The Queen of the Tearling review

Hi Everyone I am finally back with a book review. Sorry it took so long to get up, but it is a very busy part of the year and life just kept on getting in the way.

So here it is The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

I expect nearly everyone who is an avid book reader has read this book or at least heard of it, not unusual for me I am late on the ban wagon

If you did not know this book is about Kelsea Glynn who is just 19 years old when she is unruly, has high principles and believes that she know better then her elders.

In the beginning Kelsea is unlike any other 19 year old she is about to inherit a kingdom that is on it's knees which is corrupt, debauched and very dangerous.

So Kelsea either becomes the most fearsome ruler the kingdom has ever known or she will be dead within a week.

I absolutely loved this book could not put it down, I found myself always wanting to come back to the book never mind what I was doing.

I completely loved Kelsea and her character development was good the plot kept moving at a good pace and I hope it works out for Kelsea in the end (guess I will have to read book 2 to find out).

All in all this book had a good it kept the adventure going at a steady pace and had good plot development and character development. I completely enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys this kind of book. I can not wait to read the next book The Invasion of the Tearling hopefully soon.

I give this book 5/5 stars

well that s all from me today I might post again this week depending on the time I have as it is a fairly busy week for me

Happy Reading
Stacey the bookworm  

Working it out!!

Hi there guys

Hope Everyone is doing well. I am currently working on a reading schedule as I find I am not reading enough as I would like to be. Does anyone else has this problem? as I don't think it is just me and if you have had this problem in the past please can you give me some tips or advice as it is always very welcome!

So I am sorry post have been slow in coming I am trying to get things or figured out and hopefully will do soon as I do love writing this blog and reading. So I am not going to stop anytime soon it just might take a while to get something up.

I  hope you stay and be patience with me and keep checking back for more

Happy reading everyone!!!
Stacey the bookworm

Sorry I have not been around

Hi guys
I am sorry I have not been around lately, as I have been having huge mega trouble with my internet connection and this has been the first day I have had internet for more then two minutes (if that) at a time, which I hate of course as I can not blog or do any of those wonderful things you do on the internet.

On a positive note I am planning to try and do a blog post on either a Monday or a Wednesday as those are my two free days (or more so then any other day). As I do really enjoy blogging and talking to you all, but falling that I will try and do it at sometime in the week or weekend if I have time that is weekends can get quite busy.

I am sorry about the lack of pictures on this post I just wanted to write something quickly to let you know where I have been and to say sorry also to update you on what's going on

Stacey the bookworm

On the off chance

At this very moment in time I am reading Howards End is on the Landing by Susan Hill A year of reading at home.

What drew me to this book was the fact that is written by one of my favourite authors being of course Susan Hill I have read a few of her books before a have enjoyed then very much indeed and would recommending give her books a try.

This book though is kind of like a autobiography about a year in here live where she reads only books that are in her house and takes you on a journey of all the book related things she has got up to in her life. She also tells you a bit about each book and what meaning it has for her and the connection to the authors she has.

I have very much enjoyed reading this book so far, I am hoping to finish it soon. Some how Susan Hill has made me want to read more classic books find authors and books that have either been forgotten about or on the verge of being forgotten. It has shown me a love of books and things I never knew I had or made them stronger. It is also interesting to find out what she reads and  how she organises her books and what meaning and stories are behind them

I have not seen many, if any books written like this an auto biography about a writers book collection and the books she has never read or started but never finished. I am so glad I found this by chance and bought it. It makes me smile just thinking about it, which can't be a bad thing now can it

Best Wishes and until next time keep reading

Stacey the bookworm


 

Sunshine, book and wine what more could you want?

Well hello again hope you are all ok 😊



Well today is a nice sunny day and I thought that it would be a nice day to do a spot of reading outside and relax for a bit, whilst I get the chance. I do like being outside when it is warm/hot and get some fresh air into my lungs at the same time doing one of my favouite things to do reading, to be honest I could do the other thing I love to do which is taking photos. It is so much nicer to do this things outside.

So I decided to spend my afternoon in the sun reading The Lemon Grove by Helen Walsh with a glass of wine and chill and forget about the rest of the world, even if it is for a short while

Hope you are all having a good day and let me know how you like to spend a nice warm or hot day

Talk to you later
Stacey the bookworm xxx

5 places to find free E-Books

Hi Everyone
I am back with what i think is something which may be useful to some people, or at least interesting. I don't know about you,but I think nearly anything that is free is worth looking at even if just out of interset.

So I thought I would share what I have found with you. :)

Here is the list of 5 places to get free E-Books

• Book Bub

With this one comes email with small, but distint selection of books. All you have to do is go to the website Bookbub.com pick a genre (or two) and sign up for there newletter. It's that simple plus lots of good stuff everyday.

• Ereader News Today

This is another site that provides daily newsletters that come to your inbox. With a plethora of titles, so there will be something for everyone. Y ou simply go to the website sign up and your on your way simple. You choice the genre that you are interested in aswell as the device you use e.g. Kindle, Nook etc, then your emails will be set up ready to send you to your preferred vendor or occasionally the author's site.

• Kobo E-books

This site feels more like a online boostore then a free or discounted book site, even though the books are deeply discounted. Kobo also offers their own device that has special features which include an app which allows you to read books across multiple devices without losing your place (get that ).

• Amazon's Free Kindle Ebooks

This is strictly for Kindle, this is the best place to start. Here you will find lots of legitimate free e-books from the biggest online book retailer. There is no registration (Seeing as you already have a Kindle you should be a member already), no need to worry about copyright infringement and definatly no thoughts about viruses.You just download and go. The free books change very often, if you want a book get it straight away as it may not be free tomorrow.

•  Pixel of Ink

This is another site you can subscribe to, this is a great place to see what is out there. You can browse this site though genre, hot deals or their "useful links" tab for all sorts of tips,tricks and information. It will just take a bit of research (but not alot).

There are loads of books out there for reading, so take adventage and start your collection today.

Hope you find this useful or interesting and i would be intersted if you know any other places to find free E- books

Till next time happy reading and keep smiling
Stacey the bookworm

Danielle Steel 44 Charles Street Review

Well hello again everyone
I must say I am happy to be writing on my blog again for some reason it just makes me smile and feel happy :), anyway let's get on to why your all here for a book review or that's why I hope your reading


So this book is about a women in here 30's called Francesca Thayer who's relationship breaks down is left with a beautiful, old house which is full of leaks and in need of total restoration. So as a struggling owner of an art gallery is left with a mortgage she can not possible handle by herself, so is forced in to taking in lodgers to live in this big beautiful house and help pay the mortgage.

These lodgers are all very different one is a young attractive school teacher another is a newly divorced father and graphic designer and the last is a famous cookery author who is hoping to rebuild her life after the death of her husband.

Throughout this book these people build up an unlikely friendship and become the most important people in Francesca's life. Over the year that they are together the house fills with laughter, heartbreak and hope and Francesca discovers that she just might be able to open her heart again after all...

Review:
This books was enjoyable especially from about half way through to the end I guess that is because the plot and characters had developed and I certainly would not say it was a bad or disappointing book. As my first Danielle Steel book I didn't have anything to judge it by but I will be giving her books another go. The characters I most enjoyed and got behind where Francesca and Chris as o felt they where the main two characters in the book and I loved the ending for both of them I did finish this book with a big smile on my face 😃

I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars

Please feel free to leave a comment or suggestion or even a book suggestion I would be most appreciative

Thanks for reading and have a good day 😃

Stacey 

Girl on the platform by Josephine Cox *Review*

Hi dear Readers i know it has been a while since i last updated here, but i am going to try really hard in 2015 to blog more and keep connected with you all :) well .... that is the aim.

So the last book i read and finished in 2014, was as the title suggests Girl on the Platform by Josephine Cox. It was a short book to read and the first i have read by this author which i have heard lots of things about mostly being good possitive things hence why i gave this book ago.

This book is about two best first called Mark and Pete abd there journey by train to London for a lads night out. As they board the train Pete notices a girl sat on the platform and thinks she looks lonely. So as the train leaves he finds he can't get her out of his mind because he has seen a glimpse of his self in her .

When they retuen from London over the coming months Peter sees the girl often, but when he attempts to talk to her his courage fails him. Then one day, the girl just sinple disappers. Peter is hopelessly besotted by the girl which he believes is his kindered spirt, Peter does will not stop till he finds the girl on the platform .

Review:

Over all this book was a nice quick read enough to keep me interested and a good introduction to Josephine Cox's books. It had adventure, romance and was told by the boys point of view which was intersting, over all i found myself enjoying the book and wanting to find out what happens especially towards the end. It was not anything perticuarlly special but it was a good quick read.

 

I gave this book a rateing of 3out of 5 stars

 

 

Feel free to leave any comments or suggestions you like it would nice to hear from you :)

 

Happy New Year and happy reading

 

Stacey the bookworm

 

Shot through the heart by Matt Cain book review!

First of I'd like to say that I absolutely loved this book and found it very hard to put it down and fell in love with all the main characters.

I thought the book gave a very good in sight into show business and the way it works and makes you see there is more to the business then meets the eye or that you think there is and really made me feel for both Mia and Leo.

The relationship between Leo and Mia which I personally loved showed how to people that come from two opposite life styles such as Leo being an paparazzo and Mia being a movie star, there are times in the book that you think it isn't going to work them being together and what it does take to make it work 

This book is for any one who likes a bit of glitzy romances or just romance in a book 

I'm rating this book a 5/5 stars 

Book review: trains and lovers by Alexander Smith McCall

I picked this book up on a whim but three things a drawn me to this book

1. the size and cover attracted me to it 

2. I had never read anything by this author before 

3. I was going to get it out at the library so if I didn't like it I could simply take it back.

Saying that tho I really enjoyed this book it took place on a train on a long journey from Edinburgh to London one the journey the group share each other's love stories taking you to many different walks of life and places. 

I got hooked on this book and at times couldn't put it down and I'm looking forward to reading more by this author as I hear really good things about him 

I highly recommend reading this book to anyone how likes a good story or a love story 

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars 

Hegarty and the doleful dancer by Leon Murphy review

Hi Guys

I picked up the book from the library, as I read the blurb on the back of the book and it sounded interesting plus it was not that long a book, so I knew it would be a quick afternoon read. 

I enjoyed this book a lot it gripped me all the way through until the end where I was left diss disappointed, as it was just not as good as the rest of the book. I felt like I wanted more from it, but apart from that it was a good book and would of given it 4 out of 5 starts except for the ending spoiled it for me so I had to deducted a star for that. It was a contemporary crime book with a good story witch has gangsters in it lots of mystery it 

My finale rating was:

3 out of 5 stars 

Best wishes and have a wonderful reading day 

Stacey 

Who likes a Libuary

Hey Guys!!!!
To answer the title I would have to say I I love libraries and going to the I look forward to going when ever I can. A lot of people seem to not use them as it is seen as geeky or nerdy (for the record I think geeks and nerds are cool just like the majority of people are) which is a shame really so much can be gotten from a Libuary.

Well like I said I enjoy going to the Libuary even if it is to look at the books and not to actually get any out but 9 times out of 10 I do at least get on book out if not, which seems crazy since I have many books at home that I have not read yet. So I have only been getting out thin book as in under 200 pages or as close to this as I can. To give me some time to read my unread books at home

I would very much like to know your thoughts on libuaries and how you think they might be improved or why you don't use them please feel free to leave a comment

Best wishes and happy reading
Stacey :)

Blockade Billy by Stephen King review

Well when I first thought about reading this book I didn't think I would like it half as much as I have done. Which of  course is a good thing!. I liked the way it was written and how the story unfolded I did not expect the ending at all but a lot of things made sense once you found out the ending. It was a highly enjoyable book and didn't take to long to read it would be an afternoon read easily. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes or has an interest in baseball, as it is based on a player who gets wiped of the records, like he never excited plus the teams season or part of it gets wiped as well

I rated this book 4 out of 5 stars 

Best wishes and happy reading 

Stacey 

The book I am reading at the moment ....

Hey guys, so the book I am currently reading is Blockage Billy by Stephen King, that I am enjoying so far even tho I don't know much about baseball and seeing as that is what it is based on, I am not finding it stops me from enjoying the book or understanding it. I chose this book as I had not read anything by Stephen King before but I really wanted to and seeing as this was not that long a book and didn't have that tiny writing that some smaller books have, it seemed a good choice for dipping my toe into his works so to say. I am hoping to finish this book very shortly unless life gets in the way or I'm to tired to do so in the next few days. I will try to write a review or something more about the book if that is of any interst or I just might just do it anyway. 

But for now best wishes and happy reading 

Stacey

A new bookworm

Hey guys, I am starting this blog to share all thing bookish with you as reading is one of my hobbies and passions, even if I don't always get time to read as much as I like. I will try and keep this blog up to date and post regularly but bare with me if I don't. Sometimes that little thing as life gets in the way. So keep a look out for future posts and feel free to comment or leave some sort of communication as you like, I would be very interested in any suggestionsor ideas you may have :)

Hope you are all having a good day
Stacey