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Waiting on Wednesday #21
 Vendetta  (Vendetta #1) by Catherine Doyle When five brothers move into the abandoned mansion next door, Sophie Gracewell's life changes forever. Irresistibly drawn to bad boy Nicoli, Sophie finds herself falling into an underworld governed by powerful families. When Sophie's own family skeletons come to life, she must choose between two warring dynasties - the one she was born into, and the one she is falling in love with. When she does, blood will spill and hearts will break...
Expected Publication: January 1st 2015 via Chicken House
My thoughts:
I don't usually like retelling of stories but I love Romano and Juliet and this sounds like a great modern take on a classic!

Mini #Review : Ring of Roses by Mary Hooper
 Book: Ring Of Roses
Author: Mary Hooper
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Read copy from library


Intensely powerful novel set in London during the height of the Plague in the 1600s. Abby is delighted to be appointed to the position of nursemaid in the well-to-do Beauchurch household. But it's the summer of 1665, and soon whispers are spreading through London that the Plague is returning. Can Abby keep herself and her small charge Grace safe, or will the disaster engulf them? A companion piece to Mary Hooper's bestselling 'At the Sign of the Sugared Plum'. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 12+


Some of you might not know but I love books set from the 1900's to 1940's when people struggled though many heartaches but still showed courage, love and family meant a lot more than it does nowadays!

Ring of Roses was such a powerful story of love and bravely. Of a young girl who cared for someone other than herself, for a baby, defenceless and relaying on this young girl to take care of her.

Mary Hooper depicted the Plague in a sensitive, powerful and true way.

Mini #Reviews : Books 7-9 of The Morganville Vampire Series by Rachel Caine

In October I went on a reading spree of The Morganville Vampire Books by Rachel Caine. You can check out my review of Glass House, book one in the series here & my mini reviews of books 2-6 in the series, here . Below is my mini reviews of books 7-9 of the series, there may be some spoilers, as they are just my thoughts on the series as a whole along with some thoughts on each book. Fade Out ( The Morganville Vampire Series #6) by Rachel Caine
Rating: ✪✪✪✪.5
I really love this series. I love the characters, storyline, the twists and turns. However in Fade Out I felt the book dragged a tiny bit for a few chapters but then it got into the flow again, so I have decided to give it 4.5* rating.

A few thoughts on the series:

I like Shane and Claire together however, I always thought/felt from book one that it would have been Claire and Michael who got together.

In the end of Fade Out I am now worried Claire is going to become the next ADA and I don't know if she can really stop it happening.

I still am really enjoying this series and cant wait to read the next book! Kiss Of Death (The Morganville Vampire Series #7) by Rachel Caine
So I have really been enjoying this series and I really did like Kiss Of Death, however I decided to give it a 4* rating as in this book the gang leave Morganville and head on a road trip that ends in trouble. Its a good story but I just didn't feel the super duper excitement I did in the other books. I think its because they left Morganville and I love all the additional characters in Morganville and the atmosphere wasn't the same. However I still really enjoyed it and cant wait to read the rest of the series. Ghost Town (The Morganville Vampires Book #9) by Rachel Caine
So I started this series a few weeks ago and have been reading each in the series however I feel that because I have kept reading the series book after book that it has lessened how much I am enjoying them thus why I am going to stop the series at book 9 and read some more books in between. Don't get me wrong I still love the series it just feels that after 9 books it is starting to go a little flat. A word of advise to anyone starting this series don't read them one after the other!

Waiting on Wednesday #20
 
Expected Publication: January 6th VIA Penguin


I want to read more YA contemporary in 2015 and I think this book sounds like a great first 2015 contemporary read of the year!


#Review Do You Speak English, Moon? by Francesca Simon & Ben Cort #Giveaway
 Book: Do You Speak English, Moon?

Author: Francesca Simon
Illustrator: Ben Cort
Story Read By: Lenny Henry
Received copy for honest review
Rating: Story: ✪✪✪ Illustrations:✪✪✪✪✪  Audio: ✪✪✪✪


Do You Speak English, Moon? is a beautifully illustrated story for children aged 3-5 years. A little boy is getting ready for bed and decides to see if the moon can in fact speak English.  The little boy asks the moon loads of questions, only children ask. Children are always asking, " how", "what" and "why" and this is evident in the story.

I loved the illustrations, there so bright and detailed, there is so much to see in each picture and will have children pointing out things and asking more questions. My favourite picture is a giant ice cream that is also a slide :)

Overall Do You Speak English, Moon is a great, colourfully illustrated story perfect for bedtime reading with your little ones!

Audio Review:

With Do You Speak English, Moon? you get an audio CD of the story, read by Lenny Henry. I have never listened to an audio book before so I am know expert but I loved this audio book. When Lenny Henry is reading the story he really brings it too life. I loved that in between each question, for example "Can you see the sea? Can you see under the sea?" you hear the sound of the sea and it continues for each of the elements of the book and makes the story better.

Do You Speak English, Moon? the book is great but the audio adds an extra element that children will want to hear again and again!


x1 copy of Do You Speak English, Moon?
Giveaway provided by publisher
Giveaway open to UK/Ire Only
Giveaway Ends: 30th November

Reluctant Prince Blog Tour: Dreamcast & #Giveaway
 Author Dani Lyn Alexander has picked who she would to like to play her leads in Reluctant Prince, if it was made into a movie. Dani Lyn Alexander picked:

Jackson Maynard played by Liam Hemsworth

Ryleigh Donnovan played by Chloe Moretz *I do not own these images* Betrayal lies cloaked in shadow.

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Reluctant Prince Goodreads

Dani Lyn Alexander Bio: 

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I heart.. Kelly Hashway- SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS


2015 is just around the corner and I am already looking forward to all the amazing new releases. Saying that in 2015 I want to highlight amazing authors that I love, and books that I have read, that have given me all the feels.

This has developed into a new monthly feature called I heart... I will pick an author/book each month, to highlight and to have posts with this author on my blog throughout the month. The first author in January is author, Kelly Hashway. I have read Kelly's books and love them, I also love Kelly as a person, she is just awesome!

As part of the feature I'm taking questions from fans of Kelly and her work. Have you always had a burning question about the Touch of Death Series? Wondered why Kelly writes under two names (she also writes as Ashlyn Drake) Have you ever wondered what Kelly's favorite animal is? You can submit a question and Kelly might answer it!

You can leave a comment below with your question for Kelly or you can tweet your questions using the #IheartKelly

Last day to submit a question is November 30th 2014. Check back on January 19th 2015 to see if Kelly answered your question!

Posted by Reading Away The Days at 04:18 3 comments

#Review: Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern
 Book: Where Rainbows Ends AKA Love Rosie
Author: Cecelia Ahern
Publisher: Harpertorch
Pages: 566


*Note: Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern is the new motion picture Love Rosie *

I have read this book a few times and I still love it! Where Rainbows End is my favorite Ceceila Ahern book and one of my favorite books of all time.

I am a sucker for romance and this book is just the ultimate romance book.  You cheer these characters on you want them to succeed in everything they do. I loved that the book is all in letters and emails and that it spans over 50 odd years. I love books like this and it feels so personal like the characters are letting you into their lives by sharing their stories with you.

Where Rainbows End is a compelling love story of lost chances and shows that true love, the kinda love that gives you those perfect silences, will come back to you if its meant to be even if it takes 5 years or 50 years!


Discussion: New Adult Books
 As all of you know who follow my blog I mostly read YA PNR with a touch of fantasy/sci-fi and dystopian thrown in. In 2015 I have some "book goals" , and one of them is to read some New Adult books. This is a genre that has grown quickly over the last few years and it's a genre many people seem to love.
New Adult sits between YA and adult and I personally think it's a good way for me to go, rather than plunge into a lot more adult reads.
What are your thoughts on NA? Do you have any genre/sub genre you want to read more in 2015, let me know in the comments below! *I do not own any of the images*﻿
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Mini #Reviews- Books 2-6 of The Morganville Vampire Books by Rachel Caine

Recently I read Glass Houses by Rachel Caine, the first book in The Morganville Vampire Series and I fell in love with it. You can check out my review of Glass Houses here . I then binge read more of the series and thus far have read 6 books in the series and loved them all. I decided to do mini reviews of books 2-6 in one post, they all are 5* reviews! Have you read this series? What do you think of them? Leave me a comment below! The Dead Girls Dance (The Morganville Vampires book #2) by Rachel Caine
I am really enjoying this series. After I finished Glass Houses I knew I had to read the second book in the series straight away.

This book gave me all the feels! I still love both boys, Michael and Shane but the situations these boys get themselves in!! First Michael, I cant believe what happened to him and secondly Shane he is an idiot sometimes but I felt so bad for him in Dead Girls Dance.
Dead Girls Dance was so action packed! It is such a fast paced read and so much happens. Rachel Caine again surprised me with Michael and Sam, Wtf I never see these things coming. And the end!!!! Rachel Caine knows how to leave you with a cliffhanger. Claire really grow again in this book and I love her as a female protagonist, she doesn't hid behind the boys she goes out and gets stuff done!

I cant wait to continue to read this series! Midnight Alley (The Morganville Vampires Book #3) by Rachel Caine

Waiting on Wednesday #19
 Vivian Apple At The End Of The World ( Vivian Apple #1) by Katie Coyle Seventeen-year-old Vivian Apple never believed in the evangelical Church of America, unlike her recently devout parents. But when Vivian returns home the night after the supposed "Rapture," all that’s left of her parents are two holes in the roof. Suddenly, she doesn't know who or what to believe. With her best friend Harp and a mysterious ally, Peter, Vivian embarks on a desperate cross-country roadtrip through a paranoid and panic-stricken America to find answers. Because at the end of the world, Vivan Apple isn't looking for a savior. She's looking for the truth.
Expected Publication: January 6th VIA HMH Books For Young Readers (US)
I saw this on a WOW last week and I  think it sounds like a book I know I will really enjoy. I am glad it is one of the first YA books released in the new year :)
*Note: This book has already been previously been published in the UK as VIVIAN APPLE AT THE END OF THE WORLD*
