Burning Impossibly Bright

Half a King (Shattered Sea #1) Joe Abercrombie July 3rd 2014 Harper Voyager A classic coming-of-age tale set in a vivid and richly imagined world from Sunday Times bestselling author Joe Abercrombie. Prince Yarvi has vowed to regain a throne he never wanted. But first he must survive cruelty, chains and the bitter waters of the Shattered Sea itself. And he must do it all with only one good hand. The deceived will become the deceiver Born a weakling in the eyes of his father, Yarvi is alone in a world where a strong arm and a cold heart rule. He cannot grip a shield or swing an axe, so he must sharpen his mind to a deadly edge. The betrayed will become the betrayer Gathering a strange fellowship of the outcast and the lost, he finds they can do more to help him become the man he needs to be than any court of nobles could. Will the usurped become the usurper? But even with loyal friends at his side, Yarvi’s path may end as it began – in twists, and traps and tragedy... I really wanted to...

Title:  The Worst Girlfriend In The World  Author:  Sarra Manning Series:  n/a Pages:  352 Publisher:  ATOM Books Date of Publication:  1st May, 2014 Source:  Bought Synopsis from Goodreads: My best friend was now my deadliest enemy, the one person I'd hate beyond all measure for the rest of my life . . . Franny Barker's best friend, Alice, is the worst girlfriend in the world according to the many boys of Merrycliffe-on-Sea. She toys with them, then dumps them. But she'll never dump fashion-obsessed Franny. Nothing and no one can come between them. Not even tousle-haired rock god, Louis Allen, who Franny's been crushing on hard. Until Alice, bored with immature boys and jealous of Franny's new college friends, sets her sights on Louis. Suddenly, best friends are bitter rivals. Is winning Louis's heart worth more than their friendship? There's only one way for Franny to find out. My Thoughts: I read  Adorkable last summer, and I absolutel...

So, if you are a person who uses the internet to talk about books, then you probably know that this past weekend was YALC, the first ever Young Adult Literature Convention. And it was pretty great. And it was also part of London Film and Comic Con, so I got to do some celebrity spotting, too, which is always fun! Although there were parts that could definitely be improved, for a first time thing I think that YALC was really well run and curated with interesting and varied panels and a big variety of authors. I think that it definitely has potential to become a thing all it's own as the interest is definitely there!  Because I am an idiot, I have about three pictures from the whole weekend and none of them are any good, so this won't be very interesting for you if you wanted to see lots of nice, pretty pictures (next time, if there is a next time (there NEEDS to be a next time) I will take more pictures, promise!) but I thought I should have at least one picture here, so there...

Title:  Murder Most Unladylike Author:  Robin Stevens Series:   Wells and Wong, #1 Pages:   324 Publisher:  Corgi Date of Publication:  5th June, 2014 Source:  for review from Corgi via NetGalley Synopsis from Goodreads: Deepdean School for Girls, 1934. When Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong set up their very own deadly secret detective agency, they struggle to find any truly exciting mysteries to investigate. (Unless you count the case of Lavinia's missing tie. Which they don't, really.) But then Hazel discovers the Science Mistress, Miss Bell, lying dead in the Gym. She thinks it must all have been a terrible accident - but when she and Daisy return five minutes later, the body has disappeared. Now the girls know a murder must have taken place . . . and there's more than one person at Deepdean with a motive. Now Hazel and Daisy not only have a murder to solve: they have to prove a murder happened in the first place. Determined to get to the botto...

Hey everyone! Today is my stop on the blog tour for The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su and Kate Rorick, which is the novelisation of the hugely successful Lizzie Bennet Diaries webseries on YouTube! If you haven't watched them yet, you simply must, for they are BRILLIANT! You can watch the first video below or on the Lizzie Bennet website itself, and enter a giveaway to win one of five copies of the book . Synopsis from Goodreads: Based on the Emmy Award–winning YouTube series The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. Twenty‑four‑year‑old grad student Lizzie Bennet is saddled with student loan debt and still living at home along with her two sisters—beautiful Jane and reckless Lydia. When she records her reflections on life for her thesis project and posts them on YouTube, she has no idea The Lizzie Bennet Diaries will soon take on a life of their own, turning the Bennet sisters into internet celebrities seemingly overnight. When rich and handsome Bing Lee comes to town, along wi...

Well, not literally dying, but you know what I mean. Anyway, what with all the fuss over big YA adaptations coming out this year (and generally for the past few years, really. I haven't been living under a rock), I thought I would chip in with my wholly unimportant opinion about some books that I would love to see adapted. Some books you just read and think that they should stay a book, because a film or what have you would just ruin the magic. There are lots of books that I love that I really would not want to become a film because it just wouldn't be right. But then there are some that just would lend themselves so well to a different medium, as well as being awesome books, and those are the books that I want to talk about today. So, just in case any hotshot film producers are reading, take note. (I jest, but seriously.) This Song Will Save Your Life - Leila Sales I've tweeted about this before, but I stand by it. This is a book that I want  NEED to become a film. I ador...

Darkness Hidden (The Name of the Blade #2) Zoe Marriott July 3rd 2014 Walker Books In the electrifying second volume of Zoë Marriott's The Name of the Blade Trilogy, Mio, Jack and Shinobu have defeated the terrifying Nekomata against all odds, and brought Jack's sister home alive.  But Mio is still compelled to protect the katana, her family's ancestral sword, and now the Underworld has spawned a worse monster – one carrying a devastating plague that sweeps through London like wildfire.  As Mio struggles to protect the city and control the sword’s deadly powers, she realises that this time there is no way she can keep everyone she loves alive... and she must make a terrible sacrifice to save the world. I love Zoe Marriott's books, and even though The Night Itself wasn't my absolute favourite of her books (seriously, they're all great. She's one of the most underrated authors in my opinion and more people need to read her books), I have been eagerly anticipat...

Title:  Don't Even Think About It Author:  Sarah Mlynowski Series:   n/a Pages:   304 Publisher:  Orchard Books Date of Publication:  1st May, 2014 Source:  For review from the publisher via netGalley Synopsis from Goodreads: This is the story of how we became freaks. It's how a group of I's became a we. When Class 10B got their flu shots, they expected some side effects. Maybe a sore arm. Maybe a headache. They definitely didn't expect to get telepathy. But suddenly they could hear what everyone was thinking. Their friends. Their teachers. Their parents. Now they all know that Tess has a crush on her best friend, Teddy. That Mackenzie cheated on Cooper. That Nurse Carmichael used to be a stripper. Some of them will thrive. Some of them will break. None of them will ever be the same. My Thoughts: I'd heard a lot of good things about this book from people who've read it on Twitter and Goodreads, so I was excited to get started and once I ha...

So, over the past few months I have been even more absent than usual, mainly because they've actually been quite stressful (I was ill for about two weeks which kind of put me off reading for ages and then by the time I was better it was five days before my first exam and then exams happened which is never fun), but it's all good now, so I've got no excuses for not posting other than my own laziness. Anyway! Here's what I got up to on the blog over the past 2 months: Books Read May Young Avengers volume 3 by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie The Fearless by Emma Pass The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner Popular: A Memoir by Maya Van Waganen Beauty Queens by Libba Bray June A Kiss in the Dark by Cat Clarke Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt Skulduggery Pleasant: Death Bringer by Derek Landy Darkness Hidden by Zoe Marriott The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson Geek Girl: Picture Perfect by Holly Smale Books Reviewed: The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson Rooftoppers by Katherine...

Hellooooo! It's crazy to think we are half way through this year already (which means only six months until Christmas)! Here's what I've been reading in June.       1. The Fault In Our Stars by John Green (reread) 2. Say Her Name by James Dawson 3. After Iris by Natasha Farrant 4. Don't Even Think About It by Sarah Mlynowski 5. Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens I decided it was about time I reread TFIOS , since the film came out this month and I first read it two and a half years ago. Of course it was great and I also really loved the film, which I have now seen twice and plan to see again at some point soon. I've had the sequel to After Iris for a while now so thought it was high time to start the series - it was a fun and easy read that only took about a day to read which was great. Don't Even Think About It is strange but I really enjoyed it! I definitely would not like to have telepathy... Finally Murder Most Unladylike was really good - I lost...