings were really bad most were 1 or 2 stars and i put it down but at the end of the month i picked it up and read it and  absolutely loved it and finished it in 2 days.

Love

Peyton Fox 

xoxoxoxoxoxo