Sunday Post 4th December 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.

Last Week on the Blog:

• December Releases
• Wednesday Catch-Up
• Top 5 Favourite Villains
• Blog Tour: Prelude to Mayhem by Edward Aubry
• Friday Reads
• Clare's November Wrap-Up and December TBR

Books We Got This Week:

The English Girl by Katherine Webb: I have an ever growing collection of Katherine Webb books. The current count is at five I believe and I have yet to read any of them. I might make that a reading goal of 2017 because its starting to get ridiculous. Basically the blurbs and covers of all her books draw me in so well and then I just never find the time. This one sounds amazing.

Fantastic Beasts Screenplay by J.K. Rowling: I have already read this (of course) and it did such a good job of bring back the memory of the movie magic! 

Fantastic Beasts Magical Creatures & Magical Characters and Places Colouring Books: Because I didn't already have enough colouring books that I wasn't using?? The artwork in these is really nice and I have actually already coloured in one picture with my little brother.

Newt Scamander A Movie Scrapbook: I have already read this one as well. I thought it was nice and I am glad I have it but reading it after The Case of Beasts last week it just wasn't as detailed. 

A Christmas Kiss by Vicky Pattison: I love Vicky Pattison as a human being so I am really curious to try out some of her books. And this is a Christmas one so I had to get it.

Mince Pies and Mistletoe at The Christmas Market by Heidi Swain: More Christmas. This appeals to me a lot, partly because I believe the main character is around my age. This rarely happens (I am too old for young/new adult but too young for adult) and I am intrigued. 

The Snow Rose by Lulu Taylor: I always see Lulu Taylor's books around and constantly want to pick one up. This was on offer at Tesco so I decided to grab it and hope for the best.

Reading Update:

Ann:
Unfortunately I have not read anything this week as I have been busy with school and also I was ill so was not in the mood to read, however I am hoping to finish a book for next week. Happy reading!

Clare:

Nevernight by Jay Kristoff: 2 stars, This took me over a week to read which is so unusual for me and I really had to push myself to finish it. Something about the writing style and the characters just didn't grab me and then I found that a lot of it reminded me of other books.

Burn by Suzanne Wright: 3 stars, This probably would have been a slightly lower rating if it didn't come directly after Nevernight. I enjoyed it a lot more simply because it was a faster paced story and I actually liked the main character. The plot was a little messy in my opinion and I wasn't a huge fan of the romance but the characters I liked and it was fun to read.

Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh: 4.5 stars, A really great start to what I am sure will become a favourite series of mine. I loved the characters, even the side characters, and the world was well explained without any info dump which I am grateful for. The plot was also very focused and got quite tense for a while there so it was a quick and exciting read and I am now desperate to read the rest of the series!

Next Week on the Blog:

• Ann's November Wrap Up & December TBR
• Top Ten New to Me Authors I Read for the First Time in 2016
• Wednesday Catch-Up
• Top 5 Books I Want to Finally Read in 2017
• Friday Reads

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