Sunday, 11 June 2017

Only time will tell

So since the start of this year, I have been pretty bad at getting blog posts up, whether its on here or over on PerksofNeverland where I co-write with Emily. The thing is, a lot of stuff has happened so far this year and some of it I haven't dealt with very well. A lot of things that I used to love (i.e. blogging) have now become things that I have to try and force myself to do, just because I know that I should be enjoying it.

Blogging right now has become a bit of a chore and when I started this blog 4 years ago I used to have so much passion for it. I used to sit there in class and write my blog posts whenever the whim hit me. In just 4 days, it marks the 4 year anniversary of PerksofRecovery beginning (for those of you who haven't been here since the beginning, Empty Journal came to be after the blog underwent a name and branding change 2 years ago). So while I might put out a blog post to mark that day, for a while at least I will be taking a little bit of a break. I might put up posts every now and then but there will definitely be no schedule that I will be forcing myself to keep. I miss my chatty blog posts that I used to just throw together and feel so much better after writing. I'm trying to get back to that but until then...bare with me.

This blog has always been a safe space for me to put out whatever feelings I have, with the knowledge that it will be met with kindness and support, and with the hopes that it helps someone else on their journey too. For now, I need to work on my own mind and figure out just what it is that isn't quite right and deal with it.

You have all been so supportive of every endeavor I have decided upon and I hope that you stick around until then.

I love you all.


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Monday, 5 June 2017

Summer reading list




Summer is coming up so fast and now that I have finished my second year of uni (how crazy does that sound), I have a little more time to be able to do some of the things that I enjoy doing. As a huge lover of books, I always give in to the urge to buy a new one (or few) to add to my bookcases and I wanted to share with you just a few of the new books I have purchased (to the dismay of my bank account) that I'm looking forward to delving into!

(Some of these books are YA but both Nora Roberts books are adult fiction, there are links to the books embedded in the image)

Every Day by David Levithan


 

Every day a different body. Every day a different life. Every day in love with the same girl.
There’s never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere.


It’s all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply. Because finally A has found someone he wants to be with—day in, day out, day after day.

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

 

This is a world divided by blood – red or silver.
The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change.
That is, until she finds herself working in the Silver Palace. Here, surrounded by the people she hates the most, Mare discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy the balance of power.
Fearful of Mare’s potential, the Silvers hide her in plain view, declaring her a long-lost Silver princess, now engaged to a Silver prince. Despite knowing that one misstep would mean her death, Mare works silently to help the Red Guard, a militant resistance group, and bring down the Silver regime.
But this is a world of betrayal and lies, and Mare has entered a dangerous dance – Reds against Silvers, prince against prince, and Mare against her own heart. 


A court of wings and ruin by Sarah J. Maas

 

A nightmare, I’d told Tamlin. I was the nightmare.
Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin’s maneuverings and the invading king threatening to bring Prythian to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit—and one slip may spell doom not only for Feyre, but for her world as well. As war bears down upon them all, Feyre must decide who to trust amongst the dazzling and lethal High Lords—and hunt for allies in unexpected places. 


Bay of sighs by Nora Roberts

 

To celebrate the rise of their new queen, three goddesses of the moon created three stars, one of fire, one of ice, one of water. But then they fell from the sky, putting the fate of all worlds in danger. And now three women and three men join forces to pick up the pieces…

Mermaid Annika is from the sea, and it is there she must return after her quest to find the stars. New to this world, her purity and beauty are nothing less than breathtaking, along with her graceful athleticism, as her five new friends discovered when they retrieved the fire star.

Now, through space and time, traveler Sawyer King has brought the guardians to the island of Capri, where the water star is hidden. And as he watches Annika in her element, he finds himself drawn to her joyful spirit. But Sawyer knows that if he allows her into his heart, no compass could ever guide him back to solid ground...

And in the darkness, their enemy broods. She lost one star to the guardians, but there is still time for blood to be spilled—the mermaid’s in the water and the traveler’s on the land. For she has forged a dangerous new weapon. Something deadly and unpredictable. Something human. 

Island of glass by Nora Roberts

 

As the hunt for the Star of Ice leads the six guardians to Ireland, Doyle, the immortal, must face his tragic past. Three centuries ago, he closed off his heart, yet his warrior spirit is still drawn to the wild. And there’s no one more familiar with the wild than Riley—and the wolf within her…


An archaeologist, Riley is no stranger to the coast of Clare, but now she finds herself on unsure footing, targeted by the dark goddess who wants more than the stars, more than the blood of the guardians. While searching through Irish history for clues that will lead them to the final star and the mysterious Island of Glass, Riley must fight her practical nature and admit her sudden attraction to Doyle is more than just a fling. For it is his strength that will sustain her and give her the power to run towards love—and save them all…

The girl of ink and stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Forbidden to leave her island, Isabella Riosse dreams of the faraway lands her father once mapped.

When her closest friend disappears into the island’s Forgotten Territories, she volunteers to guide the search. As a cartographer’s daughter, she’s equipped with elaborate ink maps and knowledge of the stars, and is eager to navigate the island’s forgotten heart.

But the world beyond the walls is a monster-filled wasteland – and beneath the dry rivers and smoking mountains, a legendary fire demon is stirring from its sleep. Soon, following her map, her heart and an ancient myth, Isabella discovers the true end of her journey: to save the island itself.



Keep a look out for some book reviews when I finally get around to reading them and I will share my favourites with you all!


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