Book Review 📖 The Lake House by Kate Morton

I've read other books by Kate Morton before, and every time I pick one up, I'm reminded over and over again that Kate is an amazing author.
She sucks you into her story, kicks your heart every now and then, and leaves you wanting more.

The Lake House is no exception. I loved every bit of it, trying to work out what happened all those years ago.
I'm not going to say anything else on the story itself, because you definitely don't want spoilers. Go into this blind, you won't regret it.

I would say, bring tissues. I don't know if it's because I'm a mother and this hit me hard, but the story is just beautiful and devastating on it's own.

Highly recommend not only this book, but every book Kate Morton has written.

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Book Review 📖 Valour by John Gwynne

Book Two

The Faithful and the Fallen

This was the second time I'm reading Valour (and this series), and I'm not surprised I loved it the second time around.

I don't know if I missed the world or these characters, but I decided to take my sweet time reading. I just didn't want to leave this magical world.
Also, I didn't think it was going to hurt as much the second time, but it did. I was still in tears at the end of Valour.

I'm not sure if I mentioned this before, but John Gwynne is an amazing author when it comes to creating characters and worlds. It's not in your face with all the information at once, but more like you were already apart of it and everything just makes sense.
Unlike what I just said. I'm finding it hard to express in words on how much I love these books.

Cannot wait to re-read the next two books in the series.

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Tome Topple Read-A-Thon 📚

I have seen Tome Topple read-a-thon happening for a while now, but for some strange reason, I have never participated in one. Well, that’s about to change.

I’m in a big book reading mood, so why not incorporate that with a read-a-thon dedicated to reading big books.

If you don’t know what Tome Topple Read-A-Thon is, I suggest you check out their twitter account here. It’s better to let them explain it.

The read-a-thon runs from November 9^th-22^nd

Since it’s still awhile away, I’m not going to create a TBR list. Even if the read-a-thon is going to happen tomorrow, I hate creating a TBR list. I never stick to them.

I will be updating on here and my Twitter and Instagram account during the read-a-thon. So keep an eye out.

Until next time, happy reading

Book Review 📖 Heroes by Stephen Fry

Book Two

Stephen Fry's Great Mythology

I knew I would love this book after reading Mythos. Stephen Fry knows how to tell ancient stories for modern readers. He is witty, and straight to the point. I don't know about everyone else, but I laughed out loud when a character said "mate".

In this book, as you can tell by the title, is about the heroes of ancient Greece.

I knew some of these people, mainly Hercules (which is actually pronounced Heracles), but I didn't know the complete story. That actually goes for basically all of them. I might've heard about them, maybe little tid-bits, but I definitely didn't know a lot. I even learned about new heroes that I never heard of before.

I loved every story that was told.

Highly recommend and I highly hope there are more books in this "series".

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Book Review 📖 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George RR Martin

Book One-Three
The Tales of Dunk and Egg

It's not that I keep forgetting on how much a good author George RR Martin is, but every now and then when I read his works, I'm blown away by his story telling.
I'm also kicking myself that it has taken me this long to finally read the stories of Dunk and Egg. What great characters these two are, especially Egg. I'm not going to spoil anything, but I knew who Egg was right from the beginning. Well, not exactly on who he was, but I knew his family. Hopefully that isn't a big giveaway.

What else can I say that won't be spoiler... It does feel different to his other books from this same universe. Yes, there are "tragic" moments, but surprisingly I felt these stories were somewhat wholesome. It's an adventure tale of two companions and what they encounter along the way.

This might sound controversial, but I would rather more stories on Dunk and Egg first then have another book from A Song of Ice and Fire. Let me tell you, that is saying a lot, because I want more ASOIAF. Maybe I just want more books from different time periods from this world. I just never want to leave.

Highly recommend this book to everyone, not just ASOIAF fans. Just for the writing and characters alone.

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Weekend Reads 📚 #5

Welcome!

Just in case the title doesn’t make any sense, this blog post and hopefully many to come, is just me talking about my reading plans for the weekend.

I’ve seen these sort of thing done mainly on YouTube, sometimes with a reading vlog, but since I have a blog, this is as close as I can get to that.

So, I hope you enjoy.

Heroes by Stephen Fry

Lately instead of rushing to read so many books one after the other, I'm taking my time and enjoying them. I think this is mainly to do with me no longer doing the reading challenge on Goodreads. I still have mine up, but I put it at 12 books.

So, saying that, that is the reason why I'm still reading Heroes by Stephen Fry. I'm enjoying every moment of it. I knew some of these characters, but not the true story.
I'm also in love with Stephen Fry's writing. His wit is perfect to these characters.

If I happen to finish Heroes this weekend, I'm not sure what I'll pick up next. I am in the mood for a fantasy, so probably a John Gwynne book.



Until next time, happy reading

Book Review 📖 The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier

Book One

Warrior Bards

Not surprising, I'm in love with this book.

For some reason I didn't know this was a follow on series to the Blackthorn and Grim trilogy. I saw a new Juliet Marillier book and I just bought it. To know that it is and know what was to become of my two favourite characters, brought me a lot of joy.

The Harp of Kings is in the point of view of Liobhan and her brother Brocc, and their goal to join a group of warriors on Swan Island.
That's all I'm going to give away in regards to the plot. I have seen that Juliet Marillier said that you don't need to read Blackthorn and Grim trilogy before this book, but I highly recommend you do. Not because the world will make sense, but you will love the characters more.

Of course my favourite character is Liobhan. She's strong willed, smart, but also vulnerable. I mean, I love every single one of these characters, but Liobhan will stick with me forever.

I should also mention the names, because it is slightly different. Don't worry, Juliet Marillier has a character list at the beginning to help you pronounce their names.

I cannot wait for the next book to be released, I need more of Liobhan and Dau.

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