Sunday Post 6th March 2016

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 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.

Happy Mothers Day! Does anyone have anything planned? We're just having a film day with plenty of unhealthy food (and some presents for out Mum!!).

Last Week on the Blog:

• Top Ten Books to Read if You Are in the Mood For Revenge!
• Wednesday Catch-Up
• Top 5 Biggest Book Hangovers
• February Favourites and March TBR
• Friday Reads
• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Movie Review

Books I Got This Week:

Life Stories by David Attenborough: I don't think I can properly convey how much I love this man! I basically watch every one of his programs and I am excited to read one of his books!

The Shadow Queen by C.J. Redwine: I have heard very, very mixed things about this one but I love retellings and revenge and this sounds like it could be my kind of thing!

Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell: This was a short story which I think was released for World Book Day and I just had to snap it up. I love Rainbow Rowell's writing and this just appeals to me.

Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare: I got the new covers of these and I love them so much! Ann now has my old copies and we are thinking of doing a re-read together starting next month. Let us know if you'd be interested in joining in!

Reading Update:

I have had a couple of really slow months reading wise but I think this week I got back to normal and I flew through some books! I also enjoyed all of them which is exciting!

Kit by Marina Fiorato: 4 stars, This was basically an Irish Mulan tale. Kit was such a great character and no matter what she was doing, or who she was being, I constantly rooted for her. 

The Red Lily Crown by Elizabeth Loupas: 4 stars, I really enjoyed this story, particularly as so much of it was rooted in fact. It's clear that the author did a lot of research to write this and it felt very real and compelling.

Song of the Sea Maid by Rebecca Mascull: 3 stars, I understand why people like this so much but I never really got into it and I didn't feel any emotional connection to the characters. 

The Secrets of Drearcliff Grange School by Kim Newman: 4 stars, Really enjoyed this. It's like Enid Blyton wrote the X-Men. It was really interesting and mysterious and kinda creepy.

These Vicious Masks by Tarun Shanker and Kelly Zekas: 5 stars, I genuinely started this intending to read one chapter before bed and ended up reading it all the way through. Very exciting and funny, yet ever so slightly tragic! I am desperate for the next book! 

The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman: 4.5 stars, I really enjoyed this and I am definitely very excited for the rest of the series. 

Next Week on the Blog:

• Cover Characteristics: Hands
• Top Ten Characters I Love But Others Seem to Dislike!
• Top 5 Books That Feature Time Travel
• Wednesday Catch-Up
• Friday Reads

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