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REVIEW: A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood

Hello all! Hope you're all enjoying the summer! I'm currently on holiday in a huge castle in the South of France and enjoying relaxing, playing games, and of course reading a lot!  Today's post is a review of a dreamy summer romance that's perfect for your holiday TBRs! Title:  A Sky Painted Gold Author:  Laura Wood Series:   n/a Pages:   356 Publisher:  Scholastic Date of Publication:  5th July, 2018 Source:  Publisher for review* Synopsis from Goodreads: Growing up in her sleepy Cornish village dreaming of being a writer, sixteen-year-old Lou has always wondered about the grand Cardew house which has stood empty for years. And when the owners arrive for the summer - a handsome, dashing brother and sister - Lou is quite swept off her feet and into a world of moonlit cocktail parties and glamour beyond her wildest dreams. But, as she grows closer to the Cardews, is she abandoning her own ambitions... And is there something darker lurkin...
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April, May and June 2013 Wrap-Up

My apologies for not doing any of these wrap-ups for a while, but I've been busy... Procrastinating and just generally being a rubbish blogger. I apologise, I do! Anyway, I thought I'd share with you everything I've read since I last did one of these, so that you can see what reviews and posts you can expect in the coming weeks, as I plan to catch up now that I HAVE FINISHED EXAMS! HUZZAH! Anyway. Onto the books that I've been reading!

The Madman's Daughter (The Madman's Daughter, #1)  After Eden (After Eden, #1)

APRIL
The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd
After Eden by Helen Douglas

This month was pretty slow going... April was the first month of exam preparation really, so that's why... I really enjoyed The Madman's Daughter despite it being quite slow - it was actually really interesting. After Eden was good but not great - however it was just perfect for a three hour plane journey on the way back from our family holiday. 

Between Shades of Gray  Invisibility

MAY
Between Shades of Grey by Ruta Sepetys
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Invisibility by Andrea Cremer and David Levithan

Oh you guys, Between Shades of Grey is incredible. I'd been told so many times that it was and I never got round to reading it... But I finally did and it's absolutely brilliant. Looking forward to reading Out of the Easy very soon! Invisibility was really good too - I read that after my Pride and Prejudice exam as an antidote and I really enjoyed it. Look out for my review of that one!

Life After Theft  SOULMATES

JUNE
1. The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
2. Spy Society by Robin Benway
4. Soulmates by Holly Bourne
5. The Sound by Sarah Alderson
6. Life After Theft by Aprilynne Pike

I'm quite proud that I managed to read more books in July than I did in April and May put together, but still, 10 books in three months is not that great, considering last year I was reading 10 books a month! Ah well. Look out for my blog tour stop for Spy Society coming up this month, and also look out for exciting things about Soulmates, later this year! Harry Potter of course was excellent (a reread, but still!) and you can read my review of The School for Good and Evil here.

My favourite book of these three months is...

BETWEEN SHADES OF GREY by Ruta Sepetys

Between Shades of Gray

I'm probably not going to be reviewing this one as I didn't make any notes about it and I read it a while ago, and because it wasn't a review book I don't have to review it... Sorry guys! Just take my word for it and read it - it's absolutely brilliant and I loved it. 

I'm looking forward to catching up more with my reading in July, especially:

Gloss  The 5th Wave (The Fifth Wave, #1)  Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna, #1)

And lastly, here are some awesome books that are coming out in July to look forward to! 

Dangerous Girls  Spy Society  Dead Jealous

Thanks for reading! How was your reading this month? 

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