Friday Reads: The Case of The Blue Violet by Robin Stevens!!

Hello there guys!

Today I have only a lil novella up for review because I couldn't get myself to write a review for I'll Give You The Sun that I finished at 3 am... hopefully I'll have it up tomorrow!

But I found out about this delightful novella on my favourite Middle Grade series, The Wells& Wong Mystery Series, and I read it and loved it, so it is my Friday Reads!


The Case of the Blue Violet: A Murder Most Unladylike Mini Mystery by Robin  Stevens

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Another delightful story from Robin Stevens and the Deepdean girls! Of course I wish it would have been longer, but I wouldn't mind having a lil story like this one once a month in the wait in between the full length books!

This one was written by Daisy instead of Hazel as usual, and our Daisy might be frightfully clever, but she doesn't have the same eye for describing setting or characters as Hazel does! ;) It was a rather cute and short case and I cannot believe after all the whodunit books I've read, I'm still so little observant! I guessed the case quite later than the Detectives, as soon as a certain telegram was received, but still... too late! *shakes head*

Very excited also about the small sampler for the next Wells & Wong Agency case! Next month! Soon, but not soon enough!



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November is for Novellas challenge!!

I know, I know... some of you might be wondering, but haven't you already signed up for another challenge for November already and you are not doing too well with it? Well yes, my NetGalley November challenge is not moving on as fast as I might have wanted since I've only read and reviewed 3 books so far, and I was hoping to read between 11-15... but at least my rate has already improved!

But this other challenge is going to help me with my motivation for that one too. Because November is for Novellas is a challenge to go ahead and read all of those novellas that are part of series we love, that are short, that give us some fun and interesting bits that add to the series! This challenge was created by Lisa from Lisa Loves Literature so she could read something while focusing more on writing for NaNoWriMo.

My goal is to read at least 5 novellas:

1. The Moth in the Mirror by A.G. Howard.
2. There's No Place Like Oz by  Danielle Page
3. Brooke by Veronica Rossi
4. Saving Raphael Santiago by Cassandra Clare & Sarah Rees Brenan
5. The Fall of  the Hotel Dumort by Cassandra Clare & Maureen Johnson

Let's see how well I do! I'll probably do mini reviews for these, so it'll be quick reads and quick reviews!

Wish me luck!

Showcase Sunday #10!

Showcase Sunday is a weekly feature hosted by Vicky of Books, Biscuits, and Tea where all book lovers can share with others what bookish goodness we got this week, be it purchased (physical or eBook), won, gifted or for review!

Purchased (via The Book Depository)

The Woken Gods by Gwenda Bond

In The After by Demitria Lunetta

Purchased (via Kindle app)

Ashes by Ilsa J Bick

Shadows by Ilsa J Bick

The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

For Review (via NetGalley)

Monsters by Ilsa J Bick

Cracked by Eliza Crewe

This week I finally got my paperback of The Woken Gods and my hardback of In The After! The mail wasn't too fast for the UK to Spain postage!

What all did you guys get this week?

Showcase Sunday #7!!

Showcase Sunday is a weekly feature hosted by Vicky of Books, Biscuits, and Tea where all book lovers can share with others what bookish goodness we got this week, be it purchased (physical or eBook), won, gifted or for review!

Purchased (via Kindle App)

This week I had no preorders, and all the books were on recommendation, the Stacia Kane ones after reading a review of one of the books of that series from Maja from the Noctural Library. 

 Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane

Finding Magic by Stacia Kane

 

 And the next one came highly recommended from Stacee from Adventures of a Book Junkie and I will be reading it along next month with Kristen from My Friends Are Fiction!

The Distance Between Us by Kasie West

For Review (via NetGalley)

Resist by Sarah Crossan

 

Earthbound by Aprilynne Pike

For Review (via Edelweiss)

This past week I finally managed to get around to finally dedicating time to read Ink Scratchers's blog post about Edelweiss, so I've finally requested books there! So far I have to hear from 5 and already got a rejection, but also got my first ARC!

White Space by Ilsa J. Bick

Another nice week for me, and now I feel much better since I can request ARCs on Edelweiss too!

What all did you guys get this week? Hope you had a good week!

Showcase Sunday #6!!

Showcase Sunday is a weekly feature hosted by Vicky of Books, Biscuits, and Tea where all book lovers can share with others what bookish goodness we got this week, be it purchased (physical or eBook), won, gifted or for review!

Purchased (via Kindle app)

Earth Girl by Janet Edwards

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Mass

Won in a Giveaway (thank you so much C.J. Redwine!)

This was my first ever signed ARC and I was stalking my poor postman hoping for it to arrive! It is also my second ever physical ARC, after the Alienated one!

Deception by C.J. Redwine

For Review (via NetGalley)

After three weeks of rejection after rejection on NetGalley this was the week I was approved for every single ARC I requested, I'm nearly overwhelmed now!

Parasite by Mira Grant

All Is Fair by Emma Newman

Tainted by A.E. Rought

A Covenant With Hell by Priscilla Royal

The Mephisto Mark by Trinity Faegen

The Pentrals by Crystal Mack

The Darkness of Shadows by Chris Little

This week the reading muses have been extremely kind to me, to the point that all my reading schedule has been thrown out for a loop, but I'm so grateful!

What did you lot get this week? Hope you were as lucky as me!

Mark This Book Monday: Fifth Grave Past The Light by Darynda Jones!

For yet another Mark This Book Monday I'm gonna be talking about the latest book in what is one of my fave adult series right now, the Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones! And here is book 5!


Fifth Grave Past the Light by Darynda Jones

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I've been in love with this series from book 1, with Charley, with Reyes, with Cookie and with the fantastic humour that Darynda Jones seems to effortlessly imbue in every page!

That said, I think this one has to be my fave yet! I love how the story keeps on progressing and how despite poor Charley always getting such crap thrown at her, she's beginning to be more proactive and a lil less just reactive. She's finally believing that she's a proper kick arse grim reaper and that leads to her starting to use her powers more and finding that she can do more than expected.

About Reyes... what can I say about Reyes? I just love that he's more than just the very hot son of Satan, and that he's getting through a lot of growth himself, and I keep on finding how he and Charley interact more and more funny and adorable! The steamy scenes are well, steamy!

Some of the ongoing plots and questions are getting answers and some closure in this book, but some new are opening and leaving some even bigger questions, but it does have a feel of "starting to wrap up things" if only slightly.

But no matter what about the plot and some issues getting solved and some issues getting even bigger, this book completely hooked me, as all previous books have, with the characters and their interactions. Charley and Cookie are best friends more than just working together, Charley and Reyes are made for each other... There's that humour that gets you through the tough parts and that humour that simply makes you laugh out laud while reading.

I'm not sure if book 6 will be the last one, what I'm hoping is if the series continues, it will manage to keep me hooked this way, and won't end up falling flat like other series that have been stretched past their time. For now, this book didn't disappoint and I'm really looking forward to book 6!



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