What I Got For Christmas 2016

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you had a fantastic time over the holidays, I'm quite gutted that it is all over now! For my first post in 2017, I am going to share some of the lovely gifts I received for Christmas. I love these type of posts and I especially love the vlog version as I have to admit I am pretty nosy. I just find it so interesting to see the different types of gifts that people receive. I haven't included absolutely everything I got for Christmas this year as it would be a pretty long post if I included all the chocolate and toiletries! 

BLOGMAS DAY 11 - YouTuber Book Gift Guide

It seems like everytime a YouTuber makes a 'big announcement' that it is going to be that they are writing a book. There is literally a whole section of books by bloggers in shops now which is insane!  I've been a bit guilty in buying most of them and I feel it's either something you're gonna love or have no interest in. There are some great ones out there and as currently YouTube is a massive market, I thought I would put together a little gift guide!

My Top Halloween Stories | Lifestyle

It's officially Halloween week! The most exciting thing is that as soon as it is out of the way it's straight onto Christmas!! Now that the nights are getting darker, why not have an early night and tuck yourself up in bed with a good read? Casper who are a US based  mattress company recently asked me what my favourite scary stories were so I thought I would share my favourite Halloween themed books to get you into the holiday spirit! On a side note, I am a little envious that they are US based as their mattress literally looks like the comfiest thing ever. I was scrolling through Instagram a few days ago and discovered that even the infamous A played by Vanessa Ray owns one! (proof is on her Instagram here...) 

Traces of Me |Review

Tracy Kiss very kindly sent me an eBook copy of her novel 'Traces Of Me' and I can honestly say it was a really great read! When I get really into a book, I can read it very quickly so I finished it within one day. It is quite a short read but it is well written, most compelling and enjoyable. I particularly liked how the chapters were short at 2-3 pages each as I hate stopping reading mid way through a chapter!

This book is pitched as a cross between Bridget Jones and Fifty Shades of Grey which instantly appealed to me. I knew it was going to be good as soon as I read that! The story revolves around it’s protagonist April, a 30 year old who really is just like another Bridget Jones. It follows her experiences of very two different relationships and as it is written in first person, we really get a good sense of how she feels about both her partners and herself.

Love Always Book Review

You may remember two weeks ago, I shared with you a new book release by Sonya Loveday and Candace Knoebel named Love Always. I'm back today finally with my review! Big thanks to both Sonya and Candace who very kindly gave me an ARC of Love Always. I had not read any of either of their published books so it was exciting reading a novel by new authors. On a completely separate note, I have realised this in my 100th post and The Little Blog of Everything's first birthday! How time flies!

Love Always

Today is the release date of the new novel, Love Always by Sonya Loveday and Candace Knoebel! These lovely ladies very kindly sent me an ARC of their new book which I'll be reviewing here on my blog soon. Sonya and Candace sent me some materials about Love Always to share with you all. If you purchase Love Always today, you can get it for the discounted price of 99¢!  If you're in the UK like me, don't worry as I've checked and it's available on Amazon for 99p too. If you are looking for a summer holiday read, look no further!

         

The Girl On The Train

Hmm. Where do I even begin with this book? I purchased The Girl On The Train back in March or something like that off of a voucher that I specifically saved for it as I loved the look of the cover. There was (and still is) a lot of hype surrounding this novel on how it was as good as 'Gone Girl' and it was one of the best books of the year. I really wanted to love this book and I literally took so many pauses reading it that I only finished it today but there was just something that was missing for me. I did get really into it towards the end though because I start to get impatient and need to know what happens ha!

The Girl On The Train follows the story of a woman named Rachel who takes the same commuter train everyday going past her old house that her ex husband now shares with his new wife. A couple of doors down lives Jess and Jason who Rachel sees as being the perfect couple living the perfect life. She has pretty much created their whole life story from her imagination and attentively watches them for afar. Jess and Jason turn out to be not so perfect after all as we found out they are actually Scott and Megan when she disappears mysteriously one night and is never seen again. Rachel remembers something that night and she can't just quite figure out why. She also saw Megan in her garden one day with who she believed to be another man so she uses this piece of 'evidence' to get involved with the case as she just can't keep away. The novel revolves around Megan's disappearance and gradually unravels telling us just what happened that night she went missing.