Wishlist Wednesday #37

Wishlist Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Dani over @Pen to Paper and is a great way of showing off the books that we are dying to get our hands on :)

 Poison - Sarah Pinborough

(Goodreads)

 A beautiful, sexy, contemporary retelling of the classic Snow White fairy tale, illustrated by Les Edwards.

POISON is a beautifully illustrated retelling of the Snow White story which takes all the elements of the classic fairytale that we love (the handsome prince, the jealous queen, the beautiful girl and, of course, the poisoning) and puts a modern spin on the characters, their motives and their desires. It's fun, contemporary, sexy, and perfect for fans of ONCE UPON A TIME, GRIMM, SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN and more.

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I really want to get my hands on this! I love fairy tale retellings but this looks like an adult one of Snow White and just looks really good. I also absolutely love that cover and I'm dying to buy the hardback copy. I think later in the year two other books are being released; Charm a retelling of Cinderella and Beauty a retelling of Sleeping Beauty. I just really really want them but can't justify buying a new book off amazon at the moment! Maybe in a few weeks (if I don't give in before that!)

Bout of Books: Wrap Up!

Well I didn't think I'd do as good as I did during this readathon! Normally I seem to go into a litte bit of a reading slump during these things but this time round I read more books than I thought I would and had a great time doing it! So lets see how I've done this past week:

My Goals:

• Read 4 books
• Get some review books read
• Write some (belated!) reviews
• Read during the day not just at night before bed
•   Try my best to participate in a chat or two
• Participate in at least two challenges

So not too good accomplishing all the goals I set for myself at the beginning of the week. I just totally forgot about the challenges (doh!) and didn't really have the time between working and reading to join in with a chat plus one was at 2am here so I was fast asleep! I'm really slow writing reviews but hoping to get quite a few written this week and posted on the blog! 

Books Read:

 The Eternity Cure - Julie Kagawa (5*)
The 5th Wave - Rick Yancey (5*)
Stung - Bethany Wiggins (3.5*)

Mass Effect: Redemption (Graphic Novel) (4*)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams (4*)
Dragonslayers: From Beowulf to St. George (Myths and Legends) - Joseph A. McCullough (4.5*)

I'm so pleased that I managed to read a total of 6 books! In total I've read around 1540 pages! So all in all it has been a great readathon and I've read some amazing books! Managed to read 4 review books and then 2 that were short and something I could throw myself into and enjoy! I've also managed to catch up with my goodreads challenge and I'm now only 1 behind not 8 like I was the other week! Yay! I will definitely be participating in the next readathon in August! 

Showcase Sunday #39

It's Sunday and that means one thing; Showcase Sunday a fun weekly meme hosted by Vicky over @Books, Biscuits and Tea. It's a great way of showing off what we've bought, borrowed and received this week.

Bought: 

King of Thorns - Mark Lawrence

The 5th Wave - Rick Yancey

Unremembered - Jessica Brody

The Sword in the Stone - T H White  

Kindle:

Mass Effect: Redemption (Graphic Novel)

Netgalley:

Acid - Emma Pass

The Shining Girls - Lauren Beukes 

Won:

Dreamless - Josephine Angelini 

Borrowed:

When God Was a Rabbit - Sarah Winman

 Weekly Update:

14/05: My TBR Book Jar 

14/05: Bout of Books Day #1 Update 

15/05: Wishlist Wednesday #36 

15/05: Bout of Books Day #2 Update 

16/05: Bout of Books Day #3 Update 

17/05: Bout of Books Day #4 Update 

18/05: Bout of Books Day #5 Update 

Bout of Books: Day #5 Update!

Day #5

17/05:

Currently Reading: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

Pages Read Today: 326 pages

Books Finished Today: Stung - Bethany Wiggins & Mass Effect: Redemption (Graphic Novel)

Total Books Read: 4 = The Eternity Cure - Julie Kagawa (5*) & The 5th Wave - Rick Yancey (5*) & Stung - Bethany Wiggins (3.5*) & Mass Effect: Redemption (4*)

Thoughts: So yesterday was a pretty good reading day for me as I finished two books and started another. I finished Stung which I quite enjoyed despite a few niggles here and there. Definitely a fast paced read though so perfect for the read-a-thon. Soon after finishing that I picked up The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy and it really is only a short book around 170 pages so I'm really hoping to get that done tonight and maybe finish another by tomorrow? Not sure if I can squeeze that in but we'll see! I also picked up Mass Effect: Redemption a graphic novel on my kindle. There's a Kindle Fire sale running at the moment mostly filled with graphic novels and I absolutely love the Mass Effect trilogy games so had to pick this up. It was my first graphic novel but I really enjoyed it and the illustrations were gorgeous and my Kindle Fire HD really showed them off. It was only short around 96 pages so flew through that one. But every page counts I guess and I think I'm doing great so far with four books under my belt! 

Bout of Books: Day #4 Update!

Day #4

 16/05:

Currently Reading: Stung - Bethany Wiggins

Pages/Percentage Read Today: 100

Books Finished Today: 0

Total Books Read: 2 = The Eternity Cure - Julie Kagawa (5*) & The 5th Wave - Rick Yancey (5*)

Thoughts: So I didn't do much reading today as you can tell. But I did have work all day and when I came home around half 7 all I wanted to do was shower, read and rest. I did pick up Stung though (which I've finished today!) and I'm enjoying it so far. It's only just shy of 300 pages so not too long of a book. Also I've been thinking of possibly changing some of the books I aim to read for this readathon. Maybe aim for shorter books perhaps? Not entirely sure yet but I really want to catch up with my Goodreads challenge which I'm 4 behind with at the moment!

Bout of Books: Day #3 Update

Day #3

15/05:

Currently Reading: Stung - Bethany Wiggins

Pages/Percentage Read Today: 450 pages

Books Finished Today: 1

Total Books Read: 2 = The Eternity Cure - Julie Kagawa (5*) & The 5th Wave - Rick Yancey (5*)

Thoughts: Yesterday was just the perfect reading day. I had the whole day free and literally spent it nice and comfy with a book in my hand. That book being The 5th Wave. What an amazing amazing book. I absolutely loved it and finished it last night just hungry for more. I flew through it and every time I had a break to check twitter or my emails I'd find the book back in my hands five minutes later. I would just recommend it to everybody. It was just so good! My next read will be Stung and it's less than 300 pages so I'm hoping to get it finished today or tomorrow! This readathon is going okay so far!

Bout of Books: Day #2 Update

Day #2:

14/05:

Currently Reading: The 5th Wave - Rick Yancey

Pages/Percentage Read Today: 80% & 10 pages

Books Finished Today: 1

Total Books Read: 1 = The Eternity Cure - Julie Kagawa (5*)

Thoughts: Well I did a lot better on day two than the first day of the readathon. I've managed to finish The Eternity Cure which I loved and I will take some time out of reading and stuff today to write a review before all of what I'm feeling just subsides. I literally just sat myself down in the afternoon and read. Then I read some more, made some dinner and in between checking the food I read some more. I think reading a book in a day or two really makes me experience the book more than a chapter here or there before bed every night. So I also started The 5th Wave and only read 10 pages before my eyes started to droop. Really hoping to read over half of that or more during day 3 though!