December Wrap Up

Welcome, to another wrap-up.

Where did December go to, I really want to know.

1. Goodnight Mister Tom - Michelle Magorian (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
2. Distortion (#2) - Victor Dixen (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
3. A Boy Called Christmas (#1) - Matt Haig (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
4. Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe - Melissa de la Cruz (⭐⭐)
5. Inferno (#5) - Julie Kagawa (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
6. The Inquisition (#2) - Taran Matharu (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
7. Crazy Rich Asians (#1) - Kevin Kwan (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
8. The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists (#1) - Gideon Defoe (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
9. Final Promise (#4) - Alexa Riley (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
10. Mr & Mrs (#1) - Alexa Riley (⭐⭐⭐)
11. Blackmailing the Virgin (#2) - Alexa Riley (⭐⭐⭐)
12. Hercule Poirot's Christmas - Agatha Christie (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
13. Stolen Songbird (#1) - Danielle L. Jensen (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
14. The Christmas Hirelings - Mary Elizabeth Braddon (⭐⭐⭐)

Overall not a bad reading month, especially in December

January TBR

Here we go again

Another TBR, where has December gone so fast, and when did the New Year get here? (really, I'm honestly asking you).

So as you can gather with the start of a new month, it's a new TBR, Aaaaaannnnndddd Resolutions! (yes it is that much of a shock I need to use an exclamation).

I have set a goal of only buying 1-2 books a month this year (if you know me well, such as my husband, you know this is good in theory).

I am also wanting to read the majority of the books on my bookshelves (some booktubers have a TBR shelf, I have bookcases).

So enough of my rambling here we go.

• The Dark Day's Pact (#2) - Alison Goodman
• The Wide Window (#3) - Lemony Snicket
• Charmcaster (#3) - Sebastien de Castell
• Long Dark Dust (#2) - J. P. Smythe
• The ABC Murders - Agatha Christie
• One of Us is Lying - Karen McManus
• Asylum (#1) - Madeleine Roux
• Horrorstӧr - Grady Hendrix
• The Battlemage (#3) - Taran Matharu
• Ruby Red (#1) - Kerstin Gier
• Day Shift (#2) - Charlaine Harris
• The Pirates! In an Adventure with Moby Dick (#2) - Gideon Defoe
• Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham (#8) - M. C. Beaton
• The Paper Magician (#1) - Charlie N. Holmberg
• Mortal Engines (#1) - Philip Reeve
• Three Dark Crowns (#1) - Kendare Blake
• Hidden Huntress (#2) - Danielle L. Jensen
• The Invisible Library (#1) - Genevieve Cogman
• First Man In - Ant Middleton
• Alice (#1) - Christina Henry
• And I Darken (#1) - Kiersten White
• Divergent (#1) - Veronica Roth
• Dumplin' (#1) - Julie Murphy
• Renegades (#1) - Marissa Meyer

Overall, not a bad list of books to read in January

REVIEW: Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone (#1) - J. K. Rowling

Title: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (#1)
Author: J. K. Rowling
Series: Harry Potter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Format: Hardback
Pages: 332 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

Harry Potter's life is miserable. His parents are dead and he's stuck with his heartless relatives, who force him to live in a tiny closet under the stairs. But his fortune changes when he receives a letter that tells him the truth about himself: he's a wizard. A mysterious visitor rescues him from his relatives and takes him to his new home, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

After a lifetime of bottling up his magical powers, Harry finally feels like a normal kid. But even within the Wizarding community, he is special. He is the boy who lived: the only person to have ever survived a killing curse inflicted by the evil Lord Voldemort, who launched a brutal takeover of the Wizarding world, only to vanish after failing to kill Harry.

Though Harry's first year at Hogwarts is the best of his life, not everything is perfect. There is a dangerous secret object hidden within the castle walls, and Harry believes it's his responsibility to prevent it from falling into evil hands. But doing so will bring him into contact with forces more terrifying than he ever could have imagined.

REVIEW: Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe - Melissa de la Cruz

Title: Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe
Author: Melissa de la Cruz
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: E-Book
Pages: 240 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

Darcy Fitzwilliam simply doesn't have time to fall in love. But this Christmas, a kiss under the mistletoe will change everything...

As a partner at a major New York hedge fund, Darcy's only serious relationship is with her work cellphone. The truth is, she's too busy being successful and making money to have time for Christmas... let alone to allow romance into her life. 

But this year Darcy is coming home to Pemberley, Ohio, for the holidays. There, she runs into her old neighbour and high-school foe Luke Bennet - the oldest of five wayward brothers. When Darcy's enmity with Luke is re-opened, along with a hefty dollop of sexual chemistry... well, sparks are sure to fly. Can Darcy fall in love - or will her pride, and Luke's prejudice against big-city girls, stand in their way?

REVIEW: A Boy Called Christmas (#1) - Matt Haig

Title: A Boy Called Christmas (#1)
Author: Matt Haig
Series: A Boy Called Christmas
Publisher: Cannongate Books
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Stephen Fry
Time: 4Hrs 26Mins
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

A Boy Called Christmas is a tale of adventure, snow, kidnapping, elves, more snow, and an eleven-year-old boy called Nikolas, who isn't afraid to believe in magic. 

REVIEW: City of Fallen Angels (#4) - Cassandra Clare

Title: City of Fallen Angels (#4)
Author: Cassandra Clare
Series: The Mortal Instruments
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
Pages: 448 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. She’s training to become a Shadowhunter and to use her unique power. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. Downworlders and Shadowhunters are at peace at last. And—most importantly of all—she can finally call Jace her boyfriend.

But nothing comes without a price.

Someone is murdering Shadowhunters, provoking tensions between Downworlders and Shadowhunters that could lead to a second, bloody war. Clary’s best friend, Simon, can’t help her—his mother just found out that he’s a vampire, and now he’s homeless. When Jace begins to pull away from her without explaining why Clary is forced to delve into the heart of a mystery whose solution reveals her worst nightmare: she herself has set in motion a terrible chain of events that could lead to her losing everything she loves. Even Jace.

REVIEW: Shadowblack (#2) - Sebastian de Castell

Title: Shadowblack (#2)
Author: Sebastien de Castell
Series: Spellslinger
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Format: Paperback
Pages: 340 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

It's a few months since Kellen left his people behind. Now aged sixteen, Kellen is an outlaw, relying on his wits to keep him alive in the land of the Seven Sands. He misses home, he misses family and more than anything, he misses Nephenia, the girl he left behind. 

Then he meets Seneira, a blindfolded girl who isn't blind, and who carries a secret that's all too familiar to Kellen. Kellen and Ferius resolve to help - but the stakes are far higher than they realise. A Shadowblack plague is taking hold - and Kellen can't help but suspect his own people may even be behind it.