Sunday Post 1st November 2015

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted at Caffeinated Book Reviewer, it's a chance to post a recap on the past week, show the books we have received and share what we plan for the coming week. Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews and Showcase Sunday is hosted by Books, Biscuits and Tea and the aim is to show our newest books and to see what everyone else received for review, borrowed from libraries, bought in bookshops or downloaded on to their e-reader. As always you can click on any of the pictures to be taken to the Goodreads page for that book if you're interested in finding out more about it.

Halloween is over! I am kind of sad about that. I usually don't get too into Halloween but this year I really felt in the spirit of things. I didn't go out last night, instead I stayed in and watched the Sharknado trilogy, which for some reason I hadn't previously watched. And discovered that I love it. It is so exactly my thing. I love terrible horror movies and these are clearly the best of the worst! Ann is away visiting a friend for Halloween and won't be back until later today but here's hoping she had as good a time socialising as I had watching brilliantly terrible movies! How did you spend Halloween?

Last Week on the Blog:

• Cover Characteristics: Eyes
• Top 10 Ghost Stories
• Top 5 Halloween Recommendations
• Wednesday Catch-up
• Friday Reads
• Ann: Disney Tag 2

Reviews:

• Life and Death by Stephenie Meyer
• Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
• This Monstrous Thing by Mackenzi Lee
• Slasher Girls & Monster Boys selected by April Genevieve Tucholke

Books We Got This Week:

Ann:

Crystallum by Laney McMann: I have read the beginning of this and found it weird in a good way. I received this for review via Netgalley.

Clare:

Twisted Dark by Neil Gibson: I got this in my Geek Box for October. It's not something I would usually choose for myself but it does look interesting so I look forward to trying it.
This Raging Light by Estelle Laure: Received from netgalley for review, this sounds like a really cute read. It's set for release in January so I will probably wait until nearer the release date before I read and review it!

Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas: I have already read this and really liked it!
Nexis by A.L. Davroe: Another one from Netgalley, this one sounds great and since it is released in December I will probably be reading it sometime this month.

The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas: Finally I have all the books in the series! Now I can read them, definitely excited for these.
The Impersonator by Mary Miley: This is about a woman pretending to be someone else in order to claim an inheritance. I am hoping there is some doubt about whether she is or is not the woman she is pretending to be because I love books like that! There is a sequel so if I like this I may have to check that out!

Reading Update:

Ann:
This week was half-term so I had more time to read than I usually do and I managed to read 7 books!

Vampire Academy Series by Richelle Mead: 5 stars, I really enjoyed these and I am planning to read her Bloodlines series next!
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell: 5 stars, I loved this book. I wish I could just keep re-reading it!

Clare:
I started the week with a book hangover from reading Carry On by Rainbow Rowell, so I decided to read some regency romance which always seems to bring me out of any reading slump! And thankfully it worked! It does mean that my reading this week wasn't very Halloween appropriate but I did manage to get a few Halloween books in there!

The Many Lives of John Stone by Linda Buckley-Archer: 3.5 stars, a little long and I didn't enjoy the historical sections as much as the modern sections but a very interesting read with great characters.

More Than a Mistress by Mary Balogh: 4 stars, I really enjoyed this. I liked the main couple's romance and flew through the book.
No Man's Mistress by Mary Balogh: 4 stars, another fun, quick read. I really liked that the innocent and rake roles were kinda switched, that was good.
The Secret Mistress by Mary Balogh: 4 stars, I was a little nervous about this because it's the third book but it's also a prequel but it did somehow work.
Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas: 4 stars, really enjoyable. There were some side characters here who I am pretty sure will be getting their own books soon and I am definitely looking forward to those!

Mistress of Mellyn by Victoria Holt: 3.5 stars, I managed to spoil the ending for myself before I even started (silly me) but it was still a great read. I would definitely like to read more by Victoria Holt if anyone has any suggestions on what I should read next?
Delia's Shadow by Jaime Lee Moyer: 4.5 stars, well that was unsettling. Really well written and great characters. Only downside being I was completely unable to sleep after reading it! There are two sequels but this one ended so well I am not sure yet if I will read them.
This Monstrous Thing by Mackenzi Lee: 3.5 stars, I thought this was interesting but could have been a lot darker! I also thought some of the more interesting characters were underused. I have a full review up here.
Never Never by Brianna R. Shrum: 3.5 stars, This was kind of heartbreaking. Poor Hook! This was mostly a prequel although the bit to the end did follow the original story more closely. I never liked Peter Pan, but now I kind of resent Tiger Lily as well. 

A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston: 4 stars, So beautifully and dreamily written.  I really liked this. I loved that we never learn so many of the characters names. It's inevitably going to be compared with The Wrath & The Dawn but they are so different in actual content and my enjoyment of one does not affect my enjoyment of the other. Also this book is so crazy beautiful. Have I mentioned that? 

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs: 3 stars, I didn't like this as much as I thought I would. I didn't like the main character and I thought the romance was very odd. I did like the pictures although I felt like the story was too much forced around them.

Classics Update:

Ann: I am just starting The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. I know that Clare really likes this story. It's a scary story so probably would have been great for Halloween but hopefully I will enjoy it just as much now.

Clare: I have only just started this today so I am only on page 22 at the moment but I am liking it so far and I have high hopes for the rest of the book!

Next Week on the Blog:

• Cover Characteristics: Dragons
• October Wrap Up & November TBR
• Top Ten Debut Authors Who Have Us Looking Forward to Their Next Novel
• Wednesday Catch-Up
• Top 5 Series Novella's
• Friday Reads

Upcoming Reviews:

• Girl Online On Tour by Zoe Sugg

You can also find us on Goodreads (Ann and Clare) to keep up with what we are reading