Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Loved and Never Reviewed!

  I’m a hopelessly tragic reader who reads a lot and only reviews around 10% of what I’ve read. For this week’s freebie/throwback topic, I chose to share books I read and loved but then never reviewed. Between the Lives by Jessica Shirvington The Ruby Circle (Bloodlines #6) by Richelle Mead Boomerang by Noelle August …

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Life Portraits: Jane Austen by Zena Alkayat and Nina Cosford

Do you know what gift Jane received from her father for her 19th birthday? OR which of her siblings was a talented poet? Jane Austen by Zena Alkayat and Nina Cosford is a fun and gorgeous book which answers everything you ever wanted to know about the Pride and Prejudice author. Whether you are a …

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Review: The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su and Kate Rorick

As a fan of both Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen as well as The Lizzie Bennet Diaries on YouTube, I was excited to read this book. It may seem strange to have a book based on a web series which was inspired by a novel written two hundred years ago but somehow Bernie Su and …

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Stacking the Shelves #01

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme created and hosted by Tynga @ Tynga’s Reviews. It gives bloggers the chance to show their readers books they’ve bought, borrowed or received during the week. This is a meme I LOVE to read. Seeing people’s shiny new acquisitions is a lot of fun and I thought I’d join …

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Book Review: Suddenly You by Cecilia Gray

Title: Suddenly You (The Jane Austen Academy #4) Author: Cecilia Gray Genre: Contemporary Romance, Young Adult, Retelling Publisher: Gray Life LLC Publication Date: November 6th, 2013 Pages: 145 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Fanny doesn’t want to be at The Jane Austen Academy. She intends to lay low until graduation when she can try out for the …

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Book Review: When I’m With You by Cecilia Gray

Title: When I’m With You (The Jane Austen Academy #3) Author: Cecilia Gray Genre: Contemporary Romance, Young Adult, Retelling Publisher: Gray Life LLC Publication Date: December 22nd, 2012 Pages: 147 Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Kat is destined to be a star and her big break has arrived at last! As the assistant to a celebrity …

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Book Review: So Into You by Cecilia Gray

Title: So Into You (The Jane Austen Academy #2) Author: Cecilia Gray Genre: Contempoary Romance, Young Adult, Retelling Publisher: Gray Life LLC Publication Date: November 6th, 2013 Pages: 149 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Sweet and sensible Ellie hasn’t met a problem her mom’s yoga mantras can’t fix. But when Ellie’s parents threaten to pull her from …

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Book Review: Fall For You by Cecilia Gray

Title: Fall For You (The Jane Austen Academy #1) Author: Cecilia Gray Genre: Contempoary Romance, Young Adult, Retelling Publisher: Gray Life LLC Publication Date: November 6th, 2013 Pages: 144 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): It’s obvious that Dante thinks he’s way too good for Lizzie. And Lizzie knows Dante is a snob with a gift for …

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Top Ten Tuesday: Favourite Beginnings in Books

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they will post a new Top Ten list that one of their bloggers over at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. Everyone is welcome to join. The topic for this week is: Top Ten Favourite Beginnings or …

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The Lizzie Bennet Diaries: Episodes 81-90

It’s Friday! And that means that it’s time for my second last recap and review of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries! So this week I’m re-capping and sharing my thoughts on episodes 81 through to 90. We’re nearly finished the series! Note: For some reason the Lizzie Bennet website has been down for the past week whenever I’ve …

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