Archives for June 2012

Showcase Sunday #9

June 24, 2012 by Vicky 35 Comments

Hello and welcome to Showcase Sunday. Inspired by Pop Culture Junkie and the Story Siren, the aim of Showcase Sunday is to highlight our newest books or book related swag and to see what everyone else received for review, borrowed from libraries, bought in bookshops and downloaded onto eReaders each week. For more information about how this feature works and how to join in, click here.

Hello hello! How are you all? I was in such a hurry to take photos of my lovely books, upload them and put this post together that I left out one book and a t-shirt I got on Monday… Oh well, I’ll keep it in mind and put them in next week’s post! Anyway, here’s what came in the mail this week:

Come to the Edge by Joanna Kavenna (for review)
This Charming Man by Marian Keyes (purchased)
Sushi for Beginners by Marian Keyes (purchased)

Come to the Edge was a surprise on Friday morning – it’s a review copy from Quercus and even though I haven’t seen this title before, the synopsis sounds quite intriguing so I’m really looking forward to reading it! Marian’s books were…well, these are the only ones that I haven’t purchased yet so I thought why not put them on my summer reading list? Her new book is coming out on September 13 so it’ll be a great opportunity for me to catch up with the books I haven’t had time to read yet. Needless to say, I CAN’T WAIT!

Blogging Break

June 21, 2012 by Vicky 29 Comments

Hello everyone! As you may have noticed, I’ve been M.I.A from the blogging world for a month or so. I haven’t really been around -except for the occasional Showcase Sunday posts- lately, haven’t had time to leave you comments, etc, etc. The reason for this is that life (i.e. uni work and some health issues) got in the way and as much as I love blogging, reading and you guys, I had to prioritise and unfortunately, life/work comes first.

Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I’m here and I’ll be back soon. I’m taking a short-ish blogging break in order to prepare for my last remaining exam and will be back on July 2nd with new posts, new reviews, new ideas.

Of course my Showcase Sunday posts will go up every Sunday as planned, so stay tuned! 🙂

Thank you so much for bearing with me and sticking with me – I can’t wait to be back in full force and see what you’ve all been up to in the past few weeks! 🙂 Lots and lots of love xxx

Waiting on Wednesday #22

June 20, 2012 by Vicky 16 Comments

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

My pick for this week:

Kept in the Dark by Penny Hancock
ISBN: 9780452298330
Format: Paperback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: August 28th, 2012
Publisher: Plume
Add it to your Goodreads wishlist

When her neighbor’s fifteen-year-old nephew goes missing, Sonia is the last person that anyone would ever suspect. At forty-three, she is a strikingly attractive wife and mother. And like the River House, her lovely home overlooking the Thames, Sonia’s life is a picture of perfection and normalcy—until she meets Jez. From the moment he shows up on Sonia’s doorstep, the gorgeous teenage boy awakens a torrent of memories that she has worked a lifetime to forget. Drawn to Jez by a compulsion that she scarcely understands, Sonia takes him captive—prepared to sacrifice everything to keep him. Evocative of thrillers by Chevy Stevens and Sophie Hannah, Kept in the Dark is a haunting debut novel about obsession, desire, and the potential darkness in us all.

Why I can’t wait: Okay. What the bloody hell is going on in this woman’s head? I’m seriously super excited about this one! It sounds like a really dark kind of thriller, something that keeps you reading until 2 in the morning. And you know how much I love those books, don’t you? 😉 DEFINITELY waiting for this one.

What are you all waiting on this week? Make sure to leave a comment with a link to your own post so that I can visit you guys back! 🙂

Showcase Sunday #8

June 17, 2012 by Vicky 52 Comments

Hello and welcome to Showcase Sunday. Inspired by Pop Culture Junkie and the Story Siren, the aim of Showcase Sunday is to highlight our newest books or book related swag and to see what everyone else received for review, borrowed from libraries, bought in bookshops and downloaded onto eReaders each week. For more information about how this feature works and how to join in, click here.

This week’s books:

Bereft by Chris Womersley (for review)
The Mistress’s Revenge by Tamar Cohen (for review)
Dead Men and Broken Hearts by Craig Russell (won)
The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie (purchased)
Saving June by Hannah Harrington (won)

Huzzah, huzzah! I had such a great week book-wise, I still can’t believe it. As always, the Agatha Christie book is for the book club and I’ve been waiting for this one for about two weeks.. I don’t know what’s going on with TBD again. Anyway… 🙂

I won two fantastic books this week which is insane! Mira Ink had this Facebook competition the other day where they offered 5 copies of Saving June to 5 lucky winners and I was one of them! I actually read this book at the end of last year (I think) when the uncorrected proof copy was available on NetGalley but I can’t wait to re-read it now that it’s out in paperback, with a lovely new cover! The other book I won was Dead Men and Broken Hearts, which is apparently the 4th book in this series. I won this from Quercus on Twitter and they sent me a copy of Bereft with my prize – it was a complete surprise. 🙂 So thank you Mira Ink and Quercus!!