Feature: Take Away Treat Company

Hey guys! 

How's everyone doing? In the mood for some bookish items perhaps? Good! 

My very good friend Rebecca over at The Brunettes Bookshelf is not only very creative herself, but she has a very creative mum! Rebecca and her mum run Take Away Treat Company which is full of handmade goodies of the cute persuasion! There's also some bookish goodies on there too! Each item is made to order and seriously you guys....so. freaking. cute. You should check out the mermaid tails they're so awesome. They'd make brilliant presents or you know...treats for yourself because everyone needs a treat now and then! Previously mentioned mermaid tails, apple cosies, mug/cup cosies, bags, pillows, baby gifts like blankets, crochet baskets, lavender bags to make your draws smell fresh and much more! 

Rebecca sent me a couple things and honestly....they're brilliant! Fantastic quality and beautifully made! I'm always looking for things to include in my photos and so I had a lot of fun taking the photos for these! 

Okay so first up is the crocheted Golden Snitch! Honestly this is perfect! I love having little things to have on my bookshelf and in my photos and this is perfect! I know a few of you have themed bookshelves, and I know a few of you have a Harry Potter shelf like I do full of the books, pop vinyls, and any other Harry Potter bits you can get your hands on! This is totally perfect!  

It sits well on a shelf, and in a photo, and I'm certain that you could probably hang it from the ceiling or something if you really wanted and asked Rebecca's mum really nicely to attach some hangy thing to it! Like that clear wire stuff...you know what I mean. I'm just in love with this little Snitch okay. It's perfect, no lie! 

Keeping the Harry Potter train rolling and I have this bag made by hand by Rebecca and for any Mortal Instruments fans she has a totally awesome TMI bag up on the website RIGHT NOW! So the bag is sturdy, and it's water resistant to an extent, but then no-ones going to go dunking their bag in to a lake or something are they!? I love the simple design with the Deathly Hallows and Always. Just.....always *ugly sobs* 

Us bookish folk love a good tote bag, let's not lie and while Rebecca has HP and TMI totes, she also has some other cute designs, and she'll do a custom bag for you if you ask her nicely and tell her what you're after quote-wise etc! She legit hand paints them, you guys like...hot damn! You guys know you need a new tote for all your books when you go shopping...

Okay so I can hear you all shouting at me that Star Wars isn't a bookish item BUT there are Star Wars books so HA. Meet cup warmer Yoda. He's ridiculously adorable. Look at his little hands! I cannot even. I'm in love. He's crotchet as you can see, and seriously...SO CUTE! Yoda does up at the back with a nice, easy to button, button and he fits round a mug, a cup, a glass, any drinking receptacle that I have in my house basically. You need him in your life, he'll keep your drinks warm for you! 

Want a Yoda, you know you do! 

His little face, look at! 

Buy it now, you will! 

Do or do not, there is no try! 

I will stop now. Before someone punches me. 

So.....you all need to go check out Take Away Treat Company, have a little nose around, I guarantee you'll find something you like! Or you know, think of something you'd like to have made! I think these will just make really brilliant gifts for family and friends, as well as treats for yourself, they're hand made so you know they're good quality and they're unique! 

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The Month in Books: May

It's June! The sun is here....for now, and it's time for my May wrap up! 

I've been having huge problems reading lately, I thought I was over it when I read A Court of Mist and Fury but then once I finished that I went in to a hardcore book hangover and it took me like 3 days or something to start reading the next book and then I only managed a couple chapters before  spending a couple of days not reading! I am actually still finishing up Half Blood Prince, I just feel like I'm procrastinating from reading all the time and doing other things and it's taking me ages to read anything, I'm not sure it's a slump exactly but it's definitely a pain in the ass. 

SO, this isn't as huge as it usually is, I've read less this month than usual for the first time ever! 

There's also a couple missing because I didn't feel like scaling my shelves! I also totally forgot about the manga I read, honestly my brain is all over the place right now and I keep forgetting things left right and centre! 

So, in addition to this I read Volumes 7, 8 and 9 of Fairy Tail and Volume 15 of Blue Exorcist, Volume 7 of Seven Deadly Sins and Volume 4 of Twin Star Exorcists, meaning I'm all up to date with BE and TSE! I also read Star Wars: Bloodline which was freaking amazing, and Unrivalled which is going to be perfect for PLL fans! 

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

I picked a tiny classic because the plan was to get through all the review books this month and I completely failed and didn't actually get to read all my May TBR and June isn't looking so good so far! ANYWAY, I was iffy on this at first because of all the slang but once I got in to it I ended up quite enjoying it! 

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J. K Rowling

Okay so this is like my second favourite Harry Potter book which is why it makes no sense at all that I'm struggling to read it, before I took this photo I'd actually read most of it in one go because I finally was in a reading mood so I thought I'd finish it before June but nope. 

Kill The Boyband by Goldy Moldavsky 

This book is freaking hilarious, it's dark and you feel like you shouldn't be laughing but you just can't help it because it's funny but also a bit silly and a bit unbelievable. There's also the relate-ability factor. Let's face it, we've all been a fangirl of something at some point in life, and this will make you cringe a little bit as you remember your past fangirl exploits! 

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas

No word of a lie, this is Maas's best book yet and I was hungover from it for like 3 or 4 days. I could not stop thinking about this book after I'd finished reading it and I still can't! I have the urge to just re-read it but I'm not allowed for at least a couple of months! I had to do a spoiler section on my review because I couldn't contain myself, I just loved this book so much, it's my favourite of the year so far! I love Rhysand and I was iffy about Tamlin after the ending of ACOTAR and I just LOVE everything about this book! 

The Veil by Chloe Neill

A fantastically original paranormal/supernatural adventure! I loved the different aspects to this, there's all the paranormal elements and then there's the whole "oh we had a war with all kinds of paranormal creatures and now there's a huge ass prison in the middle of New Orleans for all of them and anyone with any tiny drop of magic" thing. Yeah. The romance is nice and slow building so I'm expecting to dig in for the long haul with this series! 

Tales From The Kingdoms by Sarah Pinborough

This collects together Charm, Poison and Beauty and I've heard people raving and raving about them so I was stoked to review the bind up of all three! These blew me away, they where not at all what I was expecting but they where dark and funny and surprisingly steamy! I loved all the original quirks to the original stories and I loved being surprised at every turn! 

Lois Lane: Double Down by Gwenda Bond

I completely loved the first book when I reviewed it not too long ago and I was eager for more, and I read this in one sitting, much like I did the first book! It expands the world of Metropolis, and digs deeper in to certain characters, as well as setting up Lois's dad for his future role in things, and there's plenty of references to the comics and other shows that will please all fans I think! 

The Inquisition by Taran Matharu

I won a proof of the first book last year and I loved it so much that I had to review it and I've been eagerly awaiting this sequel! This is legit the perfect sequel, I can't find anything wrong with it! Other than the cliffhanger because OUCH. Way to make a wait even worse AND THAT GOES FOR YOU TOO MAAS, ACTUALLY! I mean seriously, it's a year wait and it's bad enough as it is without constantly dwelling on the state all the characters are left in! ANYWAY, if you haven't picked up these books yet get on it because they are so original and so much fun and so freaking brilliant! Fab world building, brilliant characters and so much imagination! 

BOOM! Another month down! I'm hoping to be waaaaay better this month and actually get everything on my TBR read and everything left over from May's TBR read...hopefully. What did you guys read in May? You all did better than me right?!

June TBR

Hey guys! 

It's TBR time again! First up I've got to own up...I didn't finish all the books from my May TBR! I don't know what's wrong with me, but I'm struggling to sit and read, I'm procrastinating all the time and doing every thing else but reading! So I epically failed, basically. The books I didn't get read will hopefully get read this month as well..but..we'll see! This month is all review books again, I'm trying to get on top of things and sort all my review books nice and early! 

I'm re-reading Of Mice and Men this month as my classic because it's the only other thin classic I have! And I need a thin classic because I have so much other stuff to read! I'm looking forward to diving in to all the books though, I've got some brilliant reads! 

Of Mice and Men

I read this back at school, and I completely loved it, and seeing as I need a short classic for this month...again...I thought I'd give this a re-read! Especially as I feel  like I'll be able to appreciate this book even more now! 

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows

The time is here. With this month, my re-read of Harry Potter is over! I'm actually really gutted that it's over to be honest, I've really been enjoying re-reading the books! I've just watched the movies over and over for so long and so finally re-reading the books has been brilliant! I'm excited to re-read The Battle of Hogwarts in all its glory. 

The War Against The Assholes

Okay so I'm excited to read this! It sounds completely awesome, fun, humorous and full of magic! It's a contemporary fantasy and it looks to be a fantastic debut. 

This book follows Mike, a student at an unprestigious Catholic school in Manhattan. He usually solves his problems with brawn rather than his brains. One day his school friend convinces him to read a mysterious book with an unknown authorship, The Calendar of Slights. The book appears to be a guide to performing clever card tricks. But it's actually a test for recruiting new members to join a secret cell of magicians. Radical magicians. Mike passes with flying colours, unlocking his potential magic powers. That's not the only thing he unlocks, he also unlocks the door to New York City's vast and hidden underground network of warlocks, sorcerers and mages. Mikes role as a soldier is about to begin. You see, a war is being waged between rivalling factions of magicians that has spanned the ages. 

Three Dark Crowns

I'm excited to read this, not going to lie, I love a bit of fantasy and this sounds brilliant! 

Every single generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born: three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each a possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers. Katharine is a poisoner, one who can ingest the deadliest poisons without so much as a stomach ache. Arsinoe, a naturalist, is said to have the ability to bloom the reddest rose and control the fiercest of lions. But becoming the Queen Crowned isn't solely a matter of royal birth. Each sister has to fight for it, and it's not just a game of win or lose....it's life or death. The night they turn 16, the battle begins and the last queen standing gets the crown. If only it where that simple. 

This Savage Song

This is one of my most anticipated reads of the year! I am SUCH a V. E. Schwab fangirl! It also sounds completely freaking awesome, it's a dark urban fantasy and the first in a duology! 

There's no such thing as safe in a city at war, a city overrun with monsters. A city in which a young woman and a young man are going to have to choose between becoming heroes..or villains. Friends...or enemies. Kate Harker and August Flynn are the heirs to a divided city- a city where the violence has begun to breed actual monsters. All Kate wants is to be as ruthless as her father, who lets the monsters roam free and makes humans pay for his protection. All August wants is to be human, as good-hearted as his own father, to play a bigger role in protecting the innocent-but he's one of the monsters. One who can steal a soul with a simple strain of music. When the chance arises to keep an eye on Kate, who's just been kicked out of her sixth boarding school and sent home, August jumps at it. But Kate discovers August's secret, and after a failed assassination attempt the pair must flee for their lives. 

Soldier

Aaaanndddd I can finally dig in to the third book in one of my favourite series, by one of my favourite authors! I've been waiting on this for ages, and I'm excited to finally get to it! I'm not going to say much about this book specifically because you know...third book and spoilers! But this book is all about Ember, she's a dragon and she's supposed to join the dragon organization Talon, but she falls for a soldier who hunts dragons and gets involved with a rogue dragon...so it's not going to end well! 

The Crown's Game

Another cracking fantasy for my TBR this month! I'm on the blog tour for this as well so be sure to check back here on the 27th! 

Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash in to gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls and conjure bridges out of thin air. They are enchanters- the only two in Russia- and with the Ottoman Empire and the Kazakhs threatening, the Tsar needs a powerful enchanter by his side. And so he initiates the Crown's Game, an ancient duel of magical skill - the greatest test an enchanter will ever know. The victor becomes the Imperial Enchanter and the Tsar's most respected adviser. The defeated sentenced to death. Vika is eager to show off her talent in the grand capital of Saint Petersburg, but can she kill another enchanter? Especially when his magic calls to her like nothing ever has? Nikolai is an orphan and the Crown's Game is the chance of a lifetime but his deadly opponent is a force to be reckoned with- beautiful, whip smart, imaginative- and he can't stop thinking about her. And when Pasha, Nikolai's best friend and heir to the throne, also starts to fall for the mysterious enchantress, Nikolai must defeat the girl they both love, or be killed himself. 

Nevernight

So yeah...it's a pretty good summer for Fantasy am I right?! And this is the first in a brand new series and...it sounds a liiiitttllee bit awesome! 

In a land where three suns almost never set, a fledgling killer joins a school of assassins, seeking vengeance against the powers who destroyed her family. Daughter of an executed traitor, Mia Corvere is barely able to escape her father's failed rebellion with her life. Alone and friendless, she hides in a city built from the bones of a dead god, hunted by the Senate and her father's former comrades. But her gift for speaking with the shadows leads her to the door of a retired killer, and a future she never imagined. Now Mia is apprenticed to the deadliest flock of assassins in the entire Republic - The Red Church. If she bests her fellow students in contests of steel, poison and the subtle arts, she'll be inducted among the Blades of the Lady of Blessed Murder, and one step closer to the vengeance she desires. But a killer is loose within the Church's halls, the bloody secrets of Mia's past return to haunt her, and a plot to bring down the entire congregation is unfolding in the shadows she so loves. 

So there we have it! My TBR for the month! Plus And I Darken, The Power of Dark and A Gathering of Shadows which I didn't get done this month! What's on your TBR for the month? 

April Book Haul

They see me haaaauuuuliiinnn....

Yep it's book haul time! I've excluded my little charity book haul seeing as I did that as a separate post! I've been quite lucky on the haul front this month, and have a fair few to share!

So first up we have the books I've received from publishers, plus a late birthday present AND a book I won. Yep. Won! I'm so rarely lucky enough to win things!

The Amber Shadows by Lucy Ribchester

Ribchester is back with another fantastic historical novel, with stunning amounts of research, this time we're heading to Bletchley Park at the height of WW2! 

And I Darken by Kiersten White

One of my most anticipated reads, and one that's being described as a brutal and bloody epic feminist debut, with an anti-princess, it sounds all kinds of awesome! 

Who Killed Sherlock Holmes by Paul Cornell

So....Sherlock Holmes' ghost has casually been murdered....but who did it!? 

The Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling

A stunning new edition from Alma Classics, and one I'm excited to review because I've not actually read the Jungle Book...shhhh!

Kill The Boy Band by Goldy Moldavsky

The synopsis for this is a bit shady, our narrator is talking about how fangirls get a bad rep, and there's mentions of loving the band to death so this should be interesting! 

The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows

My birthday present from Shazina and a book I've been meaning to read for ages! I'm excited to buddy read this in the Summer and get in on the hype! 

The Mirror King by Jodi Meadows

The sequel to The Orphan Queen and the book that I managed to scrape the luck to win! Shazina's birthday present is completely perfect, because I can dive in to both! 

Six Tudor Queens: Katherine of Aragon by Alison Weir

Fellow history nerds rejoice, for Alison Weir is giving us six books, one per year, one for each of Henry VIII's Queens and I am excited to dive in and get to know these ladies better, and we're starting with Queen number 1, Katherine of Aragon! I watched the Tudors, and Katherine was a complete badass the entire time, and throughout everything! 

Definitely did not forget to put these on the stack *whistles* 

Romeo and Juliet & Macbeth by John Crace and John Sutherland

These two beauties are Shakespeare as you've never seen before...understandable! If you're like me and struggle to grasp just what is going on or being said, then these are for you! The waffle is cut out, and you get the basics that you need to understand the plot. This cut back version of the plays, coupled with the notes giving you information on the Bard and the plays gives you a better understanding whether you've read the plays before or not! 

Yep, puppy sitting pays surprisingly well these days! 

I'm still frantically trying to catch up on various manga, the main one being Fairy Tail, a lottery win would really help me out right about now! Anyways, I bought these ones myself, except for the gift edition of Chamber of Secrets, that was another late birthday present! 

The School For Unusual Girls by Kathleen Baldwin

I've had my eye on this book for ages, and found it super cheap so I couldn't resist! There's romance, it's 1814, there's a school where girls are sent to become more marriageable but the headmistress has ideas, shall we say! It sounds awesome anyway! 

Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets Gift Edition

So, last year I got the Philosopher's Stone so of course I needed this, and a family member got me this for my birthday, yaaaay! I thought there was going to be one of these a year, every January with the illustrated version every October, but it would seem the Gift Editions are being rolled out 3 a year! MY BANK ACCOUNT CAN'T TAKE IT! 

Fairy Tail Volumes 5 & 6 

My main focus was on catching up Blue Exorcist because it was cheaper than Fairy Tail, so this month I only managed to get two volumes, and I read them and ugh. Volume 6 leaves off as the Phantom Lord arc is kicking off and I've seen the anime but STILL. 

The Seven Deadly Sins Volumes 5 & 6 

It was these two volumes that made me realise that the spines make a picture when put in the right order, yep, I'm that slow! hahaha! I'm starting to see some differences between the manga and anime right about now, but it's fun reading it all! 

Blue Exorcist Volumes 11, 12, 13 & 14

And with these volumes I am finally caught up on Blue Exorcist, although I read them all the other day and now I wish I wasn't caught up, I mean Volume 15 is out May so the wait isn't too bad, but the cliffhanger on 14! This manga is so different from the anime and there where some huge revelations I didn't see coming! I'm hoping there's not a bad cliffhanger for 15 because 16 isn't until December! 

Twin Star Exorcists 1, 2, & 3 

Like I keep saying...saw a few minutes of the anime...got intrigued, and ended up getting the manga. I was iffy at first, but once it got going, I became hooked, and I need volume 4! 

Seraph of The End Volume 1 

Super lucky to get 5 and 6 brand new from the charity shop for a couple of quid each...super unlucky that they didn't have any of the other volumes! So of course I had to pick up volume 1 from Waterstones so I could at least start reading it! I'm loving this one so far, it's taken some twists I wasn't expecting, it has to be said! 

DC Bombshells: Enlisted 

Guys this is my new favourite graphic novel, it's all kinds of awesome and you should all pick it up immediately! WW2, our favourite DC ladies kicking ass, glorious art and a brilliant storyline...a necessary read! I need all of the Bombshells merch, not gonna lie! 

So there we have my book haul, what did you guys haul this month?! 

The Month In Books: April

So, is it me, or are the months going by reaaally fast?! I'm not sure I like it! 

Anyway, here we are with another wrap up for the month! There are a couple of books missing because I have books all over the place right now and keep failing to locate them! 

I actually managed to read 14 books I think this month, Jane Steele is missing though! Now everyone keeps saying to me how well I'm doing with my GoodReads challenge, I'm nearly half way I think? Well that's because of manga and graphic novels, mostly manga. You can see below how many manga volumes I read this month, I'm beginning to think I should exclude manga and graphic novels from my GoodReads challenge, I feel like I'm cheating! 

Look at all the manga I read...I can't even. But then it only takes me like 45 minutes or so to read one volume....no wonder I read so many! Honestly all of these books pictured are so original and fun and deserve a read! 

The Seven Deadly Sins Vol 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

I love this manga series and I loved the anime, which I actually watched first! I'm beginning to see now where the anime has deviated here and there from the manga! I'm loving all the different magics and the little intrigues and so on, but it's left off in an annoying place! 

Blue Exorcist Vol 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

Basically, I've been waiting ages for volume 9 but it got lost in the post and I've had to re-order it and it only just showed up in time for me to read all of the volumes left just before May started! I'm not all caught up on Blue Exorcist, and man was the anime waaaay off base! 

Seraph of The End Vol 1

This went in a direction I wasn't expecting, it was like...the vampires where lying and I don't know why I thought that wasn't the case but there you go! I'm intrigued to see what's going to happen in this one although I KNEW that dude was alive. I KNEW IT. 

Twin Star Exorcists Vol 1, 2, 3

I'm now one volume away from being caught up and this time I didn't know the dude was still alive! This one managed to surprise me as well, I caught the first few minutes of the anime and it intrigued me, although I was a bit iffy at first, again...I'm intrigued to see where this one is going. 

Fairy Tail Vol 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

I love Fairy Tail okay, and reading the manga is going back in time for me because I've watched nearly all of the anime, and I'm enjoying seeing how things are or aren't different in the manga and reading back favourite scenes from the anime. This is another one with an expansive world and amazing magic!

DC Bombshells: Enlisted

This is so awesome I can't even! It's World War Two but with all our favourite ladies getting involved, Wonder Woman, Catwoman, Supergirl, Batgirl, Harley Quinn and so on and I love the art, I love the story, and I need volume two now but I can't find a release date! Even Constantine is in this! 

Harley Quinn and Power Girl

This is a bind up of the 6 volume spin off from the Harley Quinn New 52 comic series, and I finally got around to reading it...it was interesting. I love Harley Quinn, and she was brilliant in this, but this one hit a bit of a weird point! I was like okaaaayyy, this is odd! But it was still good! 

Spider-Gwen: Most Wanted

Everyone raves about this and now I can see why, I'm glad I picked it up and volume two is SO CLOSE! I just completely loved this one, I read Silk recently as well and I love both of the two so much! I haven't actually read that many Spider-Man comics, because I haven't found one I like, but I'm loving Gwen as a Spidey person! 

Mug that I am, I decided to take these photos when it was hailing one minute and sunny the next and lighting was not my friend okay! Which is why Storm and Stone is nearly whited out! These are the review books and books from my TBR that I delved in to this month! 

The Amber Shadows by Lucy Ribchester

I'm a little bit in love with Lucy Ribchester okay, I loved Hourglass Factory and I completely loved Amber Shadows. This time around it's WW2 and we're getting a nice in depth look at Bletchley Park and all that went on there, along with a nice little mystery thrown in. Ribchester blows my mind with the amount of research she does, every single time. 

Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine

You guys voted for me to read this and I'm so glad you did! I love Rachel Caine and I started reading and I was a bit like...so when's this going to get going? Nothing much was happening, but then it got better and better and things got going and I became engrossed in this book, and I need the second book now! It's so original and I was enjoying picturing the world of the book and what things would be like! 

Love Song by Sophia Bennett

Ah, my kinda guilty pleasure! I loved this, I only meant to read a chapter or two and ended up reading the whole thing in one go and getting a really late night! The soundtrack was brilliant, the romance was adorable, and the book was about so much more than the romance! 

Storm and Stone, Stung and Shaken by Joss Stirling

So, basically, I got sent Shaken to review and I decided it was time to re-read the first two books! Check out my super old original cover for the first book! I really need to re-buy it so it matches the others! Anyway, Joss Stirling is one of my favourite authors, I love her Savant series and I'm loving this series, although I can't believe we STILL haven't had Joe's story! Anyway, these ones are thrillers, there's action and mystery and SUCH CUTE romance! 

Order of The Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

I still can't believe this is the biggest Harry Potter book and my lord. I read this and then watched the movie and I can't believe that I forgot just how much had been cut from the book, I mean obviously a lot had been but still! I also hate book Umbridge a little bit more than the movie version! 

Flamecaster by Cinda Williams Chima

 I was intrigued by this book okay, but I was really surprised at how much I ended up loving it because I was a bit eh in the beginning and not really grabbed until things got going a bit in to the book, and from that point I completely loved it! There's magic and action and adventure and dodgy villains, and rich history and politics and romance and it was so brilliant, and I need to read the authors others books! 

Chasing The Stars by Malorie Blackman

Yes, I had some issues with this because of the ending, it's an open ending and I hate those, and in this case the ending was perfect except for how the romance was wrapped up, I found myself a little bit disappointed even though I'd loved the book! The insta-love thing was done in a way that didn't annoy me as much as they usually do, I think the fact one of the characters is a bit iffy about the whole thing made it seem more realistic and less..kind of...really!? If you know what I mean! 

The Silver Tide by Jen Williams

The final book in a trilogy that I have enjoyed and I'm quoted in the front of this book! JUST SAYING! Anyway, I was very satisfied with the ending for this, and I'm still a huge shipper of Frith and Wydrin. That is all haha! 

Knights of The Borrowed Dark by Dave Rudden 

Bloody brilliant, original, fun, full of action and kinda dark. I found myself getting so involved in this book it was insane. I loved all the original takes on things, how rich the lore of the book was, there where creepy bits, other bits full of action, and it leaves you wanting so much more! 

Riverkeep by Martin Stewart

This one intrigued me when it showed up as a surprise book parcel, and it had a really cool map and I liked the sound of it. I started to read it and I mean...all of the author names on the front of the proof are correct, there was a little bit of everyone in there, with the authors own voice. It was dark, it was really imaginative, and I actually found it a little bit uncomfortable to read because Wull's father reminded me a bit of my Grandad right towards the end of his illness. 

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

This took me way longer to read than it should have, purely because I'm nearing a reading slump, I've completely burnt myself out! But I loved this book, I see now why everyone raves about Brandon Sanderson and I'm eager to get the other books in this series read, and then delve in to the other worlds he's created in his other books. This book was so original and had a brilliant magic system, I loved the heist vibes it had and the characters and how they worked together. It's definitely one to get lost in! 

And there we have all the books I've read this month, I mostly read all the manga because I was finding it hard to actually read an actual book! How did you guys get on with your TBR piles for the month? Good? Bad? Let me know! 

May TBR

Hey guys! 

It's TBR time again! I've decided this month that I'm going to get aaalll of my review books for the rest of the year done and schedule the reviews for the appropriate times, which is something I should have done ages ago instead of leaving them! Then I'm going to try and blitz my TBR shelves! I'm determined to clear them out this year, but we'll see how well that goes! I've got a lot of reviews coming up next week so there might not be time for a TBR Bites post, just pre-warning you!  

I'm sneakily doing a thin/short classic for this month, because I've done fairly long ones and I kinda fancy an easy-isn one, shhhh! So, yeah, I've got a classic, a Harry Potter and a book that I've been desperate to get to for ages so I've promised myself I'll get to it next after review books! The review books pictured are only a couple, because ya know...the post is slow and I'd already taken the photo when the others arrived!

A Clockwork Orange

Yep, it's my new fancy edition that I picked up from the charity shop the other day! I've been meaning to read this for ages, and it's really nice and thin so it's perfect for this months classic! Our main character is jailed for various crimes and they're trying to reform him, from what I know! 

The Power of Dark

Review book number one for the month! I've actually been itching to get to this and it came with a really cool newspaper page and a map! It's a fantasy, my favourite genre, and it's the first in a brand new series! It's being described as a mix of magic and horror and is set in the town of Whitby. Something's brewing, and BFF's Lil and Verne think it's just a regular storm but Cherry, the last of the Whitby Witches, knows better. She fears ancient forces are at work reviving the curse of a long lost magical artefact. 

And I Darken

Here we have one of my most anticipated releases, and opening this was like opening the Holy Grail! Lada and her brother where abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman sultans courts. Ruthlessness is the key to survival, especially when Lada and her brother's lineage makes them targets as well as special. Lada hones her skills as a warrior, ready for the day she can wreak revenge on the empire holding her captive. But the bonds of love and loyalty Lada and her brother share are about to be stretched to the limit as the sultan's son stands between them and they turn in to rivals. Lada is the anti-princess we've all been waiting to meet and according to Harriet the lovely publicist it's a "bloody and brutal epic feminist debut!"

Kill The Boy Band

This is being described as a "pitch black, hilarious take on modern fandom and the badass girls who have the power to make or break the people we cal 'celebrities'", I love the idea of this, the cover has "we loved them to death" all over it and while the synopsis is a little sketchy, all about fangirls getting a bad rep and the narrator about to tell us something crazy, I'm expecting good things from this! 

The Half-Blood Prince

I'm actually really sad that my Harry Potter re-read is coming to an end, I'm hitting book 6 this month as you can see, and then next month...it's going to be the final book! I'm also mind blown that Order of the Phoenix is the biggest book and Deathly Hallows isn't! Anyway, Half-Blood Prince is my second favourite HP book, mostly because Draco is my fave! I'm excited to see all the little things I've forgotten from when I last read this! 

A Gathering of Shadows

Yep. I still haven't read this yet! I pre-ordered it because I loved the first book so much, and I was so excited when it arrived and then I had review books to get done and then ya know...I still haven't read it, so I was hoping to read it before April ended, but I didn't have the time and so I promised myself I could read it first thing after everything else! So excited to get stuck in to it! 

So that's my May TBR, excluding whichever books from my over flowing TBR shelves that I decide to read, I'll be picking them depending on my mood! 

What's on your TBR for May? What Classic are you reading this month? Let me know down below!