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Monthly TBRs, Uncategorized

March TBR

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Happy 1st of March. This year is going so fast!
So… last month’s reading was pretty poor but this month seems to be going better already. The 1st of March and I read the first book on my TBR this morning and I must say it was an enjoyable read. I’ve given myself a huge TBR so hopefully I’ll make it through at least most of them before this month is out.

March is a great month, and not just because it’s got my birthday in it…. Okay that’s probably the main reason but also- there’s six of my highly anticipated books of 2021 coming out this month.
Exciting!
I’ll list them at the end of this post so if you’re interested in that keep reading until the end.

So, onto my TBR!

  • What A Way To Go by Julia Forster – I anticipate this being a three star for me
  • Uprooted by Naomi Novik – This could well be a four star, I’ve heard great things about it
  • The Ravens by Kass Morgan and Danielle Paige – I’m not sure if I will enjoy this book or not. I got it in an Illumicrate box and I know it has witches in it so fingers crossed I will enjoy it.
  • The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman – does anybody else LOVE books about books? and libraries of course. This book should be right up my alley.
  • Rules for Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson – I do like a good murder mystery… maybe a four star.
  • The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater – I have been putting off reading this book for over a year and I think it’s about time I read it.
  • The Once and Future Witches by Alix E Harrow – I really enjoyed her first book the Ten Thousand Doors of January so hopefully this one will be the same amount of enjoyment if not more.
  • Nine Perfect Strangers by Lianne Moriarty – again, love a good murder mystery, and I heard that Luke Evans has been cast for a TV/film version of this book so that will be interesting.
  • The Map of Days by Ransom Riggs – I have all of the Miss Peregrines books and I cannot wait tog et back into that world.
  • The Lives of Saints by Leigh Bardugo – I have actually read this at five am this morning and I rated it four stars. I will put up a book review of it very soon!
  • The Library of the Unwritten by A J Hackwith – Libraries?! I’m there!
  • Ever Cursed by Corey Ann Haydu – My friend bought me this because it sounded good so I am looking forward to seeing if I find it as good as it sounds.
  • Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare – I have Chain of Iron on pre-order so I think it’s time I dive into this first book.
  • Finally, A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer – okay I will admit it – this was definitely a cover buy but I am very interested in the story as well.

Releases march 2021:
Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare
Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
Sweet and Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley
Ravage the Dark by Tara Sim
The Queen’s Secret by Melissa De La Cruz
Bridge of Souls by Victoria Schwab

That’s it for my TBR of this month, let me know if you’ve read any of these and what you thought about them and at the end of March I will post a wrap up and see how well I did!

Monthly Wrap Ups, Uncategorized

February 2021 Wrap-Up!

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We have reached the end of February. February was a very busy month for me.
I had appointments, University classes with issues about who was going to be teaching those classes when the original teacher missed four sessions and didn’t keep in contact…stressful. I started a new job in February! – Which I am enjoying. Also, I finished and sent off my application to study a PhD so fingers crossed I get onto that course.

Because of this it was a pretty terrible reading month for me, I mean I did get some reading done but not half as much as I would have liked. My goals for this blog are to (hopefully) post about four times a week and one will be a book review, so each week I should put up a new book review. Anyway, February’s TBR looked like this:

  • The Guest List by Lucy Foley – I did read
  • Magonia by Maria Daevana Headley – I did not read
  • A mood read that I never ended up choosing a book for…
  • How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black – I did read
  • Charmcaster by Sebastien De Castell – I started to read but did not have time to finish
  • The Darkest Bloom by P M Freestone – I did not read
  • An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena – I did read
  • Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell – I did not read
  • Furyborn by Claire LeGrand – I did not read
  • The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern – I did not read
  • The Queen’s Assassin by Melissa De La Cruz – I did not read
  • Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo – I did not read

What I read: I only managed to read three of the books on my TBR this month which were: The Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena, The Guest List by Lucy Foley and How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories. Book reviews for this will be coming shortly but I will say I did enjoy all of these books although none of them were five stars for me.

My favourite read of the month was How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories, it was my first read of the month before my schedule got a little hectic and I spent a good couple of hours throwing myself into the collection of stories. I was very excited beforehand knowing that I got to go back to the world of Cardan and Jude and although I enjoyed the book, it didn’t quite live up to my expectations.

Most disappointing reads: I was very surprised that my most disappointing read was the Guest List by Lucy Foley. I went into the book with very high expectations, I’d seen lots of people on Booktube and Bookstagram absolutely loving this book and I am always up for a good murder mystery, but the constantly changing POV’s and the way the book went left me feeling underwhelmed. As I said my book review for the Guest List will be going up soon if you are interested in hearing more of my thoughts on this book.

Current Reads: currently I am in between books and deciding which book off my March TBR to start reading later today!

On another note – who else is loving the snippet of Six of Crows in the Netflix Shadow and Bone trailer?!

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Getting to Know Me

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For my first post I thought that some of you might be interested in getting to know a little more about me! So read on below some questions and answers!

  1. What is your full name? Olivia Templeton.
  2. What does your name mean? Traditionally before Shakespeare used Olivia in the Twelfth Night, it was just Olive. So I guess my name means peace.
  3. Does your name make any interesting anagrams? Sort of, you can make the word malevolent out of it!
  4. Who did you look up to growing up? That would be the girls in the books I was reading about.
  5. What would your parents have named you if you were the other gender? Connor, apparently!
  6. What is your biggest accomplishment? Being awarded as Plymouth Young City Laureate for a year.
  7. What is your biggest fear? There are too many to list! Haha!!
  8. What has required you to have the most courage? Probably my eye operations I’ve had.
  9. What is your favourite fairy tale? Beauty and the Beast.
  10. What is your favourite quote? “I am a free bird and no net ensnares me”. It’s a powerful quote from Jayne Eyre.
  11. Can you dance? I used to be able to but when your sight starts going it becomes a bit too difficult to continue.
  12. Do you save old greeting cards? Yes. I put everything in a scrapbook.
  13. Do you have pets? Not me, but my sister has the cutest kitten.
  14. Who sent the last text you received? My boyfriend.
  15. Who would you tell first if you found a dead body in your garden? My Sister!
  16. What is your most embarrassing moment? Probably when I pulled my trousers down in the primary school playground in front of everyone!

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